One of the masterminds behind the $9 million hack into RBS WorldPay received a six-year suspended sentence in Russia, according to local reports Wednesday. Viktor Pleshchuk, 29, who pleaded guilty to his role in the heist, also got four years of probation and was ordered to pay $8.9 million in restitution
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RBS WorldPay Hacker Gets Suspended Sentence for $9 Million Heist
The MakerBot CupCake is a thing of beauty, an open-source 3D printer whose $750 price undersells the commercial alternatives by a ton. Plus, you get a fanatical group of users who’ll help you debug any problem. Yes, the Dimension uPrint can make tighter models and outputs them quicker, but $20,000 excludes most amateurs.
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Commercial 3D printers will one day undersell the Makerbot. But does it matter?
Elastix 2.0 seem to have a serious problem with Bri ISDN cards (B100,B200,B400) Elastix 2.0 by default use dahdi driver which not working properly.. The problem is that I can make calls, but the incoming calls is not shown, nothing happens in Asterisk CLI either when I dial into the ISDN.
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Elastix 2.0 problems with BX00 Bri Cards
The frenzied folks over at iFixit have torn down the iPod touch 4 and the big news — or rather small news — is that it only has 256MB of RAM, the same as the iPad and iPhone 3GS , but half what the iPhone 4 has. Along with the tiny .7mp camera, lack of IPS display , and lack of a 128GB option, this feels like a cost-savings measure by Apple.
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iPod touch 4 torn down, 256MB of RAM confirmed
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Photos Courtesy of Vikrum Aiyer and the office of the Mayor This looks awesome! Between this and the Georgetown waterfront development we’re finally getting some sweet river front options. From a press release from the office of the Mayor: Nestled between Nationals Park and the historic Navy Yard, The Yards provides residents with additional outdoor green space along the water to visit and enjoy.
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The 5pm Post – Grand Opening of The Yards Park
The federal agency in charge of protecting other agencies from computer intruders was found riddled with hundreds of high-risk security holes on its own systems, according to the results of an audit released Wednesday. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, or US-CERT , monitors the Einstein intrusion-detection sensors on nonmilitary government networks, and helps other civil agencies respond to hack attacks
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DHS Cybersecurity Watchdogs Miss Hundreds of Vulnerabilities on Their Own Network
The new restaurant, Terasol, will be located in the former Dahn Yoga Studio (across the street from Politics and Prose bookstore) at 5010 Connecticut Ave, NW. According to the liquor license application this will be an: “Authentic French Cuisine for all ages with a seating capacity of 55 for patrons and a total occupancy load of 70. Request a sidewalk café with a seating capacity for 15 patrons and entertainment endorsement with live band, jazz, and classical music.”
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New French Restaurant coming to 5010 Connecticut Ave, NW
Ms. Pac Man from Namco is first out the gate with iOS 4.1 Game Center support, but there are plenty more to come. We’ll update this post — and we’ll keep updating our new Game Center games tracker in the iPhone Forums — as new ones arrive, but here’s a first look at Leaderboards and Achievements… after the break! For more new features, see our iOS 4.1 walkthrough
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Game Center games begin to arrive [Gallery]
Binyam Mohamed, a British resident, is among five plaintiffs who claim CIA torture Citing the Obama administration’s evocation of the state secrets privilege, a divided federal appeals court agreed Wednesday to toss a lawsuit against a Boeing subsidiary accused of helping the CIA transport detainees to secret foreign prisons where they allegedly were tortured.
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Citing Obama’s State Secrets Privilege, Court Tosses Torture Case
If you have a good animal/pet photos or news (including lost pets, pets for adoption, dog park news or any other interesting animal sightings) please shoot me an email with ‘Animal Fix’ in the title or upload to the PoPville flickr pool . Photo by PoPville flickr user super b “Dear PoP, I was wondering if you’ve ever posted about cat sitters in the neighborhood
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Animal Fix: Cat Sitter Recs and a very Dignified Zebra
Posted by David Green, Public Affairs Fellow My father was in the Army while I was growing up and I moved around a lot. It was fun and exciting but occasionally a little sad since every two years I packed up my things and said goodbye to my friends. We always promised to stay in touch but as addresses changed and phone numbers got lost we eventually drifted apart
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Military families and digital literacy
Sir, VOIPSWITCH full system with PRONTO PC Dialer and PRONTO Symbian Dialer for $299 monthly rent 1. It contains main system (Version 2.985.0.119) with » Softswitch with management interface » Billing » Portal (endusers interface) » Web admin interface (VSC) » SIP softphones SIPLINK » Dedicated server with Duel Core Processor, 4 GB RAM 200 GB Hard Drive. 1 mbps bandwidth with 100 mbps LAN connection 2
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VOIPSWITCH full system with PRONTO PC Dialer and PRONTO Symbian Dialer for $299
We as people look for different types of information on a daily basis. For example, maybe we need to find out when the next train is leaving or the next time we have a business meeting. Either case, it is something you must know.
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Have Fun Finding Detailed Information About Any Number Out There Like It’s Friday Night
This year’s Nokia World convention is almost here, and has brought plenty of speculation with it. Not only is the Finnish manufacturer’s new flagship Eseries device, the Nokia E7 , expected to take centre stage during the event but rumours are putting the Nokia N9 , the company’s first MeeGo handset there as well. Nokia insiders burst that bubble earlier though and revealed that this is not the case to a Swedish website claiming that the N9 has been delayed and Symbian^3 will be the hottest topic on this year’s agenda.
