Comment I can't believe... (Score 1) 131
That nobody's made a Debian/OpenSSL joke yet...
Submission + - Porn Was Discovered at Bin Laden Compound
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "Reuters reports that a stash of pornography was found in the hideout of Osama bin Laden by the US commandos who killed him.The pornography consists of modern, electronically recorded video and is fairly extensive, according to the officials, who discussed the discovery with Reuters on condition of anonymity. Officials said they did not know if bin Laden himself had acquired or viewed the materials and itis unclear how compound residents would have acquired the pornography buta video released by the Obama administration confiscated from the compound showed bin Laden watching pictures of himself on a TV screen, indicating that the compound was equipped with video playback equipment. Officials familiar with evidence gathered during investigations of other Islamic militants said the discovery of pornography is not uncommon in such cases."
Submission + - Invent the medical tricorder win $10,000,000 (marketwire.com)
GeneralSecretary writes: "Ever watch Star Trek and say "Hey, I could build that", well now's your chance. Qualcomm and the X PRIZE Foundation have teamed together to offer ten million US dollars to whomever can invent "a mobile solution that can diagnose patients better than or equal to a panel of board certified physicians", the Tricorder X Prize. Hopefully the Tricorder will join the cell phone, MRI, and tablet computer in the list of Star Trek devices that are now part of our lives."
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