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Submission + - The Legend of Zelda turns 25 (technologizer.com)

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harrymcc
harrymcc writes: "The Legend of Zelda originated 25 years ago today, when Nintendo released the original The Legend of Zelda game for its Famicom console in Japan on February 21st, 1986. Technologizer's Benj Edwards is celebrating with a look at some of the franchises's odder sidelights, from a version broadcast by satellite to the unexpected true story of where the game got its name."
Unix

Submission + - Nine Traits of the Veteran Unix Admin (infoworld.com)

Submitted by snydeq
snydeq writes: Deep End’s Paul Venezia offers a field guide to understanding your resident Unix veteran, laying out the nine traits common to this grizzled, hardcore set. From not using sudo, to wielding regular expressions like weapons, to generally assuming the problem resides with whomever is asking the question, each trait is key to ‘spotting these rare, beautiful creatures in the wild,’ Venezia writes. ‘If some of these traits seem anti-social or difficult to understand from a lay perspective, that's because they are. Where others may see intractable, overly difficult methods, we see enlightenment, borne from years of learning, experience, and overall, logic.’
Biotech

Submission + - Ancient Nubians Drank Antibiotic Laced Beer (blogspot.com)

Submitted by eldavojohn
eldavojohn writes: A new analysis of millennia old mummy bones shows high concentrations of tetracycline which indicates empirical knowledge and use of antibiotics — most likely consumed in beer. The researchers traced the source of the antibiotics to the soil bacteria streptomyces present in the grain used to ferment the beer. Astonishingly enough, 'Even the tibia and skull belonging to a 4-year-old were full of tetracycline, suggesting that they were giving high doses to the child to try and cure him of illness.' The extent of saturation in the bones leads the scientists to assert that the population regularly consumed tetracycline antibiotics knowing that it would cure certain sicknesses.
Earth

Submission + - Hydrogen fire and explosion renewable fuel station (13wham.com)

Submitted by RossR
RossR writes: There was a Hydrogen fire and explosion renewable fuel station used by government vehicles. The nearby freeway and airport was closed resulting in diverted flights. This may the first major incident at a Hydrogen vehicle refueling station. GM has their major fuel cell development center nearby in the town of Honeoye Falls. The fire occurred when the 18-wheeler tractor truck was transferring Hydrogen to the station. The airport press conference reported that airport firefighters responded first and initially waited on the scene deciding how to respond. No news yet if the hard to see flames of Hydrogen combustion contributed to this delay. The fueling station is also adjacent to a NY State Troopers station and a firefighting training facility is a few blocks away. It will be interesting to see how this incident affects the future of Hydrogen cars.

So far this is has been only covered by local news:
http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Hydrogen-Explosion-Near-Rochester-Airport/xu3d9NK_cE2sbQy8qByf3Q.cspx

Police/FD Radio transcript:
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?ctid=1852

HAZMAT
08/26/10 13:08(ROCHESTER — 154.130) UPDATE:; TOTAL FAILURE OF A HYDROGEN TANK AT FUEL FARM. AIRPORT & I-390 BOTH DIRECTIONS CLOSED TFN. [NYK015]

HAZMAT
08/26/10 12:59(ROCHESTER — 154.130) UPDATE: RFD REPORTING FLAMES FROM A HYDROGEN TANK, COMMAND/INCIDENT COMMANDER REQUEST 5 INCH LINES INTO THE SCENE. [NYK015]

HAZMAT
08/26/10 12:55(ROCHESTER — 154.130) FIRE DEPARTMENT ON SCENE WITH A RUPTURERD HYDROGEN TANK AT THE AIRPORT FUEL FARM, FULL HAZMAT REQUESTED. [NYK015]
Privacy

Is RFID Really That Scary? 338

Posted by timothy from the relaaaaaax-citizen dept.
tcd004 writes "Defcon participant Chris Paget demonstrated his ability to capture RFID data from people hundreds of feet away for the PBS NewsHour. Paget went through the regular laundry list of security concerns over RFID: people can be tracked, their information accessed, their identities comprimised. Not so fast, says Mark Roberti of RFID Journal. Mark challenges Paget to point to a single instance where RFID was successfully used for nefarious purposes. The signals are too weak and the data is too obscure, according to Roberti. So who is right? Has RFID yet lead to a single instance of identity theft, illegal monitoring, or other security compromise?"

Comment What others remember (Score 1) 527

by Firstoni (#33302776) Attached to: Preserving Memories of a Loved One?
Some of the best ways of getting to know someone who is no longer with us is threw the experiences of the people that knew them. Don't forget to record you speaking some of your favorite memories and experiences with her, and maybe some that her friends remember. I lost an uncle to cancer and was too young to think of it at the time but I wish I could have gathered up all of our family and his friends and sat around and had a "remember when" discussion around a tape recorder. Record your children as well even if they are pre-teen about what they remember and love about their mother, that will go a long way if and when they ever choose to look back and see what their mom was all about.

Comment Re:Sigh again (Score 1) 711

by Firstoni (#33289890) Attached to: A Million Kids Misdiagnosed with ADHD?
I think you mistook my point. I placed those 2 items in bold for a reason. Just because the kid likes to play in the dirt does not mean that they have no friends. Where I am from squatting down in the dirt and digging for interesting rocks is FUN, and generally is considered playing. The socialization aspect was not even part of my question. I agree with your point on socialization, humans in general are social animals. Just stating that the activity stated is a form of playing.

Comment Re:Sigh again (Score 1) 711

by Firstoni (#33287756) Attached to: A Million Kids Misdiagnosed with ADHD?

- What would happen to him if he didn't take the medication?

Based on my experience, he'd be squatting down in the dirt digging for interesting rocks rather than playing and learning how to socialize with other kids.

These are not the same thing?

Comment May be a mandate from outside the company... (Score 2, Insightful) 480

by Firstoni (#25567873) Attached to: Resisting the PGP Whole Disk Encryption Craze
Considering the type of data that the OP is working with and the choice of the product to use, it may be that they fall under the government mandate of using encryption and that it HAS to be FIPS 140-2 approved. In this case TrueCrypt (as much as I like it) is not a valid choice, as it is NOT FIPS 140-2 approved.

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