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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Is the Rise of Wearable Electronics Finally Here?
* Europe Set To Build Experimental Transport Spacecraft
* Best Buy Releases Their Own Music Cloud
* FBI Seizes Servers In Virginia
* <em>City of Heroes</em> Moving To Hybrid Payment Model
* Dutch Legislature Accidentally Votes For Internet Filtering
* Intel Aims For Exaflops Supercomputer By 2018
* An Entirely New Class of Aircraft Arrives
* Women Remain the Ignored Audience In Gaming
* How the Web's Relationship With Anonymity Has Changed
* Authorities Closing On LulzSec
* WordPress.org Hacked, Plugin Repository Compromised
* Google's Browser Interception Plugin For Chrome
* Android App Quality Pathetically Low Says Developer
* Ask Slashdot: How Do I Scrub Pirated Music From My Collection?
* Tracking Bracelets for Autistic Kids and Senior Citizens
* New Apple Multi-Touch Patent Is Too Broad
* Practical "Smell-o-Vision" System Being Developed
* No Additional Firefox 4 Security Updates
* Man Updates His Facebook Status During Hostage Stand-Off
* USB Foot Controls
* Graphing Internet Interaction To Spot Spammers
* Amir Taaki Answers Your Questions About Bitcoin
* Human Eye Protein Senses Earth's Magnetism
* Air Force Drones Hit 1 Million Combat Hours
* Weird Al Says "Twitter Saved My Album"
* US House Takes Up Major Overhaul of Patent System
* Camera Lets You Shift Focus After Shooting
* Mobile Browsers Alternatives Compared
* Fired IT Worker Replaces CEO's Presentation With Porn
* Bill Would Make Carriers Publish 4G Data Speeds
* Decoding the Inscrutable Logos On Your Electronics
* Google Hits One Billion Unique Visits In a Month
* New Find Boosts Prospects For Life On Distant Moons
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| Is the Rise of Wearable Electronics Finally Here?
| from the don't-let-charlie-stross-design-them dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday June 21, @20:04 (Open Source)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/21/2324250/Is-the-Rise-of-Wearable-Electronics-Finally-Here?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]ptorrone writes "MAKE Magazine takes a look at [1]the last ten years
or so of 'wearable electronics.' From wireless watches to LCD goggles,
MAKE predicts we are collectively entering a new era of wearables. As the
price for enabling components drops, always-on connectivity in our
pockets and purses increases, and access to low-cost manufacturing
resources and know-how rises, we'll see innovation continue to push into
these most personal forms of computing."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/21/2324250/Is-the-Rise-of-Wearable-Electronics-Finally-Here?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:pt.adafruit@com
1. http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/06/is-the-rise-of-wearable-electronics-finally-here.html
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| Europe Set To Build Experimental Transport Spacecraft
| from the fly-me-to-the-moon dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday June 21, @21:06 (Space)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/002253/Europe-Set-To-Build-Experimental-Transport-Spacecraft?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]coondoggie writes "Looking to take a giant step toward [1]taking part
in low Earth orbit transportation, exploration and servicing of orbiting
space structures, the European Space Agency today said it would team with
Thales Alenia Space Italia to [2]begin building an experimental
spacecraft for launch in 2013. 'The 2t lifting body will attain an
altitude of around 450 km, allowing it to reach a velocity of 7.5 km/s on
entering the atmosphere. It will [3]collect a large amount of data (PDF)
during its hypersonic and supersonic flight, while it is being controlled
by thrusters and aerodynamic flaps.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/002253/Europe-Set-To-Build-Experimental-Transport-Spacecraft?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:mcooney@nww.com
1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/european-space-agency-set-build-experimental-
2. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=33907
3. http://www.esa.int/esapub/bulletin/bulletin128/bul128h_tumino.pdf
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| Best Buy Releases Their Own Music Cloud
| from the johnny-come-lately dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday June 21, @22:12 (Cloud)
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/06/21/2348205/Best-Buy-Releases-Their-Own-Music-Cloud?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]thewebblogger writes "In a move that more resembles 'me too' behavior
rather than a well planned release, [1]Best Buy has announced their own
music cloud service, called simply [2]Best Buy Music Cloud. The
functionality is not complete yet; iOS / Android applications are not
available at this point, and the only part that works is the Web Player.
The premium version will cost $3.99/month and [3]you'll have to upload
your own music. iTunes [4]is mandatory."
