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Comment I invented the secret cow level (Score 1) 560

by deathcow (#30288154) Attached to: Verizon Changes FiOS AUP, -1, Offtopic

At least I always credited myself : ) My name was Deathcow back in Diablo-1 days, (and thus explains the origins of my name here). For some reason I always enjoyed rounding up a group of people in the chatrooms to visit the "secret cow level". My name lent authenticity to my offers. Once I had a group of hardy adventurers I would lead them to the cows standing around in the field. I would give careful instructions to all of them about where to stand and then tell them to stay put while I opened the gateway. This will begin to test patience after a while. I would then begin to blame the individuals for items they are holding/etc.
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Jetman Attempts Intercontinental Flight Screenshot-sm 140

Posted by samzenpus from the a-jetwing-and-a-prayer dept.
Last year we ran the story of Yves Rossy and his DIY jetwings. Yves spent $190,000 and countless hours building a set of jet-powered wings which he used to cross the English Channel. Rossy's next goal is to cross the Strait of Gibraltar, from Tangier in Morocco and Tarifa on the southwestern tip of Spain. From the article: "Using a four-cylinder jet pack and carbon fibre wings spanning over 8ft, he will jump out of a plane at 6,500 ft and cruise at 130 mph until he reaches the Spanish coast, when he will parachute to earth." Update 18:57 GMT: mytrip writes: "Yves Rossy took off from Tangiers but five minutes into an expected 15-minute flight he was obliged to ditch into the wind-swept waters."

Comment Re:Lecture Fruit! (Score 4, Informative) 475

by deathcow (#29998130) Attached to: Low-Energy Laser Etching May Replace Fruit Labels

>> Grapefruit interacts with many drugs - it can make many drugs way more effective than expected.

> Please elaborate. Please!

My daughter had a liver transplant as a infant. She takes a single immune suppressant drug now called "Prograf" or known as Tacrolimus. The only warning on it is "Don't eat grapefruit while taking this." It makes the immune suppressing power much stronger.

Comment Re:Well (Score 1) 238

by deathcow (#29612419) Attached to: GE Developing 1Tb Hologram Disc Readable By a Modified Blu-ray Drive

> That, and the insane price for movies, is why BD hasn't caught on like DVD did.

Blu-ray is catching on to the tune of 200% - 400% growth for 2009. There are plenty of $9 and $12 blu-ray movies.

> What would I do with blank BD disks?

Store 94,000 quarter megabyte jpeg images organized by fetish and hair color.
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Submission + - Young and Stylish Los Angeles

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Stacey
Stacey writes: "Announcing a New Upscale Boutique For Girls, Specializing in the Cutest Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories from Trendy L.A. We carry Trish Scully, Kate Mack, LeTop, Pediped, Mim-Pi, Baby Nay, Beetlejuice, Toni Tierny, Corky & Co., Bear Feet Shoes and more!"
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Submission + - HP Sees Huge Linux Desktop Deals

Submitted by Anonymous
Anonymous writes: With all the talk about Dell and desktop Linux, HP has quietly been cutting some deals to provide "multi-thousands" of Linux-installed desktops, and, according to CRN, is suggesting factory-loaded Linux PCs are getting closer by the day.
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Submission + - Remote Control To Prevent Aircraft Hijacking

Submitted by
Snad
Snad writes: "The UK's Evening Standard is reporting that Boeing plans to roll out aircraft remote controls systems in a bid to eliminate the threat of terrorist hijackings, and prevent any repetition of the events of September 11 2001.

"Scientists at aircraft giant Boeing are testing the tamper-proof autopilot system which uses state-of-the-art computer and satellite technology. It will be activated by the pilot flicking a simple switch or by pressure sensors fitted to the cockpit door that will respond to any excessive force as terrorists try to break into the flight deck.
Once triggered, no one on board will be able to deactivate the system. Currently, all autopilots are manually switched on and off at the discretion of pilots. A threatened airliner could be flown to a secure military base or a commercial airport, where it would touch down using existing landing aids known as 'autoland function'.""

Critical Flaw Found in VNC 4.1 175

Posted by CowboyNeal from the public-desktops dept.
jblobz writes "IntelliAdmin has discovered a critical flaw that allows an attacker to control any machine running VNC 4.1. The flaw grants access without the attacker obtaining a password. The details of the vulnerability have not been released, but their website has a proof of concept that allows you to test your own VNC installation for the vulnerability"

One Big Bang, Or Many? 492

Posted by Zonk from the boggles-the-mind dept.
butterwise writes "From the Guardian Unlimited: 'The universe is at least 986 billion years older than physicists thought and is probably much older still, according to a radical new theory. The revolutionary study suggests that time did not begin with the big bang 14 billion years ago. This mammoth explosion which created all the matter we see around us, was just the most recent of many.'"

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