Ballmer's Replacement Needs to Break Up Microsoft; Security Researchers Reverse-Engineer Dropbox

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend Ballmer's Replacement Needs to Break Up Microsoft   Security Researchers Reverse-Engineer Dropbox Guido van Rossum on Python, Google and Facial Hair Measles Outbreak Tied To Texas Megachurch The World Fair of 2014 According To Asimov (From 1964) Hot Comment: "This reminded me of last year's massacre at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, where..." From the Vault: Stallman: Don't Follow Linus Torvalds If You Want Freedom Watch It: Why We Need to Keep Our Night Skies Dark Poll Booth: What percentage of the software you use regularly is open source? Ballmer's Replacement Needs to Break Up Microsoft The only way to get around the entrenched culture that has made Microsoft a graveyard for the kind of big ideas that have inspired companies like Apple, Google, and Amazon is to split the company up so as to remove conflicts between new and old products, Tom Worstall writes in Forbes. And there is a perfect opening for that to happen now that Steve Ballmer is gone.   Sound Off>> Security Researchers Reverse-Engineer Dropbox Two developers successfully reverse-engineered Dropbox to intercept SSL traffic, bypass two-factor authentication and create open-source clients. They also presented a paper that explained step-by-step how they were able to succeed where others failed in reverse-engineering a heavily obfuscated application written in Python. Sound Off>> Guido van Rossum on Python, Google and Facial Hair You asked. He answered. Python's BDFL (Benevolent Dictator For Life) Guido van Rossum addressed your questions about his move from Google to Dropbox and all things Python, including what growing a beard means to the future of the programming language. Sound Off>> Measles Outbreak Tied To Texas Megachurch An outbreak of measles linked to a (formerly) anti-vaccine megachurch in Texas has sickened at least 21 people, including a 4-month-old infant -- and it's expected to spread further, state and federal health officials said. In the wake of the outbreak, one of the pastors has urged followers to get vaccinated and the church has held several vaccination clinics. Sound Off>> The World Fair of 2014 According To Asimov (From 1964) Proving further that Isaac Asimov was a genius at extrapolating future technology from limited data is his 1964 article in which he predicts what we'll see at the 2014 world's fair. For instance: "Robots will neither be common nor very good in 2014, but they will be in existence." Also, that mankind will "become largely a race of machine tenders." Sound Off>>    The sheer level of ignorance "This reminded me of last year's massacre at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, where the gunman thought he was attacking a mosque. Not that Muslims deserve to be targeted for hate crimes and unconstitutional detention any more than non-Muslims, but detaining a Hindu on suspicion of being a radical Muslim? It would be like detaining an Episcopalian on suspicion of being an IRA terrorist. After all, Whitey all looks the same..." --by barlevg Read More>>   Stallman: Don't Follow Linus Torvalds If You Want Freedom Six years ago during an interview about a range of free software topics, Richard Stallman said, "The fact that Torvalds says "open source" instead of "free software" shows where he is coming from. I wrote the GNU GPL to defend freedom for all users of all versions of a program. I developed version 3 to do that job better and protect against new threats. Torvalds says he rejects this goal." Read More>> Why We Need to Keep Our Night Skies Dark SlashTV: Having been on the staff of Sky & Telescope magazine for nearly 40 years, Kelly Beatty has a unique perspective on the world of astronomy. Timothy Lord recently caught up with Beatty in dark-skied rural Maine and talked about why you should care about ubiquitous light pollution, even if you don't have a deep interest in star-gazing. Watch the Video>>   What percentage of the software you use regularly is open source? 0% - 20% 20% - 40% 40% - 60% 60% - 80% 80% - 100% Less than I had assumed, now that I think about it More than I had assumed, now that I think about it Do the things I fix on my parents' computer count? 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.

