Submission + - The Iran-Contra Cargo Plane, Now a Bar! (gosleepgo.com)
El writes: What's the future for a cargo plane after it's abandoned by the CIA? Turn it into a bar of course!
Submission + - MLB Fans Who Bought DRM Videos Get Hosed
Billosaur writes: "Found via BoingBoing, Major League Baseball has just strengthened the case against DRM. If you downloaded videos of baseball games from MLB.com before 2006, apparently they no longer work and you are out of luck. MLB.com, sometime during 2006, changed their DRM system. Result: game videos purchased before that time will now no longer work, as the previous DRM system is no longer supported. When the video is played, apparently the MLB.com servers are contacted and a license obtained to verify the authenticity of the video; this is done by a web link. That link no longer exists, and so now the videos will no longer play, even though the MLB FAQ says that a license is only obtained once and will not need to be re-obtained. The blogger who is reporting this contacted MLB technical support, only to be told there are no refunds due to this problem."
Submission + - Rock em Sock em Robots VIA THE INTERNET needs help (gosleepgo.com)
An anonymous reader writes: All we need is a little bit of support and you can help make this a reality. Check out the site page for all the juicy details on how this is going to work. We win the $1000 and you get a great time waster at work/home/college/the moon. Thanks! :)
University Migrating Students to Windows Live Mail? 450
An anonymous reader wonders: "My University has begun a migration of student email services to Windows Live Mail. All students will be forced onto the system by the end of the semester, but it doesn't support POP or IMAP. Because of that limitation, the only freely available mail client it supports is Windows Live Desktop, which is only available on Windows and I'm worried its ads might be vulnerable to malware just like the ones in Live Messenger. I depend on my mail client and I am concerned about this, because we're not allowed to forward our mail but are responsible for information received there from the University and classes, I'm not on a Windows machine, and I don't have the time to regularly check for web-mail, during the day." What are the pros and cons of such a move for a mid-sized or large college? If you were in charge of the communications of a such a university, would you outsource [please note the vendor neutrality, here] your e-mail?
Comment GoSleepGo.com (Score 2, Informative) 145
GoSleepGo.com is doing this as well, but more of their focus is on just showing off your hometown as opposed to giving a place to stay.
