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Shattering stereotypes
They were told they were racially inferior. They were told they lacked the intelligence to handle modern fighter aircraft. They were not supposed to succeed. But in the face of bigotry and ignorance the Tuskegee Airmen prevailed.
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news |
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Computer game boosts children’s maths ability
Computer games have been shown to boost maths attainment in a pioneering study in Scottish schools. Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS), the curriculum development organisation, analysed the effect of the educational game Brain Training from Dr Kawashima.
The Herald |
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Computer gamer held over student's killing
21-year-old German man accused of travelling to UK to continue cyber dispute in person
Guardian Unlimited |
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Video: A. Garrett Lisi on Using Wikis to Support Open Source Science
A. Garrett Lisi gives a tour of the Wiki he uses to record his own research into Theoretical Physics. Lisi uses TiddlyWiki and jsMath to create a open, self-contained platform for scientific collaboration.
O'Reilly Media |
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Court rules for Microsoft in patent case
A US appeals court ruled Thursday that US computer software giant Microsoft does not have to pay French-US telecom firm Alcatel-Lucent 1.5 billion dollars in a patent infringement case.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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BYOC: Company gives workers unusual laptop leeway
MIAMI - In a nod to how finicky people have become about the gadgets they use, software company Citrix Systems Inc. is rolling out a new program for its workers: BYOC — Bring Your Own Computer.
The Daily Record |
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Tech Talk: This Web site helps you criticize others anonymously
In the office, on the sports field or around the neighborhood, situations occasionally arise that may necessitate a reminder about appropriate behavior.
The Daily Record |
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Scientists seek volunteers to monitor for quakes
LOS ANGELES - Earthquake scientists want to borrow your laptop or maybe a little space in your basement or garage.
The Daily Record |
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UK teachers' body loses data on 11,000 teachers
Associated Press - September 25, 2008 7:13 PM ET LONDON (AP) - A British teaching council says it has lost track of a computer disk containing the names and addresses of more than 11,000...
KXXV Waco |
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BYOC: Company gives workers unusual laptop leeway
In a nod to how finicky people have become about the gadgets they use, software company Citrix Systems is rolling out a new program for its workers: BYOC -- Bring Your Own Computer.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Customer Service
MONTREAL - The MySpace social networking site is teaming up with major record labels to offer a new music service that goes head to head with iTunes.
Brandon Sun |
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Click Jacking and Click Fraud Rule the Net - community blog from Dean Procter
I suppose by now everyone is convinced that the internet isn't really all that safe.
Finextra |
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Q & A with John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla Corp.
We find out how an open-source company such as Mozilla works, as well as how it views its relationship with Google and its new browser, Chrome.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Spore creators sued over anti-piracy software
The freshly-launched Spore computer game that lets people play God has been hit with a lawsuit accusing its creators of slipping devilish anti-piracy software onto players' machines.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Cassidy: Internet pioneer Paul Baran gets richly deserved honor
The White House is honoring Paul Baran for giving us some of the building blocks of the Internet. But he's given us something more: an example of humility and optimism that would do Silicon Valley some good.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Customer Service
MONTREAL - The MySpace social networking site is teaming up with major record labels to offer a new music service that goes head to head with iTunes.
Brandon Sun |
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High-tech sleuth tracks down stolen laptop computer
One small business owner’s investment in technology was worth it when a relative was able to locate property that was stolen in the recent rash of burglariesi Chickasha.
The Express-Star |
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Windows Embedded has good Chinese fortune
— Sep. 17, 2008 — Microsoft says its Windows Embedded operating systems and related products are enjoying a sales boom in China, where it just added another new distributor: Shenzhen-based Comtech Communication Technology.
WindowsForDevices |
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Air traffic computer fault delays hundreds of flights
THE travel plans of thousands of air passengers were thrown into chaos last night when a computer fault at the UK's main air traffic control centre led to serious disrupt
The Scotsman |
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Durham NDP Candidate's War Resister Comments Raise Eyebrows
A would-be MP's Facebook page contains some surprising statements.
CityNews |
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Sky jam over Britain as supercomputer crashes causing chaos at airports
Tens of thousands of passengers had their plans thrown into chaos last night after a computer glitch brought airports to a standstill.
Daily Mail: World News |
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Man Walks Out Of Store With Stolen PC
Police are asking for help in finding a computer crook who just took the goods and walked out of an area store.
NBC 10 Philadelphia |
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Windows 7 Arriving Early, Microsoft to Show Off New OS Next Month
Microsoft confirms it will debut a pre-beta version of Windows 7, its next operating system, at a developer's conference in Los Angeles on October 28. We'll have to wait to see the details, but from what we can gather from previews, it looks a lot like Vista.
Wired News |
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New GNOME Release Pretties Up Linux Desktop, Adds Cellphone Support
The latest release of GNOME -- the desktop environment used by Ubuntu and Fedora -- adds more functionality a new coat of paint sure to be welcomed by the point-and-click Linux crowd. There's also a new GNOME desktop tailor-made for Linux-powered mobile devices. Take that, Android.
Wired News |
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Mac Fans Disappointed in Tools for Porting Linux Apps
The recent release of GTK+ for the Mac, a set of tools software developers can use to make their Linux applications run on the Mac OS X desktop, has been greeted with a round of jeers by the Apple faithful. The GTK+ team has future updates planned, but for now, Mac users begging for enhancements will have to continue to wait.
Wired News |
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