 

Groklaw Shuts Down Over NSA Spying; The Last Days of Unix

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend Groklaw Shuts Down Over NSA Spying The Last Days of Unix The Obesity Era: What's the Real Cause? Google Outage Causes 40% Plunge in Internet Traffic UK Government Destroys Guardian's Snowden Drives Hot Comment: "I think Google made the iphone youtube app themselves, which they won't..." From the Vault: Attractive Women Make Men Temporarily Stupid Watch It: Cryonics Offers a Chance at Immortality Poll Booth: My SSID Is... Groklaw Shuts Down Over NSA Spying Groklaw, a Website that has spent the past decade covering legal issues important to the open-source community, has decided to shut down because its founder says she simply can't continue in an environment of constant online surveillance. Sound Off>> The Last Days of Unix Unix, the core server operating system in enterprise networks for decades, is going the way of the dodo, according to IDC's Jean Bozman. She attributes Unix's slow, inexorable decline on several factors, including platform migration issues and competition from Linux and Microsoft. Sound Off>> The Obesity Era: What's the Real Cause? The belief that obesity is simply the result of a lack of willpower and an inability to discipline eating habits is no longer defensible. So, what is causing the rise in obesity, which is a transnational and, apparently, trans-species problem? Everything. Sound Off>> Google Outage Causes 40% Plunge in Internet Traffic Google services suffered a complete black-out last week and, according to web analytics experts, that caused worldwide Internet traffic to plunge around 40%. The reason for the outage is not yet known, but the huge impact reflects Google's massive grip on the Web. Sound Off>> UK Government Destroys Guardian's Snowden Drives The UK government has been pressuring the Guardian over its publication of the Snowden leaks for a while, and it ultimately ended with Government Communications Headquarters (GHCQ) officials overseeing the destruction of hard drives in the newspaper's basement. Sound Off>>   Re: Only relevant line "I think Google made the iphone youtube app themselves, which they wont do for Microsoft because they are too busy and there aren't enough users (which is in part due to lack of main stream apps). But the rest sounds plausible. Microsoft might deserve it, but it seems cruel to me for Google to punish those poor 11 windows phone users." --by Dr Max Read More>>   Attractive Women Make Men Temporarily Stupid Four years ago, The Telegraph reported on a study that found that men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests designed to measure brain function than those who chat to someone they do not find attractive. Read More>>  Cryonics Offers a Chance at Immortality SlashTV: Do you want to be frozen after you die, in hopes of being revived a century or two (or maybe ten) in the future? It can cost less than an electric car. That's what the Cryonics Institute (CI) offers. David Ettinger, the son of CI founder Robert Ettinger and CI's lawyer, discusses the process. Watch the Video>>  My SSID Is... The default My name Named after some media reference (game, movie, music) Named after a famous person Something humorous Hidden Other CowboyNeal 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.

 

Apple Will Crash and Burn, Ellison Says; 20 People Shot at LG Giveaway Stunt Gone Wrong

