Topic: COMPUTER - on July 30, 2013 at 4:53:00 PM CEST
Creating a $99 parallel computing machine is just as hard as it sounds
Ten months ago, the chipmaker Adapteva unveiled a bold quest—to create a Raspberry Pi-sized computer that can perform the same types of tasks typically reserved for supercomputers. And... they wanted to sell it for only $99. A successful Kickstarter project raised nearly $900,000 for the so-called "Parallella," and the company got to work with a goal of shipping the first devices by February 2013 and the rest by May 2013.
As so often happens, the deadlines slipped, but Adapteva has done what it set out to do. Last week, the company shipped the first 40 Parallellas and says it will ship all 6,300 computers ordered through the Kickstarter by the end of August. Anyone who didn't back the Kickstarter can now pre-order for delivery in October.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on July 28, 2013 at 6:29:00 PM CEST
Pepper Spray Cop Wants Worker's Comp for 'Psychiatric Injury'
The former police officer who pepper-sprayed students during an Occupy protest at the University of California, Davis is appealing for worker’s compensation, claiming he suffered psychiatric injury from the 2011 confrontation.
John Pike has a settlement conference set for Aug. 13 in Sacramento, according to the state Department of Industrial Relations’ website.
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Topic: SEX - on July 28, 2013 at 6:28:00 PM CEST
Olympic committee: Russia says athletes, fans exempt from anti-gay laws
he International Olympic Committee on Friday said it had received “assurances from the highest level” of the Russian government that athletes and spectators attending the the 2014 Winter Olympic games in Sochi are exempt from an anti-gay statue that outlaws “homosexual propaganda.”
The law, which was signed last month by Russian President Vladimir Putin, criminalizes public events that promote gay rights, as well as public displays of affection by same-sex couples, and has prompted calls for a boycott of the games by LGBT activists who warn it would be unsafe for gays to travel to Russia.
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Topic: MUSIK - on July 28, 2013 at 6:26:00 PM CEST
R.I.P. JJ Cale
Der Welthit "Cocaine" stammt von ihm und viele bekannte Songs mehr, mit denen aber andere, berühmtere Musiker Erfolge feierten: Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Johnny Cash. Jetzt ist der US-amerikanische Sänger und Songwriter J.J. Cale mit 74 Jahren gestorben.
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Topic: SECURITY - on July 28, 2013 at 6:10:00 PM CEST
Überwachungsstaat - Was ist das?
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on July 27, 2013 at 5:09:00 PM CEST
"Zu sexy" als Kündigungsgrund zulässig
Zu sexy für den Job: Ein Zahnarzt in Iowa feuerte seine Assistentin, weil er sie zu attraktiv fand und angeblich um seine Ehe fürchtete. Die Frau klagte dagegen - und verlor vor dem durchweg männlich besetzten Gericht.
Iowa City - Der Fall sorgte weit über die Grenzen Iowas und der USA hinaus für Aufsehen: Zehn Jahre lang hatte Melissa Nelson als Zahnarzthelferin für James Knight gearbeitet, in seiner Praxis in der Kleinstadt Fort Dodge im US-Bundesstaat Iowa. Nelson sei "die beste Assistentin" gewesen, die er je hatte, sagte Knight, doch von einem Tag auf den anderen feuerte er sie. Sein Geschäft, seine Ehe und das Wohl seiner Familie seien bedroht, Nelson sei einfach "unwiderstehlich".
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Topic: HOLLYWALD - on July 27, 2013 at 5:04:00 PM CEST
New for 2013: An In-Depth Analysis of Kubrick's 2001: a Space Odyssey
Long time /. member maynard has written one of the most obsessively detailed and extensive analyses of Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001: A Space Odyssey seen in some time. At more than 22,000 words, it contains still images, film clips, musical score selections and copious references, including by Piers Bizony, author of Filming the Future, Nietzsche, Foucault, Freud, and film theorists like Bazin, Kracauer and Zizek. It's already gained some notoriety, having been retweeted by Nicholas Jackson, former editor of the Atlantic Monthly and Slate. Anyone who loves the film or SF in general should find this an amazing read!
