Comment Re:Realigning NASA mission to automotive (Score 1) 380
I just saw this. This is not only original but funny. I gotta figure out a way to give you props.
Comment Good point - however (Score 1) 2
The estimation by Mike Mann is obviously biased as he has an interest in the outcome. As a point of interest, it's not just the domain.
Comment Re:Not worth that much i guess (Score 1) 124
I understand that the only way a bankruptcy court would be involved is because another court had entered the fray. I suspect that another court had granted one of the lenders the right to auction off the SITE, including the domain name. It was scheduled and DOM files the Motion to Dismiss claiming he had both domestic and international bidders on a date certain. Whether or not the price makes sense, he will be compelled to demonstrate to the court that he indeed did have those potential buyers.
Submission + - Sex is Bankrupt! Sex.com going down... (allvoices.com) 2
nathanielinbrazil writes: A motion to dismiss the involuntary bankruptcy of Sex.com has been filed in a California court. Operational turmoil has put its owner in the doghouse with its creditors, who want to take over. "It's the best domain in the world by far," said Mike Mann, who has tried to keep the creditors at bay. Sex.com is estimated to be worth $100 m. Let the games begin!
Comment Lawyers Put Their Motivation Succinctly (Score 1) 949
"We're creating a revenue stream and monetizing the equivalent..."
What a surprise. As opposed to pursuing the protection claimed, my brethren offer their true motivation.
Comment Realigning NASA mission to automotive (Score 5, Interesting) 380
The budget cuts at NASA apparently keep them earthbound and working on earth crawlers
Journal Journal: Increased Employer Oversight after being hired
Slashdot provided the basis for an article I wrote on allvoices
NASA Summoned To Fix Prius Problems 380
coondoggie writes "If you want to solve a major engineering mystery, why not bring in some of the world's best engineers? The US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today said it was doing just that by bringing in NASA engineers with expertise in areas such as computer controlled electronic systems, electromagnetic interference, and software integrity to help tackle the issue of unintended vehicle acceleration in Toyotas. The NHTSA review of the electronic throttle control systems in Toyotas is to be completed by late summer." We're really in trouble when NASA has no choice but to call Bruce Willis.
Submission + - Greenpeace Hates the Cloud (allvoices.com)
nathanielinbrazil writes: A report released this morning from Greenpeace claims that Google, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft are bad for the environment. Their data farms have a heavy reliance on coal-fired energy plants, causing substantial greenhouse gas impact on the environment. (Fifth largest contributor behind japan) "The last thing we need is for more cloud infrastructure to be built in places where it increases demand for dirty coal-fired power," said a Greenpeace spokesperson.
First Collisions At the LHC 256
An anonymous reader writes "At 1:06 p.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST) today, the first protons collided at 7 TeV in the Large Hadron Collider. These first collisions, recorded by the LHC experiments, mark the start of the LHC's research program."
Self-Destructing USB Stick 223
Hugh Pickens writes "PC World reports that Victorinox, maker of the legendary Swiss Army Knife, has launched a new super-secure memory stick that sounds like something out of Mission: Impossible. The Secure Pro USB comes in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB sizes, and provides a variety of security measures including fingerprint identification, a thermal sensor, and even a self-destruct mechanism. Victorinox says the Secure is 'the most secure [device] of its kind available to the public.' The Secure features a fingerprint scanner and a thermal sensor 'so that the finger alone, detached from the body, will still not give access to the memory stick's contents.' While offering no explanation how the self-destruct mechanism works, Victorinox says that if someone tries to forcibly open the memory stick it triggers a self-destruct mechanism that 'irrevocably burns [the Secure's] CPU and memory chip.' At a contest held in London, Victorinox put its money where its mouth was and put the Secure Pro to the test offering a £100,000 cash prize ($149,000) to a team of professional hackers if they could break into the USB drive within two hours. They failed."
Will Your Next Touchscreen Be Touchless? 121
forgot_my_username writes "The MIT Media Lab is developing a motion screen computer. It looks back at you. It measures light and gestures, and uses those to control the interface. 'Imagine every pixel on your LCD screen emitting light could also be receiving light,' said Ramesh Rakar, an Associate Professor at the Media Lab. They even mention the health benefits of not touching displays."
Submission + - Touchless Screens, The Next Touchscreen (allvoices.com)
forgot_my_username writes: A report on Allvoices mentions that the MIT media lab. is developing a motion screen computer. It looks back at you. It measures light, and gestures and uses those. “Imagine every pixel on your LCD screen emitting light could also be receiving light,” said Ramesh Rakar, an Associate Professor at the MIT Media Lab. They even mention the health benefits of not touching displays.... do you know where your display has been?
Comment FTC convinces Judge to order Host to stop Hosting (Score 1) 2
It is my understanding that a judge has the power to order a commerce enterprise to cease activity if the court deems it so. In this case, a host ISP company runs the risk of jeopardizing their entire operation if they do not comply. The ISP host just cut off IMU's ready access to the US after the court mandate. Making it more difficult to manage and exposing others to suspension of their hosting rights.
Submission + - Global Cybercrime with Corporate Cover and Benefit 2
nathanielinbrazil writes: An article on allvoices details a sophisticated corporate environment provided the look and cover of legitimacy. The operation employed hackers and gave them great salaries, benefits and bonuses in a cube farm. The Kiev, Ukraine operation, called International Marketing Ukraine or IMU has been dismantled by the United States Federal Trade Commission, but its money-maker scareware lingers.
