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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Nokia Windows Phone Revealed
* Landmark Steps Forward For Australia's NBN
* Homemade 'Mars In a Bottle' Tortures Bacteria
* Who Killed the Netbook?
* Australian ISPs To Start Filtering the Internet
* Data-Mining Ban Struck Down By US Supreme Court
* US ISPs, Big Content Reaching Antipiracy Agreement
* Valve's <em>Team Fortress 2</em> Goes Free-To-Play
* Volkswagon Shows Off Self-Driving Auto-Pilot For Cars
* Android Phones More Prone To Hardware Problems
* +Pool Would Let New Yorkers Go River Swimming
* Learning Programming In a Post-BASIC World
* BioWare's <em>Neverwinter Nights</em> Forum Server Hacked
* Hulu For Sale: Is There Good News For Users?
* Dying Star Betelgeuse Spews Fiery Nebula
* US Government Releases DoD Report Critical of NSA
* "Do Not Eat iPod Shuffle": 30 Dumb Warning Labels
* Lawsuit Claims Sony Canned Security Staff Just Before Data Breach
* Caltech Scientists Measure Dinosaur Body Temp
* Trust Is For Suckers: Lessons From the RSA Breach
* Opera Founder Jon S. von Tetzchner Resigns
* Nebraska Nuclear Plant Flood Defenses Tested
* LulzSec Document Dump Shows Cops' Fear of iPhones
* Why Classic Video Game Revamps Must Disappoint
* Microsoft Exploits Firefox 4 Uproar, Beats IE Drum
* Sony Shutting Down <em>Star Wars Galaxies</em> MMO and TCG
* Fingertip Mouse Fits On a Ring
* Linux 3.0 Will Be Faster Than 2.6.39
* Power Grid Change May Disrupt Clocks
* E-Voting Reform In an Out Year?
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Nokia Windows Phone Revealed
| from the if-you-want-one-please-explain dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday June 23, @22:50 (Cellphones)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/0018224/Nokia-Windows-Phone-Revealed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DMiax writes "Nokia's controversial CEO Stephen Elop [0]just revealed the
prototype of the next WP7 handset. The CEO asked the journalists present
to turn off the cameras because the new phone was 'super confidential.'
Did he really expect them to comply? After all he must know that this has
the potential to hurt the sales of [1]the recently released N9, the last
non-Windows Nokia smartphone. He would never want to do that, right?"
Discuss this story at:
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/0018224/Nokia-Windows-Phone-Revealed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20073666-85/first-nokia-windows-phone-handset-leaked/
1. http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/06/21/2320202/Nokia-Introduces-MeeGo-Powered-N9-Phone
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Landmark Steps Forward For Australia's NBN
| from the guaranteed-pure-and-family-friendly dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 24, @01:47 (Australia)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/0042200/Landmark-Steps-Forward-For-Australias-NBN?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]angry tapir writes "After two years of protracted negotiations
Telstra, the Australian Federal Government and the NBN Co have come to
[1]definitive agreements on the structural separation of Telstra and the
use of its network assets in Australia's 1Gbps [2]National Broadband
Network (NBN). Australia's second largest telco, Optus, has also reached
an $800m agreement with the NBN Co for the [3]migration of its hybrid
coaxial cable (HFC) customers to the fibre-optic-based NBN."
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/0042200/Landmark-Steps-Forward-For-Australias-NBN?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com.au/
1. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/391185/telstra_nbn_co_government_sign_off_11b_nbn_deal/
2. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/351653/nbn_101_economic_argument/
3. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/391197/singtel_optus_signs_800m_hfc_nbn_deal/
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| Homemade 'Mars In a Bottle' Tortures Bacteria
| from the why-don't-high-schools-do-this-more dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 24, @04:45 (Mars)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/0048225/Homemade-Mars-In-a-Bottle-Tortures-Bacteria?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]astroengine writes "The only time we've ever directly looked for life
on Mars was during the 1970s, when NASA's Viking landers attempted to
make direct measurements of Martian microbes metabolizing. Even today,
the results of these groundbreaking experiments are hotly debated.
