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  1. World's First Bitcoin ATM

    Linux · Bitcoin · · posted by Soulskill · from the baby-steps-to-legitimacy dept. · 437 comments
    bill_mcgonigle writes "I just bought bitcoins from the World's first Bitcoin ATM at Liberty Forum. I created an account using an Android Bitcoin client and held up its QR code to the Raspberry Pi-based device's optical scanner. After I fed in a $20 Federal Reserve Note, I got back a confirmation QR code on its display, which I then scanned and checked the third-party confirmation URL. The machine can function on any wireless network and will soon be available for purchase by merchants, who can make a commission on customers' Bitcoin purchases."

  2. Intel's Attempt At A-La-Carte Television Hits Delays

    Entertainment · Cloud · · posted by samzenpus · from the watch-as-you-go dept. · 102 comments
    bill_mcgonigle writes "Updating the previous story, Forbes and Gigaom are now reporting that Intel is running an internal startup aimed at offering an internet-connected set top box with a-la-carte 'cable' channel subscriptions. They also apparently plan to record everything and offer all content on-demand. While some are skeptical that content providers will give up their cable cash cow and they've run into licensing problems already, perhaps the economic effects of cord-cutters will finally make this business model viable."

  3. StreetScooter: The $7000 Open-Source Modular Electric Vehicle

    Tech · Transportation · · posted by timothy · from the just-drive-the-rest-of-the-way-tomorrow dept. · 151 comments
    bill_mcgonigle writes "A consortium of eighty companies and developers have developed the StreetScooter, a modular electric vehicle developed in a year using open-source methodologies. With a top speed of 74mph and an 80-mile range, the vehicle is expected to cost $7000 and be available in Germany in 2013."

  4. Wired Releases Full Manning/Lamo Chat Logs

    News · Themedia · · posted by timothy · from the crossed-fingers-legally-binding dept. · 307 comments
    bill_mcgonigle writes "After more than a year, Wired has finally released the (nearly) full chat logs between Adrian Lamo and Bradley Manning. Glen Greenwald provides analysis of what Wired previously left out. Greenwald writes: 'Lamo lied to and manipulated Manning by promising him the legal protections of a journalist-source and priest-penitent relationship, and independently assured him that their discussions were "never to be published" and were not "for print." Knowing this, Wired hid from the public this part of their exchange, published the chat in violation of Lamo's clear not-for-publication pledges, allowed Lamo to be quoted repeatedly in the media over the next year as some sort of credible and trustworthy source driving reporting on the Manning case.'"

  5. IBM Sponsors Linux on POWER Contest

    Developers · Ibm · · posted by michael · from the prius-for-everyone dept. · 31 comments
    bill_mcgonigle writes "IBM is sponsoring a Linux on POWER Open Source Developer Contest with some nice prizes. For the best original LinuxPPC64 app you can win a Toyota Prius. Porting and/or optimizing specific applications can win you one of a hundred PowerMac G5's or one of a hundred Thousand Dollar cash prizes. Accounts on community LinuxPPC64 are available for contestants without their own machines. The registration deadline is October 31st and the contest runs through the end of the year."