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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Why Microsoft Is Being Nicer To Open Source
* New Silicon-Based Memory 5X Denser Than NAND Flash
* Microsoft Unveils New Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
* Android Fork Brings Froyo To 12 Smartphones
* Aussie Gamer Loses PS3 Court Case Over 'Other OS'
* Ancient Nubians Drank Antibiotic-Laced Beer
* Wikipedia Reveals Secret of 'The Mousetrap'
* Assange Rape Case Reopened
* AT&T Says Net Rules Must Allow 'Paid Prioritization'
* India Now Wants Access To Google and Skype
* Neal Stephenson Unveils His Digital Novel Platform
* Microsoft Patents OS Shutdown
* Yale Researchers Prove That ACID Is Scalable
* Old People Enjoy Reading Negative Stories About Young
* Mahara 1.2 EPortfolios
* Apple Announces New iPods, iTunes 10, Social Network, AppleTV
* Senate Trying To Slip Internet Kill Switch Past Us
* Newspapers Cut Wikileaks Out of Shield Law
* US Spends $11M To Kick-Start Video Search
* Armed Man Takes Hostages At Discovery Channel HQ
* Snoop Dogg Joins the War On Cybercrime
* China Demands Real Names From Mobile Phone Users
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| Why Microsoft Is Being Nicer To Open Source |
| from the in-some-markets-at-least dept. |
| posted by timothy on Tuesday August 31, @20:25 (Businesses) |
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/0019238/Why-Microsoft-Is-Being-Nicer-To-Open-Sourc|
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itwbennett writes "Is open source's growth in emerging markets what is
driving Microsoft to say 'we love open source' with an attempt at a
straight face? 'The emerging markets (like the BRIC nations) are a huge
potential market for Microsoft,' says Brian Proffitt. 'And I believe
[0]Redmond is wisely not taking the FUD route on open source software in
those markets. Why? Because open source already has some strong roots in
the BRIC nations (heck, in Brazil, open source is the whole darn tree),
and any attack on open source would be seen as a foreign company
attacking local software projects. If Microsoft attacked open source
publicly in this environment, a lot of potential customers and developers
in those countries could react in a protectionist manner and start giving
Microsoft the stink-eye.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/0019238
Links:
0. http://www.itworld.com/open-source/119054/why-microsoft-being-nice-open-source
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| New Silicon-Based Memory 5X Denser Than NAND Flash |
| from the promising-stuff dept. |
| posted by timothy on Tuesday August 31, @23:29 (Technology) |
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/0235203/New-Silicon-Based-Memory-5X-Denser-Than-NA|
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Lucas123 writes "Researchers at Rice University said today they have been
able to create [0]a new non-volatile memory using nanocrystal wires as
small as 5 nanometers wide that can make chips five times more dense than
the 27 nanometer NAND flash memory being manufactured today. And, the
memory is cheap because it uses silicon and not more expensive graphite
as been used in previous iterations of the nanowire technology. The
nanowires also allow stacking of layers to create 3-D memory, even more
dense. 'The fact that they can do this in 3D makes makes it highly
scalable. We've got memory that's made out of dirt-cheap material and it
works,' a university spokesman said."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/0235203
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| Microsoft Unveils New Xbox 360 Wireless Controller |
| from the more-aerodynamic dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday September 01, @01:01 (XBox (Games)) |
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/0425231/Microsoft-Unveils-New-Xbox-360-Wireless-C|
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adeelarshad82 writes "Microsoft unveiled a [0]new wireless Xbox 360
controller, which features a revamped D-pad that transforms from a plus
to a disc. The new D-pad was developed to address complaints from users.
Other new features include: A, B, X, and Y buttons that are gray instead
of the standard red, green, yellow, and blue; and a matte silver color.
The controller includes 2.4-GHz wireless technology with a 30-foot
range."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/0425231
Links:
0. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2368551,00.asp
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| Android Fork Brings Froyo To 12 Smartphones |
| from the sticking-it-to-the-phone-companies dept. |
| posted by timothy on Wednesday September 01, @02:19 (Cellphones) |
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/0343231/Android-Fork-Brings-Froyo-To-12-Smartphon|
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jj110888 writes "[0]CyanogenMod has just been updated to version 6.0,
bringing Android Open Source Project 2.2 (Froyo) to several devices. This
fork includes enchantments to many of the built-in apps, Ad-hoc network
connectivity, OpenVPN support, Bluetooth HID, Incognito browsing,
extensive control over audio and UI elements, and more found in the
extensive [1]CHANGELOG. The CyanogenMod team uses an instance of Google's
[2]gerrit tool for code review and patch submission, helping make this
former backport of Android 1.6 to T-Mobile's G1 into thriving development
for the [3]G1/MyTouch/MyTouch 1.2, [4]Droid, [5]Nexus One, [6]HTC Aria,
[7]HTC Desire, [8]HTC Evo 4G (minus 4G and HDMI output), [9]Droid
Incredible, and [10]MyTouch Slide. HTC Hero (including Droid Eris) are
coming soon for 6.0, with Samsung Galaxy S devices expected to be
supported in 6.1."
