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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Cell Phones Powered By Conversations
* Social Media Can Help You Fake Your Own Death
* Promised Microsoft Tablet 'No Thicker Than Sheet of Glass'
* Mozilla Unleashes the Kraken
* 72% of US Adults Support Violent-Game Ban For Minors
* Google Engineer Spied On Teen Users
* Google CEO Confirms Social Integration
* Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 10.04
* Will Android Flavors Spoil the Platform?
* Police Publish 'An Introduction To PEDO BEAR'
* IE 9 Beta Strips Down For Speed
* UK ISPs To Pay 25% of Copyright Enforcement Costs
* Left-Handed Gamers Getting Left Behind?
* Super Principia Mathematica
* Twitter Gets a Tweak
* HTC Launches HD Phones and Updated Sense UI
* Google Fixes 10 Bugs In Chrome, Pays $4000 Bounty
* Facebook the Most Dangerous Social Tool For Businesses
* Construction of French Fusion Reactor Underway
* Data Deduplication Comparative Review
* High Fructose Corn Syrup To Get a Makeover
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| Cell Phones Powered By Conversations |
| from the yakkity-yak dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday September 14, @20:03 (Cellphones) |
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/09/14/2112224/Cell-Phones-Powered-By-Conversations |
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disco_tracy sent in a story about some fancy new power technology
designed to [0]tap energy from sound waves. Although the cell phone
concept grabs the headline, they also talk about harvesting noise from
traffic.
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/14/2112224
Links:
0. http://news.discovery.com/tech/cell-phone-conversation-power.html
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| Social Media Can Help You Fake Your Own Death |
| from the you-never-read-this dept. |
| posted by timothy on Tuesday September 14, @23:06 (Privacy) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/0056221/Social-Media-Can-Help-You-Fake-Your-Own-Dea|
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Julie188 writes "We are inundated with warnings that social media is
systematically [0]stripping away our privacy. But Frank Ahearn, the
so-called 'Dear Abby' of disappearing, is attempting to show folks how to
use those same technologies to regain your privacy, even helping you go
as far as faking your own death. Ahearn is a professional skip-tracer who
has hunted down people like Monica Lewinsky. In an interview with Ahearn
on Network World, he says 'One can [1]legally disappear through the use
of corporations and offshore corporations. The idea is to embrace
technology and to become a virtual entity.' My favorite tip is that New
Zealand is the place to land once you leap off the grid. Not only is it
far from most of the rest of the English speaking world, he says, but it
also has great beaches."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/0056221
Links:
0. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/08/06/0224255/Google-CEO-Schmidt-Predicts-End-of-Online-Anonymity
1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/66255
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| Promised Microsoft Tablet 'No Thicker Than Sheet of Glass' |
| from the depends-how-thick-the-glass-is dept. |
| posted by timothy on Wednesday September 15, @02:06 (Displays) |
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/0117247/Promised-Microsoft-Tablet-No-Thicker-T|
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Barence writes Microsoft will deliver a touchscreen PC that is [0]'no
thicker than a sheet of glass' within the next three years, according to
the company's principal researcher. The device will be the next
generation of Microsoft's Surface project, which currently houses a
touchscreen PC in a deep cabinet that uses cameras to detect hand
gestures and objects placed on the screen. According to Microsoft's Bill
Buxton, 'Surface will become no thicker than a sheet of glass. It's not
going to have any cameras or projectors because the cameras will be
embedded in the device itself.' Microsoft is developing a new screen
technology to make this possible. 'The best way to think about it is like
a big LCD where there's a fourth pixel in every triad. So there's red,
green, and blue pixels giving you light, and [1]a fourth pixel which is a
sensor that will capture stuff,' Buxton claims in an interview with The
Globe and Mail."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/0117247
Links:
0. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/361120/microsoft-tablet-to-be-no-thicker-than-sheet-of-glass
1. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/personal-tech/controller-freak/a-chat-with-microsoft-principal-researcher-bill-buxton-part-iii/article1679362/
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| Mozilla Unleashes the Kraken |
| from the clashing-with-titans dept. |
| posted by timothy on Wednesday September 15, @05:11 (Firefox) |
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/0231216/Mozilla-Unleashes-the-Kraken |
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An anonymous reader writes "Mozilla has released the first version a
[0]new browser benchmark called Kraken. Mozilla's Robert Sayre writes on
his blog, 'More than Sunspider, V8, and Dromaeo, Kraken focuses on
[1]realistic workloads and forward-looking applications. We believe that
the benchmarks used in Kraken are better in terms of reflecting realistic
workloads for pushing the edge of browser performance forward. These are
the things that people are saying are too slow to do with open web
technologies today, and we want to have benchmarks that reflect progress
