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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Ask Slashdot: Best Inexpensive VPS Provider?
* ISO Updates C Standard
* Why the Occupy Movement Skipped Silicon Valley
* Taliban Seizes and Burns PCs, Cell Phones To Stop Obscenity
* What Do We Do When the Internet Mob Is Wrong?
* Sorry, IT: These 5 Technologies Belong To Users
* East Coast vs. West Coast In the Quest For Young Programming Talent
* Face-Scanning Vending Machine Denies Children Access To Pudding
* The Bitcoin Strikes Back
* Crowdsourced List of SOPA Supporters
* Dell and Baidu Introduce a Smartphone With Forked Version of Android
* US Federal Reserve Data On Loans During Crisis Released
* Study Finds Online Cheating Is Infectious
* Cyber Insurance Industry Expected To Boom
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| Ask Slashdot: Best Inexpensive VPS Provider?
| from the and-a-pony dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday December 23, @19:40 (Data Storage)
| with 342 comments
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/12/23/2334215/ask-slashdot-best-inexpensive-vps-provider?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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David Greene writes "After many years of waiting for my provider to
upgrade DSL service from the measly 1.5 Mbps I have now, I've decided to
go another route. Unfortunately, no other provider in the area (Twin
Cities) offers static IPs and permission to run servers. I am looking for
a VPS solution to host the public parts of my personal site. What can the
Slashdot community recommend as a good, inexpensive VPS provider for
personal use? This will mainly be hosting a blog and a couple of Free
Software projects (wikis, git repositories, etc.). I would prefer
something with KVM so I can manage my own OS install but I am open to
other options. Root shell access is essential."
Discuss this story at:
https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/12/23/2334215/ask-slashdot-best-inexpensive-vps-provider?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| ISO Updates C Standard
| from the now-known-as-d-no-wait dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday December 24, @04:02 (Programming)
| with 296 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/0145238/iso-updates-c-standard?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "The International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) has published the new [0]specifications for the C
programming language. The standard is known unofficially as C1X and was
[1]published officially as ISO/IEC 9899:2011. It provides greater
compatibility with the C++ language and adds new features to C (as
indicated in the draft)."
Discuss this story at:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/0145238/iso-updates-c-standard?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/ISO-updates-C-standard-1400814.html
1. http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=57853
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| Why the Occupy Movement Skipped Silicon Valley
| from the still-occupying-jobs-there dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday December 24, @09:50 (Businesses)
| with 269 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/1242224/why-the-occupy-movement-skipped-silicon-valley?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Eric Schmidt says what we all suspected:
[0]Silicon Valley has largely been immune to the Great Recession. He
said, 'Occupy Wall Street isn���t really something that comes up in daily
discussion, because their issues are not our daily reality. We live in a
bubble, and I don���t mean a tech bubble or a valuation bubble. I mean a
bubble as in our own little world.... Companies can���t hire people fast
enough. Young people can work hard and make a fortune. Homes hold their
value.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/1242224/why-the-occupy-movement-skipped-silicon-valley?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/12/23/businessinsidereric-schmidt-we-dont.DTL
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| Taliban Seizes and Burns PCs, Cell Phones To Stop Obscenity
| from the all-nude-all-streisand-effect dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday December 23, @22:18 (Censorship)
| with 268 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/008227/taliban-seizes-and-burns-pcs-cell-phones-to-stop-obscenity?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]retroworks writes "As translated from Central Asia Online, Cellular
News reports that militants from South Waziristan [1]set ablaze about 300
cellular phones and a number of computers in Wana because the devices
were allegedly used to spread obscene materials. Prior to taking the
action, they gave everyone fair warning with 'leaflets.' 300 cell phones
down, [2]5 or 6 billion to go.
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/008227/taliban-seizes-and-burns-pcs-cell-phones-to-stop-obscenity?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://retroworks.blogspot.com/
1. http://www.cellular-news.com/story/52320.php
2. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/15/business/main6209772.shtml
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| What Do We Do When the Internet Mob Is Wrong?
| from the blame-it-on-everyone-else-and-walk-away-whistling dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday December 24, @12:32 (The Media)
| with 264 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/1533222/what-do-we-do-when-the-internet-mob-is-wrong?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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New submitter cornicefire writes "By now most people have heard the news
and seen the picture of the boy who was killed over the new Nike
sneakers. There are Facebook pages devoted to fist-shaking protests about
materialism and greed. Yada yada yada. But [0]while the scuffles over the
shoes were real, the death was not. The photo was just a stock photo of
some kid in a lab. We know this because of some old school reporters ���
Steve Earley and Justin Fentin of the Baltimore Sun. In the rush to
celebrate crowdsourcing, many of us pooh-pooh the old media as
'gatekeepers,' but there are times when keeping that gate locked is a
good idea. After all, if one of the crowd discovered the error, the
signal would barely rise above the noise. There are people claiming that
anyone questioning the facts is being disrespectful. Is there something
we can do about the mobocracy? How can we support the best traditions of
journalism while fixing the worst? How can we nurture accuracy?"
