Obama urges students to study engineering, not finance
computerworld.com — "We need young people, instead of -- a smart kid coming out of school, instead of wanting to be an investment banker, we need them to decide if they want to be an engineer, they want to be a scientist, they want to be a doctor or a teacher," the president said. (Submitted by motang) More...
Star Trek Tek - Real or Fiction?
computerworld.com — We're still a long way off from warp-drive engines, having not yet solved simple problems such as avoiding space debris or sending astronauts to nearby Mars. Yet despite this slow progress, the silver screen is consistently portraying less fiction and more prediction. (Submitted by Lucas123) More...
Online dating: The technology behind the attraction
computerworld.com — When Joe wanted to find love, he turned to science. Rather than hang out in bars or hope that random dates worked out, the 34-year-old aerospace engineer signed up for eHarmony.com, an online dating service that uses detailed profiles, proprietary matching algorithms and a tightly controlled communications process to help people find their perfect (Submitted by inactive) More...
isoHunt Loses Appeal in Preemptive Strike Against CRIA
torrentfreak.com — Last year the isoHunt BitTorrent search engine launched preemptive legal action in an attempt to have their operations declared legal in Canada. The court decided that the case should go to a full trial instead, a decision which isoHunt appealed but has now been denied. (Submitted by CourageWulf) More...
DOJ Urges Court to Reject Google Books Settlement
pcmag.com — Google's book-scanning project was dealt another blow Friday when the Department of Justice urged a district court to reject the search engine giant's $125 million class-action settlement in its current form. (Submitted by adeelarshad82) More...
5 Metamaterials That Make Matter Invisible, Silent or Fast
popularmechanics.com — Metamaterials are tiny engineered structures from existing composites that are used to manipulate light, sound and radiowaves. Researchers are just starting to come out with products that can cloak, silence and play with light. Here are 5 examples of metamaterials in action. (Submitted by socialpyramid) More...
Record Label Sponsors BitTorrent Site isoHunt
torrentfreak.com — At a time when BitTorrent sites are increasingly at odds with the music industry and file-sharing continues to flourish despite legal action, new thinking is called for. Instead of joining the conflict with BitTorrent sites, Honor Roll Music has decided to sponsor isoHunt instead, one of the leading torrent search engines. (Submitted by NeonFloss) More...
Your first girlfriend --and the other things search engines store about you
computerworld.com — What if there were a giant database that contained your hidden insecurities, embarrassing medical questions and the fact that you still think from time to time about your high school girlfriend? Well, such a data store does exist -- if you've ever plugged such private topics into a search engine. The fact is, search engines such as Google, Yahoo an (Submitted by gokss) More...
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