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Britain is not in the Euro.
Britain is not devout.
Britain is feudal.
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Technology
Looking for a Design Behind Amazon’s Devices
The overall strategy behind the retailer’s hardware lineup appears puzzling; its devices sound fantastic in theory, but often fall short in reality.Automation Coming To Restaurants, But Not Because of Minimum Wage Hikes 710
SMART Begins Live Public Robocar Tests In Singapore 13
Raspberry Pi Founder Demos Touchscreen Display For DIY Kits 81
Apple's Next Hit Could Be a Microsoft Surface Pro Clone 252
theodp writes "Good artists copy, great artists steal," Steve Jobs used to say. Having launched a perfectly-timed attack against Samsung and phablets with its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, Leonid Bershidsky suggests that the next big thing from Apple will be a tablet-laptop a la Microsoft's Surface Pro 3. "Before yesterday's Apple [iPad] event," writes Bershidsky, "rumors were strong of an upcoming giant iPad, to be called iPad Pro or iPad Plus. There were even leaked pictures of a device with a 12.9-inch screen, bigger than the Surface Pro's 12-inch one. It didn't come this time, but it will. I've been expecting a touch-screen Apple laptop for a few years now, and keep being wrong.
Android On Intel x86 Tablet Performance Explored: Things Are Improving 97
Google Announces Motorola-Made Nexus 6 and HTC-Made Nexus 9 201
Flight Attendants Want Stricter Gadget Rules Reinstated 406
HP Introduces Sub-$100 Windows Tablet 182
jfruh writes While
Windows-based tablets haven't exactly set the world on fire, Microsoft
hasn't given up on them, and its hardware partners haven't either. HP
has announced a series of Windows tablets, with the 7-inch low-end
model, the Stream 7, priced at $99.
The Stream brand is also being used for low-priced laptops intended to
compete with Chromebooks (which HP also sells). All are running Intel
chips and full Windows, not Windows RT.
Study: Multimedia Multitasking May Be Shrinking Human Brains 87
Now That It's Private, Dell Targets High-End PCs, Tablets 167
Google Partners With HTC For Latest Nexus Tablet 74
Apple Will No Longer Unlock Most iPhones, iPads For Police 504
Treasure Map: NSA, GCHQ Work On Real-Time "Google Earth" Internet Observation 267
Microsoft Paid NFL $400 Million To Use Surface, But Announcers Call Them iPads 405
First Intel 14nm Broadwell Core M Benchmarks Unveiled 51
Nonprofit Builds Salesforce Cloud For the Blind 13
New HTML Picture Element To Make Future Web Faster 161
Microsoft Surface Drowning? 337
NVIDIA Tegra K1: First Mobile Chip With Hardware-Accelerated OpenCL 52
Apple and Samsung Agree To Drop Cases Outside the US 46
Automobiles
Wheelies: The Mazda Mia! Edition
Mazda says it will unveil the CX-3 compact crossover at the Los Angeles auto show; Doug Betts steps down as Chrysler quality chief.U.S.
Investigator in Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Resigns
The investigator who led a review into the Secret Service’s 2012 prostitution scandal quit after he was implicated in his own prostitution episode.Opinion
Why I Am A Catholic
When the reasons for faith in an institution are reasons to resist its leaders.Pope Francis Declares Evolution and Big Bang Theory Are Right
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by
Soulskill
from the can-we-argue-about-something-else-now dept.
from the can-we-argue-about-something-else-now dept.
HughPickens.com writes: The
Independent reports that Pope Francis, speaking at the Pontifical
Academy of Sciences, has declared that the theories of evolution and the
Big Bang are real. "When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the
risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do
everything. But that is not so," said Francis. "He created human beings
and let them develop according to the internal laws that he gave to each
one so they would reach their fulfillment." Francis explained that both scientific theories were not incompatible with the existence of a creator – arguing instead that they "require it."
"Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation,
because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve." Experts
say the Pope's comments put an end to the "pseudo theories" of
creationism and intelligent design that some argue were encouraged by his predecessor, Benedict XVI who spoke out against taking Darwin too far.
