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Submission + - DOT gets Between Airline Passangers and Doom

Submitted by

JonLesser

on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @02:55PM

JonLesser writes: "On Dec. 8, 2005, Virgin America filed an application with the DOT to provide air service in the US. Shortly after the application was filed, Continental, American, United, and Delta filed the first of a wave of opposition briefs and legal motions to try to stop or slow down the DOT approval process.

VA set up a website in an effort to mobilize a grass-roots campaign to support their application. A key selling point for the public is the linux-based in-flight entertainment system. In a video on the website Charles Ogilvie, Director of In-Flight Entertainment and Partnerships, demos Doom and claims VA is planning to reach out to Linux game developers in search of more games for the system."

Submission + - Konami suing over news piece on subliminal slots

Submitted by

shadowspar

on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @01:07PM

shadowspar writes: "Konami claims that the investigative news report which revealed that its slots apparently flash subliminal messages was "irresponsible, inaccurate and damaging", and is pursuing legal action against the CBC, the media outlet which originally aired the piece."

Feed Lawmaker Probes TSA Website Gaffe (feedburner.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @12:12PM

A service intended to help innocent travelers get off the No Fly List sends their personal info unencrypted to a Virginia company. Following a post on the Wired News blog 27B Stroke 6, a congressman asks the TSA to explain. By Ryan Singel.

Golf-Ball Sized Hail Damages Shuttle 118

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @10:15AM from the don't-make-me-stop-this-thing dept.

MattSparkes writes "The Shuttles March launch has been delayed to late April after golf-ball sized hail caused 7000 pits and divots in the foam that shields the fuel tank. NASA say it's the worst damage of its kind that they have ever seen, but hail is not a new problem for the agency. In 1982, a hailstorm damaged the sensitive heat shield tiles on the Columbia's wings. The damaged tiles then absorbed about 540 kilograms of rain. Once in space, the orbiter faced the Sun to allow the tiles to dry out."

Submission + - CompUSA Closing More Than 50 Percent of Stores

Submitted by

Zurbrick

on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @10:07AM

Zurbrick writes: "CompUSA, the computer and gadget retailer owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, said on Tuesday it would close more than half of its U.S. retail locations over the next two to three months to focus on top performing locations.

CompUSA said in a statement it would close 126 of its stores and would receive a $440 million cash capital infusion, but it was not specific as to the source of the cash. The company also said it would cut costs and restructure.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2099068 ,00.asp"

Submission + - Tell your friends about Geek Squad's shenanigans!

Submitted by

Kevin_Torvalds

on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @07:06AM

Kevin_Torvalds writes: "Yes, I'm sure everyone here knows about this, but someone doesn't... otherwise they wouldn't still be in business. Geek Squad, the well-known Best Buy tech support guys, are basically just an everyday, run-of-the-mill scam. They claim that they'll fix your computer, but at what cost? Well, it seems "O" found out. In this article, http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/27/142 3220 Geek Squad is shown to have a bit of a criminal element about them. They will tell customers that certain parts need to be replaced and this and that, when all that might need to be done is, say, a repair installation of Windows, and then they charge far more than a small repair shop would, and that without actually doing the job. Spread the word. The unknowing, vulnerable public needs to know. Friends don't let friends go to Geek Squad!"

Submission + - New technique for recycling PCBs

Submitted by

MattSparkes

on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @07:04AM

MattSparkes writes: "PCBs from discarded computers, cellphones and other devices could be recycled less harmfully using a technique developed by researchers in China. Unlike current methods, it can be used to reclaim metals such as copper without releasing toxic fumes into the air. Only a small numbers of PCBs are currently recycled."

Submission + - Ballmer To India: Cut Piracy, Create 50,000 Jobs

Submitted by Pranjal on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @05:02AM

Pranjal writes: In an interview in Tuesday's edition of the Times Of India, Ballmer says piracy is having "a huge negative impact" on economic growth in India. He also cites an unnamed study indicating that 70% of all software used in the country is pirated. Reducing that number by 10% would lead to the creation of 50,000 new jobs in India, Ballmer says in the interview. InformationWeek.com has a commentary on the news item — "...the concern, of course, is that a larger Microsoft presence in India would come at the expense of programming jobs in the U.S. Microsoft employees in Redmond may be hoping that India doesn't take its piracy problem too seriously — it may be the best job protection they have."

Submission + - Gore accused of energy hypocrisy

Submitted by ems2004 on Tuesday February 27, 2007 @01:53PM

ems2004 writes: Former US Vice-President Al Gore has been accused of hypocrisy for apparently guzzling energy while he lectures the world on climate change. A Tennessee-based free market think-tank said Mr Gore's home used more than 20 times the national average of gas and electricity.

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