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Submission + - Time Lapse Video of the VLT in Chile (popsci.com)

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: The video below was captured by Stephane Guisard and Jose Francisco Salgado at the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile’s Atacama Desert. And it might make you cry.

What makes this time lapse particularly amazing--because we’ve all seen plenty of time lapse videos of the night sky--is the four telescopes in the foreground. Watching these instruments work against a black background would be endlessly fascinating on its own. Unfortunately you won’t be able to pay them too much attention. Because damn, what a sky.
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Submission + - What's killing your Wi-Fi? (pcpro.co.uk)

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Barence
Barence writes: "PC Pro has taken an in-depth look at Wi-Fi and the factors that can cause connections to crumble. It dispels some common myths about Wi-Fi problems — such as that neighbouring Wi-Fi hotspots are the most common cause of problems, instead of other RF interference from devices such as analogue video senders, microwave ovens and even fish tanks. The feature also highlights free and paid-for tools that can diagnose Wi-Fi issues, such as inSSIDer and Heatmapper, the latter of which maps provides a heatmap of Wi-Fi hotspots in your home or office."

Submission + - Martin Jetpack Climbs 5000 Feet Above Sea Level (tvnz.co.nz)

Submitted by rh2600
rh2600 writes: For years the Martin Jetpack has stayed just a few feet off the ground, invoking frequent suspicion about its true abilities. Well, today that all changed with the first climb test in New Zealand (with weighted crash-test dummy) reaching over 5,000 feet above sea level. The emergency parachute test was also a success. Kiwis can indeed fly.
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Submission + - Samsung wants to see iPhone 5 and iPad 3 (tekgoblin.com) 1

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tekgoblin
tekgoblin writes: "The suit against Samsung that Apple had filed back in April has been full of surprises recently and Apple even asked to see all of Samsung’s future devices. Now in a recent turn of events, Samsung is now requesting to view Apple’s upcoming devices such as the iPad 3 and iPhone 5."

Comment Re:Just for viewing? (Score 1) 437

by Hamoohead (#35144178) Attached to: Sony Lawyers Expand Dragnet, Targeting Anybody Posting PS3 Hack

me too but what will you/I play 'call of duty' on then? I'm not buying an xbox.

As far as COD, they're all available on PC except 3. On a side note, I'm not a console gamer, but was seriously considering buying a PS3 after spending xmas visiting family and watching Netflix and BD on one. This will not be happening now. I wouldn't care if Sony came up with the ultimate dick sucking machine and had an exclusive patent on all the pussy on the planet. They have PERMANENTLY lost my business.

. . .demanding that a federal judge order Google to surrender the IP addresses and other identifying information (PDF) of those who have viewed or commented about the jailbreak video on a private YouTube page.

Way to go, Sony! If the rootkit fiasco didn't already push you over the top, you have now become the most heinous tech company on the planet.

Submission + - PS3 Firmware 3.56 Keys Found (ps3news.com)

Submitted by Hamoohead
Hamoohead writes: It looks like the cat-and-mouse game is on. Hours after Sony pushed the firmware v3.56 security update meant to thwart Geohot's release of the PS3 decryption keys, the PS3 dev community has discovered the new keys used to sign the new firmware.

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