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Japan to launch Solar-Sail Spacecraft to Venus-> 0

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on Tuesday May 18 2010, @08:01AM

54mc writes "The financial times reports that Japan is preparing to launch what they hope to be the first successful solar sail craft to Venus. Dubbed Ikaros for interplanetary kite-craft accelerated by radiation of the sun, it hopes to be a forerunner for another solar sail powered vehicle to Jupiter later this decade.

I thought 2010 was supposed to be the year we made contact with Jupiter, but I can settle for 2020."
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Verizon blocking 4chan on mobile devices-> 0

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on Monday February 08 2010, @11:59AM

54mc writes "Reportshave been coming in, and now Confirmedby Verizon's network repair bureau that 4chan is being blocked (on port 80 only) on wireless devices. 4chan users have already begun their uprising, seeing early activity both on the company's Facebook wall and Twitter."
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MassEffect 2 finds a way to profit from used games-> 0

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on Wednesday January 20 2010, @11:43AM

54mc writes "Mass Effect 2 has found a way to profit from those gamers who might be considering buying the game used. New copies of the game will include a code for free access to some DLC. When a player buys the game used, the old code will not work, and they will have to pay for a new one.

Finally, someone's found a way to take some wind out of the sails of Gamestop. It'll be interesting to see how the pricing on used copies of Mass Effect 2 compare with the prices of other used games, and to see if other games will follow suit."
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Microsoft COFEE Leaked-> 0

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on Saturday November 07 2009, @01:31AM

54mc writes "Crunchgear reports that Microsoft's long-searched for forensics tool, COFEE has been leaked. The tool started on a small private tracker, but has since worked it's way to The Pirate Bay. Not all those who have got ahold of it are enthused, and reviews have ranged from "disappointing" to "useless." From the article:you have absolutely no use for the program. It’s not something like Photoshop or Final Cut Pro, an expensive application that you download for the hell of it on the off-chance you need to put Dave Meltzer’s face on Brett Hart’s body as part of a message board thread. No, COFEE is 100 percent useless to you. "
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CARS.gov EULA Allows the Government to Own Your PC 1

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on Saturday August 01 2009, @12:17AM

54mc writes "Glen Beck today revealed what a close inspection of the End User License Agreement for the CARS system contains. From the EULA, "This application provides access to the DoT CARS system. When logged on to the CARS system, your computer is considered a Federal computer system and is the property of the U.S. Government." The EULA goes on to include other specific aspects of what exactly belongs to the computer.Will this be yet another issue for the already troubled system?

This is of course, yet another example of EULAs that no one reads going way too far."

Palm Pre iTunes Capable - Again! 1

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on Friday July 24 2009, @05:38PM

54mc writes "The Associated Press reports today that the newest update for the Palm Pre will again allow it to connect to Apple's iTunes. Apple had recently removed such capability, and they seem to be set on not allowing it to continue. Has a Palm/Apple cat and mouse game begun?"

Duke Nukem Developer 3D Realms Closes Shop 0

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on Wednesday May 06 2009, @09:13PM

54mc writes "Shack News reports that developer 3D Realms has closed up shop. 3D Realms has been developing the now infamous Duke Nukem Forever for the past 13 years. Development of the Duke Nukem trilogy of handheld games will continue, with the first title, Critical Mass hitting shelves in September."

IBM-Sun Merger Talks Off 1

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on Monday April 06 2009, @01:43AM

54mc writes "Buisness World reports that merger talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems have been officially called off. Talks first began three days ago for the deal which would have been valued between 6.5 and 8 billion dollars. Much of the reason for the deal being called off was worries of a possible antitrust case against the newly merged company."

Bejing Opening Ceremony Video Leaked 0

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on Wednesday July 30 2008, @11:50PM

54mc writes "In the first breach of the tremendous security involving this year's Olympic games, a Korean reporter secretly filmed a rehearsal of the opening ceremonies. The video has already been banned on all Chinese websites, and entirely removed from youTube. According to the report, the opening ceremony alone will cost China $300 million and feature over 100,000 performers."

George Carlin Deat at 71 1

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on Monday June 23 2008, @01:08AM

54mc writes "Entertainment Tonight reports that comedian George Carlin died last evening at 5:55 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. Carlin had just finished the filming of a special in recognition of his fiftieth year in the comedy business. He is most well known for his Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on Television "