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Comment Re:One Question (Score 1) 967

by pvt_medic (#24276431) Attached to: Batman Discussion
I say Catwomen and for a couple of reasons. When getting the new suit it was mentioned that it would protect against dog bites, and then they mentioned cats in that same line. But more in the themes that this franchise has had with underlying social storied, I think a new flame in bruce's life vs a new enemy would be a fitting continuation for the movie
Education

Stanford To Charge Reconnect Fee For DMCA Notices 344

Posted by kdawson from the your-tuition-dollars dept.
theantipop writes "Stanford didn't like appearing on the MPAA's list of 25 worst offenders. Last week the university issued notice of a new policy in which students are charged a reconnection fee, ranging from $100 to $1000, if they fail to respond quickly enough to a DMCA complaint. The policy is to take effect September 1 this year. As a show of 'good faith' they are graciously allowing all students to start at the $100 fee level for subsequent notices."
Education

Submission + - UTSA starting a Cyber Security Center

Submitted by
nawtykitty
nawtykitty writes: "The University of Texas at San Antonio has announced that they will open a new computer-security research institute. They even were able to hire Ravi Sandhu away from George Mason University. It seems that the University of Texas at San Antonio is striving to make a name for itself in the growing market of computer security. As the article points out,



"increasingly sophisticated hackers have learned to exploit vulnerabilities in, for example, business-to-business deals involving large sums of money".
Is the creation of cyber-security institutes a good thing, or are they attempts to draw more grant money for Universities?"
Oracle

Submission + - Oracle App Express adds PDF and Microsoft Access m

Submitted by Rob
Rob writes: Oracle's next version of its Application Express tool is adding several features to entice users of Microsoft Access to consider migrating. They include a new ability to output to PDF, to make it easier to print and distribute reports; a revamped charting engine that takes advantage of the Adobe Flash run time to make cleaner tables and graphs; and a new Microsoft Access migration tool. The tool is designed to make it easy to develop fairly rudimentary, data-driven web applications where you need to grab data from an Oracle database. It's aimed especially at Microsoft developers to consider Oracle as the next step up from Access, when concerns such as auditability cause you to reconsider whether to continue using Microsoft's entry level database.

Vonage Puts VoIP 911 Caller on Hold 464

Posted by CowboyNeal from the not-too-good dept.
kamikaze-Tech writes "It is being reported on the Vonage Forums that last month when Loren Veltkamp's Chanhassen, Minnesota home caught on fire, he immediately called 9-1-1 using Vonage. Unfortunately, Vonage put him on hold, causing a delay in the response from emergency workers. By the time fire crews arrived, the fire had become a five-alarm blaze. The house was a total loss."

Dell to Buy Alienware? 309

Posted by CmdrTaco from the now-only-one-marketing-dept-will-ignore-my-emails dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Well, looks like rumors are flying, and Dell may have bought Alienware according to an article on cnet. It really would fit Dell well. They are the last big manufacturer not to use AMD, and this would fill that void. Acquiring this company would also help them grow their business to where they want it to be ($80 billion anually). One can only hope that Alienware support and hardware won't be ill effected by this acquisition."

17 Year Old Creates Flickr Competitor 224

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the any-kid-in-a-garage dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Michael Arrington over at TechCrunch has an article up on a new Flickr competitor called Zooomr. The interesting thing about all of this that it was developed in only three months by a 17 year old and to top it all off, the site is currently localized in 16 languages."

Tree Climbing Robot 143

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the bugbot-crawling-its-way-to-the-top dept.
galactic grub writes "New Scientist's new Tech Blog has an article about a remarkable, if slightly creepy, tree-climbing robot being developed by robotics experts from Carnegie Mellon and several other US Universities. The article comes complete with a video clip of it going up several different surfaces."

1 Millionth Unique User Logs on to Nintendo Wifi 76

Posted by Zonk from the rawk-on dept.
MrJack5304 writes "According to Nintendo's official Press Release, the Nintendo Wifi service has logged it's 1 millionth user. In 5 short months Nintendo has reached 1 million users, and had 27 million total connections." From the release: "Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection lets Nintendo DS owners log on cost-free to compete or interact in a variety of games, from racing in Mario Kart DS to community-building in Animal Crossing: Wild World. The 1 millionth user was a player in Japan, who logged on to play Animal Crossing: Wild World." The release goes on to mention that Tetris DS and Metroid Hunters will also utilize the service.

Top 10 Geek Watches 102

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the complete-with-lasers dept.
peanutbutter13 writes "Productdose lists their picks for best geek watches. From the article: "Considering the wealth of geek chic wristwear out there at the moment, we started thinking about the point where nerd-tech meets personal style...and we've compiled a list of our current wristwatch favorites, which we hope will help you channel your inner geek-gent."

'No Quick Fix' From Nuclear Power 615

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the it-couldn't-hurt dept.
humoly writes to tell us BBC News is reporting that while many are calling for nuclear power, new nuclear plants are not the answer to combating climate changes or the wavering energy concerns for the UK. From the article: "The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) report says doubling nuclear capacity would make only a small impact on reducing carbon emissions by 2035. The body, which advises the government on the environment, says this must be set against the potential risks. The government is currently undertaking a review of Britain's energy needs."

TiVo to Let Users Record Shows Via Cellphone 172

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the instant-gratification-generation dept.
Carl Bialik writes "Verizon Wireless plans to offer a new service called TiVo Mobile that will allow its customers who also have TiVos in their homes to schedule TV shows for recording when they are on the go, the Wall Street Journal reports. ' A customer might use the service to impulsively schedule a sitcom for recording after the show is recommended by a friend at a party,' says the WSJ, adding, 'Verizon Wireless executives said the service, to begin this summer, is expected to cost less than $5 a month, in addition to normal cellphone-service charges and TiVo subscriber fees, which are $12.95 a month.'"

Rockstar's Family-Friendly Shocker 196

Posted by Zonk from the someone-finally-thought-of-the-children dept.
kleptonin writes "IGN is running an article about a new game being developed by Rockstar San Diego. Unlike their previous releases, the game will feature no guns, no violence, and no swearing. The game, Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis, will be exclusive to the Xbox 360, and will cost $39.99." Chris Morris, over at the CNN Game Over column, has some commentary on Grand Theft Ping Pong.

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