Discuss this story at:
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/06/21/2348205/Best-Buy-Releases-Their-Own-Music-Cloud?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:thewebblogger@hotmail.com
1. http://reviewhorizon.com/2011/06/best-buy-jumps-the-music-cloud-bandwagon/
2. http://www.bestbuymusiccloud.com/
3. http://www.bestbuymobile.com/article/inside-best-buy-music-cloud
4. http://news.yahoo.com/s/digitaltrends/20110621/tc_digitaltrends/bestbuysoftlaunchesmusiccloudservice
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| FBI Seizes Servers In Virginia
| from the sorry-about-your-luck dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday June 22, @00:14 (Crime)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/0217200/FBI-Seizes-Servers-In-Virginia?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Axolotl_Rose writes "The FBI has [0]seized servers belonging to several
clients of a hosting company in Reston, VA, disrupting service for many
other clients. 'In an e-mail to one of its clients on Tuesday afternoon,
DigitalOne���s chief executive, Sergej Ostroumow, said: ���This problem is
caused by the FBI, not our company. In the night FBI has taken 3
enclosures with equipment plugged into them, possibly including your
server ��� we cannot check it.��� Mr. Ostroumow said that the FBI was only
interested in one of the company���s clients but had taken servers used by
���tens of clients.��� He wrote: ���After FBI���s unprofessional ���work��� we can
not restart our own servers, that���s why our Web site is offline and
support doesn���t work.��� The company���s staff had been working to solve the
problem for the previous 15 hours, he said.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/0217200/FBI-Seizes-Servers-In-Virginia?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/f-b-i-seizes-web-servers-knocking-sites-offline/?hp
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| <em>City of Heroes</em> Moving To Hybrid Payment Model
| from the guess-it-worked-well-for-champions dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday June 22, @01:18 (Businesses)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/0317226/City-of-Heroes-Moving-To-Hybrid-Payment-Model?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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KingSkippus writes "The superhero-themed MMORPG City of Heroes announced
this morning that it is rebranding the game as [0] City of Heroes Freedom
('freedom to pay and play as you choose'), and [1]moving to a hybrid
payment model including a free-to-play option. 'VIP' players who still
pay a monthly subscription will have most features of the game unlocked
and will be given credit towards purchase of others. City of Heroes
Freedom is due to land later this year with the next major game update."
The [2]trend [3]toward [4]free-to-play continues. Meanwhile, a recent
update that brought microtransactions to EVE Online has (at least
temporarily) resulted in digital clothing items becoming [5]more
expensive than real-world counterparts.
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/0317226/City-of-Heroes-Moving-To-Hybrid-Payment-Model?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/freedom/freedom_overview.html
1. http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/freedom/freedom_faq.html
2. http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/15/0257207/Steam-Now-Offering-Free-To-Play-Games
3. http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/01/07/2220228/LotR-Onlines-Free-To-Play-Switch-Tripled-Revenue
4. http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/11/16/2015222/Failed-MMO-APB-To-Be-Resurrected-As-Free-To-Play-Game
5. http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/controversy-brewing-over-eve-online-microtransactions/
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| Dutch Legislature Accidentally Votes For Internet Filtering
| from the never-attribute-to-malice-etc dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday June 22, @02:20 (Censorship)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/0023248/Dutch-Legislature-Accidentally-Votes-For-Internet-Filtering?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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tulcod writes "The Dutch government has [0]accidentally passed an
exception to a law on net neutrality, (Google translation of [1]original
in Dutch) enabling ISPs to filter internet traffic based on 'ideological
motives.' The PvdA (labor party) accidentally voted for this exception to
the Telecomwet (telecommunications law), which, on its own, does not
allow such filtering. PvdA intends to repair their mistake."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/0023248/Dutch-Legislature-Accidentally-Votes-For-Internet-Filtering?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nu.nl%2Finternet%2F2545434%2Fpvda-stemt-per-ongeluk-uitzondering-netneutraliteit.html
1. http://www.nu.nl/internet/2545434/pvda-stemt-per-ongeluk-uitzondering-netneutraliteit.html
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| Intel Aims For Exaflops Supercomputer By 2018
| from the still-won't-run-crysis dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday June 22, @03:54 (Supercomputing)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/0411207/Intel-Aims-For-Exaflops-Supercomputer-By-2018?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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siliconbits writes "Intel has laid down its roadmap in terms of computing
performance for the next seven years in a press release; in addition, it
revealed its expectations until 2027 in one deck of slides shown last
week. The semiconductor chip maker wants [0]a supercomputer capable of
reaching 1000 petaflops (or one exaflops) to be unveiled by the end of
