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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* NYPD Dismantling Occupy Wall Street Encampment
* DOJ: Violating a Site's ToS Is a Crime
* Siri Protocol Cracked
* Ask Slashdot: What's a Good Tablet/App Combination For Note-Taking?
* Skilled Readers Recognize Words By Shape
* Barnes & Noble Names Microsoft's Disputed Android Patents
* Mario's Raccoon Suit Enrages PETA
* <em>Doctor Who</em> To Become Hollywood Feature Film
* Android Ice Cream Sandwich Source Released
* Google To Allow Location Service Opt-out
* Minecraft Is Finished
* Oxford City Council Mandates CCTV Cameras In Taxies by 2015
* RIAA Doesn't Like the "Used Digital Music" Business
* EU Approves Unified Full Body Scanner Regulations
* Researchers Locate Flaw In Bitcoin Protocol
* Steve Jobs Wanted an iPhone-Only Wireless Network
* Adobe To Donate Flex SDK To Open Source Community
* Intel's 4004 Microprocessor Turns 40
* Raspberry Pi PCB Layout Revealed
* Fukushima Soil Contamination Probed
* Now's Your Chance To Apply As an Astronaut
* Canada CRTC Rules Against Usage Based Billing
* Aussie Bank Wants To Trade Social Network Data For Better Deals
* Tor-Enabled Browser For the iPad, and Easy Tor Nodes on EC2
* Common Crawl Foundation Providing Data For Search Researchers
* Russia's MiG Aircraft Company Develops 3D Flight Simulator
* GAO Criticizes IRS Over Serious IT Deficiencies
* New Malware Signed With Stolen Government Certificate
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| NYPD Dismantling Occupy Wall Street Encampment
| from the ministry-of-truth-declares-america-not-a-police-state dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday November 15, @02:55 (United States)
| with 861 comments
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/0748249/nypd-dismantling-occupy-wall-street-encampment?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter Red_Chaos1 was the first to write with news
that, as of around 06:30 UTC, the NYPD appears to have [0]begun removing
the encampment of Occupy Wall Street. At 06:34 UTC the Mayor's office
issued a tweet declaring: "[1]Occupants of Zuccotti should temporarily
leave and remove tents and tarps. Protesters can return after the park is
cleared.". Around 07:15 UTC the first of several large dumpsters were
deposited and the police began throwing tents and other debris into it.
Reports also indicate that a [2]Long Range Acoustic Device is on the
premises. The police are using helicopters and physical barriers to
prevent news coverage, but the Occupiers are [3]streaming the events ([4]alternative
stream; #occupywallstreet on irc.indymedia.org is also rather active for
those who don't fancy flash or twitter.) As of 09:15 or so, the situation
according to those near NYC is that the park has more or less been
cleared.
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/0748249/nypd-dismantling-occupy-wall-street-encampment?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/11/occupy-wall-street-police-raid-zuccotti-park.html
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/nyregion/police-begin-clearing-zuccotti-park-of-protesters.html
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LRAD
3. http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution
4. http://www.ustream.tv/TheOther99
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| DOJ: Violating a Site's ToS Is a Crime
| from the who'd-click-without-reading? dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 15, @14:24 (Crime)
| with 435 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1821238/doj-violating-a-sites-tos-is-a-crime?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]ideonexus writes "CNET [1]has obtained a statement to be released by
the Department of Justice tomorrow defending its broad interpretation of
the [2]Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) that defines violations of
'authorized access' in information systems as including any act that
violates a Web site's terms of service, while the White House is
[3]arguing for expanding the law even further. This would criminalize
teenagers using Google for violating its ToS, which says you can't use
its services if 'you are not of legal age to form a binding contract,'
and turns multiple attempts to upload copyrighted videos to YouTube into
'a pattern of racketeering' according to a GWU professor and an attorney
cited in the story."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1821238/doj-violating-a-sites-tos-is-a-crime?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://ideonexus.com/
1. http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57324779-281/doj-lying-on-match.com-needs-to-be-a-crime/
2. http://ilt.eff.org/index.php/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act_(CFAA)
3. http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/legislative/letters/law-enforcement-provisions-related-to-computer-security-full-bill-section-by-section-analysis.pdf
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| Siri Protocol Cracked
| from the siri-like-way-ogg-speex dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Monday November 14, @22:38 (Apple)
| with 386 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/0156240/siri-protocol-cracked?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter jisom writes with something that will
probably not be working come morning. Quoting the source: "Today, we
managed to crack open Siri's protocol. As a result, [0]we are able to use
Siri's recognition engine from any device. Yes, that means anyone could
now write an Android app that uses the real Siri! Or use Siri on an iPad!
