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Read More http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,4pdc,d2pk,1yh,aqzj Japanese Maglev Train Hits 500kph http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,2qfj,ft06,1yh,aqzj From the for-amtrak-that-takes-negligence department An anonymous reader writes Japan has now put 100 passengers on a Maglev train doing over 500kph. That's well over twice as fast as the fastest U.S. train can manage, and that only manages 240kph on small sections of its route. The Japanese... Read More http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,8uka,132e,1yh,aqzj Philae's Batteries Have Drained; Comet Lander Sleeps http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,lzi6,uds,1yh,aqzj From the amazing-feats-done-dirt-dirt-cheap department astroengine (1577233) writes "In the final hours, Philae's science team hurried to squeeze as much science out of the small lander as possible. 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Read More http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,kx21,15cu,1yh,aqzj US DOE Sets Sights On 300 Petaflop Supercomputer http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,9b4x,5y5d,1yh,aqzj From the who-is-this-we-paleface? department dcblogs writes U.S. officials Friday announced plans to spend $325 million on two new supercomputers, one of which may eventually be built to support speeds of up to 300 petaflops. The U.S. Department of Energy, the major funder of supercomputers... Read More http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,92u4,310d,1yh,aqzj Ask Slashdot: Who's the Doctors Without Borders of Technology? http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,7gbu,25op,1yh,aqzj From the trespassers-mostly department danspalding writes I'm transitioning into full time tech work after 10 years in education. To that end, after years of tooling around with command line and vim, I'm starting a programming bootcamp in early December. I used to think I wanted to go... Read More http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,blvv,egxy,1yh,aqzj Entrepreneur Injects Bitcoin Wallets Into Hands http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,g9t3,i8da,1yh,aqzj From the heirs-are-not-amused department wiredmikey writes A Dutch entrepreneur has had two microchips containing Bitcoin injected into his hands to help him make contactless payments. The chips, enclosed in a 2mm by 12mm capsule of "biocompatible" glass, were injected using a special... Read More http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,73v6,1zki,1yh,aqzj Microsoft Aims To Offer Windows 10 Upgrades For All Windows Phone 8 Lumias http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,ad3c,5wfu,1yh,aqzj From the number-by-any-other-number department An anonymous reader writes News suggesting that Microsoft plans to offer Windows 10 upgrades for all its Windows Phone 8 devices broke today. "It's our intention to enable a Windows 10 upgrade for Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones," a Microsoft... Read More http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,ebtb,le5x,1yh,aqzj R. A. Montgomery, Creator of the "Choose Your Own Adventure" Books, Dead At 78 http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,jbbx,7g6y,1yh,aqzj From the your-codename-is-jonah department Dave Knott writes Raymond Almiran Montgomery, original publisher and author of the incredibly popular "Choose Your Own Adventure" book series for children, the 4th bestselling children's series of all time, has died at the age of 78. In 1975,... Read More http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,5jp2,a7ls,1yh,aqzj Real Steampunk Computer Brought Back To Life http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,g7nv,eiak,1yh,aqzj From the malware-free department New submitter engineerguy writes We discovered a 100 year old 19th century computer that does Fourier analysis with just gears spring and levers. It was locked in a glass case at the University of Illinois Department of Mathematics. We rebuilt a... Read More http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,g887,1slz,1yh,aqzj AT&T Stops Using 'Super Cookies' To Track Cellphone Data http://clicks.slashdot.org/ct.html?ufl=0&rtr=on&s=x8pb08,22wah,10sc,gxkh,d3ck,1yh,aqzj From the turns-out-people-hate-that department jriding (1076733) writes AT&T Mobility, the nation's second-largest cellular provider, says it's no longer attaching hidden Internet tracking codes to data transmitted from its users' smartphones. The practice made it nearly impossible to... 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