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/0343231
Links:
0. http://www.cyanogenmod.com/
1. http://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_vendor_cyanogen/blob/froyo/CHANGELOG.mkdn
2. http://review.cyanogenmod.com/
3. http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/5286-cyanogenmod-6-for-ds-shoehorn-sledgehammer-v600-08272010/
4. http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/5289-cyanogenmod-6-for-the-moto-droid-sbfwhat-v600-08272010/
5. http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/5285-cyanogenmod-6-for-nexus-one-fastbootoemunlockpls-v600-08272010/
6. http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/5298-cyanogenmod-6-for-aria-its-soo-sexxy-the-proof-is-in-the-kernel-v600-08272010/
7. http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/5385-rom-cyanogenmod-6-for-desire-v600-08282010/
8. http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/5287-cyanogenmod-6-for-evo-is-that-an-evo-in-your-pocket-v600-08272010/
9. http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/5630-cyanogenmod-6-for-the-htc-incredible-whatota-v601-08292010/
10. http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/5288-cyanogenmod-6-for-mt3g-slide-v600-08282010/
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| Aussie Gamer Loses PS3 Court Case Over 'Other OS' |
| from the misrepresentation-is-relative dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday September 01, @03:32 (Australia) |
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/0438241/Aussie-Gamer-Loses-PS3-Court-Case-Over-Ot|
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dotarray writes "An Australian man who [0]took Sony to court over the
company's decision to [1]remove Linux functionality from the PS3 console
has now lost his claim, with the court [2]clearing the manufacturer of
any wrongdoing regarding the upgrade."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/0438241
Links:
0. http://www.news.com.au/technology/gamer-takes-on-playstation/story-e6frfro0-1225881978529
1. http://slashdot.org/story/10/03/29/0227251/Install-Other-OS-Feature-Removed-From-the-PS3
2. http://www.gamepron.com/news/2010/08/31/aussie-gamer-loses-ps3-court-case/
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| Ancient Nubians Drank Antibiotic-Laced Beer |
| from the what's-a-nubian dept. |
| posted by timothy on Wednesday September 01, @05:26 (Biotech) |
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/0554218/Ancient-Nubians-Drank-Antibiotic-Laced-|
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eldavojohn writes "A new [0]analysis of millennia old mummy bones
(abstract; full article is paywalled) shows high concentrations of
tetracycline, which [1]indicates empirical knowledge and use of
antibiotics ��� most likely consumed in beer. The researchers traced the
source of the antibiotics to the soil bacteria streptomyces present in
the grain used to ferment the beer. Astonishingly enough, 'Even the tibia
and skull belonging to a 4-year-old were full of tetracycline, suggesting
that they were giving high doses to the child to try and cure him of
illness.' The extent of saturation in the bones leads the scientists to
assert that the population regularly consumed [2]tetracycline antibiotics
knowing that it would cure certain sicknesses."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/0554218
Links:
0. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.21340/abstract
1. http://esciencecommons.blogspot.com/2010/08/ancient-brew-masters-tapped-drug.html
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetracycline_antibiotics
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| Wikipedia Reveals Secret of 'The Mousetrap' |
| from the take-that-wikileaks dept. |
| posted by timothy on Wednesday September 01, @08:21 (The Media) |
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/0247209/Wikipedia-Reveals-Secret-of-The-Mousetrap |
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "CIOL reports that [1]Wikipedia has revealed the
secret of Agatha Christie's famous murder mystery 'The Mousetrap' by
identifying the killer in the world's longest running play, now at over
24,000 performances ever since its maiden performance in 1952, despite
protests from the author's family and petitions from fans who think the
revelation is a spoiler. Angry at the revelation, Matthew Prichard,
Christie's grandson, who describes the decision of Wikipedia as
'unfortunate,' says he will raise the matter with the play's producer,
Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen. 'My grandmother always got upset if the plots of
her books or plays were revealed in reviews ��� and I don't think this is
any different. It's a pity if a publication, if I can call it that,
potentially spoils enjoyment for people who go to see the play.'
