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Since there are lot of stuff about science floating around here I thought why not concentrate it to one threat. Since I've been on science news mood today I'll start by sharing the topics I've found today that I thought were interesting. First article that I like to share is about of natures way of fighting against global warming by storing carbon in trees that have been submerged in water for thousands of years http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163041.htm . There's a sentence for Mitchell in the article for making some $ if he has forests on his property “Farmers can sell the carbon they have stored in their trees through a carbon credit stock market”. Next I found an article i the cnn site about newly found planets making a case about crowded universe http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/06/17/super.earths.ap/index.html. Planets seem more common in the universe and with the advances in technologies scientists are finding more smaller earth sized planets. I think it won't be too long before we find habitable planets in our galaxy. At present the planet count on the planets found is around 270+ and rising if I remember correctly. Scientists have predicted that we should have first pictures of earth sized planets within 10 years or around that mark so I'm waiting eagerly for that day . Quantum Computing Breakthrough Arises From Unknown Molecule http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163255.htm. Another interesting subject if your interested in that kind of stuff. Quantum computing should open up a lot of new ways in science. I'm interested in what are the limits of the problems the quantum computers can solve.

http://www.wired.com/politics/security/ ... tters_0626

I've Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch

It used to be that just the entertainment industries wanted to control your computers -- and televisions and iPods and everything else -- to ensure that you didn't violate any copyright rules. But now everyone else wants to get their hooks into your gear.

OnStar will soon include the ability for the police to shut off your engine remotely. Buses are getting the same capability, in case terrorists want to re-enact the movie Speed. The Pentagon wants a kill switch installed on airplanes, and is worried about potential enemies installing kill switches on their own equipment.

Microsoft is doing some of the most creative thinking along these lines, with something it's calling "Digital Manners Policies." According to its patent application, DMP-enabled devices would accept broadcast "orders" limiting capabilities. Cellphones could be remotely set to vibrate mode in restaurants and concert halls, and be turned off on airplanes and in hospitals. Cameras could be prohibited from taking pictures in locker rooms and museums, and recording equipment could be disabled in theaters. Professors finally could prevent students from texting one another during class.

The possibilities are endless, and very dangerous. Making this work involves building a nearly flawless hierarchical system of authority....

Paranoid, am I?

The longer I live, the more I am leaning toward thinking that the Amish may be onto something. Except that there is no way I would be willing to disarm, so there goes that idea.

They may have a patent but it's not gonna fly like the other thing (can't remember the name) that was supposed to replace BIOS and integrate copy protection into motherboards and other stuff.
Are you boiling your water efficiently, now you can using nanotechnology http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080626150930.htm.
Algae the green gold http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080626145543.htm. There are already test greenhouses that are growing algae for bio fuel.

I'd like to put more 'hard science' or 'real science' into my stories and have been doing much more reading than writing lately. So I thought this thread an excellent idea. Thanks, Entilzha!

There is an interesting science podcast program that I listen to on the long bus ride to and from work (since my daugther got me an Ipod nano for my birthday a few months back). The podcast is 'The Skeptics Guide to the Universe'. It debunks pseudo science. A little on the extreme side, as religion does not fare well with them. But I like their interviews and their 'science or fiction' feature where they report three science news stories - two of which are true and one of which is false. A panel of two to three people try to guess which one is false. An interesting podcast that I got hooked on, for now at least.

There are other science podcasts out there that I have not explored yet. Anyone listen to them? Do you have a reaction to, or review of, any of them?

DNA Research Reveals A New Whale Species http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/11/001120072351.htm
Whales blamed on the shortages of fish http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080629144231.htm
Volcano 'Pollution' Solves Mercury Mystery http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080629081932.htm
In 'Novel Playground,' Metals Self-assemble Into Porous Nanostructures http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163242.htm. Almost like alchemy .
A possible Quark Star observed http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080628224224.htm Now that boggles the mind .

So much information and not enough time to read it plus the fact that I don't always totally understand even what I'm reading(I some times tend to read science stuff well over my head) .

blacknblue wrote:http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2008/06/securitymatters_0626

I've Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch

It used to be that just the entertainment industries wanted to control your computers -- and televisions and iPods and everything else -- to ensure that you didn't violate any copyright rules. But now everyone else wants to get their hooks into your gear.

