text_combined: adjkuycaslashdotorg track manage source code digital assets free perforce discover manage source code digital assets faster easier perforce perforce offers visual client interfaces linuxcom mac solairsfreebsd windows learn get free two user download httpaddoubleclicknetclk16097453613503038dhttpwwwsourceforgenetpowerbarperforce slashdot daily newsletter issue brain study calls free question australia bosses may get power snoop emails satellite ids ships cut cables access cash register data monsantos harvest fear wikipedia breeds unwitting trust says professor first looks gimp 25 study reports debian governance social organization skewzcom founder vipul vyas answers questions media bias laptops screens glare matte guerrilla embracing superuser nvidia physics engine almost complete iso calls ooxml ceasefire linux foundation collaboration summit leaves desktop linux behind linux system programming physicist john wheeler dead 96 ecomarathon team hits 2843 mpg psystar offers 399 openmac computer dealing bully eve online client source code leaked sun developing open media stack run google app engine apps amazons cloud brain study calls free question choosewiselyyoungjedi dept posted kdawson sunday april 13 2149 science httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804132052206 0siddster notes account wired research indicating 1brain scanners see decisions make study published sunday nature neuroscience researchers using brain scanners could predict peoples decisions seven seconds test subjects even aware making caveats remain holding open door free experiment may reflect mental dynamics complicated decisions also predictions completely accurate maybe free enters last moment allowing person override unpalatable subconscious decision discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804132052206 links 0 mailtonirqxdckvhdlaswqgmailcom 1 httpwwwwiredcomsciencediscoveriesnews200804mind_decision australia bosses may get power snoop emails justforhuntingterroristswepromise dept posted kdawson monday april 14 0006 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804140040218 numerous readers noted proposal australian government legislation 0allow employers snoop employees email im conversations proposed name protecting infrastructure terrorism attorneygeneral cited estonian cyberattacks reason employer monitoring necessary australia never mind attacks 1perpetrated lone 20yearold foreign government terrorist law permitting intelligence agencies snoop citizens without permission expires june leading governments urgency extend expand chairman electronic frontiers australia said new powers facilitate fishing expeditions employees emails computer use rather used protect critical infrastructure im talking corporate eavesdropping witchhunts employer wanted sack someone could use powers discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804140040218 links 0 httpwwwsmhcomaunewstechnologybossespowertocheckemail200804131208024990775htmlpagefullpagecontentswap1 1 httppoliticsslashdotorgarticleplsid0801250120221tid172 satellite ids ships cut cables bustedfromthesky dept posted kdawson monday april 14 0225 networking httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804140052258 01sockchuck writes undersea telecom cable operator reliance globalcom able 1use satellite images identify two ships dropped anchor wrong place damaging submarine cables knocking 2middle 3east 4nations offline early february company used satellite images study movements two ships shared information officials dubai impounded two vessels nanog list discussion 5where reliance might obtained satellite images provide level detail google news links 6more coverage developments discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804140052258 links 0 httpwwwgamehostingguidecom 1 httpwwwdatacenterknowledgecomarchives2008apr13ships_impounded_in_middle_east_cable_cutshtml 2 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0802011912220tid215 3 httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0802040158249tid215 4 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0802061431206tid172 5 httpwwwmeritedumailarchivesnanogthreadshtml07255 6 httpnewsgooglecomnewshlentabwnqunderseacabledamagebtngsearch access cash register data dontbogartthemtotals dept posted kdawson monday april 14 0517 hardware hacking httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804140242222 jeronimo989 writes customer mine small shop asked look electronic cash register one requirements retrieve sales data cash register accessible format import software choice happens openoffice either downloading data flash card connecting laptop via usb even via direct modem connection far cash register concerned doesnt need anything fancy entry level machine small businesses probably ok long keeps electronic journal course options cash register manufacturers allow accessing sales data directly open format anyone experience setting link cash register pc preferably using freeopen source solutions discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804140242222 monsantos harvest fear goodbusinesstosueyourcustomersboyhowdy dept posted kdawson monday april 14 0806 biotech httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080414017258 0cognitive dissident writes intellectual property thuggery restricted entertainment industries may 2008 edition 1vanity fair carries 2major feature article mafiaalike tactics monsanto pursuit total domination various facets agribusiness first gm seeds roundup ready crops designed sell roundup herbicide recently milk production rbgh designed squeeze milk individual cows monsanto resorting increasingly overthetop tactics prevent sees infringement misrepresentation biotechnology forms ip tyranny point really help public consolidate corporate power quotes compare monsantos hardline approach microsofts zealous efforts protect software pirates least microsoft buyer program use farmers buy monsantos seeds cant even dont know company chooses sue customer base says joseph mendelson center food safety bizarre business strategy one monsanto manages get away increasingly dominant vendor town sound familiar discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080414017258 links 0 httpslashdotorgcognitivedissident 1 httpwwwvanityfaircom 2 httpwwwvanityfaircompoliticsfeatures200805monsanto200805 wikipedia breeds unwitting trust says professor unlikeslashdotwhichis100reliable dept posted cmdrtaco monday april 14 0849 internet httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804141220243 kingston writes say students brain surgery would prefer someone medical school trained researched field student next read wikipedia says deakin university associate professor information systems sharman lichtenstein believes wikipedia anyone edit page entry fostering climate blind trust among people seeking information professor lichtenstein says reliance students wikipedia finding information acceptance practice teachers academics 0crowding valuable knowledge creating generation unable source credible expert views even desired people unwittingly trusting information find wikipedia yet experience shown wrong incomplete biased misleading said parents teachers think okay lightweight model knowledge people dont know underlying model operates discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804141220243 links 0 httpwwwcomputerworldcomauindexphpid1828979092 first looks gimp 25 likeafinewine dept posted cmdrtaco monday april 14 0927 gimp httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804141248258 0desmondhaynes writes gimp team announced today first release 25 development series true version unstable little bird told give try 1see whats capable first let tell interface quite redesigned think users problems adjusting thats two cents hand version 250 gimp includes hot new features like integration gegl generic graphics library finally get support higher color depths colorspaces eventually nondestructive editing discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804141248258 links 0 httptechrunchblogspotcom 1 httptechrunchblogspotcom200804firstlookgimp250html study reports debian governance social organization becausetheycan dept posted cmdrtaco monday april 14 1007 debian httplinuxslashdotorgarticleplsid0804141349202 0andremachado writes two academic management researchers siobhn omahony fabrizion ferraro performed 1a detailed scientific study debian project governance social organization management perspective big noncommercial nonpaying community evolve produce respectable operating systems applications packages available organizations without consensual basis authority lack important condition necessary survival directly democratic forms participation tend scale well noted difficulty managing complexity decisionmaking hasten demise debian project community designed evolved solid governance system since 1993 able establish shared conceptions formal authority leadership meritocracy limited defined democratic adaptive mechanisms discuss story httplinuxslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804141349202 links 0 httpwwwtechforcecombr 1 httpwwwtechforcecombrindexphpnewslinux_blogscientific_study_about_debian_governance_and_organization skewzcom founder vipul vyas answers questions media bia everyoneisbiasedexceptme dept posted roblimo monday april 14 1007 media httpinterviewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804141337232 asked 0questions skewzcom april 2nd april 3rd answers media bias stuff tricky deal 1skewz microsofts 2blewz trying anyway skewz people say want jump conversation attached post followup questions please feel free ask story continues httpinterviewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804141337232 discuss story httpinterviewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804141337232 links 0 httpinterviewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804021332224tid188 1 httpwwwskewzcom 2 httpresearchmicrosoftcomprojectsblewsblewsaspx laptops screens glare matte theglareitburnsus dept posted cmdrtaco monday april 14 1050 portables httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804141433216 anonymous reader writes weekend spent half day surfing web looking new laptop want able switch 1650x1280 least x1024 non0glossy display surprise found many vendors leave much choice x800 glossy ie higherreflective