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New Asimov Movies Coming (23)
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bowman9991 writes "Two big budget Isaac Asimov novel adaptations are on the way. New Line founders Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne are developing Asimov's 1951 novel Foundation, the first in Asimov's classic space opera saga, which has the potential to be as epic as Lord of the Rings. At the same time, New Regency has recently announced they were adapting Asimov's time travel novel The End of Eternity. Despite having edited or written more than ...Shared by Ankur Gupta (2) binic (0) David (0) fb2 (1) Ghosthead (0) Jakob (4) JDAL. (0) JT (0) Kafu (2) Laurent (0) lmjabreu (0) Louis Rossouw (2) Marin Purgar (4) Niall (0) Oren (12) Patrick (2) Ryan (0) Ryan Cahoon (0) Saba (0) ScorpFromHell (0) Tanath (2) Vincent van Wylick (2) Zypher (2)Explore read seven notes- Ankur Gupta said: hurray. I am a sucker for anything sc-fi.
- Niall said: asimov was my guru when i was a kid. i hope they don't mess up Foundation I am excited by the idea of these films though.
- ScorpFromHell said: Yippee dippee doo!!!
- JT said: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Ryan said: Asimov! Foundation!
- Oren said: day of the triffids and the end of eternity would be awesome, but foundation is not really filmable in any way that would make money with the masses
- fb2 said: "having edited or written more than 500 books, it's surprising how little of Isaac Asimov's work has made it to the big screen. '"Isaac Asimov had writer's block once," fellow science fiction writer Harlan Ellison said, referring to Asimov's impressive output. "It was the worst ten minutes of his life."' Ez nagyon vicces
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Scientists Identify a Potentially Universal Mechanism of Aging (21)
oncybergenesis2008 points us to a summary of research out of Harvard Medical School in which a set of genes known to affect aging in yeast was found to affect aging in mice as well. The genes, called sirtuins, perform two particular tasks; regulating which genes are "on" and "off," and also helping to repair damaged DNA. As an organism ages, the frequency of damage to DNA increases, leaving less time for the sirtuins' regulatory tasks. ...Shared by a77ila (31) Adrian Thornton (0) Christopher (0) Crossbar (1) cyotee (0) Dr. Howell (6) harleycw (0) Jamin (8) JonTheGeek (3) Kris Haamer (0) Lorin (5) Marcelo Galvani (9) Marin Purgar (4) pasparto (0) psvensson (1) ScorpFromHell (0) Tanath (2) terri (12) Thadius Krueger (3) Tiago D'Herbe (3) toomanytribbles (2)Explore read five notes
- JonTheGeek said: Huh, they found the mechanism for resveratrol (the stuff in grapes/wine that has been linked to longer life). And it's plausible. This is very interesting...
- Lorin said: I still remember all the filmstrips in grade school that told me about custom-grown organs and radical extensions of our lifespans. To think that some of these things are coming true. Wow!
- ScorpFromHell said: OMG!! Is this the God gene?
- Christopher said: Next stop, Rollbacks?!?!
