| Science & Technology News科技新闻 Monday, April 28th, 2008 周一, 2008年4月28日 By Roland Piquepaille | A team of Dutch ecologists has found that subterranean and aboveground herbivorous insects use plants to communicate.由罗兰piquepaille |一队荷兰生态学家发现,地下和地上草食昆虫利用植物进行沟通。 ‘Subterranean insects issue chemical warning signals via the leaves of the plant. '地下昆虫的化学问题的警告信号,透过叶片的植物。 This way, aboveground insects are alerted that the plant is already occupied.’ This means that by using ‘green telephone lines,’ the two kinds of insects can avoid ...这样,地上的昆虫是提醒该工厂已被占领。这意味着用'绿色电话线, '两种昆虫,可避免... Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 , , General一般 | Saturday, April 26th, 2008 周六, 2008年4月26日 By Jane Macartney | China has overtaken the US as the world’s biggest user of the internet, thanks to a rise of more than 61 per cent of people in the country using the web in the past year. More than 221 million Chinese were online at the end of February compared with 137 million at the start ...由简马嘎尔尼|中国已超越美国作为世界上最大的用户在互联网上,由于增加了超过61 %的人在该国使用Web在过去的一年多2.21亿中国人在线截至二月底相比, 1.37亿在开始... Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 , , Web Development News Web开发新闻 | Friday, April 25th, 2008 周五, 2008年4月25日 By Lewis Page | An American law student has published an analysis of international law regarding war crimes that might be committed using future brain-interface-controlled weapon systems.由刘易斯页|美国法律系学生已发表的分析国际法律对战争罪行可能是利用未来的脑界面控制的武器系统。 Stephen White, studying at Cornell Law School, had his paper Brave New World: Neurowarfare and the Limits of International Humanitarian Law published (pdf) in the current issue of the Cornell International Law Journal.斯蒂芬白色,就读于康乃尔法学院,他的论文,勇敢的新世界: neurowarfare和限制国际人道主义法的公布( PDF格式) ,在目前的问题,康乃尔国际法律学刊。 ... Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 , , War & Terrorism News战争和恐怖主义新闻 | Friday, April 25th, 2008 周五, 2008年4月25日 Salford Online | Scientists say they have moved one step closer to understanding the processes occurring in supermassive black holes.西尔科特在线|科学家说,他们已提出近了一步了解的过程中出现的超大黑洞。 Black holes are thought to be the feature at the rotational centre of most galaxies.黑洞被认为是必须的特征在旋转中心的最星系。 For the first time astronomers have observed a blazer in action – one of the most energetic objects in the universe that is fuelled by supermassive black ...对于第一次天文学家观察到的Blazer在行动-其中的最有活力的物体在宇宙中是助长了超大黑色. .. Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 , , General一般 | Friday, April 25th, 2008 周五, 2008年4月25日 By Owen Bowcott | Airline passengers are to be screened with facial recognition technology rather than checks by passport officers, in an attempt to improve security and ease congestion, the Guardian can reveal.由欧文bowcott |飞机上的乘客是要甄别与面部识别技术,而不是检查护照的人员,在试图提高安全性和纾缓交通挤塞,监护人可以透露。 From summer, unmanned clearance gates will be phased in to scan passengers' faces and match the image to the record on the computer chip in their biometric ...从夏天,无人清理盖茨将逐步在扫描乘客的脸相匹配的形象记录在电脑上的筹码,他们的生物识别... Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 , , Surveillance, Civil Liberties & Human Rights News监视,公民自由及人权新闻 | Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 周三, 2008年4月23日 By Elizabeth Roberts | Bermuda could have its own DNA database within a couple of years, to aid the Police in cracking more crimes.由黄钱其濂罗伯茨|百慕达可以有其自己的DNA资料库,在一个数年,以帮助警方在打击更多罪案。 Radical reforms through the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) mean more DNA samples, fingerprints and photographs will be collected when people are taken into custody from August this year.激进的改革,通过警察及刑事证据法(速度)的意思更多的DNA样本,指纹和照片将收集当人们考虑到保管,从今年8月。 Eventually, the ...最终, ... Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 | Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 周三, 2008年4月23日 By Larry Dignan | EBay said Tuesday that it is suing craigslist, Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster to “safeguard its four-year financial investment.” The auction giant bought a 28.4 percent stake in craigslist in 2004, but alleges that in January that Newmark and Buckmaster “adopted measures that, among other things, unfairly diluted eBay’s economic interest in craigslist by more than 10 percent.” I have ...由拉里dignan | eBay表示,周二,这是Craigslist的起诉,克雷格纽马克和吉姆巴克马斯特,以“维护其为期四年的金融投资项目。 ”拍卖巨头买了28.4 %的股份, Craigslist的在2004年,但声称在1月和纽马克巴克马斯特“所采取的措施,除其他事项外,不公平的稀释易趣的经济利益在Craigslist的10 %以上。 : ”我有... Posted in张贴在 General一般 , , Web Development News Web开发新闻 | Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 周二, 2008年4月22日 By Tomos Livingstone | A CONTROVERSIAL database that calculates council tax bands according to features like parking space and the view from the front room is to be used in Wales.由tomos利文斯通|具争议性的数据库,计算安理会税阶,根据功能,如停车空间,并认为,从正面室是要用于在威尔斯。 The database is run by the Valuation Office Agency, the Government body that decides which homes fall into which council tax bands.该数据库是由物业估价办事处机构,政府机构的决定,这家陷入安理会税阶。 It is already in use in England, which has ...这是已在使用中在英格兰,这是... Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 , , Surveillance, Civil Liberties & Human Rights News监视,公民自由及人权新闻 | Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 周三, 2008年4月16日 By DON CLARK A Los Angeles start-up says it has developed a way to dramatically expand the range of a popular wireless tracking technology, opening up many new applications for low-cost identification tags.由Don克拉克洛杉矶开办说,它已经开发的方式显着扩大范围流行的无线追踪技术,开放了许多新的申请,低成本的识别标记。 Closely held Mojix Inc. says its enhancements to a technology known as RFID -- for radio frequency ...密切举行mojix公司说,它的增强技术被称为RFID的-为无线电频率. .. Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 , , Surveillance, Civil Liberties & Human Rights News监视,公民自由及人权新闻 | Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 周三, 2008年4月16日 Ewen Callaway New Scientist Long before you decided to read this story, your brain may have already said "click that link".埃文在Callaway新科学家早在你决定读了这个故事,你的大脑可能已经表示, “点击链接” 。 By scanning the brains of test subjects as they pressed one button or another – though not a computer mouse – researchers pinpointed a signal that divulged the decision about seven seconds before people ever realised their choice.由大脑扫描测试的科目为他们按下一个按钮或另一-虽然不是一个电脑鼠标-研究者针对一个信号,表明通风报信,决定约7秒钟之前,人们都意识到他们的选择。 The discovery has implications for mind-reading, and the nature of free will.发现影响心读,人与自然的自由意志。 "Our ... “我们的... Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 , , General一般 | Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 周三, 2008年4月9日 By Lewis Carter The internet could soon be made obsolete by a new "grid" system which is 10,000 times faster than broadband connections.由刘易斯卡特在互联网上可以很快作出过时了一个新的“网格”制度,这是一万倍,速度比宽带连接。 Web could collapse as video demand soars Scientists in Switzerland have developed a lightning-fast replacement to the internet that would allow feature films and music catalogues to be downloaded within seconds.网络可能崩溃视频需求猛增的科学家在瑞士已制定了一个闪电般的快速更换到互联网,这将使功能,电影及音乐作品的目录,必须被下载几秒钟内。 The invention could signal the end of the dreaded ...发明可以信号年底可怕的... Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 | Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 周三, 2008年4月9日 Ron Paul Last month, the House amended the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to expand the government’s ability to monitor our private communications.罗恩保罗上个月,众议院修改了1978年的外国情报监督法案(参赛指南) ,以扩大政府的执政能力,以监察我们的私人通讯。 This measure, if it becomes law, will result in more warrantless government surveillance of innocent American citizens.这项措施,如果它成为法律,将会导致更多的无证政府监察无辜的美国公民。 Though some opponents claimed that the only controversial part of this legislation was its grant of immunity to telecommunications companies, there is much more to be wary of in the bill.虽然一些反对者声称,唯一的争议的一部分,这条法例是其给予豁免权的电讯公司,有很多更要警惕在条例草案中。 ... Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 , , Surveillance, Civil Liberties & Human Rights News监视,公民自由及人权新闻 , , General一般 | Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 周三, 2008年4月9日 Plans for the Department of Homeland Security to launch a new satellite surveillance system is coming under new criticism on Capitol Hill.计划为国土安全部推出一项新的卫星侦察系统是未来根据新的批评,国会山庄。 Last week, Secretary Michael Chertoff said the satellite surveillance system would be soon ready to go.上周,局长迈克尔切尔托夫说,卫星侦察系统将很快准备就绪。 But now the Wall Street Journal reports Democrats are threatening to shut down the program unless the department does more to address privacy concerns.但现在华尔街日报报导,民主党扬言要关闭的程序,除非该署是否更以解决隐私担忧。 The satellite program is designed to provide ...该卫星计划的目的是提供... Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 , , Surveillance, Civil Liberties & Human Rights News监视,公民自由及人权新闻 | Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 周三, 2008年4月9日 WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- The US National Security Agency has released its own version of the open-source computer operating system Linux, which offers enhanced security for users.新华社华盛顿3月24日(合众国际社) -美国国家安全局已经发布了自己版本的开放源代码的计算机操作系统L inux,它提供增强的安全性为用户。 The new software was rolled out earlier this month to an e-mail list for users of Linux -- an operating system that many experts believe provides a more secure alternative to the ubiquitous Microsoft Windows.新软件的推出在本月初向一个电子邮件列表,为用户的Linux -一个作业系统,许多专家认为,提供一个更安全的替代无所不在的M icrosoftW indows。 Linux is open-source, which means the core ... Linux是开放源代码,这意味着核心... Posted in张贴在 General一般 , , Web Development News Web开发新闻 | Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 周三, 2008年4月9日 By Clive Thompson Wired Trolling down the street in Manhattan, I suddenly hear a woman's voice.由克莱夫汤普森有线trolling沿着大街在曼哈顿,我突然听到一个妇女的声音。 "Who's there? Who's there?" “谁的有,谁的有” ? she whispers.她窃窃私语。 I look around but can't figure out where it's coming from.我期待左右,但不能计算出它的未来。 It seems to emanate from inside my skull.这似乎源自内我的头骨。 Was I going nuts?是我去坚果? Nope.不会。 I had simply encountered a new advertising medium: hypersonic sound.我曾简单地遇到一个新的广告媒介:高超声速声音。 It broadcasts audio in a focused beam, so that only a ...它的音频广播节目,在聚焦光束,所以只有一个... Posted in张贴在 Science & Technology News科技新闻 , , Surveillance, Civil Liberties & Human Rights News监视,公民自由及人权新闻 , , General一般 | | Translations 翻译
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