Unrepentant, Wikipedia justifies the decision to reveal the ending of the
play. 'Our purpose is to collect and report notable knowledge. It's
exceedingly easy to avoid knowing the identity of the murderer: just
don't read it.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/0247209
Links:
0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Reservoirhill
1. http://www.ciol.com/News/Blog/post/Wikipedia-and-The-Mousetrap-secret.aspx
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| Assange Rape Case Reopened |
| from the some-things-never-end dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 01, @09:00 (Censorship) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/1212211/Assange-Rape-Case-Reopened |
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eldavojohn writes "Wikileaks' Julian Assange had a warrant issued for his
arrest in Sweden on the charges of rape. But it was [0]withdrawn shortly
thereafter. Now the [1]case has been reopened to investigate 'molestation
charges.' On top of that, a new site (parody?) called
[2]wikileakileaks.org has been launched [3]by [4]the chief editor of
Gawker to [5]give Wikileaks a taste of its own medicine. You can find
links to details on the molestation charges there."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/1212211
Links:
0. http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/08/21/1138240/Julian-Assange-Faces-Rape-Investigation-In-Sweden-mdash-Updated
1. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-01/sweden-resumes-rape-inquiry-into-wikileaks-assange-looks-at-second-case.html
2. http://www.wikileakileaks.org/
3. http://www.whois.net/whois/wikileakileaks.org
4. http://www.remystern.com/
5. http://gawker.com/5625084/introducing-wikileakileaksorg-your-source-for-wikileaks+related-leaks
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| AT&T Says Net Rules Must Allow 'Paid Prioritization' |
| from the also-grilled-cheese dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 01, @09:50 (Government) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/136221/ATampT-Says-Net-Rules-Must-Allow-Paid-Priori|
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suraj.sun writes "AT&T said Tuesday that any Net neutrality plan
restricting its ability to engage in 'paid prioritization' of network
traffic would be [0]harmful and contrary to the fundamental principles of
the Internet."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/136221
Links:
0. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20015231-38.html
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| India Now Wants Access To Google and Skype |
| from the voip-is-hoip dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 01, @10:33 (Google) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/1334225/India-Now-Wants-Access-To-Google-and-Skype |
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crabel writes "A couple of weeks ago India went after RIM and its mail
service; it has extended its hunger for data now to [0]all
telecommunications. All telecom companies have to give them access to all
voice over IP services that go in/out or happen within the country. Heck,
they are even going after VPNs used by corporate employees working
remotely."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/1334225
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| Neal Stephenson Unveils His Digital Novel Platform |
| from the snow-crash-or-diamond-age-discuss dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 01, @11:21 (Books) |
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/1435247/Neal-Stephenson-Unveils-His-Digit|
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pickens writes "The NY Times reports that Neal Stephenson's company
Subutai has released the first installment of Stephenson's new novel,
Mongoliad, about the Mongol invasion of Europe, using what it calls
[0]the PULP platform for creating digital novels. The core of the
experience is still a text novel, but authors can add additional material
like background articles, images, music, and video and there are also
social features that allow readers to create their own profiles, earn
badges for activity on the site or in the application, and interact with
other readers. Stephenson says the material is an extension of what many
science fiction and fantasy novels already offer. 'I can remember reading
Dune for the first time, and I started by reading the glossary,'
Stephenson says. 'Any book that had that kind of extra stuff in it was
always hugely fascinating to me.' Jeremy Bornstein says Subutai is
experimenting with a new model for publishing books and says the
traditional model of paying for content may not hold up when the content
can 'be canned and sent around to your friends for free,' but that people
will hopefully still pay for content if 'the experience is so much more
rich, so much more involving.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/1435247
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| Microsoft Patents OS Shutdown |
| from the just-press-the-big-button dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 01, @12:05 (Microsoft) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/1456235/Microsoft-Patents-OS-Shutdown |
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An anonymous reader writes "You would think that shutting down software
could be fairly simple from an end user's view. If I ask you to shut it
down, would you mind shutting it actually down, please? Well, it's a bit
more complicated than that, because you need to ask the user if they
really want to shut down and if unsaved documents should be saved. And
[0]that warrants a patent that also covers Mac OS X. Next time you shut
down Windows, remember how complicated it is for Windows to shut down.
