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Microsoft 'Ribbonizes' Windows 8 File Manager
from the statistically-driven-interface dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @17:22 (Windows)
with 483 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/2037223/Microsoft-Ribbonizes-Windows-8-File-Manager?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

SignalGuru Helps Drivers Avoid Red Lights
from the green-is-so-much-more-beautiful dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 29, @05:12 (Cellphones)
with 397 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/0744243/SignalGuru-Helps-Drivers-Avoid-Red-Lights?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ex-Board Member Says HP Is Committing 'Corporate Suicide'
from the suicide-by-1000-cuts dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 29, @08:09 (HP)
with 365 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/0052207/Ex-Board-Member-Says-HP-Is-Committing-Corporate-Suicide?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Environmental Enforcement Agents Targeting Guitars
from the first-they-came-for-the-mandolins-and-I-said-nothing dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday August 29, @12:46 (Music)
with 300 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/148239/Environmental-Enforcement-Agents-Targeting-Guitars?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Copyright Nightmare of 'I Have a Dream'
from the private-history dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @13:45 (Communications)
with 290 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/1728259/The-Copyright-Nightmare-of-I-Have-a-Dream?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Updated: Mozilla Community Contributor Departs Over Bug Handling
from the ways-in-which-mozilla-is-like-a-new-york-apartment dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @11:40 (Firefox)
with 281 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/1454224/Updated-Mozilla-Community-Contributor-Departs-Over-Bug-Handling?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Developing Nuclear Power Plant Tech For the Moon and Mars
from the green-cheese-fission dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @10:16 (Mars)
with 238 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/1337258/Developing-Nuclear-Power-Plant-Tech-For-the-Moon-and-Mars?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Quest For an EV Fast-Charge Standard
from the everyone's-plugging-their-own-plug dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @09:35 (Transportation)
with 237 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/1235219/The-Quest-For-an-EV-Fast-Charge-Standard?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ask Kevin Mitnick
from the do-you-still-hear-the-screaming dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 29, @14:30 (Security)
with 207 comments
http://interviews.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/1737257/Ask-Kevin-Mitnick?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

When Did Irene Stop Being a Hurricane?
from the anything-with-cliff-mass-is-interesting dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 29, @18:55 (Earth)
with 201 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/2222252/When-Did-Irene-Stop-Being-a-Hurricane?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Latest Web Browser Grand Prix
from the render-fast-turn-left dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @08:53 (Chrome)
with 183 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/1229214/The-Latest-Web-Browser-Grand-Prix?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Like a Redstone Cowboy
from the tinyurl-getrollin dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 29, @02:23 (Programming)
with 160 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/0547238/Like-a-Redstone-Cowboy?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Gut Bacteria Exert Mind Control
from the lactobacillus-colbertsus dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @16:37 (Science)
with 155 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/2026226/Gut-Bacteria-Exert-Mind-Control?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Mandriva 2011 Out
from the fond-memories-of-mandrake dept.
posted by timothy on Sunday August 28, @23:24 (Mandriva)
with 150 comments
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/019239/Mandriva-2011-Out?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Facebook's New Privacy Controls: Still Broken
from the hey-let's-try-this-thing dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @13:04 (Facebook)
with 122 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/1644259/Facebooks-New-Privacy-Controls-Still-Broken?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

There's Been a Leak At WikiLeaks
from the who-leaks-the-leakers dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @15:10 (Security)
with 115 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/1835222/Theres-Been-a-Leak-At-WikiLeaks?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

'Superpoke' To Be No More, Thanks To Google
from the ok-that-kind-of-makes-up-for-the-evil dept.
posted by timothy on Sunday August 28, @20:28 (Facebook)
with 93 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/28/2351221/Superpoke-To-Be-No-More-Thanks-To-Google?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Delivering Medicine By UAV
from the calling-dr.-drone dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday August 29, @10:35 (Medicine)
with 82 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/1351227/Delivering-Medicine-By-UAV?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile Bet Big On Mobile Payments
from the happily-looking-for-ways-to-make-us-spend-money dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @10:59 (AT&T)
with 82 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/1441213/ATampT-Verizon-and-T-Mobile-Bet-Big-On-Mobile-Payments?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

CyanogenMod Shows Off Android On the HP TouchPad
from the that-was-fast dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @18:08 (Android)
with 72 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/2146201/CyanogenMod-Shows-Off-Android-On-the-HP-TouchPad?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Crowdsourcing Makes an API For Human Intelligence
from the if-intelligence-were-common-we'd-all-have-it dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 29, @19:44 (AI)
with 69 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/2231258/Crowdsourcing-Makes-an-API-For-Human-Intelligence?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Mac OS X Lion LDAP Vulnerability Emerges
from the mash-keyboard-for-access dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @15:52 (Bug)
with 64 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/1844222/Mac-OS-X-Lion-LDAP-Vulnerability-Emerges?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Joining Blood Vessels Without Sutures
from the what-can't-duct-tape-do dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @12:22 (Medicine)
with 44 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/165257/Joining-Blood-Vessels-Without-Sutures?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

CloudStack Goes Open Source
from the done-and-done dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 29, @13:27 (Cloud)
with 13 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/1653214/CloudStack-Goes-Open-Source?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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