against making these near-future apps universally available.' On my
somewhat elderly x86_64 Linux system Google Chrome 6.0.472.55 beta
completes the Kraken benchmark in 28638.1 milliseconds, Opera 10.62
completes it in 23612.4 milliseconds, and the current Firefox 4 nightly
build completes it in 19897.5 milliseconds."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/0231216
Links:
0. http://krakenbenchmark.mozilla.com/index.html
1. http://blog.mozilla.com/rob-sayre/2010/09/14/release-the-kraken/
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| 72% of US Adults Support Violent-Game Ban For Minors |
| from the think-of-the-adolescents dept. |
| posted by timothy on Wednesday September 15, @08:10 (Censorship) |
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/0247244/72-of-US-Adults-Support-Violent-Game-Ban-|
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SpuriousLogic writes with an excerpt from GameSpot: "The US Supreme Court
won't start hearing arguments over California's law banning game sales to
minors until November 2. However, the ruling in the court of popular
opinion is already in, according to a new poll. This week, parent
watchdog group Common Sense Media released the results of a survey it
commissioned on children's access to violent games. Conducted by polling
firm Zogby International, the survey asked 2,100 adults whether they
would support a law that 'prohibits minors from purchasing ultra-violent
or sexually violent video games without parental consent.' Of those
surveyed, some [0]72 percent said they would approve such a law. Common
Sense Media CEO and founder James Steyer, whose nonprofit organization is
lobbying for game-restriction legislation in many states, hailed the
poll's findings. 'We hope the [state] attorneys general will take a look
at these poll results and that they'll side with families over protecting
the profits of the video game industry.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/0247244
Links:
0. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6275813.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;2
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| Google Engineer Spied On Teen Users |
| from the i-see-what-you-did-there dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 15, @08:53 (Google) |
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/124230/Google-Engineer-Spied-On-Teen-Users |
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bonch writes "Former Google employee David Barksdale accessed user
accounts to [0]spy on call logs, chat transcripts, contact lists. As a
Site Reliability Engineer, Barksdale had access to the company's most
sensitive information and even unblocked himself from a teen's buddy
list. He met the minors through a Seattle technology group. Angry parents
cut off contact with him and complained to Google, who quietly fired
him."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/124230
Links:
0. http://gawker.com/5637234/gcreep-google-engineer-stalked-teens-spied-on-chats?skyline=true&s=i
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| Google CEO Confirms Social Integration |
| from the more-buzz-than-bite dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 15, @09:37 (Google) |
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/138227/Google-CEO-Confirms-Social-Integration |
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siliconbits writes "As we get closer to ��� and hear more about ��� the
launch of Google's upcoming social product, Google Me, the less and less
it seems like a stand-alone social network and more like an
[0]interweaving of social connections into its existing offerings. It
sounds eerily similar to those 'social' search results that have lingered
at the bottom of the results page and third-party extras like Rapportive,
the Gmail add-on that gives you the social networking lowdown on your
email contacts."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/138227
Links:
0. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_ceo_doesnt_confirm_google_me_rather_social.php
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| Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 10.04 |
| from the race-is-on dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 15, @10:17 (Microsoft) |
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/1337212/Windows-7-vs-Ubuntu-1004 |
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Barence writes "PC Pro has performed a comprehensive test of [0]Windows 7
vs Ubuntu 10.04. They've tested and scored the two operating systems on a
number of criteria, including usability, bundled apps, performance,
compatibility and business. The final result is much closer than you
might expect. 'Ubuntu is clearly an operating system on the rise,' PC Pro
concludes. 'If we repeat this feature in a year's time, will it have
closed the gap? We wouldn't bet against it.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/1337212
Links:
0. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/361135/windows-7-vs-ubuntu-10-04
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| Will Android Flavors Spoil the Platform? |
| from the kajillion-dollar-question dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 15, @11:00 (Cellphones) |
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/1424247/Will-Android-Flavors-Spoil-the-Platform |
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rsmiller510 writes "Open source operating systems have a lot of upsides,
but when you give cell phone makers and providers the power to customize
the phones to whatever degree they like, it could end up [0]confusing
consumers and watering down the Android label."
