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Submission + - Japan's NTT developes 1Pbps Fiber Link (abc.net.au) 1

Submitted by ESRB
ESRB writes: Japan's NTT claims to have developed a backhaul link capable of achieving 1Pbps over a distance of 50km using a single fibre. NTT's report states that it used a specially-designed optical fibre in which one fibre strand contained 12 "cores" — light paths within the fibre that don't interact with each other. Each of those fibres carried an 84.5 Terabit-per-second signal to achieve the total 1 Pbps throughput.

Submission + - Women drivers overtake men (yahoo.com)

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ESRB writes: Amidst and overall dropping rate of licensure, women now hold more drivers licenses than men in the US. The article notes that this may be in part due to the rise of smart phones, social media, and other influences that one can participate in while on public transit (but not safely or legally while driving), cultural shifts in what personal vehicles symbolize(d), "colossal" insurance rates for young men, and other factors.

Submission + - Steam Sales a Menace: 75% Off Cheapens Intellectual Property (eurogamer.net)

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ESRB writes: EA is claiming that Steam sales, such as the summer sale currently in progress, are a menace to the gaming community as they "cheapen intellectual property" and harm developers. Valve countered, saying that sales were one of many tools that, "...are all kinds of ways customers consume things, get value, come back, build franchises." They also note that Steam helps users find games that, before these platforms, would be difficult to find a year or more later and introduce people to title they didn't try during pricey launches.
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Options For Good (Not Expensive) Office Backbone For a Small Startup 204

Posted by timothy from the office-with-small-o-is-fine dept.
An anonymous reader writes "I recently joined a startup, we have about 10 people altogether in various roles / responsibilities, and I handle most of the system / IT responsibilities (when I'm not in my primary role, which is software development). When trying to price licenses, I'm finding Microsoft offerings require quite a bit of upfront cost, so I'm trying the alternative solutions. LibreOffice and Google Docs work fine for the most part (we also have some MS Office users); however I'm having trouble getting a good / cheap / free solution to email, contacts, calendaring and user management in general. We have some Mac users, Windows users, need desktop clients for most of these uses as well — and there doesn't seem to be a solution that satisfies these myriad combinations." (Read more, below.)

Submission + - Synethic Marijuana On The Rise (yahoo.com)

Submitted by ESRB
ESRB writes: Although makers of the synthetic product claim it offers an "herbal high" off of mixtures of herbs, activists warn that it actually contains illegal chemical concoctions and is far worse than its authentic counterpart. The product is often sold at gas stations or convenience stores, and makers rapidly respond to legislation by replacing newly banned substances with legal substitutes. The product is considered to be several times as potent as the THC in marijuana.

Submission + - 175 mph in an Electric Car of Less Than 1,100lbs (popsci.com)

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ESRB writes: "Electric Blue," an electric E1-class streamliner weighing less than 1,100lbs (500kg), set a world record for speed for E1 electric vehicles when it reached 175 mph (280 km/h) over Utah's salt flats. The battery pack weighs less than 160lbs (73kg) and is composed of Li-Ion cells largely taken from DeWalt power tools. Reaching these speeds in such a light vehicle required special attention to aerodynamics, and it is the culmination of BYU's Perry Carter and over 130 engineering students' efforts over 7 years. They hope to reach 200 mph (320 km/h) by the end of the year.

Submission + - N. Korea's High-Tech Counterfeits (yahoo.com) 2

Submitted by ESRB
ESRB writes: N. Korea is apparently able to produce high-quality counterfeits of US dollars--specifically $100 and $50 bills. It's suspected that they possess similar printing technologies as the US and buy ink from the same Swedish firm. The article also advocates a move to all digital payment/transfers by pointing out both forms are only representations of value and noting it would cripple criminal operations such as drug cartels, human traffickers, and so forth.

Submission + - Ocean Marketing Attempts To Extort Former Client (escapistmagazine.com) 1

Submitted by ESRB
ESRB writes: Paul Christoforo, recently in the news for his poor handling of a customer inquiry and attempt to smear Penny Arcade, is now attempting to extort a substantial amount of money from his former clients. He is holding their hosting and email hostage (notably, the original company has control of the domain name).

Submission + - Intel's Sandy Bridge Chips Feature DRM (reuters.com)

Submitted by ESRB
ESRB writes: Chip manufacturers (Intel, AMD) are including integrated multimedia into their designs more and more which, the article notes, may reduce the necessity of external graphics chips and reduce costs for non-gaming machines. However, of special note is that Intel's new Sandy Bridge design includes mechanisms to protect streaming media content from various Hollywood studios, notably Time Warner. Unfortunately, the article does not offer in depth coverage of the DRM aspect.

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