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Submission + - Whales evolved from deer-like creature

Submitted by

Smivs

on Thursday December 20, 2007 @01:33PM

Smivs writes: "The whale is descended from a deer-like animal that lived 48 million years ago, according to fossil evidence.
Remains found in the Kashmir region of India suggest the fox-sized mammal is the long-sought land-based ancestor of whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Whales are known to be descended from land-dwellers but the "missing link" has been a mystery until now.
Indonyus belongs to an ancient order of mammals that had two or four toes on each foot. Modern day representatives of the group include camels, pigs, and hippopotamuses."

Submission + - Backdoors Discovered on New HP Laptops (eweek.com)

Submitted by

F Insecure

on Thursday December 20, 2007 @01:33PM

F Insecure writes: "A hacker named "porkythepig" has gone public with several unpatched backdoors in pre-installed software that ships with new HP notebook computers. The zero-day vulnerabilities, in ActiveX Controls that ship with the HP Info Center and HP Software Update utilities, expose Windows XP and Windows Vista users to remote code execution attacks. Exploit code has been published showing how a Windows machine can be rendered unbootable if an HP laptop user is lured to a malicious Web site."

Submission + - Google's Orkut Hit by Fast-Moving Worm (eweek.com)

Submitted by Shack Radio on Thursday December 20, 2007 @01:21PM

Shack Radio writes: According to a story on eWeek, a fast moving worm is squirming though Google's Orkut social network, adding hundreds of thousands of users to an Orkut community created by a Brazilian hacker. The worm, which first appeared on Dec. 19, has been spreading through Orkut's Scrapbook system at a rapid pace, infecting more than 650,000 users in the space of a few hours.

Submission + - FBI zaps couple for shining laser at helicopter (networkworld.com) 3

Submitted by

coondoggie

on Thursday December 20, 2007 @12:49PM

coondoggie writes: "The US attorney's office and the FBI this week charged a California couple with shining a laser into the cockpit of a sheriff's department helicopter, a federal criminal complaint that could land them in jail for up to 20 years and earn them a $250,000 fine. The federal criminal complaint was filed on December 13, against Jared Dooley and Kendra Snow. The complaint states that on November 8, 2007, at about 10:55 p.m., a green laser beam illuminated the cockpit of a Kern County Sheriff's Department helicopter, which was flying at 500 feet during routine patrol in Bakersfield, California. When the light hit the cockpit, it disoriented the Kern County Sheriff's pilot, causing pain and discomfort in his eyes for a couple of hours, the FBI said in a statement. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/23237"

Submission + - New MAcBook Pros from Apple, LED displays

Submitted by rfernand79 on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @12:20PM

rfernand79 writes: As previously rumored in various sites, Apple introduced updates to the MacBook Pro line. The new machines are based on Intel's Santa Rosa architecture, and come with backlit LED displays. They can also host up to 4 GB of RAM. And they arrive just in time for the "get a free iPod" back-to-school promotion.

Submission + - Michigan Man Charged for Using Free WiFi

Submitted by Nichole on Wednesday May 23, 2007 @10:55AM

Nichole writes: Sam Peterson II was charged with Unauthorized use of computer access for using a coffee shop's free WiFi. He faced a 5 year felony charge and a $10,000 fine but apparently got off lucky and received only a $400 fine and 40 hours of community service because he was a first time offender. The video shows the officer saying, "I had a feeling a law was being broken but I didn't know exactly what." so he let Peterson go and went back to look it up.

Submission + - How to survive in a black hole

Submitted by wiredog on Wednesday May 23, 2007 @09:16AM

wiredog writes: From Nature Magazine, an article on how to maximize your survival time should you accidentally steer your star cruiser into a black hole.

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