In this issue:
* Pranksters Post Giant Windows Logo On Hamburg Apple Store
* English Teenager Invents a Better Doorbell
* Ars Looks At In-Flight Internet — State of the Art vs. Things To Come
* Kogan Beats Samsung and Acer With World's First Chrome OS Laptop
* UK Launches 'Peer To Patent' Pilot Project
* Mozilla Labs Introduces the Webian Shell
* IPv6-only Hosting Won't Make Sense For Years
* A Brief Sony Password Analysis
* Palin Fans Deface Paul Revere Wikipedia Page
* Usenet With a 30 Year Lag
* How To Write Like Mark Zuckerberg
* Bitcoin Used For the Narcotics Trade
* Why There's No Nobel Prize In Computing
* Two Elements Added To Periodic Table
* X-Men: First Class
* New Projects Use Phone Data To Track Big Cities' Mass Transit Use
* Apple WWDC: iOS 5, Lion, iCloud
* Microsoft Announces <em>Halo 4</em>, TV For Xbox Live, Kinect Star Wars
* Chinese Paper Warns Google May Pay Price For Hacking Claims
* Daily Sony Hacking Occurs On Schedule
* 25% of US Hackers Are FBI/CIA Informers
* MIT Develops Fast Charging Liquid Flow Batteries
* <em>Mass Effect 3</em>, <em>Battlefield 3</em> Launch Dates Announced
* How To Succeed In IT Without Really Trying
* Ask Slashdot: Best Adventure Game To Start With?
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| Pranksters Post Giant Windows Logo On Hamburg Apple Store
| from the city-named-after-a-delicious-sandwich dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday June 05, @20:30 (It's funny. Laugh.)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/0025239/Pranksters-Post-Giant-Windows-Logo-On-Hamburg-Apple-Store?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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theodp writes "Working calmly in broad daylight and filming their efforts
for YouTube posterity, a fake construction crew [0]attached a large
Microsoft Windows logo to the black facade of a soon-to-open Hamburg
Apple Store. Neat hack in [1]the MIT vein, but next time the crew might
want to take along a [2]pic of the Windows logo ��� with the adrenaline
flowing, some of the colors got rearranged and were hung upside down."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://www.geekwire.com/2011/pranksters-vandals-windows-logo-installed-future-apple-store
1. http://hacks.mit.edu/
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Windows_logo.svg
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| English Teenager Invents a Better Doorbell
| from the it's-coming-from-inside-the-house dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday June 05, @23:32 (United Kingdom)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/0155252/English-Teenager-Invents-a-Better-Doorbell?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Several readers have written with word of a new doorbell, invented by
13-year-old Laurence Rook. What's so special about a doorbell? This one
lets you answer the door [0]from wherever you can receive a call from its
embedded 3G chip; to your in-person caller (facing the doorbell), that
means it sounds like you're answering the door over an intercom system,
even if you're really across town. Pretty clever way to make it harder
for a thief to know if a home is actually occupied, though Rook says that
he initially just wanted a system to avoid missed packages.
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| Ars Looks At In-Flight Internet — State of the Art vs. Things To Come
| from the we'll-look-back-at-this-one-day-and-laugh dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday June 06, @02:10 (Cellphones)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/0442230/Ars-Looks-At-In-Flight-Internet-mdash-State-of-the-Art-vs-Things-To-Come?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Ars Technica has posted an absorbing article about the [0]short history
of Internet and cell-phone access for passengers aboard commercial
airplanes, which does a lot to sate my curiosity about the factors
holding it back, and gives some ideas about what to look forward to. An
excerpt: "Despite the volume of equipped aircraft, we're still in the
early days and the continued availability of mile-high WiFi is certainly
not guaranteed. It's an expensive, long-term investment to supply
consistent and usable broadband Internet service at 35,000 feet. Surveys
show people want access, but it's unclear how much (or even if) they'll
pay for it. Aircell says that 20 percent of passengers on equipped
cross-country flights use its service, but it's mum about numbers on
shorter segments."
