Comment Re:Missing option... (Score 1) 1148
I cant believe that noone has said anything about Eagle 5... (Spaceballs)
Campaign Sites Full of Vulnerabilities 36
An anonymous reader writes "Bloggers have been buzzing about the new wave of "Web 2.0" campaign sites, but it seems that a lot of presidential candidates haven't bothered to protect themselves from cross-site scripting attacks. A blogger has found a collection of XSS vulnerabilities including the websites of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, John Cox, Newt Gingrich, Tom Tancredo, the Democratic National Committee, and even a surprise from Whitehouse.gov. Some of the holes are low-risk, but others would allow a user's accounts on the affected website to be compromised. A victim would simply have to click on a maliciously crafted link that appears to lead to the candidate's site."
Submission + - Rosetta probe reveals Martian cloud systems
MattSparkes writes: "The ESA's Rosetta probe swooped around Mars on Sunday, completing a key manoeuvre in its 10-year mission to land on a distant comet. The 3-tonne probe came within 155 miles of the planet's surface, and took some incredible images that reveal cloud systems on the planet. "At this time of the Martian year, a large fraction of Mars' atmosphere is evaporating from the southern polar cap and will migrate to the northern polar cap during nothern winter. Over most of the Martian disk one can see large cloud systems.""
Submission + - Metasploit running on embedded devices
An anonymous reader writes: Its seems that security researcher David Maynor has gotten the popular open source security tool Metasploit to run on the Nokia N800 internet tablet. Since the N800 runs uses Linux as its OS all that was required was a ruby interpreter. Maynor shows pictures of breaking into a Windows 2000 machine from the N800.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=54
Bacteria To Protect Against Quakes 81
Roland Piquepaille writes "If you live near the sea, chances are high that your home is built over sandy soil. And if an earthquake strikes, deep and sandy soils can turn to liquid with disastrous consequences for the buildings built above them. Now, US researchers have found a way to use bacteria to steady buildings against earthquakes by turning these sandy soils into rocks. 'Starting from a sand pile, you turn it back into sandstone,' the chief researcher explained. It is already possible to inject chemicals into the ground to reinforce it, but this technique can have toxic effects on soil and water. In contrast, the use of common bacteria to 'cement' sands has no harmful effects on the environment. So far this method is limited to labs and the researchers are working on scaling their technique. Here are more references and a picture showing how unstable ground can aggravate the consequences of an earthquake."
Submission + - Windows for warships nearly ready.....
mattaw writes: The Register is carrying the sanest and balanced article on Windows deployment in UK warships that I have read to date in the public domain.
As an ex-naval bod myself we have long considered that this is potentially a REAL problem. The main issues are the huge amount of unrelated code that is imported with the kernel and the need for incredibly fast response times.
As an ex-naval bod myself we have long considered that this is potentially a REAL problem. The main issues are the huge amount of unrelated code that is imported with the kernel and the need for incredibly fast response times.
Submission + - XPS Notebook Torn-Apart and Overclocked
Pelly writes: "For those who are interested in seeing the inner-workings of Dell's latest XPS M1710 flagship notebook, Hot Hardware has taken the time to rip the system apart and photograph the hardware for your viewing pleasure. In addition, there's some amusing overclocking attempts which utilize the sub-zero temperatures of New Hampshire's winter weather to provide an interesting spin on the review."
Submission + - Ontario pulls subliminal gambling machines
davecb writes: "Gambling machines made by a particular vendor have been
pulled from Ontario
casinos: it turns out that instead of a random sequence of
cards shown before the (hopefully!) random result, every
machine displays a 5-card maximum jackpot for just long enough
to be recognizable.
Does this remind you, perhaps, of voting machines made by a certain video-gambling-machine vendor?"
Does this remind you, perhaps, of voting machines made by a certain video-gambling-machine vendor?"
Sun Releases ODF plugin for Microsoft Office 50
Verunks writes "Microsoft Word users now can easily import and export to the OpenDocument Format. The StarOffice 8 Conversion Technology Preview, a plug-in for Microsoft Word 2003 that allows users of Microsoft Word 2003 to read, edit and save to the OpenDocument Format (ODF) is now available"
Creative Commons v3.0 Launched 39
An anonymous reader writes "Creative Commons announced the release of its licenses on Friday 23 Feb 2007. Changes include "Clarifications Negotiated With Debian and MIT", CC-BY-SA "compatibility structure", endorsement control, etc."