Although the Viking experiments were often considered premature, a team
of scientists hope to refine the next life-searching experiment to be
sent to the Red Planet [1]by building a Mars habitat on Earth. Imagine a
Mars environment 'goldfish bowl' complete with UV radiation, dust, chilly
temperatures, and an extremely low atmospheric pressure. So what have
they done with this micro-Mars environment? They've been torturing
various terrestrial microbes to see how they enjoy stints on the Martian
surface. Their results have shown that even Earth microorganisms have a
trick or two up their sleeves to survive in this alien environment."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/0048225/Homemade-Mars-In-a-Bottle-Tortures-Bacteria?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.astroengine.com/
1. http://news.discovery.com/space/home-made-mars-habitat-tests-lifes-limits-110623.html
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| Who Killed the Netbook?
| from the mr-brin-in-the-parlor-with-a-tablet dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 24, @07:33 (Portables)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/0426232/Who-Killed-the-Netbook?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]itwbennett writes "Netbooks died the death of a thousand cuts and
there were [1]conspirators aplenty with motive, weapons and opportunity.
Was the unpopularity of Linux to blame? What about Microsoft and its
efforts to kill XP? Ever smarter smartphones certainly played a role, as
did the rise of the App Store, and lighter full-featured notebooks. Or
maybe it was just that the American consumer wasn't going to be satisfied
with technology designed for third-world use. 'In late 2005, the only
computer found for $100 was stolen, was dead, or was ancient enough to
require Windows 95. A real and functional computer for $100 was a dream,
but also made people wonder what sacrifices might need to be made to
offer such a comparatively inexpensive machine,' writes Tom Henderson, in
an in-depth look at what contributed to the netbook's demise." Before
solving the murder mystery, it's worth considering [2]whether the netbook
is actually dead.
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/0426232/Who-Killed-the-Netbook?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.itworld.com/
1. http://www.itworld.com/print/176841
2. http://liliputing.com/2011/06/survey-netbooks-are-just-as-popular-as-tablets-plenty-of-people-dont-care-at-all.html
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| Australian ISPs To Start Filtering the Internet
| from the demonization-lessons-going-well dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 24, @08:19 (Censorship)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/052258/Australian-ISPs-To-Start-Filtering-the-Internet?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
daria42 writes "Australia's controversial mandatory internet filtering
scheme may be on the backburner for now, but that doesn't mean it's gone
entirely. In the next month, the country's two largest ISPs, Telstra and
Optus, will start voluntarily [0]filtering users' connections for a list
of URLs containing child pornography. The only thing is, the users
themselves don't seem to have much choice in the matter ��� and as the
Electronic Freedom Foundation points out ��� there are no avenues for
appeal for those websites which may feel they've been unfairly blocked."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/052258/Australian-ISPs-To-Start-Filtering-the-Internet?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://delimiter.com.au/2011/06/24/voluntary-isp-filter-attracts-global-attention/
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Data-Mining Ban Struck Down By US Supreme Court
| from the about-your-nasty-std dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 24, @08:43 (Businesses)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/0433223/Data-Mining-Ban-Struck-Down-By-US-Supreme-Court?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
smitty777 writes "The Supreme Court struck down in Sorrell vs IMS Health
a Vermont law banning data mining which has been in place since 2007. The
court ruled that the data on medications prescribed by doctors is
protected by the First Amendment and [0]can be used for marketing by the
pharmaceutical companies. This follows similar declarations in Maine and
New Hampshire."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/0433223/Data-Mining-Ban-Struck-Down-By-US-Supreme-Court?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Washington-Watch/Washington-Watch/27239
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| US ISPs, Big Content Reaching Antipiracy Agreement
| from the i-would-download-a-car dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @08:58 (Piracy)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/128258/US-ISPs-Big-Content-Reaching-Antipiracy-Agreement?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chaonici writes "The word from CNet is that [0]an antipiracy agreement
between a number of ISPs (including Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast) and the
RIAA & MPAA is nearing completion. Under the agreement, ISPs will step up
their responses to copyright infringement complaints against subscribers.
