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Submission + - Robots Climb 1 KM in Space Elevator Competition (yahoo.com)

Submitted by CR0WTR0B0T on Friday November 06, 2009 @09:37AM

CR0WTR0B0T writes: 'A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of space elevators.The highly technical contest brought teams from Missouri, Alaska and Seattle to Rogers Dry Lake in the Mojave Desert, most familiar to the public as a space shuttle landing site. The contest requires their machines to climb 2,953 feet (nearly 1 kilometer) up a cable slung beneath a helicopter hovering nearly a mile high.' Pretty cool stuff, but 2953 ft leaves quite a ways left to go.

Comment Move to Idaho? (Score 3, Informative) 79

by CR0WTR0B0T on Friday April 24, 2009 @02:21PM (#27704787) Attached to: Ugobe, Maker of Pleo, Files For Bankruptcy

Ugobe was a bad business plan. It has nothing to do with Idaho, which is a business friendly place. If anything, company employees would benefit from moving to Boise/Eagle from San Jose to enjoy lower commute times compared to San Jose commute times, a lower cost of living, lower crime rates, and ready access to outdoor recreation such as skiing.

It's not perfect, but I live here and love it. I'm not part of the CVB, but I welcome any well-run business fed up with their home state to take a look at Boise. It's a great place to live.

Submission + - Yahoo! Briefcase Shuttering

Submitted by CR0WTR0B0T on Wednesday February 25, 2009 @03:40PM

CR0WTR0B0T writes: Yahoo! sent a letter to all of the users of their Briefcase application notifying that the service would be discontinued on March 30, 2009. "Yahoo's Briefcase online storage service, which soldiered on for almost 10 years...is finally being shut down." Instead of merging into other existing applications, they are simply shutting it off and putting the onus on the users to make the migration. At least they are warning users before it goes.

Submission + - Qimonda Goes Bust

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on Friday January 23, 2009 @01:29PM

CR0WTR0B0T writes: "One of the DRAM players, Qimonda, filed for insolvency. "The struggling chip maker, which has spent the past few months seeking bailouts from the German government, filed for insolvency in a Munich court on Thursday, blaming financing issues and a drop in memory chip prices." DRAM has been selling below cost for awhile, so now it looks like prices may be on the way up."

Submission + - Satyam Rocked by Accounting Scandal

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CR0WTR0B0T

on Wednesday January 07, 2009 @04:12PM

CR0WTR0B0T writes: ""In a bombshell disclosure, Satyam founder and chairman B. Ramalinga Ramu quit on Wednesday, admitting in a five-page resignation letter that the company had been meticulously inflating its financial figures for years." NeoIT consulting is recommending that companies come up with a risk mitigation plan. Really? I wonder how this will affect how companies view the cost/benefit ratios of increasing their dependence on outsourcing."

Comment Rest Area? (Score 1) 496

by CR0WTR0B0T on Thursday July 31, 2008 @09:37AM (#24415561) Attached to: Cuil Proves the Bubble Is Back

Who calls a break room a rest area? The only thing at our rest area is bad coffee and stale donuts provided by the local VFW.

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