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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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