2018 (just in time for the company's 50th anniversary) with four exaflops
being the upper end target by the end of the decade. The slide that was
shared also shows that Intel wants to smash the zettaflops barrier ���
that's one million petaflops ��� sometime before 2030. This, Intel expects,
will allow for significant strides in the field of genomics research, as
well as much more accurate weather prediction (assuming Skynet or the
Matrix hasn't taken over the world)."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/0411207/Intel-Aims-For-Exaflops-Supercomputer-By-2018?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| An Entirely New Class of Aircraft Arrives
| from the pretty-fly dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday June 22, @05:14 (Transportation)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/0118231/An-Entirely-New-Class-of-Aircraft-Arrives?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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fergus07 writes "Austrian research company IAT21 has presented a new type
of aircraft at the Paris Air Show, which has the potential to become
aviation's first disruptive technology since the jet engine. Neither
fixed wing nor rotor craft, the [0]D-Dalus uses four mechanically-linked,
contra-rotating, cylindrical turbines for its propulsion, and by altering
the angle of the blades, it can launch vertically, hover perfectly still,
move in any direction, and thrust upwards and hence 'glue down' upon
landing, which it can easily do on the deck of a ship, or even a moving
vehicle. It's also almost silent, has the dynamic stability to enter
buildings, handles rough weather with ease, flies very long distances
very quickly and can lift very heavy loads. It accordingly holds immense
promise as a platform for personal flight, for military usage, search and
rescue, and much more."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/0118231/An-Entirely-New-Class-of-Aircraft-Arrives?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/d-dalus-uav-design/18972/
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| Women Remain the Ignored Audience In Gaming
| from the but-there-are-lots-of-cooking-games dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday June 22, @06:29 (Games)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/0322226/Women-Remain-the-Ignored-Audience-In-Gaming?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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donniebaseball23 writes "Research firm Interpret has [0]released its new
report, 'Games and Girls: Video Gaming's Ignored Audience,' which finds
that while the female audience in gaming has grown, [1]games tailored to
their needs and preferences continue to go missing. Women represent 50%
of the market and their usage of HD consoles like Xbox 360 and PS3 is
rising. 'It remains to be seen whether developers and marketers will
effectively invest in understanding and exploiting the undertapped female
gaming market,' said Courtney Johnson, analyst for Interpret."
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/0322226/Women-Remain-the-Ignored-Audience-In-Gaming?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.interpretllc.com/new-media-measure-interpretations.php?rid=57
1. http://www.industrygamers.com/news/women-remain-the-ignored-audience-in-gaming/
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| How the Web's Relationship With Anonymity Has Changed
| from the one-in-a-million dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday June 22, @08:12 (Privacy)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/036200/How-the-Webs-Relationship-With-Anonymity-Has-Changed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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A story at the NY Times explores [0]how the internet's involvement with
anonymity has evolved over the past two decades. Quoting: "Not too long
ago, theorists fretted that the Internet was a place where anonymity
thrived. Now, it seems, it is the place where anonymity dies. ... The
collective intelligence of the Internet���s two billion users, and the
digital fingerprints that so many users leave on Web sites, combine to
make it more and more likely that every embarrassing video, every
intimate photo, and every indelicate e-mail is attributed to its source,
whether that source wants it to be or not. This intelligence makes the
public sphere more public than ever before and sometimes forces personal
lives into public view. ... This erosion of anonymity is a product of
pervasive social media services, cheap cellphone cameras, free photo and
video Web hosts, and perhaps most important of all, a change in people���s
views about what ought to be public and what ought to be private."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/036200/How-the-Webs-Relationship-With-Anonymity-Has-Changed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/us/21anonymity.html
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| Authorities Closing On LulzSec
| from the lul-me-to-sleep dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday June 22, @08:45 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1236215/Authorities-Closing-On-LulzSec?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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mask.of.sanity writes "[0]The noose is tightening on hacker group LulzSec,
according to a coordinated group of like-minded users, some from
[1]LulzSec-Exposed that claim to have uncovered the identity of LulzSec
members and supplied them to the FBI. An arrest Monday of a UK teenager
[2]was rumoured to be former hacker scene member Ryan Clearly, and the
trackers, which includes a former FBI agent, say this arrest is the first
of many. They refused to disclose the identities of LulzSec chief, saying
it would cause the members to burn the evidence of attacks and scatter."