If a subscriber accumulates enough complaints, the ISP can throttle their
bandwidth, limit their Web access to only the top 200 websites, and/or
require participation in a 'copyright awareness' program that explains
the rights of content creators. ISPs and rights holders will share the
costs of the system. Ars Technica [1]confirms the story with notes from
an industry source, who mentions that the Obama administration is
'generally supportive' of the agreement."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/128258/US-ISPs-Big-Content-Reaching-Antipiracy-Agreement?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20073522-261/exclusive-top-isps-poised-to-adopt-graduated-response-to-piracy/
1. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/06/big-content-isps-nearing-agreement-on-piracy-crackdown-system.ars
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| Valve's <em>Team Fortress 2</em> Goes Free-To-Play
| from the we're-seeing-which-way-the-wind-blows dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @09:16 (First Person Shooters (Games))
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1217222/Valves-Team-Fortress-2-Goes-Free-To-Play?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
heptapod writes "[0]Valve has announced that [1] Team Fortress 2 is now
free to play. 'We've been toying with the idea of making Team Fortress
free-to-play ever since [2]the Mann-conomy update [in September 2010],'
said Valve's Robin Walker. 'Team Fortress 2 would only be monetized by
microtransaction payments. No advertising model will be pursued, Walker
said. No premium subscription model will be used. No cynical "pay-to-win"
options will be implemented, he assured.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1217222/Valves-Team-Fortress-2-Goes-Free-To-Play?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.teamfortress.com/freetoplay/
1. http://www.develop-online.net/news/38103/Team-Fortress-2-becomes-free-forever
2. http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/10/01/0338249/Micro-Transactions-Coming-To-Team-Fortress-2-Via-Steam-Wallet
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| Volkswagon Shows Off Self-Driving Auto-Pilot For Cars
| from the car,-take-me-to-white-castle dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @09:37 (Robotics)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1243234/Volkswagon-Shows-Off-Self-Driving-Auto-Pilot-For-Cars?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
thecarchik writes "The future of driving, in major cities at least, is
looking more and more likely to be done by high-tech computers rather
than actual people, at least if the latest breakthroughs in self-driving
vehicle technology mean anything. Internet search engine giant Google has
logged some 140,000 miles with its self-driving [0]Toyota Prius fleet and
Audi has had [1]similar success with its run of autonomous cars. Now,
[2]Volkswagen has presented its Temporary Auto Pilot technology.
Monitored by a driver, the technology can allow a car to drive
semi-automatically at speeds of up to 80 mph on highways."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1243234/Volkswagon-Shows-Off-Self-Driving-Auto-Pilot-For-Cars?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/04/02/1529237/Googles-Driverless-Car-and-the-Logic-of-Safety
1. http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1038076_autonomous-audi-tts-completes-pikes-peak-run-successfully
2. http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1062073_volkswagen-shows-off-self-driving-auto-pilot-technology-for-cars
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Android Phones More Prone To Hardware Problems
| from the that-button-doesn't-work-on-mine-either dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @10:17 (Android)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1335253/Android-Phones-More-Prone-To-Hardware-Problems?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
adeelarshad82 writes "A nearly year-long study conducted by WDS on
600,000 support calls has found that Android phones are [0]more
susceptible to hardware faults than other types of devices. '14 percent
of all technical support calls for Android devices could be traced to a
hardware fault, versus 3.7 percent for RIM BlackBerry, 8 percent for
iPhones and 9 percent for Windows Phone 7 devices.' WDS attributed the
gap in hardware faults to the disparity in OEMs that manufacture Android
devices."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1335253/Android-Phones-More-Prone-To-Hardware-Problems?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387493,00.asp
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| +Pool Would Let New Yorkers Go River Swimming
| from the now-90%-body-free dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Friday June 24, @10:40 (Idle)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/128203/Pool-Would-Let-New-Yorkers-Go-River-Swimming?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
cylonlover writes "Three young entrepreneurs have proposed a way of
getting New Yorkers into the Hudson, East and/or Bronx Rivers. It's
called the +Pool (Plus Pool) ��� [0]a public swimming pool that would float
in the river, allowing people to swim in filtered river water. River
water would flow into the pool through permeable walls, which would be
composed of three layers filtering out the river nasties."
