By Ruth Marcus I come from a family where the “joke,” if you came home with a 97 on a math test, was to ask what happened to the other three points. Related Entries January 18, 2011 Tucson, Juarez and an Assault-Weapons Ban January 18, 2011 The Lives of Dictators
Continue reading …By William Pfaff Dictators do not usually die in bed. Successful retirement is always a problem for them, and few solve it. Related Entries January 16, 2011 With Friends Like These, Who Needs Democracy? January 14, 2011 President Reportedly Flees Tunisia
Continue reading …The quirky story out of Rome about police stumbling onto the lost tomb of Caligula grabbed headlines, but Cambridge professor Mary Beard isn’t buying it. The key evidence is that cops caught a guy with a looted statue near Lake Nemi, and the statue was, gasp, wearing the same “caligae”…
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The lynchpin for all discussions of open web standards, HTML5 , has been spruced up with a dedicated logo from its parent organization, the W3C . We’d wax poetic about it, but that job has already been done: “It stands strong and true, resilient and universal as the markup you write. It shines as bright and as bold as the forward-thinking, dedicated web developers you are. It’s the standard’s standard, a pennant for progress. And it certainly doesn’t use tables for layout.” [Thanks, Matt] Continue reading HTML5 gets a brave new logo for this brave new world HTML5 gets a brave new logo for this brave new world originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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And … they’re off! The reinvigorated tussle over what GOP types in particular like to refer to as “Obamacare” began Tuesday in the House of Representatives, as opponents of the health care reform legislation passed last year … Related Entries January 16, 2011 With Friends Like These, Who Needs Democracy? January 14, 2011 President Reportedly Flees Tunisia
Continue reading …Nintendo 3DS may have region-locked software, continue an unfortunate trend
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Once upon a time, when handheld game systems were thicker and Nintendo was entirely without peer , the company deigned to allow us to import games without fear. On Game Boy of all shapes and sizes, as well as the Nintendo DS, a Japanese cartridge would let you experience portable wonders years before they hit Europe and the US. Starting in 2008 , however, Nintendo made DSi-specific titles region-locked — and that’s the same fate that will likely befall games on Nintendo’s new 3D handheld as well. “There is the possibility that Nintendo 3DS software sold in one region will not function properly when running on Nintendo 3DS hardware sold in another,” a company statement reads, though it’s important to note that region locks are typically a two-party affair — if game publishers choose to make their stereoscopic software region-free, it might work on your handheld anyhow. So yes, you might still have a chance to get your date sim on. Nintendo 3DS may have region-locked software, continue an unfortunate trend originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Two new studies suggest the protein fragment beta-amyloid may be a useful biomarker to identify people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
Continue reading …This one has to sting: The Society of Professional Journalists is killing its Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award because of the controversy over her infamous advice that Jews in Palestine should “go home,” followed up by her accusation that “Zionists” own Congress and the White House. It follows a similar…
Continue reading …We’re all urged to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but new research finds eight servings may be needed to cut the risk of dying from heart disease.
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