A survey shows that people are becoming more aware of servers going down. It’s truly cramping their lifestyle…….

LeadSongDog writes “Space.com is reporting on a 60km comet-like body in Lagrangian orbit around the Sun, locked to Uranus’s leading Trojan Point. This means a distant, but fairly accessible supply of water-ice, hence: reaction mass, hydrogen and oxygen for robotic miners if we can just get them there with an energy source. ‘The sun and…

Modsecurity suffers from a cross site scripting bypass vulnerability…….

A toy Hot Wheels car takes a huge plunge down the side of an apartment building on what may be the world’s highest wall track…….

An anonymous reader writes “It’s a common trope that most poor people are poor because they’re lazy or just inherently bad with money. But a new study (abstract) makes a fascinating find: being poor actually reduces your cognitive capabilities when thinking about money. ‘In a series of experiments run by researchers at Princeton, Harvard, and…

George Maschke writes “In a case with serious First Amendment implications, McClatchy reports that federal prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence for Chad Dixon of Indiana, who committed the crime of teaching people how to pass or beat a lie detector test. Some of his students passed polygraphs and went on to be hired by…

The Audiophiliac muses about why gearheads fixate on wattage and power…….

Lasrick writes “Oliver Meier describes the long-term significance (even beyond the incredible human suffering) of Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons on August 21, and outlines six major steps for response. Quoting: ‘The attack in August is a historic event with wider implications. Its impact on the role of chemical weapons in international security in…

Yoast SEO plugin version 1.14.15 suffers from a cross site scripting vulnerability…….

Ah, the dreaded college roommate. Or the perfect roommate. It’s all less of a guessing game, thanks to — you guessed it — Facebook…….