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Submission + - Vacuums Made From Plastic Waste From the Sea (gizmag.com)

Submitted by Zothecula on Thursday October 28, 2010 @10:42AM

Zothecula writes: Since announcing the Vac from the Sea initiative in June, Electrolux has been busy working with environmental organizations and concerned individuals to collect plastic debris from marine environments around the globe. Now the company has announced the creation of five one-off vacuum cleaner creations manufactured using waste collected from key areas, including Hawaii, the North Sea and the Mediterranean.

One Variety of Sea Slugs Cuts Out the Energy Middleman 232

Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 13, 2010 @03:04PM from the would-never-leave-the-house dept.

dragonturtle69 writes with this story, short on details but interesting: "These sea slugs, Elysia chlorotica, have evolved the ability to gain energy via photosynthesis. Forget about genetic modifications for sports enhancements. I want to be able to never need to eat again — or do I?"

Submission + - ESRB clears Rockstar in Manhunt 2 hack (gamepolitics.com)

Submitted by Miraba on Friday November 02, 2007 @03:23PM

Miraba writes: Via GamePolitics, the ESRB has released the results of their investigation into the Manhunt 2 hack. The important bits: 1. The hack requires the use of unauthorized software. 2. The hack does not restore the game to its original AO form. 3. Rockstar disclosed the noted contents when Manhunt 2 was rerated.
There appear to be no plans to re-rerate the game.

Submission + - Whoops! Nevada governor posts Outlook password (com.com)

Submitted by

cnet-declan

on Friday July 20, 2007 @02:50PM

cnet-declan writes: "We already know the federal government's computer security sucks, so why should state governments be any better? News.com ran an article this morning reporting that Nevada has posted the password to the gubernatorial e-mail account on its official state Web site as part of Word document giving step-by-step instructions on how aides should send out the governor's weekly e-mail updates. The Outlook username is, by the way, "governor" and the password is "kennyc". The former Nevada governor is Kenny C. Guinn, which hardly says much about password security, although it's the current inhabitant of the office (Jim A. Gibbons) who has the 28 percent approval rating and is facing an FBI investigation. About 20 minutes after our article appeared, the documents were pulled but they (and others) are still available via Google's cache."

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