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Warm Office= Fewer Typing Errors
A Cornell Researcher has found that increasing an office temperature from 68 degrees to 77 degrees lowers errors and decreases break times. “The results of our study also suggest raising the temperature to a more comfortable thermal zone saves employers…
Mr Sim
The Sims 2 - the sequel to the best selling computer game of all time - hits shelves this month.The wizard behind the human-simulator franchise, Will Wright, is one of the most important designers in the multibillion dollar video game…
Californians Seek Ban on Genetically Engineered Crops
In March, voters in California’s Mendocino County approved the nation’s first ban on growing genetically engineered crops. On November 2, residents of four more California counties will vote on similar measures. The LA Times (registration required) reports on the battle…
13-Year-Old Charged in Child Porn Case
A 13-year-old in Washington state took pornographic photos of himself and posted them on the Internet. Whoops. He was arrested, charged with possession of child pornography, and released to the custody of his parents. Ironically, I had discussed a similar…
Beware the Unsubscribe Link
Bob Sullivan at MSNBC reports that MessageLabs has found Trojan Horse programs hidden underneath the “unsubscribe” links that are in many spam messages.What will spammers think of next?According to Sullivan:Other variations of the attack place keystroke loggers on victims’ computers,…
AP: Spyware Now Accounts for 20% of all Dell Support Calls
In an AP article that is sure to be republished widely, a Dell executive states that 20% of all Dell support calls are now spyware related. This is truely impressive growth. What annoys me about these claims, though, is that…
Early Success for Malaria Vaccine
A malaria vaccine tested in more than 2,000 Mozambique children cut the risk of developing the disease by 30 percent and lowered the incidence of life-threatening episodes by 58 percent, according to Healthday.com. One NIH official is quoted as saying…
Google for Your Desktop
The latest gambit from the folks at Google: proving that their software can find documents on your Windows computer faster than Windows itself can. The new Google Desktop, a free downloadable program, applies Google’s indexing technology to your hard drive,…
Greenhouse Savings
The Climate Group is a British-based NGO that works to cut greenhouse gas emissions. It has put out a new report that details the experiences of 22 companies; five of them, including Dupont, British Telecom, and IBM, have cut…
Halo 2 Hacked
Fans of the year’s most anticipated Xbox game, Halo 2, don’t have to wait until the November 9 release date to play it. Last night, pirates in the warez scene leaked what they claim to be a complete version of…
