How Would You Fix the Linux Desktop?; Texas Breaks Speed Barrier with 85 MPH Speed Limit

Don't miss a single issue of Slashback. Add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your address book. How Would You Fix the Linux Desktop? Texas Breaks Speed Barrier with 85 MPH Speed Limit Global Food Riots Coming in One Year? Secret Service Investigating Romney Tax Hack Claim The Motivated Rejection of Science Hot Comment: Apple can't use LTE From the Vault: Political Viewpoints Linked to Fear Watch It: Should We Print Guns? Poll Booth: I go through keyboards ... How Would You Fix the Linux Desktop? The Torvalds/de Icaza slugfest over "the lack of development in Linux desktop initiatives" highlighted the need for more applications. But there is no easy solution. So, we asked Slashdotters how they would approach fixing the problem. Sound Off>> Texas Breaks Speed Barrier with 85 MPH Speed Limit The Lone Star State will soon open a 41-mile toll road between Austin and Seguin with a speed limit of 85 mph--the highest limit in the U.S. But some are asking if safety is taking a backseat. Sound Off>> Global Food Riots Coming in One Year? The single factor that reliably sparks social unrest is when food becomes too scarce or too expensive, argues a group of complex systems theorists in Cambridge. Could the recent droughts in the mid-western U.S. potentially cause a global catastrophe? Sound Off>> Secret Service Investigating Romney Tax Hack Claim A federal investigation has been launched after hackers claimed to have stolen Mitt Romney's tax returns. The hackers have given Romney until September 28th to pay $1 million in bitcoins or they say they will release the returns. Sound Off>> The Motivated Rejection of Science Those who subscribed to one or more conspiracy theories or who strongly supported a free market economy were more likely to reject the findings from climate science as well as other sciences, according to new research. Sound Off>> Apple can't use LTE "Where are the lawyers from Samsung when you need them?" --by meridien Read More>> Political Viewpoints Linked to Fear Four years ago, the journal Science reported on research that found people with radically different social attitudes also differ in certain automatic fear responses. The researchers suggested that this psychological difference is why it is so difficult to change people's minds in political arguments. Read More>> Should We Print Guns? The Wiki Weapon project is partly a thought experiment and partly a philosophical statement about arms. But it's not just theoretical. The group is soliciting ideas and designs and already offer some downloadable files. Founder and University of Texas Law School student Cody R. Wilson explains. Watch the Video>> I go through keyboards ... Every few weeks, for one reason or another Typically more than once a year About once a year Every few years, typically Very rarely -- 5 or more years between Whenever I wear out the glass on the screen I never use keyboards Cast Your Vote>> Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.