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Driving While Distracted More Dangerous Than Supposed

Science News reports on recent research indicating that any kind of multitasking while driving is dangerous. Not just the obvious distraction of juggling a cell phone, but even talking to a passenger or listening to a book on tape. The researchers used a driving simulator inside an MRI machine to measure brain activations. "Attending to what someone says galvanizes language-related brain areas while simultaneously reducing activity in spatial regions that coordinate driving behavior. This finding suggests that people who combine relatively automatic tasks, such as speech comprehension and car driving, exceed a biological limit on the amount of systematic brain activity they can accommodate at one time, the researchers propose. As a result, the less-ingrained skill — in this case, driving, which is learned long after a person grasps a na

McAfee says .HK domain is most dangerous of all

McAfee says .HK domain is most dangerous of all It isn't fair to judge a book by its cover, but is it fair to judge a domain name by its TLD? Apparently it is, and a new report published by McAfee confirms that certain TLDs are more dangerous to visit, on average, than others. In particular, they flagged 3 TLDs as exceptionally dangerous, with two to three times the percentage of dangerous sites as others. McAfee lists the .hk, .cn and .info TLDs as the most dangerous, with .hk being the most dangerous of all. Of all the sites queried in .hk, more than 19% were flagged as dangerous or “potentially dangerous” (whatever that means), compared to 11.8% of .cn domains and 11.7% of .info domains. This is all compared to .com, which ranked at only 5% - but, as it is the most popular TLD, the numbers may be diluted.

Apple says iTunes has sold more than 5 billion songs

Apple, maker of the iPod media player, said its iTunes online store has sold more than 5 billion songs since its debut five years ago as more fans abandon record shops for the Web. The site is the most popular in the United States for legal music downloads, with more than 8 million songs. ITunes customers also are renting or buying more than 50,000 movies a day, Apple said Thursday in a statement. Sales of CDs and music DVDs fell 13 percent to $15.9 billion last year, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry said yesterday. Sales of downloaded songs and mobile-phone ring tones rose 34 percent to $2.9 billion.

McAfee Picks the Most Dangerous TLDs

CWRUisTakingMyMoney writes "Companies that assign addresses for Web sites appear to be cutting corners on security more when they assign names in certain domains than in others, according to a report to be released Wednesday by antivirus software vendor McAfee Inc. McAfee found the most dangerous domains to navigate to are .hk, .cn, and .info. Of all .hk sites McAfee tested, it flagged 19.2 percent as dangerous or potentially dangerous to visitors; it flagged 11.8 percent of .cn sites and 11.7 percent of .info sites that way. A little more than 5 percent of the sites under the .com domain — the world's most popular — were identified as dangerous."

Scientist Says Texting is More Expensive Than Downloading From Hubble

Does your cell phone bill ever reach astronomical proportions? Maybe you're doing too much texting. One space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be far more expensive than downloading data from the Hubble Space Telescope. Dr. Nigel Bannister from the University of Leicester looked at the cost of obtaining a megabyte of data from Hubble and compared it with the cost of sending a text. His calculations? “The bottom line is texting is at least 4 times more expensive than transmitting data from Hubble, and is likely to be substantially more than that."

Two more US states ban hand-held phones while driving

Two more US states have elected to ban hand-held phones while driving. The ban already applies through much Europe. In total, 25 countries impose a ban.

Google Finance to add more data to fight Yahoo, AOL

Google plans to expand its finance Web site by adding more historical data and company filings as it tries to gain ground on more-popular services from Yahoo and AOL. The company will also seek to improve its 2-year-old finance site by offering real-time stock prices from the New York Stock Exchange on a permanent basis after a four-month pilot started this week, said R.J. Pittman, director of product management. Google's finance pages had 2.07 million U.S. visitors last month, ranking 13th on researcher ComScore's list of top financial sites. The company plans to use its search technology to help users find data more efficiently, rather than adding editorial content to lure more users, Pittman said. Adding features such as up-to-the-minute stock quotes will help Google lure more visitors that may then visit the company's other sites, sai

MADD Targets GTA IV Over Drunk Driving Scene

eldavojohn writes "The watch-dog group Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has set its sights on the rating of GTA IV, primarily because a player can drive drunk in the game. MADD released a statement saying that 'Drunk driving is not a game, and it is not a joke. Drunk driving is a choice, a violent crime and it is also 100 percent preventable.' MADD also is asking Rockstar Games to consider removing GTA IV from distribution 'out of respect for the millions of victims/survivors of drunk driving.' Rockstar replied to MADD by saying 'we have a great deal of respect for MADD's mission, but we believe the mature audience for "Grand Theft Auto IV" is more than sophisticated enough to understand the game's content.' As expected, Jack Thompson is making his usual attention-whoring remarks by comparing GTA IV to the polio virus.