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| Kogan Beats Samsung and Acer With World's First Chrome OS Laptop
| from the not-counting-the-cr-48-of-course dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday June 06, @03:40 (Chrome)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/0610200/Kogan-Beats-Samsung-and-Acer-With-Worlds-First-Chrome-OS-Laptop?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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cylonlover writes "Australian manufacturer Kogan will ship the world's
first notebook featuring Google's open source Chrome OS from June 7. The
release date for the 11.6'' [0]Agora Chromium Laptop means that Kogan has
pipped Samsung and Acer by just over a week in the race to be the first
company to offer a Chromium OS notebook."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/0610200/Kogan-Beats-Samsung-and-Acer-With-Worlds-First-Chrome-OS-Laptop?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/kogan-agora-world-first-chrome-os-laptop/18806/
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| UK Launches 'Peer To Patent' Pilot Project
| from the needs-a-leaderboard dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday June 06, @05:14 (Patents)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/0420242/UK-Launches-Peer-To-Patent-Pilot-Project?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Inspired by a proposal by Beth Noveck,
professor of law at New York Law School, the Minister for Intellectual
Property, Baroness Wilcox, launched a UK 'Peer To Patent' pilot
[0]project to identify prior art in patent applications by harnessing the
wider community of experts and engaged citizens." We could use something
like that, too. Perhaps Noveck could get together with [1]Carl Malamud to
hash out a system that encourages participation.
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Links:
0. http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/UK-launches-Peer-to-Patent-pilot-project-1254175.html
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Malamud
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| Mozilla Labs Introduces the Webian Shell
| from the everything-that-rises dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday June 06, @08:06 (Firefox)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/0411229/Mozilla-Labs-Introduces-the-Webian-Shell?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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kai_hiwatari writes "Mozilla Labs has introduced its concept of a
[0]desktop replacement called Webian Shell. The Webian Shell basically
consists of a browser which will replace the traditional desktop, and web
applications are given more importance than the native applications.
Right now, the prototype of the Webian Shell is nothing more than a full
screen browser with a dock which holds the tabs and the clock." [1]The
project's blog offers more about the ideas and underpinnings; there's
even more on the home page of developer [2]Ben Francis.
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Links:
0. http://digitizor.com/2011/06/06/webian-shell/
1. http://webian.org/blog/
2. http://tola.me.uk/
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| IPv6-only Hosting Won't Make Sense For Years
| from the or-will-it dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 06, @08:49 (Network)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/1239239/IPv6-only-Hosting-Wont-Make-Sense-For-Years?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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rawagajah writes "[0]World IPv6 Day this Wednesday will shake out any
bugs for websites running on IPv4 and IPv6 in parallel. However, [1]cloud
server provider ElasticHosts points out that IPv6-only websites are still
a long way off ��� they only make sense after access is overwhelmingly IPv6
capable. In the meantime, the [2]market in IPv4 space will presumably
only grow, benefiting the [3]IPv4 hogs..."
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Links:
0. http://www.worldipv6day.org/
1. http://www.elastichosts.com/blog/2011/06/06/ipv6-only-hosting-far-off-market-for-ipv4-addresses-sad-but-likely/
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12859585
3. http://mark.koli.ch/2009/07/ipv4-doomsday-were-running-out-of-ipv4-addresses-ipv4-address-exhaustion.html
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| A Brief Sony Password Analysis
| from the change-it-now-people dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 06, @09:30 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/1321257/A-Brief-Sony-Password-Analysis?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]troyhunt writes "With all this [Sony] customer data now unfortunately
out there for public viewing, I thought it would be interesting to do
[1]some analysis on password practices. There are some rather alarming
(although not entirely surprising) findings including: 36% of passwords
appear in a common password dictionary. 50% of passwords are 7 characters
or less. 67% of accounts on both Sony and Gawker use the same password.