Discuss this story at:
https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/128203/Pool-Would-Let-New-Yorkers-Go-River-Swimming?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/plus-floating-swimming-pool-in-nyc-river/19010/
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Learning Programming In a Post-BASIC World
| from the have-you-tried-going-to-10 dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @10:58 (Programming)
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1426258/Learning-Programming-In-a-Post-BASIC-World?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ErichTheRed writes "This Computerworld piece actually got me thinking ���
it basically says that [0]there are few good 'starter languages' to get
students interested in programming. I remember hacking away at BASIC
incessantly when I was a kid, and it taught me a lot about logic and
computers in general. Has the level of abstraction in computer systems
reached a point where beginners can't just code something quick without a
huge amount of back-story? I find this to be the case now; scripting
languages are good, but limited in what you can do... and GUI creation
requires students to be familiar with a lot of concepts (event handling,
etc.) that aren't intuitive for beginners. What would you show a beginner
first ��� JavaScript? Python? How do you get the instant gratification we
oldies got when sitting down in front of the early-80s home computers?"
Discuss this story at:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1426258/Learning-Programming-In-a-Post-BASIC-World?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| BioWare's <em>Neverwinter Nights</em> Forum Server Hacked
| from the next-in-line dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @11:17 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1432252/BioWares-Neverwinter-Nights-Forum-Server-Hacked?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
garatheus writes "The folks at EA/BioWare sent out an email this morning
(GMT +2) outlining that their older Neverwinter Nights forums had been
hacked, with [0]a fair amount of user information stolen from the
database ��� the likes of user names, encrypted passwords, email addresses,
mailing addresses, names, phone numbers, CD keys and birth dates. They do
go on to say that 'no credit card data was compromised from the servers,
nor did we ever have or store sensitive data like social security
numbers.' There's no pointing of fingers as to who might have done the
compromising, though."
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1432252/BioWares-Neverwinter-Nights-Forum-Server-Hacked?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://support.ea.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5367/
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| Hulu For Sale: Is There Good News For Users?
| from the can-we-call-it-yahooloo dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @11:36 (Television)
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/151230/Hulu-For-Sale-Is-There-Good-News-For-Users?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]itwbennett writes "The LA Times reports that Hulu, which is jointly
owned by Comcast, News Corp., Disney, and Providence Equity, has retained
investment banks Guggenheim Partners and Morgan Stanley [1]to help them
find a buyer. Yahoo is said to have expressed an interest, but not made a
firm offer. But what might this sale mean for users? GigaOm says [2]we
can expect to see more ads. But there are also 'indications that [3]free
Hulu users will have to be a cable subscriber in order to watch shows the
day after they air,' says blogger Peter Smith."
Discuss this story at:
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/151230/Hulu-For-Sale-Is-There-Good-News-For-Users?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.itworld.com/
1. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/06/hulu-is-up-for-sale.html
2. http://gigaom.com/video/hulu-pay-up-or-wait/
3. http://www.itworld.com/business/177307/hulu-sale-probably-good-news-users
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| Dying Star Betelgeuse Spews Fiery Nebula
| from the lights-in-the-sky dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @12:16 (Space)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1542249/Dying-Star-Betelgeuse-Spews-Fiery-Nebula?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]astroengine writes "Betelgeuse is dying a nasty death. The star is in
the final, violent stages of its life, [1]shedding vast amounts of
stellar material into space as it quickly approaches a supernova demise.
