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Submission + - McLaren fined $100M for possession of Ferrari IP

Submitted by gvtech on Thursday September 13, 2007 @07:41PM

gvtech writes: The FIA world motor sport council held a hearing today in an on going investigation of McLaren of the theft of confidential technical data from their main rivals Ferrari. They have been stripped of all constructors points and banned from collecting any more this year and fined $100 Million (US). In what I felt was a very good decision on the FIA's part they allowed the 2 McLaren driver to keep their drivers points. Full story can be found here:
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/9/6767.html

Submission + - At Least 20 Dead in Virginia Tech Shooting

Submitted by StarvingSE on Monday April 16, 2007 @01:08PM

StarvingSE writes: Virginia Tech police state that at least 20 are dead in a campus shooting school officials are describing as a "monumental tragedy." From the article:

"Today the university was struck with a tragedy that we consider of monumental proportions," said university President Charles Steger. "The university is shocked and indeed horrified."

The attacks mark the worst school shooting incident since 1999 when Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado

This story is a little off-topic on a technology-related site, but I'm sure quite a few readers attend or are alumni of Virginia Tech.

Submission + - Paid to do nothing?

Submitted by djupedal on Monday April 16, 2007 @03:54AM

djupedal writes: Are you paid to do nothing? Were you hired to do nothing?

Are you paid, yet you don't do any work? This is for anyone, except of course those collecting job benefits. I'm talking about those that come into work and hang out and do nothing whatsoever productive, but still receive regular performance reviews, generic corporate emails and a routine weekly/monthly salary. Maybe you don't even have to show up at the office.

I have a friend who is going on six months since he was asked to do any type of work, yet his (not meager) salary keeps being automatically deposited and the only time anyone from the office checks on him is to make sure he is still alive. How long has it been since you had an assignment or participated in an active project, etc.? What do you do with your time? How long do you think this type of ghost position can continue? Is this a dream job or an ethical burden?

Submission + - Is working for DARPA ethically defensible?

Submitted by

evil_breeds

on Thursday March 01, 2007 @11:12AM

evil_breeds writes: "I've recently been offered a job to write software for a company contracting to DARPA and I'm stuck on the ethics of the situation. Take as given that the nature of the job and its benefits to me are excellent — what I'm interested in is the ethics of working for the U.S. military and what that supports, versus the net Good that some of DARPA's past work (like say, the internet) has produced. I think it's fair to suspend Godwin's Law for this discussion."

Submission + - The PS3 Launch: Three Months Later

Submitted by

njkid1

on Thursday March 01, 2007 @11:08AM

njkid1 writes: "Although it may just be an amazing coincidence, this current generation of the video game console war seems to be a reflection of the divided nature of the world today. And no other console in the short history of video games provides more of a source of contention than Sony's PlayStation 3. http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=102828"

Submission + - 14 Hp's Secrets Spilled by Ex-Employee

Submitted by da5idnetlimit.com on Friday February 16, 2007 @07:41AM

da5idnetlimit.com writes: The Consumerist reports on an Ex Hp Emplyoee that felt compelled to reveal some truth about HP, truths the company considers trade secrets...
In this Fine Article, you'll learn why your El Cheapo HP Ink Printers tend to self destruct after a set page count, that there is a way to actually speak to a human when calling support, and also that it is standard policy to hang up on customers threatening to sue...
It's at this point that I want to remind you that HP's motto is "Actions speak louder than words", and seing from the article, HP really is the Bastard Manufacturer From Hell I always thought it is...

Submission + - Google Bought, Burned NC Seniors' Homes

Submitted by

theodp

on Friday February 16, 2007 @03:25AM

theodp writes: "Nicholas Carr has a nice roundup of the latest Googlegate News, including the heartwarming story of how NC government officials acting on Google's behalf hounded the elderly into selling their homes, keeping prices down by using a nonprofit front funded by Google to conceal the search giant's identity from folks like Eugene and Violet Anderson, both 86. As former homeowners took up residence in apartments and doublewides, the local fire department burned down a number of their homes to make way for Google, whose tax incentives are now being pegged at $260M."