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1236215/Authorities-Closing-On-LulzSec?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/261321,analysis-lulzsec-trackers-say-authorities-are-closing.aspx
1. http://lulzsecexposed.blogspot.com/
2. http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/21/1225250/LulzSec-Suspect-Arrested-By-UK-Police
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| WordPress.org Hacked, Plugin Repository Compromised
| from the ok-that's-kinda-scary dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday June 22, @09:19 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1241241/WordPressorg-Hacked-Plugin-Repository-Compromised?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Back in April [0]hackers gained access to the
WordPress.com servers and exposed passwords/API keys for Twitter and
Facebook accounts. Now, hackers gained access to [1]Wordpress.org and the
plugin repository. Malicious code was found in several commits including
popular plugins such as AddThis, WPtouch, or W3 Total Cache. Matt
Mullenweg decided to force-reset all passwords on WordPress.org. This is
a great remainder for all users not use the same password for two
different services."
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1241241/WordPressorg-Hacked-Plugin-Repository-Compromised?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/04/13/1925244/WordPress-Hacked-Attackers-Get-Root-Access
1. http://wordpress.org/news/2011/06/passwords-reset/
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| Google's Browser Interception Plugin For Chrome
| from the mine-now-thanks dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday June 22, @09:56 (Chrome)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1327208/Googles-Browser-Interception-Plugin-For-Chrome?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Google has released a [0]passive
in-the-browser reconnaissance plugin, called the 'DOM Snitch'. By
intercepting JavaScript calls to the browser infrastructure, it detects
common cross-site scripting, mixed content and insecure DOM changes. The
plugin displays the DOM modifications in real time so developers don't
have to pause the application to run an outside debugger. It exports
traces for easier collaboration and analysis."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1327208/Googles-Browser-Interception-Plugin-For-Chrome?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Android App Quality Pathetically Low Says Developer
| from the bleep-bloop dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday June 22, @10:28 (Android)
| https://slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/149240/Android-App-Quality-Pathetically-Low-Says-Developer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes writes "Christopher Mims writes at MIT Technology
Review that Mika Mobile, developer of Battleheart, a big hit on both the
iOS and Android platforms, says that "a polished, high quality product is
more likely to be embraced on Android than on iOS because [1]the quality
bar on the android market is so pathetically low." Evidence to that
effect comes from the fact that "on iOS, user reviews for Battleheart
average 4.5 stars (4000 total ratings), which is quite good. On Android
it's a stunning 4.8, with 1000 ratings," writes the developer. "So not
only is it reviewed more highly, it's also reviewed more often, with a
huge percentage of android users taking the time to rate the app. I think
the lack of competition makes quality apps really stand out, and
generates a lot of enthusiasm from app-starved android users." Mika
Mobile adds that the most frustrating part about developing for android
is dealing with the deluge of support e-mail, most of which is related to
download and installation problems which have nothing to do with the app
itself, and everything to do with [2]the android OS and market having
innate technical problems. "Do some googling for [3]"can't download apps
from android market" or similar wording, and you'll see that this is a
widespread chronic issue for all devices and all OS versions," writes the
developer. "Based on the amount of e-mails I get every day, download
problems effect 1-2% of all buyers, or in more practical terms, somewhere
between two and three s**t-loads.""
Discuss this story at:
https://slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/149240/Android-App-Quality-Pathetically-Low-Says-Developer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/slashdot/
1. http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/26911/
2. http://mikamobile.blogspot.com/2011/06/android.html
3. http://www.google.com/webhp?source=ig't+download+apps+from+android+market%22&btnG=Google+Search
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| Ask Slashdot: How Do I Scrub Pirated Music From My Collection?
| from the forgive-me-father-for-i-have-sinned dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday June 22, @11:07 (Cloud)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1419208/Ask-Slashdot-How-Do-I-Scrub-Pirated-Music-From-My-Collection?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "I tried out Google Music, and I liked it.
