In this issue:
* Why Groupon Not As Rosy As It Appears
* English City Council "Not Ready" for Zombie Attack
* Siemens Fixes SCADA Flaws
* CERN Lends a Hand To the Origin of Life
* Codemasters' Website Hacked
* Russian Lie Detector ATM
* Mexican Cartels Build <em>Mad Max</em> Narco Tanks
* Apple Now World's Largest Semiconductor Buyer
* Friday's Big Swings, Mostly Down, Illustrate Bitcoin Value Volatility
* Crowdsourcing Analysis of the Palin Email Trove
* Computer Glitch Friday Grounded US Airways Flights
* Lodsys Expands Patent Lawsuit to 10 More Companies
* A Deep-Dive Look At Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1
* Anonymous Takes Down Turkish Government Site
* Researchers Find Wood-Digesting Enzyme In Bacteria
* Austin's Alamo Drafthouse Theater Gives Texters the Boot
* FitBot Lets You Try Clothes Before You Buy
* Netflix's New Web Interface Gets Thumbs Down From Users
* How One Man Helps Keep Game Controllers Accessible
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Why Groupon Not As Rosy As It Appears
| from the double-edged-sword dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 10, @22:01 (Businesses)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/0135211/Why-Groupon-Not-As-Rosy-As-It-Appears?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]Rambo Tribble writes "CNN is running an article detailing [1]the
dubious history of Eric Lefkofsky, Groupon's chairman and largest
shareholder. It would seem Mr. Lefkofsky has an extensive history of
taking investors' money for himself, then bankrupting the businesses
invested in." Another article posted today at TechCrunch explores one
businesswoman's story of how working with Groupon was [2]the single worst
business decision she ever made.
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/0135211/Why-Groupon-Not-As-Rosy-As-It-Appears?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:rambotribble@gmail.com
1. http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/06/10/groupon-eric-lefkofsky/
2. http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/09/groupon-single-worst-decision/
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| English City Council "Not Ready" for Zombie Attack
| from the double-tap-initiative dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Friday June 10, @22:48 (Government)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/10/1511216/English-City-Council-Not-Ready-for-Zombie-Attack?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]Unlike the CDC, a freedom of information request submitted to the
Leicester City Council has revealed that the council is not prepared for
an [1]unexpected zombie invasion. From the article: "'We've had a few
wacky ones before but this one did make us laugh,' said Lynn Wyeth, head
of information governance. The Freedom of Information Act allows a right
of access to recorded information held by public authorities. Ms Wyeth
said she was unaware of any specific reference to a zombie attack in the
council's emergency plan, however some elements of it could be applied if
the situation arose."
Discuss this story at:
https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/10/1511216/English-City-Council-Not-Ready-for-Zombie-Attack?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/05/19/183224/CDC-Warns-of-Zombie-Apocalypse
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-13713798
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Siemens Fixes SCADA Flaws
| from the and-so-soon dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday June 11, @00:06 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/0137246/Siemens-Fixes-SCADA-Flaws?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]itwbennett writes "Siemens has [1]fixed a pair of bugs in its S7-1200
controller, which is used to control machines on factory floors, power
stations and chemical plants. The bugs were discovered earlier this year
by NSS researcher Dillon Beresford, who planned to [2]disclose the bugs
at Black Hat in August. The US Department of Homeland Security said that
Siemens' patches fix 'a portion' of the problems Beresford has discovered
and that it 'continues to work with Siemens and Mr. Beresford on the
other reported problems.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/0137246/Siemens-Fixes-SCADA-Flaws?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.itworld.com/
1. http://www.itworld.com/security/173279/siemens-fixes-industrial-flaws-found-hacker
2. http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/07/0418257/Siemens-SCADA-Flaws-To-Be-Disclosed-At-Black-Hat
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| CERN Lends a Hand To the Origin of Life
| from the mythical-cluster-month dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday June 11, @02:12 (Supercomputing)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/066244/CERN-Lends-a-Hand-To-the-Origin-of-Life?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SpaceKangaroo writes "In May, a small group of chemists and biologists
gathered at CERN to get advice from high-energy physics experts on how to
'organize a scientific community from disparate research groups and how
to [0]access powerful computational resources.' One guy has already run
simulations about the origin of life on the LHC computing grid, finding
that a group of 65,000 chemicals has a good chance of creating a
'self-sustaining' system of chemical reactions (similar to life)."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/066244/CERN-Lends-a-Hand-To-the-Origin-of-Life?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.isgtw.org/feature/cern-lends-hand-origin-life
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Codemasters' Website Hacked
| from the when-in-rome dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday June 11, @03:12 (Security)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/0627231/Codemasters-Website-Hacked?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]skybon writes "After similar attacks on Sony and Square Enix,
[1]Codemasters' website has now been hacked as well. The intrusion took
place on 3 June, and is believed to have compromised members' names,
usernames, screen names, email addresses, date of birth, encrypted
passwords, newsletter preferences, any biographies entered by users,
details of last site activity, IP addresses and Xbox Live Gamertags. In a
letter sent out to CodeM subscribers, the company recommended changing
passwords as soon as possible."