82% of passwords are lowercase alphanumeric of 9 characters or less. 99%
of passwords don't contain a single non-alphanumeric character."
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Links:
0. http://www.troyhunt.com/
1. http://www.troyhunt.com/2011/06/brief-sony-password-analysis.html
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| Palin Fans Deface Paul Revere Wikipedia Page
| from the you-can't-make-this-up dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 06, @10:12 (Wikipedia)
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/142247/Palin-Fans-Deface-Paul-Revere-Wikipedia-Page?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Fans of Sarah Palin were found to be
[0]changing the article on Paul Revere to make it fit their idol's view
that Paul Revere was not warning the American colonists that the British
were coming, but rather warning the British were not 'going to taking
away our [guns]'."
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Links:
0. http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/38678_Palin_Fans_Trying_to_Edit_Wikipedia_Paul_Revere_Page
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| Usenet With a 30 Year Lag
| from the deja-what-now dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 06, @10:54 (The Internet)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/1435259/Usenet-With-a-30-Year-Lag?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]joey writes "The early A-News days of Usenet are being [1]played out
on olduse.net in realtime with a 30 year time delay. You can catch up on
what rms and Postel are doing, Keep informed of the latest prices in disk
drives ($75000 per gigabyte), and more. Available through a web-based
teletype or NNTP. I plan to run the service for the next ten years, until
1991."
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Links:
0. mailto:joey@kitenet.net
1. http://olduse.net/
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| How To Write Like Mark Zuckerberg
| from the read-between-the-suspension-points dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 06, @11:36 (Facebook)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/1520210/How-To-Write-Like-Mark-Zuckerberg?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]newguy77 found a story talking about the results of a [1]linguistics
expert being brought in on the Facebook ownership case. They claim the
emails are faked since Zuckerberg uses apostrophes correctly and opens
sentences more casually than the damning emails.
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/1520210/How-To-Write-Like-Mark-Zuckerberg?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.techpoweredmath.com/
1. http://techland.time.com/2011/06/03/how-to-write-like-mark-zuckerberg/?hpt=te_bn1
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| Bitcoin Used For the Narcotics Trade
| from the this-is-your-brain-on-virtual-currency dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday June 06, @11:53 (Privacy)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/1410217/Bitcoin-Used-For-the-Narcotics-Trade?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "A story on Aljazeera tells how [0]bitcoin is
being used to pay for cocaine, marijuana and other drugs at various eBay
style drug websites. From the article: 'Two US senators are asking
federal authorities to crack down on an online narcotics market that
accepts "virtual" currency. The "Dark Web," an anonymous and secretive
online community that trades in heroin, cocaine and methamphetamines
among other drugs, has been operating unhindered for months.' Who said
bitcoin is not used in the real world?"
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Links:
0. http://english.aljazeera.net/video/americas/2011/06/20116655012909169.html
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| Why There's No Nobel Prize In Computing
| from the they-hate-us dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 06, @12:20 (Science)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/1619229/Why-Theres-No-Nobel-Prize-In-Computing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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alphadogg writes "When Nobel Prizes are dished out each fall, the most
accomplished [0]professionals in computing, telecom and IT have usually
been left out in the cold. That's because there is no Nobel Prize for
these fields, and it's unlikely there will be one any time soon.
According to the Nobel Foundation: 'The Nobel Prizes, as designated in
the Will of Alfred Nobel, are in physics, chemistry, physiology or
medicine, literature and peace. Only once has a prize been added ��� a
Memorial Prize ��� The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in
Memory of Alfred Nobel, donated by Sweden's central bank to celebrate its
tercentenary in 1968. The Nobel Foundation's Board of Directors later
decided to keep the original five prizes intact and not to permit new
additions.' So, if IBM, Google, Apple or some other deep-pocketed tech
company wanted to make a big donation along the lines of what Sweden's
central bank did in 1968, maybe it could sway the Nobel Foundation to add
a prize. But it most likely wouldn't be officially called a Nobel Prize."