And we're going to share this know-how with you." Basically, Siri sends
the data to the processing server using non-standard HTTP extensions. Of
note is that the audio is encoded using [1]Ogg Speex.
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/0156240/siri-protocol-cracked?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://applidium.com/en/news/cracking_siri/
1. http://speex.org/
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| Ask Slashdot: What's a Good Tablet/App Combination For Note-Taking?
| from the what's-wrong-with-yellow-legal-pads? dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 15, @11:42 (Index)
| with 355 comments
| https://slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1558229/ask-slashdot-whats-a-good-tabletapp-combination-for-note-taking?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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EmagGeek writes "My wife recently started back to school to finish her
4-year degree, and one of the things that we've been considering is
procuring for her some kind of tablet that would enable her to take notes
in class and save them electronically. This would obviate the need to
carry around a bunch of paper, and could even be used to store
e-textbooks so she doesn't have to lug 30lbs of books around campus. At
minimum, she would have to be able to write freehand on the tablet with a
fine-point stylus, just like she would write on paper with a pen. We've
seen what we call those 'fat finger' styli and found that they are not
good for fine writing. Having become frustrated with the offerings we've
tried so far, I thought I would ping the Slashdot Community. Any
suggestions?"
Discuss this story at:
https://slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1558229/ask-slashdot-whats-a-good-tabletapp-combination-for-note-taking?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Skilled Readers Recognize Words By Shape
| from the it-looks-the-way-it-sounds dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 15, @15:49 (Science)
| with 328 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1948230/skilled-readers-recognize-words-by-shape?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]hessian writes "Skilled readers can recognize words at lightning fast
speed when they read because the word has been placed in [1]a visual
dictionary of sorts, say Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC)
neuroscientists. The visual dictionary idea rebuts the theory that our
brain 'sounds out' words each time we see them."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1948230/skilled-readers-recognize-words-by-shape?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.deathmetal.org/
1. http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=60788&PageTemplateID=295
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| Barnes & Noble Names Microsoft's Disputed Android Patents
| from the cartels-invite-escape dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 15, @13:43 (Android)
| with 316 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/171201/barnes-noble-names-microsofts-disputed-android-patents?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Julie188 writes "B&N is really [1]blowing the lid off of what
Microsoft is doing and how they are forcing money from Android. It has
accused Microsoft of requiring overly restricted NDA agreements from
those even entering into patent license talks. Because it is disputing
Microsoft's claims, and the restrictions of its own NDA signed with
Redmond, B&N has gone public. It has named in detail six patents that it
says Microsoft is using to get Android device makers to pay up. Plus, B&N
is also trying to force open Microsoft's other plans for stomping out
Android, including [2]the agreement Redmond made with Nokia, and Nokia's
patent-troll MOSAID."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/171201/barnes-noble-names-microsofts-disputed-android-patents?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:jbort@nww.com
1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/79179
2. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/110911-bn-nokia-mosaid-microsoft-252957.html
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| Mario's Raccoon Suit Enrages PETA
| from the thin-skins dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 15, @16:45 (Nintendo)
| with 316 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/208228/marios-raccoon-suit-enrages-peta?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]redletterdave writes "PETA believes Nintendo's iconic plumber Mario
takes a 'pro fur' stance" because he 'wears the skin of a raccoon dog to
give him special powers' in the new handheld game released Nov. 13. PETA
illustrated its disgust with Nintendo in an online campaign called '[1]Mario
Kills Tanooki.' The page includes a side-scrolling Super Mario-style game
called 'Super Tanooki Skin 2D,' where you play an angry, skinless tanuki
that must chase a bloody raccoon-pelt-wearing-Mario across a 16-bit world
and try to reclaim its fur."
