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How Google uses Linux
lwn.net — According to the article, a team of 30 Google engineers is rebasing to the mainline kernel every 17 months, presently carrying 1208 patches to 2.6.26 and inserting almost 300,000 lines of code; roughly 25% of those patches are backports of newer features. (Submitted by motang) More…
Tina Fey's 10 Favorite 30 Rock Moments
thedailybeast.com — The Emmy-winning NBC comedy is now in its fourth season. “Being the new kid on the block is over,” Fey says. “I feel like we have these characters that we know a lot about now. We’ve endowed them with history that you then have to go back and revisit.” Here, Tina Fey takes us through her 10 favorite moments from 30 Rock. (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More…
How Much Power Does The Human Brain Require To Operate?
popsci.com — According to Kwabena Boahen, a computer scientist at Stanford University, a robot with a processor as smart as the human brain would require at least 10 megawatts to operate. That's the amount of energy produced by a small hydroelectric plant. (Submitted by divinediva) More…
Does intermarriage threaten Native American culture?
oregonlive.com — For both individuals and tribes, questions surrounding intermarriage strike at the heart of what it means to be a Native American. Just how much "blood quantum" -- a term U.S. officials coined in the 19th century -- does it take to be considered a Native American? (Submitted by skored) More…
State Informant Paid To Have Sex At "Massage Parlor"
google.com — An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for his trouble. Being a snitch ain't as bad as it used to be. (Submitted by ArrowheadAddict) More…
George W. Bush Secretly Visits Fort Hood Victims
foxnews.com — Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura secretly visited Fort Hood last night and spent "considerable time" consoling those who were wounded in Thursday's shooting spree, Fox News has learned. The Bushes entered and departed the sprawling military facility in secret, having told the base commander they did not want press coverage. (Submitted by bettverboten) More…
Martian landscapes (PICS)
boston.com — Collected here is a group of images from HiRISE over the past few years, in either false color or grayscale, showing intricate details of landscapes both familiar and alien, from the surface of our neighboring planet, Mars. I invite you to take your time looking through these, imagining the settings - very cold, dry and distant, yet real. (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More…
Beautiful day for YouTube as 10 million tune in to U2 gig
entertainment.timesonline.co.u… — On ten million occasions viewers clicked on to YouTube to watch U2 perform live at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calfornia at the end of last month, a record for simultaneous viewing on the video website. YouTube also refused to pay U2, although the Irish quartet accepted the lack of fees because they saw the exercise as a promotional experiment. (Submitted by statik99) More…
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