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/1533222/what-do-we-do-when-the-internet-mob-is-wrong?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Sorry, IT: These 5 Technologies Belong To Users
| from the rayguns-not-on-the-list dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday December 24, @13:55 (IT)
| with 223 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/1853205/sorry-it-these-5-technologies-belong-to-users?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]GMGruman writes "The BYOD (bring your own device) phenomenon hasn't
been easy on IT, which has seen its control slip. But for these five
technologies ��� mobile devices, cloud computing services, social
technology, exploratory analytics, and specialty apps ��� it has already
slipped, and [1]Forrester and others argue IT needs to let go of them.
That also means not investing time and money in all the management apps
that vendors are happy to sell to IT shops afraid of BYOD ��� as this post
shows, many just won't deliver what IT hopes."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/1853205/sorry-it-these-5-technologies-belong-to-users?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.infoworld.com/
1. http://www.infoworld.com/t/consumerization-it/hands-it-5-key-technologies-users-must-own-181200
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| East Coast vs. West Coast In the Quest For Young Programming Talent
| from the we're-all-in-the-same-chain-gang dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday December 24, @08:28 (Businesses)
| with 204 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/0026202/east-coast-vs-west-coast-in-the-quest-for-young-programming-talent?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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McGruber writes "The Wall Street Journal is reporting that [0]tech
interns are in high demand in the Bay area. According to the author,
'Technology giants like Google Inc. have been expanding their
summer-intern programs, while smaller tech companies are ramping up
theirs in response ��� sometimes even luring candidates away from college.'
Meanwhile in NYC, CIOs lament that they are [1]unable to retain
20-something techies according to a report in Network World. Says one
CIO, 'It puts us in a really uncomfortable position to have this kind of
turnover because knowledge keeps walking out the door. We invest in
training people and bringing them up to speed to where they need to be,
and boom they're gone. That has been my biggest struggle and concern.'
It's the pay, stupid!"
Discuss this story at:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/0026202/east-coast-vs-west-coast-in-the-quest-for-young-programming-talent?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204879004577108672160430712.html
1. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/122311-outlook-staffing-quit-254362.html
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| Face-Scanning Vending Machine Denies Children Access To Pudding
| from the you-are-an-unfit-mother dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday December 24, @06:50 (It's funny. Laugh.)
| with 195 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/0436243/face-scanning-vending-machine-denies-children-access-to-pudding?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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smitty777 writes "What do you do when you spend over a billion dollars on
products targeted specifically for adults? Simple, just put a device on
your [0] pudding dispensing vending machines that scans faces, and denies
the delicious food to the kiddies. The Minority Report-like device will
apparently judge the age of the individual based on the space between
their eyes and ears. If the criteria is not met, the vending machine will
shut down and ask the individual to step away from the machine. There are
[1]some vending machine combos that this makes sense for, but seriously ���
pudding?"
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/0436243/face-scanning-vending-machine-denies-children-access-to-pudding?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/kraft-vending-machine-blocks-children/20929/
1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/42369167@N00/475523589/
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| The Bitcoin Strikes Back
| from the digital-boom-and-bust dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday December 24, @17:59 (Bitcoin)
| with 179 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/2023223/the-bitcoin-strikes-back?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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smitty777 writes "Slashdot readers are no doubt informed of the
[0]infamous crash of Bitcoin. In fact, its demise was [1]followed closely
here. Wired has a recent article [2]tracking Bitcoin's climb out of chaos.
Valued at $17 before the crash, it had lost 90% of its value due to the
hacking incident, down to a low of $2. It climbed back up to $3 in
December, and is currently valued at $4. From the article: 'Bitcoin
boosters have traditionally suggested that Bitcoin is an alternative to
[the world's] currencies. But we'll suggest an alternative explanation:
that Bitcoin is not so much an alternative currency as a "metacurrency"
that allows low-cost and regulation-free transfer of wealth between
nations. In other words, Bitcoin's major competitors aren't national
currencies, but wire-transfer services like Western Union.' Still,
Bitcoin has [3]significant obstacles to overcome, such as covert mining,
criminal uses, and other security issues." Amir Taaki of the Bitcoin
Consultancy (who did [4]an interview here a while back) [5]disputes the
reasoning and the conclusions in the Wired article.
