U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Runs Off of 8" Floppy Disks; How the Post Office Killed Digital Mail

Mozilla's Massive Browser Makeover: Firefox 29 | Katzenberg: Movie Downloaders Will Pay by Screen Size To view a web version of this message, click here Send this message to a friend U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Runs Off of 8" Floppy Disks Mozilla's Massive Browser Makeover: Firefox 29 How the Post Office Killed Digital Mail Katzenberg: Movie Downloaders Will Pay by Screen Size C++ and the STL 12 Years Later: What Do You Think Now? Hot Comment: "We will not gain parity simply because Target said..." From the Vault: Google's Brin Says Windows Is 'Torturing Users' Watch It: Fight for Internet Freedom Heats Up Poll Booth: What percentage of your online communications is encrypted? Sponsored Resource: How to Deploy a Dynamic, Services-Oriented Cloud U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Runs Off of 8" Floppy Disks A recent CBS 60 Minutes report found that part of the computer system responsible for controlling the launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles relied on data loaded from 8-inch floppy disks. But those in charge said one of the keys to tight security is the use of old hardware and software. Sound Off>> Mozilla's Massive Browser Makeover: Firefox 29 Mozilla has launched Firefox 29 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Among the upgrades and features in the massive release: Firefox Sync has been revamped and is now powered by Firefox Accounts, there's a new customization mode, and the company's major user interface overhaul Australis has finally arrived. Sound Off>> How the Post Office Killed Digital Mail In 2013, a startup called Outbox drew a lot of attention for its ambitious goal: digitizing everybody's snail mail. But less than a year later, it shut down because the United States Postal Service swiftly crushed the company's plan to make mail better. Sound Off>> Katzenberg: Movie Downloaders Will Pay by Screen Size Dreamworks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg predicts that the future pricing model for movie downloads will revolve around screen size. In his view, larger screens will incur larger download prices. As he says, "It will reinvent the enterprise of movies." Sound Off>> C++ and the STL 12 Years Later: What Do You Think Now? In 2002, Slashdot ran a piece that asked about the downsides to the C++ STL. Now, 12 years later, profBill wants to know what Slashdotters think about it today compared to back then. "Are people using C++11? Does it matter at all?" Sound Off>> Nope We will not gain parity simply because Target said "make it so". Sadly, the cheap and easy CC system the US uses is the easy thing to stay with. Expect an extension of the current system just before it expires in 2015. Nobody wants to spend money to be more secure - "that won't happen to us" mentality rules here in the States..." --by Mike Ice Read More>>   Google's Brin Says Windows Is 'Torturing Users' Three years ago, Google co-founder Sergey Brin said that Chrome OS was created because "With Microsoft, and other operating system vendors, I think the complexity of managing your computer is really torturing users." He added, "It's a flawed model fundamentally. Chromebooks are a new model that doesn't put the burden of managing the computer on yourself." Read More>> Fight for Internet Freedom Heats Up A current hot-button issue is the Trans Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement that could place major restrictions on how we use the Internet. The founder and executive director of OpenMedia, a non-profit that tries to keep the Internet open, affordable and surveillance-free, discusses the challenges ahead and what can be done. Watch the Video>>   What percentage of your online communications is encrypted? 0% - 20% 20% - 40% 40% - 60% 60% - 80% 80% - 100% c7f439e864d28d9e5ca2aa885c4ec4cb Cast Your Vote>>    How to Deploy a Dynamic, Services-Oriented Cloud Heterogeneous, evolving and typically complex, the cloud requires a measured approach to its implementation and an integrated approach to its many components. A technology such as the hypervisor that creates compute virtualization is, in fact, only one of a cloud's many building blocks. Find out what organizations should consider when designing a cloud. Learn More>> 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.