News tagged with slacker
Snow slackers can be found around the world
The streets were strangely quiet as I walked my daughter to school Tuesday morning. Baby stroller traffic jams are the norm in our south London neighborhood, nicknamed the "Nappy Valley" for its prodigious birthrate. But ...
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Perfect nanotubes shine brightest
A painstaking study by Rice University has brought a wealth of new information about single-walled carbon nanotubes through analysis of their fluorescence.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Web-radio specialists reel in traditional-radio clients
Like Levi Strauss, who got rich selling goods to immigrants during the Gold Rush, the founders of Triton Digital are making their fortune by providing the technology to radio companies wanting to mine digital gold.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Slackers a drag at work
Sole source of trouble ... one lazy worker can affect a whole team
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Streaming music gathers steam from tech titans, startups alike
The founders of Skype are betting that a musical era is ending - that chapter where people stored their music in digital files on a computer hard drive, an era that began in 2001 with Apple's iTunes.
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Sex can be heart attack trigger for couch potatoes
Sex and exercise can trigger heart attacks in older people who don't get much of either, a new analysis finds. The risk is low, but it's a good reminder that slackers should change their exercise habits gradually, especially ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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New Sidekick 4G: T-Mobile Sidekick is reborn
T-Mobile and Samsung today unveiled the new T-Mobile Sidekick 4G by Samsung. The new Android-powered smartphone pays tribute to its heritage with its stylish good looks and a killer keyboard while redefining ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 16, 2011 |
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The new adulthood: Extended parental support as a safety net
A new study from the Journal of Marriage and Family shows that contrary to popular anxieties about slacker young adults who refuse to grow up, or indulgent parents who stifle their adult children's development by continuing to sup ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Present imperfect: Doctors in training work even when ill
A new study demonstrates that young doctors often fail to heed the Biblical injunction, "physician, heal thyself." In a research letter published in the September 15, 2010, issue of JAMA, researchers report that three out of ...
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Researchers find selfishness can sometimes help the common good
Scientists have overturned the conventional wisdom that cooperation is essential for the well-being of the whole population, finding evidence that slackers can sometimes help the common good. Researchers, from Imperial College ...
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Today's superheroes send wrong image to boys, say researchers
Watching superheroes beat up villains may not be the best image for boys to see if society wants to promote kinder, less stereotypical male behaviors, according to psychologists who spoke Sunday at the 118th Annual Convention ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 15, 2010 |
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