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/208228/marios-raccoon-suit-enrages-peta?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:Davesmith229@gmail.com
1. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249812/20111115/mario-enrages-peta-raccoon-tanooki-suit-tanuki.htm
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| <em>Doctor Who</em> To Become Hollywood Feature Film
| from the oh-you-mean-with-michael-j-fox dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 15, @13:02 (Movies)
| with 285 comments
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1654214/doctor-who-to-become-hollywood-feature-film?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes writes "Variety reports that David Yates, who
directed the last four Harry Potter films, is teaming up with the BBC to
[1]turn its iconic sci-fi TV series Doctor Who into a Hollywood franchise.
'We're looking at writers now. We're going to spend two to three years to
get it right,' says Yates. 'It needs quite a radical transformation to
take it into the bigger arena.' But not everyone is enamored with the
idea of Doctor Who on the big screen. 'I fear that high production values
and the inevitable sexualisation of the lead characters that a
[2]Hollywood treatment brings will destroy the show,' writes Andrew M.
Brown in the Telegraph. 'The ecosystem of a great television programme is
a delicate thing. Please, Hollywood, don't spoil Doctor Who."
Discuss this story at:
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1654214/doctor-who-to-become-hollywood-feature-film?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118046098
2. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/andrewmcfbrown/100117687/hollywood-keep-your-hands-off-doctor-who/
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| Android Ice Cream Sandwich Source Released
| from the who-doesn't-like-source-code dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Monday November 14, @19:29 (Android)
| with 264 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/14/2328232/android-ice-cream-sandwich-source-released?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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grcumb writes "Looks like the folks at Google have [0]made good on their
promise to release the Android 4.0 source code. Android software engineer
Jean-Baptiste Queru writes: 'Hi! We just released a bit of code we
thought this group might be interested in. Over at our Android
Open-Source Project git servers, the source code for Android version 4.0
(Ice Cream Sandwich) is now available. ... This is actually the source
code for version 4.0.1 of Android, which is the specific version that
will ship on the Galaxy Nexus, the first Android 4.0 device. In the
source tree, you will find a device build target named "full_maguro" that
you can use to build a system image for Galaxy Nexus. Build
configurations for other devices will come later.' " Once nice
side-effect of this is that the revision history for the non-free
Honeycomb series is also available, albeit without any release tags.
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Links:
0. http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/msg/c0e01b4619a1455a
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| Google To Allow Location Service Opt-out
| from the right-gracious-of-them dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 15, @10:00 (Google)
| with 248 comments
| https://search.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1459208/google-to-allow-location-service-opt-out?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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TripleP writes "In a kind gesture from Google, they're [0]allowing
wireless AP owners to opt out of their location service. You only have to
change your SSID to include '_nomap' as a suffix. Is it just me, or
should this 'service' be an explicit opt-in?"
Discuss this story at:
https://search.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1459208/google-to-allow-location-service-opt-out?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/greater-choice-for-wireless-access.html
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| Minecraft Is Finished
| from the it's-never-finished dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 15, @09:35 (Games)
| with 246 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1428244/minecraft-is-finished?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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SharkLaser writes "Minecraft, the most widely known and best selling
indie game in the history, [0]is now finished. Minecraft creator Notch
[1]tweeted yesterday that Minecraft has gone gold and will be released at
the end of the week at the first Minecon, a gathering of Minecraft fans.
So far over 4 million people have bought the game, generating over 50
million dollars in revenue. Minecraft has also had a rapid modding
community around the game, developing gems like the [2]Millenaire mod,
[3]Builders and [4]Tornadoes. Minecraft also brought back the interest in
voxel based engines, introducing games like [5]Ace of Spades (build, make
tunnels, capture the flag FPS) and [6]Voxatron [note: you might want to
turn down your volume for this video]. It also opened up many ways for
new indie developers, as Minecraft showed development can be funded
solely by making something new and giving out early access to the game
for those who are interested in the project. The upcoming Steam-like
[7]IndieCity-platform will also employ similar feature where, in addition
to normal indie game store, players can look at unfinished projects and
choose to support their development."
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https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1428244/minecraft-is-finished?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://kotaku.com/5859539/minecraft-is-actually-finished-its-done
1. https://twitter.com/#!/notch/statuses/136078211284090881
2. http://www.millenaire.org/
3. http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/105117-181-builders-064b-mob/
4. http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/81715-1918-coros-mods-tornadoes-particle-man-zombiecraft-map-editor-zombie-awareness-pets-nm-mode-moveplus-smooth-rain/
5. http://www.ace-spades.com/
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKdRri5jSMs
7. http://indiecity.com/
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| Oxford City Council Mandates CCTV Cameras In Taxies by 2015
| from the you-have-nothing-to-hide-winston dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday November 15, @00:41 (United Kingdom)
| with 228 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/032212/oxford-city-council-mandates-cctv-cameras-in-taxies-by-2015?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter Beowulf878 writes "In yet another
data-collection feast by the government in the UK, a local council has
proposed [0]fitting at least one CCTV camera per taxi to record every
conversation. Obviously [1]the reason given is our own safety. Thoughts?"