Perhaps that is the reason why this procedure can take minutes in some
cases."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/1456235
Links:
0. http://www.conceivablytech.com/2530/products/microsoft-patents-operating-system-shutdown/
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| Yale Researchers Prove That ACID Is Scalable |
| from the i-could-prove-lunch dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 01, @12:49 (Databases) |
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/150238/Yale-Researchers-Prove-That-ACID-Is-S|
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An anonymous reader writes "The has been a lot of buzz in the industry
lately about [0]NoSQL databases helping [1]Twitter, [2]Amazon, and
[3]Digg scale their transactional workloads. But there has been some [4]
recent pushback from database luminaries such as Michael Stonebraker.
Now, a couple of researchers at Yale University claim that [5]NoSQL is no
longer necessary now that they have scaled traditional ACID compliant
database systems."
Discuss this story at:
http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/150238
Links:
0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoSQL
1. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9161078/Twitter_growth_prompts_switch_from_MySQL_to_NoSQL_database?taxonomyId=9
2. http://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2007/10/amazons_dynamo.html
3. http://about.digg.com/node/564
4. http://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/50678-the-nosql-discussion-has-nothing-to-do-with-sql/fulltext
5. http://dbmsmusings.blogspot.com/2010/08/problems-with-acid-and-how-to-fix-them.html
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| Old People Enjoy Reading Negative Stories About Young |
| from the stupid-kids dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 01, @13:20 (Idle) |
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/1653234/Old-People-Enjoy-Reading-Negative-Stories-|
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A study by Dr. Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick and co-author Matthias Hastall
suggests that your grandma's self-esteem gets a boost when she hears
about [0]the stupid things young people do. "Living in a youth centered
culture, they may appreciate a boost in self-esteem. That's why they
prefer the negative stories about younger people, who are seen as having
a higher status in our society," said Dr. Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick.
From the article: "All the adults in the study were shown what they were
led to believe was a test version of a new online news magazine. They
were also given a limited time to look over either a negative and
positive version of 10 pre-selected articles. Each story was also paired
with a photograph depicting someone of either the younger or the older
age group. The researchers found that older people were more likely to
choose to read negative articles about those younger than themselves.
They also tended to show less interest in articles about older people,
whether negative or positive."
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/1653234
Links:
0. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100831/od_nm/us_elderly_news
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| Mahara 1.2 EPortfolios |
| from the read-all-about-it dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 01, @13:32 (Books) |
| https://books.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/1341228/Mahara-12-EPortfolios |
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[0]RichardSanders writes "This recent publication provides an accessible
introduction to using [1]Mahara within business and academic settings. It
is great to see that the authors work for TDM, who provide Mahara &
Moodle based solutions for a broad range of clients. This professional
experience has contributed to a coherent and easy to follow text that
provides essential information for new users. This comes as no surprise,
as many individuals within the academic sector regularly benefit from
Derrin's advice within mailing lists concerned with educational
technologies." Keep reading for the rest of Richard's review.
This story continues at:
https://books.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/1341228/Mahara-12-EPortfolios
Discuss this story at:
http://books.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/1341228
Links:
0. mailto:r.sanders@newman.ac.uk
1. http://mahara.org/
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| Apple Announces New iPods, iTunes 10, Social Network, AppleTV |
| from the well-isn't-that-special dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 01, @14:00 (Handhelds) |
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/1759237/Apple-Announces-New-iPods-iTunes-10-Socia|
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Steve Jobs gave his iPod keynote this morning. He started with iOS 4.1
and Game Center which will be coming out next week. iOS 4.2 will add
printing to the iPad and will be out in November. The new iPod Shuffle
has buttons again, and costs $49. The new iPod Nano has a tiny
multi-touch screen, and an FM radio, and starts at $149. The new
(thinner) Touch has the iPhone 4 screen, an A4 chip, and FaceTime over
WiFi, starting at $229 for 8GB. They all ship next week. iTunes 10 looks
the same, but adds a social network called "Ping," which basically looks
like Last.fm integrated, and should be out today. AppleTV is updating:
1/4th the size, no purchases ��� only rentals. 99 cents for TV rentals (ABC
& Fox), Netflix on Demand built in, and for $99.