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Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/060611-nobel-prize-computing.html
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| Two Elements Added To Periodic Table
| from the still-waiting-for-slashdottium dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 06, @13:00 (Science)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/1649231/Two-Elements-Added-To-Periodic-Table?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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smitty777 writes "[0]Two new elements have been added to the periodic
table of the elements. Elements 114 and 116 are the weightiest known,
with atomic weights of 289 and 292 respectively. The discoverers are
proposing flerovium and moscovium as names for these two new discoveries.
There are also arguments being made to add in three more as well: 113,
115 and 118." We've noted [1]element 114 in the past, but this is more
official.
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Links:
0. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/new-heavy-elements/#more-62779
1. http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/10/20/2240207/Element-114-Verified
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| X-Men: First Class
| from the it-lacks-snikkt dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 06, @13:40 (Movies)
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/1727228/X-Men-First-Class?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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I wasn't sure what to expect from the new X-Men: First Class movie. The
previous 3 films have been riddled with ups and downs. What I didn't
realize is that this film was going to really be a Prequel. I thought it
was going to be a bit more of a reboot, but it still tries to fit in with
the previous films. Read on for a brief review which will contain some
spoilers. You have been warned!
This story continues at:
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| New Projects Use Phone Data To Track Big Cities' Mass Transit Use
| from the carry-on-citizens dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday June 06, @14:21 (Cellphones)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/184209/New-Projects-Use-Phone-Data-To-Track-Big-Cities-Mass-Transit-Use?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader points out a New York Times article about a traffic
analysis program that "'works by taking note of which cellphone tower a
phone is communicating with. It then [0]looks for disruptions in service
followed by significant changes in location. If a phone located near
Times Square suddenly loses service and reconnects at Prince Street and
Broadway 15 minutes later, then it has almost certainly traveled there
using the N or R trains.' In another interesting twist, the article
briefly notes, 'The system will also include an experiment that uses
phones' microphones to sense when riders are on buses.'" The article also
mentions a similar project to track buses and trains in Los Angeles.
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| Apple WWDC: iOS 5, Lion, iCloud
| from the get-a-haircut-and-get-a-steve-jobs dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 06, @15:00 (Iphone)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/1840247/Apple-WWDC-iOS-5-Lion-iCloud?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Steve Jobs was on hand today to kick off Apple's WWDC keynote. Lion took
the lead, with no surprises except a $29.99 pricetag and a July ship
date. iOS is getting a new "Notification Center"; Twitter is being
integrated; he announced a split thumbable keyboard for iPads; wireless
syncing; and a native IM system for iOS devices, shipping in the Fall.
iCloud will be free, syncing apps (Mail, Calendar, Contacts and iWork
apps) across devices. Photostream is iCloud for pictures. iTunes iCloud
will let you re-download your tracks at last, and iTunes Match will let
you match your ripped CDs to Apple's copies.
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| Microsoft Announces <em>Halo 4</em>, TV For Xbox Live, Kinect Star Wars
| from the better-than-last-year dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday June 06, @15:40 (E3)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/198212/Microsoft-Announces-Halo-4-TV-For-Xbox-Live-Kinect-Star-Wars?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Today Microsoft held their E3 press conference, announcing a number of
major new games and services for the Xbox 360 platform. [0] Halo 4 was
briefly revealed, and is currently planned for a holiday 2012 launch. In
addition, the original Halo is getting an HD remake. Smash indie hit [1]
Minecraft will be coming to the 360 this winter, with support for Kinect.
In fact, there is a huge push from many game-makers to [2]bring Kinect
integration to the next level ��� from a new Fable game where you can use
your hands to cast spells, to [3]EA Sports titles, to [4]Kinect Star Wars.