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Links:
0. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-15720998
1. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2061394/Council-accused-staggering-invasion-privacy-plans-record-CCTV-conversation-takes-place-taxi-cabs.html
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| RIAA Doesn't Like the "Used Digital Music" Business
| from the one-owner-only dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 15, @15:07 (Music)
| with 225 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1930258/riaa-doesnt-like-the-used-digital-music-business?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Ars Technica reports on the developing story
between the RIAA and music reseller [0]ReDigi, 'the world's first online
marketplace for used digital music,' who first came online with a beta
offering on October 11th, 'allowing users to [1]sell "legally acquired
digital music files" and buy them from others "at a fraction of the price
currently available on iTunes.'' If the notion of selling 'used' digital
content is challenged in court, we may finally receive a judicial ruling
on the legality of EULAs that will overturn the previous [2]Vernor v.
Autodesk decision."
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1930258/riaa-doesnt-like-the-used-digital-music-business?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. https://www.redigi.com/home.html
1. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/11/riaa-wants-redigi-out-of-the-business-of-selling-used-itunes-tracks.ars
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor_v._Autodesk,_Inc.
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| EU Approves Unified Full Body Scanner Regulations
| from the security-not-quite-worth-cancer dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday November 15, @03:25 (EU)
| with 215 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/0345258/eu-approves-unified-full-body-scanner-regulations?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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OverTheGeicoE writes "The European Union [0]has adopted a proposal to
regulate airport body scanners at Member State airports. No Member State
or airport is obligated to use scanners, but if they do, the [1]scanners
must conform to new European Union standards. Here's a partial list:
Scanners must not store, retain, copy, print, or retrieve passenger
images; the image viewer must be in a remote location; passengers must be
informed how the scanners are being controlled; and can opt out if they
choose. Perhaps most importantly: X-ray scanners are banned 'in order not
to risk jeopardizing citizens' health and safety.'"
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Links:
0. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1343&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/eu-adopts-guidelines-on-airport-body-scanners-to-protect-privacy/2011/11/14/gIQA5YzoKN_story.html
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| Researchers Locate Flaw In Bitcoin Protocol
| from the path-of-least-information dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday November 15, @05:18 (Bitcoin)
| with 173 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/0456206/researchers-locate-flaw-in-bitcoin-protocol?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at Microsoft Research and Cornell
[0]identified a potential flaw in Bitcoin's transaction propagation. In a
recent paper they show how miner nodes in the Bitcoin network have an
incentive not to relay transactions to the rest of the network, and
[1]propose to implement a scheme that rewards nodes [PDF] for relaying
messages."
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Links:
0. http://coderrr.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/simplified-summary-of-microsoft-researchs-bitcoin-paper-on-incentivizing-transaction-propagation/
1. http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/156072/bitcoin.pdf
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| Steve Jobs Wanted an iPhone-Only Wireless Network
| from the welcome-to-the-iinternet dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 15, @17:57 (Iphone)
| with 151 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/2155202/steve-jobs-wanted-an-iphone-only-wireless-network?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "One of the more profound ways that the iPhone
changed the mobile industry was the fact that it upended the relationship
between the handset maker and the wireless carrier: Apple sells many of
its phones directly to customers, and in general has much more of an
upper hand with carriers than most phone manufacturers. But venture
capitalist John Stanton, who was friends with Steve Jobs in the years
when the iPhone was in development, said the Apple CEO's initial vision
was even more radical: he wanted [1]Apple to build its own wireless
network using unlicensed Wi-Fi spectrum, thus bypassing the carriers
altogether."