Tricking Vista's UAC To Hide Malware 221
Vista's User Account Control, love it or hate it, represents a barrier against unwanted software getting run on users' computers. A Symantec researcher has found a simple way to spoof UAC and says that it shouldn't be completely trusted. The trick is to disguise the UAC warning dialog in the color associated with alerts generated by Windows itself.
Submission + - IRS Pressures eBay to Provide User Earnings Data
JeremyDuffy writes: "Ars Technica has an article about the IRS wanting eBay to turn over information on its users' earnings.
This pretty much sums up the issue:
And,With so many people making part or all of their living through eBay, the government wants its cut. This isn't an issue of any new taxes, but an attempt to collect the income tax that is already required. Because eBay does not report information about its sellers to the government, income reporting is left up to individuals, and the temptation not to list eBay revenue as income can be a strong one — and in some cases, it's not always clear when one has to do so.
To me this seems like one of those things you know is wrong, even if you can't articulate exactly why. Second Lifers, and Warcrafters beware."eBay isn't the only Internet business that has been feeling the heat in recent months. The government is also considering how to apply tax laws to virtual worlds and goods, and it faces some of the same problems that it does with eBay. While some sellers can make a good living out of hawking such items, few report the profits as taxable income, and Uncle Sam wants its cut.
Submission + - Gamer creates auto-"play" robot for the 36
root_42 writes: As the BBC reports US gamer David Harr created a small device to restart games of Perfect Dark Zero for him. As a devote gamer he collected all achievement points, except for the final 60. Those could only be achieved by playing 2,000 offline games of Perfect Dark Zero. So he just built a "robot" that pushed the buttons so as to start and re-start the games, instead of him, which would have taken 40 hours in front of the Xbox.
Submission + - Iran launches space rocket
Submission + - 3D3 Solutions releases free 3D scanner
3d3 Solutions writes: "Free FlexScan3D
Lite Offers No Cost Entry Into 3D
Scanning
Arizona based, 3D3 Solutions, an innovative 3D scanner development company announces the availability of FlexScan3D Lite, a free version of it's 3D scanner to enable individuals and companies to capture real world objects with no investment in a high end scanner.
Phoenix, AZ February 27, 2007 — 3D3 Solutions announces the availability of the FlexScan3D Lite, a free software-based 3D scanner that enables users to plug in a projector and a digital camera to generate 3D models of real world objects. This no-cost solution opens the door to many who want to get into 3D scanning but have been unable to make the investment.
It is available for free downloading on the 3D3 Solutions website: http://www.3d3solutions.com/try.php and it is also available on its partner website Reverse Modeling: http://www.reversemodeling.com/try.html
FlexScan3D Lite is being used by many students and companies and is viewed as a money saving solution that requires no cash investment to get started with 3D scanning.
The Lite edition of the software features the core functionality from the commercial and academic versions of FlexScan3D:
FlexScan3D represents the next evolution in the 3D scanning market that requires a more cost effective solution for a mainstream audience. The full version of FlexScan3D can be used to quickly capture objects to create a 3D digital model for use in a variety of disciplines including engineering, research & development, architectural reconstruction, medical and dental reconstruction, games, art, and other applications.
3D3 Solutions has recently expanded its offering of FlexScan3D to include: Academic Licensing, Student Personal Editions, FlexScan3D Core System, and bundled solutions with GSI to create a watertight mesh. It is also offering a FlexScan3D-rapidformXOR bundle, through its partner Reverse Modeling for users that want to create parametric Cad models from scan data.
FlexScan3D packages are available worldwide from 3D3 Solutions and Reverse Modeling, it's US reseller. For more detailed pricing information or restrictions on licensing, and to learn more about the innovative FlexScan3D scanner, please visit http://www.3d3solutions.com or call 800-732-6010 in North America.
