Oct 27

Alt-week 27.10.12: ancient texts, super-Earths and special-ops mice

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Alt-week peels back the covers on some of the more curious sci-tech stories from the last seven days.

Altweek ancient texts, super earths and specialops mice

If, like us, you struggle to read the front of the Corn Flakes box of a morning, you likely gave up any hope of cracking ancient codes long ago. If you didn’t, however, then your time might be now — as one of the oldest scripts know to man is still up for grabs. Prefer just to observe? No problem, as we’ve got super-Earth-searching satellites, military mice and vertical farms, all for your viewing reading pleasure. If you hadn’t guessed already, this is alt-week

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Jun 29

FEMA and National Weather Service launch Wireless Emergency Alert System

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FEMA and National Weather Service launch Wireless Emergency Alert System

While it’s a little later than expected, the free SMS emergency notification system has now gone live. Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) messages will be delivered to cell towers in affected areas, which will then broadcast them to all compatible devices in their range. While the system is looking to cover over 97 percent of the country, it’s being gradually rolled out across carriers. Sprint and Verizon are both apparently ready for action and while we haven’t heard about the status of T-Mobile or AT&T, the National Weather Service has stated that hundreds of smaller carriers haven’t yet enabled the broadcasts. However, not all phones — especially the more elderly bricks still in circulation — will work with the system. To check whether your weighty cellular still passes muster, hit up the compatible device list at the CTIA link below.

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