Feed Astronaut completes marathon in space (pheedo.com)
A fellow crew member dangled an orange in front of Suni Williams as she ran the Boston Marathon on a treadmill on the International Space Station
Submission + - Poll: Best munchies for coding?
An anonymous reader writes: - Potato chips
- Nachos & cheesy salsa
- Party mix (pretzels, cheezies, doritos, corn chips)
- Ramen noodles
- Pizza pockets
- Popcorn
- CowboyNeal
- Nachos & cheesy salsa
- Party mix (pretzels, cheezies, doritos, corn chips)
- Ramen noodles
- Pizza pockets
- Popcorn
- CowboyNeal
Submission + - Jack Thompson Blames Games for VA-Tech Shooting
Cheeziologist writes: In an interview on Fox News today, Jack Thompson, notorious critic of the supposed effects of video games on children and young adults, claimed that "he [the gunman] immersed himself in counter-strike [and] half-life" and that it was the influence of these video games that caused the gunman to open fire on the Virginia Tech campus, killing approximately 30 people.
Journal Journal: Jack Thompson is evil 1
Jack Thompson is currently on Fox News blaming video games for the tragedy at Virginia Tech.
Jack said that it would be impossible to carry out a massacre of this proportion without training, and that he was sure when they examined the shooters computer, that "training" program like GTA would be find.
Submission + - EMI to go DRM-free tomorrow
FreeBits writes: EMI is planning to announce that it will begin selling much of its music catalog without DRM. Apple has reportedly signed on to sell DRM-free music through the iTunes Store, with Steve Jobs making an appearance at the announcement in London. The news comes less than two months after the first reports that EMI was seriously considering dropping DRM.
Submission + - RIAA offers "Toddler settlement rate"
Dolda2000 writes: "In their next righteous move against piracy, the RIAA now offers advance settlement to all parent of children under the age of three. FTA: "'Our goal is to make this easier for parents,' said RIAA President Cary Sherman. 'Everyone knows that in this era of increasing hard drive capacity and new digital media technologies, it is inevitable that every child in America will infringe copyright sooner or later.'""
Submission + - Perl7 -- 50% faster than C?
Anonymous Coward writes: "Is this really possible?
http://perl7.org/"
Submission + - Pictures of Discovery Shuttle preparation at NASA
slakdrgn writes: "Thrilling Wonder has some amazing pictures of the Discovery Preflight preparation at NASA. The pictures show some rarely seen preparations that are taken prior to the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery."
Submission + - Google Fools: Web Service Through Toilet
Bomb! writes: Presiding over a company with a market value of $143 billion apparently gives Silicon Valley's most famous billionaires a good sense of humor — and a case of corporate potty mouth.
Senior executives at Google Inc. launched their annual April Fools' Day prank Sunday, posting a link on the company's home page to a site offering consumers free high-speed wireless Internet through their home plumbing systems.
