Submission + - Why 3-D gaming might not be as cool as it sounds (thekartel.com)
almehdaaol writes: 3-D gaming could just be around the corner with the upcoming unveiling of the Nintendo 3DS, but there's still bound to be several complications. Here are several reasons why you should be wary of the inevitable revolution of 3-D gaming.
Submission + - Thousands March In Phoenix To Protest Law (azcentral.com)
CasualFriday writes: The immigration debate is heating up in Arizona, prompting (hopefully) peaceful protests:
"Thousands of people began a slow march from Steele Indian School Park to the State Capitol shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday to protest Arizona's new immigration-enforcement legislation.
The march, which is scheduled to wind through downtown Phoenix on its way to the Capitol, is being conducted with a heavy police presence."
In addition:
"Another rally — this one in support of the law — is scheduled in the evening in Tempe."
"Thousands of people began a slow march from Steele Indian School Park to the State Capitol shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday to protest Arizona's new immigration-enforcement legislation.
The march, which is scheduled to wind through downtown Phoenix on its way to the Capitol, is being conducted with a heavy police presence."
In addition:
"Another rally — this one in support of the law — is scheduled in the evening in Tempe."
Submission + - Facebook blocked in Bangladesh (bdnews24.com)
SillyChild writes: Bangladesh Government has blocked Facebook. The reason is: "The decision came after the arrest of a youth for uploading satiric images of some leading politicians including the prime minister and leader of the opposition." Government is broadcasting in the local media that this is done because of religious sensitivities; hinting at the cartoon of Prophet Mohammed (SA). But the fact is, Government cannot handle a simple satire! According to the news article. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB — Elite Law Enforcement Agency) arrested a youth from the capital early Saturday for publishing caricatures of prime minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia. However, Facebook can be accessed by using https://www.facebook.com/ (the secure link). That is how I am accessing Facebook at the moment from Bangladesh. It's just a matter of time when they figure out this loophole.
Submission + - Man Single-Handedly Builds Underground Subway (treehugger.com)
jerryjamesstone writes: Everybody is into rail these days; it is the greenest way to get around next to a bike. Leonid Mulyanchik has been into it for years since before the Berlin Wall fell, since before the first Macintosh, building "his own private underground Metro railway system." English-Russia says that he has been doing it with his pension, that it is all legal and approved and that he is still at it. Gizmodo calls it "inspiring, one man against all odds type of persistence, but more the obsessive, borderline insane persistence."
Comment Thank God (Score 1) 611
Pretty soon we can move on to fining BP off the face of that planet.
Comment Did it ever! (Score 1) 1
It woke me the hell up. When you live around Kennedy Space Center, you learn to hate Space Shuttle landings, especially in the mornings. It sounds like someone dropped a bomb a mile away. I'm afraid my windows are going to shatter every time.
Submission + - Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely After Final Mission (nasa.gov) 1
saintory writes: Shuttle Atlantis landed this morning after flying its final official mission. In it's 25 year service, the shuttle Atlantis has logged over 120 million miles.
Submission + - Security hole in software used for school spying (wired.com)
katarn writes: In yet another wrinkle in the case of the Pennsylvania school district accused of spying on students through their laptops, the software used by the school district has been demonstrated to have security vulnerabilities which could completely compromise any computer running the software. I can only guess the furor around incident has gained attention from security experts which wouldn't have ordinarily been received. Perhaps all publicity really isn't good publicity after all.
This story has been covered on Slashdot numerous times, as different aspects have been uncovered:
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/18/1846222/PA-School-Spied-On-Students-Via-School-Issued-Laptop-Webcams
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/20/1445216/FBI-Probing-PA-School-Webcam-Spy-Case
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/21/2010213/PA-School-Defends-Web-Cam-Spying-As-Security-Measure-Denies-Misuse?from=rss
This story has been covered on Slashdot numerous times, as different aspects have been uncovered:
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/18/1846222/PA-School-Spied-On-Students-Via-School-Issued-Laptop-Webcams
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/20/1445216/FBI-Probing-PA-School-Webcam-Spy-Case
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/21/2010213/PA-School-Defends-Web-Cam-Spying-As-Security-Measure-Denies-Misuse?from=rss
Submission + - Mass Effect Movie Announced (bioware.com)
PanzStrata writes: Legendary Pictures has acquired the rights to a feature film adaptation of Mass Effect. Avi Arad will Produce from Legendary Pictures and Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuck and Casey Hudson from Bioware will serve as Executive Producers.
With such close work with Bioware, could this turn into the holy grail of game to movie adaptions? The story line already has a very cinematic feel, could this add to the experience?
With such close work with Bioware, could this turn into the holy grail of game to movie adaptions? The story line already has a very cinematic feel, could this add to the experience?
Submission + - Clusty search engine taken over (researchbuzz.org)
An anonymous reader writes: Privacy-oriented search engine Clusty.com appears to have changed its logo today to Yippy.com. Although the interface is similar, it now explicitly censors search results of political viewpoints it disagrees with, and tracks your searches, something Clusty stood against.
Submission + - Data Center Building Boom in Silicon Valley (datacenterknowledge.com)
1sockchuck writes: Data center developers are building like mad in Silicon Valley, with seven active projects in Santa Clara alone. The building boom includes the resumption of several stalled projects that prompted concerns of a shortage of wholesale data center space in the Valley. The flurry of construction activity is different than the overbuilding binge during the dot-com boom, which was characterized by too much funding and too few customers. This time, industry experts say, the end of a funding drought has created a situation in which construction is struggling to stay ahead of demand from companies like Facebook, which just scarfed up an entire new data center in Santa Clara.
Submission + - Airship Inflated to Create Monster 'Stratellite' (yahoo.com)
yoderman94 writes: A huge inflatable vehicle as long as a 23-floor skyscraper is tall has become the world's largest airship in its bid to serve as a stratospheric satellite, or "stratellite," according to its developers.
Submission + - Half of the Planet to Get Broadband Net by 2015 (ispreview.co.uk)
Mark.JUK writes: The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has today set out a new plan, which it hopes will encourage governments around the world to move faster towards getting half of the planet's population online with broadband internet access by 2015. The announcement follows a similar move by the European Commission (EC) last week, which promised to help bring "basic" broadband to all Europeans by 2013 and superfast internet access 30-100Mbps services by 2020.
Submission + - Bill Gates’ Imprimatur on Science & 21st (posterous.com)
robertfortner writes: I wrote this (and "Rest in Peas"). The 21st century will look different from science fiction hopes/expectations, thanks to Bill. Gates has pushed malaria and global health up the research agenda, demoting 20th century favorites like space travel, genetic engineering and a cure for cancer. Just look in the pages of Science.