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Links:
0. http://joshreads.com/
1. http://www.itworld.com/networking/224375/stanton-jobs-wanted-own-network-unlicensed-spectrum
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| Adobe To Donate Flex SDK To Open Source Community
| from the free-bunnies-and-kittens dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 15, @11:01 (Open Source)
| with 138 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1538209/adobe-to-donate-flex-sdk-to-open-source-community?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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New submitter ProbablyJoe writes "InfoQ reports that [0]Adobe is to
donate its web application SDK, Flex, to an 'an established open source
foundation' ��� suspected to either be the [1]Open Spoon Foundation (who
have been working on an open source fork of Flex), or the more
established Apache Foundation. Adobe has [2]stated on its blog that they
consider HTML5 to be a better technology for the future than its own Flex
platform, causing frustration among developers who have used the platform
for enterprise applications. Is this a generous contribution to the open
source community, or just Adobe offloading [3]another failing technology?"
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Links:
0. http://www.infoq.com/news/2011/11/flex-adandoned
1. http://www.spoon.as/2011/adobe-announces-intention-to-donate-flex-sdk/
2. http://blogs.adobe.com/flex/2011/11/your-questions-about-flex.html
3. http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/11/09/1518205/adobe-ends-development-of-flash-on-mobile-browsers
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| Intel's 4004 Microprocessor Turns 40
| from the will-never-amount-to-anything dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 15, @10:19 (Intel)
| with 115 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1452247/intels-4004-microprocessor-turns-40?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]harrymcc writes "On November 15th 1971, [1]Intel introduced the 4004 ���
the first single-chip microprocessor. Its offspring, needless to say,
went on to change the world. But first, Intel tried using the 4004 in a
bunch of products that were interesting but often unsuccessful ��� like a
pinball machine, an electronic vote-counting machine, and Wang's first
word processor. Technologizer's Benj Edwards is celebrating the
anniversary with an illustrated look back at this landmark chip." Here's
[2]another nostalgic look back at V3.co.uk, and [3]one at The Inquirer.
And an anonymous reader points out [4]another at ExtremeTech, from which
comes this snippet: "Designed by the fantastically-forenamed Federico
Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Stanley Mazor, the 4004 was a 4-bit, 16-pin
microprocessor that operated at a mighty 740KHz ��� and at roughly eight
clock cycles per instruction cycle (fetch, decode, execute), that means
the chip was capable of executing up to 92,600 instructions per second.
We can���t find the original list price, but one source indicates that it
cost around $5 to manufacture, or $26 in today���s money."
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https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1452247/intels-4004-microprocessor-turns-40?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.technologizer.com/
1. http://technologizer.com/2011/11/15/intel-4004/
2. http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/analysis/2124832/microprocessor
3. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/feature/2124944/intel-marks-4004-microprocessor
4. http://www.extremetech.com/computing/105029-intel-4004-the-first-cpu-is-40-years-old-today
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| Raspberry Pi PCB Layout Revealed
| from the final-design dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 15, @17:15 (Technology)
| with 82 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/214207/raspberry-pi-pcb-layout-revealed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Yesterday, the [0]final Raspberry Pi printed
circuit board (PCB) layout was revealed. The word 'packed' comes to mind
as this is one very complicated looking board. The reason for that is
just how much Raspberry Pi has strived to save money on the machine by
using complex routing to keep things small and cheap. The Raspberry Pi
team don't believe the design is going to change again unless they missed
something. With that in mind, they revealed the final board is exactly
the same size as a credit card, measuring 85.65 x 53.98mm."
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Links:
0. http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/344
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| Fukushima Soil Contamination Probed
| from the unless-you-want-giant-beans dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 15, @10:42 (Japan)
| with 80 comments
| https://slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1528249/fukushima-soil-contamination-probed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]AmiMoJo writes "New research has found that radioactive material in
parts of north-eastern Japan [1]exceeds levels considered safe for
farming. The findings provide the first comprehensive estimates of
contamination across Japan following the nuclear accident in 2011. An
international team of researchers took measurements of the radioactive
element caesium-137 in soil and grass from all but one of Japan's 47
regions. The researchers estimate that caesium-137 levels close to the
nuclear plant were eight times the safety limit, while neighbouring
regions were just under this limit."
