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Comment ingenious but temporary? (Score 1) 159

I think this is great for scratch pads but unless there's also a way to make the print last longer the applications would be limited. "If left alone, the paper reverts to its original state in five days. That process can be accelerated by heating the paper to 120 C (250 F) for 10 minutes." Slowest Etch-a-Sketch ever?

Submission + - Japan's Missing Plutonium: How dangerous material falls through the cracks (thebulletin.org) 1

Lasrick writes: Japan's missing plutonium has been found, but the larger point of this article remains: 'Most people would agree that keeping track of dangerous material is generally a good idea. So it may come as a surprise to some that the arrangements that are supposed to account for weapon-grade fissile materials—plutonium and highly enriched uranium—are sketchy at best. The most recent example involves several hundreds kilograms of plutonium that appear to have fallen through the cracks in various reporting arrangements.'

Submission + - Oculus VR announces its first Oculus Connect in Los Angeles (net4tech.net)

An anonymous reader writes: The virtual reality startup Oculus announced the organization of a conference for professionals, developers and designers. "Oculus Connect" will be held in Los Angeles in September. Objective: To accommodate participants of virtual reality and start creating momentum around Oculus VR after acquisition Oculus last year by Facebook.

The startup virtual reality is now turning to professionals to gauge their interest in technology ... and to develop content. With the video game and animated film in sight, Oculus announced the organization of the first conference for professionals, 19 and 20 September 2014 in Los Angeles. Oculus says on its website "Oculus Connect is a conference that brings together developers, designers and creatives from around the world to share and collaborate new virtual reality experiences".

Comment re:what's the benefit of privacy from the governme (Score 1) 505

this is absolutely the wrong question to ask, though: have you never heard of innocent people being convicted of serious crimes? mistakes happen all the time. when governments make mistakes, the consequences are a whole lot more severe than when an individual does, acting on his or her own. someone seriously arguing--especially in this day & age--that having nothing to hide means the US government should be able to see anything & everything a US citizen reads/writes online betrays a fantastically naive view of governments and how they use power, irrespective of his or her particular political ideology.

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