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Consumers May Fare Better With Peer-to-peer Online Lending Web Sites

18:49 19-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com

A new study shows that online peer-to-peer lending Web sites may be more attractive to Americans than traditional financial institutions. Online lending sites enable individuals to lend and borrow money directly, without the involvement of any financial institution.

Chill Out, Your Computer Knows What’s Best For You

18:49 19-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com

Computers are starting to become more human-centric, anticipating your needs and smoothly acting to meet them. The technologies under development leave humans free to concentrate on their real work instead of having to think about the computer and how to operate it.

New Technique To Optimize Computer Speed

18:49 19-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com

Who doesn't dream of increasingly fast computers that consume less and less energy? To design these computers of the future, it is important to be able to control nanoscale strain in the processors. Until now, this strain remained difficult to observe.

It’s All In Your Head - The Effect Of Metaphor On Web Navigation

18:49 19-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com

In the internet world of sites, pages, lounges and whatever else is out there, most of us have found ourselves 'lost in hyperspace', a frustrating experience of having lost track of where we are, where we're going, or where to find what we're looking for.

Zebra's Stripes, Butterfly's Wings: How Do Biological Patterns Emerge?

18:49 19-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com

A zebra's stripes, a seashell's spirals, a butterfly's wings: these are all examples of patterns in nature. The formation of patterns is a puzzle for mathematicians and biologists alike. How does the delicate design of a butterfly's wings come from a single fertilized egg? How does pattern emerge out of no pattern? Using computer models and live cells, researchers have discovered a specific pattern that can direct cell movement and may help us understand how metastatic cancer cells move.

Flickr's Fake and Butterfield to Leave Yahoo

21:51 18-06-2008; source: www.topix.com

Flickr Co-founders Join Mass Exodus From Yahoo I wonder what this means for the future of Flickr? My guess is that Fake and Butterfield had a three year lock up component as at least part of their deal when ...