Google made me swear that I won't uploading any "illegal" tracks, and
apparently people fear Apple's iCloud turning into a honeypot for the
RIAA. My music collection comprises about 90% "legal" tracks now--legal
meaning tracks that I paid for--but I still have some old MP3s kicking
around from the original Napster. Moreover, I have a lot of MP3s that I
downloaded because I was too lazy to rip the CD version that I own. I
wanted to find a tool to scan my music to identify files that may be
flagged as having been pirated by these cloud services; I thought such a
tool would be free and easy to find. After all, my intent is to search my
own computer for pirated music and to delete it--something that the RIAA
wants the government to force you to do. But endless re-phrasing on
Google leads to nothing but instructions for how to obtain pirated music.
Does such a tool exist or does the RIAA seriously expect me to sift
through 60 GB of music, remember which are pirated, and delete them by
hand?"
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1419208/Ask-Slashdot-How-Do-I-Scrub-Pirated-Music-From-My-Collection?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Tracking Bracelets for Autistic Kids and Senior Citizens
| from the wear-them-until-you-learn-your-way-back-home dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @11:35 (Privacy)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1422214/Tracking-Bracelets-for-Autistic-Kids-and-Senior-Citizens?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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The Rocky River Police Department in Cuyahoga County, Ohio has started a
pilot program to help [0]find missing autistic children and senior
citizens with tracking bracelets. For a monthly fee citizens can get a
bracelet from the police department, who can then pinpoint the location
of their loved one or object of obsession. From the article: "If someone
wearing the bracelet goes missing, a family member or caregiver still
must alert the Rocky River Police Department. The person reporting the
incident or the police department then will contact EMFinders and give
the bracelet serial number worn by the missing person, [police chief]
Stillman said. While the police department follows its usual protocol for
a missing person, EMFinders will send out a signal to the bracelet. In
turn, the bracelet sends a signal to the 911 operator through the
Cuyahoga Emergency Communications System (CECOMS)."
Discuss this story at:
https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1422214/Tracking-Bracelets-for-Autistic-Kids-and-Senior-Citizens?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/High-Tech-Bracelets-Missing-Ohio-Seniors-Autistic-Children.html
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| New Apple Multi-Touch Patent Is Too Broad
| from the they-usually-are dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday June 22, @11:54 (Input Devices)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1524242/New-Apple-Multi-Touch-Patent-Is-Too-Broad?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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adeelarshad82 writes "Nearly three and a half years later, Apple has
finally been awarded the [0]U.S. patent number 7,966,578, which according
to the patent experts should worry rivals. According to [1]exclusive
interviews with patent experts, the incredibly broad patent puts Apple in
a strong position when it comes to displaying content and using certain
finger gestures on smart phones. The patent is so broad that not only
will Apple's legal team target iPhone competitors but will also look to
go after iPad and iPod rivals. Experts also discussed the scenario of
Apple licensing its patented technology or for that matter, the courts
completely scrapping the patent in public's interest."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1524242/New-Apple-Multi-Touch-Patent-Is-Too-Broad?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,966,578.PN.&OS=PN/7,966,578&RS=PN/7,966,578
1. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387401,00.asp
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| Practical "Smell-o-Vision" System Being Developed
| from the this-show-stinks dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @12:31 (Television)
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/163215/Practical-Smell-o-Vision-System-Being-Developed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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cylonlover writes "Researchers have managed to create a proof of concept
[0]Smell-o-Vision device potentially capable of pumping out thousands of
different odors, yet small enough to fit behind a TV. The device has 200
X-axis controllers and 100 on the Y-axis that could selectively activate
each of the 10,000 possible odors stored within numerous non-flammable
silicone elastomer compartments."
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Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/device-emits-odors-on-cue/18985/
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| No Additional Firefox 4 Security Updates
| from the you're-cut-off dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @13:13 (Firefox)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/172229/No-Additional-Firefox-4-Security-Updates?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]CWmike writes "Unnoticed in the [1]Tuesday release of Firefox 5 was
[2]Mozilla's decision to retire Firefox 4, shipped just three months ago.
Mozilla spelled out vulnerabilities it had patched in that edition and in
2010's Firefox 3.6, but it made no mention of any bugs fixed in Firefox 4
on Tuesday, because Firefox 4 has reached what Mozilla calls EOL, for
'end of life,' for patches. Although the move may have caught users by
surprise, the decision to stop supporting Firefox 4 has been discussed
within Mozilla for weeks. In a [3]mozilla.dev.planning mailing list
thread, Christian Legnitto, the Firefox release manager, put it most
succinctly on May 25: 'Firefox 5 will be the security update for Firefox
4.' Problem is, users are being prompted to upgrade now but are hesitant
because the new rapid release of updates means many add-ons are not
compatible. And without security updates in between, many could be left
exposed with unpatched browsers."
