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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Occupy Flash?
* Has Apple Made Programmers Cool?
* Boeing Delivers Massive Ordnance Penetrator
* Identifying Nuclear Scientists Willing To Sell Their Knowledge
* Apple's New Patent Weapon — Location Services
* EU Speaks Out Against US Censorship
* Google Music Goes Live With Google+ Integration
* Toronto School Bans Hard Balls
* Energy Firm Wants To Be First To Mine the Moon
* Recreating a Mysterious, 2,100-Year-Old Clock
* $50,000 To Solve the Most Complicated Puzzle Ever
* The $443 Million Smallpox Vaccine That Nobody Needs
* The Futility of Developer Productivity Metrics
* EULAs Don't Have To Suck
* Net Neutrality and Carrier Incentives To Invest
* Apple Addresses Factory Pollution In China
* Ask Slashdot: Best Tools To Aid When "On Call"?
* Potential 0-Day Vulnerability For BIND 9
* Intel's Plans For X86 Android, Smartphones, and Tablets
* Windows 8 Secure Boot Defeated
* Teenager Builds $300 Open Source Eye-Tracking System
* BT Fiber Infrastructure Plans 'Fatal' To Competition
* Giant Chinese Desert Mystery Structure Solved
* Hiding Messages In VoIP Packets
* Computing Pioneers Share Their First Tech Memories
* Desura Game Distribution Service Releases On Linux
* Working On Man Made Lightning
* Microturbines Power, Cool Servers Simultaneously
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| Occupy Flash?
| from the bet-the-police-can't-clear-this-one-out dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 17, @11:42 (It's funny. Laugh.)
| with 446 comments
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1615256/occupy-flash?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]mcgrew writes "CNN is [1]reporting another Occupy movement ��� [2]Occupy
Flash. Their aim: get rid of Flash completely. They explain: 'Why does it
matter when HTML5 has clearly won the fight for the future of our web
browsing? Well, as we've seen with other outdated web technologies (most
notably the much-lamented Internet Explorer 6), as long as software is
installed on machines, there will be a contingent of decision makers who
mandate its use, and there will be a requirement of continued support,
the plugin will live on, and folks will continue to develop for it.' In
response, a group of Flash developers have started [3]Occupy HTML in
Flash's defense. Popcorn, anyone?"
Discuss this story at:
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1615256/occupy-flash?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://slashdot.org/~mcgrew/journal/273006
1. http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/17/technology/occupy_flash/index.htm?source=cnn_bin
2. http://occupyflash.org/
3. http://occupyhtml.org/
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| Has Apple Made Programmers Cool?
| from the for-some-definition-of-cool dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @04:31 (Programming)
| with 354 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/0324228/has-apple-made-programmers-cool?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "CNET suggests that Apple has totally
[0]changed the general public's perception of programmers: It's now
suddenly cool to code. No matter what platform you're on. They argue that
App Store millionaire success stories have 'turned a whole generation of
geek coders from social misfits into superheroes.' Apparently, gone are
the days when a programmer was the last person you wanted to talk to at a
party: 'Mention to someone that you make apps and their interest will
pick up instantly. This is an astonishing change from what a programmer
in the 80s could have expected in reaction to their job description.' The
App Store millionaires, or 'Appillionaires', may have done all of us
programmers a huge favor. Programming is now socially acceptable:
'Previous generations strapped on electric guitars and fought for
super-stardom in sweaty dive bars, but today's youth boot up Xcode on
their MacBook Pros.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/0324228/has-apple-made-programmers-cool?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/how-apple-made-programmers-cool-and-rich-50006104/
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| Boeing Delivers Massive Ordnance Penetrator
| from the mopping-up dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 17, @10:18 (The Military)
| with 347 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1445237/boeing-delivers-massive-ordnance-penetrator?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "In an age of drones and lightweight weaponry, the
U.S. Air Force's purchase of the first batch of 30,000-pound bombs
[1]designed to pulverize underground enemy hide-outs highlights the
