Save Amazon Pink River Dolphins from Extinction

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action alert! Brazil's Amazon pink river dolphins are being hunted to extinction, even though laws on the books ban their killing. It's time for the government to start enforcing these laws before it's too late. Save Pink River Dolphins From Extinction please share it helps!     Dear Annisa, The pink river dolphins in the Amazon River are beautiful gentle creatures that draw tourists to the jungle every year to see and swim with them. Sadly, these poor creatures are being hunted to extinction, and Brazil's government isn't doing enough to save them. Help Care2 activist Norah Andre get the government's attention to start protecting pink dolphins before it's too late. Pink dolphins are a common bait for fisherman in the lucrative catfish trade and also believed by some to increase sexual virility if consumed. This demand leads to the killing of up to 1,500 dolphins each year, putting the survival of the species at risk. Killing dolphins is already illegal in Brazil and carries an 18-month prison sentence, but authorities do little to actually enforce the law. We can't let the government's negligence wipe pink river dolphins off the face of the earth. Demand Brazilian officials start enforcing laws that protect pink dolphins from extinction. Thank you for taking action, Emily V. Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team c
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Cracked Game Released to Poke at Pirates; Lawyer Unleashes in Letter to Patent Office

Don't miss a single issue of Slashback. Add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your address book. Cracked Game Released to Poke at Pirates Lawyer Unleashes in Letter to Patent Office German Ministry Dumps 187,300 Euros Worth of PCs Due to Infection Hiring Developers by Algorithm BlackBerry Chief: Tablets Will Be Dead in 5 Years Hot Comment: Going to Hell in a (brightly lit) Handbasket From the Vault: Microsoft Says Free Software Violates 235 Patents Watch It: Up Close with Firefox OS Phone Poll Booth: How often do friends/family call you for tech support? Cracked Game Released to Poke at Pirates Minutes after Greenheart Games launched its very first game--Game Dev Tycoon--this week, the company released a cracked version of the game. The pirated copy was completely same as the real copy, except that after a few hours into the game, players started noticing widespread piracy of their games in the game development simulator. Sound Off>> Lawyer Unleashes in Letter to Patent Office Nobody has ever accused the world of patent law of being a roller coaster of excitement, but every now and then something interesting happens. Take this attorney who was angry over the rejection of his client's application. Here's a snippet from his letter: "Are you drunk? No, seriously... are you drinking scotch and whiskey with a side of crack cocaine while you 'examine' patent applications?" Sound Off>> German Ministry Dumps 187,300 Euros Worth of PCs Due to Infection German IT magazine Heise reports that the Ministry of Education in Schwerin had a Conficker virus infection on 170 machines and it was dealt with by simply throwing them in the trash. Other German authorities have now decided that "the approach taken is not up to the principle of efficiency and economy." Sound Off>> Hiring Developers by Algorithm Are the traditional talent markers--a degree from MIT, a previous job at Google, a recommendation from a friend or colleague--always the best way to determine who is right for the job? Not according to a startup that aims to automate the discovery of talented programmers by looking at simple notions including how well the person performs and what they can do. Sound Off>> BlackBerry Chief: Tablets Will Be Dead in 5 Years BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said he believes that tablets will be dead by 2018, adding that the devices are not a good business model. That may come as a surprise to Apple, Google, Amazon and Samsung, all of which have built significant tablet businesses over the past few years. Sound Off>> Going to Hell in a (brightly lit) Handbasket "While I think this is pretty cool and all (Avatar anyone?), once people get a hold of the fact that the enzyme is called 'Luciferase', things could get rather warm for the company (at least in the US)." --by ColdWetDog Read More>>   Microsoft Says Free Software Violates 235 Patents Six years ago, Microsoft told Fortune magazine that various free software products violate at least 235 of its patents, and it wants royalties from distributors and users. In an interview for the article, Steve Ballmer said that FOSS patrons are going to have to "play by the same rules as the rest of the business," adding that "What's fair is fair." Read More>> Up Close with Firefox OS Phone SlashTV: Ubuntu and Mozilla contributor Benjamin Kerensa was on hand at LinuxFest NorthWest to talk about what makes the Firefox OS phone tick and to give a demo of the all-HTML5 interface. He also discussed what distinguishes it from the other bigger name players in the phone OS world. Watch the Video>> How often do friends/family call you for tech support? Never Once per year Once every few months Once per month Once per two weeks Once per week or more Every day I'm helping one right now. 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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Tell Venezuela's New President to Stop Censoring Citizens

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action alert! Venezuela's new president has already denied citizens' right to assemble and forced news outlets to air favorable footage. Demand he strengthen, not destroy free speech rights. Maduro: Stop Trampling on Free Speech in Venezuela please share it helps!     Dear Annisa, After Nicolas Maduro narrowly won the presidency of Venezuela the country erupted in protest. Maduro's opponent challenged the results, but a recount was denied by the National Electoral Council. Now Maduro is making good on his promise to respond with an "iron fist." He's using his power to shut down free speech among the people and the press. Maduro denied supporters of his opposition the right to hold a rally and forced news outlets to air footage of him opening new hospitals. Still, people around the country have continued their protests, some of which have become violent. Maduro may not like what his detractors have to say about him, but he has no right to prevent them from speaking out. Real leaders work with their people to improve the country; they don't oppress them to elevate their own sense of power. Demand Maduro's new government stop censoring citizens and journalists and allow an open dialogue in his country. Thank you for taking action, Emily V. Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team
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