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Submission + - Polite feedback on logon issues sees Simcity user banned from EA forums

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 28, 2013 @08:34AM

An anonymous reader writes: EA's latest Simcity game requires users to log on online even for single player. After being unable to log on for three hours, one of its users chimed in with his very polite $0.02 opinion, only to get himself banned by EA admins. Another great victory for DRM.

Submission + - Previously Unseen Stage of Planet Formation Observed (yahoo.com)

Submitted by

SchrodingerZ

on Friday January 04, 2013 @02:40AM

SchrodingerZ writes: "Seen from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile; scientists have detected a gas giant planet focusing material from a gas cloud towards a main star. The star, HD 142527, is a young 2 million years old, and is 450 light-years from Earth. The system has 'A disk of spinning dust and gas left over from its formation... and from this material, planets are being created'. The planetesimals, are drawing material from the dust cloud inward, effectively fueling the expansion of the parent star, currently twice the size of our own Sun. 'Theoretical simulations have predicted such bridges between outer and inner portions of disks surrounding stars, but none have been directly observed until now.' Simon Casassus, lead scientist at the University of Chile, stated that 'Currently, the only mechanism known to produce such gap-crossing dense molecular flows, with residual carbon monoxide gas more diffusely spread out inside the gap, is planetary formation.' While the planets currently are not visible, their presence is very noticeable, more examination of the dust cloud is needed to precisely pinpoint the planet(s)."

Submission + - Intel takes step towards power efficient processors with limited Ivy Bridge chip (dbune.com)

Submitted by abhatt on Thursday January 03, 2013 @10:16AM

abhatt writes: Intel is set to debut the most power efficient chip in the world — a limited edition "Ivy Bridge" processor in the upcoming annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas convention. Only a select group tablet and ultrabook vendors will receive the limited Ivy Bridge chips.

Comment it has to be flight sim (Score 1) 951

by abhatt on Saturday November 24, 2012 @06:43PM (#42083811) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What Video Games Keep You From Using Linux?

Microsoft flight simulator.

Submission + - Germans train vultures to be detectives (dbune.com)

Submitted by abhatt on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @04:04PM

abhatt writes: German authorities have found vultures as very valuable creatures and as such have trained some of them to be detectives. The work of the vultures are well defined — any guesses?
Well .. their work is to find hidden corpses :)

Submission + - Tunnel boring machine drills hole under Niagara Fa (dbune.com)

Submitted by abhatt on Monday May 16, 2011 @01:59PM

abhatt writes: From the article:
The world's largest tunnel boring machine finished drilling a 10.2-kilometer (6.3-mile) long and 14.4-meter (47.2-feet) high tunnel under the Niagara Falls on Friday.

The 4,000-ton machine, known as Big Becky, had been drilling the tunnel under the world famous waterfalls since 2006.

Submission + - Donkeys Take Over From DSL as Syria Shuts Internet (dbune.com)

Submitted by abhatt on Sunday May 15, 2011 @01:23PM

abhatt writes: Rebelling Syrians are using all possible alternate methods to pass information to the world amidst a total blackout on the internet by the Government. Believe it or not, Donkeys are a part of the revolution now !

Submission + - Man has knife removed from brain after four years (dbune.com)

Submitted by abhatt on Thursday February 17, 2011 @08:58AM

abhatt writes: A man in China complaining of headaches and strange taste in his mouth was found to have a 4-inch knife buried in his brain. Doctors examining Li Fu realized the blade had been in his head for four years without him realizing it. The 37-year-old from Yunnan Province suffered a ...

Submission + - Study: Favorite team losing Super Bowl may be dead (dbune.com)

Submitted by abhatt on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @07:47AM

abhatt writes: Your favorite team losing the Super Bowl may not only be disappointing, but new research suggests it could be deadly. University of Southern California researchers studied how often the type of emotional stress sports fans sometimes experience may translate to increased cardiac death. Researches r...

Submission + - France launches first 3D porn channel (dbune.com)

Submitted by abhatt on Friday January 28, 2011 @12:37PM

abhatt writes: A network in France has launched what is believed to be the first 3D adult film service in the country.

The service was launched by renowned French adult movie actor, Marc Dorcel. All the programs were shot in the 3D format and the creators believe that this unique channel will allow viewers to enjoy the porn in a new and exciting way.

Submission + - EDSAC computer to be rebuilt (pcpro.co.uk)

Submitted by nk497 on Thursday January 13, 2011 @02:06PM

nk497 writes: The first working stored-program computer is set to be rebuilt at Bletchley Park, home to the UK's National Museum of Computing. The Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator ran its first programme in 1949, and was two metres high. Its 3,000 vacuum tubes took up four metres of floor space, and it could perform 650 instructions per second. All data input was via paper tape. The EDSAC used mercury-filled tubes for memory, but in the interests of safety, the replica will use an alternative non-toxic substance. Rebuilding it will take four years, and the public can visit to watch the work as it happens.

Submission + - US Government Strategy To Prevent Leaks, Is Leaked 1

Submitted by Jake on Sunday January 09, 2011 @04:56AM

Jake writes: The US government's 11-page document on how to get various US government agencies to prevent future leaks has been leaked. It doesn't get any more ironic than that. After the various leaks made by WikiLeaks, the US government understandably wants to limit the number of potential leaks, but their strategy apparently isn't implemented yet. It's clear that the Obama administration is telling federal agencies to take aggressive steps to prevent further leaks. According to the document, these steps include figuring out which employees might be most inclined to leak classified documents, by using psychiatrists and sociologists to assess their trustworthiness. The memo also suggests that agencies require all their employees to report any contacts with members of the news media they may have.

Submission + - Trash saves man during New York suicide attempt (dbune.com)

Submitted by abhatt on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @12:34PM

abhatt writes: Uncollected trash and heaps of snow in New York after last week's blizzard-although irritating to many residents-may have saved a man's life. The man attempted suicide Sunday by..

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