Discuss this story at:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/1424247
Links:
0. http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=1047&doc_id=196949&
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| Police Publish 'An Introduction To PEDO BEAR' |
| from the please-stop-getting-older dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 15, @11:42 (Crime) |
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/1424243/Police-Publish-An-Introduction-To-PEDO-BEA|
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According to this article, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's
Department [0]knows that Pedobear is an Internet joke, but that hasn't
stopped them from trying to warn the public about him. Their most recent
tool in the fight against internet memes is this public safety
information bulletin entitled: "[1]An Introduction to PEDO BEAR." I look
forward to the bulletin warning parents about the dangers of children
playing in Chocolate Rain.
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/1424243
Links:
0. http://gawker.com/5636011/stupid-california-police-warn-parents-of-pedobear-the-pedophile-mascot
1. http://www.blameitonthevoices.com/2010/09/introduction-pedobear.html
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| IE 9 Beta Strips Down For Speed |
| from the couldn't-get-worse dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 15, @12:16 (The Internet) |
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/166231/IE-9-Beta-Strips-Down-For-Speed |
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CWmike writes "Those who have written off IE as being slow and
old-looking are in for a surprise. The [0]just-released Internet Explorer
9 beta is dramatically faster than its predecessor, sports an elegant,
stripped-down interface and adds some useful new features, writes Preston
Gralla. Even more surprising than the [1]stripped-down interface is IE9
beta's speed. Internet Explorer has long been the slowest browser by a
wide margin. IE9 has turned that around in dramatic fashion, using
hardware acceleration and a new JavaScript engine it calls Chakra, which
compiles scripts in the background and uses multiple processor cores. In
this beta, my tests show it overtaking Firefox for speed, and putting up
a respectable showing against Safari, Opera and Chrome. It's even
integrated into Windows 7. One big problem: [2]It will not work on
Windows XP. So, forget the performance and security boost, many
enterprises and netbook users."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/166231
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9185338/Internet_Explorer_9_beta_strips_down_for_speed
1. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9185358/Image_gallery_Internet_Explorer_9_beta_strips_down_for_speed?source=toc
2. http://blogs.computerworld.com/15777/no_ie9_for_xp
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| UK ISPs To Pay 25% of Copyright Enforcement Costs |
| from the oh-sure-thats-fair dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 15, @12:57 (Piracy) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/168229/UK-ISPs-To-Pay-25-of-Copyright-Enforcement-C|
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Andorin writes "The UK's Department of Business, Innovation and Skills
(BIS) has released [0]a report (PDF) related to the new Digital Economy
Act. The debate between copyright holders and ISPs about who should front
the costs for the enforcement of the Act's anti-piracy provisions has
come to a close: Rights holders will pay 75% of the copyright enforcement
costs, with [1]the remaining 25% of the bill going to ISPs (and therefore
their customers). Says the Minister for Communications, Ed Vaizey:
'Protecting our valuable creative industries, which have already suffered
significant losses as a result of people sharing digital content without
paying for it, is at the heart of these measures... We expect the
measures will benefit our creative economy by some ��200m per year and as
rights holders are the main beneficiaries of the system, we believe our
decision on costs is proportionate to everyone involved.' Not
surprisingly, some ISPs and consumer groups are [2]up in arms about the
decision, with one ISP calling it a government subsidy of the
entertainment industries."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/168229
Links:
0. http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/business-sectors/docs/o/10-1131-online-copyright-infringement-government-response
1. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/should-isps-pay-for-p2p-warning-letters-uk-says-yes.ars
2. http://www.zeropaid.com/news/90729/uk-isps-unfair-consumers-must-pay-to-protect-entertainment-industry-profits/
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| Left-Handed Gamers Getting Left Behind? |
| from the sorry-bout-that-dad dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 15, @13:40 (Games) |
