«Dödens berg» har återigen krävt en handfull offer. Sex alpinister störtade i tisdags mot sin död på Mont Blanc när en snöstorm drog in. Olyckan är en av de värsta på Västeuropas högsta berg, och illustrerar farorna med massivet som lockar tusentals äventyrare varje år.

Fyra unga män som lurat till sig mer än 300 000 kronor från äldre personer och handikappade ungdomar har dömts av Värmlands tingsrätt. En 24-årig man döms till 3,5 års fängelse, uppger lokala medier.

Apple has banned the use of two chemicals that endangered the health of Chinese iPhone assemblers: N-hexane, which was used to clean screens, but could also cause nerve damage and paralysis; and Benzene, which was used to coat electronic components, but is a known carcinogen. However, these chemicals are still in use further up in the supply chain, and Apple is being pressured to eliminate them from the entire chain.

 

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Lauren Archer on Medium has tracked the origin of the use of “x” as a symbol to denote closing a window. While it’s now ubiquitous on both Mac and Windows, it wasn’t a common convention until Windows 95, but she traces its origins before then, to Atari TOS 1.0, with a possible link to Japanese culture.

 

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En 20-årig man åtalas för mordet på en jämnårig man på Kungsholmen i centrala Stockholm en natt i juni. Offret knivskars i magen utanför en krog och avled på sjukhus.

aarondubrow (1866212) writes In a [note, paywalled] review article in this week's issue of the journal Nature (described in a National Science Foundation press release), Igor Markov of the University of Michigan/Google reviews limiting factors in the development of computing systems to help determine what is achievable, in principle and in practice, using today's and emerging technologies. "Understanding these important limits," says Markov, "will help us to bet on the right new techniques and technologies." Ars Technica does a great job of expanding on the various limitations that Markov describes, and the ways in which engineering can push back against them.

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Den irakiske premiärministern Nuri al-Maliki lämnar sitt ämbete. Han uttrycker i den irakiska statstelevisionen stöd för sin efterträdare Haider al-Abadi, rapporterar Reuters.

En av Kinas främsta människorättsadvokater, Gao Zhisheng, utstod svåra umbäranden under tre års delvis hemlig fängelsevistelse innan han släpptes i förra veckan, uppger en amerikansk rättighetsorganisation.

Den irakiske premiärministern Nuri al-Maliki lämnar sitt ämbete. Han uttrycker i den irakiska statstelevisionen stöd för sin efterträdare Haider al-Abadi, rapporterar Reuters.

Yesterday we ran Part One of this two-part video. This is part two. To recap yesterday's text introduction: Detroit recently hosted the North American Science Fiction Convention, drawing thousands of SF fans to see and hear a variety of talks on all sorts of topics. One of the biggest panels featured a discussion on perhaps the greatest technological disappointment of the past fifty years: Where are our d@%& flying cars? Panelists included author and database consultant Jonathan Stars, expert in Aeronautical Management and 20-year veteran of the Air Force Douglas Johnson, author and founder of the Artemis Project Ian Randal Strock, novelist Cindy A. Matthews, Fermilab physicist Bill Higgins, general manager of a nanotechnology company Dr. Charles Dezelah, and astrobiology expert Dr. Nicolle Zellner. As it turns out, the reality of situation is far less enticing than the dream -- but new technologies offer a glimmer of hope. (Alternate Video Link)

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Yesterday we ran Part One of this two-part video. This is part two. To recap yesterday's text introduction: Detroit recently hosted the North American Science Fiction Convention, drawing thousands of SF fans to see and hear a variety of talks on all sorts of topics. One of the biggest panels featured a discussion on perhaps the greatest technological disappointment of the past fifty years: Where are our d@%& flying cars? Panelists included author and database consultant Jonathan Stars, expert in Aeronautical Management and 20-year veteran of the Air Force Douglas Johnson, author and founder of the Artemis Project Ian Randal Strock, novelist Cindy A. Matthews, Fermilab physicist Bill Higgins, general manager of a nanotechnology company Dr. Charles Dezelah, and astrobiology expert Dr. Nicolle Zellner. As it turns out, the reality of situation is far less enticing than the dream -- but new technologies offer a glimmer of hope. (Alternate Video Link)

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Nouri al-Maliki agrees to give up his post as prime minister, endorsing Haider al-Abadi's appointment as his successor.

Nouri al-Maliki agrees to give up his post as prime minister, endorsing Haider al-Abadi's appointment as his successor.