Saturday, July 4, 2009

Perfect pitch in musicians may be genetic

Practice, practice, practice might get you to Carnegie Hall, but for aspiring musicians, there’s new evidence that genes may influence one’s ability to get there, as well.

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OMG, Microsoft Decides Vomit-Based IE8 Ad Over the Top

OMGIGP was the acronym of one of Microsoft’s latest advertisements, and despite the presence of Superman, Dean Cain, the ad (which is really Oh, my God, I’m Gonna Puke” has been removed from from the IE8videos channel on YouTube, and also from the BrowsefortheBetter.com site, which is part of the ad campaign.

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New type of black hole discovered

A new class of black hole, more than 500 times the mass of the Sun, has been discovered.

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Evidence Emerges of Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack

When Windows 7 pricing was announced, the half-price promotions they announced for upgrades to Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional were applauded, while at the same time the question emerged: what, no Family Pack? While there’s still no official announcement, there is evidence that such a pack may exist.

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Knockoff iPhones Impressing in Their iPhoney-ness

When Japan started to produce goods, many said they marveled at how well they could copy things. Now many such knock-offs come from China. In terms of the iPhone, such replicas could easily spotted. Now, not so much.

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Michael Jackson Finally Gets His Own Computer Virus

Warner and the other researchers at the UAB Spam Data Mine began tracking the celebrity-focused spam early on Tuesday, June 30.

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‘Artificial leaf’ prototype may be boost to solar energy

An international team of researchers has modified chlorophyll from an alga so that it resembles the extremely efficient light antennae of bacteria.

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Movie, book deal on table for Jacko’s chimp, Bubbles

Michael Jackson’s pet chimpanzee, Bubbles, may be the subject of a Hollywood movie and book.

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China to Delay Indefinitely Green Dam Filtering Software

I’ve written about China’s Green Dam censorware a couple of times, and there’s no doubt it’s drawn a great deal of criticism. On Tuesday, China announced it would be indefinitely delaying the rollout of the product, which it had earlier said would have to be installed (or at least provided) on all PCs sold in the country as of July 1st.

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