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Science

E. Coli Learns to Solve Complex Equations

By Adrian Covert Posted on 7.27.2009 9 Comments
E. coli can do a lot more than wreak havoc within your digestive system. Scientists have made strides over the years turning the little microbe species into computational workhorses. Now a team of scientists at Missouri State Western University and Davidson University has devised a bacterial computer that can solve complex equations, using the bacteria as the brains.

7.28.2009 at 01:01pm - Comment by nerd.herd

extremechiton I don't think apple would approbe that www.nerdherd.ucoz.com
Science

In a Teeny Landslide, Team Zurich Sweeps Nanosoccer Finals

By Anna Maria Jakubek Posted on 7.23.2009 1 Comments
In the recent Robocup 2009 games, in which robots compete for prizes and glory, entrants from many nations held their own. In categories including small, medium, humanoid, 2-D simulation, and 3-D simulation, teams from the U.S., China, Germany, Iran, and quite a few other robot-producing countries played and won. However, on the smallest playing field of all, there was one clear winner.

7.23.2009 at 12:19pm - Comment by nerd.herd

Remember the famous PPX stock that ended in 2050 and said that a robot team would beat humans, but the idots at popsci closed ppx. http://www.the.nerd.herd.group.googlepages.com/
PPX

PPX: The Final Countdown

By PopSci Staff Posted on 5.8.2009 70 Comments
The PopSci Predictions Exchange will come to an end on May 31. It’s been an amazing two years, with 33,339 registered users betting on the future of our scientific and technological world. We extend our appreciation to all of the dedicated traders who have made this game what it is. It’s been a great run!

6.4.2009 at 05:18pm - Comment by nerd.herd

i think this was a bad choice will someone from popsci tell me why it was cancelled, i invested in so many long term stocks and now poof all the value gone. nerdherd.ucoz.com
Science

Readers Wonder: Are Artificial Sweeteners Killing Me?

By PopSci Staff Posted on 5.1.2009 12 Comments
Amy wonders: "I have at least one packet of Splenda a day, usually more like 3 or 4. And their new spray Splenda goes in my iced tea, at like 3 spritzes per glass. I am sort of addicted to it. Is it slowly killing me?

5.1.2009 at 07:19pm - Comment by nerd.herd

What does sugar add to your diet? 5 calories, omg that's going to kill me. That is so horrible. Eat sugar enjoy and oh yeah aspartame is a proven carcinogen in mice. Oh yeah and one more thing these artificial sweeteners are so sweet they can numb the sweet sensors on your tongue. http://www.nerdherd.ucoz.com/
DIY

Pennywise Solar Power

By Dave Prochnow Posted on 4.1.2009 8 Comments
No matter whether you felt that Earth Hour was a terrific conservation tactic or an overhyped PR stunt, energy on our planet is in peril. Our daily juice (be it electric, gasoline combustion, atomic, or carbon-based), has become a precious commodity with at least one guaranteed effect: to elicit an instantaneous hot-button opinion from just about everybody. What can you do about it? Well, one great proactive demonstration would be to stop your regular consumption of dry-cell batteries. Yes, there are numerous substitutes, ranging from rechargeable varieties to alternative energy replacements, but each of these substitutions has a debit that few of us are willing to pay. You know, "costs" like always hunting for an outlet to power a battery recharging station, or getting rid of a clean, slim-line AA battery for a gargantuan solar-driven bat-winged monstrosity.

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4.14.2009 at 04:30pm - Comment by nerd.herd

What do they use to generate this much power from such a small space. Also how much light do they need. nerdherd.ucoz.com
Entertainment & Gaming

One Club to Rule Them All

By Brett Zarda Posted on 4.13.2009 2 Comments
I'm not Tiger Woods. And, despite your Sunday red shirt and supermodel wife, you're not either. So our likelihood of making single-degree adjustments to an already biomechanically unsightly swing in hopes of consciously creating a slight fade or draw is unlikely. The best we mere mortals should hope for is the ability to hit a ball straight, no matter how ugly the swing, 18 consecutive times off the tee. And now, thanks to an adjustable driver from Nike, technology will take care of the rest.

4.13.2009 at 03:27pm - Comment by nerd.herd

Kind of expensive, isn't it. nerdherd.ucoz.com
Gadgets

Battle of the Ultra-Mobile Linux Laptops: Cloudbook vs. EeePC vs. My Old Thinkpad

By Posted on 2.29.2008 8 Comments
When Asus unveiled their ultraportable, ultra-cute EeePC in October of last year, they may not have anticipated launching a whole new product category, but judging by the overwhelmingly favorable reaction of users online and strong sales numbers, that's exactly what they've done. The slimmed-down, no-nonsense, Linux-powered ultraportable category that the Eee currently presides over, and that Everex's recently released Cloudbook hopes to capitalize on, is just one instance of a greater tech trend we're seeing across the board: an emphasis on shrinking form-factors and streamlined usage. In an industry that has always been about more power, more size, more capability—more everything—this is notable.

4.10.2009 at 02:12pm - Comment by nerd.herd

These are all kind of cheesy to me. All the uses they are good for, is that really worth $400. I don't think so. Now, when you can get full sized full featured laptops for a little more it is not worth it. I mean you should be able to occassionally edit a pciture or type a doc. nerdherd.ucoz.com
Gadgets

Linux for Dummies

By Tom Conlon Posted on 4.10.2009 9 Comments
Hey kids! Have you heard of the cool new program for Windows PCs that lets you boot your system in a jiffy and gives you instant-on access to e-mail, IM, and the Web? Yeah, it's called Linux. Huh? That's the basic sales pitch for a new software package called Presto -- though the official verbiage doesn't dare go anywhere near that dirty "Linux" word. On its web site and in its documentation, Presto is positioned simply as a program for Windows. You download it as an .exe file and install it like you would any other application.

4.10.2009 at 01:19pm - Comment by nerd.herd

While at least they are trying to make Linux approachable to those among us who are not programmers. I personally have no problem with it in it's normal form but i know some do. nerdherd.ucoz.com
PPX

Year-End Payouts Under Way

By Posted on 1.14.2009 9 Comments
Thanks for your patience, PPXers, as we make our way through the many year-end payouts on those halted 12/31 and 1/1 stocks. Read on for the reasoning behind some of those that have paid out thus far. Please always feel free to email with questions, suggestions, and tips, too: taylor.hengen@bonniercorp.com BLURAY: Short Blu Ray is doing well, but not quite well enough to meet the prop payout criteria of populating 14.4 million US homes. 10.7 Million sure ain’t bad, though.

4.10.2009 at 10:14am - Comment by nerd.herd

Yeah, just log out and log back in. Not the best thing PopSci has done. nerdherd.ucoz.com
Entertainment & Gaming

Do Video Games Give Boys an Advantage in Later Life?

By Posted on 4.17.2009 11 Comments
A new study conducted by researchers at Michigan State University suggests that playing video games helps foster the development of visual-spatial skills among middle school students. Cultivating the ability to think visually is crucial to excelling in fields like engineering and surgery, and the hand-eye coordination attained through gaming is increasingly important in our digital world. But the total lack of games tailored to girls could be providing boys with an academic advantage over their female counterparts.

4.9.2009 at 05:37pm - Comment by nerd.herd

You also need to factor in that girls would rather do other than play video games. Then the color differential could also improve their video gaming skills. Do to the fact that it could allow them to see the enemies movement earlier. You also need to see that men are overall more violent so a first person shooter will of course appeal to them. Other games that girls do play are not visual based to rehash what Oakspar7777 said. nerdherd.ucoz.com