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/1759237
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| Senate Trying To Slip Internet Kill Switch Past Us |
| from the your-govt-at-work dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 01, @15:08 (Government) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/1619225/Senate-Trying-To-Slip-Internet-Kill-Switch-|
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sanermind writes "Sensing Senators don't have the stomach to try and pass
a stand-alone bill in broad daylight that would give the President the
power to shut down the Internet in a national emergency, the Senate is
considering [0]attaching the Internet Kill Switch bill as a rider to
other legislation that would have bi-partisan support."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/1619225
Links:
0. http://libertypulse.com/article/sneaky-senate-trying-to-slip-internet-kill-switch-past-us/
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| Newspapers Cut Wikileaks Out of Shield Law |
| from the something-about-clubs-and-members dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 01, @15:50 (The Media) |
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/1631229/Newspapers-Cut-Wikileaks-Out-of-Shield-Law|
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An anonymous reader writes "The US press has been pushing for a (much
needed) federal shield law, that would allow reporters to protect their
sources. It's been something of a political struggle for a few years now,
and things were getting close when Wikileaks suddenly got a bunch of
attention for leaking all those Afghan war documents. Suddenly, the
politicians involved started working on an amendment that would
specifically [0]carve out an exception for Wikileaks so that it would not
be covered by such a shield law. And, now, The First Amendment Center is
[1]condemning the newspaper industry for throwing Wikileaks under the
bus, as many in the industry are supporting this new amendment, and
saying that Wikileaks doesn't deserve source protection because 'it's not
journalism.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/1631229
Links:
0. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100804/10343410497.shtml
1. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100826/02573310781.shtml
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| US Spends $11M To Kick-Start Video Search |
| from the glued-to-the-screen dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 01, @16:44 (The Military) |
| https://search.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/1956219/US-Spends-11M-To-Kick-Start-Video-Search|
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coondoggie writes "The US military is inundated with video from airborne
unmanned aircraft, remote monitoring systems and security outposts. In an
effort to speed up the processing and analyzing of all this video,
researchers at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) this
week awarded an almost [0]$11 million contract to open source software
vendor Kitware to help develop what DARPA calls its Video and Image
Retrieval and Analysis Tool (VIRAT) program."
Discuss this story at:
http://search.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/1956219
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/65768
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| Armed Man Takes Hostages At Discovery Channel HQ |
| from the man-vs-channel dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 01, @17:31 (News) |
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/2124218/Armed-Man-Takes-Hostages-At-Discovery-Chan|
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An anonymous reader writes "The [0]manifesto of the man holding the
Discovery Channel hostage with a bomb has been released. He has [1]fired
shots and taken hostages. His main complaints are about overpopulation,
religion and civilization. He wants them to avoid encouraging people to
produce more 'disgusting human babies,' to get people to accept
'Malthus-Darwin science,' reject civilization and its 'disgusting
religious-cultural roots,' and to stop 'ALL immigration pollution.'" The
man has now been shot by police, and the hostages have been freed.
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/2124218
Links:
0. http://www.scribd.com/doc/36768346/Untitled?secret_password=274vro0pvykwun8b8zl6#full
1. http://abcnews.go.com/US/gunman-enters-discovery-channel-headquarters-employees-evacuated/story?id=11535128
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| Snoop Dogg Joins the War On Cybercrime |
| from the scanning-fo-shizzle dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 01, @18:22 (Music) |
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/205227/Snoop-Dogg-Joins-the-War-On-Cybercrime |
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wiredmikey writes "Think you can bust out some silly fresh rhymes on the
subjects of hacking, identity theft and computer viruses? In a somewhat
untraditional partnership, Snoop Dogg and Symantec's Norton want you to
show off your their lyrical skills on the subject of cybercrime and enter
the [0]'Hack is Wack' cybercrime rap contest. If you have the skills and
bust out the phattest rap, you'll receive round trip airfare for two to
Los Angeles along with two days and two nights' hotel stay to meet with
Snoop's management, learn more about his business. You'll also get two
tickets to a Snoop Dogg concert and a new laptop pimped out with Norton
Internet Security 2011."
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/205227
Links:
0. http://www.securityweek.com/snoop-dogg-teams-norton-fight-cybercrime
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| China Demands Real Names From Mobile Phone Users |
| from the no-more-aka dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 01, @19:57 (Cellphones) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/01/2228247/China-Demands-Real-Names-From-Mobile-Phone-|
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itwbennett writes "Starting this month, mobile carriers in China are
requiring people who set up new mobile phone accounts to register with
their real names as part of a new [0]government measure to reduce
anonymity among the country's 800 million mobile users. And within 3
years, the carriers must also register the real identities of all
existing users, said China Telecom spokesman Xu Fei. The new policy comes
as China has been pushing users to register with their real names online.
In August, online gamers had to begin real-name registration under
regulations that are meant to protect minors from Internet addiction and
'unhealthy' content."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/01/2228247
Links:
0. http://www.itworld.com/government/119351/china-demands-real-names-mobile-phone-users
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