But now, with the help of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large
Telescope, Betelgeuse's extended nebula has come to light. Comprised of
silica and alumina dust, ESO astronomers have been able to [2]image the
nebula in infrared wavelengths for the first time. This is the most
detailed view we've ever had of the imminent death of a titanic red
supergiant star."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1542249/Dying-Star-Betelgeuse-Spews-Fiery-Nebula?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.astroengine.com/
1. http://news.discovery.com/space/big-pic-betelgeuse-eso-nebula-star-death-110623.html
2. http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1121a/
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| US Government Releases DoD Report Critical of NSA
| from the can-you-hear-me-now dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @12:56 (Communications)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1630251/US-Government-Releases-DoD-Report-Critical-of-NSA?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]decora writes "Jesselyn Radack of the [1]Government Accountability
Project has [2]posted a summary of the newly released [3]DoD Inspector
General report (PDF) on the NSA's Thinthread and Trailblazer programs.
The DoD found that NSA 'disregarded solutions to urgent national security
needs' and that 'TRAILBLAZER was poorly executed and overly expensive.'
NSA contractors had a 'fear of management reprisal' for cooperating with
the DoD audit. The FBI later raided the homes of several people involved
with the report, and Thomas Drake faced [4]Espionage Act charges for
retaining information related to it. Those [5]charges were dropped two
weeks ago. Radack and the GAP represent Drake on whistleblower issues."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1630251/US-Government-Releases-DoD-Report-Critical-of-NSA?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:decorat@mail.com
1. http://www.whistleblower.org/
2. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/23/987930/-What-The-Drake-Prosecution-Was-Really-AboutIG-Report-Vindicates-NSA-Whistleblowers?via=user
3. http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/206129/redacted-dod-oig-audit-requirements-for-the.pdf
4. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/05/23/110523fa_fact_mayer
5. http://www.thenation.com/article/161376/government-case-against-whistleblower-thomas-drake-collapses
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| "Do Not Eat iPod Shuffle": 30 Dumb Warning Labels
| from the do-not-taunt dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Friday June 24, @13:36 (Idle)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1155212/Do-Not-Eat-iPod-Shuffle-30-Dumb-Warning-Labels?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[0]jfruhlinger writes "You'd think that people would know electronic
equipment isn't for eating, but apparently you'd be wrong. Find out what
dumb things companies felt [1]compelled to warn their customers not to do
in this list compiled by JR Raphael. Some of the best include: Don't
throw your mouse at a co-worker, do not attempt to stop with hands or
genitals, and do not put lit candles on phone."
Discuss this story at:
https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1155212/Do-Not-Eat-iPod-Shuffle-30-Dumb-Warning-Labels?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://joshreads.com/
1. http://www.itworld.com/security/177163/30-ridiculously-dumb-tech-warning-labels
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| Lawsuit Claims Sony Canned Security Staff Just Before Data Breach
| from the perhaps-a-lesson-has-been-learned dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @13:38 (Sony)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1642247/Lawsuit-Claims-Sony-Canned-Security-Staff-Just-Before-Data-Breach?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stoobalou writes "A lawsuit filed this week suggests that [0]Sony sacked
a group of employees from its network security division just two weeks
before the company's servers were hacked and its customers' credit card
details were leaked. The suit, which seeks class action status, is being
brought by victims of the [1]massive data breach that took place in
April."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1642247/Lawsuit-Claims-Sony-Canned-Security-Staff-Just-Before-Data-Breach?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/6/24/sony-sacked-security-staff-prior-big-breach/
1. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/04/27/142238/77-Million-Accounts-Stolen-From-Playstation-Network
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| Caltech Scientists Measure Dinosaur Body Temp
| from the clever-girl dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @14:19 (Earth)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/172208/Caltech-Scientists-Measure-Dinosaur-Body-Temp?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]damn_registrars writes "Using rare isotope ratios, a geology team at
CalTech has [1]determined body temperatures of sauropod dinosaurs. Their
work finds temperatures that are roughly in line with modern mammals for
body temperature. However, as the authors point out, this does not on its
own confirm dinosaurs to be entirely warm-blooded, as they may have kept
these temperatures by sheer mass. The peer-reviewed paper [2]is available
online in PNAS. You can also get [3]the article free through pubmed."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/172208/Caltech-Scientists-Measure-Dinosaur-Body-Temp?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:damn.registrars@gmail.com
1. http://www.rdmag.com/News/2011/06/General-Science-Analytical-Instrumentation-Biology-Dinosaur-body-temperature-measured-for-first-time/
2. http://www.pnas.org/content/107/23/10377.long
3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890843/?tool=pubmed
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| Trust Is For Suckers: Lessons From the RSA Breach
| from the and-we're-back dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @15:01 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1850228/Trust-Is-For-Suckers-Lessons-From-the-RSA-Breach?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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wiredmikey writes "Andrew Jaquith has written a great analysis of lessons
learned from the recent [0]RSA Cyber Attack, from a customer's
perspective. According to Jaquith, in the security industry, 'trust' is a
somewhat slippery concept, defined in terms ranging from the
cryptographic to the contractual. Bob Blakley, a Gartner analyst and
former chief scientist of Tivoli, once infamously wrote that 'Trust is
for Suckers.' What he meant is that trust is an emotional thing, [1]a
fragile bond whose value transcends prime number multiplication, tokens,
drug tests or signatures ��� and that it is foolish to rely too much on it.