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Topic: ART - on July 26, 2013 at 6:33:00 PM CEST
Banksy graffiti disappears from wall in Tottenham
No Ball Games 'salvaged for restoration' by company behind sale this year of another Banksy piece removed from shop wall
Not so long ago the appearance of a work by the superstar graffiti artist Bansky was a source of curiosity and local pride. Now it seems it mainly spells a commercial opportunity.
For the second time this year a Banksy work sprayed on a shop wall in north London has disappeared, most likely to be sold at auction, to the consternation of residents and the local council.
A month after Slave Labour – a jubilee-themed mural depicting a child making union flag bunting – sold for more than £750,000 after being removed from the side of a Poundland in Wood Green, an even better-known work has gone from nearby Tottenham.
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Topic: ART - on July 26, 2013 at 6:31:00 PM CEST
Speed enforced by (armed) drones? Nope — artist installs fake traffic signs
California commuters may have been alarmed last week by highway signs that warned them that they were being watched by missile-equipped drones. But the signs were fake, installed by an artist from Napa, and have quickly been taken down by the California Highway Patrol.
The art project was inspired by real road signs. "I thought to myself, speed [monitored] by aircraft is kind of ridiculous, how are you going to enforce it?" the artist Stephen Whisler, who is 59 and lives in Napa, Calif., told NBC news, explaining why the "Speed enforced by drones" signs he put up last Monday show a Predator firing a missile.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on July 26, 2013 at 6:30:00 PM CEST
Bundesheer verrät Webmail-Zugangsdaten
Das österreichische Bundesheer nimmt an der europäischen Helikopter-Übung "Hotblade 2013" in Portugal teil. Fotos dieses Events wurden auf der Hmepage des Bundesheeres veröffentlicht. Eines davon zeigte Webmail-Zugangsdaten für die österreichischen Teilnehmer.
Auf dem Bild sind Offiziere zu sehen, die vor einem Whiteboard stehen, auf dem gut lesbar die URL und die Zugangsdaten des Webmail-Accounts zu sehen sind. Das betreffende Foto ist, nachdem die Verantwortlichen auf den Fehler aufmerksam gemacht wurden, von der Seite entfernt worden. Der betreffende Webmail-Zugang ist nicht mehr zugänglich.
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Topic: SECURITY - on July 26, 2013 at 6:28:00 PM CEST
Russia and US security services 'in talks' over Snowden
The American FBI and Russian FSB security services are "in talks" over US fugitive Edward Snowden, according to the Russian president's spokesman.
However, Dmitry Peskov repeated Russia's position that it would "not hand anyone over".
Mr Snowden has been stuck in transit at a Moscow airport for the past month as he has no valid travel documents.
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Topic: SECURITY - on July 26, 2013 at 6:27:00 PM CEST
USA schließen Todesstrafe für Snowden aus
Washington verstärkt den Druck auf Russland, NSA-Informant Edward Snowden auszuliefern. Das FBI verhandelt nun direkt mit dem russischen Geheimdienst FSB - und US-Justizminister Holder stellt klar: Dem Whistleblower drohen bei einem Prozess in den USA weder Folter noch die Todesstrafe.
Moskau - In den Verhandlungen über die Auslieferung von Edward Snowden haben die USA gegenüber Russland klargestellt, dass dem Whistleblower weder die Todesstrafe noch Folter drohe. US-Justizminister Eric Holder schrieb seinem russischen Amtskollegen in einem bereits am Dienstag abgeschickten, aber erst an diesem Freitag veröffentlichten Brief, dass dem auf dem Moskauer Flughafen festsitzenden Snowden alle Rechte eines Angeklagten zustünden.
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