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https://slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1528249/fukushima-soil-contamination-probed?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://mojoatworld3dotnet/
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15691571
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| Now's Your Chance To Apply As an Astronaut
| from the but-you-can-get-tang-at-the-store dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 15, @12:03 (NASA)
| with 77 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1635240/nows-your-chance-to-apply-as-an-astronaut?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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From reader Leebert comes this notice: NASA will hold a conference this
afternoon to explain the [0]process the agency will use to select the
next class of astronauts. According to the announcement, "NASA will
recruit its next astronaut class through the federal government's
USAJobs.gov website. The class of 2009 was the first astronaut class to
graduate in a new era of space flight following the final mission of the
space shuttle. A new fleet of human spacecraft is in development by
commercial companies to deliver crews to the International Space Station.
NASA also is developing spacecraft to send humans on missions of
exploration far away from our planet." Says Leebert: "I plan to apply,
because I want to be able to say: 'Not everybody can be an astronaut. I
know, they sent me a rejection letter.'"
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https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1635240/nows-your-chance-to-apply-as-an-astronaut?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/nov/HQ_M11-234_Astro_Applications.html?hpclick=hpticker
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| Canada CRTC Rules Against Usage Based Billing
| from the internet-buffet dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 15, @18:38 (Canada)
| with 72 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/2229255/canada-crtc-rules-against-usage-based-billing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]iONiUM writes "In a somewhat surprising end to [1]the ongoing fight
between large ISPs (a duopoly in Canada), and independent ISPs, the
[2]CRTC has ruled in favor of the small ISPs. This means that independent
ISPs can continue to have unlimited plans offered to customers. From the
article: 'Under the CRTC���s new capacity-based approach, large telephone
and cable companies will sell wholesale bandwidth to independent ISPs on
a monthly basis. Independent ISPs will have to determine in advance the
amount they need to serve their retail customers and then manage network
capacity until they are able to purchase more. Alternatively, large
companies can continue to charge independent ISPs a flat monthly fee for
wholesale access, regardless of how much bandwidth their customers use.
Both billing options give independent ISPs the ability to design service
plans and charge their own customers as they see fit.' Score one for the
citizens."
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https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/2229255/canada-crtc-rules-against-usage-based-billing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://upup-downdown.com/
1. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/03/0427210/usage-based-billing-in-canada-to-be-rescinded
2. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r111115.htm
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| Aussie Bank Wants To Trade Social Network Data For Better Deals
| from the free-implanted-heads-up-display dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 15, @08:51 (Privacy)
| with 68 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1338214/aussie-bank-wants-to-trade-social-network-data-for-better-deals?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]natecochrane writes "An Australian bank has raised the possibility of
offering [1]better deals to customers who share its social network
activities with it. But at the same security conference at which
Commonwealth Bank's CIO made the suggestion, another speaker, security
guru Bruce Schneier, warned of the dangers of vendor lock-in. Would you
trust your bank ��� or any institution ��� to be the gatekeeper for your
private data and thoughts in return for a cheaper mortgage or percentage
points off your credit card?"
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1338214/aussie-bank-wants-to-trade-social-network-data-for-better-deals?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://pixntxt.com/
1. http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/commbank-wants-to-cash-in-on-your-social-networking-20111111-1nasr.html
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| Tor-Enabled Browser For the iPad, and Easy Tor Nodes on EC2
| from the easy-use-means-more-users dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 15, @12:23 (Privacy)
| with 66 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1626227/tor-enabled-browser-for-the-ipad-and-easy-tor-nodes-on-ec2?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "While there has been a port of Tor for
jailbroken iOS devices for a long time, there was no way to use it if you
did not want to lose your warranty. Now it looks like Apple has approved
a Web browser for the iPad called [0]Covert Browser, which includes a Tor
client. If you look at the first screenshot on [1]the author's page it
looks like you can even select the Exit node. According to App Shopper
[2]it already hit place 64 in the iPad/Utilites category." And from
another (of course) anonymous reader comes a link to [3]CmdrTaco's take
on another instance of Tor breaking into the world of "real users." As he
notes, the [4]Tor Cloud Project has posted simple instructions for
installing EC2 Tor nodes using free-tier VMs (or paid nodes for roughly
$30/month).
