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Submission + - UK staying nuclear (bbc.co.uk)
Coisiche writes: Despite recent events in Japan and the certain public outcry that it will generate, the UK government propses to build new nuclear power stations.
Well, earthquakes and tsunamis are very rare here.
Well, earthquakes and tsunamis are very rare here.
Submission + - Tesla will discontinue the Roadster (yahoo.com) 3
Attila Dimedici writes: Tesla has announced that their business model has failed. Their basic idea was to sell a boutique electric car to fund the development of a regular consumer electric car. With this announcement they are saying that they did not sell enough of the Roadster to make producing it profitable. If that is the case, it is only a matter of time until Tesla closes its doors. I think this is a shame because I thought their approach was the most likely to create a successful fully electronic car. Although it is possible that the technology they have developed will allow the existing car companies to develop successful fully electronic cars, it is a shame that Tesla has failed to become a successful car manufacturer.
Submission + - How do I scrub pirated music from my collection? 1
An anonymous reader writes: I tried out Google Music, and I liked it. Google made me swear that I won't uploading any "illegal" tracks, and apparently people fear Apple's iCloud turning into a honeypot for the RIAA. My music collection comprises about 90% "legal" tracks now--legal meaning tracks that I paid for--but I still have some old MP3s kicking around from the original Napster. Moreover, I have a lot of MP3s that I downloaded because I was too lazy to rip the CD version that I own.
I wanted to find a tool to scan my music to identify files that may be flagged as having been pirated by these cloud services; I thought such a tool would be free and easy to find. After all, my intent is to search my own computer for pirated music and to delete it--something that the RIAA wants the government to force you to do. But endless re-phrasing on Google leads to nothing but instructions for how to obtain pirated music.
Does such a tool exist or does the RIAA seriously expect me to sift through 60 GB of music, remember which are pirated, and delete them by hand?
I wanted to find a tool to scan my music to identify files that may be flagged as having been pirated by these cloud services; I thought such a tool would be free and easy to find. After all, my intent is to search my own computer for pirated music and to delete it--something that the RIAA wants the government to force you to do. But endless re-phrasing on Google leads to nothing but instructions for how to obtain pirated music.
Does such a tool exist or does the RIAA seriously expect me to sift through 60 GB of music, remember which are pirated, and delete them by hand?
Submission + - Is the Rise of Wearable Electronics Finally Here? (makezine.com)
ptorrone writes: "MAKE Magazine takes a look at the last ten years or so of "wearable electronics". From wireless watches to LCD goggles, MAKE predicts we are collectively entering a new era of wearables. As the price for enabling components drops, always-on connectivity in our pockets and purses increases, and access to low-costmanufacturing resources and know-howrises we’ll see innovation continue to push into these most personal forms of computing."
Submission + - Europe sets experimental transport spacecraft (networkworld.com)
coondoggie writes: "Looking to take a giant step toward taking part in low Earth orbit transportation, exploration and servicing orbiting space structures, the European Space Agency today it would team with Thales Alenia Space Italia to begin building an experimental spacecraft for launch in 2013."
Submission + - Verizon To Drop Unlimited Data Plans in Two Weeks (itworld.com)
itwbennett writes: "The rumors have converged and now it appears that Verizon will be dropping its unlimited data plans on July 7, says blogger Peter Smith. Droid-Life lists pricing, starting at 2 GB for $30/month and going up to 10 GB for $80/month. 'The one ever-so-slightly bright side,' says Smith, 'is that 4G LTE will cost the same as 3G. Of course, you'll be able to burn through your data even faster.'"
