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Comment Re:Missing option: (Score 1) 887

I would like to point out that the Pittsburgh T is a disgrace of a public light rail system; a poster child of the corrupt Allegheny County Port Authority here.

It shouldn't even be on the list because the line is far too small - it only has 3 stops actually in the city of Pittsburgh, and extends to a pointless end in Library, PA. And it completely misses the northern area of Pittsburgh.

And I have been to and used Portland, NYC, Chicago, Boston, and even Philadelphia's light rail system. All of them certainly smoke the unmitigated disaster of the public transportation of the Port Authority.

Biotech

Submission + - Scientists discover how to erase memories (pressesc.com) 1

amigoro writes: "Neuroscientists have discovered that long-term memories are not etched in a "clay tablet"-like stable form as once thought, but the process is much more dynamic, involving a miniature molecular machine that must run constantly to keep memories going, jamming the machine briefly can erase long-term memories."
Space

Submission + - Skynet Means More Bandwidth for British

pcnetworx1 writes: A new £3.6bn project to upgrade the space communications network for British forces including the Army, Royal Navy, and RAF has gone underway. The first craft, Skynet 5A was launched from Kourou in French Guiana on 11 March 2007. There will be a constellation of three satellites in total.

This system is also not an exclusive project for the armed forces, it is actually outsourced to a company called Paradigm Secure Communications. They work with Nato, France, Germany, Canada, Portugal and the Netherlands. They are also seeking new business in the US, Australia and the Middle East.

BBC link here : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6645987. stm

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