Submission + - Second Life Ends First Land Program
RancidPickle writes: "Second Life, the virtual word created and run by Linden Labs, announced they were no longer issuing First Land to premium members.
As a premium SL user who spent hours looking for First Land, this does not bode well for me or the users who will be left out in the cold — literally."
Effective immediately, the supply of cheap First Land parcels by Linden Lab will cease. Premium accounts will still be able to own up to 512m of land as part of their Premium membership package as they do now, the only change is that we will not be supplying the discounted parcels as we have done in the past. The website and knowledgebase will be amended to reflect this change shortly.
As a premium SL user who spent hours looking for First Land, this does not bode well for me or the users who will be left out in the cold — literally."
Submission + - iPods making their way into cockpits
Agentscott00 writes: "Apple's iPod has found its way into the cockpit and is about to become a flight data recorder (FDR), more commonly known as "black box."
Flight reports that light aircraft maker LoPresti Speed Merchants is adding the ability to use an iPod as a flight data recorder to its Fury piston aircraft.
The airplane will include an iPod dock connector, and will be able to send data to the iPod for storage.
Although it's not clear yet exactly what data will be recorded, typically that includes system monitoring information and data for post-flight analysis."
Submission + - OnStar Service: poof-gone for older vehicles
ClogHammer writes: "Seems like GM is going to drop the analog OnStar service and is using the FCC as the blame catcher. According to "Click2Houston.com "Attention all GM drivers — that friendly voice helping you get around town and dispatch police in emergencies may be saying goodbye soon.""
