By Matt Asay Much of the “open source sustainability” discussion has focused on the one thing that really needs no help being sustained: software. As Tobie Langel rightly points out, “Open …read more Source:: OpenSource
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Lenovo improves ThinkPads running Linux but issues with problem machines remain
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•If Lenovo is serious about having its entire ThinkPad line certified for working with Linux, it’ll need to remove the pain points for all its machines from the get go. …read more Source:: Linux
Parkinson’s disease may start before birth
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•People who develop Parkinson’s disease before age 50 may have been born with disordered brain cells that went undetected for decades, according to new research. The research points to a …read more Source:: Science
What keeps cells in shape? New research points to two types of motion
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•The health of cells is maintained, in part, by two types of movement of their nucleoli. This dual motion within surrounding fluid, it reports, adds to our understanding of what …read more Source:: Science
Correcting historic sea surface temperature measurements
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•Why did the oceans warm and cool at such different rates in the early 20th century? New research points to an answer both as mundane as a decimal point truncation …read more Source:: Science
Evidence of early planetary shake-up
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•Scientists have studied an unusual pair of asteroids and discovered that their existence points to an early planetary rearrangement in our solar system. …read more Source:: Science
Reconstructing an ancient lethal weapon
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•Researchers have reconstructed prehistoric projectiles and points from ancient sites in what is now Alaska and studied the qualities that would make for a lethal hunting weapon. By examining and …read more Source:: Science
This tool can alert you about evil twin access points in the area
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•By Lucian Constantin A new open-source tool can periodically scan an area for rogue Wi-Fi access points and can alert network administrators if any are found. The tool, called EvilAP_Defender, was designed specifically to …read more Source:: OpenSource