Jimmy Wales To 'Holistic Healers': Prove Your Claims the Old-Fashioned Way; Microsoft Posts Source Code For MS-DOS and Word For Windows

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It is your one-stop shop for a recap of the top News for Nerds from the week.  Learn More!    Jimmy Wales To 'Holistic Healers': Prove Your Claims the Old-Fashioned Way  From the why-not-just-petition-with-auras? department Barence (1228440) writes with this excerpt from PC Pro: "Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has issued a sharp response to petitioners calling for his site to "allow for true scientific discourse" on holistic healing. The petition, currently running on...   Facebook Buying Oculus VR For $2 Billion  From the what-on-earth department Several readers sent word that Facebook will acquire Oculus VR for $2 billion. Mark Zuckerberg says the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is the beginning of something big: "This is really a new communication platform. By feeling truly present,...   Ask Slashdot: Fastest, Cheapest Path To a Bachelor's Degree?  From the assume-the-identity-of-a-current-holder department First time accepted submitter AnOminusCowHerd (3399855) writes "I have an Associates degree in programming and systems analysis, and over a decade of experience in the field. I work primarily as a contractor, so I'm finding a new job/contract...   Researchers Find Problems With Rules of Bitcoin  From the ruining-everything-with-math department holy_calamity (872269) writes "Using game theory to analyze the rules of cryptocurrency Bitcoin suggests some changes are needed to make the currency sustainable in the long term, reports MIT Technology Review. Studies from Princeton and Cornell...   Jimmy Carter: Snowden Disclosures Are 'Good For Americans To Know'  From the easy-for-him-to-say department McGruber writes: "Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter defended the disclosures by fugitive NSA contractor Edward Snowden on Monday, saying revelations that U.S. intelligence agencies were collecting meta-data of Americans' phone calls and e-mails...   Mazda Says Its Upcoming Gas-Powered Cars Will Emit Less CO2 Than Electric Cars  From the extraordinary-claims-require-extraordinary-evidence department cartechboy writes: "One of the arguments for electric cars is that we are reducing greenhouse gases and emitting less CO2 than vehicles with an internal combustion engine. But Mazda says its next-generation SkyActiv engines will be so efficient,...   3D Printing: Have You Taken the Plunge Yet? Planning To?  From the well-have-you? department First time accepted submitter mandark1967 (630856) writes "With recent advances in working with different filaments (Wood filament, Nylon, etc) and price drops seen lately, I'm curious to know how many of you have decided to take the plung and get...   IRS: Bitcoin Is Property, Not Currency  From the cryptoproperty-doesn't-have-the-same-ring-to-it department An anonymous reader sends this news from Bloomberg: "The U.S. government will treat Bitcoin as property for tax purposes, applying rules it uses to govern stocks and barter transactions, the Internal Revenue Service said in its first substantive...   Microsoft Posts Source Code For MS-DOS and Word For Windows  From the historical-sources department An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft, along with the Computer History Museum, has posted the source code for MS-DOS 1.1 and 2.0, and Word for Windows 1.1a. It's been a long time coming — DOS 2.0 was released for IBM PCs in 1983, and Word...   White House To Propose Ending NSA Phone Records Collection  From the kind-of-sort-of department The New York Times reported last night that the White House is planning to introduce a legislative package that would mostly end the NSA's bulk collection of phone records. Instead, phone companies would be required to hand over records up to "two...   Diablo 3 Expansion Reaper of Souls Launches  From the stay-awhile-and-listen department Today Blizzard released the first expansion to Diablo 3, titled Reaper of Souls. The expansion continues the story with Act 5, which includes trips to Westmarch and Pandemonium. The level cap goes up to 70, there's a new class: the Crusader, and...   Microsoft Ships Surface Pro 2 Tablets With Wrong, Slower Processor  From the get-what-you-paid-for? department SmartAboutThings (1951032) writes "Microsoft launched the Surface Pro 2 tablet in October 2013 with several hardware upgrades, like the new 1.6GHz Core i5-4200U processor specifically optimized for longer battery life and increased performance....   Remote ATM Attack Uses SMS To Dispense Cash  From the $$$-rofl-omg-$$$ department judgecorp (778838) writes "A newly discovered malware attack uses a smartphone connected to the computer that manages an ATM, and then sends an SMS message to instruct it to dispense cash. The attack was reported by Symantec, and builds on a...   Adam Carolla Joins Fight Against Podcast Patent Troll  From the save-penn's-sunday-school department First time accepted submitter tor528 (896250) writes "Patent troll Personal Audio has sued top podcasters including Adam Carolla and HowStuffWorks, claiming that they own the patent for delivery of episodic content over the Internet. Adam Carolla...   Google Glass Signs Deal With Ray Ban's Parent Company  From the you're-not-cool-enough department sfcrazy (1542989) writes with news that fancier Google Glasswear is coming soon "Google has signed a deal with The Luxottica Group, the world's largest eyewear company (controlling 80% of the eyewear market). Luxottica owns Ray-Ban, Oakley,...       Follow us on Facebook Twitter Google+

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