About 3D3 Solutions
3D3 Solutions is the developer of FlexScan3D, a 3D scanner that lets anyone capture digital 3d models directly from physical objects in seconds. 3D3 Solutions' novel approach to 3D scanning makes it an attractive option for those who have been looking for a powerful and cost effective 3D scanning solution. To find out more about how 3D3 Solutions can meet your digitalizing needs, visit http://www.3d3Solutions.com
About Reverse Modeling
Reverse Modeling, based in Los Angeles, CA, provides a suite of 3D scanning hardware, software and services to solve complex modeling problems. We specialize in the conversion of physical objects into 3D computer models. 3D scanning is widely used in the reproduction of architectural artifacts, pre and post medical and dental reconstruction, reverse engineering, legacy data update, quality inspection, rapid prototyping, animation, and various other applications. To learn more about Reverse Modeling, and to find pricing information please visit the company's website at http://www.reversemodeling.com
Contact information:
3D3 Solutions
info@3d3Solutions.com
http://www.3d3Solutions.com
Contact information:
Reverse Modeling
PO Box 4760
Covina, CA 91723
800-732-6010
http://www.reversemodeling.com
###"
Arizona based, 3D3 Solutions, an innovative 3D scanner development company announces the availability of FlexScan3D Lite, a free version of it's 3D scanner to enable individuals and companies to capture real world objects with no investment in a high end scanner.
Phoenix, AZ February 27, 2007 — 3D3 Solutions announces the availability of the FlexScan3D Lite, a free software-based 3D scanner that enables users to plug in a projector and a digital camera to generate 3D models of real world objects. This no-cost solution opens the door to many who want to get into 3D scanning but have been unable to make the investment.
It is available for free downloading on the 3D3 Solutions website: http://www.3d3solutions.com/try.php and it is also available on its partner website Reverse Modeling: http://www.reversemodeling.com/try.html
FlexScan3D Lite is being used by many students and companies and is viewed as a money saving solution that requires no cash investment to get started with 3D scanning.
The Lite edition of the software features the core functionality from the commercial and academic versions of FlexScan3D:
- Includes all of the high end scan processing algorithms and hardware interfaces
- Supports cameras up to 2.5 megapixels.
- Supports projectors up to 800x600 resolution
- Output is points in *.asc format
- Supports Textures via UV mapping
FlexScan3D represents the next evolution in the 3D scanning market that requires a more cost effective solution for a mainstream audience. The full version of FlexScan3D can be used to quickly capture objects to create a 3D digital model for use in a variety of disciplines including engineering, research & development, architectural reconstruction, medical and dental reconstruction, games, art, and other applications.
3D3 Solutions has recently expanded its offering of FlexScan3D to include: Academic Licensing, Student Personal Editions, FlexScan3D Core System, and bundled solutions with GSI to create a watertight mesh. It is also offering a FlexScan3D-rapidformXOR bundle, through its partner Reverse Modeling for users that want to create parametric Cad models from scan data.
FlexScan3D packages are available worldwide from 3D3 Solutions and Reverse Modeling, it's US reseller. For more detailed pricing information or restrictions on licensing, and to learn more about the innovative FlexScan3D scanner, please visit http://www.3d3solutions.com or call 800-732-6010 in North America.
About 3D3 Solutions
3D3 Solutions is the developer of FlexScan3D, a 3D scanner that lets anyone capture digital 3d models directly from physical objects in seconds. 3D3 Solutions' novel approach to 3D scanning makes it an attractive option for those who have been looking for a powerful and cost effective 3D scanning solution. To find out more about how 3D3 Solutions can meet your digitalizing needs, visit http://www.3d3Solutions.com
About Reverse Modeling
Reverse Modeling, based in Los Angeles, CA, provides a suite of 3D scanning hardware, software and services to solve complex modeling problems. We specialize in the conversion of physical objects into 3D computer models. 3D scanning is widely used in the reproduction of architectural artifacts, pre and post medical and dental reconstruction, reverse engineering, legacy data update, quality inspection, rapid prototyping, animation, and various other applications. To learn more about Reverse Modeling, and to find pricing information please visit the company's website at http://www.reversemodeling.com
Contact information:
3D3 Solutions
info@3d3Solutions.com
http://www.3d3Solutions.com
Contact information:
Reverse Modeling
PO Box 4760
Covina, CA 91723
800-732-6010
http://www.reversemodeling.com
###"
