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Hackers Get Their Own Scoreboard and Rankings 106
wiredmikey writes "Sometimes hacking is about money; other times, it's about competition, and when that happens, it is also about getting a little credit. Enter RankMyHack.com. The site is described as the world's 'first elite hacker ranking system,' and invites people to submit proof of their Website hacks in exchange for points — the higher the points, the higher the place on the leader board. In order to get ranked, hackers need to prove they have indeed hacked a site – by inserting a predetermined text into the hacked site page. Rankmyhack then scans for the text in the page and gives score based on how popular the website is, with lower points awarded for XSS attacks. Assuming the site is real – and early reports indicate that it is – hackers can now see where their hacks stack up against those of their peers. Will this morph into a playground for hacktivists to hone their skills?"
Nuclear Risk Expert: Fukushima Fuel May Be Leaking 500
An anonymous reader writes "Three weeks after the nuclear crisis began at Japan's Fukushima Dai-1 power plant, there's still a real danger of melted nuclear fuel escaping the reactor buildings and releasing a large dose of radiation. So says Theo Theofanous, an engineer who spent 15 years studying the risks of nuclear reactors. Theofanous believes that melted nuclear fuel has already leaked through the reactor vessels and accumulated at the bottoms of the primary containment structures. All attempts to keep the reactor buildings cool may not be enough to prevent the overheated fuel from eating through the concrete floors, he says."
Doctors Reverse With Drugs Autism-Linked Fragile X Syndrome In Mice 63
An anonymous reader writes "New research by a team of Bangalore-based scientists has given hope to those with emotional problems caused by the inheritance of a fragile X chromosome. The researchers, for the first time in the world, mapped defective connections between nerve cells in the emotional hub of the brain of mice who had Fragile X Syndrome. The research has just been published in the online edition of the US-based Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences." Besides the mapping of these nerves, though, "The NCBS team has shown that even the long-term ravages of the condition could be reversed with medication in mice." Fragile X syndrome is associated with autism, though the conditions do not map directly to each other.
Why Beatrix Potter Would Love a Digital Reader (wordpress.com) 98
destinyland writes "In 1906, children's book author Beatrix Potter tried creating her own new, non-book format for delivering her famous fairy tales. 'Intended for babies and tots, the story was originally published on a strip of paper that was folded into a wallet, closed with a flap, and tied with a ribbon.' While today there's hundreds of children's picture books, it's fun to look back over a century to actual images from one of Potter's original strange wallet-sized stories — 'The Story of A Fierce, Bad Rabbit' — plus an image showing you exactly what Beatrix Potter thought 'a fierce, bad rabbit' would look like!"
Comment Cut cut the cable this month (Score 1) 502
My wife and I just moved and decided that paying $150 for Comcast Silver + HBO + HD "Bonus" was just too much. We moved out to Portland and subscribed to Verizon ViOS and cut our "media" bill to $85/month (we got a higher tier). I got "permission" to build a sweet HTPC and hooked it up to our 46" TV.
With Hulu, Netflix, a vast library of personal DVDs on a jukebox system, and a fat pipe to the Internet, we've been doing quite well. Unfortunately we like our sports and ESPN360 isn't really there yet. When we want some background noise, Aussies rule Footie has been great, but we're really noticing the lack of NASCAR, March Madness, and are worried about actual coverage of June the World Cup. We're actually looking at satellite to at least get the World Cup without worries.
Comment Re:hmm (Score 1) 117
Yep, ice-9. That's what I thought at first, too. Then, while reading the article (something about eventually decreasing the density), I thought "new replacement for silicone used in breast implants". Then I combined the two and resulted with something marginally better than a plastic doll.
Comment Re:So have that juror explain to us (Score 1) 537
those people were capable of disclosing those passes on a public court. it means that they are capable of doing other stupid things of equal level. they would do something else.
Comment Re:This can be good... or bad (Score 1) 174
I switched from the iPhone to the N900 a few months ago, and have yet to even consider regretting it. Maemo is nice, and its open, and the N900 is a nice bit of kit too.
Comment Re:Welcome to Obamanation (Score 1) 756
Creating tons of new cabinet positions, taking over GM, taking over the banking industry, calling for control over health care, etc.
Comment What SCO is claiming (Score 1) 286
There are two issues here:
-- SCO already owns copyright to Unix code ==> This has been rejected by jury
-- If SCO doesn't own then Novell is required to transfer based on contract. ==> No jury verdict here.
It is the second claim that it is filing.
Comment Re:Don't see this working (Score 1) 179
Well, if that's the case then all those peering network providers are also attempting to skirt the law.
The difference lies in intention, and that was the point of my original post.
Comment Re:Servers? (Score 1) 147
Uh, so it's not a server because it does more then one thing?
Chinese Man Gets 30 Months For Fake Cisco Sales 161
alphadogg writes "A Chinese man was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in a US prison this week for trafficking in counterfeit Cisco Systems gear. Yongcai Li, 33, will also have to pay the networking company nearly $800,000 in restitution after being the conduit for hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of counterfeit computer hardware, the FBI said Friday. Prosecutors said he procured the fake gear in China and then sent it to co-conspirators in the US. His alleged co-conspirators have not been charged. Li was arrested by FBI agents on Jan. 9, 2009, in Las Vegas — while the annual Consumer Electronics Show was taking place there. Two years ago, the FBI claimed to have seized more than $78 million worth of counterfeit equipment in more than 400 seizures."
Gates Foundation Plans To Invest $10B Into Vaccines 477
Endloser writes "Bill Gates is going to invest $10 billion to provide vaccines to people worldwide. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation believes that vaccines are the way to a better future for the world. So they have decided to make 'the largest pledge ever made by a charitable foundation to a single cause.' This 10-year, 10 billion dollar project is expected to save 8.7 million lives."
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