Technology Group at NewsCloud.com http://www.newscloud.com/groups/Technology Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:40:32 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us A dash of lime -- a new twist that may cut CO2 levels back to pre-industrial levels http://www.newscloud.com/read/A_dash_of_lime_a_new_twist_that_may_cut_CO2_levels_back_to_preindustrial_levels Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere, reports Cath O'Driscoll in SCI's Chemistry & Industry magazine published today.

Adding lime to seawater increases alkalinity, boosting seawater's ability to absorb CO2 from air and reducing the tendency to release it back again.

]]> Beware of social networking overload http://www.newscloud.com/read/Beware_of_social_networking_overload There's a great scene from "The Brady Bunch" when Marcia - just turned high school freshman - is nervous about fitting in and making friends so she signs up for every club listed on the school bulletin board. This is sort of what I see happening with many of you and all the social networking sites out there.

]]> Advance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality http://www.newscloud.com/read/Advance_brings_lowcost_bright_LED_lighting_closer_to_reality Researchers at Purdue University have figured out how to replace the expensive sapphire substrate of traditional LED lights with a low-cost metal-coated silicon wafer.

]]> Facebook's Beacon is Super Creepy http://www.newscloud.com/read/Facebook_s_Beacon_is_Super_Creepy A couple of hours earlier, I had purchased tickets to see Dark Knight at the Fandango Web site - Fandango.com. Fandango - not associated with Facebook. Yet, Fandango shared the details of my credit card transaction with Facebook. They did this despite the fact that I gave Fandango my personal email address and I'm registered on Facebook with my work address. So, sure - Facebook was giving me a choice as to whether to publish my purchase to my 297 Facebook friends. But despite my awareness of Beacon - and my 13 year history developing Web applications, I was creeped out in a visceral way. But then, even when I thought I told Facebook not to publish the information, it published to my profile anyway.

]]> Freed hacker could work for police - 16 Jul 2008 - NZ Herald: New Zealand National news http://www.newscloud.com/read/Freed_hacker_could_work_for_police_16_Jul_2008_NZ_Herald_New_Zealand_National_news Obama as Disruptive Technology http://www.newscloud.com/read/Obama_as_Disruptive_Technology Some of you may recall that during the early part of the Dot-Com Boom (circa 1995 or so) there was a fair bit of discussion about the effect of disruptive technologies on established markets. In a nutshell, a disruptive technology is one which, once it gains a toehold in the market, renders other technologies entirely obsolete, or completely alters existing markets. A significant recent example is the combination of mpeg encoding of audio/video and digital file distribution which allowed large-scale peer-to-peer sharing of media content, e.g. Napster and Bittorrent, and fundamentally altered the market for that content...

]]> NxE’s Fifty Most Influential ‘Female’ Bloggers at Weekly Articles http://www.newscloud.com/read/NxEs_Fifty_Most_Influential_Female_Bloggers_at_Weekly_Articles Strong, interesting women are taking over the blogging world. They have the passion, they have the skills, and they are here to stay. Today, we're listing fifty most influential female bloggers at the moment.

]]> Senate Approves Bill to Broaden Wiretap Powers http://www.newscloud.com/read/Senate_Approves_Bill_to_Broaden_Wiretap_Powers The Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a major expansion of the government's surveillance powers, handing President Bush one more victory in a series of hard-fought clashes with Democrats over national security issues.

]]> Getty and Flickr reach image deal for licensing http://www.newscloud.com/read/Getty_and_Flickr_reach_image_deal_for_licensing Seattle's Getty Images said it will exclusively offer its customers the right to license images from Flickr, a popular photo-sharing site owned by Yahoo. One analyst said the deal, of undisclosed value, will benefit both companies as well as photographers, who will now have a better chance of being paid for their work.

]]> Democratic candidate's campaign website promotes democracy http://www.newscloud.com/read/Democratic_candidate_s_campaign_website_promotes_democracy "Obama is getting mad props for social networking," Stark recalled arguing. "Why don't we use social networking to let him know that he can't keep elbowing his progressive base - the people who got him the nomination - away from the policy table?" A member of my.barackobama.com started the anti-FISA group, and Stark soon joined. In those 10 days or so, the group, with its polite name, "Senator Obama Please Vote NO on Telecom Immunity - Get FISA Right," has grown to more than 18,000 members and become the largest public group on the campaign site.

]]> Real change happens off-line http://www.newscloud.com/read/Real_change_happens_offline Popular Hip Hop Site Gets Hacked By Tech-Savvy Racists http://www.newscloud.com/read/Popular_Hip_Hop_Site_Gets_Hacked_By_TechSavvy_Racists Hate 2.0. As of right now, hip hop website SOHH.com is down. This is all well and good, because you probably didn't want to see what was on it earlier. The site was attacked by a group of very anti-SOHH, anti-black, anti-Jew hackers, who infiltrated the forums, splashed racist and anti-semitic pictures on the homepage, and changed all headlines to things like, "Jews Did 9/11″ and "Enjoy This White Wimmenz, N*gger." The group, which gets no publicity here, tried to blame the disturbance on comedy site ebaumsworld.com. [

]]> You better stop using Internet Explorer for now http://www.newscloud.com/read/You_better_stop_using_Internet_Explorer_for_now A security vulnerability came to light recently that affects Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7 and even Internet Explorer 8 that can be used to record keystrokes of a user even if he is switching domains.

]]> America’s fastest train moves ahead http://www.newscloud.com/read/Americas_fastest_train_moves_ahead America's fastest train could compete with air travel. Flying from Anaheim, Calif., to Vegas on a passenger jet cruising at about 550 mph could cost upward of $150, while a ticket for the same route on a maglev would cost $55, according to the American Magline Group.

]]> Bloomberg.com: Worldwide http://www.newscloud.com/read/Bloombergcom_Worldwide June 24 (Bloomberg) -- The world's biggest financial firms may lose as many as 175,000 jobs by this time next year as Citigroup Inc. and other banks shed workers amid slowing revenue and billions in writedowns, executive recruiters say.

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