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/2023223/the-bitcoin-strikes-back?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/06/bitcoin-price-plummets-on-compromised-exchange.ars
1. http://slashdot.org/story/11/10/19/136259/value-of-bitcoin-crashes
2. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/12/bitcoins-comeback/
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin#Reception_and_concerns
4. http://interviews.slashdot.org/story/11/06/22/1737237/amir-taaki-answers-your-questions-about-bitcoin
5. http://bitcoinmedia.com/bitcoin-replaces-western-union-thats-all/
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| Crowdsourced List of SOPA Supporters
| from the shame-if-anything-was-t'-happen dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday December 24, @08:53 (United States)
| with 162 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/0035250/crowdsourced-list-of-sopa-supporters?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Fraser Cain writes "[0]GoDaddy listened to reason, and reversed their
position on SOPA. Here's a [1]crowdsourced list of every other company
supporting SOPA with web address, Twitter feed, contact emails and phone
numbers. Perhaps they should be contacted to find out if they still fully
support SOPA, or have changed their mind."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/0035250/crowdsourced-list-of-sopa-supporters?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/victory-boycott-forces-godaddy-to-drop-its-support-for-sopa.ars
1. https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=wise&passive=1209600&continue=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key%3D0AmGJz_37ojoqdFZhYlBhN2hQOGRoN2R0ZGh3VDZlblE%26pref%3D2&followup=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key%3D0AmGJz_37ojoqdFZhYlBhN2hQOGRoN2R0ZGh3VDZlblE%26pref%3D2
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| Dell and Baidu Introduce a Smartphone With Forked Version of Android
| from the primordial-soup-software dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday December 24, @01:14 (Android)
| with 137 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/0057236/dell-and-baidu-introduce-a-smartphone-with-forked-version-of-android?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]cortex writes "XDA developers is reporting on the release of a new
smart phone which [1]runs a forked version of Google's Android operating
system: 'Dell and Baidu, the Chinese search giant with over 80%
marketshare in its home-country, unveiled the Streak Pro on Tuesday (via
Computerworld). The device has a 4.3 AMOLED screen with 960��540
resolution and packs a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor. Most
notably, however, is the operating system it runs: a forked Android
version dubbed Baidu Yi, which replaces Google's services with those of
Baidu.' How will this impact Google's support for Android and open source
in general?'
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https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/0057236/dell-and-baidu-introduce-a-smartphone-with-forked-version-of-android?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:neuraleng@gmail.com
1. http://www.xda-developers.com/android/chinese-search-giant-baidu-launches-smartphone-with-forked-android-version/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+xda-developers%2FShsH+(xda-developers)
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| US Federal Reserve Data On Loans During Crisis Released
| from the sunshine-is-the-best-disinfectant dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday December 24, @15:14 (Government)
| with 105 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/199208/us-federal-reserve-data-on-loans-during-crisis-released?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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oDDmON oUT writes "Pursuant to a FOIA request, Bloomberg has [0]acquired
numbers from the Fed on loans made to banks and businesses during the
financial crisis between 2007 and 2009. They also posted a direct link to
the spreadsheets [1]in zipped format and updated their [2]data
visualization of the lending."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/199208/us-federal-reserve-data-on-loans-during-crisis-released?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-23/fed-s-once-secret-data-compiled-by-bloomberg-released-to-public.html
1. http://bit.ly/Bloomberg-Fed-Data
2. http://www.bloomberg.com/data-visualization/federal-reserve-emergency-lending/#/overview/?sort=nomPeakValue&group=none&view=peak&position=0&comparelist=&search=
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| Study Finds Online Cheating Is Infectious
| from the can-we-blame-jenny-mccarthy-for-this dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday December 24, @16:35 (Games)
| with 70 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/2016213/study-finds-online-cheating-is-infectious?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Freddybear writes "A study of online gamers in the Steam community finds
that [0]those who are friends with cheaters are more likely to begin
cheating themselves. From the article: 'First up, cheats stick together.
The data shows that cheaters are much more likely to be friends with
other cheaters. Cheating also appears to be infectious. The likelihood of
a fair player becoming labelled as a cheater in future is directly
correlated with this person's number of friends who are cheaters. So if
you know cheaters, you are more likely to become one yourself. Cheating
[1]spreads like flu through this community. Finally, being labelled as a
cheat seems to significantly affect social standing. Once a person is
labelled as a cheat, they tend to lose friends. Some even cut themselves
off from friends by increasing their privacy settings.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/2016213/study-finds-online-cheating-is-infectious?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27441/?p1=blogs
1. http://arxiv.org/abs/1112.4915
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| Cyber Insurance Industry Expected To Boom
| from the who-doesn't-love-new-forms-of-insurance dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday December 24, @11:12 (Businesses)
| with 56 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/1254250/cyber-insurance-industry-expected-to-boom?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "The high profile hacks to Sony's systems this
year were quite costly ��� Sony estimated losses at around $200 million.
Their insurance company was quick to point out that they don't own a
cyber insurance policy, so the losses won't be mitigated at all. Because
of that and all the other notable hacking incidents recently, analysts
[0]expect the cyber insurance industry to take off in the coming year.
'Last October, the S.E.C. issued a new guidance requiring that companies
disclose "material" cyber attacks and their costs to shareholders. The
guidance specifically requires companies to disclose a "description of
relevant insurance coverage." That one S.E.C. bullet point could be a
boon to the cyber insurance industry. Cyber insurance has been around
since the Clinton administration, but most companies tended to "self
insure" against cyber attacks.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/24/1254250/cyber-insurance-industry-expected-to-boom?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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