Comment maglev? (Score 1) 210
Wouldn't it be easier to build a maglev accellerator?
Comment Forever... (Score 1) 813
I would live till the end of the universe...
Along the way I will amass infinite knowledge of the universe, and as the universe dies, I will clap my hands, and proclaim "Let there be light"
Comment Re:Mwahahahahahahahahahahaha! Ahaaahaaa! (Score 4, Funny) 95
standards...
Submission + - Court Rules Police Dotcom Raid Illegal (itnews.com.au) 1
aztec1430 writes: "Judge says police warrants were invalid.
The Auckland High Court has ruled the police raids on Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's mansion earlier this year was illegal.
In a major victory for Dotcom's legal team in both its New Zealand and pending US court cases, presiding judge Justice Helen Winkelmann found the raid, which saw luxury cars and bank accounts seized, was based on faulty warrants and effectively unlawful.
The warrants, she said, "fell well short" of sufficiently describing the related offences.
“They were general warrants, and as such, are invalid,” she said in her judgment"
The Auckland High Court has ruled the police raids on Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's mansion earlier this year was illegal.
In a major victory for Dotcom's legal team in both its New Zealand and pending US court cases, presiding judge Justice Helen Winkelmann found the raid, which saw luxury cars and bank accounts seized, was based on faulty warrants and effectively unlawful.
The warrants, she said, "fell well short" of sufficiently describing the related offences.
“They were general warrants, and as such, are invalid,” she said in her judgment"
Submission + - Woman arrested for speed trap warning (wdam.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Woman gets arrested for warning drivers of a speed trap ahead. Her crime? "Obstructing justice."
Submission + - Iran under cyber-attack! (again!) (itnews.com.au)
aztec1430 writes: ""As Flame's power grows.
Iran has detected a planned "massive cyber attack" against its nuclear facilities, state television said on Thursday.
Iran's Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi said the US, Israel and Britain had planned the attack.
The alleged attack came after recent talks with major powers failed to resolve a row over Tehran's disputed nuclear activities.
"Based on obtained information, America and the Zionist regime (Israel) along with the MI6 planned an operation to launch a massive cyber attack against Iran's facilities following the meeting between Iran and the P5+1 in Moscow," Iran's English-language Press TV quoted Moslehi as saying.
"They still seek to carry out the plan, but we have taken necessary measures.""
Iran has detected a planned "massive cyber attack" against its nuclear facilities, state television said on Thursday.
Iran's Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi said the US, Israel and Britain had planned the attack.
The alleged attack came after recent talks with major powers failed to resolve a row over Tehran's disputed nuclear activities.
"Based on obtained information, America and the Zionist regime (Israel) along with the MI6 planned an operation to launch a massive cyber attack against Iran's facilities following the meeting between Iran and the P5+1 in Moscow," Iran's English-language Press TV quoted Moslehi as saying.
"They still seek to carry out the plan, but we have taken necessary measures.""
Comment Re:Not necessarily weaponizable.... (Score 1) 120
Mining Laser? But I don't want to retrofit my Cobra Mk3 again... I've got it just the way I like it... the Thargoids are no threat to me...
Comment Re:I bet (Score 1) 440
Thank god it wasn't Chuck Norris...
Submission + - Microsoft settles over Aussie-invented patent (itnews.com.au) 1
aztec1430 writes: The Australian inventor behind an eight-year patent battle with Microsoft has welcomed the software giant’s settlement with the Singapore company he founded.
After countless court battles in the US and several overturned judgments, Microsoft and Uniloc this week reached a “final and mutually agreeable resolution”, according to a spokesman for the company.
After countless court battles in the US and several overturned judgments, Microsoft and Uniloc this week reached a “final and mutually agreeable resolution”, according to a spokesman for the company.
Comment Re:The Killing Star (Score 1) 534
That's likely to be the case here for some time to come...
Comment Re:The Killing Star (Score 1) 534
The facts of relativistic bombardment: A missile approaching at a speed close to that of light is hard to detect, leaves very little time to react, is next to impossible to intercept, and is utterly devastating on impact. In short, once a civilization has achieved the technological level necessary for relativistic bombardment it can erase a neighboring civilization in a single strike.
Comment The Killing Star (Score 1) 534
The Killing Star is a hard science fiction novel by Charles R. Pellegrino and George Zebrowski - it covers quite easily how to rid the galaxy of us human scum...
Relativistic kinetic weapons - stand back and watch the fireworks...
(Damn good, if hard reading SciFi)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killing_Star
Comment Dr Who (Score 1) 175
Why does Zimbardo look like the Master?
Submission + - Hackers breach Sony's password reset system (itnews.com.au)
aztec1430 writes: Here we go again...
Sony's PlayStation Network is under fire again, with a new security breach hitting the beleaguered company.
Just days after the network was resurrected following a massive data breach, there is mounting evidence that hackers have circumvented protections put in place via a password reset page.
Sony's PlayStation Network is under fire again, with a new security breach hitting the beleaguered company.
Just days after the network was resurrected following a massive data breach, there is mounting evidence that hackers have circumvented protections put in place via a password reset page.
Submission + - 3D model of Osama Compound used for training (matei.org)
An anonymous reader writes: Wired’s Dangerroom reports on the amazingly fast transformation of Osama’s last known lair into a recruiting and training ground for the US special forces:
