Random Surfing This Week

Autism disorders affecting 1 in 150

The number of children who have an autism disorder — as many as 1 in every 150 — is significantly higher than previously thought, according to a new federal report being billed as the most complete assessment to date.

Quantum Computers: Unimaginably Powerful, Also Kinda Hot

The British tech rag linked to here says that the new machine "can carry out 64,000 calculations simultaneously (in parallel 'universes')." There cannot be enough scare quotes/scare parentheses around that last phrase to make me comfortable with it.

Tulsans Saving Meadow Gold Landmark

Randomly stacked around the shop floor of Claude Neon Federal Signs (CNF Signs), among the shiny painted metal boxes holding high-tech, state-of-the-art, computer driven electronic message center signs, are numerous very old, very large, handmade metal and porcelain letters in various stages of deterioration. Arranged correctly they spell "Meadow Gold" and they represent a Tulsa historic treasure. ...

Dollar Thrifty cutting jobs here

Up to 200 Tulsa call-center positions are being outsourced to a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based company.

Apple to Vista upgraders: 'Wait'

Apple has told iTunes users to "wait" before upgrading their computers to Microsoft Windows Vista, saying its music software may not work properly.

Klan growing, fed by anti-immigrant feelings, report says

The Ku Klux Klan has rebounded by exploiting current hot-button issues, especially immigration, according to a new report released by the Anti-Defamation League.

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