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Transportation

Submission + - Just 1 out of 16 Hybrids Pays Back in Gas Savings (greencarreports.com)

thecarchik writes: One of the criticisms of hybrid cars has historically been that there's no payback, especially given the cheap gasoline prices in the U.S.
The extra money you spend on a hybrid isn't returned in gas savings, say critics. Well, that may be true, especially when regular gasoline is averaging $2.77 a gallon this week. But as we often point out, most people don't buy hybrids for payback--they buy them to make a statement about wanting to drive green . Nevertheless, a Canadian study has now looked at the question of hybrid payback in a country whose gasoline is more expensive than ours (roughly $3.70 per gallon this week), with surprising results.

The British Columbia Automobile Association projected the fuel costs of 16 hybrids over five years against their purchase price and financing fees. In a study released in late July, only a single one of the 16 hybrids cost less to buy and run than its gasoline counterpart.

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Prince Says Internet Is Over 450

the_arrow writes "According to the artist currently known as Prince, 'The internet's completely over.' At least that what he says in an interview with the British newspaper Mirror. Quoting Prince: 'The internet's like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you.'"

Comment Re:simple math (Score 1) 973

Not really, its not a lot to pay for someones work, I think the prices are very fair online for this material.

My biggest problem is Eleanor was saying her the parents would not let her use a Credit Card to order the Music. This is HOG Wash, she could trek her self down to the Local 7-11, Wall Mart, Gas Station or where ever and pickup a Pre Paid Visa or Mastercard to order the stuff online.

 
Movies

Buy Your Own Tron Lightcycle For $35,000 170

ElectricSteve writes "The lightcycle scene was probably the most memorable part of an absolutely jaw-dropping movie when Tron was released in 1982. One of the first films to use the kinds of computer-generated special effects that later become commonplace, it was a glimpse into a whole new world that left an indelible impression on most who saw it. Now, as Disney prepares to release Tron Legacy, a sequel some 28 years after the original, the lightcycles are back and looking meaner than ever. Built by the same guys who did the memorable Batpod replica, the new lightcycles feature massive dual hubless wheels, carbon fiber/fiberglass bodies, and all the lashings of neon that you'd expect. And there will be five running models built — all of which are now up for sale on eBay for a cool $35,000."

Comment Re:Not just 2003-2005 (Score 1) 484

Yes but it was very rare to have massive failures like this, I have machines that are Pre 2002 that are working as well as they day I bought them back in 1997 even some older than that.

That Time Frame 2003-2006 saw a slew of bad parts and failed computers. I was just examining a failed computer from about 2004, Not only were most of the capacitors on the mother board leaking who knows what, on opening up the power supply I found the same thing. These faulty parts were everywhere.

Just about everything I had from that time frame has failed or forced into retirement.
Idle

Submission + - Futurama's New New York built in Lego (wired.co.uk)

Lanxon writes: We've seen some impressive Lego creations (sniper rifles, printers, full-size houses...), and Matt De Lanoy's Futurama diorama is a worthy addition. For starters, it's huge. It measures 1.5m by 2.1m, and it's been in construction for about two years. Almost every part of the city is represented, including Planet Express, its ship, the Robot Arms Apartments where Bender and Fry live, Momcorp HQ, the Head museum, Elzar's fine cuisine, Applied Cryogenics, the sewers where the mutants live, the Madison Cube Garden (which lights up at night!) and more.

Comment I have used Kaspersky for this purpose (Score 1) 159

http://www.kaspersky.com

They have a tool you can create from a working installation, it creates a boot-able CD (PE) that you can clean a system with, I found it works very well. I would imagine it could be installed on boot-able flash disk as well.

I have found it useful when you don't want to boot up a infected system.

Its is able to update virus/malware definitions if it has the necessary network driver available.

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Stand-alone antivirus software? 1

An anonymous reader writes: I work for a company that repairs specialty devices that have an embedded Mini-ATX motherboard without a CD-ROM drive and is running Windows XP Home and while the USB flash drives we insert into them have a physical write-protect tab we still encounter a (rather annoying) display dialog from malware/viruses to remove the write-protect so it can infect the flash drive. We don't remove the write-protect obviously but would like to offer our customers the option of removing the malware/virus without having to install any software. We would rather not install/uninstall antivirus software even for one-time use due to various licensing issues nor do we want to connect to the internet to use web-based online scanners. Is there any stand-alone anti-virus/anti-malware software for Windows that can be run directly from the write-protected flash drive itself?
XBox (Games)

New Xbox 360 S Uses Less Power, Makes Less Noise 176

Vigile writes "Microsoft unveiled a new Xbox 360 S console at E3 this month, and without delay the new machine has been dissected and tested. The most dramatic change is the move to a single-chip CPU/GPU hybrid processor that is apparently being built on the 45nm process technology from GlobalFoundries, AMD's spun-off production facilities. With the inclusion of the new processor, the Xbox 360 S uses much less power (about 30-40%) compared to previous generation machines, and also turns out to be much quieter as a result of a single, larger fan. This article has photographic evidence of the teardown, with comparisons between this Valhalla platform and the older Falcon system, along with videos of the reconstruction process and noise comparisons." The new console also takes measures to protect itself from overheating, so RRoDs shouldn't be a problem with this revision.
Canada

Submission + - 5.5 Earthquake Hits Canada (theglobeandmail.com) 1

joelmax writes: A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit central Canada this afternoon, rattling buildings from Windsor to Montreal and several U.S. states.

The epicentre of the quake was in Quebec, 61 kilometres north of Ottawa, according to U.S. Geological Survey, and struck at 1:41 p.m.EDT.

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