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Links:
0. http://twitter.com/mikeatcw
1. http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/21/1756243/Mozilla-Ships-Firefox-5-Meets-Rapid-Release-Plan
2. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217837/Mozilla_retires_Firefox_4_from_security_support
3. http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.planning/browse_thread/thread/c6bfb8eb74bc0a04/7a6cdf12dc5db986
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| Man Updates His Facebook Status During Hostage Stand-Off
| from the SWAT-team-doesn't-like-this dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @13:42 (Crime)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1457217/Man-Updates-His-Facebook-Status-During-Hostage-Stand-Off?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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36-year-old Jason Valdez wouldn't let a little thing like a SWAT team
keep him from updating his Facebook status. During a 16 hour hostage
stand-off in an Utah motel, Valdez made sure to [0]update his Facebook
page with things like, "Got a cute 'Hostage' huh?" He even got help from
friends who posted the location of SWAT members outside.
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| USB Foot Controls
| from the not-just-for-garage-band-any-more dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday June 22, @13:54 (Input Devices)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/175255/USB-Foot-Controls?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]MojoKid writes "When it comes to controlling your favorite PC title,
you've got a few options. There's a mouse. There's a keyboard. There's a
control pad and the joystick. Now, there's one more option apparently.
Keith McMillen Instruments (KMI) announced today [1]the SoftStep KeyWorx
multi-touch foot controller, the world's first foot controlled digital
interface. Available for Mac and Windows, this controller sits on the
floor. The company claims that it has multiple uses for gamers, video
editors, programmers, data entry professionals, disabled people,
repetitive stress syndrome sufferers, etc. It's both pressure and
location sensitive, USB-powered, and contains ten fully customizable keys
that remember up to 100 sets of commands for repetitive tasks."
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Links:
0. http://hothardware.com/
1. http://hothardware.com/News/KMI-SoftStep-A-USBPowered-Foot-Controller-For-Your-PC/
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| Graphing Internet Interaction To Spot Spammers
| from the friends-don't-spam dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @14:35 (Spam)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1733254/Graphing-Internet-Interaction-To-Spot-Spammers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Gunkerty Jeb writes "Spammers, it turns out, aren't like everyone else:
they have fewer friends. '[0]Social Graphs for Online Service Security,'
a study done by researchers Yinglian Xie and Fang Yu, uses studies of
legitimate and malicious social network usage to spot bogus email
accounts that are used to push spam, malware, and otherwise malicious
links. The researchers are analyzing natural social connections between
users on the Web that are difficult for attackers or botnets to
replicate. Spotting a spammer isn't hard, they say, when you look at his
or her patterns of communication."
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https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1733254/Graphing-Internet-Interaction-To-Spot-Spammers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/research-social-graphs-online-service-security-061711
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| Amir Taaki Answers Your Questions About Bitcoin
| from the conspiracy-theorists-in-three-two-one-go dept.
| posted by timothy on Wednesday June 22, @15:14 (Bitcoin)
| https://interviews.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1737237/Amir-Taaki-Answers-Your-Questions-About-Bitcoin?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Last week, [0]you asked questions (many rather pointed!) of Amir Taaki,
co-founder of [1]Bitcoin Consultancy, which develops Bitcoin related
services, exchanges and Bitcoin itself. (They also own [2]Britcoin.co.uk.)
Says Taaki: "When creating video games I spent much time imagining tools
to make artists lives easier, and how we could keep funding developers to
write free software. One contribution of mine to the community was a site
where developers could get [3]funded for developing features and I'd love
nothing more than to pay people to write free software." With regard to
Bitcoin, similarly, "We need fulltime developers thinking about the
problems and solutions needed to keep this system running. We aim to get
all the creative thinkers from the community and provide a mechanism for
enabling their work." Below find his answers to the questions readers
raised.