OnStar will soon include the ability for the police to shut off your engine remotely. Buses are getting the same capability, in case terrorists want to re-enact the movie Speed. The Pentagon wants a kill switch installed on airplanes, and is worried about potential enemies installing kill switches on their own equipment.

Microsoft is doing some of the most creative thinking along these lines, with something it's calling "Digital Manners Policies." According to its patent application, DMP-enabled devices would accept broadcast "orders" limiting capabilities. Cellphones could be remotely set to vibrate mode in restaurants and concert halls, and be turned off on airplanes and in hospitals. Cameras could be prohibited from taking pictures in locker rooms and museums, and recording equipment could be disabled in theaters. Professors finally could prevent students from texting one another during class.

The possibilities are endless, and very dangerous. Making this work involves building a nearly flawless hierarchical system of authority....

Paranoid, am I?

The longer I live, the more I am leaning toward thinking that the Amish may be onto something. Except that there is no way I would be willing to disarm, so there goes that idea.

Things like this make me glad that I use old stuff. And dread the day that they no longer work...

CX wrote:

blacknblue wrote:http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2008/06/securitymatters_0626

I've Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch

It used to be that just the entertainment industries wanted to control your computers -- and televisions and iPods and everything else -- to ensure that you didn't violate any copyright rules. But now everyone else wants to get their hooks into your gear.

OnStar will soon include the ability for the police to shut off your engine remotely. Buses are getting the same capability, in case terrorists want to re-enact the movie Speed. The Pentagon wants a kill switch installed on airplanes, and is worried about potential enemies installing kill switches on their own equipment.

Microsoft is doing some of the most creative thinking along these lines, with something it's calling "Digital Manners Policies." According to its patent application, DMP-enabled devices would accept broadcast "orders" limiting capabilities. Cellphones could be remotely set to vibrate mode in restaurants and concert halls, and be turned off on airplanes and in hospitals. Cameras could be prohibited from taking pictures in locker rooms and museums, and recording equipment could be disabled in theaters. Professors finally could prevent students from texting one another during class.

The possibilities are endless, and very dangerous. Making this work involves building a nearly flawless hierarchical system of authority....

Paranoid, am I?

The longer I live, the more I am leaning toward thinking that the Amish may be onto something. Except that there is no way I would be willing to disarm, so there goes that idea.

Things like this make me glad that I use old stuff. And dread the day that they no longer work...

Unless you're using Windows 98, your operating system is still completely vulnerable to this kind of thing because MS still offers "updates" for it, which means they can still touch it. And that'll end some time in 2010.

Doesn't mean I have to accept any new "updates".

If The Large Hadron Collider Produced A Microscopic Black Hole, It Probably Wouldn't Matter http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627175348.htm. You can sleep without worries tonight because there's no risk of black holes swallowing up Earth any time soon .
New Map IDs The Core Of The Human Brain http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630200947.htm.
Adult Stem Cells Reprogrammed In Their Natural Environment http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630093621.htm. Another important step in stem cell research.
New Oral Angiogenesis Inhibitor Offers Potential Nontoxic Therapy For A Wide Range Of Cancers http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630114209.htm. A cancer cure in a pill.
Fortified Cassava Could Provide A Day's Nutrition In A Single Meal http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630102737.htm. A possible tool in a fight against world hunger?
Bacterial Resistance Is Futile Against Wound-cleaning Laser http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630200944.htm. That's like something out of Trek.
Watermelon May Have Viagra-effect http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630165707.htm. For the elderly male population of the board

CX wrote:Doesn't mean I have to accept any new "updates".

lol, true... but I sometimes believe there's probably some truth to them releasing 'security hole' updates that fix holes in the OS that make it susceptible to hackers.

Linux. Use Linux.

The best defense is a good antivirus and hardware firewall(I'm behind two, the ISPs and my personal NAT all ports closed) plus software firewall and add antispyware into the pile also. Also modified Firefox helps. Windows updates are "evil" and being paranoid is a good thing too .

blacknblue wrote:Linux. Use Linux.

I can't... I like games and useful applications

Elessar wrote:

blacknblue wrote:Linux. Use Linux.

I can't... I like games and useful applications

**cough**VMWare**cough**