Comment Re:I gotta hand it to them. (Score 1) 157
This guy did it with a normal tv and two pairs of cinema 3D glasses. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVJcVPvjUJo
Submission + - World IPv6 day underway! (worldipv6day.org)
Sinus0idal writes: So World IPv6 Day is under way.
"The goal of the Test Flight Day is to motivate organizations across the industry — Internet service providers, hardware makers, operating system vendors and web companies — to prepare their services for IPv6 to ensure a successful transition as IPv4 addresses run out."
Have any Slashdotters seen any issues anywhere in the world as yet? We've already seen some good IPv6 addresses today from the participants. What other good v6 address combinations can Slashdot think of?
www.facebook.com has IPv6 address 2620:0:1c18:0:face:b00c::
cisco.v6day.akadns.net has IPv6 address 2001:420:80:1:c:15c0:d06:f00d
www.luns.net.uk has IPv6 address 2a01:8900:0:1::b00b:1e5
"The goal of the Test Flight Day is to motivate organizations across the industry — Internet service providers, hardware makers, operating system vendors and web companies — to prepare their services for IPv6 to ensure a successful transition as IPv4 addresses run out."
Have any Slashdotters seen any issues anywhere in the world as yet? We've already seen some good IPv6 addresses today from the participants. What other good v6 address combinations can Slashdot think of?
www.facebook.com has IPv6 address 2620:0:1c18:0:face:b00c::
cisco.v6day.akadns.net has IPv6 address 2001:420:80:1:c:15c0:d06:f00d
www.luns.net.uk has IPv6 address 2a01:8900:0:1::b00b:1e5
Submission + - Facebook steps wrong again with Facial Recognition (pcmag.com)
c0lo writes: Now might be a good time to check your Facebook privacy settings as many Facebook users are reporting that the site has enabled the face recognition in the last few days without giving users any notice.
Once again, Facebook seems to be sharing personal information by default, instead on users having to 'opt-in'.
Some other comments and an interesting reaction from Google and how to get around/disable it .
Once again, Facebook seems to be sharing personal information by default, instead on users having to 'opt-in'.
Some other comments and an interesting reaction from Google and how to get around/disable it .
Submission + - 1000 Tactical sensors squezzed on a palm
An anonymous reader writes: The University of Tokyo in collaboration with Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Nippon Mektron Ltd has developed a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) embedded with pressure sensors. The Next-generation Tactile Sensor is made by forming electrodes inside a flexible PCB. To showcase the capabilities the University has developed a human hand which has 1000 tactical sensors on the palm. The linear tactical sensors have a width of 1mm and thickness was less than 0.1mm. This is a quantum leap considering the fact that earlier it was possible to squeeze only 200 sensor points on palm.
Submission + - Is Oracle Holding Back OpenOffice Files from Apach (ostatic.com)
An anonymous reader writes: About 40% of the 69k files are missing. Besides there are issues regarding icons, toolbar XML, descriptions, translations, templates, and many other features.
Comment Wired (Score 1) 431
Found this a while ago on wired http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/07/robot-delivers-packages-through-sewers/?intcid=postnav; it uses the sewerage system already there to deliver smaller parcels seems to be a better idea han digging new tunnels all over the place.
Comment Re:earprints (Score 1) 135
I don’t think this technique will make it to CSI.
Comment Re:Is this legal? (Score 1) 282
Dear resident,
We are writing to inform you that during the next three weeks Special Forces will be performing operations in your area; due to this you may experience power shortages, power surges, slit throats or bullets to the cranium. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this matter,
Yours sincerely
The power company
Comment Already done (Score 1) 87
Australians built one a while back. http://www.flickr.com/photos/highoctanephotos/4569942668/
Comment Problem (Score 1) 29
If they can't find the guy to serve the restraining order how are they going to arrest him after subsequent breaches of the order?
Submission + - CALLED IT! ANDROID PHONES MORE POPULAR THAN IPHONE (discovery.com)
terrortrain writes: Android phones are officially more popular with new smart phone consumers than iPhones, according to figures that have just been released by Nielsen Company. To which I say: Totally called it!
Back in June, I wrote a few blog posts about the many reasons why the Android would quickly move past the iPhone in market share. Google gives its app developers more freedom than Apple does, and the Android operating system is available from many more carriers and on many more phones than Apple's iPhone operating system. But most importantly, Android phones cost less, with some being given away for free with a two-year contract.