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1626227/tor-enabled-browser-for-the-ipad-and-easy-tor-nodes-on-ec2?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/covert-browser/id477438328?mt=8
1. http://bsd.at/apps/CovertBrowser/
2. http://appshopper.com/utilities/covert-browser
3. http://cmdrtaco.net/2011/11/amazon-ec2-meets-tor/
4. https://cloud.torproject.org/
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| Common Crawl Foundation Providing Data For Search Researchers
| from the doesn't-archive-dot-org-do-that dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Monday November 14, @20:15 (Open Source)
| with 61 comments
| https://search.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/0057200/common-crawl-foundation-providing-data-for-search-researchers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]mikejuk writes with an excerpt from an article in I Programmer: "If
you have ever thought that you could do a better job than Google but were
intimidated by the hardware needed to build a web index, then the
[1]Common Crawl Foundation has a solution for you. It has indexed 5
billion web pages, placed the results on Amazon EC2/S3 and [2]invites you
to make use of it for free. All you have to do is setup your own Amazon
EC2 Hadoop cluster and pay for the time you use it ��� accessing the data
is free. This idea is to open up the whole area of web search to
experiment and innovation. So if you want to challenge Google now you
can't use the excuse that you can't afford it." Their weblog [3]promises
source code for everything eventually. One thing I've always wondered is
why no distributed crawlers or search engines have ever come about.
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Links:
0. http://commoncrawl-noweveryonecanbegoogle/
1. http://www.commoncrawl.org/data/accessing-the-data/
2. http://www.i-programmer.info/news/136-open-source/3320-common-crawl.html
3. http://www.commoncrawl.org/common-crawl-enters-a-new-phase/
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| Russia's MiG Aircraft Company Develops 3D Flight Simulator
| from the make-a-mig-do-a-4g-negative-dive dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 15, @12:43 (The Military)
| with 59 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/1738239/russias-mig-aircraft-company-develops-3d-flight-simulator?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Zothecula writes "Russian aircraft company MiG is best known for its
fighter planes which have been used by the USSR, China, North Korea and
North Vietnam since the beginning of WWII. These days, the former
Government-owned RAC MiG is a publicly traded entity and competes on the
open market with its technologies, having more than 1600 of its MiG-29
fighters in operation in 25 countries. Now MiG is claiming a major first
in military aviation with the launch of a [0]3D flight simulator at the
Dubai Air Show, providing volumetric visualization of beyond-the-cockpit
space for trainee top guns. The simulator comes complete with the
MiG-29's cockpit and actual control systems."
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Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/russian-aircraft-company-mig-develops-3d-flight-simulator/20489/
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| GAO Criticizes IRS Over Serious IT Deficiencies
| from the gaozilla-vs-irsthra dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday November 15, @08:05 (Government)
| with 54 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/0419245/gao-criticizes-irs-over-serious-it-deficiencies?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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wiredmikey writes with an analysis of a GAO report on the dismal failure
of the IRS to implement secure IT practices. From the article: "The
Government Accountability Office has blasted the Internal Revenue Service
for [0]failing to implement stronger security measures after a succession
of dismal reports on the subject. In a [1]report issued to the Secretary
of the Treasury last week, the GAO said that the IRS had met just 15
percent of the 105 previously reported recommendations where information
security is concerned. Taking a blunt approach, the GAO said that the IRS
'lacks reasonable assurance as to the accuracy of financial information
or the adequate protection of sensitive taxpayer information.' ... It
also said it would issue a limited distribution report to the IRS that
addresses details omitted from this most recent report due to the
sensitivity of the information."
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/0419245/gao-criticizes-irs-over-serious-it-deficiencies?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.securityweek.com/gao-blasts-irs-over-information-security-weaknesses
1. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d12165.pdf
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| New Malware Signed With Stolen Government Certificate
| from the malaysian-malady dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 15, @16:32 (Security)
| with 23 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/201229/new-malware-signed-with-stolen-government-certificate?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Trailrunner7 writes "Security researchers claim that malware spreading
via malicious PDF files [0]is signed with a valid certificate stolen from
the Government of Malaysia, in just the latest evidence that scammers are
using gaps in the security of digital certificates to help spread
malicious code. The malware, identified by F-Secure as a Trojan horse
program dubbed Agent.DTIW, was detected in a signed Adobe PDF file by the
company's virus researchers recently. The malicious PDF was signed using
a valid digital certificate for mardi.gov.my, the Agricultural Research
and Development Institute of the Government of Malaysia. According to
F-Secure, the Government of Malaysia confirmed that the certificate was
legitimate and had been stolen 'quite some time ago.'"
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https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/11/15/201229/new-malware-signed-with-stolen-government-certificate?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/stolen-government-certificate-used-sign-malware-111411
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