military's need to go after hard and deeply buried targets. The weapon's
explosive power is 10 times greater than its [2]bunker-buster
predecessor, the BLU-109 and it is nearly five tons heavier than the
22,600-pound GBU-43 MOAB surface bomb, sometimes called the 'mother of
all bombs.' 'Our past test experience has shown that 2,000-pound
penetrators carrying 500 pounds of high explosive are relatively
ineffective against tunnels, even when skipped directly into the tunnel
entrance,' says a 2004 Pentagon report on the Future Strategic Strike
Force. 'Instead, several thousand pounds of high explosives coupled to
the tunnel are needed to blow down blast doors and [3]propagate a lethal
air blast throughout a typical tunnel complex' (PDF). Experts note that
the military disclosed delivery of the new bunker-busting bomb less than
a week after a United Nations agency warned that Iran was secretly
working to develop a nuclear weapon and is known to have [4]hidden
nuclear complexes that are fortified with steel and concrete, and buried
under mountains. 'Heck of a coincidence, isn't it?' says John Pike,
director of Globalsecurity.org."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1445237/boeing-delivers-massive-ordnance-penetrator?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bunker-buster-bomb-20111117,0,3582708.story
2. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/blu-109.htm
3. http://www.bits.de/NRANEU/docs/fssf.pdf
4. http://rocksteadyhistorypolitics.blogspot.com/2009/02/geographic-distribution-and.html
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| Identifying Nuclear Scientists Willing To Sell Their Knowledge
| from the update-your-resume dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @05:53 (Security)
| with 334 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/0420259/identifying-nuclear-scientists-willing-to-sell-their-knowledge?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Harperdog writes "This is an interesting piece on U.S. programs most
people don't know about: programs to identify and win over nuclear
scientists who might be [0]willing to sell their know-how to non-nuclear
countries. Fascinating discussion, and points to the alleged Russian
scientist who is reported to have sold information to Iran. How could he
have been stopped?"
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/0420259/identifying-nuclear-scientists-willing-to-sell-their-knowledge?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/features/whos-weapons-scientist
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| Apple's New Patent Weapon — Location Services
| from the uspto-is-the-best-comedy-club dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 17, @08:52 (Patents)
| with 310 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1337243/apples-new-patent-weapon-location-services?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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DaveyJJ writes "Once again, it seems Apple is about to take intellectual
property claims to a new level. Apple has been reissued a patent they
acquired from Xerox that pretty much [0]wraps up what we know as
'location services' as their own. In the overview, the patent says the
system involved will [1]display information specific to the location the
device is in. The language [2]used in the patent is broad and powerful. I
guess now we wait and see whom Apple will use this against?"
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1337243/apples-new-patent-weapon-location-services?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57325995/apple-gets-killer-location-services-patent/
1. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57326207-37/look-out-here-comes-apples-killer-location-services-patent/
2. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=RE42,927.PN.&OS=PN/RE42,927&RS=PN/RE42,927
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| EU Speaks Out Against US Censorship
| from the play-nice dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @17:05 (Censorship)
| with 248 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/2142214/eu-speaks-out-against-us-censorship?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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bs0d3 writes "The EU Parliament has adopted, 'by a large majority,' a
statement warning the US to refrain 'from unilateral measures to revoke
[0]IP addresses or domain names' due to the 'need to protect the
integrity of the global internet and freedom of communications.' This
resolution highlights both the practices prescribed in SOPA/PIPA... but
also the actions of [1]Homeland Security and ICE in seizing domain names.
