The guys at ApertureVFX have put together this more-than-somewhat-awesome live-action take on the chaotic, visually disorienting gameplay of Battlefield 3. More »
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From Gizmodo: The World Now Buys More Smartphones than Computers
From Gizmodo: MythBusters Was Banned from Talking About RFID Chips Because Credit Card Companies Are Little Weenies
Boo!!! MythBusters stopped?! Inconceivable! Grow a pair credit card companies!!
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RFID chips are super cool because those little buggers can beam things wirelessly. The guys at Mythbusters totally thought so too and wanted to make an episode about how trackable and hackable RFID chips were. Sounds amazing! Everyone would’ve learned more about the technology that’s invisibly invading our lines. But, nope. Credit Card companies banned ’em. More »
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From Gizmodo: How To Land a Plane That’s Missing Half a Wing
From Autoblog: Report: Two Japanese suppliers plead guilty for bid-fixing, will pay record fines
Two more Japanese auto industry suppliers, Yazaki and Denso, have been fined by the U.S. Department of Justice and four executives from Yazaki will go to jail, according to reports in the New York Times and Automotive News. Yazaki’s $478 million fine and Denso’s $78 million fine come on top of the $200 million penalty paid by another Japanese supplier, Furukawa Electric Company, last November as part of a probe into price fixing. Three Furukawa execs also were sentenced to prison.
The DoJ opened the investigation two years ago into collusion among firms setting prices for parts like wire harnesses and ECUs, but is said to have found evidence of such practices since 2000. Yazaki was charged with three felonies, fixing the prices of wire harnesses, instrument panel clusters and fuel senders. Denso was charged with two felonies, conspiring to fix the prices of ECUs and heating control units. Four Yazaki employees, working mainly for its North American operations in Ohio and Kentucky, were charged with violating the Sherman Antitrust Act and will serve from 15 months to two years in prison.
Both companies have pledged to retrain their employees and bolster their antitrust compliance, and both Yazaki’s Chairman and CEO said they would return half their pay for three months. The Justice Department investigation continues, and said the CEO of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, “I’m dead certain that there has to be a lot of concern out there.”
Feel free to read over the official statements from both Yazaki and Denso after the break.
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From NPR News: Rights Group Says Syrian Security Forces Detained, Tortured Children
That is MESSED up! Â Syrian government has a lot to answer to!
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Children as young as 13 say government forces have tortured them by burning them with cigarettes and pulling toenails with pliers.
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From Lifehacker: Google Cloud Print: It’s Actually Awesome, and Here’s How to Set It Up
Now that’s awesome!! I’m setting mine up!! 😀
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Google Cloud Print is an under-appreciated service that can send print jobs from virtually anywhere to a connected printer in any other location. Normally that involves tedious configuration on your network, but Cloud Print can do it in just a few minutes. It’s really easy to set up, and there are a few things you can do to extend its support beyond the browser to make all your printing tasks a lot easier. Here’s a look at what it can do, how you can set it up, and how to make it even better. More »
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