Comment Re:Jesus.. (Score 1) 302
bragging that he has a wife and a baby?
Screen shot or it didn't happen.
Comment YES! (Score 1) 1
They are diluting the value! HIBs have gotten too small lately, and I'm finding myself only buying every other one since you always seem to get the previous one free.
Submission + - Say NO to software patents (whitehouse.gov) 1
hAckz0r writes: The WhiteHouse.gov ( https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petitions ) now has an online petition to stop the USPTO from issuing any more software patents. One must register first with the petition site, wait for the confirming email, login, then locate the "Open Petitions" menu to go to the list of petitions. Scroll down to the one called "Direct the Patent Office to Cease Issuing Software Patents", and then do what you think is right. They need 3,428 petitions total to make it meaningful, and has logged 1,572 as of my entry.
Submission + - AAS: James Webb Space Telescope Should Be Funded (talkingpointsmemo.com)
surewouldoutlaw writes: The James Webb Space Telescope's funding woes are by now legendary, but the delayed, overbudget infrared extravaganza has managed to secure an important endorsement for continued funding from the American Astronomical Society.
Submission + - SMK just made micro-USB ports a lot stronger (geek.com)
An anonymous reader writes: If a gadget chips with a micro-USB port I see it as a plus due to the fact it isn't proprietary, meaning I can easily and cheaply buy replacement cables. But the micro-USB ports aren't the strongest connectors in the world, so if the gadget is expensive (a smartphone) and you accidentally bust the port, you're in trouble. And that's easily done. Japanese manufacturer SMK may have fixed the problem though, with a new, double-strong connector design. They started producing them on Friday, and at an output of 500,000 a month, hopefully they'll be shipping with most new gadgets before long.
Submission + - This $25 computer runs Quake 3 in HD (video) (everythingnew.net)
hasanabbas1987 writes: "Talk about “Micro PCs”Well David Braben has made a perfect example of what a micro PC should be like with his Raspberry Pi computer. The $25 single-board machine can run video games like Quake 3 at 1920 x 1080 resolution, that is full HD! The game runs smoothly at 20 fps with lighting and game details set to optimum level, however at HD mode of 1920 x 1080 there is a slight drop in frame rate, but considering the size of this mini giant, its remarkable that its doing this and more."
Submission + - Online gamers crack AIDS enzyme puzzle (yahoo.com)
Submission + - Bots Troll Hacker Forums to Discover Data Breaches (net-security.org)
Orome1 writes: When talking about bots, the first thing that comes to mind is often a bad one — i.e. how cyber crooks misuse the technology to bilk Internet users out of information or money. But, there is a firm out there that uses bots to fight the "good fight". Texas-based CSIdentity has managed to develop software that can mimic the speech patterns of cyber crooks, allowing the company to simultaneously engage a great number of hackers looking to sell stolen information on online forums, chat rooms, blogs, websites and torrent sources. The bots are quite adept at posing as cyber criminals or people involved in the trade of stolen information. The company has analyzed thoroughly how these people interact online, and the specific lingo is recreated by the bots.
Submission + - Apple ProRes codec reverse engineered (videolan.org)
An anonymous reader writes: Apple's proprietary ProRes codec used in professional media was reverse engineered by "Elvis Presley" and committed to FFmpeg.
Submission + - How iPads are helping fight football hooligans (itpro.co.uk)
twoheadedboy writes: ""Premier League club Fulham FC are using a new IP CCTV system that can be controlled via an iPad. Over 63 cameras can be managed via the Apple device, with pinch controlling zoom functions and slide changing camera angles. It's all pretty neat but Fulham isn't planning on stopping there with its tech to help stop football hooliganism. Facial recognition and microphones embedded in the cameras could be in use soon. IT guys at the club are also looking into software that can detect when someone enters a room with a bag and leaves without it. In an age where bomb scares are a reality, this could mean the difference between life and death.""
Submission + - SanDisk Comes up with a Wireless Memory Card (megapixel.co.il)
Iddo Genuth writes: "SanDisk announced today several new products including a new fast Extreme Pro SDXC card, a new Memory Vault device for storing pictures and videos for a very long time and the first SanDisk Eye-Fi Wireless card with a built in WIFI."
Submission + - Google to Honor Don't-Track-Me-Bro Requests
theodp writes: Someday soon, if you ask them pretty-please-with-sugar-on-top, Google will allow owners of Wi-Fi access points to opt out of a Google service that uses their data to determine the location of others' smartphones. The opt-out service will be available globally, although it was created at the instigation of European privacy regulators, Google Global Privacy Counsel Peter Fleischer explained in a blog post.
Submission + - All your reviews are.. belong to your Dentist? (arstechnica.com)
canderley writes: Stop me if you've heard this one. A man walks into a dentist office and gets presented with a contract to transfer ownership of any reviews or commentary he posts in the future. When he doesn't sign the form, he's asked to leave rather than getting seen by the dentist. Is this the new future, because it isn't funny.
Submission + - Big Pharma Not Helping With Cancer Cure (southerntimesafrica.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Three years ago,Evangelos Michelakis, a cancer researcher at the University of Alberta discovered that a common, nontoxic chemical known as DCA, short for dichloroacetate, seems to inhibit the growth of cancerous tumors in mice. Recent trials on human subjects and use of the drug by Canadian physicians (DCA is already approved for other conditions in Canada) show dramatic results. However, the approval is languishing because, since the drug is not patented, no traditional pharma company will back it. Kickstarter anyone?
Submission + - Woman Arrested Trying to Sell Moon Rock (therandomforest.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A Lake Elsinore woman was arrested for attempting to sell an alleged Moon Rock for 1.7 million dollars to a NASA investigator. The most shocking part of the story, NASA has investigators.