By adopting a resolution against domains seizures the [2]European
Parliament recognizes the dangerous precedent the pending SOPA
legislation would set, and it wouldn't be a surprise if more foreign
criticism follows. No country should have the ability to simply take over
international domain names, and surely the US would feel the same if this
plan was put in motion by a foreign country. Or as some 60 press freedom
and human rights advocate groups put it in [3]their letter to the US
representatives: 'This is as unacceptable to the international community
as it would be if a foreign country were to impose similar measures on
the United States.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/2142214/eu-speaks-out-against-us-censorship?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.edri.org/EU_parliament_SOPA
1. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111117/10010416805/eu-parliament-warns-us-to-stop-censoring-internet.shtml
2. http://activepolitic.com:82/News/2011-11-17b/EU_Adopts_Resolution_Against_US_Domain_Seizures.html
3. https://s3.amazonaws.com/access.3cdn.net/0f3a84cf371bee7598_rsm6bxi0v.pdf
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| Google Music Goes Live With Google+ Integration
| from the let-the-music-war-begin dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 16, @20:15 (Google)
| with 234 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/0047239/google-music-goes-live-with-google-integration?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]angry tapir writes "Google Music, the company's cloud-based online
music service, [1]is now available to all users in the US and includes
song and album sales, as well as an integration with the Google+ social
networking site. Introduced in test form and by invitation only in May as
a cloud-based song storage and playback service, Google Music will also
let users buy albums and songs from all major music labels, except
Warner."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/0047239/google-music-goes-live-with-google-integration?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.techworld.com.au/
1. http://www.techworld.com.au/article/407711/google_music_goes_live_us_google_integration
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| Toronto School Bans Hard Balls
| from the watch-how-you-play dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @17:25 (Education)
| with 229 comments
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/2135243/toronto-school-bans-hard-balls?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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In an attempt to finally "think of the children," Earl Beatty Public
school has [0]prohibited students from playing with balls after a "few
serious incidents" in which students and staff were hit or almost hit by
balls. From the article: "The happy days of kicking a ball around at
recess ended Monday after students took home a letter advising that
henceforth, no child could bring a soccer ball, football, volleyball or
even tennis ball to the junior and senior school in the area of Coxwell
and Danforth Aves." I assume all lunches will soon be taken via feeding
tube to minimize choking hazards.
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https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/2135243/toronto-school-bans-hard-balls?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Energy Firm Wants To Be First To Mine the Moon
| from the exploration-by-chasing-green dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 17, @13:05 (NASA)
| with 203 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/179228/energy-firm-wants-to-be-first-to-mine-the-moon?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]coondoggie writes "By 2020, the Shackleton Energy Company says it
[1]intends to be operating the world's first lunar base and propellant
depot for all manner of spacecraft. Shackleton stated that after a phase
of robotic prospecting, its crews will establish the infrastructure in
space and basecamps in the lunar polar crater regions to supervise
industrial machinery for mining, processing and transporting lunar
products to market in Low Earth Orbit and beyond. The company said it
will use a mix of industrial astronauts and advanced robotic systems to
provide a strategically-assured, continuous supply of propellants for
spacecraft."
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Links:
0. mailto:mcooney@nww.com
1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/energy-company-wants-be-first-mine-moon
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| Recreating a Mysterious, 2,100-Year-Old Clock
| from the and-you-thought-modern-gadgets-were-expensive dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 17, @12:23 (Science)
| with 189 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1533254/recreating-a-mysterious-2100-year-old-clock?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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fergus07 writes "Swiss watchmaker Hublot has created a scaled-down
working replica of the ancient [0]Antikythera mechanism. The question is
��� why on Earth would you want to strap one of these to your wrist? It
barely tells the time, and it can't take pictures, tweet or connect to
your Facebook. In fact, very few people would have the faintest idea what
it is, or why you'd want one at all. But for those that do recognize its
intricate gears and dials, this tiny, complex piece of machinery tells a
vivid and incredible tale of gigantic scientific upheaval, of adventure
and shipwreck on the high seas, of war and death."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1533254/recreating-a-mysterious-2100-year-old-clock?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/hublot-antikythera-mechanism-first-computer-watch/20517/
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| $50,000 To Solve the Most Complicated Puzzle Ever
| from the gather-the-edge-pieces dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 16, @19:42 (Math)
| with 176 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/16/2334241/50000-to-solve-the-most-complicated-puzzle-ever?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "A team from UC San Diego is using
crowd-sourcing as a tool to [0]solve the most complicated puzzle ever
attempted, which involves piecing together roughly 10,000 pieces of
different documents that have been shredded. (The challenge is designed
to reveal new techniques for reconstructing destroyed documents, which
are often confiscated by troops in war zones). The prize for solving this
