IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 01/12/2014

Firefly Space Systems charges full-speed toward low Earth orbit
True believers build rockets, engines, and space dreams on the Texas prairie.

German spy agency can monitor its own citizens via technicality
Former BND lawyer: if citizen works abroad for foreign firm, it's fair game.

DNA survives a ride into space—on the exterior of a rocket
Researchers were sending one up anyway, so they put DNA on its surface.

Holiday reading for a certain sort: If Hemingway Wrote JavaScript
Important lesson: don’t hire Jack Kerouac to code a factorial function.

Sony lifts veil off 2015 e-ink watch line, other e-ink wearables
Experiment began as a crowdfunded project under a different company name.

German government says “ja” to BlackBerry’s acquisition of Secusmart
To get approval to buy Düsseldorf firm, BlackBerry had to sign "no-spy" deal.

Authorities arrest 118 people in airline ticket fraud sting
Credit card companies and airlines teamed up to help find fraudsters.

Kim Dotcom: “I’m officially broke” after transferring remaining assets
Megaupload founder a "flight risk" before 2015 extradition hearing, NZ says.

Music publishers finally pull the trigger, sue an ISP over piracy
Lawsuit says Cox blew off copyright notices from two Rightscorp clients.

Black Friday Dealmaster: Have a 14-inch Lenovo Ultrabook for $400 off
Save a trip to the store and check out these deals.

Cards Against Humanity calls bull**** on Black Friday, sells cow feces
Sardonic card game's online store goes dark for one day, with one gross exception.

Black Friday traffic brings down Web stores of HP, Best Buy, others
Retailers' systems buckle under load of post-Thanksgiving Web shopping.

New Star Wars trailer definitely looks like Star Wars
First The Force Awakens trailer ticks the franchise's most recognizable boxes.

Uber pulls entirely out of Nevada—for now—in wake of judge’s order
Firm laments loss of 1,000 jobs in Nevada, says it's "committed" to coming back.

Was that winter warm? Depends on if you accept climate change
If you don't, you'll probably think it's nothing out of the ordinary.

iWork ’14 review: Still waiting for that great leap forward [Updated]
No backward compatibility, but it's hard to argue with free.

Far Cry 4 review: It’s déjà vu all over again, and I love it
By keeping it familiar, Ubisoft's new open world shooter is a triumph.

Get rare deals on console hardware and accessories this Black Friday
Xbox One with bonuses for $330, two free games with $400 PS4, and much more.

Goat MMO Simulator impressions: Massively moronic
Neither massive nor multiplayer, but it makes the year's best goat game even better.

European parliament votes in favor of breaking up Google
Although the vote is non-binding, it's a definite setback for the company.

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Sunday, November 30, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 01/12/2014

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