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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Chinese Legislature Conducts Large Online Vote
* Indication of Neutrino Transformation Observed
* Idle: New Species Named For SpongeBob SquarePants
* AMD Fusion System Architecture Detailed
* Japan Criminalizes Virus Creation
* US Senate Votes For Repeal of Ethanol Subsidies
* Microsoft Brands WebGL a 'Harmful' Technology
* Old Worm Digs New Dirt At Pentagon
* Why Businesses Move To the Cloud: They Hate IT
* Trojan Goes After Bitcoins
* Spammers Discover Kindle Self-Publishing
* The Average Human Has 60 New Genetic Mutations
* 'Dead Media' Never Really Die
* No, We're Not Headed For a New Ice Age
* The Government's Gadget Habit
* GM Patents Data Mining Method For Refining the Chevy Volt
* JavaScript Decoder Plays MP3s Without Flash
* Microsoft, Google, Twitter Debate HTML5
* Are 'Nudging Technologies' Ethical?
* Massive Black Hole Devours Star
* ICANN To Allow<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.brandname Top-Level Domains
* Researchers Design Memory-Strengthening Implant
* Redbox Brings Video Game Rentals To Vending Machines
* RIM Struggles Continue
* The 8-Bit Computer That's Been Built By Hand
* IBM Did Not Invent the Personal Computer
* Political Robocallers Indicted In Maryland
* Software Patent Reform Happening Now
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| Chinese Legislature Conducts Large Online Vote
| from the long-distance-abacus dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday June 16, @22:24 (China)
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/16/2149257/Chinese-Legislature-Conducts-Large-Online-Vote?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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hackingbear writes "In a bid to reform the tax law and raise person tax
exemption to 3000 Yuan per month (or about US$5000 per year,) from 2000
Yuan per month, [0]the Chinese legislature has conducted a massive online
vote on the pending legislation. The [National People's Congress]
Standing Committee, China's top legislature, on Wednesday publicized
suggestions and opinions on amending the Law on Individual Income Tax
that were submitted online from April 25 to May 31. Among all 82,707
citizens who commented on the proposal, [only] 15 percent of them favored
raising the exemption to 3,000 yuan. However, 48 percent suggested to
further raise the exemption to 5,000 yuan per month. While the online
votes are not binding, the outcome likely shape the final bill. We'd hope
the US Congress would dare to collect real citizen input on its
legislation, rather than just doing lip service or useless political
arguments."
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/16/2149257/Chinese-Legislature-Conducts-Large-Online-Vote?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-06/16/c_13932018.htm
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| Indication of Neutrino Transformation Observed
| from the you-become-the-particle-you-want-to-be dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 17, @01:12 (Japan)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/16/2359246/Indication-of-Neutrino-Transformation-Observed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]AmiMoJo writes "A Japanese research group says it has observed for the
first time an indication that [1]a type of neutrino can change into
another type. The group generated a large amount of neutrinos at the
Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex, or J-PARC, in the prefecture's
Tokai Village, and aimed them at the Super-Kamiokande observatory in Gifu
Prefecture about 300 kilometers away, to look for neutrino oscillation.
As a result, the group observed that muon neutrinos can change into
electron neutrinos."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/16/2359246/Indication-of-Neutrino-Transformation-Observed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:mojo@@@world3...net
1. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/15_19.html
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| Idle: New Species Named For SpongeBob SquarePants
| from the love-interest-might-not-appreciate-it dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 17, @02:00 (Science)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/051244/Idle-New-Species-Named-For-SpongeBob-SquarePants?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Sing it with us: What lives in the
rainforest, under a tree? [0]Spongiforma squarepantsii, a new species of
mushroom almost as strange as its [1]cartoon namesake. Scientists from
the San Francisco State University have discovered a new species of
mushroom in Borneo with sponge-like properties. Its strange behavior
convinced them to name it after the famous Bob. There is no word on
whether or not their chances of getting future grant money will be
improved by this choice." Did you know (prior to clicking on the
Wikipedia link above) that SpongeBob was created by a marine biologist?
