Author: Dave K. |
Science & Technology |
December 12 |
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The predominate discussions on the benefits of one wireless provider over another have been, to this point, mostly regarding network; it’s an argument that pitted technologies like CDMA, GSM and EVDO – more commonly an argument between Verizon, AT&T and Sprint Nextel.
This argument is about to be pointless.
At the end of January 2008, the FCC plans to begin auctioning off parts of the 700MHz spectrum – an auction that many wireless providers and (perhaps expectedly) Google, among others, will be bidding on for some time. And for good reason.
The 700 MHz spectrum, currently used to carry over-the-air television, provides massive improvements to both coverage and network speed – perhaps the two most important aspects of any wireless network. The coverage area has three or four times the range of current technologies and can offer speeds comparable to that of today’s cable or DSL standards; however, no major provider is expected to use the new network to give a major overhaul to their respected voice coverage area - only their data networks.
Instead, this auction seems to be shifting the focus of coverage into a different direction.
It was just a matter of time before cell phones became the tiny, portable computers we all thought they could be. Apple’s iPhone was a good start – but for everything it got right, it got just as much wrong (more on this latter). However, with the 700MHz comes the opportunity for change, and, luckily, most wireless providers are looking to do just that Read the rest…
Author: Pete B (bullyfish) |
Science & Technology |
December 5 |
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Well, it looks like all those Space Monkeys really were brought back smart…or not, but then again, maybe they were smarter in the first place? This week, we have scientists who claim that chimps have been found to beat humans in a memory test, using visual perception. Three groups of individuals were used, baby chimps, adults (their mothers) and university students.
The experiment involved a series of numbers from one to nine being displayed on a touch screen. These were then blanked out, and the subject was expected to recall their position in numerical order. The findings of this experiment were that the young chimps were found to complete the exercise in a much faster time than was displayed by the students, suggesting that the visual and working memory is greater than that in humans.
Maybe one day, they’ll be teaching them proper skills instead of numbers, i’ve always wanted a Ninja Monkey…
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Author: Pete B (bullyfish) |
Science & Technology |
November 28 |
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Welcome to the first of my column, Weird Science, bringing you weekly bites of information from the weird and wonderful goings on from the Scientific World. Sometimes it may be recent news and others could be just random snippets of information garnered from University, but rest assured, none of it will be in the least bit normal. And so, to business.
As another month goes by, yet another “scientific” claim based on what is to happen “sometime in the future.” At least this time, its not terror over global warming, but the evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry, who believes that the human race will at some point in the future evolve into two separate sub-species.
His report, suggests that due to selective breeding, the human race will develop into two separate sub-species. One set, being a group of highly intelligent, physically attractive individuals, walking between 6 and 7′ tall, with a lifespan of 120 years. Essentially, they would have all the hallmarks of glamour models. The females would have pert breasts and silken hair, whilst the men would have square jaws, deep voices, and most importantly, bigger penises. The other group, a race of “sub-humans” born from the stupid, unattractive underclass of society, would be much smaller, squat individuals, with little in the way of what we would consider “positive” physical characteristics.
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