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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* British ISP Sky Broadband Cuts Off ACS:Law
* Star Wars Films In 3D Due In 2012
* Destroy Entire Websites With <em>Asteroids</em> Bookmarklet
* Chinese 'Apple Peel' Turns iPods Into iPhones
* Seven Words You Can't Say On Google Instant
* Browser-Based Deep Space Nine MMO Coming In 2011
* HDCP Encryption/Decryption Code Released
* Stuxnet Worm Claimed To Be Devastating In Iran
* OCZ IBIS Introduces High Speed Data Link SSDs
* Gang Arrested For Stealing Millions Using ZeuS
* Game Reviewers Face Odd Bribery From Publishers
* 100/1 Odds On "First Contact" Within a Year
* "Super Monkey" Security Force Used At Commonwealth Games
* Android Software Piracy Rampant
* Las Vegas Hotel Vdara an Accidental Death Ray
* Could Anti-Texting Laws Make Roads More Dangerous?
* JavaScript Cookbook
* Study Finds the Perfect Ratio of Attractiveness
* Map Based Passwords
* Giving the Blind Better Web Access
* RIM Doesn't Want 200 Fart Apps
* Does A Company Deserve the Same Privacy Rights As You?
* Most Readers Don't Like Customized News
* "Pre-Crime" Comes To the HR Dept.
* Researchers Test Space Beer
* Earth-Like Planet That Could Sustain Life Found
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| British ISP Sky Broadband Cuts Off ACS:Law |
| from the what-about-net-neutrality? dept. |
| posted by timothy on Tuesday September 28, @22:22 (Privacy) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/28/2351222/British-ISP-Sky-Broadband-Cuts-Off-ACSLaw |
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An anonymous reader writes "British ISP Sky Broadband cut off ACS:Law and
refuses to cooperate after at least 4,000 of their customers' information
was [0]carelessly leaked. According to Sky Broadband, 'We have suspended
all co-operation with ACS:Law with immediate effect. This suspension will
remain in place until ACS:Law demonstrates adequate measures to protect
the security of personal information.' Sky Broadband had been providing
customer information to ACS:Law as part of their anti-piracy operation."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/28/2351222
Links:
0. http://www.slyck.com/story2064_ISP_Sky_Broadband_Cuts_off_ACSLaw
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| Star Wars Films In 3D Due In 2012 |
| from the jabba-in-surround-slime dept. |
| posted by timothy on Wednesday September 29, @01:09 (Star Wars Prequels) |
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/0434232/Star-Wars-Films-In-3D-Due-In-2012|
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[0]bowman9991 writes "Star Wars creator George Lucas is [1]converting all
six films from his iconic science fiction saga into 3D and will
re-release them in theatres in 2012. 'Episode I: The Phantom Menace' will
be released first."
Discuss this story at:
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/0434232
Links:
0. mailto:john@sciencefictionworld.com
1. http://sciencefictionworld.com/films/science-fiction-films/627-star-wars-films-converted-to-3d-2012-release-date-for-episode-i-.html
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| Destroy Entire Websites With <em>Asteroids</em> Bookmarklet |
| from the take-that,-ads-with-sound dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday September 29, @02:50 (The Internet) |
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/0425210/Destroy-Entire-Websites-With-Asteroids-Bo|
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An anonymous reader writes "Have you ever visited a website and been so
frustrated by the content, layout, or adverts that you'd love to destroy
it? Well, now you can. If you head on over to the erkie GitHub page
there's [0]a JavaScript bookmarklet you can drag and add to your
bookmarks toolbar. Then just visit any website and click the bookmarklet.
An Asteroids-style ship should appear that you can move around with the
arrow keys. Press space and it will start [1]firing bullets which destroy
page content."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/0425210
Links:
0. http://erkie.github.com/
1. http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/destroy-entire-websites-with-this-asteroids-bookmarklet-20100928/
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| Chinese 'Apple Peel' Turns iPods Into iPhones |
| from the cheap-data-is-the-key dept. |
| posted by timothy on Wednesday September 29, @04:00 (Cellphones) |
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/0446224/Chinese-Apple-Peel-Turns-iPods-Into-iPhon|
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[0]angry tapir writes "The Apple Peel 520, a Chinese-developed product
that drew the media's attention for [1]being able to turn an iPod Touch
into an iPhone-like device, is coming to America. The add-on device,
which just went on sale in China, has been billed as a more affordable
option for users wanting to get their hands on an iPhone, but lacking the
budget."
