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Stitcher adds car mode to iOS app, encourages responsible driving

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Stitcher just announced a new car mode for its iPhone app, bringing a simplified interface that works in both portrait and landscape positions. Accessible by tapping the Stitcher logo at the top of the screen, car mode offers a pared-down version of the app’s standard UI, with bigger buttons and only the essential audio controls. It’s nowhere near as flashy as Stitcher’s BMW integration, mind you, but the point is to keep your eyes on the road and off your iPhone’s screen. The app gets a few other updates this time around: a front page with top headlines, one-tap access to shows and podcasts you’re searching for and improved playback when you’re picking up in the middle of a show. Head to the source link below to give the app a spin, and drive safely!

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Chicago court rules Google not responsible for unflattering search results

Chicago court rules Google not responsible for unflattering search resultsEveryone googles themselves at some point– even individuals who say they do not. However if you do not like exactly what you see when that search box offers possible inquiries linked to your name, do not go suing Google. The search giant is officially not to criticize. That’s the official ruling handed down by the 7th United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago today which discovered Google not at fault for a search engine result connecting Wisconsin homeowner Beverly Stayart’s name to advertisements for Levitra (a male erectile dysfunction drug). According to Reuters, administering Judge Ann Claire Williams considered the search results page an exception to the state’s misappropriation laws due to its incidental nature (Stayart is a poet and pet rights proponent). The case marks the second courtroom loss for Stayart who had initially leveled the exact same costs against Yahoo. Sadly for Stayart, the buzz from information like this will only help promote the “scandalous” search good results she so badly wants gotten rid of.

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BREAKING: Genes Responsible For Breast Size Located

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Analysts working in the industry of titties (draw it, physics!) have officially located some of the human genes responsibly for a girl’s breast dimension. My breast size? There just weren’t any genes liable, only ice cream sundaes.

Specialists have recognized 7 genetic markers linked with a female’s breast size, according to a brand-new research.

While it’s was understood that breast dimension is in part heritable, the research is the 1st to locate specific genetic elements that are linked to differences in breast size, the analysts said.

In addition, 2 of these markers have actually formerly been affiliated with breast cancer risk. This proposes a couple of the exact same organic paths underlie both usual breast growth and breast cancer, said study researcher Nicholas Eriksson, of 23andMe, the hereditary screening business that performed the research.

Pay attention, if there ever before comes a time in the future when expecting parents have the ability to choose their daughter’s breast dimension in utero, DO NOT give her large ol’ DD’s. No dad prefers a daughter with huge chest melons, no matter how a lot he adores her mom’s. However you don’t make her flat-chested either. If it were my daughter I have actually give her like, routine B’s. Also: a penis that doesn’t fall off till she’s 30.

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BREAKING: Genes Responsible For Breast Size Located

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Scientists working in the field of titties (suck it, physics!) have officially located some of the human genes responsibly for a woman’s breast size. My breast size? There weren’t any genes responsible, only ice cream sundaes.

Researchers have identified seven genetic markers linked with a woman’s breast size, according to a new study.

While it’s was known that breast size is in part heritable, the study is the first to find specific genetic factors that are associated with differences in breast size, the researchers said.

In addition, two of these markers have previously been associated with breast cancer risk. This suggests some of the same biological pathways underlie both normal breast growth and breast cancer, said study researcher Nicholas Eriksson, of 23andMe, the genetic testing company that conducted the study.

Listen, if there ever comes a time in the future when expecting parents are able to choose their daughter’s breast size in utero, DO NOT give her big ol’ DD’s. No father wants a daughter with giant chest melons, no matter how much he loves her mother’s. But you don’t make her flat-chested either. If it were my daughter I’ve give her like, regular B’s. Also: a penis that doesn’t fall off till she’s 30.

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Surprise! Study finds internet worth a lot of money, is responsible for 4.7 percent of US economy

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Ever wondered how much the interwebs contribute to the Uncle Sam’s bottom line? Thanks to the Boston Consulting Group, now you don’t have to, as it’s estimated the net contributes a cool $ 684 billion is to the US gross domestic product. That’s roughly 4.7 percent of US GDP, the same tranche as its effect on Japan’s economy, but less than the 5.5, 7.3 and 8.3 percentages clocked in by China, South Korea and the United Kingdom, respectively. And per the report, the internet is just getting started, with future growth set to hit eight percent on average by 2016 for developed countries, and well north of 20 percent in booming economies like those of Argentina and India. Hit the source for the full report.

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Distributed Computing Project: Climate Change Is Responsible For All The Flooding

Whether or not you believe the hype from global warming, there’s new research out this week that’s pretty convincing. A couple papers released this week in Nature show that extreme weather is becoming more common. The research was completely impossible a few years ago for lack of computing power, but now with modern distributed computing technology the researchers were able to get a clearer view of what’s going on with our Earth.

One of the paper’s key concept is measuring 50 years of weather data to identify single-day and five-day extreme precipitation. Using this data, the researchers compared the history with eight climate models run under three different conditions: stable climate, natural disruptions, and man made disruptions. The comparisons showed that the natural disruptions, solar flares and volcanos, would decrease it following current trends. Instead there was an upward trend in these events.

A second paper looked at one specific event: a series of extreme floods that took place in England and Whales in 2000. Using the single model of northern climate, including ocean temps and ice cover, they were able to recreate conditions from 1900. Those outputs were then run through another model to figure when other events similar to the UKs’ occurred.

To get all this data run through the different models, the researchers turned to climateprediction.com, a distributed computer project similar to SETI@home. Using people’s idle times as screensavers, the researchers then had the power  to run the programs.

Results

All scenarios showed flooding. With the models, however, the scientists were able to show both how the weather would be with and without humans. All results with humans showed that risk went up 20% or more and in two out of three cases the risk went up to 90%. So, they conclude that climate change very likely contributed to the floods in 2000. Now that we have these scary results, now might be the time to run to the store and grab gallons of water.

[via ars technica]



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Add-ons responsible for 70 percent of IE8 crashes

In a recently published whitepaper titled “Enhancing the performance of Windows Internet Explorer 8,” Microsoft detailed browser add-ons, toolbars, malware, restricted sites, plus more advanced topics such as User Agent String and concurrent download settings. In itself, it’s a useful guide for IE8 users who are having trouble with their browser’s speed. For our purposes, though, there’s some interesting information about add-ons included:

Although browser add-ons can add great new features to your browser, they can also introduce performance issues if written poorly. Add-ons cause most browser crashes, accounting for over 70 percent of Internet Explorer 8′s crashes. Slowdowns in Internet Explorer 8 are very often caused by add-ons—especially when you open a new browser window or tab.

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