Submission + - Stealing diamonds using a hacked Chip&Pin read

Submitted by biscuitfever11 on Tuesday February 06, 2007 @11:17AM

biscuitfever11 writes: ZDNet has found out from some lab reseachers at Cambridge University in the UK how to steal diamonds by rigging up a faulty Chip and Pin machine in a restaurant. Via a simple system of relays, card details are transferred not to the restaurant's point of sale system, but instead to the hacker's accomplice. The accomplice writes the stolen information to a fake bank card and within minutes can spend the contents of the victim's bank account at the jewellers' (of wherever he fancies). The researchers reckon there's little chance of being caught if the setup is sound and the whole procedure takes minutes.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,3928 5787,00.htm

Submission + - Kodak to Sell Inkjet Printers With Low Cost Ink

Submitted by

rocketjam

on Tuesday February 06, 2007 @11:04AM

rocketjam writes: "Kodak is introducing a line of desktop inkjet printers in March. They are entering a market crowded with well-established players. To compete with HP, Epson, Canon and Lexmark, Kodak plans to differentiate their line of printers with low-cost replacement ink cartridges. Rather than selling the printers at a loss and making up the difference and future profits by selling expensive replacement cartridges, Kodak's entry-level printer will be priced at $150, but ink cartridges will cost roughly half of what most other companies charge. Black ink cartridges will be sold for $10 and 5-ink color cartridges will cost $15. I've maintained for some time that if a big player in the inkjet printer market began selling their inks for substantially less than the rip-off, liquid gold prices the market leaders charge, they could quickly gain significant market share. I'll be interested to see if this happens."

Journal Journal: Astronaut Arrested on Attempted Kidnapping Charges

Journal by Alien54 on Tuesday February 06, 2007 @10:55AM

Lisa Marie Nowak, Astronaut, drove all night from Houston to Orlando, wearing diapers do she would not have to stop, to kidnap her rival for the affections of another Astronaut. (full story here) She was caugh

Submission + - A Diamond is a scientist's best friend

Submitted by

jd

on Tuesday February 06, 2007 @02:36AM

jd writes: "The Diamond Light Source synchrotron ring opened Feb. 5th for operation. The largest scientific facility to be built in the UK for over 30 years, it is the size of five full-sized soccer stadia and boasts a three GeV synchrotron ring hooked up to two booster accelerators. For those who prefer more normal units, the circumference is 562.6 meters. By no means as large as the Large Hadron Collider being built through the Alps, this is still considered the best medium-energy synchrotron ring anywhere in the world — according to their publicists. Their press release states that this ring is to replace the Synchrotron Radiation Source (SRS) accelerator at Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire, which is due to close at the end of 2008."

Submission + - Determining the Racial Factor in Hiring

Submitted by

Shakeel

on Tuesday January 30, 2007 @02:00AM

Shakeel writes: "I'm a college student with an interview coming up soon for an internship with a major corporation that is very prominent in my field. However, this company also has a reputation for being something of a conservative 'old boys' club. They have recently making some not-so-public but noticable steps towards shifting the corporate culture of being younger, and more 'hip.' Part of this has also been an attempt to increase the diversity of the company. I feel that I am fully qualified for the position and would probably be able to get it anyway, but I am ethically opposed to hand outs based on race (I am a minority). Is there any tactful way I can ask someone or find out whether or not my ethinicity is playing a role in the company's interest in me?"

Submission + - New Duke Nukem Forever screenshot released

Submitted by Datamonstar on Monday January 29, 2007 @11:56PM

Datamonstar writes: Gametrailers.com reports a confirmation of sorts for the existence of Duke Nukem Forever. According to the article:

"In what almost feels like a sick joke, the guys at 3D Realms have appeared out of the ether to reaffirm the existence of the vaporware that is Duke Nukem Forever."
The picture's authenticity was confirmed "After finding an image of Duke on a Gameasutra jobs posting for a programmer at 3D Realms, members of the Shacknews messageboards discussed its authenticity until George Broussard, co-creator of the franchise, popped up to verify it as an in-game image." The article is quick to admit that "The screenshot offers little in terms of information. It simply shows Duke in typical fashion: grimacing behind a pair of sunglasses while holding some pistols." But it also states "It took 'em 10 years to make this screenshot, so you'd better appreciate it." If this event is any indication at all, it would seem that the game's production is still moving (somewhat) forward after all.

Submission + - Sweden plans official embassy in Second Life

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 29, 2007 @10:01PM

An anonymous reader writes: Sweden is to become the first country to establish diplomatic representation in the virtual reality world of Second Life, officials said. ... "Second Life allows us to inform people about Sweden and broaden the opportunity for contact with Sweden easily and cheaply," Waestberg said. ... Waestberg hoped the embassy would open soon. In the longer term the Swedish Institute envisaged buying an island in the virtual world to create a home for Swedish companies.
Methinks this maybe is going to far?

Submission + - Hackers steal millions Visa account numbers

Submitted by jackelfish on Friday January 19, 2007 @03:54PM

jackelfish writes: In a recent report in the Globe and Mail , millions of credit card accounts may have been compromised after hackers stole customer information last year from computer systems of TJX Cos. . The problem was tied to the computer systems that process and store information about customer transactions involving credit cards, debit cards, cheques and merchandise returns — some of them going back to 2003. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the U.S. Secret Service have been called in to investigate.

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