Jaquith observed three things about the RSA incident: (1) even the most
trusted technologies fail; (2) the incident illustrates what 'risk
management' is all about; and (3) customers should always come first."
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1850228/Trust-Is-For-Suckers-Lessons-From-the-RSA-Breach?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/03/17/2321226/RSAs-Servers-Hacked
1. http://www.securityweek.com/three-lessons-rsa-hack-customers-perspective
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| Opera Founder Jon S. von Tetzchner Resigns
| from the so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-gestures dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @15:41 (Opera)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/192213/Opera-Founder-Jon-S-von-Tetzchner-Resigns?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]fysdt writes with this excerpt from TechCrunch: "Opera founder [1]Jon
S. von Tetzchner has resigned from the company. In an email to Opera
employees, von Tetzchner said that 'It has become clear that The Board,
Management and I do not share the same values and we do not have the same
opinions on how to keep evolving Opera. As a result I have come to an
agreement with the Board [2]to end my time at Opera. I feel the Board and
Management is more quarterly focused than me.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/192213/Opera-Founder-Jon-S-von-Tetzchner-Resigns?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://snipd.net/
1. http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/24/opera-founder-jon-s-von-tetzchner-resigns-over-differences-with-board/
2. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2011/06/24/
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| Nebraska Nuclear Plant Flood Defenses Tested
| from the good-walls-make-bad-mutant-wildlife dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @16:21 (Power)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1949257/Nebraska-Nuclear-Plant-Flood-Defenses-Tested?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]mdsolar tips an article at the NY Times which begins: "Pictures of the
Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant north of Omaha, Neb., show it encircled
by the swollen waters of the Missouri River, which reached a height of
nearly 1,007 feet above sea level at the plant yesterday. The plant's
defenses include new steel gates and other hard barriers protecting an
auxiliary building with vital reactor controls, and a water-filled berm 8
feet tall that encircles other parts of the plant. Both systems are
[1]designed to hold back floodwaters reaching 1,014 feet above sea level.
Additional concrete barriers and permanent berms, more sandbags and
another power line into the plant have been added. The plant was shut
down in April for refueling and will remain so until the flood threat is
passed. 'Today the plant is well positioned to ride out the current
extreme Missouri River flooding while keeping the public safe,' Nuclear
Regulatory Commission spokesman Victor Dricks said on an agency blog this
week. But a year ago, those new defenses were not in place, and the
plant's hard barriers could have failed against a 1,010-foot flood, the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission contends in a yearlong inspection and
enforcement action against the plant's operator, the Omaha Public Power
District."