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Nokia N9 “Delayed” Claim Inside Sources
Earlier this week, we reported that HTC’s rumoured Windows Phone 7 device, the HD3 appeared as the HTC HD7 in an O2 document. It was an assumption mainly based on the release date that was printed with it, which was smack bang in the middle of October, when the highly anticipated Microsoft OS is due to hit UK shores
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HTC HD7 to be Announced at HTC Event Next Week?
The Goa government is to “pursue” the union information and broadcasting ministry over being left out of organising the 2010 International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Wednesday said. Kamat’s statement comes after the union ministry snubbed the Goa government by virtually pushing out the state authorities from the organisational scheme of things for the 2010 IFFI. Kamat said he would personally pursue the ministry to reconsider its position. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), which co-organises IFFI along with the IB ministry’s directorate of film festivals (DFF), Kamat said that he would meet IB Minister Ambika Soni to redress the matter. “The members (of the ESG board) suggested various things which would be put across to the DFF,” Kamat told reporters after a meeting of the ESG board in Panaji
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Goa protests being edged out of IFFI organisation
Oil Spill in Goa Beaches is getting worse by the day despite assurance from Tourism Ministry. Several Goa beaches have turned black due to oil spill which government says is annual phenomena. Tourism Ministry has played down the incident despite the fact that Oil Spill crisis calling it natural Phenomena but local people says that the problem is much worse than few previous years. More oil is washing up on the beaches of Goa then before.
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Oil Spill in Goa Beaches Getting Worse
Why You May Need To Trace A Cell Phone Number – I never had doubts in the past about where to check for unknown callers; especially when such numbers are land and other published lines. I preferred using yellow pages and other public directories because they were good enough in those days. However, since the introduction of the use of the cellular phone, things have changed.
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Trace A Cell Number – Get Name And Address Of A Mysterious Caller Using Reverse Mobile Phone Lookup
We all know how boring it can get searching for a number on the internet. If you ever tried searching for a cell phone number, you already know how hard it is and how disappointing it can get in most cases.
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All The Information You’ve Ever Dreamed About – You Can Have At Your Fingertips In Seconds!
Nick Marsh’s Nike Air Max sneaks have been tricked out with Wii accelerometers Balance Board load cells that connect to a belt pack. Computers are becoming an ever increasing part of modern life and gaming is a large part of this, being used to relax, socialise and more recently, exercise. Gaming platforms such as the Nintendo Wii have made it possible for people to get their own personal sports work out from the comfort of their living room, using hand held controllers and a balance board to participate.
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Wii-controller Nikes
A reverse mobile directory might be the answer to finding information about any mobile phone out there. If you tried searching for information on the internet, chances are – you already know how hard this can be
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Track Down The Owner Of Any Cell Phone Number Out There – And Find Personal Information For Free!
In a reminder of how politics works in the country, 2 political entities that bitterly broke up with each other over 3 months ago are now announcing that they are back together with each other, with the public statements that this is for the good of the people. What has happened in Jharkand ? Well,
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New developments in Jharkand – the BJP and Soren make up
This article goes about explaining the key features of a smartphone for those whom it might be there first handset or for those who might be upgrading from an older phone model. This guide will look at the core differences between a smart phone and a normal mobile phone, which phones manufacturers make smartphones and the pricing difference between the phones.
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A Guide to Buying a First Smartphone
Virgin Mobile ,Indian youth focussed MVNO has brought in a very simple and what they claim as India’s Friendliest GSM tariff plan which allows STD calling @ 40 paise/min.The main USP of the tariff plan is that it doesn’t need any special pack or bonus coupon or any other rider.Now, Virgin Mobile customers can call anywhere across India, across any network at a flat rate of 40p/min. This single call rate of 40p/min applies to all local and STD calls made anywhere across India without any conditions in the core offering
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Virgin Mobile Offers Call Rate of 40p/min For Local and STD
Instamedia (formerly Instablogs) can now surely be termed as one of the more successful startups to come out of India. We had heard a rumor last week that Instablogs had closed funding with Times Group, but did not have much details about it then.
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Exclusive: InstaMedia (formerly Instablogs) gets strategic investment of $ 4 Million from Times Group
For more information about any of the events, just click on the links below. Updated #140conf Event Calendar: Sep-Oct 2010: Sept 14 – #140conf: Boston Sept 15 – Orange County #140conf Cocktail Party / Birthday Bash (for Jeff Pulver) Sept 20 – #140conf Mixer in London Sept 27 – #140conf Cocktails in Toronto Sept 28 – #140conf Cocktails in Montreal Oct 4/5: #140conf: Los Angeles Oct 20: #140conf: Detroit Nov 1: #140conf: Small Town Note: “Early Bird” Registration for #140conf Detroit ends on Sept 10th.
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Updated #140conf Event Calendar: Sep-Oct 2010
Wooden Bowl Bottom Cut Out Stainless Steel Bowl, Filled With Lead Centre from Scotch Tape Hard Disk from PC. Cheap Pin Vise from Ebay I don’t think the captions from Ganoksin Project user Shaun750′s video , embedded above, showing off his clever kitbashed engraver’s vise, are meant to be appreciated as blank verse.
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Homemade engraver’s ball
Seedcamp Week, the week when the startup programme brings its European travels to a head and lands in London, starts next week and they’ve released the startups they will be running through their intense mentoring wringer during the 13th until the 17th of September.
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Seedcamp kicks off its biggest week yet
Mozilla Labs has a new in-browser gaming project. (Credit: Mozilla) Computer games have played an important role in advancing the state of the art for computing, and now Mozilla hopes to draw upon gaming to advance browser application development. The Firefox backer launched the new Mozilla Labs Gaming project Tuesday with the goal of encouraging programmers to use a host of new browser and Web technologies
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Mozilla: Now is the time for browser-based games