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/0627231/Codemasters-Website-Hacked?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:skybon@gmail.com
1. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/06/10/codemasters-hacked-first-details/
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Russian Lie Detector ATM
| from the name-your-favorite-atm dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday June 11, @05:14 (The Almighty Buck)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/0558216/Russian-Lie-Detector-ATM?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
smitty777 writes "Apparently the Russians are starting to [0]add lie
detectors to their ATMs in an attempt to prevent identity theft and bad
withdraws. 'Consumers with no previous relationship with the bank could
talk to the machine to apply for a credit card, with no human
intervention required on the bank���s end. The machine scans a passport,
records fingerprints and takes a three-dimensional scan for facial
recognition. And it uses voice-analysis software to help assess whether
the person is truthfully answering questions that include ���Are you
employed?��� and ���At this moment, do you have any other outstanding
loans?���'"
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/0558216/Russian-Lie-Detector-ATM?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/business/global/09atm.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Mexican Cartels Build <em>Mad Max</em> Narco Tanks
| from the i'm-holding-out-for-the-narco-space-shuttle dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday June 11, @08:15 (The Military)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/0620206/Mexican-Cartels-Build-Mad-Max-Narco-Tanks?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]Hugh Pickens writes "Not content with building [1]their own submarines,
using bazookas, rocket-propelled grenades or land mines, [2]drug cartels
are now building armored assault vehicles, complete with gun turrets,
inch-thick armor plates, firing ports and bulletproof glass. The monsters
look like a cross between a handmade assault vehicle used by a Somali
warlord and something out of a post-apocalyptic Mad Max movie, and have
already appeared in several confrontations with Mexican authorities. A
[3]look inside a captured 'monster' truck (YouTube video) reveals that in
addition to swiveling turrets to shoot in any direction, they have
hatches and peepholes for snipers, their spacious interiors can fit as
many as 20 armed men, and they are coated with polyurethane for
insulation and to reduce noise. Still Patrick Corcoran writes that the
armored vehicles are not a game changer. 'While the "narco-tanks," as the
vehicles are often called, make for great blog fodder and provide
entertaining videos, [4]seeing their rise as a significant escalation in
Mexico's drug war would be wrongheaded,' writes Corcoran. 'In the end,
the "tanks" are a sexy narrative, but these mistaken notions about the
criminals' "military might" not only inflate the power of Mexico's groups
far beyond any reasonable assessment, they also obscure the problem, and
its potential solutions.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/0620206/Mexican-Cartels-Build-Mad-Max-Narco-Tanks?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/slashdot/
1. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/04/02/190235/Drug-Runners-Perfect-Long-Range-Subs
2. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/mexican-cartels-now-using-tanks/2011/06/06/AGacrALH_story.html
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lCpRcSgkbU
4. http://insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/1062-mexicos-narco-tanks-not-a-game-changer
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Apple Now World's Largest Semiconductor Buyer
| from the newton-would-be-so-proud dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @09:14 (HP)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/137202/Apple-Now-Worlds-Largest-Semiconductor-Buyer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lucas123 writes "Apple has leaped two spots to become [0]the world's
largest consumer of semiconductor technology, including NAND flash, NOR
flash and microprocessors. Apple spent $17.5 billion on semiconductors in
2010, an increase of 79.6% over 2009. Sixty-one percent of Apple's
semiconductor budget in 2010 was spent on wireless products such as the
iPhone and iPad, while second place HP spent 82% of its semiconductor
budget on computer products like desktops, notebooks and servers."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/137202/Apple-Now-Worlds-Largest-Semiconductor-Buyer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217500/Apple_now_No._1_in_flash_memory_consumption
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Friday's Big Swings, Mostly Down, Illustrate Bitcoin Value Volatility
| from the still-exploring-this-cave dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @10:19 (Bitcoin)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1417239/Fridays-Big-Swings-Mostly-Down-Illustrate-Bitcoin-Value-Volatility?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
An anonymous reader writes "As cool as [0]Bitcoin is, it looks like it[1]
lost 1/3 of its value in the last 24 hours. Lots of big sells, complaints
of liquidity, and pissed off nerds." The article linked article goes on
to explain that the value rose again, so the aggregate loss was
considerably less. The author also helps defuse [2]claims that Bitcoin is
untraceable or otherwise especially well suited to nefarious activities.