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https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/1949257/Nebraska-Nuclear-Plant-Flood-Defenses-Tested?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://mdsolar.blogspot.com/
1. http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/06/24/24climatewire-a-nuclear-plants-flood-defenses-trigger-a-ye-95418.html?pagewanted=all
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| LulzSec Document Dump Shows Cops' Fear of iPhones
| from the sunlight-is-the-best-disinfectant dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @17:04 (Privacy)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2017248/LulzSec-Document-Dump-Shows-Cops-Fear-of-iPhones?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "People are starting to comb through the details of
the law enforcement documents [1]made public by LulzSec. Blogger Kevin
Fogarty noticed one interesting trend: [2]The cops seem very anxious
about iPhones, particularly apps that would allow encounters with police
officers to be recorded. Ironically, the cops seem extremely concerned
with protecting their own privacy, but the documents encourage police to
examine iPhones during the course of interacting with the public to see
what apps they have."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2017248/LulzSec-Document-Dump-Shows-Cops-Fear-of-iPhones?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://joshreads.com/
1. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/23/2352247/LulzSec-Posts-First-Secret-Document-Dump
2. http://www.itworld.com/security/177409/lulzsec-docs-show-ariz-cops-unhealth-obsession-iphone
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| Why Classic Video Game Revamps Must Disappoint
| from the all-those-extra-bits-are-a-blessing-and-a-curse dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @17:26 (Classic Games (Games))
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2031203/Why-Classic-Video-Game-Revamps-Must-Disappoint?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Somehow my brain, so addled by pop-culture
and videogames, drew a link between the alteration of the game-play
mechanics in a 20-year-old series, and growing up. I want things to be
how they were. I want to [0]play the games I played when I was a child,
only I want them to be new. Naturally, this just can't happen. Things
will never be the way they used to be. Summer days are no longer spent
running around outside before collapsing on a sofa to try to beat
Labyrinth Zone; instead they're spent in a sweltering office full of
morons who watch The Apprentice. Life has changed. Circumstances have
changed. Even if the perfect 2D Sonic game were released tomorrow, it
still wouldn't feel right, because I'm no longer the person who played
those games.'"
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https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2031203/Why-Classic-Video-Game-Revamps-Must-Disappoint?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Microsoft Exploits Firefox 4 Uproar, Beats IE Drum
| from the trying-to-take-advantage dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @17:44 (Firefox)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2048217/Microsoft-Exploits-Firefox-4-Uproar-Beats-IE-Drum?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]CWmike writes "A Microsoft executive late Thursday used the [1]furor
over Mozilla's decision to curtail support for Firefox 4 [2]to plead the
case for Internet Explorer in the enterprise. 'I think I speak for
everyone on the IE team when I say we'd like the opportunity to win back
your business,' Ari Bixhorn, director of IE at Microsoft, [3]said in a
post on his personal blog. 'We've got a great solution for corporate
customers with both IE8 and IE9, and believe we could help you address
the challenges you're currently facing.' Bixhorn addressed his open
letter to the manager of workplace and mobility in the office of IBM's
CIO, John Walicki, who, along with others, had [4]voiced their
displeasure with Mozilla's decision to retire Firefox 4 from security
support. In a [5]comment appended to a blog maintained by Michael Kaply,
a consultant who specializes in customizing Firefox, Walicki called
Mozilla's decision to end security support for Firefox 4 a 'kick in the
stomach.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2048217/Microsoft-Exploits-Firefox-4-Uproar-Beats-IE-Drum?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://twitter.com/mikeatcw
1. http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/172229/No-Additional-Firefox-4-Security-Updates
2. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217912/Microsoft_exploits_uproar_over_Firefox_4_s_retirement_to_beat_IE_drum
3. http://bixhorn.com/?p=153
4. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217896/Enterprise_IT_unhappy_with_Firefox_4_s_quick_demise
5. http://mike.kaply.com/2011/06/21/firefox-rapid-release-process/
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| Sony Shutting Down <em>Star Wars Galaxies</em> MMO and TCG
| from the end-of-a-good-run dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @18:04 (Star Wars Prequels)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2154212/Sony-Shutting-Down-Star-Wars-Galaxies-MMO-and-TCG?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]flibbidyfloo writes "Sony has sent an email to current and former
subscribers to its long-running MMO Star Wars Galaxies explaining that
[1]the service will be shut down in December. Here's an excerpt from the
email: 'We write to you today to inform you that on December 15, 2011,
Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and LucasArts will end all services (MMO
and Trading Card Game) for Star Wars Galaxies (SWG). The shutdown of SWG
is a very difficult decision, but SOE and LucasArts have mutually agreed
that the end of 2011 is the appropriate time to end the game ... In
addition, we will be discontinuing the sale of all Star Wars Galaxies
Trading Card Game (TCG) digital card packs as of today, June 24, 2011.