- terri said: terrifying. 'age as a disease'
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Linux hits the iPhone (76)
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We knew this day would eventually come, but somehow we're still misting up a little -- Linux has been ported to the iPhone and iPod touch. Dev Team member planetbeing is the mastermind in charge of bringing everyone's favorite open-source OS to Apple's handhelds, and while it's a little rough around the edges (read: no touchscreen drivers, sound, or WiFi / cell radio support), it's definitely the first step on the road to hacking nirvana. ...Shared by 雨声渐弱 (0) 4braham (1) Adam (0) Adam (0) andy brudtkuhl (0) Andy Yates (4) Apostolos (11) arturopelayo (2) Bastien Labelle (1) Ben Prince (2) Brian Russell (0) Chad (1) Cheryl Jones (1) Chris (0) Chris Owens (3) Clément Joubert (0) daddystarbucks (0) Damon (0) David Bisset (sn) (1) DCFemella (1) DeleteOne (4) ema (0) Four20 (2) Gabriel (3) Geo.S.Morjane (0) gnusic (0) hcavillones (0) id084895 (0) ilennox (4) Inthenameofmine (0) James (0) javaneze (0) Jim Christian (0) Juan (0) kerobaros (0) Khosrow Ebrahimpour (0) Kimme Utsi (4) Kristian Salonen (1) Kurt Vermeersch (0) Lalo (1) lizunlong (0) macasek (1) Mattie Kenny (2) Michael Joseph (0) Mike Lepore (0) Milad (0) MiniMage ThreadKiller (2) NomadRip (0) nuin (1) Oscar (0) pestwave (1) Priit^ (0) Punksolid (3) Rip_noob (0) Rolf Schewe (13) Roman (0) rveguilla (0) ryan.capote (1) ScaleOvenStove (0) ScorpFromHell (0) Shane (1) sirmikester (12) StevieB (13) Super Mario (1) Susana Machado (1) syck (1) the Baron of Bore (0) thecolor (1) Thorsten (0) TiernanO (0) Tim (0) Travis (19) Truong Nguyen (0) W. (0) Walter DeFoor (0) Y.D.Tang(Jason) (2)Explore read six notes- Lalo said: For the record, I still think buying an iPhone or Touch is an exceedingly silly waste of money, and I still would if this port was already fully functional. However, if you already did make that mistake, at least you'll soon be able to recover from it ;-)
- DeleteOne said: Очень он там нужен.
- Kristian Salonen said: Finally long time of waiting, iPhone Linux project gets something to publish, this is great start. Best iPhone news in this week!
- Mike Lepore said: Um... isn't this missing the point?
- Clément Joubert said: Fous ou génis, en tout cas ces bricoleurs sont motivés !
- the Baron of Bore said: Well i'll be a sonnofa...
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HOW TO: Find Your Way Around Any New City (10)
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Shana Glickfield is Director of Strategic Communications at Amplify Public Affairs and guides both locals and tourists around Washington, DC, through her blog,Shared by Ahmed Naguib (0) AndrewBadera (0) Drew Olanoff (5) groovysoup (0) HeNkiSdaBro (0) Huang (3) Jay (0) Mitch (0) ScorpFromHell (0) Z'HuNG Lee (6)- ScorpFromHell said: Am sure this might be useful to road warriors! :)
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Five location-based services to watch in 2009 (17)
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It’s been a big year for location-based applications and services. The release of Apple’s 3G iPhone and Apps Store has given millions of consumers their first access to LBS products. And the movement is being further pushed along by T-Mobile’s G1 and other touchscreen smart phones that use the LBS-enabling Android operating system. Next year, look for established players to continue developing their revenue models, while more competitors start up, drawn to the new opportunities. ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (5) 曹小聪 (0) Abdul Jaleel KK (0) Adam Nash (0) Aron (5) DC Crowley (0) Goktug Gedik (2) Jarred (6) John Willis (0) Justin (0) Kris Haamer (0) Nate (18) Ortelius (0) ScorpFromHell (0) Sergey (0) Simon Gianoutsos (1) Tim Hoeck (1)Contribute comment -
Mumbai attacks: India accused of bungling anti-terror operation, bombay india - Telegraph (2)
permalinkIndia has faced international accusations of bungling its response to the terror attack.Shared by ScorpFromHell (0) sukumar (5)Contribute comment
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NASA and DoE Team On Dark Energy Research (1)
onRoland Piquepaille writes "NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have teamed up to operate the future Joint Dark Energy Mission. As you probably know, recent astronomical measurements have showed that about 72% of the total energy in the universe is dark energy, even if scientists don't know much about it, but speculate that it is present almost since the beginning of our Universe more than 13 billion years ago. The JDEM 'mission will make ...Shared by ScorpFromHell (0)Contribute comment
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Prem Kumar A: Peace symbol in Tricolor (1)
