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Submission + - Russian Phobos-Grunt probe off course (en.rian.ru)

Submitted by kanto
kanto writes: The probe intended to retrieve a soil sample from the Mars moon Phobos has failed to set course for the red planet. According to the head of Russia's Federal Space Agency, Vladimir Popovkin, the probe's engine failed to start possibly due to it's onboard computer failing simply to send the "switch on" command and that this is an emergency they had anticipated and that could be corrected.

The probe has 3 days worth of batterypower in which time the issue has to be resolved or Russia's 15 year dry run of interplanetary exploration will continue.

Submission + - Dealing with a partially defunct employer 1

Submitted by grahamsaa
grahamsaa writes: I recently updated my resume and checked the web site of one of my previous employers to see how it might look to, well, anyone who looks at my resume. I was horrified to find that while the company is still (sort of) in business, their web site is horribly out of date. It lists a phone number that doesn't work anymore. Signing up for automated e-mail from them results in an auto-reply from an employee who long since quit (saying that he no longer works there). Not too recently, I did good work for this company as a contractor, but now their website lives on, undead, and if any prospective employer looks at my resume and decides to check this company out, it doesn't give a very good impression. So what have other people in this position done to mitigate the damage of a (fairly recent) work history with a zombie company?

Submission + - Apple ban security expert for exposing iOS flaw (msn.com) 1

Submitted by Albanach
Albanach writes: Reuters is reporting that Apple has expelled Charlie Miller, a researcher with Accuvant Labs and highly regarded cybersecurity expert from its iOS developers' programs. The move comes after he publicly demonstrated a flaw in its iOS operating system. Miller disclosed that he had figured out a way to build apps that can secretly download other programs that are capable of stealing data, sending text messages or destroying information. After disclosing the flaw via YouTube, Apple retaliated by banning Miller from the developer program for at least one year.
Crime

Submission + - Woman Burns Down House After Facebook Unfriending

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Hugh Pickens writes
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "The Des Moines Register reports that detectives have arrested Jennifer Christine Harris of Des Moines, on a charge of first-degree arson after the home of Jim and Nikki Rasmussen went up in smoke in the early morning hours. The friendship of Nikki Rasmussen and Harris apparently hit a rough patch while the former friends were planning a party via Facebook and the big event went bust with many declined e-vites, Harris allegedly held Rasmussen accountable, and according to news reports, posted some unsavory items on her Facebook wall. Rasmussen exacted her revenge with a few clicks of the mouse and de-friended Harris. This affront was too much for Harris who took her anger offline and allegedly torched the family’s garage. The family was sleeping at the time but the sounds alerted family members to the danger and they managed to escape as the siding on their house began to melt from the heat of the fire in the detached garage. Harris is being held in the Polk County Jail on $100,000 bond."
Censorship

Submission + - South Korea to block Port 25 in Attempt to Fight S (zombie-storage.com) 1

Submitted by Shoe Puppet
Shoe Puppet writes: The South Korean government has a new plan to combat spam: Blocking (or banning?) the standard SMTP port 25. Only Port 587, which by the specifications only accepts authenticated email submissions, will remain open.

Can anyone able to understand the Koran sources provide any more detail?

Comment Re:BS. Google voice search is 99% of what Siri is. (Score 1) 800

by Enfixed (#37942430) Attached to: Siri Gives Apple Two Year Advantage Over Android

it should be fairly easy for Google to duplicate everything Siri does just by adding a little additional code. It would take them days, not years. I love how the author doesn't know jack about anything.

Agreed, I don't see anything magical coming out of Siri other than Apple marketing. Google has been collecting voice data for years now and will probably turn out something even more advanced that actually understands accents. Given some decent voice recognition I could churn out the rest of the "Siri" code in a few days. Hurray for keyword tables. ;)

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