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110615142629.htm
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants
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| AMD Fusion System Architecture Detailed
| from the why-when-I-was-a-boy dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 17, @04:11 (AMD)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/0427253/AMD-Fusion-System-Architecture-Detailed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Vigile writes "At the first AMD Fusion Developer Summit near Seattle
this week, AMD revealed quite a bit of [1]information about its
next-generation GPU architecture and the eventual goals it has for the
CPU/GPU combinations known as APUs. The company is finally moving away
from a VLIW architecture and instead is integrating a vector+scalar
design that allows for higher utilization of compute units and easier
hardware scheduling. AMD laid out a 3-year plan to offer features like
unified address space and fully coherent memory for the CPU and GPU that
have the potential to dramatically alter current programming models. We
will start seeing these features in GPUs released later in 2011."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/0427253/AMD-Fusion-System-Architecture-Detailed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://pcper.com/
1. http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMDs-Fusion-System-Architecture-Overview/More-Memory-and-Cache-Changes
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| Japan Criminalizes Virus Creation
| from the they're-bad-for-the-giant-lizards dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 17, @06:58 (Crime)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/0453231/Japan-Criminalizes-Virus-Creation?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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camperslo writes with this excerpt from mainichi.jp: "Japan's parliament
enacted legislation Friday [0]criminalizing the creation or distribution
of computer viruses to crack down on the growing problem of cybercrimes,
but critics say the move could infringe on the constitutionally
guaranteed privacy of communications. With the bill to revise the Penal
Code passing the House of Councillors by an overwhelming majority, the
government intends to conclude the Convention on Cybercrime, a treaty
that stipulates international cooperation in investigating crimes in
cyberspace.'" Adds camperslo: "This legislation is a major move for Japan
since the constitution there provides for privacy of communications, in
sharp contrast with some other countries."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/0453231/Japan-Criminalizes-Virus-Creation?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110617p2g00m0dm013000c.html
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| US Senate Votes For Repeal of Ethanol Subsidies
| from the now-with-less-cornholing dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 17, @08:05 (Government)
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/0438215/US-Senate-Votes-For-Repeal-of-Ethanol-Subsidies?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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T Murphy writes "Although the measure is not expected to become law, a
[0]Senate vote 73-27 in favor of repealing ethanol subsidies and tariffs
means a lot for future legislation. The White House stands opposed to
changes in the subsidies or tariffs, so they will likely go untouched
before they expire at the end of the year. Even so, this is a strong
indication that such government support for ethanol will be reduced if
not eliminated. The response to the Senate vote has been mixed, from corn
prices falling, to the World Bank encouraging lower food prices, to
concerns over reduced funding for alternative energy, to supporters of
such budget cuts."
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/0438215/US-Senate-Votes-For-Repeal-of-Ethanol-Subsidies?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Microsoft Brands WebGL a 'Harmful' Technology
| from the guns-don't-kill-people,-webgl-does dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @08:46 (Graphics)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/121236/Microsoft-Brands-WebGL-a-Harmful-Technology?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has announced that [0]it has no
plans to support WebGL ��� a cross-platform low-level 3D graphics API
designed for web use ��� in its future browsers, citing [1]numerous
security concerns over the technology and [2]branding the basic
principles as 'harmful.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/121236/Microsoft-Brands-WebGL-a-Harmful-Technology?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/06/16/webgl-considered-harmful.aspx
1. http://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl2/
2. http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/6/17/microsoft-declares-webgl-harmful-technology/
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| Old Worm Digs New Dirt At Pentagon
| from the fool-me-twice dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @09:25 (The Military)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1242253/Old-Worm-Digs-New-Dirt-At-Pentagon?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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ColdWetDog writes "Remember the Agent.BTZ worm that caused [0]significant
problems at military installations back in 2008? Now, three years after
what the Pentagon called the most significant breach of US military
networks ever, new versions of the malware blamed for the attack are
[1]still roiling US networks."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1242253/Old-Worm-Digs-New-Dirt-At-Pentagon?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2008/11/army-bans-usb-d/
1. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/16/us-usa-cybersecurity-worm-idUSTRE75F5TB20110616
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| Why Businesses Move To the Cloud: They Hate IT
| from the or-they-strike-a-deal-with-the-empire dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @10:02 (Cloud)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1312206/Why-Businesses-Move-To-the-Cloud-They-Hate-IT?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "Cloud services can be unreliable and pricey, and
they often duplicate capabilities larger companies already have in-house.
So why do many managers within organizations use them? Partly because
they [1]don't want to deal with their own company's IT department.
Getting a big project started is often such a politically fraught process
that for many managers it's easier to simply write a check."