type screens seem become promoted defaults give nonglossy wishes start flaming vendors still cant understand glossy screens make eyes hurt almost immediately sort ambient light nothing low light glossy laptop screens like tvs shelf store colors whacked look brighter get real world realize colors wrong discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804141433216 links 0 httpenwikipediaorgwikiglossy_display guerrilla embracing superuser whichoneamiagain dept posted cmdrtaco monday april 14 1129 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid080414150241 snydeq writes first 0letting users manage pcs 1sanctioning shadow projects low probably know theyre ones installed wifi network break room distribute homemade numbercrunching apps coworkers email theyre hacking iphones right work companys mail servers short theyre walking talking governance nightmares could biggest assets use wisely reason superusers go rogue usually frustration says marquis symptom organization unable meet even understand needs customers says otherwise wouldnt happening solution put work discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid080414150241 links 0 httpaskslashdotorgarticleplsid0804021936207tid172 1 httpwwwinfoworldcomarticle08041416feguerrillait_1html nvidia physics engine almost complete closeonlycountsinhorseshoesandhandgrenades dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 14 1212 graphics httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804141546231 nvidia stated translation ageias physics engine cuda almost complete showcase capabilities new tech nvidia 0ran particle demonstration similar intels nehalem demo ten times speed intels nehalem demo 5000060000 particles ran 1520 fps without gpu particle demo geforce 9800 card resulted 300 fps likely event nvidias nextgen parts g100 gt100200 double shader units number could top 600 fps meaning nehalem 253 ghz lagging 2040x behind 200620072008 highend gpu hardware however cant ignore fact nehalem fact run physics discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804141546231 links 0 httpwwwtomshardwarecom20080414nvidia_gpu_physics_engine_up_and_running_almost_ iso calls ooxml ceasefire cantwealljustgetalong dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 14 1258 software httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid080414161243 response continued attacks microsofts ooxml standard international organization standardization iso 0called ceasefire last week iso committee charge document standards sc 34 met oslo discuss way forward ooxml odf plenary session marked protests outside largely carried delegates nearby opensource conference protesters calling ooxml withdrawn iso standardization something could theoretically happen national standards body protest vote within next month two discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid080414161243 links 0 httpnewszdnetcouksoftware010000001213938521400htmr1 linux foundation collaboration summit leaves desktop linux behind timetopushbackoncorporatization dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 14 1341 linux busines httplinuxslashdotorgarticleplsid080414168233 linuxcoms joe barr interesting commentary recent linux foundation collaboration summit astounding 0lack attention desktop linux great deal monetary support driving linux days comes companies vested interest big iron hopefully wont completely eclipse rest community learned press welcome workingmeetings summit days 2 3 saw heard rumblings discontent one ordinary linux desktop user one example topten list inhibitors linux adoption created committee foundation members contained nothing relating desktop usage nothing everything list backroom usage servers big iron discuss story httplinuxslashdotorgcommentsplsid080414168233 links 0 httpwwwlinuxcomfeature132203 linux system programming readallaboutit dept posted samzenpus monday april 14 1424 book reviews httpbooksslashdotorgarticleplsid0804141415215 0jon mitchell writes perl programmer recently thrown world c development linux looking something would take kr level experience bring date modern methods hopefully letting write efficient reliable programs linux system programming volume targets need robert love former chief architect linux desktop novell kernel hacker many years gnome developer well known features beagle networkmanager attempts book document linux system call c api common systems programming tasks given developed preemptive kernel inotify knowledge read rest jons review story continues httpbooksslashdotorgarticleplsid0804141415215 discuss story httpbooksslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804141415215 links 0 mailtovxjnmymgmailcom physicist john wheeler dead 96 bigwormholeinthesky dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 14 1507 science httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080414188227 reverseengineer writes eminent physicist 0john archibald wheeler died pneumonia age 96 coiner terms black hole wormhole wheeler popularized study general relativity advised distinguished list graduate students including kip thorne richard feynman work included collaboration niels bohr develop liquid drop model nuclear fission