[Slashdot] Headlines for 2011-10-30

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When Having the US Debt Paid Off Was a Problem
from the problem-I'd-take dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday October 29, @08:11 (The Almighty Buck)
with 489 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/001214/when-having-the-us-debt-paid-off-was-a-problem?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Weaponizable Police UAV Now Operational In Texas
from the chasing-perps-is-hard-work dept.
posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 29, @09:19 (Crime)
with 338 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/1236236/weaponizable-police-uav-now-operational-in-texas?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Anonymous Takes On a Mexican Drug Cartel
from the you-know-they-have-guns-right dept.
posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 29, @15:03 (Crime)
with 299 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/1644256/anonymous-takes-on-a-mexican-drug-cartel?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Career Advice: Don't Call Yourself a Programmer
from the be-a-leveraged-syngeristic-cloud-solution-instead dept.
posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 29, @12:48 (Businesses)
with 284 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/1441256/career-advice-dont-call-yourself-a-programmer?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Australia's Biggest Airline Grounds Its Entire Fleet
from the self-imposed-no-fly-zone dept.
posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 29, @10:29 (Australia)
with 273 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/1241254/australias-biggest-airline-grounds-its-entire-fleet?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Droughts Linked To Global Warming
from the hot-off-the-presses dept.
posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 29, @18:35 (Earth)
with 160 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/216220/droughts-linked-to-global-warming?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Dolphin, a 3rd Party Android Browser, Relayed URL Data
from the question-of-intent dept.
posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 29, @11:40 (Android)
with 153 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/1251215/dolphin-a-3rd-party-android-browser-relayed-url-data?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

HP Officially Out of TouchPads
from the now-you'll-have-to-touch-different dept.
posted by timothy on Friday October 28, @22:40 (HP)
with 115 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/0022201/hp-officially-out-of-touchpads?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Is That an Android On Your Wrist?
from the or-are-you-yourself-an-android dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday October 29, @07:15 (Android)
with 109 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/015246/is-that-an-android-on-your-wrist?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Nokia Unveils OLED Phone You Control By Bending
from the both-hands-on-the-phone-no-the-wheel dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday October 29, @01:33 (Cellphones)
with 105 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/0048255/nokia-unveils-oled-phone-you-control-by-bending?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ask Slashdot: Best EEPROM Programmer For a Hobbyists?
from the getting-technical dept.
posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 29, @16:17 (Programming)
with 84 comments
http://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/194214/ask-slashdot-best-eeprom-programmer-for-a-hobbyists?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

<em>Battlefield 3</em> Performance: 30+ Graphics Cards Tested
from the anti-aliased-bullets dept.
posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 29, @17:24 (First Person Shooters (Games))
with 67 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/1922214/battlefield-3-performance-30-graphics-cards-tested?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

AWS Load Balancer Sends 2 Million Netflix API Reqs To Wrong Customer
from the close-does-not-in-fact-count dept.
posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 29, @13:54 (Cloud)
with 42 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/1637219/aws-load-balancer-sends-2-million-netflix-api-reqs-to-wrong-customer?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google Street View Moves Indoors
from the i'm-not-sure-the-cars-will-fit dept.
posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 29, @19:44 (Google)
with 42 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/2222241/google-street-view-moves-indoors?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Quiet Cellular Antenna Tech To Boost S. African SKA Bid
from the can-we-hear-them-now? dept.
posted by timothy on Saturday October 29, @04:27 (Cellphones)
with 27 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/28/2234204/quiet-cellular-antenna-tech-to-boost-s-african-ska-bid?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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