jigsaw puzzle is $50,000, which the UCSD team has decided to share among
the people who participate. If they win, you would also receive cash for
every person you recruit to the effort! The professor leading the team,
Manuel Cebrian, won the challenge two years ago, so his odds of winning
again are great"
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/16/2334241/50000-to-solve-the-most-complicated-puzzle-ever?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://calit2.net/newsroom/release.php?id=1923
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| The $443 Million Smallpox Vaccine That Nobody Needs
| from the always-be-prepared dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @18:29 (Medicine)
| with 173 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/2228251/the-443-million-smallpox-vaccine-that-nobody-needs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "Once feared for its grotesque pustules and 30%
death rate, [1]smallpox was eradicated worldwide as of 1978 and is known
to exist only in the locked freezers of a Russian scientific institute
and the US government. There is no credible evidence that any other
country or a terrorist group possesses smallpox, but if there were an
attack, the government could draw on $1 billion worth of smallpox vaccine
it already owns to inoculate the entire US population and quickly treat
people exposed to the virus. The vaccine, which costs the government $3
per dose, can reliably prevent death when given within four days of
exposure. David Williams writes that over the last year, the Obama
administration has aggressively pushed a $433-million plan to buy an
experimental smallpox drug, [2]despite uncertainty over whether it is
needed or will work. So why did the government award a "sole-source"
procurement to Siga Technologies Inc., whose controlling shareholder is
billionaire Ronald O. Perelman, calling for Siga to deliver 1.7 million
doses of the drug for the nation's biodefense stockpile at a price of
approximately $255 per dose. 'We've got a vaccine that I hope we never
have to use ��� how much more do we need?' says epidemiologist Dr. Donald
A. Henderson who led the global eradication of smallpox for the WHO. 'The
bottom line is, we've got a limited amount of money.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/2228251/the-443-million-smallpox-vaccine-that-nobody-needs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/slashdot/
1. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/smallpox/en/
2. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-smallpox-20111113,0,6456082,full.story
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| The Futility of Developer Productivity Metrics
| from the measure-of-a-man dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @14:26 (Businesses)
| with 161 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1814235/the-futility-of-developer-productivity-metrics?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]snydeq writes "Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister discusses why code
analysis and similar metrics provide little insight into [1]what really
makes an effective software development team, in the wake of a [2]new
scorecard system employed at IBM. 'Code metrics are fine if all you care
about is raw code production. But what happens to all that code once it's
written? Do you just ship it and move on? Hardly ��� in fact, many
developers spend far more of their time maintaining code than adding to
it. Do your metrics take into account time spent refactoring or
documenting existing code? Is it even possible to devise metrics for
these activities?' McAllister writes. 'Are developers who take time to
train and mentor other teams about the latest code changes considered
less productive than ones who stay heads-down at their desks and never
reach out to their peers? How about teams that take time at the beginning
of a project to coordinate with other teams for code reuse, versus
[3]those who charge ahead blindly? Can any automated tool measure these
kinds of best practices?'"
Discuss this story at:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1814235/the-futility-of-developer-productivity-metrics?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.infoworld.com/
1. http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/the-futility-developer-productivity-metrics-179244
2. http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/how-ibm-started-grading-its-developers-productivity-178302
3. http://developers.slashdot.org/story/10/12/07/0026224/programming-mistakes-to-avoid
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| EULAs Don't Have To Suck
| from the could-have-fooled-me dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 17, @13:46 (Software)
| with 160 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1735255/eulas-dont-have-to-suck?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "The ubiquitous EULA ��� reams of baffling text
imposing draconian terms on software users ��� infuriate most Slashdot
users and are routinely ignored by everyone else (until they suddenly
cause trouble, of course). But [1]it doesn't have to be that way. Several
European countries are considering laws mandating user-friendly EULAs,
and some companies provide them voluntarily."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1735255/eulas-dont-have-to-suck?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://joshreads.com/
1. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/225203/down-and-out-eula-ville
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| Net Neutrality and Carrier Incentives To Invest
| from the why-buy-one-when-you-can-buy-zero-for-free dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 17, @11:00 (Businesses)
| with 159 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1454209/net-neutrality-and-carrier-incentives-to-invest?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "In policy debates before Congress and the
FCC, the big ISPs and wireless carriers (Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, Cox,
Sprint) argued that net neutrality rules would give them less incentive
to upgrade their networks. The reality is just the opposite, says
Infoworld's Bill Snyder, citing a game-theoretic work done by two
researchers at the U. of Florida's business school. If carriers can
charge premium prices for expedited service, [0]they have an incentive
not to invest. Hmm, this reminds me of the agriculture business, where
prices are sometimes propped up by paying farmers not to grow crops."