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1417239/Fridays-Big-Swings-Mostly-Down-Illustrate-Bitcoin-Value-Volatility?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin
1. http://www.dailytech.com/Digital+Black+Friday+First+Bitcoin+Depression+Hits/article21877.htm
2. http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/1410217/Bitcoin-Used-For-the-Narcotics-Trade
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Crowdsourcing Analysis of the Palin Email Trove
| from the hey-baby-I-love-your-corpus dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @11:21 (Government)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1442200/Crowdsourcing-Analysis-of-the-Palin-Email-Trove?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]itwbennett writes "Surely you've got better things to do this weekend
than [1]read 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin's email. But just in case you
don't, the NY Times is [2]looking for volunteers to help 'identify
interesting and newsworthy e-mails, people and events that we may want to
highlight.' And, for your easy reference, MSNBC has [3]posted the
complete collection online."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1442200/Crowdsourcing-Analysis-of-the-Palin-Email-Trove?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.itworld.com/
1. http://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/10/1319245/State-of-Alaska-Prints-Out-Palins-E-Mails-Online-Distribution-Impractical
2. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/help-us-investigate-the-sarah-palin-e-mail-records/
3. http://palinemail.msnbc.msn.com/
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Computer Glitch Friday Grounded US Airways Flights
| from the when-will-southwest-come-to-knoxville dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @12:30 (Bug)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1625223/Computer-Glitch-Friday-Grounded-US-Airways-Flights?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
mschaffer writes "A computer glitch Friday night [0]snarled the travel
plans of US Airways customers, as reports flooded in of flights grounded
around the country." As someone stranded for several hours yesterday by
this outage, "glitch" seems like quite a euphemism. With outgoing flights
blocked, and new ones arriving full of passengers expecting to meet
connections, the atmosphere got a little heated. Customers could see nice
weather, and planes lined up outside, but "The System Is Down" trumps
all. The E concourse at Charlotte (a US Airways hub) was packed full of
customers ranging from livid (a handful) to merely angry (most) to calmly
resigned ��� which means those of us with seats, snacks, and books or
computers. It was disheartening to see how brittle is the infrastructure
the airline employs; with the part of the system visible to airline
employees down, customers thought they might get more information, or
even rebooking, through the US Airways website. But that was down, too,
and all the desk staff could do is shrug.
