This is not just another desktop or window manager, it is a new approach, and a new way of thinking about configuring and customizing your desktop. …read more Source:: Linux
Month: December 2015
Debian Linux founder Ian Murdock dies at 42, cause unknown
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•Just prior to his death, Murdock had started sending increasingly erratic tweets from his Twitter account. …read more Source:: Linux
Camera trap system could help fight against poaching
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•The Zoological Society London (ZSL), whose mission is to promote and achieve the world-wide conservation of animals and their habitats, says it may have taken a step closer to fulfilling …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
India test-fires long range surface-to-air missile developed with Israel
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•NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India successfully test-fired on Wednesday a new long range surface-to-air missile capable of countering aerial threats at extended ranges, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes to …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
3D printing process brings art to blind people
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•Writer and pod cast host Romeo Edmead is using his fingers to unlock a world he has never experienced before. Edmead lost his sight when he was just two-years-old, so …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Early-life exercise alters gut microbes, promotes healthy brain and metabolism
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•The human gut harbors a teeming menagerie of over 100 trillion microorganisms, and researchers have discovered that exercising early in life can alter that microbial community for the better, promoting …read more Source:: Science
Russia to rewrite space program as economic crisis bites
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•MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is to revise its space program, the national space agency said on Tuesday after a newspaper published a report that billions of dollars of cuts may …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
HyQ2Max: the robot you can’t keep down
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•Robots that can venture into disaster zones in place of humans need to be tough enough to cope in hazardous environments. So far, the only viable robots are wheeled or …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Smart wheelchair moves by dummy sucks
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•A Barcelona-based disability foundation has created an intelligent chair so that severely disabled children can better explore their surroundings. Previous models of wheelchair were usually joystick-operated and were unusable for …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Social, telepresence robots revealed by scientists
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•Say hello to Nadine, a “receptionist” at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She is friendly, and will greet you back. Next time you meet her, she will remember your name …read more Source:: Science