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend Apple Will Crash and Burn, Ellison Says Apache Web Server Use Hits New Low 20 People Shot at LG Giveaway Stunt Gone Wrong Ad Group Accuses Mozilla of 'Hijacking the Internet' Computers Cause Delay to Out-of-Pocket Health Care Cost Cap Hot Comment: "He makes America look like a foolish and ineffectual power mad..." From the Vault: Why Corporates Hate Perl Watch It: Tips to Stargaze Like a Pro Poll Booth: When it comes to (download) bandwidth needs, I require... Apple Will Crash and Burn, Ellison Says Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who was a onetime Apple board member, said in a recent televised interview that he thinks that Apple will collapse without Steve Jobs at the helm. Sound Off>> Apache Web Server Use Hits New Low Apache has always dominated the web server landscape, but in August, its share slipped below 50 percent for the first time in years. However, the new winner isn't nginx. Sound Off>> 20 People Shot at LG Giveaway Stunt Gone Wrong In an ill-conceived marketing event, LG released 100 helium-filled balloons, each carrying a voucher for a 950,000 won ($852.54) smartphone. People showed up armed with BB guns, knives on sticks, and other tools to burst the balloons. Predictably, chaos ensued. Sound Off>> Ad Group Accuses Mozilla of 'Hijacking the Internet' In its latest attempt to stop Mozilla from going ahead with its proposed default blocking of third-party cookies in Firefox, the Interactive Advertising Bureau took out a full page ad urging users to stop "Mozilla from hijacking the Internet." Sound Off>> Computers Cause Delay to Out-of-Pocket Health Care Cost Cap A significant consumer protection in President Obama's health care initiative that limits out-of-pocket costs for consumers has been delayed. The reason: Companies say their computer systems can't keep track of individuals' out-of-pocket expenses.  Sound Off>> Re:Hmm "He makes America look like a foolish and ineffectual power mad state. Part of the Great Game is marketing, after all." --by Stargoat Read More>>   Why Corporates Hate Perl Five years ago, a piece posted on O'Reilly's ONLamp discussed the reasons that some companies were turning away from Perl. According to the writer, management at a company he spoke to had started to refer to Perl-based systems as "legacy" and generally disparage it. He added that that attitude had seeped through to non-technical business users as well. Read More>> Tips to Stargaze Like a Pro SlashTV: Not content with what he could buy when he first wanted a telescope, amateur astronomer Bruce Berger set out to make his own. It turned out so well, he made several more and taught others to do the same. Timothy Lord caught up with Berger in Maine between evenings watching this year's Perseid showers to get some insight about what would-be skywatchers should consider when looking at scopes. Watch the Video>> When it comes to (download) bandwidth needs, I require... Less than 1Mbps 1Mbps to 5Mbps 5Mbps to 10Mbps 10Mbps to 25Mbps 25Mbps to 50Mbps 50Mbps to 100Mbps Over 100Mbps Anything over 300 baud is a luxury 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.

 

TOR Urges Users to Ditch Windows, Disable JavaScript; U.S. IT Worker Sues Outsourcing Firm

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend TOR Urges Users to Ditch Windows, Disable JavaScript Xerox Machines Randomly Change Numbers U.S. IT Worker Sues Outsourcing Firm for Discrimination Wi-Fi Pineapple Hacking Device Sells Out at Def Con DEA Program 'More Troubling' Than NSA Hot Comment: "There are no innocent people. There are so many laws..." From the Vault: 8 Grams of Thorium Could Replace Gasoline in Cars Watch It: Secret Labs Teaches Next-Gen Game Devs Poll Booth: Home wireless security level? TOR Urges Users to Ditch Windows, Disable JavaScript After the discovery of a startling vulnerability in Firefox that undermined the main advantages of TOR's privacy-centered network, the TOR Project is advising people to stop using Windows. The zero-day vulnerability allowed attackers infect Tor Browsers with malicious JavaScript that de-anonymized users. Sound Off>> Xerox Machines Randomly Change Numbers According to a report from computer scientist D. Kriesel, some Xerox WorkCentre copiers and scanners alter numbers that appear in scanned documents. Having analyzed the output of two devices, Kriesel found that "patches of the pixel data are randomly replaced in a very subtle and dangerous way". Sound Off>> U.S. IT Worker Sues Outsourcing Firm for Discrimination Brenda Koehler, an IT worker with 17 years of experience, has filed a lawsuit against Indian outsourcing firm Infosys, alleging that the company ignored her qualifications and eventually hired a Bangladeshi worker to staff a position she was qualified for. She is seeking class action status for her suit. Sound Off>> Wi-Fi Pineapple Hacking Device Sells Out at Def Con Of the gear sold at Def Con this year, one stood out: The Wi-Fi Pineapple--an all in one Wi-Fi hacking device that costs only $80 (a lot cheaper than a PwnPlug) that runs on Linux. The Pineapple's creator said that 1.2 devices were sold per minute were sold on the first day of Def Con and then sold out. Sound Off>> DEA Program 'More Troubling' Than NSA Reuters reports that a secret U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit collects data from wiretaps, informants, and other sources to launch criminal investigations of Americans. Considered most troubling is a systematic campaign to hide this program from the courts, denying defendants their right to know how evidence against them was obtained. Sound Off>>   Re: what's the benefit of privacy from the government "There are no innocent people. There are so many laws today that you've probably committed six crimes before breakfast. If laws were actually enforced, not only would everyone be in jail, but they'd rapidly discover that the laws are so inconsistent that they can't even tell whether or not some things are crimes." --by 0123456 Read More>>   8 Grams of Thorium Could Replace Gasoline In Cars Two years ago, it was reported that Thorium, an abundant and radioactive rare earth mineral, could be used in conjunction with a laser and mini turbines to easily produce enough electricity to power a vehicle. Read More>> Secret Labs Teaches Next-Gen Game Devs  SlashTV: Indie game developer Secret Lab is responsible for some of the world's most popular mobile apps and runs a mobile app training studio. Tim Lord recently caught up with co-founders Paris Buttfield-Addison and Jon Manning at OSCON to discuss advice for aspiring game devs, what goes into making a powerful game and whether creativity is a learned skill. Watch the Video>>  Home wireless security level? Open network: Internet should be free for all! WEP encryption: Waiting to be compromised WPA/WPA2 encryption: Should be secure WPA/WPA2 w/ hidden SSID: A bit more secure Ditto, but w/ MAC whitelist: A tough tighter Ditto, but DHCP disabled: Wireless fortress Wired connection or powerline Ethernet only Whatever my neighbors are using 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.