Topping it off is an update to Xbox Live which will [5]bring live TV to
the console (including DVR functions), controllable by voice through
Kinect. YouTube and voice search through Bing are coming as well. The
update is planned for this fall. Those interested can catch [6]a video of
the press conference, which includes all the relevant game trailers, at
G4TV.
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Links:
0. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/35060/Halo_4_Announced_Coming_Holiday_2012.php
1. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110678-Minecraft-Coming-to-Xbox-360-With-Kinect
2. http://kotaku.com/5809042/halo-4-and-a-whole-lot-of-kinect-headline-microsofts-big-e3-press-conference
3. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/06/ea-to-support-kinect-with-sports-titles-mass-effect-3.ars
4. http://kotaku.com/5809039/watch-a-very-intense-man-playing-star-wars-kinect
5. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/06/xbox-360-to-getting-live-television-this-fall-voice-based-bing-searching.ars
6. http://www.g4tv.com/videos/53259/microsoft-e3-2011-press-conference-video/
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| Chinese Paper Warns Google May Pay Price For Hacking Claims
| from the i-bet-google-has-a-better-military-than-china dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday June 06, @16:19 (China)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/1957249/Chinese-Paper-Warns-Google-May-Pay-Price-For-Hacking-Claims?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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suraj.sun writes with this excerpt from a Reuters report: "Google has
[0]become a 'political tool' vilifying the Chinese government, an
official Beijing newspaper said on Monday, warning that the US internet
giant's statements about hacking attacks traced to China could hurt its
business. The tough warning appeared in the overseas edition of the
People's Daily, the leading newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party,
indicating that political tensions between the United States and China
over Internet security could linger. Last week, Google said it had broken
up an effort to steal the passwords of hundreds of Google email account
holders, including US government officials, Chinese human rights
advocates and journalists. It said the attacks appeared to come from
China."
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Links:
0. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/06/us-google-china-idUSTRE7550CV20110606
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| Daily Sony Hacking Occurs On Schedule
| from the at-least-they're-consistent dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday June 06, @16:57 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/2023204/Daily-Sony-Hacking-Occurs-On-Schedule?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jjp9999 writes "LulzSec was compromised and a member of the group,
Robert Cavanaugh, was arrested by the FBI on June 6. Meanwhile,
[1]LulzSec hacked Sony again, this time leaking the Sony Developer
Network source code through file sharing websites."
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Links:
0. http://www.techzwn.com/
1. http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/technology/lulzsec-member-arrested-group-leaks-sony-database-57296.html
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| 25% of US Hackers Are FBI/CIA Informers
| from the trading-hats dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday June 06, @17:37 (Crime)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/2045203/25-of-US-Hackers-Are-FBICIA-Informers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "The Guardian reports that the FBI and CIA
have [0]'persuaded' up to 25% of US hackers to 'work' for them. 'In some
cases, popular illegal forums used by cyber criminals as marketplaces for
stolen identities and credit card numbers have been run by hacker
turncoats acting as FBI moles. In others, undercover FBI agents posing as
"carders" ��� hackers specialising in ID theft ��� have themselves taken over
the management of crime forums, using the intelligence gathered to put
dozens of people behind bars. ... The best-known example of the
phenomenon is Adrian Lamo, a convicted hacker who turned informant on
Bradley Manning, who is suspected of passing secret documents to
WikiLeaks.' What implications does this hold for privacy? Or is it just
good work by the authorities?" As you may have guessed, the estimate
appears to be based only on the number of black hats, rather than all
hackers.
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https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/2045203/25-of-US-Hackers-Are-FBICIA-Informers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/06/us-hackers-fbi-informer
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| MIT Develops Fast Charging Liquid Flow Batteries
| from the now-if-only-we-could-run-it-on-oil dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday June 06, @18:19 (Power)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/2135217/MIT-Develops-Fast-Charging-Liquid-Flow-Batteries?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader sends this from the MIT News office: "[0]A radically
new approach to the design of batteries, developed by researchers at MIT,
could provide a lightweight and inexpensive alternative to existing
batteries for electric vehicles and the power grid. The technology could
even make 'refueling' such batteries as quick and easy as pumping gas
into a conventional car ([1]abstract). The new battery relies on an
innovative architecture called a semi-solid flow cell, in which solid
particles are suspended in a carrier liquid and pumped through the
system. In this design, the battery���s active components ��� the positive
and negative electrodes, or cathodes and anodes ��� are composed of
particles suspended in a liquid electrolyte. These two different
suspensions are pumped through systems separated by a filter, such as a
thin porous membrane."