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1454209/net-neutrality-and-carrier-incentives-to-invest?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Apple Addresses Factory Pollution In China
| from the progress-marches-on dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @15:07 (Businesses)
| with 157 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1851232/apple-addresses-factory-pollution-in-china?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]redletterdave writes "Apple reportedly sent five employees to meet
with five different Chinese environmental groups on Nov. 15, only to
learn about [1]several troubling environmental issues at as many as 22
different product parts suppliers. In the three-hour meeting, the Chinese
environmentalist coalition claimed the factories were releasing toxic
gasses, heavy metal sludge and other pollutants. Apple acknowledged that
a number of its supply firms have failed to properly keep track of their
wastewater emissions and vowed to improve its environmental standards for
suppliers; this is the first time Apple has admitted any wrongdoing in
relation to environmental pollution from any of its Chinese supply
chains. The meeting comes one month after one of Apple's Chinese
suppliers of MacBook parts was shut down by China's government in
response to resident complaints of 'unbearable odors,' which were
described as a mix of chemical fertilizer and burning plastic."
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Links:
0. mailto:davesmith229@gmail.com
1. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/250800/20111116/apple-addresses-china-factory-pollution-foxconn.htm
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| Ask Slashdot: Best Tools To Aid When "On Call"?
| from the hi-tech-wake-up-call dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @17:47 (Businesses)
| with 152 comments
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/2146221/ask-slashdot-best-tools-to-aid-when-on-call?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Since most readers of slashdot are IT'ers, I
assume this is a familiar story: when working in IT, it often happens you
need to be standby or 'on call' during a certain period. That may mean
you can receive phone calls or text messages from a monitoring system in
the middle of the night. I've been looking for a way to have those alerts
wake me in the middle of the night but not my partner, who is sleeping
right next to me. Are there hardware aids out there that can alert a
person without troubling their close environment? I'm thinking armwrists,
vibrating head pillows, ..."
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https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/2146221/ask-slashdot-best-tools-to-aid-when-on-call?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Potential 0-Day Vulnerability For BIND 9
| from the bind-your-own-business dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 17, @09:35 (Networking)
| with 151 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1429259/potential-0-day-vulnerability-for-bind-9?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Morty writes "[0]BIND, the popular DNS server software, has been crashing
all over the Internet. The root cause is believed to be a [1]0-day
vulnerability in BIND's resolver. The ISC has [2]issued an alert.
Quoting: 'An as-yet unidentified network event caused BIND 9 resolvers to
cache an invalid record, subsequent queries for which could crash the
resolvers with an assertion failure. ISC is working on determining the
ultimate cause by which a record with this particular inconsistency is
cached. At this time we are making available a patch which makes named
recover gracefully from the inconsistency, preventing the abnormal
exit.'"