 

XKCD's Time Ends; Google's Net Neutrality Hypocrisy?

To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend XKCD's Time Ends  Google's Great Net Neutrality Hypocrisy? 4,000+ Players Duke It Out in Epic Online Space Battle 'Slingatron' Aims to Hurl Stuff into Orbit Internet Rideshare Drivers Busted by SFO Officials Hot Comment: "Because they will kill AND torture Snowden..." From the Vault: Apple Sued for Turning Workers Into Slaves Watch It: Working to Open Source Laws Poll Booth: Time until Facebook is replaced? XKCD's Time Ends  After more than 3,000 images, xkcd's long-running, auto-updating comic "Time" has come to its conclusion. Randall Munroe's series spawned multiple methods of viewing and thousands of forum posts. Sound Off>> Google's Net Neutrality Hypocrisy? Google has made countless statements supporting network neutrality, the idea that all packets of information on the Internet should be treated equally. But now that the company is an ISP, it's changing its tune, telling the FCC that citizens don't have the right to run servers on their home broadband connections. Sound Off>> 4,000+ Players Duke It Out in Epic Online Space Battle For five hours, more than 4,000 EVE Online players participated in a massive online battle between two alliances, which forced parent company CCP Games to slow game time down to a sluggish 10 percent of real time to prevent servers from imploding. Sound Off>> 'Slingatron' Aims to Hurl Stuff into Orbit Rockets are incredibly expensive with the cheapest launch costs hovering around $2,000 per pound. But there is a cheaper and cleaner approach--hurling payloads into orbit with a "mechanical hypervelocity mass accelerator" called the Slingatron. Sound Off>> Internet Rideshare Drivers Busted by SFO Officials San Francisco International Airport officials have been making citizen's arrests of drivers from mobile-app enabled rideshare companies that pick up and drop off passengers. An airport spokesman said that the companies, which are not regulated, are trespassing. Sound Off>>   Because they will kill AND torture Snowden "Get it? They said OR, so that's not a lie." --by Anonymous Coward Read More>>   Apple Sued for Turning Workers Into Slaves Five years ago, Apple employees filed lawsuit in California alleging that Apple denied technical staffers required overtime pay and meal compensation, which is in violation of state law. The employees also claimed many of them were subjected to working conditions resembling indentured servitude. Read More>> Working to Open Source Laws SlashTV: The field of law has a data problem, which could benefit by adopting some the best practices and tools of programmers, says Jim Hazard, an attorney who leans geek. Hazard, who has been working to bring the benefits of open source to both lawyers and their clients, explains. Watch the Video>> Time until Facebook is replaced? Within the next year Two or three years Three or four years Five or six years Seven or eight years Over nine years Too long, apparently Who uses Facebook? 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.

 

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