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1625223/Computer-Glitch-Friday-Grounded-US-Airways-Flights?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.ajc.com/business/computer-glitch-grounds-us-973634.html
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Lodsys Expands Patent Lawsuit to 10 More Companies
| from the sue-you-sue-everybody dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @13:33 (Patents)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/164209/Lodsys-Expands-Patent-Lawsuit-to-10-More-Companies?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
An anonymous reader writes "A day after Apple filed a motion to intervene
in Lodsys's lawsuit against seven app developers ([0]EFF comments),
Lodsys has filed its third lawsuit this year. The [1]latest complaint
targets ten companies including Adidas, Best Buy, Best Western, Black and
Decker. Lodsys sues them over [2]two patents, one of which it also
asserts against app developers in court as well as its now famous letters
(an example of which has meanwhile been [3]published as a result of
Apple's intervention). The [4]ten new assertions relate to web surveys,
feedback-soliciting FAQs, and live interactive chat."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/164209/Lodsys-Expands-Patent-Lawsuit-to-10-More-Companies?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/06/apple-steps-lodsys-litigation
1. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20070645-264/lodsys-patent-attack-now-targets-best-buy-adidas/
2. http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/06/lodsys-sues-another-ten-companies.html#patentsinsuit
3. http://www.scribd.com/doc/57508634/4-ExhB-Lodsys-Letter-to-Illusion-Labs
4. http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/06/lodsys-sues-another-ten-companies.html#assertions
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| A Deep-Dive Look At Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1
| from the pleasant-news-from-the-ongoing-future dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @14:35 (Android)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1448246/A-Deep-Dive-Look-At-Samsungs-Galaxy-Tab-101?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]MojoKid writes "Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 was announced way back [1]in
February this year just prior to Apple's iPad 2 launch. Shortly after, a
Samsung VP noted the company was re-evaluating their Galaxy Tab line in
the wake of Apple's strong iPad 2 showing in early March. Since then, the
Galaxy Tab 10.1 has begun shipping and [2]early reports show the Android
3.1 driven device to be slightly thinner than the iPad 2, lighter and
with NVIDIA's 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor under the hood, [3]every
bit as capable. With recent Honeycomb entrants in the 10-inch Android
tablet market, like the Asus Transformer, Motorola Xoom and Samsung
Galaxy Tab 10.1, the iPad 2 finally has solid competition in terms of
both hardware and OS performance."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1448246/A-Deep-Dive-Look-At-Samsungs-Galaxy-Tab-101?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hothardware.com/
1. http://slashdot.org/index2.pl?fhfilter=Galaxy+Tab+10.1
2. http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-101-Review-Android-31-Tablet/
3. http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-101-Review-Android-31-Tablet/?page=4
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Anonymous Takes Down Turkish Government Site
| from the turkey-need-not-be-pejorative dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @15:40 (Government)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1834226/Anonymous-Takes-Down-Turkish-Government-Site?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
arisvega writes with word that the group of hackers known as Anonymous
"has [0]taken down a Turkish government website in a protest against
recently introduced Internet filters that many consider to be censorship.
They also appear to have [1]published a manifesto. Turkey has a long
history of [2]Internet censorship, with the country's ISPs having blocked
YouTube and numerous other sites in the the past couple of years." From
the linked manifesto: "(The Turkish government) has blocked thousands of
websites and blogs while abusive legal proceedings against online
journalists persist. The government now wants to impose a new filtering
system on the 22nd of August that will make it possible to keep records
of all the people's internet activity. Though it remains opaque why and
how the system will be put in place, it is clear that the government is
taking censorship to the next level."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1834226/Anonymous-Takes-Down-Turkish-Government-Site?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://mashable.com/2011/06/10/anonymous-turkey/
1. http://en.nkfu.com/anonymous-turkey-message-operation-turkey-video/
2. http://mashable.com/2011/05/16/turkey-protests-internet-censorship/
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Researchers Find Wood-Digesting Enzyme In Bacteria
| from the as-long-as-it-doesn't-like-cosmoline dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @16:20 (Biotech)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1958225/Researchers-Find-Wood-Digesting-Enzyme-In-Bacteria?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AffidavitDonda writes with news that University of Warwick and University
of British Columbia researchers have "identified the gene for breaking
down lignin [0]in a soil-living bacterium called Rhodococcus jostii.
Although such enzymes have been found before in fungi, this is the first
time that they have been identified in bacteria. The bacterium's genome
has already been sequenced which means that it could be modified more
easily to produce large amounts of the required enzyme. In addition,
bacteria are quick and easy to grow, so this research raises the prospect
of producing enzymes which can break down lignin on an industrial scale.
By making woody plants and the inedible by-products of crops economically
viable the eventual hope is to be able to produce biofuels that don't
compete with food production."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1958225/Researchers-Find-Wood-Digesting-Enzyme-In-Bacteria?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-06-wood-digesting-enzyme-bacteria-boost-biofuel.html
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Austin's Alamo Drafthouse Theater Gives Texters the Boot
| from the y'all-don't-come-back-now-hear? dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @16:43 (Cellphones)
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1940219/Austins-Alamo-Drafthouse-Theater-Gives-Texters-the-Boot?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]Hugh Pickens writes "Ever been annoyed during that nail-biting
darkened hallway scene by someone turning on their phone to send a text?
