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Wednesday, December 18, 2002
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Proteins May Be Key to Pain Differences between Men and Women: "When it comes to pain, guys may be tougher than gals because they have more of a particular type of protein, new research suggests. Two studies published online this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences implicate proteins known as GIRKs in sex-based differences in pain sensitivity in mice. The findings could help researchers develop new gender-specific treatments for discomfort." [News Is Free: Popular Items]
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Science and technology in Scandinavia -- Comment()
Nature has an online article titled Science and technology networks in Scandinavia: "Fortunately, the Nordic countries have already begun building what many refer to as 'a network of networks', which they hope will give them the competitive edge. The challenges they have faced and the lessons they have learned in beginning this process will undoubtedly inform scientists in other countries who are embarking on similar journeys."
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TiBook Fetches Praise: "After spending quality time with the PowerBook running Mac OS X 10.2.2, we don't care if we ever touch another $3,500-plus top-end PC notebook. Yes, it is that good, and its value has nothing to do with its sleek looks." [n3rd.net]
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IBM to offer Nokia server software to enterprises: "Nokia Corp. and IBM Corp. have agreed to collaborate in providing secure mobile phone applications to enterprises in a move that could help the Finnish manufacturer penetrate the corporate market." [Google Technology News]
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CERT warns of more SSH flaws: "A number of newly discovered vulnerabilities in implementations of the Secure Shell (SSH) transport layer communications protocol could enable attackers to launch denial of service attacks or run malicious code on machines..." [Google Technology News]
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Canon EOS-1Ds review: "Our full in-depth review of Canon's latest and greatest digital SLR. The EOS-1Ds has an eleven megapixel full 35 mm frame CMOS sensor." [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]
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Canon post File Viewer Utility for Mac OS X: "Canon USA has today posted the first version of their standalone RAW conversion software the 'File Viewer Utility' for Mac OS X (10.1 and 10.2)." [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]
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N3rd.net writes: "Microsoft Takes Apple's R&D Again [...] Microsoft will announce on Tuesday availability of new entertainment software for the Windows XP operating system, featuring fresh tools for handling music, movies and photos on the PC. [...] Just because they cost $20, and are poorly designed, they will suceed - that's the Windows way. Make it later, make it rougher, make it cost, market like hell."
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The Register reports on Spring: "Spring has sprung: a new desktop era for the Mac?" (Via Hack the Planet.) [ranchero.com]
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A Finn remembers different temperatures -- Comment()
I pointed earlier to a posting about Finns at various temperatures. I think this list was compiled by a Finn, because it seems to contain some inaccuracies about the people in Spain and California. The Finland data is almost correct. More seriously, Finland lies between the Gulf stream and Siberia. The same can be said of the other Nordic countries, but Finland is a bit closer to Siberia. Thus the weather can be quite mild, or really cold. The Finnish army traditionally doesn't mind cold weather, and the equipment (mostly) does work all right. While I did my time in the army our unit spent once more than a week in the forest while the temperature was below -40°C / -40°F. The only trouble I remember were milk and butter, which got frozen and had to be thawed out before eating. The frozen milk was quite sweet, which was at first a bit unpleasant. (You can try the taste by putting some milk in the freezer.) Several years ago (in my teens) I took part in cross-country skiing competitions, which were arranged even when the temperature was at -30°C / -22°F. In fact, I used to do over 15 km (10 miles) training sessions almost every day, regardless of the weather. On the other hand, last Summer was quite warm in Finland, much warmer than +15°C / 59°F, often over +25°C. And it rained so little that we now have shortage of water-powered electricity.
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