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/1611228/Left-Handed-Gamers-Getting-Left-Behind |
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An anonymous reader writes "As the stylus becomes a contemporary equal
with the controller and joystick, it is a bit surprising to notice a game
developer overlooking the simple fact that there are [0]a lot of Southpaw
gamers out there. But the creators of Base 10, a mini-game on the DSi,
did just that, making it impossible for the game to be played by anyone
who isn't right-handed. Seems pretty silly for a game developer to just
cut out a slice of their potential audience right from the start."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/1611228
Links:
0. http://www.examiner.com/video-game-in-chicago/base10-the-dsi-and-lefties-left-out
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| Super Principia Mathematica |
| from the read-all-about-it dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 15, @14:26 (Books) |
| https://books.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/1323232/Super-Principia-Mathematica |
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An anonymous reader writes "This is not an ordinary book and
extraordinary would still be an understatement. Robert Louis Kemp has
built a plateau of quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.) in math, physics and
logic; defined as his Super Principia Mathematica. Beyond brilliant, Kemp
has worked on his book for over two decades, sacrificing personal comfort
and financial security to laboriously bring to fruition his textbook
style, hardback, expertly illustrated principles to the understanding
level prevailed by most people. By 'most people' he means those who have
a basic understanding of mathematics, geometry, algebra, calculus,
physics and most importantly possessing the curiosity to learn." Read on
for the rest of Gary's review.
This story continues at:
https://books.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/1323232/Super-Principia-Mathematica
Discuss this story at:
http://books.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/1323232
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| Twitter Gets a Tweak |
| from the now-141-characters dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 15, @15:08 (The Internet) |
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/1817237/Twitter-Gets-a-Tweak |
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crimeandpunishment writes "[0]Twitter is going multimedia. The
text-messaging site has [1]a new look with a new push. There's a new
pane, making it easier for users to check out photos and videos (and in
doing so, come back to the site more frequently and stay there longer,
which of course means more advertising revenue). Twitter co-founder Biz
Stone says, 'We are still figuring out all the new possibilities.' The
new look is expected to roll out around the world over the next few
days."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/1817237
Links:
0. http://skunkpost.com/news.sp?newsId=3196
1. http://blog.twitter.com/2010/09/better-twitter.html
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| HTC Launches HD Phones and Updated Sense UI |
| from the power-up dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 15, @15:57 (Handhelds) |
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/1830207/HTC-Launches-HD-Phones-and-Updated-Sense|
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cgriffin21 writes "HTC on Wednesday confirmed [0]two new Android
smartphones, the HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z, that include what the
vendor is calling an "enhanced version" of its HTC Sense user interface
that includes everything from video editing software to a mapping tool.
The HTC Sense's new features include the ability to record HD videos and
edit images with various camera effects. HTC Locations, another new
feature, provides on-demand mapping, and there's also an integrated
e-reader and an e-book store powered by Kobo."
Discuss this story at:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/1830207
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| Google Fixes 10 Bugs In Chrome, Pays $4000 Bounty |
| from the $400-flaw dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 15, @16:47 (Google) |
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/2011206/Google-Fixes-10-Bugs-In-Chrome-Pays-4000-B|
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Trailrunner7 writes "It seems Google's bug bounty program is paying some
nice dividends, for both sides. Less than two weeks after releasing
version 6.0 of its Chrome browser, [0]Google has pushed out another
Chrome release, which includes fixes for 10 security bugs, seven of which
are rated either critical or high. Google Chrome 6.0.472.59 comes out
just 12 days after the last Chrome release, which fixed 14 security bugs.
