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Submission + - Social Security to award massive network deal (networkworld.com)

Submitted by coondoggie
coondoggie writes: The Social Security Administration says it will announce in September a new award for data networking services, jumpstarting a critical IT project that has been delayed for more than a year following a successful — but secretive — legal protest of the original awards.

Submission + - Colo Company Will Submerge Servers (datacenterknowledge.com)

Submitted by 1sockchuck
1sockchuck writes: Liquid cooling is fairly common in high performance computing and supercomputing environments, but seen less often in colocation facilities. Austin-based Midas Networks will soon offer colo customers the opportunity to submerge their servers in a liquid cooling enclosure from Green Revolution Cooling. Increased use of high-density racks has prompted the recent introduction of several new liquid cooling products for data centers, including the Iceotope "cooling bags" for rack-mount servers and Liquid Blade for immersing blade servers.
             

Submission + - GPS Tracking Without a Warrant Declared Legal (yahoo.com) 2

Submitted by jnaujok
jnaujok writes: The Ninth Circuit court has declared that attaching a GPS tracker to your car, as it sits in your driveway, or, by extension on a public street, and then using it to monitor every one of your movements, is totally legal, and can be performed by the police without needing a warrant. So, if you live in the Western United States, big brother has arrived.
Science

Submission + - Possible Treatment For Ebola (ibtimes.com)

Submitted by RedEaredSlider
RedEaredSlider writes: Researchers at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases have found a class of drugs that could provide treatment for Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fever.

The new drugs are called "antisense" compounds, and they allow the immune system to attack the viruses before they can do enough damage to kill the patient. Travis Warren, research scientist at USAMRIID, said while the work is still preliminary — the drugs have been tested only on primates — the results are so far promising. In the case of Ebola, five of eight monkeys infected with the virus lived, and with Marburg, all survived.

The drugs were developed as part of a program to deal with possible bioterrorist threats, in partnership with AVI Biopharma.
Hardware Hacking

Submission + - Grad Student Invents Cheap Laser Cutter (reprap.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Peter Jansen, a PhD student and member of the RepRap community, has constructed a working prototype of an inexpensive table-top laser cutter built out of old CD/DVD drives as an offshoot of his efforts to design an under $200 open-source Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printer. Where traditional laser cutters use powerful, fixed-focus beams, this new technique dynamically adjusts the focal point of the laser using a reciprocating motion similar to a reciprocating saw, allowing a far less powerful and inexpensive laser diode to be used. The technique is currently limited to cutting black materials to a depth of only a few millimeters, but should still be useful and enabling for Makers and other crafters. The end-goal is to create a hybrid inexpensive 3D printer that can be easily reconfigured for 2D laser cutting, providing powerful making tools to the desktop.
Privacy

Submission + - 9th Circuit: Gov't can track you in secret w/ GPS (time.com)

Submitted by
EmagGeek
EmagGeek writes: "Even Time Magazine Online thinks that it's scary that "Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night, put a GPS device on the bottom of your car and keep track of everywhere you go. This doesn't violate your Fourth Amendment rights, because you do not have any reasonable expectation of privacy in your own driveway — and no reasonable expectation that the government isn't tracking your movements."

"The court went on to make a second terrible decision about privacy: that once a GPS device has been planted, the government is free to use it to track people without getting a warrant."

I guess if you can't afford to put gates and access control around your property, then you have fewer rights than those who can."

Comment Oh go (Score 1) 547

by djdevon3 (#33286300) Attached to: ISPs Lie About Broadband "Up To" Speeds
That's because we're passionate and you're obviously NOT. Where would we be if Christopher Columbus said "Yeah I'm fine with the world being flat", or if JFK said "Before this decade is out we won't put a man on the moon because it's too far and the task too hard" or if John Carmack was content with 8 bit graphics.

We don't just want more speed. We want progress and at a fair price. Because these huge companies don't have adequate competition they're happy to stick us with higher bills and stagnant technology. It's obvious you don't understand technology so please put something against your head whose mechanics involve a firing pin and "make it so number 1".

Comment Re:An Efficient Office (Score 1) 97

by djdevon3 (#32894214) Attached to: Data Centers Prepare for a Renewable Future
I really like that idea. Using hot air is easy because there's plenty generated. It's how to use the cold air most efficiently that is the hardest thing to do. Very nice concept. I wouldn't mind reading an article on it. Have you posted the practical application to a blog or something like that?

Comment FAIL (Score 1) 380

by djdevon3 (#32845260) Attached to: Crack the Code In US Cyber Command's Logo
1st off the mission statement is in corporate speak instead of a motto. The whole thing is just dumb. I must admit their new logo kicks butt compared to their old logo which was posted in CPU mag I read a while ago. I think that article was titled "Cyber-Terrorism: Fact or Fiction". As cool as the new logo is complete with MD5.... what the MD5 represents is seriously lame. Another mission statement? Seriously Maguire and passe'. A motto is definitely needed. Something like "All Your Base Are Belong to Us" is a recurring theme and one that does truly suit that organization. It's unprofessional but appropriate and does strike fear into any electronic enemy. Something of a professional equivalent is needed. I propose: "GATEKEEPERS". It's simple, professional, and somewhat mystic. When in defense; our branches of military are in effect supposed to be our "guardians". The same can be said for our electronic infrastructure. Offensive only when forced into defense. Block and punch.
Space

Masten and Armadillo Perform First VTVL Restarts 94

Posted by kdawson from the warp-oh-point-oh-one-mister-sulu dept.
FleaPlus writes "Recently Masten Aerospace, winner of NASA's 2009 Lunar Lander Challenge, demonstrated using its Xombie vehicle the first-ever mid-flight restart of a VTVL (vertical-takeoff vertical-landing) rocket, a critical capability for the emerging suborbital/microgravity science and passenger markets (video from ground). Not to be outdone, John Carmack's Armadillo Aerospace (winner of the 2008 Lunar Lander Challenge) flew its Mod rocket to 2,000 feet (610m), deployed a drogue parachute, and then restarted the engine to land (multi-view video showing John Carmack at the controls)."

Comment OK I RTFA and... (Score 2, Insightful) 220

by djdevon3 (#32260004) Attached to: Black Duck Eggs and Other Secrets of Chinese Hacks
This guy is a quack. The entire article sounds like the ramblings of a paranoid schizophrenic that has a bit of technical knowledge. He thought some random Chinese restaurant he had lunch in was actually a front for corporate espionage simply because they had "black duck eggs" on the menu. Seriously. That was his one and only reason. He goes on to accuse the Chinese of planting spies in oil companies and Google specifically. I hope he was actually quoted out of context or we've got some serious mental patients for "security experts".

Comment Re:Official Torrent Download HERE (Score 2, Informative) 151

by djdevon3 (#32081842) Attached to: <em>MechWarrior 4</em> Free Release Now Available
http://www.mektek.net/mw4free/torrents/files/mechwarrior4mercenaries.all.to.51.03.01.0017.mtx.torrent

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