max tegmark cosmologist massachusetts institute technology said dr wheeler last titan physics superhero still standing discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080414188227 links 0 httpwwwnytimescom20080414science14wheelerhtml ecomarathon team hits 2843 mpg hardtofityourgroceriesinthere dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 14 1553 earth httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804141911225 years shell ecomarathon americas event team mater dei high school shattered last years record traveling 028434 miles single gallon gasoline evansville ind team come winning airfoilmeetsteardrop design beat largely collegiate competitors comes trial error seeing works doesnt unidentified student team member told local newscaster friday top three vehicles like competition 25 33 total used internal combustion engines goal entrants travel far possible using little fuel possible vehiclessans drivercouldnt weigh 160 kilograms 352 pounds drivers weigh least 50 kilograms discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804141911225 links 0 httpwwwnewscom830111128_3991819854htmlpartrsssubjnewstag25471_3020 psystar offers 399 openmac computer deadbeforeitevengotstarted dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 14 1634 desktops app httpappleslashdotorgarticleplsid0804141919237 0mytrip writes tell us psystar announced new line intelbased computers promise run 1unmodified version mac os x leopard unfortunately almost immediately launch website went story remains unaccessible astute readers may well hear news ask doesnt sound like mac clone something whose time came gil amelios tenure apple went shortly current ceo steve jobs assumed helm company definitely defies eula mac os x specifies purchaser legal copy leopard entitled install operating system applebranded computer buy 399 openmac check eula also buy preinstall option company includes retail copy leopard purchase discuss story httpappleslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804141919237 links 0 httpwwwmytripcom 1 httpwwwmacobservercomarticle200804144shtml dealing bully griefersareeverywhere dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 14 1717 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0804141944213 0jammag writes idiot greeted already gloomy rainy monday morning eric spiegel offer firsthand account dealing tech world 1geekgonebad presents ideas coping bullies quick aggressively divert blame problem back someone else couldnt possibly responsible passive aggressive subtly lay blame behind back others enjoy getting face confrontational possible experiences others defied logic possibly made want start looking rifles bell towers discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804141944213 links 0 httpitmanagementearthwebcom 1 httpitmanagementearthwebcomcareerarticlephp3740601 eve online client source code leaked shootfirstaskquestionslater dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 14 1802 security httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid0804142046246 anonymous reader writes tell us game client source code popular mmo eve online 0leaked via torrent addition source code user also posted lengthy chat transcript someone ccp customer support end goal may call attention continuing security issues within eve ultimately probably better ways getting support unfortunately ccp seems responding usual kneejerk reaction banning everyone breathing whisper incident wonder large mmo company ever brave enough calmly address issue rather wielding banhammer discuss story httpgamesslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804142046246 links 0 httpwwwdreamnotoftodaycomp643 sun developing open media stack shineitupandcallitnew dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 14 1843 sun microsyst httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0804142126237 graftweed writes share sun working new open video codec called 0open media stack oms oms video based h26x technology promises deliver royaltyfree open video certainly 1isnt first attempt open codec hopefully sun decide add something table beyond name discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804142126237 links 0 httpwwwpcworldcombusinesscenterarticle144494sun_tackles_video_codechtml 1 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0206240041248tid162 run google app engine apps amazons cloud ionizedpathbetweentheclouds dept posted kdawson monday april 14 1930 programming httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid080414233213 jamie found post laying rest one potential criticism 0googles app engine danger lockin platform waxyorg points hack called appdrop written chris anderson provides container 0google app sdk applications running entirely amazons ec2 infrastructure heres andersons 1appdrop page 2blog post announcing discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid080414233213 links 0 httpwaxyorg200804exclusive_google_app_engine_ported_to_amazons_ec2 1 httpappdropcom 2 httpjchrismfdzcomcode20084announcing_appdrop_com__host_go copyright 19972008 sourceforge inc rights reserved received message subscribed slashdot 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