“Soy un hacker.” La frase la pronuncia, sin titubeos, Pekka Himanen, un finlandés de 39 años que publicó, en 2001, La ética del hacker y el espíritu de la era de la información , un libro fundacional en su análisis de lo que significa la tecnología moderna en nuestra sociedad, y la influencia que tendrán los hackers en la sociedad futura.La entrevista está por comenzar. El punto de encuentro es un...
Lady Gaga buys Michael Jackson’s costumes at auction
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop star Lady Gaga purchased 55 items belonging to late singer Michael Jackson in a weekend auction that raised more than $ 5 million, a portion of which will be donated to charity, Julien’s Auctions said.The auction, held in Beverly Hills, showcased 465 lots of items spanning Jackson’s career through the years, including costumes and props used on tour and in music videos.Highlights...
Extended Use of Breast Cancer Drug Suggested
Label: HealthThe widely prescribed drug tamoxifen already plays a major role in reducing the risk of death from breast cancer. But a new study suggests that women should be taking the drug for twice as long as is now customary, a finding that could upend the standard that has been in place for about 15 years. In the study, patients who continued taking tamoxifen for 10 years were less likely to have...
South Loop residents oppose DePaul arena
Label: Business The prospect of a DePaul University men's basketball arena being constructed on land just north of McCormick Place is drawing...
Dec
04
Off-duty cop among 11 shot in Chicago overnight
Label: World At least 11 people were shot and wounded across Chicago overnight, including five people in front of a currency exchange and...
Student group to go to court over Facebook privacy policy
Label: TechnologyVIENNA (Reuters) – An Austrian student group plans to go to court in a bid to make Facebook Inc, the world’s biggest social network, do more to protect the privacy of its hundreds of millions of members.Campaign group europe-v-facebook, which has been lobbying for better data protection by Facebook for over a year, said on Tuesday it planned to go to court to appeal against decisions by the data protection...
“Boardwalk Empire” creator on legalizing drugs and making Nucky likeable again
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – The prohibition drama “Boardwalk Empire” wrapped its spectacular third season Sunday night just weeks after the states of Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana.To “Boardwalk” creator Terence Winter, who has immersed himself in the history of prohibition to research his gangster epic, the votes feel like a move in the right direction.“It’s great. I think they...
Generic Drug Makers Facing Squeeze on Revenue
Label: HealthThey call it the patent cliff. Brand-name drug makers have feared it for years. And now the makers of generic drugs fear it, too. This year, more than 40 brand-name drugs — valued at $35 billion in annual sales — lost their patent protection, meaning that generic companies were permitted to make their own lower-priced versions of well-known drugs like Plavix, Lexapro and Seroquel...
Baxter to buy Gambro for $4B
Label: Business Baxter International Inc. said on Tuesday that it would buy privately held Swedish dialysis product company Gambro AB for about...
Dec
03
Hands-On With the World-Changing $40 Tablet
Label: TechnologyAakash2The Aakash2 is available for $ 40.41 (2,263 rupees), but the government of India will subsidize half the cost for schoolchildren. The tablet is conceived as a tool to help end India‘s rampant illiteracy. Aakash2 will bring school-age children connectivity and unprecidented access to books.Click here to view this gallery.[More from Mashable: Zynga Holiday Campaign Turns Virtual Goods Into Real-World...
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