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Dutch Government To Tax Drivers Based On Car Use
from the oregonians-are-next dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @05:19 (Privacy)
with 426 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/0250209/Dutch-Government-To-Tax-Drivers-Based-On-Car-Use?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Installing Linux On a 386 Laptop
from the for-the-modern-luddite dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @11:23 (Debian)
with 201 comments
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/1341240/Installing-Linux-On-a-386-Laptop?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Patent Applications Hint Apple Wants To Eliminate Printer Drivers
from the from-anywhere-is-a-nice-ideal dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @18:10 (Patents)
with 166 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/229245/Patent-Applications-Hint-Apple-Wants-To-Eliminate-Printer-Drivers?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Five Levels of ISP Evil
from the some-of-which-are-really-government-evil dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @15:55 (Advertising)
with 153 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/1953200/The-Five-Levels-of-ISP-Evil?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

US Pumps $175M Into Advanced Auto Fuel Research
from the get-it-pump-get-it dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @14:43 (Earth)
with 144 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/1844232/US-Pumps-175M-Into-Advanced-Auto-Fuel-Research?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Motorola To Collect Royalties For Android
from the everybody-wants-a-piece dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @08:24 (Android)
with 128 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/036203/Motorola-To-Collect-Royalties-For-Android?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Canadian Judge Rules Domain Names Are Property
from the radical-libertarians-all dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @10:25 (Canada)
with 121 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/1325229/Canadian-Judge-Rules-Domain-Names-Are-Property?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

In Rural UK, Old 2G Phones Beat 3G Smarphones For Connectivity
from the old-ways-are-best-ways dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @09:26 (Cellphones)
with 73 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/132227/In-Rural-UK-Old-2G-Phones-Beat-3G-Smarphones-For-Connectivity?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google Takes a Small Step in Lodsys Patent-Troll Case
from the when-does-the-rubber-band-snap? dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @12:27 (Android)
with 70 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/1620237/Google-Takes-a-Small-Step-in-Lodsys-Patent-Troll-Case?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Faint Praise From WSJ For a Linux Touchscreen PC For Seniors
from the nicer-way-to-say-euphemism dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @02:11 (GUI)
with 54 comments
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/12/2335252/Faint-Praise-From-WSJ-For-a-Linux-Touchscreen-PC-For-Seniors?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

See the PyPy JIT In Action
from the hey-those-are-good-cat-names dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @19:12 (Programming)
with 38 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/2258249/See-the-PyPy-JIT-In-Action?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
from the then-gets-suddenly-sleepy dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 12, @23:08 (Space)
with 31 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/0037257/Perseid-Meteor-Shower-Peaks-Tonight?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

BlackBerry Server Can Be Hacked With Image File
from the image-of-the-emir-perhaps dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @16:53 (Blackberry)
with 30 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/2038222/BlackBerry-Server-Can-Be-Hacked-With-Image-File?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

NAND Flash Can Verify a Device's Identity
from the by-your-errors-shall-we-know-ye dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday August 13, @13:30 (Security)
with 23 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/13/1643233/NAND-Flash-Can-Verify-a-Devices-Identity?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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