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Links:
0. http://www.isc.org/software/bind
1. http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=12049&rss
2. http://www.isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2011-tbd
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| Intel's Plans For X86 Android, Smartphones, and Tablets
| from the sometime-down-the-road dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @08:10 (Android)
| with 134 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/0436241/intels-plans-for-x86-android-smartphones-and-tablets?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]MrSeb writes "'Last week, Intel announced that it had added x86
optimizations to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, but the text of the
announcement and included quotes were vague and a bit contradictory given
the open nature of Android development. After discussing the topic with
Intel we've compiled [1]a laundry list of the company's work in
Gingerbread and ICS thus far, and offered a few of our own thoughts on
what to expect in 2012 as far as x86-powered smartphones and tablets are
concerned.' The main points: Intel isn't just a chip maker (it has oodles
of software experience); Android's Native Development Kit now includes
support for x86 and MMX/SSE instruction sets and can be used to compile
dual x86/ARM, 'fat' binaries; and development tools like Vtune and Intel
Graphics Performance Analyzer are on their way to Android."
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Links:
0. http://mrseb.co.uk/
1. http://www.extremetech.com/computing/105189-intels-x86-android-smartphone-and-tablet-plans-exposed
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| Windows 8 Secure Boot Defeated
| from the what-took-so-long? dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @15:45 (Microsoft)
| with 129 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1928203/windows-8-secure-boot-defeated?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jhigh writes "An Austrian security researcher is scheduled to
[1]release the first 'bootkit' for Windows 8 at the upcoming MalCon in
Mumbai. This exploit loads in the MBR and stays memory resident until
Windows loads, resulting in root access to the system. This allegedly
defeats the new secure boot features in Windows 8's bootloader."
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https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1928203/windows-8-secure-boot-defeated?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.twitter.com/quietb0x
1. http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/11/security-researcher-defeats-windows-8-secure-boot.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
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| Teenager Builds $300 Open Source Eye-Tracking System
| from the do-it-yourself dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 16, @22:38 (Software)
| with 99 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/16/2341237/teenager-builds-300-open-source-eye-tracking-system?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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fergus07 writes "Developed by a 17-year-old electronics and programming
whiz from Honduras, the [0]Eyeboard system is a low-tech eyeball-tracking
device that allows users with motor disabilities to enter text into a
computer using eye gestures instead of a physical interface. This kind of
system is not unique ��� there's plenty of eye tracking interfaces out
there ��� but Luis Cruz has figured out a way to build the full system into
a set of glasses for less than US$300, putting easier communication
within reach of users in developing countries. He's also releasing the
software as open source to speed up development."
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https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/16/2341237/teenager-builds-300-open-source-eye-tracking-system?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/luis-cruz-eyeboard-eye-tracking-computer-interface/20500/
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| BT Fiber Infrastructure Plans 'Fatal' To Competition
| from the but-do-you-think-it's-a-good-idea? dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @01:40 (The Internet)
| with 96 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/0314215/bt-fiber-infrastructure-plans-fatal-to-competition?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]twoheadedboy writes "BT today revealed it is to start selling its
Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) for fiber broadband product to other
providers later this month, but [1]the announcement was met with one
particularly cold response. Geo Networks, which is helping deliver
superfast networks in Wales in partnership with the Welsh Assembly, said
it was going to withdraw bidding for Government-provided BDUK funds and
in all next-generation access sales. 'Inadequacies of the current PIA
product are fatal to infrastructure competition,' he added. 'The
Government's stated desire for a competitive market in the provision of
new optical fiber infrastructure is at risk of complete failure.'"
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https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/0314215/bt-fiber-infrastructure-plans-fatal-to-competition?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.itpro.co.uk/
1. http://www.itpro.co.uk/637402/bt-fibre-pia-plans-fatal-to-competition
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| Giant Chinese Desert Mystery Structure Solved
| from the that-settles-that dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @18:07 (China)
| with 92 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/2222214/giant-chinese-desert-mystery-structure-solved?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Velcroman1 writes "Slashdotters read Monday about [0]strange symbols in
the Gobi Desert recently imaged and indexed by Google Maps. Alien landing
zones? Some military thingy? Bizarre art project? Nope. The grids of
zigzagging white lines seen in two of the images ��� the strangest of the
various desert structures ��� are [1]spy satellite calibration targets,
according to one NASA scientist."