Well, [1]don't mess with Texas or you may end up on the screen in a
public service announcement. Alamo Drafthouse, a local chain of
dine-and-screen movie theaters in Austin, Texas, has long waged a war
against impolite moviegoers booting out customers who talk or text during
performances. Phoebe Connelly writes that according to Tim League, the
Drafthouse's founder, a [2]woman was recently warned twice about texting
during a screening, and then, in accordance with company policy, was
escorted out without a refund. 'I don't think people realize that it is
distracting,' says League. 'It seems like nothing, but if you spend as
much time as I do at the movies, you realize the entire theater sees it
and it pulls you out of the movie experience. It's every bit as intrusive
as talking.' The irate customer called up the Alamo Drafthouse and left a
profanity-laced (and perhaps slightly inebriated) message decrying the
theater's policies, but the theater got the last laugh as they [3]took
the audio of the woman's voicemail, transcribed it, and turned it into an
in-house preview [tl: Note, YouTube video contains some profanity] that
warns theatergoers against cell phone use during movies. 'Part of what
we're trying to do is have a comedic message about what to us is a very
serious issue,' says League, declining to give any more details about the
woman at the center of the recent PSA."
Discuss this story at:
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/1940219/Austins-Alamo-Drafthouse-Theater-Gives-Texters-the-Boot?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://poncacityweloveyou.com/
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_Mess_with_Texas
2. http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110607/us_yblog_thelookout/texas-movie-theater-makes-an-example-and-a-psa-of-a-texting-audience-member
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3eeC2lJZs
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| FitBot Lets You Try Clothes Before You Buy
| from the if-you-have-no-real-doll-doppelgaenger dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @17:39 (Robotics)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/2022211/FitBot-Lets-You-Try-Clothes-Before-You-Buy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
mikejuk writes "There is one big problem with online shopping. You can't
actually try out the goods until they arrive. Now Fits.me has a sort of
solution in the form of a 'FitBot.' This is described as a robot
mannequin, although this particular robot moves in ways that have to be
seen to be believed. [0]Servo motors are used to move sections of the
body in and out to create different body shapes. It is very eerie and
slightly disturbing to watch!"
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/2022211/FitBot-Lets-You-Try-Clothes-Before-You-Buy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.i-programmer.info/news/81-web-general/2592-fitbot-lets-you-try-cloths-before-you-buy.html
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Netflix's New Web Interface Gets Thumbs Down From Users
| from the where's-action-hero-donald-a-norman? dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @18:44 (Movies)
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/215221/Netflixs-New-Web-Interface-Gets-Thumbs-Down-From-Users?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verdatum writes "Entertainment Weekly is one of many sites reporting the
strong [0]negative reaction from users of the new Netflix web interface.
The new interface presents larger title images at the cost of visible
ratings and the 'Sortable List' view. To see a suggested rating or view
details, one must now first hover over each individual title. Netflix
announced the new interface on Wednesday, in an [1]official blog post. So
far, the post has received thousands of negative comments, but only a few
dozen comments by users believing the change is an improvement."
Discuss this story at:
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/215221/Netflixs-New-Web-Interface-Gets-Thumbs-Down-From-Users?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/06/10/netflix-changes-interface/netflix-changes-interface
1. http://blog.netflix.com/2011/06/new-look-and-feel-for-netflix-website.html
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| How One Man Helps Keep Game Controllers Accessible
| from the division-of-labor-limited-by-extent-of-market dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday June 11, @19:50 (Hardware Hacking)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/2252212/How-One-Man-Helps-Keep-Game-Controllers-Accessible?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
capedgirardeau writes with a clipping from the AP about engineer Ken
Yankelevitz: "[W]ith the retired Bozeman engineer's 70th birthday
approaching, disabled gamers say they fear there will be no one to
replace Yankelevitz, who has [0]sustained quadriplegic game controllers
for 30 years almost entirely by himself. The retired aerospace engineer
hand makes the controllers with custom parts in his Montana workshop,
offering them at a price just enough to cover parts." [1]Yankelevitz
builds interfaces to control an Xbox 360 or PlayStation.
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/11/2252212/How-One-Man-Helps-Keep-Game-Controllers-Accessible?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110611/ap_on_hi_te/us_video_games_quadriplegics
1. http://quadcontrol.com/about-3
Copyright 1997-2010, Geeknet, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
======================================================================
You have received this message because you subscribed to it
on Slashdot. To stop receiving this and other
messages from Slashdot, or to add more messages
or change your preferences, please go to your user page.
http://slashdot.org/prefs/messages
You can log in and change your preferences from there.
No comments:
Post a Comment