“ [..] “The 2006 death rates for Hodgkin lymphoma in men, cervical cancer in women, and stomach cancer in both men and women were less than one-third of the 1970 rates,” the authors conclude. In contrast, liver cancer death rates are increasing, as are pancreatic cancers in women, and melanoma and esophageal cancer in women. But, for 15 of the 19 cancers studied, rates have dropped. ”
Winning the war on cancer? US death rates show broad decline (Ars Technica)
“ Ironically, despite claims that not allowing Flash or Java represent a victory for proprietary technologies and a loss for open technologies, they represent quite the opposite. By restricting the web platform on the iPhone and iPad to open, patent-free, technologies, Apple has created a highly desirable market for pure-HTML5 apps. This is, frankly, a win for supporters of open technologies. ”
Yehuda Katz, The Irony of the iPad: A GREAT Day for Open Technologies
Apple introduces the iPad.
“The interface really does look like an exploded iPhone.”