More Than Five Top, Free Tools for Web Developers

"More and more, open source projects are either integrating with the web or are developed entirely for on-demand use. This requires strong web development skills--or at least good enough tools to rescue you if any of your web development skills are weak. The good news is that there are many free open source tools to help you with your web project, and given the costs of web development environments and the like, they can save you a lot of money. Here are more than five good examples.

Data From Hubble To Earth Cheaper Than Texting Your Friend

"A University of Leicester space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be far more expensive than downloading data from the Hubble Space Telescope. Dr Nigel Bannister's calculations were used for the UK's Channel 4 Dispatches programme "The Mobile Phone Rip-Off". He worked out the cost of obtaining a megabyte of data from Hubble - and compared that with the 5p cost of sending a text. He said: "The bottom line is texting is at least 4 times more expensive than transmitting data from Hubble, and is likely to be substantially more than that."

Rewriting journalism's rules

More than 800 e-mails about all kinds of consumer horror stories pour into the editor's inbox at RipoffReport.com every day. A staff of freelance editors briefly reviews every one and adds most to the public database of more than 323,000 accounts assembled over 10 years. “We don't add or remove anything other than obscenities, personal information and stuff like that,” says founder Ed Magedson, who's been sued more than 35 times, never successfully.

iPhone: More Powerful than the iMac

I never thought of it this way, but Dan Frommer over at Silicon Alley Insider has done an interesting comparison between the decade-old iMac and the iPhone. The short version? The iPhone wins on most metrics. It has a faster processor, more memory, and even more storage capacity, and far outdistances the specs of the original 1984 Mac. Send it back in time and an iPhone, would have more than enough power to guide the moon landing, provided NASA had a copy of the SDK.

Randolph College in Virginia gets more than $7M for painting at auction to raise school funds

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - The first of four paintings auctioned by Virginia's Randolph College to raise money has sold for more than $7.2 million, more than double what school officials had estimated.

Warne the enduring magician proves it takes more than money to buy instant success even in the IPL

So Warney is still king of all he surveys. It takes more than last year's adulatory farewell to Tests in Sydney to keep a monarch down and I wonder whether he views with a wry smile the current state of the Australia team, now that the full impact of the absence of any spinner of quality has become apparent, Stuart MacGill having also called it a day. Less hysterical observers have noted that, while there is history of resurrection stretching back several thousand years, it doesn't generally work well in sport, although if anyone in cricket could manage it, Shane could. But then why would he? It's a nice line to string the media along for a while but surely now there is too much dosh to be made elsewhere and too many poker tables on which to lose it again.

Art Auction at Hotel de la Paix in Siem Reap raises more than US$ 10,000 for Local Community Projects

A silent auction of sculptures by the renowned architect behind Hotel de la Paix in Siem Reap raised more than $10,000 for local community projects on an opening night that drew more than 200 guests to the hotel’s trend-setting Arts Lounge.

Staff more dangerous than hackers

Security problems created by employees are far more serious than the dangers posed by external hackers and criminals, new research reports.

Staff more dangerous than hackers

Security problems created by employees are far more serious than the dangers posed by external hackers and criminals, new research reports.

More China quake survivors pulled from rubble as toll rises

CHENGDU, China (AP) — Rescuers freed a 60-year-old woman Tuesday who was trapped for more than 195 hours after last week's earthquake and had survived by drinking rainwater, while the confirmed death toll rose to more than 40,000.

THERE's more to being a portrait painter than just capturing the beautiful things in life. It is about appreciating the little things we so often take for granted, 30-year-old Jonathan Appleby (pictured) reckons. more...

THERE's more to being a portrait painter than just capturing the beautiful things in life. It is about appreciating the little things we so often take for granted, 30-year-old Jonathan Appleby (pictured) reckons.

SMS costs more than using Hubble Space Telescope

Teenagers. Harder to reach than distant galaxiesA British boffin has calculated that text messages are a horrendously expensive method of handling information, costing many times more than it does to access data from the Hubble Space Telescope.… .

Pets on lap while driving may soon be a no-no in California

A California lawmaker wants to ban motorists from holding pets on their laps while driving and getting caught can net a $35 fine. The bill passed the Assembly on a 44-11 vote on Monday, and heads to the Senate. Assemblyman Bill Maze says his legislation has nothing to do with pet-loving celebrities who are photographed driving around Los Angeles with their small dogs.

Pets on lap while driving may soon be a no-no in California

A California lawmaker wants to ban motorists from holding pets on their laps while driving and getting caught can net a $35 fine. The bill passed the Assembly on a 44-11 vote on Monday, and heads to the Senate. Assemblyman Bill Maze says his legislation has nothing to do with pet-loving celebrities who are photographed driving around Los Angeles with their small dogs.

Web design is more than just slapping images and text on a page

Design used to be managed by professionals who had studied graphic design, but as budgets get tighter, speed becomes more and more important, and Web pages are critical for businesses, designers are more likely to be an afterthought. But knowing some graphic design rules can help your designs even if you\'ve never taken any courses in design.

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