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/0446224
Links:
0. http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/
1. http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/362555/apple_peel_which_turns_ipods_into_iphones_coming_us/
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| Seven Words You Can't Say On Google Instant |
| from the cockney-slang-works-fine dept. |
| posted by timothy on Wednesday September 29, @05:03 (Censorship) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/0526215/Seven-Words-You-Cant-Say-On-Google-Instant |
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theodp writes "Back in 1972, Georgle Carlin gave us the [0]Seven Words
You Can Never Say on Television. Thirty-eight years later, Valleywag
reports on [1]The Definitive List of Words Google Thinks Are Naughty.
You've probably noticed how the new Google Instant tries to guess what
you're searching for while you type ��� unless it thinks your search is
dirty, in which case you'll be forced to actually press ENTER to see your
results. Leave it to the enterprising folks at 2600 to [2]compile an
exhaustive list of words and phrases Google Instant won't auto-search
for."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/0526215
Links:
0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_dirty_words
1. http://valleywag.gawker.com/5649635/the-definitive-list-of-words-google-thinks-are-naughty
2. http://www.2600.com/googleblacklist/
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| Browser-Based Deep Space Nine MMO Coming In 2011 |
| from the to-boldly-stay-home dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday September 29, @06:24 (Sci-Fi) |
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/0540218/Browser-Based-Deep-Space-Nine-MMO-Coming-|
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A publisher based in Germany has announced Star Trek: Infinite Space,
[0]a browser MMO based on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The game will be
free-to-play, and it's planned for sometime in 2011. "Gameforge also
contracted Michael Okuda, who served as scenic art supervisor for every
live-action Star Trek series except for the original program, as a
consultant. His wife Denise Okuda, who was a video supervisor and scenic
artist for several of the sci-fi series' films and shows, will serve as a
consultant, too."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/0540218
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| HDCP Encryption/Decryption Code Released |
| from the didn't-take-long dept. |
| posted by timothy on Wednesday September 29, @08:06 (Intel) |
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/0513225/HDCP-EncryptionDecryption-Code-Relea|
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rtj writes "We have released an [0]open-source (BSD licensed)
implementation of the HDCP encryption/decryption algorithms. The code
includes the block cipher, stream cipher, and hashing algorithms
necessary to perform an HDCP handshake and to encrypt or decrypt video.
The code passes the test vectors provided in the HDCP specification and
can encrypt video at a rate of about 180 640x480 frames/second on a
2.33GHz Intel Xeon CPU. This isn't quite fast enough to decrypt 1080p
content in real-time on a single core, but decryption can be parallelized
across multiple cores. There are also many opportunities for further
optimisation, such as using SSE instructions. We are releasing the code
in hopes that others will further optimize it and use it in their
HDCP-related projects."
Discuss this story at:
http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/0513225
Links:
0. http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/~rob/hdcp.html
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| Stuxnet Worm Claimed To Be Devastating In Iran |
| from the new-same-world dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 29, @08:48 (Worms) |
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1230219/Stuxnet-Worm-Claimed-To-Be-Devastating-In-Ir|
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sciencewatcher writes "At debka.com, a website associated with
intelligence communities focusing on the Middle East, the claim is made
that Tehran this week secretly appealed to a number of computer security
experts in West and East Europe with offers of handsome fees for
consultations on ways to exorcise the Stuxnet worm [0]spreading havoc
through the computer networks and administrative software of its most
important industrial complexes and military command centers."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1230219
Links:
0. http://www.debka.com/article/9050/
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| OCZ IBIS Introduces High Speed Data Link SSDs |
| from the zoom-zoom-zoom dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 29, @09:31 (Data Storage) |
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1231237/OCZ-IBIS-Introduces-High-Speed-Data-Li|
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Vigile writes "New solid state drives are [0]released all the time, and
the performance improvements on them have started to stagnate as the
limits of the SATA 3.0 Gb/s are reached. SATA 6G drives are still coming
out and some newer [1]PCI Express based drives are also available for
those users with a higher budget. OCZ is taking it another step with a
[2]new storage interface called High Speed Data Link (HSDL) that extends
the PCI Express bus via mini-SAS cables and removes the bottleneck of
SATA-based RAID controllers thus increasing theoretical performance and
allowing the use of command queueing ��� vital to high IO's in a RAID
configuration. PC Perspective has a full performance review that details
the speed and IO improvements and while initial versions will be
available at up to 960 GB (and a $2800 price tag), in reality, the
cost-per-GB is competitive with other high-end SSDs when you get to the
240GB and above options"
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1231237
Links:
0. http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/02/20/0054218/Limited-Edition-SSD-Has-Fastest-Storage-Speed
1. http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/11/16/2123228/Fusion-io-IoXtremes-Consumer-Class-PCIe-SSD-mdash-Impressive-Throughput
2. http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=1007
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| Gang Arrested For Stealing Millions Using ZeuS |
| from the they-own-a-bar-in-philly-too dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 29, @10:12 (Crime) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1342257/Gang-Arrested-For-Stealing-Millions-Using-Z|
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Orome1 writes "Nineteen people were arrested yesterday in the UK and are
suspected of being part of an Eastern European gang that used the ZeuS
Trojan to steal online banking credentials from unsuspecting victims and
[0]siphon around ��2 million per month to their accounts."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1342257
Links:
0. http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=1475
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| Game Reviewers Face Odd Bribery From Publishers |
| from the stranger-than-fiction dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 29, @10:57 (Advertising) |
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/148242/Game-Reviewers-Face-Odd-Bribery-From-Publi|
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eldavojohn writes "You might be used to the idea that game reviewers
receive games free and ahead of time, but [0]Ars opens up a darker side
to the mystery box. Like a $200 check from Dante's Inferno, reading, 'by
cashing this check you succumb to avarice by hoarding filthy lucre, but
by not cashing it, you waste it, and thereby surrender to prodigality.'