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https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/2222214/giant-chinese-desert-mystery-structure-solved?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/14/2221240/china-building-gigantic-structures-in-the-desert
1. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/11/17/mysterious-symbols-in-china-desert-are-spy-satellite-targets-expert-says/
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| Hiding Messages In VoIP Packets
| from the obscure-message dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 16, @19:21 (Encryption)
| with 79 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/16/233201/hiding-messages-in-voip-packets?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Orome1 writes "A group of researchers from the Warsaw University of
Technology have [0]devised a relatively simple way of hiding information
within VoIP packets exchanged during a phone conversation. The called the
method TranSteg, and they have proved its effectiveness by creating a
proof-of-concept implementation that allowed them to send 2.2MB (in each
direction) during a 9-minute call. IP telephony allows users to make
phone calls through data networks that use an IP protocol. The actual
conversation consists of two audio streams, and the Real-Time Transport
Protocol (RTP) is used to transport the voice data required for the
communication to succeed. But, RTP can transport different kinds of data,
and the TranSteg method takes advantage of this fact."
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Links:
0. http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=11952
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| Computing Pioneers Share Their First Tech Memories
| from the back-in-the-day dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @16:25 (News)
| with 75 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/2059214/computing-pioneers-share-their-first-tech-memories?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Major names from the world of computing and
technology such as Vint Cerf, William Gibson, Richard Stallman, Michael
Dell and Hermann Hauser have shared their [0]memories on their first
computers and what inspired them to get involved with the computer.
Highlight's include Cerf recalling his experience with the valve-based US
air defense network Sage ��� as seen in Dr Strangelove ��� and Acorn
co-founder Hauser building an eight bit computer out of marbles and a
shoebox."
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| Desura Game Distribution Service Releases On Linux
| from the gaming-in-a-tux dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 17, @12:01 (Games)
| with 70 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1642247/desura-game-distribution-service-releases-on-linux?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Desura is a digital distribution platform for
video games, focusing on releases from indie developers and mods rather
than AAA titles. After a two-month beta period, [0]Desura has launched a
Linux client, which supports the installation and patching of games on
any Linux distribution. With this release, Desura is the first client to
work on both Windows and Linux systems, enabling games to be installed
with a click. They're currently in discussions to release the code under
the GPL."
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1642247/desura-game-distribution-service-releases-on-linux?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.desura.com/groups/desura/news/public-release-of-the-linux-client
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| Working On Man Made Lightning
| from the i'll-order-a-dozen dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 17, @11:26 (Hardware)
| with 63 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1540235/working-on-man-made-lightning?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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New submitter [0]PerlJedi writes "There is a very cool write up on the
Make blog about [1]an effort to build the world's largest tesla coils.
Quoting: '"Somehow lightning can generate huge discharges with only about
a fifth of the voltage per foot that lab discharges require," Leyh
explains. "The part that especially fascinates me is that this mysterious
ability kicks in around 200' in length, which is right at the edge of
what we can produce with a practical machine." Leyh wants to see if
humans can replicate this voltage economy effect, and has launched a
[2]Kickstarter campaign to fund the building of two 10-story [3]Tesla
Coil towers (obviously superseding his current coil-size world record).'"
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https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1540235/working-on-man-made-lightning?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://perljedi.com/
1. http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/11/lightning-foundry.html
2. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/648673855/the-lightning-foundry
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_coil
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| Microturbines Power, Cool Servers Simultaneously
| from the two-in-one dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 17, @16:05 (Power)
| with 49 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1939242/microturbines-power-cool-servers-simultaneously?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "The infrastructure of a large data center poses
two main problems: You need to find a way to reliably power all those
servers, and you need to figure out a way to deal with the heat those
servers put off. Syracuse University and the University of Toledo are
[1]experimenting with one gadget to solve both problems. Small power
units that run on natural gas, called microturbines, provide reliable DC
power separate from the utility grid, and their heat output can
paradoxically be harnessed to cool the servers and transmit the heat to
other buildings on campus."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1939242/microturbines-power-cool-servers-simultaneously?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://joshreads.com/
1. http://www.itworld.com/data-centerservers/224865/university-toledo-fires-microturbines-data-center
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