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High TechCarnival Aims To Entertain, Inspire, and Educate 28

Posted by samzenpus from the don't-send-in-the-cyborg-clowns dept.
kkleiner writes "A self-described think tank of engineers and inventors called Two Bit Circus have completed a successful crowdfunding campaign to launch a high tech reinvention of carnivals from yesteryear. The campaign raised over $100k to launch the STEAM Carnival (as in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) to take place in Los Angeles and San Francisco next year. Showcasing robots, fire, and lasers, the goal of the carnival is to inspire young people into science and technology through these entertaining and educational events."

Comment Re:Safety? (Score 1) 212

by fwice (#43843587) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Safe Learning Environment For VMs?

Try reading the third line of the summary again. The bit where is says "segregated LAN" might interest you...

You made an incorrect blanket statement and I was pointing out a potential case to show this incorrectness.

You claim that having root on a VM is not a security concern -- and I am showing a case where that is incorrect -- even if that does not conform the submitter's problem at large.

Comment Re:Safety? (Score 2) 212

by fwice (#43841697) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Safe Learning Environment For VMs?

if the VM has a full root account, with a network address on the global network at large, then it has the ability to, for example, run a priviledged NMAP scan on the entire network. Which can expose open ports or vulnerabilities on another machine that can then be used to leverage access.
Bitcoin

Bitfloor Indefinitely Suspends Bitcoin Trading 291

Posted by timothy from the fun-while-it-lasted dept.
PerformanceDude writes "Bitfloor (a New York-based online exchange for Bitcoin) yesterday made the following announcement on their website: I am sorry to announce that due to circumstances outside of our control BitFloor must cease all trading operations indefinitely. Unfortunately, our US bank account is scheduled to be closed and we can no longer provide the same level of USD deposits and withdrawals as we have in the past. As such, I have made the decision to halt operations and return all funds. Over the next days we will be working with all clients to ensure that everyone receives their funds. Please be patient as we process your request. Roman — bitfloor.com" According to the company's Twitter account, money should be returned to users' bank accounts shortly.

Comment FALSE ALARM (Score 3, Informative) 196

by fwice (#42185443) Attached to: Movie Studios Ask Google To Censor Links To Legal Copies of Their Own Films

It may have been some randoms doing DMCA illegally:

FTFA:

Update: Yesitis.org now points to a parked page. Yet another sign that these notices may be fraudulent, and not authorized by the copyright holders at all. If that’s indeed the case it remains unclear what the purpose of these notices is. It would show how easily these DMCA notices can be abused.

Comment Re:Signing Statement? (Score 1) 301

by fwice (#40030415) Attached to: Federal Court Rejects NDAA's Indefinite Detention, Issues Injunction

Pot smokers can choose not to smoke pot.

Gay people can choose not to have gay sex.

Neither group can control their desires.

Are straight people unable to control their desires? Should they be required to? Why should it be any different for gay individuals?

That's what makes this a larger civil rights issue, one worthy of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment -- a suspect class not receiving the same rights as a majority class under the law.

While I do not disagree that federal drug law reform is necessary, I do not agree with the decision to prioritise drug reform simply because more people are effected -- that starts to delve into the tyranny of the majority realm.

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