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Comment: Shame (Score 1) 1

by Kurusuki on Tuesday January 24, @07:55PM (#38813029) Attached to: The Hayden Planetarium Is Being Turned Into A Gian

I'm ashamed to admit, but I definitely read that as Hayden Panettiere.

TSA Screener Makes Timothy McVeigh Joke On Duty-> 0

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CelticWhisper

on Monday July 18 2011, @07:58PM

CelticWhisper writes "A traveler flying out of Boston Logan airport reports that a TSA screening clerk, upon finding no weapons or explosives on his person, quipped that he "wasn't part of the Timothy McVeigh Fan Club" and waved him on.

Given that any traveler making a similar joke about terrorism, bombings or hijackings within earshot of TSA employees would likely be pulled aside for police questioning, is it appropriate that the government workers we have tasked with protecting our airports feel that they can make such comments with impunity?"
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Biker Dies in Crash During Anti-Helmet Rally 3

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Hugh Pickens writes

on Monday July 04 2011, @05:14AM

Hugh Pickens writes writes "AP reports that 55-year-old Philip A. Contos, riding bareheaded on one of about 550 motorcycles in an anti-helmet law rally lost control of his cycle, went over his handlebars, and hit his head on the pavement and died, in an accident he likely would have survived if he'd been wearing a helmet, state troopers say. Contos was driving a 1983 Harley-Davidson on a helmet protest ride organized by a chapter of American Bikers Aimed Towards Education, or ABATE, an organization that encourages the voluntary use of helmets but opposes mandatory helmet laws. Contos hit his brakes, and his motorcycle fishtailed and went out of control, flipping him over the handlebars, police say. "He was one of the public who wanted to join in support of helmet freedom," says Thomas Alton, the statewide president of ABATE, adding that Contos wasn't a member of ABATE but was a motorcyclist with 30 years of experience. "I don't believe we've ever had a fatality on any group run of any kind." A helmet that meets federal standards reduces the wearer's chances of being killed in an accident by more than 40 percent (PDF), says safety consultant Jim Hedlund, of the Governors Highway Safety Association."

Comment: Well this is laughable (Score 1) 1

by Kurusuki on Wednesday June 01 2011, @07:21PM (#36314084) Attached to: TN to Make Sharing Netflix Passwords a Felony

Ooo, fresh meat. I'm chuck, this here is little chuck, soon to be well acquainted with your cornholer, but first, what are you in here for? I let a friend use my netflix password... Oh good, fresh meat's gonna get his skull caved, I'm glad the system worked out for y'all.

Zombie Proof House-> 0

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MrShaggy

on Thursday May 12 2011, @12:26PM

MrShaggy writes "First Zombie proof house"
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US-CERT Warns Of Serious SCADA Flaw-> 0

Submitted by Trailrunner7 on Thursday May 12 2011, @12:13PM

Trailrunner7 writes "The U.S.'s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) issued a warning to critical infrastructure firms on Wednesday about a serious security hole in products from Massachusetts firm Iconics that could leave critical systems vulnerable to remote attacks.

U.S. companies in the electricity, oil and gas, manufacturing and water treatment sectors have been warned about a flaw in an ActiveX control used in two products by Massachusetts-based Iconics. The software, Genesis32 and BizViz are Human-Machine Interface (HMI) products that provide a graphical user interface to various types of industrial control systems. The software can control industrial systems used for a variety of purposes including manufacturing, building automation, oil and gas, water and waste water treatment, among other applications."
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Harold Camping: Put Up or Shut Up-> 1

Submitted by ZipK on Wednesday May 11 2011, @04:19PM

ZipK writes "As many already know, Dr. Harold Camping of Family Radio has predicted May 21 will be Judgment Day. Given that Dr. Camping and his organization will have no need of a terrestrial radio network after this date, I challenge him to deed his radio properties to me as of May 22nd. Dr. Camping, if you truly believe your own prediction, you should have no problem signing away the licenses for your vast radio network. Put up or shut up."
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Intel to Build Next Gen Processor for iOS devices?-> 0

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BogenDorpher

on Tuesday May 03 2011, @01:23AM

BogenDorpher writes "It looks like Apple will be using Intel as a main processor manufacturer to power the iPad, iPod touch, and the iPhone. Apple, who currently uses Samsung, will focus on making a switch to Intel within a year."
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Apple profit passes Microsoft's for the first time-> 0

Submitted by tripleevenfall on Monday May 02 2011, @07:45PM

tripleevenfall writes "Apple edged out Microsoft by a cool $700 million in profits for the quarter ending March 31. While Apple had previously surpassed Microsoft in market cap and revenue in a quarter, but never before in profit.

The days when Ballmer said there was "no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share" seem so long ago."
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Full AirPlay comes to Mac-> 0

Submitted by pratik77 on Monday May 02 2011, @07:45PM

pratik77 writes "The wait is over. Complete AirPlay support, including audio, video, photo slideshow and streaming from 3rd party iOS apps is now available for $2.99. Given that this functionality should have been part of OS X, this is a small price to pay to add some magic to the Mac. Did I forget to mention that Mac PPC is also supported!"
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