Loot cards will not be redeemable in the SWG MMO after September 15,
2011. The TCG will continue to operate until the final service closure on
December 15, 2011.'"
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https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2154212/Sony-Shutting-Down-Star-Wars-Galaxies-MMO-and-TCG?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:spam@goodyville.com
1. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/35452/Sony_Online_To_Shut_Down_Star_Wars_Galaxies.php
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| Fingertip Mouse Fits On a Ring
| from the one-ring-to-point-them-all dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @18:26 (Handhelds)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2120243/Fingertip-Mouse-Fits-On-a-Ring?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Eric Smalley writes "The MicroPointing touchpad works by [1]detecting
the force your fingertip produces as it drags across the tiny device's
three sensors, according to the company's patent application. The sensors
are mounted on tiny posts spaced a few tenths of a millimeter apart ���
less than the size of a ridge on your fingertip."
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https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2120243/Fingertip-Mouse-Fits-On-a-Ring?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:esmalley@ernmag.com
1. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20073769-1/fingertip-mouse-fits-on-a-ring/?tag=mncol;2n
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| Linux 3.0 Will Be Faster Than 2.6.39
| from the phrase-in-person-hours-saved dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 24, @18:51 (Operating Systems)
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2248247/Linux-30-Will-Be-Faster-Than-2639?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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sfcrazy writes "While we were thinking that the announcement of 3.x
branch was nothing more than Linus' mood swing, it seems there is more to
it. Linus wrote on the Linux Kernel Mailing List, '[0]3.0 will still be
noticeably faster than 2.6.39 due to the other changes made (ie the
read-ahead), so yes, the regression itself is fixed.'"
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https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2248247/Linux-30-Will-Be-Faster-Than-2639?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.muktware.com/blogs/24/2011/1520
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| Power Grid Change May Disrupt Clocks
| from the let's-make-y2k-feel-dumb dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 24, @19:10 (Power)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2233221/Power-Grid-Change-May-Disrupt-Clocks?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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hawguy writes with an AP story about upcoming tests of greater allowed
variation in the frequency of the current carried on the U.S. electric
grid: "A yearlong experiment with the nation's electric grid [0]could
mess up traffic lights, security systems and some computers ��� and make
plug-in clocks and appliances like programmable coffeemakers run up to 20
minutes fast."
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2233221/Power-Grid-Change-May-Disrupt-Clocks?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| E-Voting Reform In an Out Year?
| from the your-session-has-expired-please-log-in dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday June 24, @19:58 (Open Source)
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2338229/E-Voting-Reform-In-an-Out-Year?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Most of us know the many problems with
electronic voting systems. They are [0]closed source and hackable, some
have a [1]default candidate checked, and many are unauditable (doing a
recount is equivalent to hitting a browser's refresh button). But these
issues only come to our attention around election time. Now is the time
to think about [2]open [3]source [4]voting, [5]end-to-end auditable
voting systems and [6]open [7]source [8]governance. Not in November of
2012, when it will, once again, be far, far too late to do anything about
it." It'll be interesting to see what e-voting oddities start cropping up
in the current election cycle; Republican straw polls have already
started, and the primaries kick off this winter.
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https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/06/24/2338229/E-Voting-Reform-In-an-Out-Year?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/10/20/1549227/US-Elections-Dominated-By-Closed-Source-Again
1. http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/10/26/1428226/Voting-Machines-Selecting-Default-Candidates
2. http://www.openvotingconsortium.org/
3. http://www.osdv.org/
4. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2003/11/61045
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-to-end_auditable_voting_systems
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_governance
7. http://www.metagovernment.org/wiki/Main_Page
8. http://www.metagovernment.org/wiki/Related_projects
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