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1312206/Why-Businesses-Move-To-the-Cloud-They-Hate-IT?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://joshreads.com/
1. http://www.itworld.com/cloud-computing/174967/business-users-abandoning-it-quicker-self-serve-cloud-apps
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| Trojan Goes After Bitcoins
| from the strict-inevitabilities dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @10:42 (Bitcoin)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/141228/Trojan-Goes-After-Bitcoins?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Orome1 writes "Bitcoin has definitely caught the attention of criminals.
Even though it has been calculated that the use of botnets for Bitcoin
mining is still [0]not quite as lucrative as renting them out for other
purposes, [1]targeting people who have them in their digital wallets is
quite another matter. Symantec researchers have [2]spotted in the wild a
Trojan dedicated to this specific purpose. Named Infostealer.Coinbit, it
searches for the Bitcoin wallet.dat file on the infected computer and
sends it to the criminal(s)."
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/141228/Trojan-Goes-After-Bitcoins?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/bitcoin-botnet-mining
1. http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=1752
2. http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/all-your-bitcoins-are-ours
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| Spammers Discover Kindle Self-Publishing
| from the if-you-build-it-they-will-come dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @11:23 (Books)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1424244/Spammers-Discover-Kindle-Self-Publishing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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innocent_white_lamb writes "Make it easy to self-publish books and the
spammers will be right along too. Amazon's Kindle marketplace has been
[0]deluged by low-quality 'books' selling for 99 cents each. '[Thousands
of ebooks published each month] are built using something known as
Private Label Rights, or PLR content, which is information that can be
bought very cheaply online then reformatted into a digital book. These
ebooks are listed for sale ��� often at 99 cents ��� alongside more
traditional books on Amazon���s website, forcing readers to plow through
many more titles to find what they want. Aspiring spammers can even buy a
DVD box set called Autopilot Kindle Cash that claims to teach people how
to publish 10 to 20 new Kindle books a day without writing a word.'"
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https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1424244/Spammers-Discover-Kindle-Self-Publishing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| The Average Human Has 60 New Genetic Mutations
| from the magnetic-colon dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Friday June 17, @11:49 (Biotech)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1425243/The-Average-Human-Has-60-New-Genetic-Mutations?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]mcgrew pointed out a story about a new study that found [1]the average
person is born with 60 genetic mutations, very few of which involve
weather manipulation or an amazing healing factor. This number was less
than expected, leading the researchers to believe human evolution happens
more slowly than previously thought. From the article: "Sixty mutations
may sound like a lot, but according to the international team of
geneticists behind the new research, it is actually fewer than expected.
'We had previously estimated that parents would contribute an average of
100 to 200 mistakes to their child,' Philip Awadalla, a geneticist at the
University of Montreal who co-led the project, said in a press release.
'Our genetic study, the first of its kind, shows that actually much fewer
mistakes, or mutations, are made.'
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Links:
0. http://slashdot.org/journal.pl?op=list&uid=92797
1. http://www.livescience.com/14628-mutants-average-human-60-genetic-mutations.html
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| 'Dead Media' Never Really Die
| from the except-hddvd dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @12:04 (Media)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/158233/Dead-Media-Never-Really-Die?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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joabj writes "A streaming music service was available 100 years ago by
telephone, through the Teleharmonium. A primitive version of
Photoshopping was possible with Black Mirrors in the 18th century. While
technologies and media platforms go obsolete at an ever more rapid pace,
[0]the ideas they engender never really die. They get absorbed by newer
technologies, or are at least preserved by hobbyists (carrier pigeons) or
niche markets (Morse Code), argued NYU postdoctoral researcher Finn
Brunton at the USENIX conference. Myself, I'm waiting for an update to
the visual cortex-stimulating Dream Machines of the 1960s."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/158233/Dead-Media-Never-Really-Die?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/061711-dead-media-never-really.html
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| No, We're Not Headed For a New Ice Age
| from the snowboard-stocks-plummet dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @12:44 (Earth)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1622236/No-Were-Not-Headed-For-a-New-Ice-Age?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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purkinje writes "Unusual calm in the solar cycle ��� called a solar
activity minimum ��� has sparked claims that the Sun will [0]cool the Earth,
leading us into a new ice age. While Europe did experience a Little Ice
Age during a solar activity minimum three centuries ago, the connection
between sunspots and climate is a lot more complicated, and [1]it's
unlikely this change in the Sun's activity will cool Earth down ��� or even
affect the climate at all. Plus, any cooling that might come from this
would be less than the global warming that's been going on. So don't pull
out that parka yet; a new ice age seems more than unlikely."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/14/2022246/Big-Drop-In-Solar-Activity-Could-Cool-Earth
1. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/06/17/are-we-headed-for-a-new-ice-age/
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| The Government's Gadget Habit
| from the gotta-catch-'em-all dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @13:23 (Government)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1719228/The-Governments-Gadget-Habit?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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sanzibar writes "The Federal procurement database reveals [0]millions of
dollars are being spent on gadgets. Over the past 10 years, the US
government has spent $117 million on BlackBerries (including service
plans), almost $18 million on iOS devices, about [1]$1 million on PS3s,
over $500k on Xboxes, and somehow, $12k on Zunes."
