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Stories · 5

  1. Tron Lightcycles, in Real Life

    Hardware · Hardhack · · posted by timothy · from the please-be-careful-in-there dept. · 181 comments
    Digital_Quartz writes "This is a clever hack, using a laptop and GPS to play the classic Lightcycles game from Tron, using bicycles and a city. The page is a little light on details, but does give the essentials, including screen shots."

  2. The Invisible Train

    Hardware · Handheld · · posted by Zonk · from the make-it-invisible-and-it's-automatically-better dept. · 11 comments
    Digital_Quartz writes "Students at the Vienna University of Technology have come up with an augmented reality game in which players control virtual trains on a real wooden track. Players can adjust railway switches, and must prevent the trains from colliding. The catch is, of course, that the trains don't exist; they are viewed and controlled using networked PDAs with cameras. The system is based on the custom Studierstube framework for creating augmented reality applications for handhelds."

  3. Neither Rain, Nor Snow, Nor Dark of Night...

    Usa · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the who-needs-an-ark dept. · 278 comments
    Digital_Quartz writes "This week's I, Cringely discusses possible plans for ensuring your data survives Hurricane Frances. I've always though remote backups would be the best solution to a problem like this. Maybe even something as simple as hiding a DVD-R under your desk at work, with all your worldly data on it. How do you secure your precious data against earthquakes, hurricanes, and swarms of locusts?" Reader pillageplunder writes "CNN is reporting: 'Scientists say more storms like Frances -- both very intense and very large -- are likely.' They theorize that warming oceans natural cycles are setting the stage. Some interesting facts throughout the article... Forecasting has gotten better, with a 3 day forecast now having a margin of error or 'only' 200 miles." And an anonymous reader writes "For those peer-2-peer geeks stuck in hurricane Frances, you can now listen to Central Florida Indymedia's coverage of the hurricane. In addition to giving updates about the hurricane, they are playing music, interviews, and relaying other radio stations. Possibly more interesting than the content to Slashdot readers will be the fact that it is being done via peer-2-peer. The java program p2p-radio from p2p-radio.sourceforge.net is being used in conjunction with shoutcast to deliver the content. Details on how to connect are available here on Tampa Indymedia's Website."

  4. Tarpits for Microsoft Worms

    News · News · · posted by michael · from the brer-fox-he-lay-low dept. · 245 comments
    Digital_Quartz writes: "Wired News is reporting on a clever little tool by Tom Liston called LaBrea which uses unused IP addresses on a network to create virtual computers for worms and hackers to attack. LaBrea responds to requests in such a way as to keep the connection open forever, creating a "tarpit" in which worms like Code Red will get "stuck"."

  5. Broadband By Laser: Promises, Promises

    Internet · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the and-more-promises dept. · 83 comments
    Digital Quartz writes: "There's all manner of ways to get last-mile broadband access these days, from cable to DSL to microwave, but QuantumBeam, a Cambridge based company, wants you to surf by laser. Check out the article at The Wall Street Journal. I wonder how well it performs in the rain?" The promise of optical wireless is alluring, but it's also been said before ... I hope it actually pans out before it becomes old tech.