Yoko Ono/EMI Suit Exposes Fair Use Flaw (3)
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Ian Lamont writes "Yoko Ono and EMI Records have backed down from their suit against the makers of a documentary film who used a 15-second fragment of a John Lennon song — but only after a Stanford Law School group got involved. Even though the use of the clip was clearly Fair Use, the case exposed a huge problem with the doctrine: It's becoming too expensive for people to actually take advantage of what is ...
Steve Wozniak Predicts Death of the IPod (5)
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Slatterz writes "Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, better known in the industry as 'Woz,' believes that the iPod is on its way out and has revealed his discomfort with some aspects of the iPhone. Wozniak said that the iPod has had a long time as the world's most popular media player, and that it will fall from grace due to oversupply. Wozniak also commented on the iPhone's proprietary nature and locked service provider, and compared it ...
Brainwave Controlled Game From Square Enix (4)
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zombies-alive writes "Square Enix and Neurosky, maker of wearable sensory equipment, are coming out with a new 'Brainwave-Controlled' RPG. The game will be demonstrated at the Tokyo Game Show for the (Windows) PC, which features the NeuroSky MindSet headset. At this moment, the headset only detects the gamer's level of concentration and relaxation by means of a single electrode placed on the forehead."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Geneticist Claims Human Evolution Is Over (17)
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GogglesPisano writes "UK geneticist Steve Jones gave a presentation entitled Human Evolution Is Over. He asserts that human beings have stopped evolving because modern social customs have lowered the age at which human males have offspring, which results in fewer of the mutations necessary to drive evolutionary change. Apparently the fate of our species now depends upon older guys hooking up with younger woman. I, for one, welcome this development."Read more of this story at ...
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Brian said:
I think this title is meant to be overly inflammatory. I haven't read this person's report, but from what I know of genetics there is a lot of evolution power wrought from the sharing of genes in crossover by sexual recombination.
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Mike said:
This guys conclusion really made me laugh.
David Axmark Resigns From Sun (4)
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An anonymous reader writes "From Kay Arno's blog we see that David Axmark, MySQL's Co-Founder, has resigned. This comes on top of the maybe, maybe not, resignation of Monty. We saw earlier this year that Brian Aker the Director of Architecture has forked the server to create a web focused database from MySQL called Drizzle. The MySQL server has been "RC" now for a year with hundreds of bugs still listed as being active in ...
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André said:
A "crise" chegou ao MySQL?
David Axmark Resigns From Sun (1)
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An anonymous reader writes "From Kay Arno's blog we see that David Axmark, MySQL's Co-Founder, has resigned. This comes on top of the maybe, maybe not, resignation of Monty. We saw earlier this year that Brian Aker the Director of Architecture has forked the server to create a web focused database from MySQL called Drizzle. The MySQL server has been "RC" now for a year with hundreds of bugs still listed as being active in ...
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nybble said:
I didn't know about drizzle. huh
Nagios 3 Enterprise Network Monitoring (2)
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jgoguen writes "Nagios, originally known as Netsaint, has been a long-time favourite for network and device monitoring due to its flexibility, ease of use, and efficiency. Nagios provided, and still provides today, a low-cost, versatile alternative to commercial network monitoring applications. Nagios 3 takes a huge step forward compared to Nagios 2, providing improved flexibility, ease of use and extensibility, all while also making significant performance enhancements. Due to its extensibility and ease of use, ...
Sysadmin Steals Almost 20,000 Pieces of Computer Equipment (7)
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coondoggie writes "Now this is some serious computer theft. We're talking 19,709 pieces of stolen computer equipment from the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. The theft included everything from PCs and printer toner to hard drives, software and other office equipment amounting to over $120,000, according to court documents and published reports."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Ultrasound Machine Ages Wine (21)
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Inventor Casey Jones says his creation uses ultrasound technology to recreate the effects of decades of aging by colliding alcohol molecules inside the bottle. Mr. Jones said, "This machine can take your run-of-the-mill £3.99 bottle of plonk and turn it into a finest bottle of vintage tasting like it costs hundreds. It works on any alcohol that tastes better aged, even a bottle of paintstripper whisky can taste like an 8-year-aged single malt." The Ultrasonic ...
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Erik said:
I love the last line, "I know a certain special lady who is about to have the best bottle of Boone's Farm in the world."
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Megan said:
B.A.
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Daniel said:
Resharing because this is awesome, thanks Nate.
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Aaron said:
Bringing classy to the cheap. Now how much is this thing?
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Rick Dillon said:
This is the coolest thing ever...one step above synthetic diamonds.
Hackers Clone Elvis' Passport (13)
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Barence writes "Hackers have released source code that allows the 'backup' of RFID-protected passports, although the tool can potentially be used to create fake or cloned documents. The Hacker's Choice, a non-commercial group of computer security experts, has released a video showing a cloned passport being approved by a security scanner at a Dutch airport. When the reader scans the passport, it is revealed to belong to one Elvis Aaron Presley, complete with picture. Reports ...
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kramertron said:
Elvis is back! And travelling coach.
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Mike said:
For some reason this struck me as really funny.
Credit Card Security Standard Issued (3)
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alphadogg writes "The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, the organization that sets technical requirements for processing credit- and debit-cards, Wednesday issued revised security rules, while also indicating next year it will focus on new guidelines for end-to-end encryption, payment machines and virtualization. PCI adherence has been pushed big time in the industry to help avoid more big breaches such as the one involving TJX. Those familiar with the standard say it could be expensive ...
Man Uses Remote Logon To Help Find Laptop Thief (14)
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After his computer was stolen, Jose Caceres used a remote access program to log on every day and watch it being used. The laptop was stolen on Sept. 4, when he left it on top of his car while carrying other things into his home. "It was kind of frustrating because he was mostly using it to watch porn," Caceres said. "I couldn't get any information about him." Last week the thief messed up and ...
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Bertil said:
If only this kind of story could make more noise, nobody would care to steal my precious. Please tell all your thief friends I *will* misuse all the information about them that I can put my hand on, and I am creative. Stealing someone's fortune is bad, but stealing someone's work is unacceptable.
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Megan said:
Good moral of the story.
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Eugeni Dodonov said:
Duh..
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Damir said:
Svim muškarcima za nauk:
Spammers Targeting Microsoft's Revised CAPTCHA (5)
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toomuchtoomuchspam writes "According to Websense, Microsoft's CAPTCHA has been busted again. CAPTCHA was surely a logical move for different service providers to fight against spammers, but it seems to be melting down. 'Realizing the potential for massive abuse from spammers with anti-CAPTCHA capabilities, who could use the clean IP reputation to carry out various attacks over Email and Web space, Microsoft attempted to increase the complexity of their CAPTCHA system. The CAPTCHA system was revised ...
Toshiba Battery Charges In 10 Minutes (12)
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Slatterz writes "Toshiba has unveiled a battery prototype that offers a 90 percent charge capacity in just 10 minutes. The Super Charge Ion Battery (SCIB) is capable of handling 5,000 to 6,000 recharge cycles, compared to the typical 500 offered by standard lithium-ion batteries. The new battery is composed of a durable material that offers a high level of thermal stability and prevents overheating."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Miguel A. Arévalo said:
Mooola, esto puede ser interesante para coches eléctricos (si hicieramos centrales nucleares, claro)
Advanced Excel for Scientific Data Analysis (5)
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cgjherr writes "If the recent financial meltdown has left you wondering, 'When does exponential decay function stop?' then I have the book for you. Advanced Excel for Scientific Data Analysis is the kind of book that only comes along every twenty years. A tome so densely packed with scientific and mathematical formulas that it almost dares you to try and understand it all. A "For Dummies" book starts with a gentle introduction to the technology. ...
Working Effectively with Legacy Code (2)
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Merlin42 writes "I recently took a Test-Driven-Development (TDD) training course and the teacher recommended that I read "Working Effectively with Legacy Code" by Michael Feathers. First things first, a note about the title. Feathers defines "Legacy Code" a bit different than you may expect, especially if you are not into the XP/Agile/TDD world. I have heard (and used) a number of definitions for "legacy code" over the years. Most of these definitions have to do ...
Man Attempts To Cross English Channel With Jet Wing (2)
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Back in May, we told you about Swiss pilot Yves Rossy and his personal jet powered wing. It seems Mr. Rossy will now try to cross the English Channel with his invention. The flight was planned for Sept. 25 but had to be canceled due to poor weather. Yves will leap from a plane more than 2,500 meters off the ground, fire up his jets and try to make the 35-kilometer flight from Calais in ...
Eric shared as favorite The Thirteen Greatest Error Messages of All Time (5)
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Technologizer writes "They add insult to injury — and computing wouldn't be the same without 'em. So I rounded up a baker's dozen of the most important error messages in computing history — from Does Not Compute to Abort, Retry, Fail to the Sad Mac to the big kahuna of them all — the mighty Blue Screen of Death. And just in case my judgment is off, I include a poll to let the rest ...
Studies Say Ideology Trumps Facts (3)
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Anti-Globalism writes "We like to think that people will be well informed before making important decisions, such as who to vote for, but the truth is that's not always the case. Being uninformed is one thing, but having a population that's actively misinformed presents problems when it comes to participating in the national debate, or the democratic process. If the findings of some political scientists are right, attempting to correct misinformation might do nothing more ...
Russian Town Puts Giant Smiley On Google Maps (16)
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Toramir writes "Citizens of the Russian town Chelyabinsk calculated when the satellite, QuickBird, which takes images for Google Earth and Google Maps, would cross above their city and used people to make a giant smiley face. A rock concert on the main square attracted many people and everyone got a yellow cape. It looks like someone at Google was quicker than usual to put up the new data. Maybe Google likes the idea of an ...
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Hari K Gottipati said:
Nice.... how much effort they put just to get on the Google maps!!!
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Karpuscul said:
Грязный фотошоп. Реальное фото - без смайлика: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=%D0%A7%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA,+%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F&ie=UTF8&ll=55.159976,61.403661&spn=0.002973,0.009656&t=h&z=17&iwloc=addr
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Ankur Gupta said:
awesome.
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Matt said:
This is really cool.
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Chris said:
Pretty funny
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Lightning Jim said:
Fake, but funny nontheless.
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Damir said:
Nice try. Samo šteta što su fake-ali Google Maps sliku. Event je valjda bio održan, ali ih je vrijeme malo zahebalo.
