Topic: Science and Technology

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Common Sense and Computer Analysis

Posted by admin on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 03:28 AM

Irrational paranoia about computer technology threatens to shut down an entire front in the war on terror. A prestigious advisory panel has just recommended that the Defense Department get permission from a federal court any time it wants to use computer analysis on its own intelligence files. It would be acceptable, according to the panel, for a human agent to pore over millions of intelligence records looking for al Qaeda suspects who share phone numbers, say, and have traveled to terror haunts in South America. But program a computer to make that same search, declares the advisory committee, and judicial approval is needed, because computer analysis of intelligence databanks allegedly violates "privacy."

Read full article: 'Common Sense and Computer Analysis'

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Articles: Kids net guard wins Brit beautician top female inventor award

Posted by admin on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 03:24 AM

	She might have been a beautician by profession, but Paula Ward, 35, has become the world's top female inventor after she developed the Phone and Net Guard, a device to control children's access to chat rooms. Read full article: 'Kids net guard wins Brit beautician top female inventor award'

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Articles: HP Throws Weight Behind MySQL, JBoss

Posted by admin on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 03:22 AM

	HP (Quote, Chart) stepped up its commitment to open source software Monday by pledging to offer and support the MySQL database server and JBoss application server software in its servers. Read full article: 'HP Throws Weight Behind MySQL, JBoss'

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Articles: Peeping Taiwanese Trojan author is arrested

Posted by admin on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 06:59 AM

	Taiwanese police have arrested a man for writing and distributing a Trojan that was apparently used by Chinese hackers to steal and destroy information on government-owned computers in Taiwan. Read full article: 'Peeping Taiwanese Trojan author is arrested'

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Articles: Evidence found of 'baby' planet in stellar nursery

Posted by admin on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 02:59 AM

	WASHINGTON — Astronomers have found evidence in a nearby molecular cloud for what may be the youngest planet ever detected, a toddler only about 1 million years old. Read full article: 'Evidence found of 'baby' planet in stellar nursery'

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Articles: Disaster film has scientists laughing

Posted by admin on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 02:57 AM

	Slouched in their seats and munching popcorn, a group of climate scientists from the University of Washington pronounced their verdict on the Hollywood blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow" with giggles and guffaws. Read full article: 'Disaster film has scientists laughing'

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Articles: Calif. Senate OKs e-mail scanning limits

Posted by admin on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 02:53 AM

	SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Senate approved a measure Thursday that would curtail a new e-mail service from Google Inc. that scours messages to tailor advertisements for users of the service. Read full article: 'Calif. Senate OKs e-mail scanning limits'

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Articles: Wallowing in sunscreen sweat is secret of hippos' silky skin regime

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 03:29 AM

	Hippos protect their hairless skin from the sun by sweating a sunscreen similar to commercial products used by humans, researchers said yesterday. Read full article: 'Wallowing in sunscreen sweat is secret of hippos' silky skin regime'

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Articles: Big Genetic Gap Lies Between Chimpanzee, Human Being

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 03:27 AM

	Contrary to widespread belief, the gap between chimpanzees and humans is extremely big, according to a study by an international research consortium. Read full article: 'Big Genetic Gap Lies Between Chimpanzee, Human Being'

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Articles: Cisco Unveils 92Tbps Core Router

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 03:22 AM

	Cisco Systems Inc this week took the wraps of the core routing platform it says will form the basis of its carrier-grade router catalog for the next five to ten years. The forthcoming CRS-1 Carrier Routing System will scale up to 92 terabits per second, the firm said. Read full article: 'Cisco Unveils 92Tbps Core Router'

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