IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 30/11/2015

Gorf vs. Roadblasters vs. Lunar Lander: A classic arcade throwdown
Three Ars editors challenge each other to their favorite old-school arcade games.

Could the Third Amendment be used to fight the surveillance state?
California lawmaker proposes an unusual legal theory, but law profs are skeptical.

“Random Darknet Shopper” is back, and it just bought a $35 knockoff polo
Starting December 11, the bot will be on display at a London art gallery.

Ars Cardboard reviews Dark Moon—a faster Battlestar Galactica board game
Fan-made mod's official version shrinks four-hour sessions, retains deceptive fun.

America’s super-secret court names five lawyers as public advocates
"Very impressive" group has longstanding ties to Washington.

Prominent climate scientist offers scathing critique of Obama’s Paris plans
James Hansen says President selling "our children, and theirs, down the river."

At 11:59pm EST on Saturday, the NSA will stop in-house phone metadata collection
Still, privacy activists say new rules do little to mitigate spying on Americans.

Judge: There’s no proof Yelp manipulates reviews
Claims that Yelp punishes non-advertisers fail to persuade yet another judge.

Lenovo teaming up with Razer for a new range of gaming PCs
Both companies will market and sell the systems.

When children are breached—inside the massive VTech hack
4.8 million records from a Hong Kong toy company were compromised.

Black Friday Dealmaster starts early with the post-turkey bargains [Updated]
Game consoles, computers, TVs, phones, holy crap, that's a lot of deals and stuff.

Kickstarter-launched drone startup denies it cheated customers
Discrepancies "affected the basic performance" of many production units.

Global carbon emissions growth slowed for third straight year to near-stall
May be a structural change driven in part by China's shift to a service economy.

Our first catch of the day: A SpaceX rocket from 2014
The rocket's interstage is discovered off the Cornwall coast in the Atlantic Ocean.

Samsung’s Smartcam HD Plus is like a Nest Cam that’s not shackled to the cloud
Review: $190 camera stores video locally and lets you communicate with your home.

How spam filters, intelligent design, and a volcano started my decade at Ars
Happy 10-year anniversary to me, as one article launched a long-lasting surprise career.

Raspberry Pi Zero sells out within 24 hours
Touts have already started selling the $5 Pi Zero on Ebay for up to $150.

Robotic race car series will support Formula E next year
Same cars, but each team will develop its own AI.

The new Gear VR proves virtual reality is finally consumer-ready
$100 headset turns compatible phones into convincing portals to another world.

Germany’s Supreme Court rules that ISPs can be ordered to block piracy websites
But only if all other avenues have been explored by the copyright holders first.

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Sunday, November 29, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 30/11/2015

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