Comment Re:Bad accounting principles helped CMG? (Score 1) 153
He was probably talking about the incident where Cornell's bot kept hitting the brakes for 5-10 minutes. But yes, MIT was the one that ran into Cornell at one point.
Submission + - Geeks give the ultimate digital care package (tgdaily.com)
not5150 writes: "Geeks are helping overseas troops by sending the ultimate digital care package. Dubbed 'The Traveling Terabyte', the package is basically a bunch of drives in a USB enclosure, all packed inside of a Pelican case. Containing music, movies and even educational material the Traveling Terabyte gives soldiers and Marines a digital slice of home."
Submission + - Electric motorcyle inventor crashes at Wired Conf. (tgdaily.com)
not5150 writes: "The inventor of the electric 'KillaCycle" motorcycle was almost killed himself after demonstrating the vehicle to reporters. Bill Dube, a government scientist during the day and bike builder at night, attempted a burnout in front of the Los Angeles Convention Center during the Wired NextFest fair. Fueled by the "most powerful" lithium-ion batteries in the world, the bike accelerated uncontrollably into another car. There's a video interview (thankfully before the crash) and footage of Dube crashing."
Submission + - Point and click Gmail hacking at Black Hat (tgdaily.com)
not5150 writes: "Using Gmail or most other webmail programs over an unsecured access points just got a bit more dangerous. At Black Hat, Robert Graham, CEO of errata security, showed how to capture and clone session cookies. He even hijacked a shocked attendee's Gmail account in the middle of his Black Hat speech."