As part of its bug bounty program, Google paid out $4,000 in rewards to
researchers who disclosed security flaws in the browser. Most of the
security flaws fixed in the new release are in the Windows version of
Chrome, but the most serious bug is only in Chrome for Mac."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/2011206
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| Facebook the Most Dangerous Social Tool For Businesses |
| from the friend-at-your-own-risk dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 15, @17:32 (Security) |
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/2027240/Facebook-the-Most-Dangerous-Social-Tool-For-|
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wiredmikey writes "According to a recent study Facebook is by far [0]the
most popular and most dangerous social media tool among
small-to-medium-sized businesses, with 69 percent of respondents
reporting that they have active accounts with this site, followed by
Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Facebook is also the top culprit for
malware infections and privacy violations, e.g. the leaking of sensitive
company information. YouTube took the second spot for malware infection,
while Twitter contributed to a significant number of privacy violations.
For companies suffering financial losses from employee privacy
violations, Facebook was again cited as the most common social media site
where these losses occurred, followed by Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/2027240
Links:
0. http://www.securityweek.com/smbs-embrace-social-media-and-pay-price
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| Construction of French Fusion Reactor Underway |
| from the limitless-escargot-coming-soon dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 15, @18:20 (Power) |
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/2144240/Construction-of-French-Fusion-Reactor-|
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GarryFre writes "It has been said that fusion is 50 years away for quite
decades, but now work has actually been started. Digging has begun in the
south of France on the planned site for [0]France's first fusion reactor.
A tokomak is a torus shaped magnetic confinement device which is
necessary to withstand the temperatures associated with fusion that are
so high, solid materials can't hold them. As such, the building
represents the future core of ITER (International Thermonuclear
Experimental Reactor.) It will be interesting to see if it takes 50 years
to build it."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/2144240
Links:
0. http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2010/09/construction-underway-at-iter.html
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| Data Deduplication Comparative Review |
| from the a-little-order-please dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 15, @19:10 (Data Storage) |
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/2152215/Data-Deduplication-Comparative-Review |
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[0]snydeq writes "InfoWorld's Keith Schultz provides an in-depth
[1]comparative review of four data deduplication appliances to vet how
well the technology stacks up against the rising glut of information in
today's datacenters. 'Data deduplication is the process of analyzing
blocks or segments of data on a storage medium and finding duplicate
patterns. By removing the duplicate patterns and replacing them with much
smaller placeholders, overall storage needs can be greatly reduced. This
becomes very important when IT has to plan for backup and disaster
recovery needs or when simply determining online storage requirements for
the coming year,' Schultz writes. 'If admins can increase storage usage
20, 40, or 60 percent by removing duplicate data, that allows current
storage investments to go that much further.' Under review are dedupe
boxes from FalconStor, NetApp, and SpectraLogic."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/2152215
Links:
0. http://www.infoworld.com/
1. http://infoworld.com/d/data-explosion/infoworld-review-data-deduplication-appliances-353
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| High Fructose Corn Syrup To Get a Makeover |
| from the same-great-taste dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 15, @19:55 (Medicine) |
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/09/15/2147206/High-Fructose-Corn-Syrup-To-Get-a-Makeo|
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An anonymous reader writes "With its sweetener linked to obesity, some
cancers and diabetes, the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) doesn't want
you to think 'fructose' when you see high fructose corn syrup in your
soda, ketchup or pickles. Instead, the AP reports, the CRA submitted an
application to the FDA, hoping to [0]change the name of their top-selling
product to 'corn sugar.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/09/15/2147206
Links:
0. http://healthland.time.com/2010/09/14/high-fructose-corn-syrup-might-get-a-makeover/
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