Or how about a huge-ass sword from Darksiders. Or brass knuckles (illegal
in some states) from the makers of Mafia II. Or rancid, rotting meat
mixed with spent shell casings, teeth, broken glasses and dog tags from
Bulletstorm. NCSoft gave out flight suits and trips to weightlessness.
Nintendo apparently likes to send all manner of food, including elaborate
cakes shaped as their consoles and games. Squeeballs sent a crate of
stuffed animals. iPods from Activision and Zunes from Microsoft seem to
be pretty tame bait for reviewers ... but there's one reason why this
continues to happen: more news-starved review sites and blogs report on
the extras and the publisher's game gets spread around just a wee bit
more. Even if it is as freakish as bracelets from an insane asylum
spattered with blood." I think we must be doing it wrong around here...
we usually can't even get games before the release date, much less get
free rotting meat.
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/148242
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| 100/1 Odds On "First Contact" Within a Year |
| from the cross-your-fingers dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 29, @11:33 (Space) |
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1445224/1001-Odds-On-First-Contact-Within-a-Yea|
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[0]astroengine writes "After all the [1]kerfuffle of "Ambassadorgate" ���
when the UK media went nuts over the rumored promotion of Mazlan Othman
to become the UN's first choice as mankind's alien point of contact ��� it
would appear that [2]gamblers saw this as a tip that an alien landing was
imminent."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1445224
Links:
0. http://www.astroengine.com/
1. http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/09/27/1334255/United-Nations-Names-Ambassador-To-Aliens
2. http://news.discovery.com/space/no-un-alien-ambassador-as-the-bets-roll-in.html
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| "Super Monkey" Security Force Used At Commonwealth Games |
| from the fight-monkeys-with-monkeys dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, @11:49 (Idle) |
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/154222/Super-Monkey-Security-Force-Used-At-Commonw|
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The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has [0]increased the strength of
its monkey security team for the Commonwelath Games. The large langur
monkeys are used to scare away smaller, more troublesome primate species
from sporting arenas and food stalls. "From tomorrow onwards we will
increase the number of langurs from 28 to 38. The additional langurs will
take care of the Games venues and other important areas," an NDMC
official told the Press Trust of India news agency. Sounds like a good
idea until the monkeys learn how to throw barrels.
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/154222
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| Android Software Piracy Rampant |
| from the run-for-your-lives dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 29, @12:09 (Piracy) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1531202/Android-Software-Piracy-Rampant |
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[0]bednarz writes "Pirating Android apps is a [1]longstanding problem.
But it seems to be getting worse, even as [2]Google begins to respond
much more aggressively. The dilemma: protecting developers' investments,
and revenue stream, while keeping an open platform. Some have argued that
piracy is rampant in those countries where the online Android Market is
not yet available. But a recent KeyesLabs research project suggests that
may not be true: 'Over the course of 90 days, the [KeyesLabs] app was
installed a total of 8,659 times. Of those installations only 2,831 were
legitimate purchases, representing an overall piracy rate of over 67%....
The largest contributor to piracy, by far, is the United States providing
4,054 or about 70% of all pirated installations...'"
