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Submission + - Bullet-proof sheets of carbon nanotubes (cnn.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 17, 2009 @07:04PM

An anonymous reader writes: FTA: "Lashmore's company, Nanocomp Technologies, is the first in the world to make sheets of carbon nanotubes — microscopic tubes stronger than steel but lighter than plastic.(...) In April, Lashmore had a mechanical multicaliber gun shoot bullets at different versions of his sheet, each less than a fifth of an inch thick, at a speed of 1,400 feet per second. Four sheets were breached, but three showed no damage."

Other possible uses: Shark suit? Bullet-proof Faraday cage?

Comment Re:Great article but (Score 1) 122

by go_jesse on Thursday April 23, 2009 @11:34PM (#27697765) Attached to: How Tor Helps Both Dissidents and the Police

http://www.torproject.org/eff/tor-legal-faq.html.en

Submission + - Broadcom mounts hostile bid for Emulex (channelregister.co.uk)

Submitted by

go_jesse

on Tuesday April 21, 2009 @01:35PM

go_jesse writes: "From the Channel Register: Chip designer Broadcom has launched a $764m unsolicited bid for network adapter and array switch vendor Emulex. Broadcom first approached Emulex late last year, it has emerged, but Emulex broke these off and adopted a poison pill defense to thwart any unwanted bid. Broadcom has now gone public with its desire for the firm, setting the scene for a bruising takeover battle."

Comment maybe try a new company name? (Score 0) 77

by go_jesse on Monday March 23, 2009 @02:53AM (#27295175) Attached to: iiNet Pulls Out of Australian Censorship Trial

iiNoMoreNet

SimCity Source Code Is Now Open 360

Posted by kdawson on Saturday January 12, 2008 @04:01PM from the but-you-can't-call-it-that dept.

Tolkien writes "Source code for SimCity has been released under the GPLv3. For legal reasons the open source version was renamed Micropolis, which was apparently the original working title. The OLPC will also be getting a SimCity branded version that has been QA'ed by Electronic Arts. Some very cool changes have been made by Don Hopkins, who updated and ported what is now Micropolis. (Here is an earlier Slashdot discussion kicked off by a submission Don made.) Among other things, it has been revamped from the original C to using C++ with Python. Here is the page linking all the various source code versions. Happy hacking!"

Submission + - WiMAX and some dirty secrets

Submitted by go_jesse on Sunday September 30, 2007 @03:17AM

go_jesse writes: According to this Marketwatch Article,

laying the groundwork for WiMax has involved a messy endeavor to gather up access to necessary airwaves. Much of the spectrum is owned by non-profits and schools, such as those in Burke County, Ga.
The story covers a few examples of money grubbing with our publicly licensed spectrum that the FCC in its ultimate wisdom of years ago, granted to non-profits and schools.

Submission + - LA Airport Uses Random Numbers To Catch Terrorists

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 30, 2007 @02:34AM

An anonymous reader writes: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is using randomization software to determine the location and timing of security checkpoints and patrols. The theory is that random security will make it impossible for terrorists to predict the actions of security forces. The ARMOR software, written by computer scientists at the University of Southern California, was initially developed to solve a problem in game theory. Doctoral student Praveen Paruchuri wrote algorithms on how an agent should react to an opponent who has perfect information about the agent's choices.

Submission + - Don't swim: Brain-eating bug cases on the rise! (indystar.com)

Submitted by zahl2 on Sunday September 30, 2007 @02:19AM

zahl2 writes: It sounds like science fiction, but there really is a brain-eating amoeba you can catch from swimming in warm freshwater lakes, entering your body through the nose. There is treatment, but you have to get it fast, and most people die. Global warming is expected to increase cases. Watch those noseplug sales increase!

Journal SPAM: Uri Avnery: "So What Abou Iran?" 9

Journal by Jeremiah Cornelius on Sunday September 30, 2007 @01:42AM

From the redoubtable Uri Avnery:

29/09/07

Submission + - Novel method for universal email authentication (spamfizzle.com)

Submitted by

MKaplan

on Sunday September 30, 2007 @01:36AM

MKaplan writes: "Most spam is sent using spoofed domains. Email authentication schemes such as SPF attempt to foil spoofing by having domain administrators publish a list of their approved outgoing mail servers. SPF is sharply limited by incomplete domain participation and failure to authenticate forwarded email. A paper describes a novel method to rapidly generate a near-perfect global SPF database independent of the participation of domain administrators. A single email from an unauthenticated domain is bounced and then resent — this previously unauthenticated domain and the server listed in the return path of the resent bounce are entered into a globally accessible database. All future emails sent from this domain via this server will be authenticated after checking this new database. Mechanisms to authenticate forwarded email and to nullify subversion of this anti-spam system are also described."

Feed Engadget: Blubber Bots float, feed, and make friends (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Thursday June 28, 2007 @02:32AM

Filed under: Robots

According to creator Jed Berk (who will also help save your pet from drowning), Blubber Bots, or ALAVs (Autonomous Lighter than Air Vehicles) just want to party with you, and maybe eat a little something while they're at it. These helium filled fliers contain SunSPOT CPUs, which control the bots and allow them to respond to various stimuli such as movement, sound, light and heat. The floating blobs are also able to interact via "conversations" with cell phone signals, follow "food", and can bellow to one another using high frequency vibration. Best of all, these odd little fellows can be yours to own for $100; just make sure you have enough time and energy to care for them -- like sea monkies. Check the video after the break to see 'em in action.

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Submission + - Yahoo Releases Private Flickr Photos on the Web (flickr.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 28, 2007 @01:43AM

An anonymous reader writes: This week Yahoo put most of the photos on Flickr into Yahoo internet search for the first time. http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/06/yahoo-ad ds-live.html It looks like though that thousands of photos, including some nudes, marked private on Flickr by users were accidently indexed as part of Yahoo's big push to put Flickr photos into their search engine. Some Flickr users are mad about this and there is an debate on Flickr about people's private family and personal photos being shown to the entire world in Yahoo on the internet. http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/44351

Submission + - Unsticking yourself from your security application

Submitted by

Ant

on Sunday May 20, 2007 @12:45AM

Ant writes: "In Scott Dunn's Windows Secrets article, he describes his informal tests of well-known computer security vendors when it comes to subscriptions and renewals. These days, most antivirus and other security products come with a subscription to update your virus definitions. He also explains ways to opt-out, users' comments, etc. Seen in EGeezer's Broadband/DSL Reports security forum thread. Always read those end user license agreements (EULAs)."

Submission + - SCO Delisted

Submitted by Technician on Saturday May 19, 2007 @11:37PM

Technician writes: I have been following the fall of SCO stock. When I checked their stock tonight I found the anouncement of the delisting instead of a chart. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SCOX "SCOX has failed to meet NASDAQ Capital Market continued listing requirement(s)."

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