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Submission + - Man to Visit 788 Facebook Friends in Person (nbcconnecticut.com)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "The 23-year-old Hartford Art School grad plans to travel to visit every single one of his original 788 Facebook friends in person and photograph them — not with an iPhone or a digital camera, but with an old-fashioned 8X10 camera. His project is called “Friend Request: Accepted.” Morin estimates that it will take about an hour to photograph each person. The other part is a documentary that captures the passion that Morin’s friends have for the things they love to do, whether it is sculpting, dance or body building. Morin will set off on a road trip at the end of April and hopes to photograph about 150 friends by the end of the year. Morin knows this project will take years it will be worth it if he reaches his goal of exhibiting the photo series in a New York gallery that can handle 788 pictures."
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Submission + - Hacker Targets Clinton Confidant In New Attack (thesmokinggun.com)

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helix2301 writes: "The hacker who has spent the past several months breaking into the e-mail accounts of family, friends, and political allies of the Bush family has crossed party lines and illegally accessed the AOL account of a former senior White House adviser to President Bill Clinton. The intrusion into Sidney Blumenthal’s e-mail account apparently occurred this week, days after the hacker--who uses the alias “Guccifer”--defaced Colin Powell’s Facebook page and breached the former Secretary of State’s AOL account."

Comment Re:Eh, that's it? (Score 1) 619

by helix2301 (#43181437) Attached to: Samsung Unveils the Galaxy S4
I like how you can use both camera at one that is very cool. This has been something people have been asking for, I know many people that use to be on skype and say let me show you what I am looking at and they had to flip there phone around. Not anymore.
Music

Submission + - Spotify's Daniel Says "I don't worry about Apple, Google" (cnet.com)

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helix2301 writes: "As Google and others gear up to enter the streaming-music business, the Spotify founder says he's staying focused on bringing music to as many people as possible. Google is aiming to roll out two subscription music services this summer, and Apple is reportedly trying again to tackle the streaming business. But Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek says he's not concerned, because his company is laser-focused on music and music only."
The Internet

Submission + - Marvel free comics promotion called off after Comixology overwhelmed by demand (theverge.com)

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helix2301 writes: "Over the weekend Marvel announced that it was offering free digital copies of over 700 of its first issues for a limited time — but the response was so overwhelming the company's digital distribution partner Comixology has had to call off the promotion. As a result, not only have customers been unable to take advantage of the Marvel promotion, but they haven't been able to buy other titles through Comixology either. CNET reports that several publishers haven't been able to sell any of the books through the app since the initial server crash occurred."
Microsoft

Submission + - France pushes for controls on Skype calls (ft.com)

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helix2301 writes: "French prosecutors have been asked to investigate Microsoft’s Skype because of its failure to register in the country as a telecoms operator, in the latest attempt by France to control the activities of global internet companies. Skype rejected the claims, saying: “We have engaged with Arcep in discussion over the last several months during which we shared our view that Skype is not a provider of electronic communications services under French law.”"
Science

Submission + - DHS awards contract for utility plant at the Kansas biolab (homelandsecuritynewswire.com)

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helix2301 writes: "DHS has awarded a $40 million contract to build a utility plant at a $1.15 billion animal research lab in Kansas. The 87,000 square foot facility will replace an animal research lab on Plum Island in New York and will be used to research deadly animal diseases that affect livestock. Funding for the National Bio-Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) has been slow because of concerns raised about and continuous reviews of the size, scope, and risk of the lab."
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Submission + - Tech Guru Warns Of Internet "Disaster" (infowars.com)

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helix2301 writes: "Speaking to Wired’s Michael V. Copeland at the TED 2013 conference currently taking place in Long Beach, Hillis argues that because so many interconnected systems are now reliant on the world wide web, “We’re setting ourselves up for disaster, like we did with the financial system.” Pointing to examples like the Stuxnet virus, US military data being routed through China, and the threat of a massive denial of service attack targeting the entire web, Hillis advocates building a second backbone that would kick in like a back-up generator “when the internet is in trouble.”"

Comment Re:Blame the market bulls ... (Score 1) 131

by helix2301 (#43026849) Attached to: Barnes & Noble Founder Wants to Take Retail Division Private
I agree Dell is going private and I think in time we will see others go private. The companies are better ran when they are private and do not have to report there earnings which makes company revenue ideas secret giving privately run company the upper hand. Plus with private companies PR is better companies like Spotify do not get the bad press Pandora does because again they do not report the earning.

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