Submission Summary: 0 pending, 21 declined, 11 accepted (32 total, 34.38% accepted)
Submission + - London seeks own internet domain
Submission + - National Library of Belarus
mikael writes: In June 2002, the president of Belarus commissioned the construction of a new national library, which was completed June this year. Constructed in the shape of a spherical diamond and covered by reflective glass and chrome, it has gained the nickname of the "Death Star".
Another feature of this building is that it is completely covered by colored lights on every side, which allows for some amazing animations. Perhaps they should offer programming competitions for the best animation.
EnglishRussia has some photographs of the building in Summer and Winter, along with a timelapse video.
Although, some residents would have preferred the money spent on a shopping mall rather than a national library.
Submission + - Nikko introduces R2-D2 entertainment droid
mikael writes: The register is reporting that a Japanese company Nikko is producing an integrated projector, DVD player, iPod connection, and media card reader, all combined into the shape of an R2-D2 robot.
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/25/r2-d2_mult imedia/
http://www.youtube.com/v/N1h6onXX0dM
No mention if they are going to provide a C3PIO unit to serve cold drinks and popcorn.
Submission + - Teacher faces 40 years in jail due to popup ads
mikael writes: The Times is reporting that a teacher faces up to 40 years in jail for exposing children to online pornography.. The images appeared while she was out of
the classroom. Also, the comments in the article suggest that UNIX and Linux users are responsible for 99% of the malware and viruses that plague windows systems.