This story continues at:
https://interviews.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1737237/Amir-Taaki-Answers-Your-Questions-About-Bitcoin?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Links:
0. http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/14/1357239/Ask-Amir-Taaki-About-Bitcoin
1. http://bitcoinconsultancy.com/
2. http://www.britcoin.co.uk/
3. https://gitorious.org/postecon
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| Human Eye Protein Senses Earth's Magnetism
| from the look-at-the-waves-man dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @15:34 (Science)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1834208/Human-Eye-Protein-Senses-Earths-Magnetism?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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chrb pointed out a story at BBC News about the discovery of [0]a
light-sensitive protein in the human eye that acts like a "compass" in a
magnetic field. The molecule at the center of the study is called
cryptochrome and is found in every animal on Earth. If removed from the
eyes of flies, the flies lost the ability to respond to a magnetic field.
From the article: "Despite much controversy, no conclusive evidence
exists that humans can sense the Earth's magnetic field, and the find may
revive interest in the idea. Although humans, like migratory birds, are
known to have cryptochrome in their eyes, the idea of human
magnetoreception has remained largely unexplored since pioneering
experiments by Robin Baker of the University of Manchester in the 1980s."
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Links:
0. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13809144
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| Air Force Drones Hit 1 Million Combat Hours
| from the when-can-I-go-on-break? dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @15:56 (The Military)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1839236/Air-Force-Drones-Hit-1-Million-Combat-Hours?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]coondoggie writes "If you needed any more evidence as to how important
unmanned aircraft have become to the US military operations, the US Air
Force today said [1]drones have amassed over one million combat hours
flown. While that number is impressive, it took the planes known as
Global Hawk, Predator and Reaper, almost 14 years to do it, but it could
take only a little over another two years to cross the two million mark
according to Air Force officials."
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Links:
0. mailto:mcooney@nww.com
1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/air-force-unmanned-aircraft-hit-1-million-com
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| Weird Al Says "Twitter Saved My Album"
| from the 142-notes-or-less dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @16:14 (It's funny. Laugh.)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1854229/Weird-Al-Says-Twitter-Saved-My-Album?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]nudnik72 writes "Weird Al's latest album, [1]Alpocalypse, was released
today, but might not have if his fans hadn't [2]taken his cause to
twitter Al says. Yankovic had a well publicized disagreement with Lady
Gaga's management over his parody of her song Born This Way. Withing 24
hours of his fans spreading the word on the internet, Gaga's people
reversed course and approved the parody saying the whole thing was just a
mix-up. The King of Pop Parodies explains that this wasn't the first time
a music label and the parodied artist [3]didn't see eye-to-eye."
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Links:
0. http://stevenudniknet/
1. http://www.weirdal.com/
2. http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/06/weird-al-yankovic-alpocalypse/
3. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5482774
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| US House Takes Up Major Overhaul of Patent System
| from the cleaning-things-up dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @16:34 (United States)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1943226/US-House-Takes-Up-Major-Overhaul-of-Patent-System?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Bookworm09 writes "The House took up the most far-reaching overhaul of
the patent system in 60 years today, with a bill both parties say will
make it easier for inventors to get their innovations to market and help
put people back to work. Backed by Obama and business groups, the
legislation aims to [0]ease the lengthy backlog in patent applications,
clean up some of the procedures that can lead to costly litigation and
put the United States under the same filing system as the rest of the
industrialized world."
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Links:
0. http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/US-House-takes-up-major-overhaul-of-patent-system-1435461.php
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| Camera Lets You Shift Focus After Shooting
| from the we-can-focus-later dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @16:54 (Technology)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1947214/Camera-Lets-You-Shift-Focus-After-Shooting?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Zothecula writes "For those of us who grew up with film cameras, even the
most basic digital cameras can still seem a little bit magical. The
ability to instantly see how your shots turned out, then delete the ones
you don't want and manipulate the ones you like, is something we would
have killed for. Well, light field cameras could be to today's digital
cameras, what digital was to film. Among other things, they allow users
to selectively shift focus between various objects in a picture, after
it's been taken. While the technology has so far been inaccessible to
most of us, that is set to change, with the upcoming release of
[0]Lytro's consumer light field camera."
