John McAfee Talks Coding, Corruption and Coffee; Xkcd's 'Time' Comic: Work of Art or Nerd Sniping?

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend John McAfee Talks Coding, Corruption and Coffee Xkcd's 'Time' Comic: Work of Art or Nerd Sniping? Ex-FBI Agent: U.S. Govt Stores All Digital Communications Microsoft's 'New Coke' Moment? Why Won't Companies Upgrade Old Software? Hot Comment: "Now militia style groups mostly in rural areas are going to be recruiting geeks..." From the Vault: Is Linux Out of Touch With the Average User? Watch It: HiveBio DIY Biology Lab Getting Lots of Buzz  Poll Booth: The public sector in direst need of reform is ... John McAfee Talks Coding, Corruption and Coffee Software designer and international man on the run John McAfee provided some extraordinarily entertaining and frank answers to your questions about his exploits in business, programming, and the jungle. Sound Off>> Xkcd's 'Time' Comic: Work of Art or Nerd Sniping? Randall Munroe's xkcd webcomic #1190, 'Time,' is a time-lapse movie of two people building a sandcastle that's been updating once an hour since March 25 with no signs of ending. Is it a fascinating work of art, a deep sociological experiment or the longest-running shaggy-dog joke in history? Sound Off>> Ex-FBI Agent: U.S. Govt Stores All Digital Communications In interviews with CNN, former FBI Counterterrorisim specialist Tim Clemente asserted that all digital communications are recorded and stored. He said every telephone conversation Americans have with one another on U.S. soil, with or without a search warrant, "is being captured as we speak." Sound Off>> Microsoft's 'New Coke' Moment? Remember New Coke? Twenty-eight years ago, Coca-Cola replaced the secret formula of its flagship brand, only to announce the return of the "classic" formula just 79 days later. ZDNet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols points out that Microsoft is facing its own New Coke moment with Windows 8. "Does Ballmer have the guts to admit he made a mistake and give users what they clearly want?" he asks. Sound Off>> Why Won't Companies Upgrade Old Software? An anonymous reader writes that several governments and big companies still use software dependent on IE6 and refuse to upgrade, citing the expensive cost. the reader asks Slashdotters, "Aren't they also losing money by working with inefficient, outdated systems?" Sound Off>> Interesting synergies will appear "Now militia style groups mostly in rural areas are going to be recruiting geeks to operate the 3D printers. Anyone fancy making up a t-shirt saying: 'Will print for moonshine'" --by ProzakLord Read More>>   Is Linux Out of Touch With the Average User? Six years ago, ZDNet examined five reasons that could explain why people are still willing to pay for (or pirate) an operating system when free alternatives exist. One of the reasons seems to be that despite what many Linux advocates claim, Windows users aren't on the whole dissatisfied with their OS. Read More>> HiveBio DIY Biology Lab Getting Lots of Buzz SlashTV: Renting space from a local hackerlab, a high school student is getting an insane amount of publicity for a venture that's just starting out. The founders managed to get a lot of equipment and supplies donated to their new venture, along with a successful Microryza campaign that raised well over their target. Watch the Video>> The public sector in direst need of reform is ... Education Healthcare Law Enforcement / Corrections Infrastructure / Public Works Science / Space R&D Military Environment Other, explained below 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.