Submission + - Osage Oppose Wind Power at Tallgrass Prairie
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "The Tulsa World reports that Principal Chief John D. Red Eagle of the Osage Nation says the tribe, although not opposed to alternative energy development in general, has found significant reasons to oppose wind farms on the tallgrass prairie, "a true national treasure" whose last small fragments remain only in Osage County and in Kansas. The Osage County wind farms would not be built in the Nature Conservancy's Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, located northeast of Ponca City, but would be visible from it and Preserve Director Bob Hamilton has urged the county and the state to steer wind development to areas of the county that are not ecologically sensitive. "Not all areas in the Osage are sensitive," says Hamilton. "What makes the tallgrass prairie so special is its big landscape. It's not just local — it has global significance." The Osage also fear that large wind farms will interfere with extracting oil and gas, from which royalties are paid in support of tribal members as the Osage retain their tribal mineral rights owned in common by members of the tribe. "They weren't thinking about the mineral estate — just about compensating landowners," says Galen Crum, chairman of the tribal Minerals Council. "How are we supposed to know the price of oil in 50 years?""
Submission + - Political Robocallers Indicted (politico.com)
sanzibar writes: Ehrlich campaign manager Paul Schurick and Baltimore political consultant Julius Henson were both charged with three counts of conspiracy to violate election laws, one count of attempting to influence a voter’s decision and one count of failing to print an “authorized by” line on campaign material. Schurick was also charged with a single count of obstruction of justice for failing to turn over materials sought by the grand jury.
Submission + - Google Files First Solar Patent, Builds R&D Te (bnet.com) 1
bizwriter writes: Google has moved beyond investing and using solar power and has started on serious R&D work in the area. It's first patent application in solar energy technology just became public, and the company is staffing a new R&D group "to develop electricity from renewable energy sources at a cost less than coal" at "utility scale."
Submission + - Power grid demand matching using flywheels (cnet.com)
hackertourist writes: "A novel type of electricity storage was recently added to the New York power grid. The unit, supplied by Beacon Power uses flywheels to store energy. The unit is intended to replace gas turbines in supplying short-term peaks in power demand (also known as frequency regulation). It can supply up to 20 MW, using 200 flywheels."
Submission + - War over Arsenic-Based Life (washingtonpost.com)
Antipater writes: "Slashdot readers may remember the announcement and ensuing controversy six months ago over the NASA discovery of microbes that can supposedly incorporate arsenic into their DNA. Now, The Washington Post reports that Science has published a collection of eight scathing critiques of astrobiologist Felisa Wolfe-Simon, her methods, and her conclusions. Wolfe-Simon is starting to fire back and gather her own allies — one wonders if we're in for another cold-fusion style science war."
Submission + - ATM repairman accused of faking cash (gawker.com)
fysdt writes: "An ATM repairman was nabbed in Phoenix on charges of having stolen about $200,000 in ATM funds from San Francisco-area branches of Bank of America. His method was almost brilliant in its sheer stupidity: He pocketed the cash, and replaced it in the machines with "counterfeit or photocopied $20 bills.""
Submission + - Student finds universe's missing mass (cosmosmagazine.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A 22-year-old Australian university student has solved a problem which has puzzled astrophysicists for decades, discovering part of the so-called "missing mass" of the universe during her summer break.
Submission + - PayPal Sues Google Over Wallet Trade Secrets (eweekeurope.co.uk)
jhernik writes: Google executives are being sued by PayPal for using trade secrets to build the new Google Wallet service
PayPal, eBay’s payment service, has sued Google over its new Google Wallet service, accusing the search engine of poaching trade secrets for use in its mobile payment service.
The suit, filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court just hours after Google unveiled its Wallet payments sheme, alleges that two key executives who created the near-field communication (NFC) service used company secrets about mobile payments to fashion its own service.
Unveiled at a press event in New York, Google Wallet lets consumers pay for products by tapping their Android-based smartphones against a special sale terminal.
PayPal, eBay’s payment service, has sued Google over its new Google Wallet service, accusing the search engine of poaching trade secrets for use in its mobile payment service.
The suit, filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court just hours after Google unveiled its Wallet payments sheme, alleges that two key executives who created the near-field communication (NFC) service used company secrets about mobile payments to fashion its own service.
Unveiled at a press event in New York, Google Wallet lets consumers pay for products by tapping their Android-based smartphones against a special sale terminal.
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