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| Mobile Browsers Alternatives Compared
| from the compare-and-contrast dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @17:18 (Handhelds)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/2011247/Mobile-Browsers-Alternatives-Compared?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]snydeq writes "InfoWorld's Peter Wayner provides a look at [1]10-plus
mobile browsing alternatives, from Firefox, to Opera, to SkyFire, to
Mercury, and more ��� a rapidly evolving area fraught with confusion,
especially for developers [2]seeking to target the mobile Web. 'All of
this turmoil is creating opportunities. On the iPhone, the formerly
unknown browsers are quite nice. They run quite well and sometimes offer
the ability to run Flash content directly because they have compiled
Flash into the stack. There are a surprisingly large number of new names
appearing, and some are beginning to be mentioned in the same breath as
the big browsers that dominate the desktop,' Wayner writes. 'The turmoil
is also changing the definition of what a browser might be. A number of
small applications such as Instapaper, Flipboard, and Evernote never set
out to be browsers, but people are using them to read Web pages.'"
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Links:
0. http://www.infoworld.com/
1. http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/attack-the-mobile-browsers-900
2. http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/13-essential-programming-tools-the-mobile-web-246
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| Fired IT Worker Replaces CEO's Presentation With Porn
| from the best-meeting-ever dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @17:39 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/2055204/Fired-IT-Worker-Replaces-CEOs-Presentation-With-Porn?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "52-year-old Walter Powell wanted revenge when
he was fired from his position as an IT manager at Baltimore Substance
Abuse System Inc. So, he hacked into their systems ��� installing
keyloggers to steal passwords. Then, when his CEO was giving a
presentation to the board of directors [0]he replaced the slides with
pornographic images. Powell has now been given a 2 year suspended
sentence, and 100 hours community service."
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Links:
0. http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/06/22/hacker-ceo-presentation-porn/
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| Bill Would Make Carriers Publish 4G Data Speeds
| from the show-me-the-numbers dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @18:00 (Wireless Networking)
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/2059259/Bill-Would-Make-Carriers-Publish-4G-Data-Speeds?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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GovTechGuy writes "A new bill from Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) would force
wireless carriers to provide consumers with information on [0]the minimum
data speeds for their 4G networks at both the point of sale as well as on
all billing materials. The bill would also task the FCC with compiling a
Consumer Reports-style comparison of the 4G data speeds at the top ten
wireless carriers so customers can view a side-by-side comparison."
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| Decoding the Inscrutable Logos On Your Electronics
| from the be-sure-to-drink-your-ovaltine dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @18:43 (Hardware)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/2124225/Decoding-the-Inscrutable-Logos-On-Your-Electronics?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "If you've bought a piece of electronic equipment ���
a computer, a printer, even a lowly power supply ��� you've no doubt
noticed [1]a host of inscrutable logos festooned all over it ��� UL, CE,
FCC, TUV, RoHS, ENERGY STAR, and the like. What do they mean? Each of
these compliance marks tell a story about your gadget's operation or
lifecycle, and knowing what they mean can let you in on the hidden life
of the gizmos you buy."
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Links:
0. http://joshreads.com/
1. http://www.itworld.com/software/176647/decoding-compliance-certification-icons
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| Google Hits One Billion Unique Visits In a Month
| from the they-grow-up-so-fast dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @19:24 (Facebook)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/2216205/Google-Hits-One-Billion-Unique-Visits-In-a-Month?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]BogenDorpher writes "According to statistics from ComScore, for the
first time ever, [1]a website drew one billion visitors worldwide in just
one month. Guess what website came out on top? Google of course.
Microsoft and Facebook rounded out the top three. From the article:
'Though Google captured the most visitors last month, users collectively
spent the most time at Facebook--250 billion minutes in May, compared
with 200 billion minutes at Google and 204 billion at Microsoft."
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Links:
0. http://www.winbeta.org/
1. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20073255-93/google-hits-record-with-1-billion-site-visitors-in-may/
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| New Find Boosts Prospects For Life On Distant Moons
| from the I-wonder-who-owns-that-moon dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 22, @19:45 (Space)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/2318206/New-Find-Boosts-Prospects-For-Life-On-Distant-Moons?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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sciencehabit writes "Imagine life on an Earth-like moon, one so close to
its gas giant host that its landscape is bathed in a dusklike planetary
glow. Such places are not only possible but also probable, according to a
new study, which finds that as many as 5% of gas giant planets orbiting
their stars at Earth-like distances may harbor habitable 'exomoons.'
According to simulations, alien gas giants (like our Jupiter and Saturn)
could pull in earth-like planets from the interior of their young solar
systems. Though many of these planets would crash into the gas giants or
later be flung into space, some would evolve stable orbits and stable
climates, eventually [0]setting the stage for life."
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Links:
0. http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/06/does-life-exist-on-distant-moons.html?ref=hp
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