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Submission + - The Tech Model Railroad Club (medium.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Steven Levy's "Hackers" at 30: The first computer wizards who called themselves hackers started underneath a toy train layout at MIT’s Building 20. Why?

Submission + - Can a kitty litter box help predict earthquakes? (dailymail.co.uk)

Submitted by Obscene_CNN
Obscene_CNN writes: Can kitty litter boxes help predict earthquakes? A company has produced a a scale that sits beneath a kitty litter box and monitors the cats activity and weight. It then can be monitored via a smartphone app. A NSF grant is using it to see if pets can predict natural disasters.

Submission + - Gawker reporter offered FBI informant money for stolen emails (dailydot.com)

Submitted by Daniel_Stuckey
Daniel_Stuckey writes: In August of 2011, Adrian Chen, then a reporter at Gawker, offered money to hacktivists who claimed to have acquired a bevy of top-secret NATO emails and documents after hacking Britain's News of the World, according to chat logs obtained by the Daily Dot. The chat logs show how the bureau was privy to a media misinformation campaign involving its own informant and a journalist’s efforts to expose a NewsCorp-affiliated publication.

Submission + - Welcome To CodeFightClub

Submitted by rjmarvin
rjmarvin writes: The 18-year old software engineer behind CodeFightClub says it's okay to talk about CodeFightClub http://sdtimes.com/welcome-cod.... The new online programming arena where coders can go head-to-head in 84 different programming languages and templating syntaxes started as an open-source passion project and is quickly growing into a battleground http://code-fight.club/ where developers face off, trading code blows line-by-line while commenters and voters determine who's winning the fight as a competitive way to improve coding skills.

Submission + - China triples the targeting range of its submarines with a new cruise missile (geek.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Depending on how you feel about China’s growing power in the world, you may or may not be impressed to hear that China’s aerospace industry has unveiled a new missile design that triples the range of its submarines.

The Chinese Navy’s existing submarines rely on a cruise missile with a 42km range, however, the brand new CM-708UNA more than triples that to 128km. It achieves the extra distance using a solid rocket booster and turbo engine. On board is a high-precision radar seeker and the ability to link up with a satellite for guidance fine tuning during flight. As for what it can target, both inland structures and sea vessels are fair game.

Submission + - Internet Sales Tax Bill Dead In Congress (itworld.com)

Submitted by jfruh
jfruh writes: Last year, a bipartisan coalition helped get the Main Street Fairness Act, which would allow state and local governments to collect sales taxes on Internet sales by companies in different jurisdictions, approved by the U.S. Senate. But House Speaker John Boehner, a longtime opponent of Internet taxes, won't bring the matter to a vote in the House before the end of the year, which should kill it for the immediate future.

Submission + - Should Slashdot start a stupid story blacklist?

Submitted by Obscene_CNN
Obscene_CNN writes: Should Slashdot start a stupid story blacklist? Time and time again I see the same stupid story with the same write-up submitted to Slashdot about the "gravity plane". It is blatant investor scam that will never work. Should Slashdot just set up a filter for the a link to www.fuellessflight.com or the stupid gizmag article about it and automatically dump it? Should they start a similar process for other stupid or scam stories? How should Slashdot decide how stupid or scam articles get added to the black list?

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