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1531202
Links:
0. mailto:abednarz@n%5B%5Dcom%5B'ww.'ingap%5D
1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/45899
2. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/092910-google-android-piracy.html
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| Las Vegas Hotel Vdara an Accidental Death Ray |
| from the staying-there-next dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 29, @12:48 (Idle) |
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1622250/Las-Vegas-Hotel-Vdara-an-Accidental-Death-|
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evanism writes "A hotel in Las Vegas is accidentally designed to be a
massive parabolic dish that [0]focuses the suns rays into a death ray!
Burns hair, plastic and causes pain." It apparently lasts for several
minutes during afternoons of bright sunlight, but if you need to perform
science on it, you better hurry since they plan to ruin/fix it.
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1622250
Links:
0. http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/las-vegas-hotel-pool-sunlight-swimming-tourists/story?id=11739234
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| Could Anti-Texting Laws Make Roads More Dangerous? |
| from the be-careful-what-you-wish-for dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, @13:30 (Handhelds) |
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1656214/Could-Anti-Texting-Laws-Make-Roads-More-|
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An anonymous reader writes "A new study has found that various state laws
that ban texting while driving [0]might actually make the roads more
dangerous. If that seems counterintuitive, it's the laws of unintended
consequences at work. The theory is that the laws don't do much to stop
people from texting while driving ��� but instead, leads them to try to
hide the activity more. That is, they end up trying to text with the
phone held lower down to avoid it being detected. But, of course, that
also takes their eyes even further off the road. The study itself looked
at texting-related accidents both before and after 4 different states
implemented such laws, and also compared them to neighboring states with
no such laws. The results suggest the laws certainly don't help and in
some cases appeared to make the situation worse. So if the laws don't
work, what is a better solution to preventing texting while driving
accidents?"
Discuss this story at:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1656214
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| JavaScript Cookbook |
| from the read-all-about-it dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, @14:13 (Book Reviews) |
| https://books.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1352250/JavaScript-Cookbook |
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r3lody writes "I have enjoyed other cookbooks in the O'Reilly library of
computer texts, so when I saw JavaScript Cookbook by Shelley Powers in
the catalog, I jumped at it. The description mentioned that the book
would cover HTML5 and ECMAScript 5, so I really wanted to learn the new
capabilities of both. I did get to learn a lot, but I wonder if these new
features are too new." Keep reading for the rest of Ray's review.
This story continues at:
https://books.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1352250/JavaScript-Cookbook
Discuss this story at:
http://books.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1352250
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| Study Finds the Perfect Ratio of Attractiveness |
| from the hey-there-big-arms dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, @14:24 (Idle) |
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1630230/Study-Finds-the-Perfect-Ratio-of-Attractiv|
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Gksksla writes "Scientists in Australia and Hong Kong have conducted a
comprehensive study to discover [0]how different body measurements
correspond with ratings of female attractiveness. The study, published in
the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, found that across cultural divides
young, tall and long armed women were considered the most attractive."
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1630230
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| Map Based Passwords |
| from the getting-directions-to-your-password dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, @14:58 (Security) |
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1811239/Map-Based-Passwords |
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smitty777 writes "Discovery is running an article on [0]passwords based
on a very specific location on a map. Instead of showing UID and Password
fields, the user would simply click on a very specific spot on Google
Earth, for example. I wonder how you would make that secure? Also, if you
forgot, would you get a message saying 'Your password is the third
flamingo on the left on the lawn of Aunt Bessie's house'?"