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XKCD - Egg Drop Failure (98)
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Micron Demos SSD With 1GB/sec Throughput (10)
onLucas123 writes "Micron demonstrated the culmination of numerous technology announcements this year with a solid state disk drive that is capable of 1GB/sec throughput with a PCIe slot. The SSD is based on Micron's 34nm technology and interleaving 64 NAND flash chips in parallel. While the techology, which is expected to ship over the next year, is currently aimed at high-end applications, a Micron executive said it's entirely possible that Micron's laptop and desktop SSDs ...Shared by Army of Gnomes (9) Brent Ozar (2) harleycw (0) LuisManson (0) Marin Purgar (4) Mehrdad (0) ryanshepherd (0) ScorpFromHell (0) Sho (6) Yotofuji Tanaki (0)Contribute comment
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Farmer Builds Robot Army (13)
on46-year-old Wu Yulu has only a basic school education but has managed to build himself 26 robots from scrap materials over the past 30 years. At first his creations were simple and could barely shuffle along by themselves. The robots got more complex as time passed, and eventually he built ones capable of climbing walls, serving water, lighting cigarettes, playing musical instruments and writing calligraphy. "When I was 11, one day I was sitting on ...Shared by Alex (1) Army of Gnomes (9) Hokey (0) JonTheGeek (3) Leo Romanovsky (0) macasek (1) Marin Purgar (4) Oren (12) Richard Bradshaw (0) Sandra (0) ScorpFromHell (0) Steve Beaudry (3) trygve (1)
- Sandra said: @craig: Yeah, but the article also said "Wu says he has to sell off some of his robot collection after plunging his family into debt by spending up to two-thirds of his monthly income on his obsession." -.-'
- ScorpFromHell said: this is fantabulous!
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Microsoft working on its own Tegra-powered superphone? Doubtful. (3)
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Filed under: Handsets, Windows Mobile The popular rumor floating around at the moment is that Microsoft intends to announce self-branded handsets powered by NVIDIA's beefy Tegra architecture for next-gen phones and MIDs at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress in February of next year. Let's put aside for a moment the fact that Redmond continues to vehemently deny having any interest in getting into the hardware end of its Windows Mobile racket -- concealing the truth ...Contribute comment -
CRM 2009 Forecast - Part 1 -Sticking My Neck Out | CRM 2.0: The Conversation | ZDNet.com (1)
permalinkI’d pay close attention if I were a vendor behind this curve because the demand is on the increase here and concerns about the economy only increase the desire for sales - and sales force automation and social networking is where I’m seeing the most significant progress. Don’t underestimate the demand here for CRM 2.0 type applications. Not only were their iPhone like lines for the Blackberry Storm - their touchscreen device - but 400,000 ...Shared by ScorpFromHell (0)Contribute comment
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Technology and the reduction in privacy (1)
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As I was standing in the shower this morning, ruminating over the firings of several Verizon employees for snooping into President-Elect Obama’s phone records, I began to think about privacy and what it means and what it will evolve to mean in the coming days and years. After all I was in one of the most private places a person can be right? read moreShared by ScorpFromHell (0)Contribute comment -
Detect If Your Web Pages Link to Infected Sites or Serve Malware Themselves (17)
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You may have no evil intentions but there’s a possibility that someone else may have secretly modified a couple of web pages on your site so that they serve malware to visitors. The other possibility is that you have unintentionally linked to a web page that contains malicious stuff like an ActiveX control or some corrupt document. How can you quickly detect such situations since an infected site is not just dangerous for visitors but ...Shared by David.C (0) Deb (0) Håkan Dahlström (1) Hervey (0) Jeet (0) Keith Dsouza (0) Keshav Khera (0) Leena (67) Marjan Panic (0) Miguel Lopez (19) Nauzer (0) rajan (0) Sasa (2) ScorpFromHell (0) Seth Garrison (0) Shantanu Goel (0) Todd Albertson (9)- Todd Albertson said: Scandoo sounded cool. I ran it on toddalbertson.com and had 33 pages of yellow ? marks. Not terribly helpful!
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Induced Current (242)
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