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Links:
0. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/flow-batteries-0606.html
1. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aenm.201100152/abstract
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| <em>Mass Effect 3</em>, <em>Battlefield 3</em> Launch Dates Announced
| from the no-really,-take-your-time dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday June 06, @18:42 (E3)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/221226/Mass-Effect-3-Battlefield-3-Launch-Dates-Announced?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Electronic Arts used their E3 press conference to show off a number of
upcoming games and provide release dates for a few of them. BioWare's [0]
Mass Effect 3 is due out March 6th, 2012, at which time Commander
Shepherd will return to defend earth from the Reapers. Battlefield 3 is
closer to launch, currently [1]planned for October 26th, with a beta in
September. Some [2]new video clips of the game are available. Star Wars:
The Old Republic got [3]impressive new trailers, but not many hard
details (though they did [4]talk about raiding not long ago). Gamespot's
[5]liveblog of the event has more information about the various
presentations, including snippets on Need for Speed: The Run, FIFA 12,
The Sims Social for Facebook, and Curt Shilling's Kingdoms of Amalur:
Reckoning, which is planned for next year.
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Links:
0. http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6317259/e3-2011-mass-effect-3-in-effect-march-6
1. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-06-battlefield-3-beta-in-september
2. http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/06/battlefield-3s-exciting-operation-metro-multiplayer-frostbit/
3. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/06/06/swtor-gameplay-trailer/
4. http://kotaku.com/5808021/epic-raiding-comes-to-star-wars-the-old-republic
5. http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6317150/ea-e3-2011-press-conference/?tag=topstory%3Btitle
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| How To Succeed In IT Without Really Trying
| from the what-would-you-say-ya-do-here dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday June 06, @19:00 (Businesses)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/2222226/How-To-Succeed-In-IT-Without-Really-Trying?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]snydeq writes "Deep End's Paul Venezia discusses [1]the two ways to
succeed in IT: through proficiency and hard work, a road that often
[2]leads to unending servitude, or the other way; with little effort or
proficiency at all. 'I hate to say this, but a number of people in IT
positions work harder to make it seem like they're busy as beavers than
doing actual work. Quite often this dysfunction starts at the top: When
an IT manager doesn't know the technology very well, he or she may hire
folks who have no idea what their job is other than to show up every day
and answer the occasional email, passing questions along to others with
more technical abilities, or to their contacts at the various hardware
and software vendors. People like these populate many consulting
companies. They rely almost completely on contractors to perform the
actual work, serving as remote hands in a real crisis and as part of a
phone tree for less pressing issues.'"
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Links:
0. http://www.infoworld.com/
1. http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/how-succeed-in-it-without-really-trying-816
2. http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/your-it-job-indispensable-then-no-vacation-you-433
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| Ask Slashdot: Best Adventure Game To Start With?
| from the getting-them-hooked-early dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday June 06, @19:43 (Games)
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/06/06/2139216/Ask-Slashdot-Best-Adventure-Game-To-Start-With?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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canolecaptain writes "One of my daughters (10 years old) has become
interested in adventure games, and started playing Fate. It's been awhile
since I've had time to play this type of game (since the Diablo 2 days),
and I'd like to know what Slashdotters thought would be the best set of
adventure games to start her on (PC preferred). Nothing too scary yet, so
unfortunately, Diablo is out for the time being. I'd prefer one with
multi-player so that we could quest together on ocassion."
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