N.Y. / Region
Long Island Confronts Destructive Southern Pine Beetles
The beetles, which have been moving northward as a result of warmer winters, were found in three places in Suffolk County in late September.Business Day
Virginia to Remove Suspect Guardrails
Rail heads made by Trinity Industries, meant to reduce damage in a collision, are suspected of having a defect and have been banned by 13 states.
"Officials
at the Federal Highway Administration have said they learned about the
design changes in 2012 from Joshua Harman, a competitor of Trinity, who
is part owner of two Virginia-based companies, Spig Industry and Selco
Construction Services, that manufacture and install guardrails.
Mr.
Harman discovered Trinity’s undisclosed redesign during litigation in
2011 and subsequently filed the lawsuit against the company on behalf of
the Federal Highway Administration under the False Claims Act.
The jury last week found Trinity liable for fraud against the
government and returned with a verdict for $175 million, which, by law,
will be tripled to $525 million. Trinity disputed the ruling."
World
Wish to Do More in Ebola Fight Meets Reality in Liberia
Health workers in Liberia and elsewhere in West Africa are finding they have to ration care, operating under constraints they often find frustrating.Countries with Widespread Transmission
| Country | Total Cases | Laboratory-Confirmed Cases | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 1906 | 1391 | 997 |
| Liberia | 6535 | 2515 | 2413 |
| Sierra Leone | 5235 | 3700 | 1500 |
| Total | 13676* | 7606 | 4910 |
World
Egypt Orders Evacuation Along Gaza Border to Thwart Militants
Egyptian officials plan a buffer zone next to the Hamas-ruled territory, only days after an army post was attacked.U.S.
Video: Going Viral and the Iowa Senate Race
A look at how viral ads have shaped one of this year’s crucial Senate races, between Representative Bruce Braley and his Republican opponent, Joni Ernst.Automobiles
Minibike Manufacturer to Pay $4.3 Million Federal Fine
The Consumer Product Safety Commission accused Baja of delaying reports of safety-related complaints by customers.Education
This Is Your Brain on Drugs
New studies show that the effects of marijuana on young people may be greater than we thought. One has found brain differences even in casual smokers.Business Day
Fed Plans Next Phase as End to Stimulus Program Is Expected
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce the end of its last round of quantitative easing, a move that markets have anticipated for nine months.Open Letters of 1933
My
friend and old classmate Irwin Collier, of the Free University of
Berlin, sends me to an open letter to monetary officials warning of the
dangers of printing money and debasing the dollar, claiming that these
policies will undermine confidence and threaten to create a renewed
financial crisis. But it’s not the famous 2010 letter to Ben Bernanke,
whose signatories refuse to admit that they were wrong; it’s a letter sent by Columbia economists in 1933 (pdf):
It’s all there:
decrying inflation amid deflation, invocation of “confidence”, a
chin-stroking pose of being responsible while urging policies that would
perpetuate depression. Those who refuse to learn from the past are
condemned to repeat it."
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Health
Sports Gels Can Improve Marathon Times, but Pace Them Right
Many runners in Sunday’s New York City Marathon may be overlooking a simple way to improve their finishing time.Arts
Met’s Divisive Opera Is Selling Tickets
“The Death of Klinghoffer” at the Metropolitan Opera is selling well, despite protests that greeted its opening.U.S.
Justices Drawing Dotted Lines With Terse Orders in Big Cases
In recent weeks, the court has addressed cases on the great issues of the day without favoring the nation with even a whisper of explanation.Business Day
Italy and France Blink in Budget Battle With European Union
In effect, the French and Italians have promised to make serious budget-cutting efforts and officials in Brussels have agreed to believe them.Opinion
Danger Zone
There’s a lesson on voting rights in a Supreme Court decision that 32 years ago allowed undocumented children a free public education.Opinion
Ballot Measures for Nov. 4
The Times’s editorial board offers recommendations on some proposals in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.Automobiles
Wheelies: The Watching the Watchers Edition
Ford announces technology that allows police departments to monitor the driving behavior of their officers; Twitter ads account for $716 million in auto sales.Opinion
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