cited: New York Times
Scientists at the Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD) revealed that, for the first time, the building blocks of life as we know it were found on a comet. They found animo acid glycine, the forerunners of protein, on pieces of comet brought back from the 2006 probe, Stardust. This discovery goes [...]
cited: Wall Street Journal
First, YouTube gave “David After Dentist” fame. Now, it’s giving him a headstart on college tuition. The website announced Tuesday that it would begin offering its 15-minute, one-off stars the kind of ad revenue that was once reserved for high-posting partners and mega-companies.
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Viral hit “David After Dentist,” one of the intended beneficiaries [...]
cited: InformationWeek
McAfee just released its third annual list of the internet’s most risky celebrities. They found that 20% of searches for “Jessica Biel,” “Jessica Biel downloads,” Jessica Biel photos”, etc., take the searcher to malware-full websites. Spyware, adware, spam, viruses, and phishing mechanisms all fall under the company’s definition of malicious programs. If a computer [...]
Cited: Reuters
Discovery, the NASA space station, was fueled-up Monday for its launch early Tuesday. It will carry supplies, laboratory gear, and mice to the International Space Station for bone-loss research.
Liftoff was scheduled for 1:36 a.m. EDT (0536 GMT) Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Technicians began the three-hour job of pumping 500,000 gallons [...]
cited: Washington Post
Facebook proposed a set of changes to its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities on its blog today. The document establishes users’ rights and Facebook’s Terms of Service. The changes are reported to “mostly include clarifying changes and minor updates”, but at least one change carries significant weight: Facebook users are banned from “using [...]
