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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IE9 bump brings security fixes, new 'About' box]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Security enhancements to stop drive-by downloads and a tweak to make &quot;About Internet Explorer&quot; more helpful landed in Internet Explorer 9.0.1 (download) today. The update fixes seven vulnerabilities in IE9, and takes two steps to make the About box slightly more useful.Internet Explorer 9.0.1&amp;39's new About box.(Credit:Microsoft)All seven security fixes in this version are marked &quot;critical&quot; because the vulnerabilities could lead to a remote code execution if you go to a malicious Web site designed to target Internet Explorer users.The changes to the &quot;About Internet Explorer&quot; box, accessible from the Tools menu, call out the latest Internet Explorer update with a link to the related Microsoft knowledge base article. The box also clearly states the version of Internet Explorer, so in the past where it would always read &quot;Internet Explorer 8,&quot; the box will add minor versioning points, such as &quot;9.0.1&quot;. These are small changes, although they are useful for encouraging better user control over the browser. Unfortunately, they don't address the About box functionality difference between Internet Explorer and other browsers, where users can use the box to check for browser updates.Microsoft said in a blog post announcing the update that most people will not have to take any action since they have automatic updates enabled. However, Internet Explorer has a different upgrade path than other browsers. To force Internet Explorer to update manually, Microsoft requires users to go through the Windows Update utility. To update to Internet Explorer 9.0.1, go to your Control Panel, Start Menu, click All Programs, click the Windows Update utility, and then run the Windows Update.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Retro robots and the remembrance of futures past]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 07:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>resminre8on</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Mike Rivamonte)Why is it that we seem to be so fascinated by past visions of how the future would lookThere are probably many reasons (some simple, some complex), but one might be that such visions cause us to experience a kind of nostalgia for the forms of our own present--as they never turned out to be.Instead of the architectural exoticisms of Amazing Stories, we got tract homes and industrial parks. Instead of Gort, we got AVA. Instead of Robby, we got the Roomba.Whatever the reasons, it seems we can't get enough of these past futures. In fact, we like to create versions of them ourselves--newly imagined past futures. Luke Skywalker's Flash Gordonesque landspeeder comes to mind, as do Dave Stevens' wonderful Rocketeer comics.And thanks to some futuristic Web technology or other (the future moves so fast these days, I've forgotten which one), I recently stumbled on another fine example--namely, the work of artist Mike Rivamonte. Rivamonte likes to create robots and other such futuristic contraptions out of vintage materials: bike parts from the '30s and '40s, camera straps, old microphones and metering devices, and TV tubes.As he puts it in his artist's statement: Objects are very powerful and can evoke recollections of memories and experiences. Symbolic, historical, we identify them as a part of who we are or were and assign them significance and value. They can be personal or collective and pass from generation to generation or across cultures. My work playfully explores these relationships, introducing some viewers to objects that have made the journey through time and reconnecting others to memories of their past.There's definitely a dance of future, past, and present going on here, and the resulting sculptures do indeed evoke memories' they bring one back to childhood--whether one grew up in the '30s or not. They're funny, charming, and sweet. And they bring out a sweetness in the viewer.Perhaps, then, as we admire the forms of past futures, and pine for a present that never came about, we experience a nostalgia for the person we were, and for the person, alas, we couldn't quite turn out to be.In any case, the playfulness of Rivamonte's work frees us from such heavy conjecture.You can click here to take a look at his oeuvre. You'll find not only sculpture but also sketches of his children's book characters Marty and Otto, a pair of endearing aliens who've been known to appear at Maker Faire.As you peruse Rivamonte's work, you can silently toast past futures--and future, newly imagined, past futures.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan says nuclear policy must be reviewed]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 07:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>resminre8on</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Naoto Kan said today that renewable energy will be a key pillar of Japan's energy policy after the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years and that its nuclear policy must be reviewed from scratch. The massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11 knocked out cooling systems at the Fukushima plant in northeast Japan, and the prolonged crisis could hamper Japan's efforts to reduce its use of fossil fuels. The plant is still leaking radiation.The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant(Credit:CBS News video/Screenshot by Jonathan Skillings, CNET) &quot;The current basic energy policy envisages that over 50 percent of total electricity supply will come from nuclear power while more than 20 percent will come from renewable power in 2030. But that basic plan needs to be reviewed now from scratch after this big incident,&quot; Kan told a news conference. In an energy plan unveiled last year, Japan said it planned to build at least 14 new reactors by 2030. Officials have acknowledged that proceeding as planned would be tough in the wake of the nuclear disaster. &quot;I think it is necessary to move in the direction of promoting natural energy and renewable energy,&quot; Kan added, citing wind, solar, or biomass energy as possible alternative sources--areas in which Japan lags globally. Japanese engineers are still trying to gain control of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, 240 kilometers (150 miles) north of Tokyo, whose cooling system was knocked out after the quake and tsunami and four out of the six reactors at the plant remain volatile. Unpopular Kan, under fire for his handling of the Fukushima crisis, last week called for Chubu Electric's Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan to halt operations until it can be better defended against a major tsunami, and Chubu yesterday reluctantly agreed to this. While some have lauded Kan's calls, several business leaders and media, which tend to be close to the politically influential nuclear power industry, have criticized his move as being too abrupt and lacking a sound explanation. Kan defended his decision, saying that the request was made after careful deliberation. Japan will need to conduct a thorough investigation into the nuclear incident, Kan said, adding he wants to call on the international community for safer use of nuclear power. Nearly 26,000 people were killed or are still missing after the quake and tsunami which triggered the world's biggest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986. The prime minister, who is the fifth leader of Japan in as many years, is likely to speak about his country's atomic crisis at the Group of Eight summit at the end of May in France. Story Copyright (c) 2011 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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