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1719228/The-Governments-Gadget-Habit?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://gizmodo.com/5812233/
1. http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/03/23/1948232/Air-Force-Supercomputer-Made-From-PS3s
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| GM Patents Data Mining Method For Refining the Chevy Volt
| from the data-driven-approach-get-it dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @14:02 (Transportation)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1727250/GM-Patents-Data-Mining-Method-For-Refining-the-Chevy-Volt?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "A [0]patent application published yesterday
may show an important tool that [1]GM is using to refine future models of
the Volt and especially the future size of the Volt's battery. The
application is directed to uploading driving habit data from a plurality
of vehicles to a remote server via a telematics system (e.g., such as
GM's OnStar) and then providing alternate fuel-related analysis based on
different vehicle profiles (e.g., an EV with a 40-mile range). The
application contemplates that this analysis may be valuable to vehicle
designers or to operators for comparison purposes."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1727250/GM-Patents-Data-Mining-Method-For-Refining-the-Chevy-Volt?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220110144839%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20110144839&RS=DN/20110144839
1. http://evtechpatents.com/?p=189
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| JavaScript Decoder Plays MP3s Without Flash
| from the race-to-easy dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @14:41 (Chrome)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1831255/JavaScript-Decoder-Plays-MP3s-Without-Flash?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "The introduction of HTML5 and super-fast
JavaScript engines to the latest web browsers has brought with it a
wealth of new functionality. The focus seems to have been put on the
ability to play video in a browser without Flash, or making games. But a
project born out of a Music Hackday in Berlin is just as exciting. It's
called jsmad and is a pure JavaScript decoder that [0]allows you to play
MP3s in a browser without Flash. So, for example, a music artist could
create a website and upload songs for visitors to listen to without need
of any plug-ins. Alternatively, why not have an MP3 jukebox that can play
songs off your hard drive or Dropbox folder just by loading a website?
You can try out the decoder by visiting the [1]jsmad.org website where
there is a sample song, on the same site you can browse for your own
local file to play. Be warned, it only works in Firefox 4+ at the moment,
but [2]Chrome support is coming and already works in some cases." Another
reader tips [3]news of a JavaScript PDF viewer.
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1831255/JavaScript-Decoder-Plays-MP3s-Without-Flash?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/javascript-decoder-lets-mp3s-play-in-firefox-without-flash-20110617/
1. http://jsmad.org/
2. https://github.com/nddrylliog/jsmad#readme
3. http://www.i-programmer.info/news/167-javascript/2621-javascript-renders-pdf.html
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| Microsoft, Google, Twitter Debate HTML5
| from the of-all-the-options-it's-definitely-one-of-them dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @15:22 (Google)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/194220/Microsoft-Google-Twitter-Debate-HTML5?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jbrodkin writes "The annual USENIX conference featured an all-star
lineup of engineers from Microsoft, Google, Twitter and Flipboard
debating [1]whether HTML5 is the 'holy grail' for building
next-generation Web applications, and whether mobile developers should
build websites or apps. The promise of HTML5 is 'write once, run
everywhere,' but the panelists did not agree on whether the technology is
good enough to make browser applications feel 'native.' There was general
agreement that HTML5 is lacking on mobile devices, and that for better or
worse the move toward apps instead of websites is being driven less by
technology than the imperative to make money."
