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Anonymous Vows To Destroy Facebook
from the gonna-need-a-bigger-boat dept.
posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 09, @20:18 (Facebook)
with 560 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/0015221/Anonymous-Vows-To-Destroy-Facebook?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Old Arguments May Cost Linux the Desktop
from the water-under-the-bridge dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 10, @12:00 (Cloud)
with 488 comments
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1555219/Old-Arguments-May-Cost-Linux-the-Desktop?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The London Riots and Facial Recognition Technology
from the digital-mobs-fighting-real-mobs dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 10, @02:19 (Crime)
with 438 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/062225/The-London-Riots-and-Facial-Recognition-Technology?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ask Slashdot: What OS For a Donated Computer?
from the free-and-tax-deductible-software dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 10, @05:09 (Operating Systems)
with 347 comments
http://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/0632241/Ask-Slashdot-What-OS-For-a-Donated-Computer?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New Drug Could Cure Nearly Any Viral Infection
from the universal-cure dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @16:14 (Science)
with 315 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1917232/New-Drug-Could-Cure-Nearly-Any-Viral-Infection?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New USB Specification Promises 100W of Power
from the now-you're-playing-with-power dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 10, @08:53 (Power)
with 264 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1224202/New-USB-Specification-Promises-100W-of-Power?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Court Rules Sending Too Many Emails Is "Hacking"
from the if-you-send-it-more-than-twice-your-hacking-it dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @15:02 (The Courts)
with 247 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/182224/Court-Rules-Sending-Too-Many-Emails-Is-Hacking?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Why The US Will Lose a Cyber War
from the not-enough-code-red dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 10, @09:37 (China)
with 232 comments
http://slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1247248/Why-The-US-Will-Lose-a-Cyber-War?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Dashboard Avatar To Replace Car Owner's Manuals
from the clippy-says-you-need-oil dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @14:15 (Transportation)
with 209 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1730230/Dashboard-Avatar-To-Replace-Car-Owners-Manuals?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

A Quest For the Perfect SNES Emulator
from the do-a-barrel-roll dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 10, @06:36 (Nintendo)
with 208 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/0641202/A-Quest-For-the-Perfect-SNES-Emulator?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google Pulls Plug On Programming For the Masses
from the hacking-is-cancelled dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 10, @12:44 (Education)
with 202 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1615234/Google-Pulls-Plug-On-Programming-For-the-Masses?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

IBM Plays <em>SimCity</em> With Portland, Oregon
from the enjoy-your-godzilla-and-wildfires dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 10, @08:13 (Government)
with 200 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/0549213/IBM-Plays-SimCity-With-Portland-Oregon?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Apple Now Offering Free Recycling For PCs
from the out-with-the-old dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @15:49 (Apple)
with 147 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1912222/Apple-Now-Offering-Free-Recycling-For-PCs?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Orange Goo Invades Alaskan Village
from the invasion-begun dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @11:24 (Earth)
with 142 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1447214/Orange-Goo-Invades-Alaskan-Village?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

4G and CDMA Reportedly Hacked At DEFCON
from the hack-and-slash dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 10, @10:16 (Cellphones)
with 133 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1338201/4G-and-CDMA-Reportedly-Hacked-At-DEFCON?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Wall Street: Software More Valuable Than Oil
from the rich-in-ideas dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @16:58 (Apple)
with 130 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1928206/Wall-Street-Software-More-Valuable-Than-Oil?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Microsoft Patches 1990s-Era 'Ping of Death'
from the better-late-than-never dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 10, @00:18 (Bug)
with 123 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/0412224/Microsoft-Patches-1990s-Era-Ping-of-Death?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Copycat "hiPhone 5" Surfaces In China
from the certified-authentic-fake dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @19:50 (China)
with 117 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/225227/Copycat-hiPhone-5-Surfaces-In-China?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

CERN To Tap Unused Desktop Power To Help Find Higgs Boson
from the god-particle-the-home-game dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @13:30 (Science)
with 106 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/176222/CERN-To-Tap-Unused-Desktop-Power-To-Help-Find-Higgs-Boson?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Gamification &mdash; Valid Term or Marketing-Speak?
from the click-through-for-five-bonus-slashpoints dept.
posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 09, @22:23 (Games)
with 93 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/0217251/Gamification-mdash-Valid-Term-or-Marketing-Speak?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Wireless Charging On the Droid Bionic?
from the stop-gnawing-on-cables dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 10, @11:06 (Android)
with 77 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1456236/Wireless-Charging-On-the-Droid-Bionic?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Gizmodo Off the Hook In iPhone 4 Investigation
from the no-harm-no-foul dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @18:13 (Iphone)
with 71 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/213206/Gizmodo-Off-the-Hook-In-iPhone-4-Investigation?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Walmart To Close Online Music Store
from the survival-of-the-most-convenient dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @17:46 (DRM)
with 68 comments
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/210200/Walmart-To-Close-Online-Music-Store?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Six Python Web Frameworks Compared
from the best-of-breed dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @18:30 (Programming)
with 67 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/2111203/Six-Python-Web-Frameworks-Compared?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Military Working On Laser Powered Drones
from the amazing-laser dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @17:25 (Shark)
with 66 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1935227/Military-Working-On-Laser-Powered-Drones?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New Type of e-Paper Can Be Used Up To 260 Times
from the e-erasable dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @15:22 (Technology)
with 62 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/185242/New-Type-of-e-Paper-Can-Be-Used-Up-To-260-Times?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Feds' Radios Have Significant Security Flaws
from the listening-to-the-listeners dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @19:01 (Encryption)
with 49 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/2113246/Feds-Radios-Have-Significant-Security-Flaws?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Biggest Dangers to Your Fiber
from the cutting-the-cord dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @19:22 (The Internet)
with 46 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/2154236/The-Biggest-Dangers-to-Your-Fiber?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Perseid Meteor Shower To Be Hampered By Full Moon
from the it-is-too-a-moon dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 10, @02:55 (Earth)
with 38 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/0625238/Perseid-Meteor-Shower-To-Be-Hampered-By-Full-Moon?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

GameFly To Jump Into Digital Game Rentals
from the full-steam-ahead dept.
posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 09, @21:10 (The Internet)
with 37 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/016229/GameFly-To-Jump-Into-Digital-Game-Rentals?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Smartphone-Style Touch Sensing On an 82-Inch Screen
from the life-size-angry-birds dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 10, @01:20 (Displays)
with 30 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/0434206/Smartphone-Style-Touch-Sensing-On-an-82-Inch-Screen?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

NASA Taps 7 Commercial Firms For Suborbital Flights
from the space-outsourcing dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 10, @16:38 (NASA)
with 25 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/10/1921226/NASA-Taps-7-Commercial-Firms-For-Suborbital-Flights?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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