| Ask Slashdot: Are You Apocalypse-Useful? | IRS Misses XP Deadline, Pays Microsoft Millions For Patches  How Secure Do You Feel? And what are you doing about it? We want to know about your IT security strategy. Take our two-question survey to let us know. Learn More! Get a weekly roundup of the most-discussed stories from Slashdot delivered to your inbox. It is your one-stop shop for a recap of the top News for Nerds from the week. Learn More! From the let's-blame-the-dinosaurs department An anonymous reader writes "A study out of McGill University sought to examine historical temperature data going back 500 years in order to determine the likelihood that global warming was caused by natural fluctuations in the earth's climate. The...  From the it's-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-feel-disenfranchised department An anonymous reader writes: "Young people, when choosing a profession, are often told to 'do what you love.' 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But now the Federal Aviation Administration has shut him down, saying his... From the random-walk-down-global-politics-street department First time accepted submitter tkalfigo (1448133) writes "The Good Judgment Project is an experiment put together by three well-known psychologists and some people inside the intelligence community. What they aim to prove is that average, ordinary... From the sweet-sweet-prawn department An anonymous reader writes "A team of CSIRO scientists has discovered the holy grail of aquaculture by developing the world's first fish-free prawn food: Novaq. According to the article there is intense global interest in Novaq because it solves... From the cutting-into-my-foot-tapping-time department An anonymous reader writes "The Linux 3.15 kernel now in its early life will be able to suspend and resume much faster than previous versions of the Linux kernel. A few days ago we saw ACPI and Power Management updates that enable asynchronous... From the see-if-dustin-hoffman's-available department An anonymous reader writes "Ebola, one of the most deadly diseases known to humans, started killing people in Guinea a few months ago. There have been Ebola outbreaks in the past, but they were contained. The latest outbreak has now killed over... From the there's-a-party-at-comcast's-house-and-attendance-is-mandatory department An anonymous reader sends this excerpt from The Consumerist: "Comcast and proposed merger partner Time Warner Cable claim they don't compete because their service areas don't overlap, and that a combined company would happily divest itself of a... From the it's-the-little-things department alphadogg (971356) writes "There's a new sign on the door to Courtroom 5 at the federal courthouse in San Jose, the home to the Apple v. Samsung battle that's playing out this month: 'Please turn off all cell phones.' For a trial that centers on... From the we-come-a-long-way-since-"sign-my-petition" department Lucas123 writes: "Several high profile protests have circulated across the Web in the past few weeks, garnering social and news media attention — and even forcing the resignation of one high-level executive. There are two components driving... From the montezuma-takes-over-the-universe department An anonymous reader writes "Today at PAX East, Firaxis announced Civilization: Beyond Earth. It's a new Civ game inspired by their sci-fi strategy classic Alpha Centauri. Beyond Earth is currently planned to launch this year on the PC. According... From the bookstores-building-gadgets department According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is working on a smartphone for release in the second half of the year. They're currently aiming to announce it by July and launch the end of September. One of the differentiating features of... From the best-toys-are-always-someone-else's department Zothecula (1870348) writes "Following on from driving tests that wound up in December last year, the Black Knight Transformer prototype demonstrator has taken to the air for the first time. California-based Advanced Tactics, Inc., announced its...  |
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