Discuss this story at:
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/194220/Microsoft-Google-Twitter-Debate-HTML5?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/4855
1. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/061711-microsoft-twitter-google-html5.html
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| Are 'Nudging Technologies' Ethical?
| from the directing-your-thoughts dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @16:00 (Science)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/1935221/Are-Nudging-Technologies-Ethical?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Researchers are debating [0]the ethics of
so-called 'nudging technologies' ��� ambient technology systems designed to
shape or influence human behavior, such as an installation which
encourages people to take the stairs rather than the lift by using
hanging colored balls to represent stairs vs lift usage. A researcher on
the project said: 'Most people, when we asked them, "Do you think this
has changed your behavior," they said no. But the data showed that it had
actually done that.'"
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| Massive Black Hole Devours Star
| from the om-nom-nom dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @16:22 (Space)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/2018253/Massive-Black-Hole-Devours-Star?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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H3xx writes "Astronomers have [0]observed a black hole shredding a star
and sending a powerful beam of energy toward Earth. When it was first
observed on March 28th by the Swift spacecraft, it was thought to be the
implosion of an aging star, but is now believed to be the result of a
star wandering too close to a black hole, imploding and converting 10% of
the star's mass into gamma radiation. The energy burst is still visible
by telescope more than two-and-a-half months later, [1]the researchers
report in the journal Science."
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Links:
0. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13783877
1. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2011/06/15/science.1207143.abstract
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| ICANN To Allow<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.brandname Top-Level Domains
| from the phishers-everywhere-rejoice dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @16:39 (The Internet)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/202245/ICANN-To-Allow-brandname-Top-Level-Domains?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]AndyAndyAndyAndy sends in this excerpt from a Reuters report: "Brand
owners will [1]soon be able to operate their own parts of the Web ��� such
as .apple, .coke or .marlboro ��� if the biggest shake-up yet in how
Internet domains are awarded is approved. After years of preparation and
wrangling, ICANN, the body that coordinates Internet names, is expected
to approve the move at a special board meeting in Singapore on Monday.
... The move is seen as a big opportunity for brands to gain more control
over their online presence and send visitors more directly to parts of
their sites ��� and a danger for those who fail to take advantage."
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Links:
0. mailto:afacini@gmail.com
1. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/17/us-internet-names-idUSTRE75G49W20110617
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| Researchers Design Memory-Strengthening Implant
| from the i'd-like-to-order-another-two-braindimms-please dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @17:17 (Medicine)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/2058214/Researchers-Design-Memory-Strengthening-Implant?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Antipater writes "Researchers at Wake Forest University have created a
brain implant that can imitate signals through the hippocampus, the part
of the brain responsible for memory retention. Rats implanted with the
device were able to [1]remember information even after their hippocampus
was shut down, reports the New York Times. Though still in its infancy,
this technology could hopefully be used to help treat dementia or stroke
victims."
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https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/2058214/Researchers-Design-Memory-Strengthening-Implant?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:bjzall1@gmail.com
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/science/17memory.html?_r=1
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| Redbox Brings Video Game Rentals To Vending Machines
| from the now-your-eight-year-old-can-play-duke-nukem-forever dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @17:39 (PlayStation (Games))
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/2132238/Redbox-Brings-Video-Game-Rentals-To-Vending-Machines?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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For several years, Redbox has been in the business of renting movies
through vending machines. Now, they've [0]expanded the service to include
video games for the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. "Redbox vending
machines are situated in over 21,000 different places across the US, and
games will now be available for rent for $2 a day via these machines.
Users are also able to reserve games online via the Redbox website, and
then pick titles up from a machine later on. Although the catalog is
currently limited, a number of newly released titles are available from
the machines, including LA Noire, Infamous 2 and Red Faction: Armageddon."
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Links:
0. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/35305/Redbox_Launches_Game_Rentals_Program_Across_US.php
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| RIM Struggles Continue
| from the faltering-blackberry-crop dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @17:58 (Blackberry)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/2118213/RIM-Struggles-Continue?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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dave562 writes with news of continued difficulties for Research in
Motion, who yesterday announced a drop in profits, [0]product delays and
layoffs, causing their stock to [1]plunge over 20%. "Why did RIM
experience delays? Because RIM recognized that the current hardware
wasn't cutting it, and had to upgrade to more powerful chipsets, co-chief
executive Mike Lazaridis said. The first will be the BlackBerry Bold 9900
that RIM recently showed off." An article at the Wall Street Journal
speculates that the company [2]needs to be taken over or broken apart.
