Tanner is a blind golden retriever whose life almost ended when his owner died. Blair is a black mutt who got shot and used to live in fear. Then they found each other, became best buddies and solved their problems together. More »
from Gizmodo
From Business and financial news – CNNMoney.com: China reminds business leaders of its harsh realities
Global businesses have placed bets on China as a stable source of growth for the foreseeable future. Bo Xilai and Chen Guangcheng serve as unwelcome reminders: Don’t assume anything.
From Geeks are Sexy Technology News: Wil Wheaton Addresses Star Trek The Next Generation Cast
At the recent Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo a rare event happened. The core cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation united on stage for a panel. There, an interesting question was posed to Wil Wheaton by a unique fan: Battlestar Galactica’s Aaron Douglas.
This prompted the youngest member of the cast (now 39 years old) to take a moment and get something off his chest to his former cast mates.
Wil’s character Wesley Crusher on Next Generation was not unanimously received and Wil’s decision to leave the show was apparently his own. It’s not like he has been out of work since leaving Star Trek, however in geek circles, he has earned his own recognition – even playing himself on The Big Bang Theory.
But to hear him come to terms with his position on the stage, and finally be able to admit to the cast he worked with the longest that he always felt like an outsider – and then be affirmed by them – had to be a big relief for him.
This was very touching to see. Considering the show has been off the air for 18 years, and the last feature film with this cast was a decade ago, it is a testament to the fans who still have a soft spot for the franchise.
Clearly this made a great impact on Wil Wheaton’s life and career.
Do you still consider yourself a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation?
From Business and financial news – CNNMoney.com: Oil prices plunge 6% for the week
Oil prices have plunged 6% this week, erasing the gains of recent months and easing fears about $5-per-gallon gas … at least for now.
From Ars Technica: Apple tests Samsung 32nm process on A5-equipped iPad 2 and Apple TV
As noted recently by Chipworks, Apple is now shipping some iPad 2 models (and all third-generation Apple TV devices) with a 32nm A5 processor built on Samsung’s power-efficient “high-dielectric metal gate” (HK+MG) process. These products give Apple a relatively low-volume test bed to ensure its architecture works well with the process, and extensive testing by AnandTech shows that the 32nm process offers significant power savings over the older 45nm process used for processors in other iOS devices.
Apple’s A4, A5, and A5X processors, used in the most recent iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models, are built using the 45nm process. Effectively, 45nm is the absolute smallest size that can be used to create a transistor or other circuit element on a chip using a 45nm process. This also affects the minimum distance between elements as well.
from Ars Technica
From WSJ.com: What’s News US: U.S. Unveils Fracking Rules
The changes aim to allay concerns that chemicals used in a common method of extracting natural gas can contaminate groundwater.
