psykax - Slashdot User

Driving Simulators with Real Maps?

Submitted by

K'Lyre

on Thursday March 01 2007, @08:46PM

K'Lyre writes "Why are there are no driving simulators that take advantage of the vast amount of map information available to let the user travel along any road they wish? Is it the marketability of such a venture? The vast amount of information it would need to include? This is one of the types of games I dreamed of when I was little. What's the big hold-up?"

Script Kiddie Foils Microsoft

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2007, @07:23PM

An anonymous reader writes "A forum user (going by the handle Computer User) over at keznews has successfully created a brute force keygen for Microsoft Windows Vista. Within hours, the news had spread like wildfire to all corners of the internet, garnering public reaction ranging from disbelief to praise. Computer User shortly thereafter posted a statement of regret for 'hacking' Microsoft's unhackable validation. Sarcasm or sincerity?"