"RIM���s operating system could be an intriguing purchase for
Hewlett-Packard, which now owns the lovely but unpopular Palm operating
system for smart phones. Handset makers like Motorola might be lured to
buy The Astonishing Tribe, a Swedish company RIM recently bought that
designs snazzy interfaces for smart phones. Patent companies, Google or
other tech companies could scoop up QNX, the software company behind the
PlayBook tablet computer, and RIM���s BBM messaging platform."
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Links:
0. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387147,00.asp
1. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-06-17/rim-drops-to-four-year-low-after-forecast-misses-estimates.html
2. http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/06/17/is-it-time-to-talk-a-rim-takeover/
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| The 8-Bit Computer That's Been Built By Hand
| from the just-enough-bits-for-mario dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 17, @18:35 (Hardware Hacking)
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/2146205/The-8-Bit-Computer-Thats-Been-Built-By-Hand?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]nk497 writes "Forget snapping a few components into a motherboard ���
programming enthusiast Jack Eisenmann has [1]made his own PC from scratch.
His Duo Adept, as he's named it, features 64KB of main memory, 256 bytes
of RAM and, in total, 263 lines of code for his homemade OS. Sure, it
can't run Crysis, but [2]it does run a game he's written himself."
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Links:
0. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/
1. http://web.mac.com/teisenmann/iWeb/adeptpage/menu.html
2. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2011/06/17/the-8-bit-computer-thats-been-built-by-hand/
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| IBM Did Not Invent the Personal Computer
| from the you-help-one-just-one-reich dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 17, @19:17 (IBM)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/2231200/IBM-Did-Not-Invent-the-Personal-Computer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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theodp writes "As IBM gives itself a self-congratulatory pat on the back
as it celebrates its [0]100th anniversary, Robert X. Cringely wants to
set the record straight: '[1]IBM didn't invent the personal computer',
writes Cringely, 'but they don't know that.' [2]Claiming to have done so,
he adds, soils the legacy of [3]Ed Roberts and pisses off all real geeks
in the process. Throwing Big Blue a bone, Cringely is willing to give IBM
credit for 'having helped [4]automate the Third Reich'."
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Links:
0. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/16/1357222/IBM-Turns-100
1. http://www.cringely.com/2011/06/ibm-didnt-invent-the-personal-computer-but-they-dont-know-that/
2. http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/06/15/n_ibm_100_inventions.cnnmoney/
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Roberts_(computer_engineer)
4. http://gizmodo.com/5812025/how-ibms-sorting-machine-facilitated-the-holocaust
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| Political Robocallers Indicted In Maryland
| from the press-%$#$%$-to-continue dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 17, @19:36 (Crime)
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/2314222/Political-Robocallers-Indicted-In-Maryland?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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sanzibar writes with a llnk to Politico with an object lesson for modern
political campaigners: don't harass the electorate with unwanted
robocalls. "Ehrlich campaign manager Paul Schurick and Baltimore
political consultant Julius Henson were both charged with [0]three counts
of conspiracy to violate election laws, one count of attempting to
influence a voter's decision and one count of failing to print an
'authorized by' line on campaign material. Schurick was also charged with
a single count of obstruction of justice for failing to turn over
materials sought by the grand jury."
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/2314222/Political-Robocallers-Indicted-In-Maryland?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57163.html
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| Software Patent Reform Happening Now
| from the advancing-the-useful-arts-and-sausages dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 17, @19:59 (Patents)
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/2343231/Software-Patent-Reform-Happening-Now?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Jim Hall writes "Many of us in IT recognize that [1]software patents
are a bad idea ��� you can patent just about anything if you put "on a
computer" at the end of it. But now we can finally do something about it.
Congress is considering the [2]America Invents Act ��� your Representatives
are very interested in hearing from you. Also, the [3]USPTO is
[4]inviting public comments to change the system (you need to file by
June 29, 2011.) I've written a blog post about [5]software patents with
more, starting with a primer of copyright and patents."
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/2343231/Software-Patent-Reform-Happening-Now?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://badpatents.blogspot.com/
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patent
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Invents_Act
3. http://www.uspto.gov/
4. http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/04/25/2011-9805/streamlined-patent-reexamination-proceedings-notice-of-public-meeting
5. http://badpatents.blogspot.com/2011/06/patents-and-copyright.html
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