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EB Games have joined the fight for an R18+ Rating for videogames in Australia. EB has announced that in all 350 EB Games stores across Australia customers will be able to sign a petition that will be used to lobby the Government to introduce an R18+ classification category for computer games.
I really am trying not to mention Michael Atkinson in every news post this week, but BFM spotted an interview with him on JJJ's "Hack" program. Gamers4Croydon President and Legislative Council candidate, Chris Prior, and South Australia Attorney General, Michael Atkinson, discuss the R18+ rating for videogames on a segment of TripleJ's Hack, a current affairs program, broadcast on Wednesday the 3rd of February 2010.
Quan-Time spotted this power piggy bank which is a kinda cool idea. If your kids have a habit of leaving their electronic devices turned on all day, this little gadget may be just for you. The Power Hog is a very special, easy-to-use piggy bank that helps children visualize and understand that using electricity costs money.
Robots can evolve to learn cooperation and hunting. What could possibly go wrong? The researchers described "spider" hunting techniques among the bots in which hunters would lie in wait for prey (which in this case, fortunately, consisted of other robots). The hunted, meanwhile, developed a strategy of "quickly (rotating) in place, which reduced the probability of being approached from the sides without sensors."
Speaking of which, there's a bizarre Lian Li marketing video involving a new spidery open-air case. Lian Li Chassis are rare and endangered, and very valuable indeed. None more so than this flirtatious creature captured on film for the first time-- in its unnatural habitat.
Bill and Melinda Gates have pledged $10 billion USD for vaccinations. "We really believe vaccines are great miracle of our lifetime," said Melinda, estimated that the new donation would save the lives of 8 million children in the developing world. The Gates couple also said they believed a malaria vaccine would be available "in our lifetime."
On a related note, those concerned about a possible link between certain vaccinations and autism should be aware that The Lancet has retracted the study from 1998 that linked the two, thanks JD. Since the controversial paper was published, British parents abandoned the vaccine in droves, leading to a resurgence of measles. Subsequent studies have found no proof that the vaccine is connected to autism, though some parents are still wary of the shot.
Intel have revealed more info about their upcoming mobile and 6-core CPUs, with coverage on HotHardware and TechReport. In a press conference earlier today, Intel provided a sneak peek at some of the papers it will present next week during the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco. The chipmaker revealed a few juicy details about Gulftown, its upcoming six-core, 32-nm processor, as well as some interesting research prototypes kicking around in its labs.
I forgot who sent me this in IRC (sorry!) but it's some info on NASA's 2011 budget. People are upset about the Constellation (Shuttle-replacement) program being cancelled, but apparently the news isn't all bad. So NASA isn't giving up on space exploration, and it isn't just handing things over to private industry (it's merely going to incorporate it more). In fact, space exploration efforts will see an increase in funding by several billion dollars over the course of the next five years. Meanwhile, private industry will help advance efforts in LEO so that NASA can focus on the things that are most important (and the long term goals that corporations probably won't touch yet). The Constellation program is canceled but it has been replaced by a program that is likely far more cost-effective and realistic.
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