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Submission + - 73-Million-Year-Old Hadrosaur Unearthed In Canada (ibtimes.com)

Submitted by minty3 on Friday August 30, 2013 @10:45AM

minty3 writes: It took archaeologists five years excavating on a hillside near the Alberta border to uncover a 73-million-year-old hardosaur – the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in British Columbia.

Submission + - How Does Kevin Mitnick Hack Companies Today? (eweek.com)

Submitted by darthcamaro on Thursday August 29, 2013 @08:03PM

darthcamaro writes: Kevin Mitnick is no stranger to /. readers. But in a new video interview he reveals how his security pen-testing practice is able to penetrate corporate defenses in 2013. In a nutshell, as has long been the case — the user is the weak link.

Comment Re:The emperor has no clothes (Score 1) 526

by multisync on Thursday August 29, 2013 @06:00PM (#44711259) Attached to: Obama Admin Says It Won't Fight Looser Marijuana Laws, With Conditions

Obama's position does not constitutionally allow him to pick and choose which laws he will and will not enforce

You seriously believe the office of the Attorney General lacks the authority to give federal prosecutors direction on how they manage their limited resources?

Comment Re:-- MISSING DATA SEGMENT --[byline] block not fo (Score 2) 159

by multisync on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @06:30PM (#44701245) Attached to: Scientists Create 'Fastest Man-Made Spinning Object'

did I just see that?

Yup. I saw it too in the byline and user Slashbox areas. Gone after a page refresh.

Submission + - New Zealand Bans Software Patents (zdnet.com)

Submitted by Nerdfest on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @10:29AM

Nerdfest writes: New Zealand has finally passed a new Patents Bill that will effectively outlaw software patents after five years of debate, delay and intense lobbying from multinational software vendors. Aptly-named Commerce Minister Craig Foss welcomed the modernisation of patents law, saying it marked a "significant step towards driving innovation in New Zealand". An IITP poll of members at the time showed 94% of those with a view were in favour of banning software patents.

Submission + - A long list of what we know, thanks to Private Manning (thenation.com)

Submitted by Lasrick on Saturday August 24, 2013 @11:03AM

Lasrick writes: Greg Mitchell at the Nation compiled this incredible list of what we now know, thanks to Manning's leaks. This is an amazing list.

Submission + - Federation of American Scientists president explains situation at Fukushima (thebulletin.org)

Submitted by Lasrick on Saturday August 24, 2013 @10:28AM

Lasrick writes: Charles D. Ferguson of the Federation of American Scientists explains the current situation at Fukushima, and includes some information not widely known (such as the fact that there is a river that runs underneath the plant). It seems the leak of radioactive water may have been going on since 2011; clearly, TEPCO has not been telling the truth about the situation at the plant; they've asked for international help, but it remains to be seen whether they will actually accept that help.

Comment Re:Proud? (Score 1) 1233

by multisync on Friday August 23, 2013 @04:01PM (#44658705) Attached to: Don't Fly During Ramadan

The pacific northwest states of OR and WA should also join together, and maybe they could get northern CA (maybe including the Bay Area, maybe not) to join them ... maybe they could get British Columbia to leave Canada and join them into a country called "Ecotopia"

That idea has actually been floated, going back to the 19th century, but the name usually suggested is Cascadia.

Submission + - NASA Testing Frickin' Laser Communications (itworld.com)

Submitted by itwbennett on Friday August 23, 2013 @10:37AM

itwbennett writes: The lunar laser communications demonstration will be part of the agency's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission, which is scheduled to launch on Sept. 6. Here's how the system will work: When the satellite is in orbit around the moon and visible from Earth, one of three ground stations will shoot a laser towards its approximate location. The laser beam from Earth will scan a patch of sky and should illuminate the spacecraft at some point. When that happens, the spacecraft will begin transmitting its own laser towards the ground station and the two will lock on to each other. The technology should allow an upstream data rate, from the Earth to the spacecraft, of around 20Mbps and a much faster downstream rate of 622Mbps. That's roughly six times the speed that's currently possible with radio-based transmission, said Don Cornwell, mission manager for the lunar laser communications demonstration.

Submission + - Groklaw website closing due to Email Privacy concerns

Submitted by kelemvor4 on Thursday August 22, 2013 @01:47PM

kelemvor4 writes: It appears the groklaw website is closing due to concerns about their lack of ability to protect submitters. It's a sad time for freedom when the lack thereof causes a champion to give up. For some of us, at least — groklaw will be missed.

Submission + - The Guardian Releases Picture of Mangled Computer

Submitted by MightyMartian on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @03:47PM

MightyMartian writes: The Guardian has released a picture of a computer the British authorities demanded destroyed over Edward Snowden's leak of NSA spying operations. The only problem seems to be that no hard drive is seen in the picture.

From http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/21/sending-message-miranda-gchq-nsa

Submission + - Groklaw down, forever.

Submitted by Albert Schueller on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @04:06PM

Albert Schueller writes: The site that took us through SCO v. linux and made sense of so many other complex legal cases in the realm of technology is going away. In a touching farewell, PJ explains that the ubiquitous surveillance by the US gov't revealed in recent months has made it impossible for her to continue. She explains the chilling effect that such surveillance has on the people that actually create journalistic content. This is a real tragedy. I will miss Groklaw.

Submission + - The Tesla Model S Just Got The Best Safety Rating Of Any Car In History (greencarreports.com)

Submitted by cartechboy on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @11:15AM

cartechboy writes: Even crashing into a wall is good news now a days for Tesla Motors. Independent testing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has awarded the the company a 5-star safety rating, not just overall, but in every subcategory. While its five-star score across the board has been attained by other vehicles (around one percent of all cars tested are capable of such a score) its ratings in individual categories are higher than any other vehicle, including larger SUVs and minivans. What's really interesting is that part of the safety rating may be BECAUSE the car is electric.

Comment Re:Uh huh (Score 1) 570

by multisync on Monday August 19, 2013 @06:12PM (#44612103) Attached to: The Steady Decline of Unix

Advise is a verb meaning "to give advice". Advice is the verb you couldn't find

Advice is a noun.

Comment Re-write of summary suggested (Score 1) 1

by multisync on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @03:00PM (#44567387) Attached to: Rare 388-Year-Old Bonsai Tree Survived Hiroshima Atomic Blast

Interesting article, but the first sentence of the second paragraph is confusing as written. It makes it sound like the bonsai was caring for itself. The way you wrote it in the article was correct, so it was probably just a typo. Also, you left the e off "home" at the end of the summary.

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