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1811239
Links:
0. http://news.discovery.com/tech/online-passwords-could-be-a-map.html
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| Giving the Blind Better Web Access |
| from the web-for-all dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, @15:38 (The Internet) |
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1822247/Giving-the-Blind-Better-Web-Access |
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crimeandpunishment writes "Decades ago, the breakthrough for the disabled
was making buildings wheelchair accessible. Today, it's [0]making their
world Web-accessible. Disabled groups are hailing new legislation
Congress has sent to the President. Among other things, the measure will
give the blind greater Internet access through smart phones, and require
devices like iPhones and Blackberrys to be hearing-aid compatible. 'It
breaks down barriers for all of us', says Mark Richert of the American
Foundation for the Blind."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1822247
Links:
0. http://skunkpost.com/news.sp?newsId=3286
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| RIM Doesn't Want 200 Fart Apps |
| from the do-not-want dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, @16:10 (Communications) |
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1842252/RIM-Doesnt-Want-200-Fart-Apps |
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andylim writes "Just when you thought it was safe to dev a fart app for a
BlackBerry, RIM's VP of platform product management, [0]Alan Panezic, is
making it clear that that's not want RIM is looking for. 'We don't need
200 fart apps in App World. Those are apps you'll use three or four times
then never open again. You're not looking at ads, clicking on ads or
buying premium upgrades, and the app isn't adding any value to your
device.' Turns out RIM wants 'SuperApps', ones that keep you coming back
for more because they add something to your life ��� be it ongoing
entertainment value or doing something for you. Most importantly for
developers, these are the apps that will garner the most revenue; whether
it comes from premium upgrades, in-app advertising, or additional-cost
content."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1842252
Links:
0. http://recombu.com/apps/rim-we-dont-need-200-fart-apps-for-app-world-success_M12412.html
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| Does A Company Deserve the Same Privacy Rights As You? |
| from the won't-somebody-please-think-of-the-business dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, @16:51 (Privacy) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1954245/Does-A-Company-Deserve-the-Same-Privacy-Rig|
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An anonymous reader writes "The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an
important case to determine [0]whether or not AT&T deserves 'personal
privacy' rights. The company claimed that the FCC should not be allowed
to distribute (under a Freedom of Information Act request) data it had
collected concerning possible fraud and overbilling related to the e-rate
program. The FCC argued that the information should be made public and
that companies had no individual right to 'personal privacy,' the way
individuals do. As it stands right now, the appeals court found that
companies like AT&T do deserve personal privacy rights, and now the
Supreme Court will take up that question as well. Given the results of
earlier 'corporation rights' cases, such as Citizens United, at some
point you wonder if the Supreme Court will also give companies the right
to vote directly."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/1954245
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| Most Readers Don't Like Customized News |
| from the you-decide-for-me dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, @17:33 (The Internet) |
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/2031251/Most-Readers-Dont-Like-Customized-News |
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An anonymous reader writes "Despite the push by organizations such as
Google and Yahoo!, a recent study found [0]not everyone is a fan of
web-based customization for news. The researchers defined customization
as when the user gets to choose specific topics to read on a daily basis.
Instead, some prefer personalization. This is when the system chooses
content based on a reader's past choices. 'The obvious assumption is
people would like more control over what they read,' Sundar said. 'We
found when it came to evaluating new stories and quality of content,
customization was the preferred method for power users. If you were not a
power user, you wanted the system to tailor the news for you.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/2031251
Links:
0. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/66907/20100929/researchers-online-news-google-yahoo.htm
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| "Pre-Crime" Comes To the HR Dept. |
| from the you-wouldn't-work-out dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, @18:13 (Privacy) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/2047200/Pre-Crime-Comes-To-the-HR-Dept |
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storagedude writes "Like something out of the Steven Spielberg movie
Minority Report, a startup called Social Intelligence is mining social
media to [0]weed out job applicants based on their potential for
violence, drug abuse or just plain bad judgment. The startup also combs
sites like Facebook and Twitter to monitor current employees, presumably
to monitor compliance with company social media policy, but as the
criteria are company-defined, anything's possible. Just one more reason
to watch what you post, folks."
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http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/2047200
Links:
0. http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/features/article.php/3905931/Pre-crime-Comes-to-the-HR-Dept.htm
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| Researchers Test Space Beer |
| from the rocket-of-suds dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, @19:05 (Space) |
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/2242245/Researchers-Test-Space-Beer |
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With space tourism becoming a real possibility in the near future,
brewers are trying to figure out [0]how to provide a good beer in space.
To this end, a non-profit space research corporation Astronauts4Hire will
begin testing an Australian brew created to be enjoyed in microgravity.
From the article: "In the past, NASA has also sponsored studies on space
beer, and whether or not the popular beverage can be brewed in space.
Under current policies, however, alcohol remains forbidden on the
International Space Station."
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Links:
0. http://www.mnn.com/food/beer/stories/space-beer-headed-for-zero-gravity-bar
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| Earth-Like Planet That Could Sustain Life Found |
| from the guess-who's-coming-to-dinner dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 29, @19:56 (Space) |
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/2248225/Earth-Like-Planet-That-Could-Sustain-Li|
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[0]astroengine writes "An exoplanet, 20 to 50 percent the mass of Earth,
has been discovered 20 light-years away and it appears to [1]have all the
ingredients conducive to sustaining life. It has enough gravitational
clout to hold onto an atmosphere and it orbits well within the
'Goldilocks Zone' of its parent star. However, it would be a very
different place to Earth; it is tidally locked to its star, creating one
perpetual day on the world. Interestingly, this may also boost the
life-giving qualities of the exoplanet, creating stable temperatures in
its atmosphere."
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http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/29/2248225
Links:
0. http://www.astroengine.com/
1. http://news.discovery.com/space/earth-like-planet-life.html
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