At the time, Apple fanboys in our comments section said the iPhones were still better than Android phones, and the reign of dominance would continue uninterrupted. Clearly, saavy consumers disagree.
In August, 32 percent of people who bought a smartphone chose one with an Android operating system. The same month, 26 percent bought Apple iPhones, just narrowly beating out Blackberrys, which nabbed 25 percent of the smartphone market. It was the second month in a row that Android beat out the iPhone and the Blackberry, but the whole chart for the operating system on new smart phones between January and August of this year is below.
Back in June, I wrote a few blog posts about the many reasons why the Android would quickly move past the iPhone in market share. Google gives its app developers more freedom than Apple does, and the Android operating system is available from many more carriers and on many more phones than Apple's iPhone operating system. But most importantly, Android phones cost less, with some being given away for free with a two-year contract.
At the time, Apple fanboys in our comments section said the iPhones were still better than Android phones, and the reign of dominance would continue uninterrupted. Clearly, saavy consumers disagree.
In August, 32 percent of people who bought a smartphone chose one with an Android operating system. The same month, 26 percent bought Apple iPhones, just narrowly beating out Blackberrys, which nabbed 25 percent of the smartphone market. It was the second month in a row that Android beat out the iPhone and the Blackberry, but the whole chart for the operating system on new smart phones between January and August of this year is below.
IRS Servers Down During Crucial Week 93
crimeandpunishment writes "A planned server outage turned into an unplanned glitch for the Internal Revenue Service, and it comes at a very bad time. The IRS planned the server outage for the holiday weekend ... but today they couldn't get the system back into operation. This week is the deadline for filing 2009 tax returns for taxpayers who got extensions. So far it's not having a huge impact since the shutdown only involves the updated version of the e-filing system, and most programs used by large tax companies like H&R Block will default to the older version. There's no estimate on when the system will be back up."
Submission + - Facebook introduces one-time passwords (goodgearguide.com.au) 4
angry tapir writes: "Worried about logging into Facebook from a strange computer? There's now a way to get into the popular social network without entering your regular Facebook password. It's called a temporary password. To use it, users must list their mobile phone numbers with their Facebook accounts. They can then text a number from their phones and Facebook sends back a temporary password that is good for 20 minutes. The service will be available worldwide in the next few weeks."
Submission + - MS Plugs Stuxnet Bug in Largest Patch Release (threatpost.com)
Trailrunner7 writes: Microsoft has released its largest-ever bundle of patches, pushing out 16 updates that fix a total of 49 individual vulnerabilities. The patches include updates for six critical vulnerabilities, most notably a huge fix for some remote code-execution bugs in various versions of Internet Explorer, as well as a patch for one of the flaws used by Stuxnet in the attacks on Windows desktops.
One of the other bugs that Microsoft patched is MS010-073, one of the vulnerabilities used in the Stuxnet attack.
"It’s great to see Microsoft release MS010-073, patching multiple vulnerabilities in win32k.sys on multiple operating systems. It’s interesting that it’s rated only 'Important', because CVE-2010-2743 is being exploited in the wild. Our research team found and reported the Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability to Microsoft when we discovered it exploited by Stuxnet early on in our research. It was one of the 0days used by Stuxnet to execute shellcode at system level privileges by abusing the NtUserSendInput function," said Kurt Baumgartner, a senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab.
One of the other bugs that Microsoft patched is MS010-073, one of the vulnerabilities used in the Stuxnet attack.
"It’s great to see Microsoft release MS010-073, patching multiple vulnerabilities in win32k.sys on multiple operating systems. It’s interesting that it’s rated only 'Important', because CVE-2010-2743 is being exploited in the wild. Our research team found and reported the Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability to Microsoft when we discovered it exploited by Stuxnet early on in our research. It was one of the 0days used by Stuxnet to execute shellcode at system level privileges by abusing the NtUserSendInput function," said Kurt Baumgartner, a senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab.
Submission + - Microsoft Releases Its Biggest-Ever Security Fix (foxnews.com)
Velcroman1 writes: Microsoft issued its biggest-ever security fix on Tuesday, including repairs to its ubiquitous Windows operating system and Internet browser for flaws that could let hackers take control of a PC. The new patches aim to fix a number of vulnerabilities including the notorious Stuxnet virus that attacked an Iranian nuclear power plant and other industrial control systems around the world.
