Agents from the Agencia Tributaria— the Spanish IRS—announced the find of a priceless Van Gogh which disappeared from the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Vienna, Austria. Dated in 1889, the painting “Cypr ess, sky and field” was discovered in a safe deposit box that belonged to a Spanish fraudster. Read more…
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Police finds priceless Van Gogh taken by Nazis hidden in bank vault
An anonymous reader writes “On 3 February 2011, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) issued the remaining five /8 address blocks, each containing 16.7 million addresses, in the global free pool equally to the five RIRs, and as such ARIN is no longer able to receive additional IPv4 resources from the IANA. After yesterday’s large allocation (104.64.0.0/10) to Akamai, the address pool remaining to be assigned by ARIN is now down to the last /8. This triggers stricter allocation rules and marks the end of general availability of new IPv4 addresses in North America. ARIN thus follows the RIRs of Asia, Europe and South America into the final phase of IPv4 depletion.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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ARIN Is Down To the Last /8 of IPv4 Addresses
cartechboy (2660665) writes “Did you watch the Tesla 60 Minutes segment the other night? If you did, you might have ended up on the floor rolling around laughing like I did. Since when does the Tesla Model S electric car make audible engine noises? Or downshift? Turns out, 60 Minutes dubbed engine noises and a downshift over the Model S running footage. The show claims it was an editing error. Call it what you want, it was absolutely hilarious. A little note to TV producers assigned to cover Tesla Motors in the future: Electric cars don’t upshift or downshift.” At least they didn’t fraudulently blow it up! Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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60 Minutes Dubbed Engines Noise Over Tesla Model S
First time accepted submitter djhaskin987 (2147470) writes “The first successful implantation of a 3-D printed skull has taken place in the Netherlands, according to NBC news: ‘Doctors in the Netherlands report that they have for the first time successfully replaced most of a human’s skull with a 3-D printed plastic one — and likely saved a woman’s life in the process. The 23-hour surgery took place three months ago at University Medical Center Utrecht. The hospital announced details of the groundbreaking operation this week and said the patient, a 22-year-old woman, is doing just fine.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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3-D Printed Skull Successfully Implanted In Woman
In a surprising breakthrough for the world of materials science, researchers have created some of the world’s most powerful artificial muscles we’ve ever seen. And they did it with simple fishing line. These freakishly strong and cheap muscles could revolutionize robotics, and perhaps one day our own bodies. Read more…
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Scientists just created some of the most powerful muscles in existence
Did you all know yesterday was World Pangolin Day ? Somehow we overlooked it, and we’re kind of ashamed about that. Because look at this thing. It’s an armor-plated mammal, for crying out loud. To make up for the oversight, here’s a video of a pangolin wallowing merrily in a pool of mud. Read more…
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And now, a pangolin cavorting in the mud
alphadogg writes “When a certain Los Angeles office building lights up, it’s a dark day for nearby cellphone users, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Fluorescent lights at Ernst & Young Plaza, a 41-story tower near the heart of downtown, emit frequencies that interfere with the Verizon Wireless 700MHz network, the agency said in a citation issued against the building owner. The FCC’s message comes through loud and clear in the filing: the building owner could be fined up to $16, 000 a day if it keeps using the interfering lights, up to a total of $112, 500. The alleged violation could also lead to ‘criminal sanctions, including imprisonment, ‘ the citation says.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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L.A. Building’s Lights Interfere With Cellular Network, FCC Says
Being shot into space puts spacecraft under extreme stress—but did you know that the sound of the rocket launch can damage a craft? Inside the Large European Acoustic Facility, engineers recreate the incredible noise of a launch to make sure satellites can survive it. According to the ESA, “no human could survive” the sound. Read more…
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This Insanely Loud Sound System Simulates the Roar of a Rocket Launch
“The human sense of smell is far better at guiding us through our everyday lives than we give it credit for, ” said cognitive neuroscientist Johan Lundström. He was referring to what he and a research team just discovered, which is that humans can actually tell how much fat is in their food just by smelling it. Read more…
An anonymous reader writes “Norway is the latest country to consider the legal implications of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Norway’s director general of taxation has come out and said ‘[Bitcoin] doesn’t fall under the usual definition of money, ‘ which means that it will be considered as assets and charged under capital gains laws. This sentiment was echoed last week by the European banking authority as well, where citizens were warned of using the cyrptocurrency.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Norway Rejects Bitcoin As Currency; Taxes As Asset, Instead