News Archive for February 21 2008

Apostrophes in Names Stir Lot O' Trouble

It can stop you from voting, destroy your dental appointments, make it difficult to rent a car or book a flight, even interfere with your college exams.

British airports 'used for US rendition flights'

The Government is about to confirm that British airports have been used for so-called 'extraordinary rendition', according to reports.

Spurs Acquire Kurt Thomas from Seattle

Filed under: SuperSonics, Spurs, Western, Seattle, Breaking News, The WordThe big buzz today was that the Spurs were trying to acquire Ron Artest. Well, that hasn't happened (yet?), but they still made a pretty decent move by picking up Kurt Thomas from the Sonics, sending back Brent Barry, Francisco Elson (who both have expiring deals) and a 2009 first-rounder. From Yahoo's Johnny Ludden:

Disk encryption may not be secure enough, new research finds

Computer scientists have discovered a novel way to bypass the encryption used in programs like Microsoft's BitLocker and Apple's FileVault and then view the contents of supposedly secure files.

IBM Scientists First To Measure Force Required To Move Individual Atoms

Illustration of an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) tip measuring the force it takes to move a cobalt atom on a crystalline surface. The ability to measure the exact force it takes to move individual atoms is one of the keys to designing and constructing the small structures that will enable future nanotechnologies.

Just 1 in 4 Know Heart Attack Signs

Only about 1 in 4 Americans know the warning signs of a heart attack and what to do first, according to a new government report. That's a decline in knowledge since the last survey in 2001, which showed nearly 1 in 3 to be well informed.