text_combined: adjkuycaslashdotorg leads linux market offering countless sponsorships contributions forwardthinking initiatives support advance open source community hp course advisor trust today proven solutions value long run check latest foss governance focus involving fossbazaar fossology talk town httpwwwlinuxcomsponsor_solutionshpos slashdot daily newsletter issue industry group sponsors college course create fake blog building infrastructure around mars ie8 standardscompliant default dealing gpl violation daylight saving time wastes energy identity theft rates among top banks obituary sony trinitron sun hires two key python developers aging security vulnerability still allows pc takeover olpc mesh networking tester explains works experiment shows traffic shock waves cause jams iran may shut internet election php optimized windows server 2008 bill allows teachers contradict evolution google street slice dystopian future dd cocreator gary gygax passed away lessons hd format war death star aimed earth amds hybrid graphics unveiled tested darpa fractionated spacecraft program starts facebook scrabble ripoff capitalizes mattels lethargy riaa investigators disclose evidence probe captures avalanche mars domains blocked us treasury blacklist industry group sponsors college course create fake blog paidmetodoit dept posted kdawson monday march 03 1917 education httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803032328232 0scott jaschik writes hunter college professors debating ethics course 1industry group paid class develop fake student would write fake blog discourage students buying knockoff products controversy involves commercial interference academic freedom ethics guerilla marketing discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803032328232 links 0 mailtovfevdqdahtvvinsidehigheredcom 1 httpwwwinsidehigheredcomnews20080303hunter building infrastructure around mars setthetimeoutsreallylong dept posted kdawson monday march 03 2003 mars httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803032342255 0bfwebster writes spacecom article talking 1efforts observe arrival phoenix lander mars coming may using current mars orbiters community likely intrigued see ways nasa using existing landers orbiters prepare monitor landing includes using landers spirit opportunity simulate transmissions phoenix testing procedure advance actual landing using odyssey orbiter highspeed data transmission link phoenix earth landing using mars reconnaissance orbiter mars express orbiter backup data stores phoenix data transmissions descent long get terabyte solidstate dataserver running ipv6 natch orbit around mars discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803032342255 links 0 mailtobgkcsdcybfwacom 1 httpwwwspacecommissionlaunches080303marsorbitereyeshtml ie8 standardscompliant default browsersonacid dept posted kdawson monday march 03 2151 internet explorer httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803040114203 number readers wrote make sure know microsofts change heart regarding ie8 new version dominant browser 0render full standards mode default developers wishing use quirks mode ie6 ie7compatible rendering opt explicitly weve previously discussed ie8s render mode 1few 2times perhaps 3operas complaint eu 4eus record antitrust fine something redmonds aboutface discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803040114203 links 0 httpblogsmsdncomiearchive20080303microsoftsinteroperabilityprinciplesandie8aspxcommentpostedtruecommentmessage 1 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0801221837244tid113 2 httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0801231740228tid113 3 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0712131524233tid123 4 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0802271152208tid98 dealing gpl violation enforcingit dept posted kdawson monday march 03 2341 gnu unix httpaskslashdotorgarticleplsid0803040023245 0sortova writes many years ive maintaining 1opennms free open source network management framework published gpl couple years ago 2came attention company called 3cittio using opennms part proprietary commercial network management application talked jamie lerner cittio founder assured cittio 4abiding gpl however recently contacted potential client also considering cittios watchtower 5appears disclosing using gpld code least clear concise fashion 6required gpl including offer source code code including changes made code since copyright opennms held number commercial companies software freedom law center able help us defend even investigate potential violation curious anyone slashdot experienced anything similar advice discuss story httpaskslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803040023245 links 0 httpblogsopennmsorg 1 httpwwwopennmsorg 2 httpblogsopennmsorgp57 3 httpwwwcittiocom 4 httpblogsopennmsorgp54 5 httpblogsopennmsorgp171 6 httpwwwgnuorglicensesoldlicensesgpl20htmltoc3 daylight saving time wastes energy backtonaturesclock dept posted kdawson tuesday march 04 0127 government httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803040241218 anonymous reader writes time approaching well changing clocks wall street journal running timely article study done ucsanta barbara economics professor phd student study unambiguously concludes daylight saving time doesnt save energy actually 0wastes energy costs study used energy company records indiana state mandated dst counties calculated switch cost indiana citizens 86m per year ive never paper clear unambiguous finding professor said discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803040241218 links 0 httponlinewsjcompublicarticlesb120406767043794825uolcfja8x9gw9ozbcz77milmtae_20080327htmlmodtff_main_tff_top identity theft rates among top banks namingnames dept posted kdawson tuesday march 04 0338 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0803040258234 0hugh pickens writes consumers regulators businesses lack objective tools compare incidence identity theft across financial institutions without tools consumers vote feet choose safer institutions study chris hoofnagle 1analyzed 88000 complaints submitted victims ftc three month period 2006 found bank america ranked highest firms study average 1117 incidents threemonth period att 763 incidents followed sprint nextel jp morgan chase chase bank one capital one estimated events divided total deposits data show hsbc washington mutual bank america highest rates identity theft hoofnagle said lending institutions publicly report information identity theft events rate identity theft form identity theft attempted whether mortgage loan credit card amount loss suffered result would help consumers choose safer financial institutions 2full studypdf available berkeley center law technology discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803040258234 links 0 httphughpickenscom 1 httpbitsblogsnytimescom20080227rankingcorporateamericaonidentitytheftreftechnology 2 httprepositoriescdliborgcgiviewcontentcgiarticle1045contextbclt obituary sony trinitron chromepartsshininginthesun dept posted kdawson tuesday march 04 0549 sony httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803040313248 anonymous reader sends us gizmodo honor passing production sony trinitron theyve done 0timeline development television 280 millions tubes sold trinitron officially dead month sony inventions gravitational pull trinitron display technology trinitron became synonym best quality tv sets computer monitors planet sony became king tv 100 million sets sold 1994 later fall weight plasma lcd technologies discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803040313248 links 0 httpgizmodocom363191sonytrinitrontimelineshowswhyitwillliveforeverinourhearts sun hires two key python developers moneywheretheirmouthis dept posted kdawson tuesday march 04 0802 sun microsystems httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0803040345213 sspringer writes let us know suns continuing push support scripting languages java java virtual machine 0sun hired two key python developers ted leung longtime python developer open source applications foundation frank wierzbicki lead implementer jython project work jython enables python run jvm last month suns ceo said company wants take j jvm make vm discuss story httpdevelopersslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803040345213 links 0 httpbloginternetnewscomapatrizio200803suniscontinuingitsacquisithtml aging security vulnerability still allows pc takeover thereareissueshereandperhapstheyshouldbeinvesti posted zonk tuesday march 04 0844 microsoft httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0803041258210 0jackson writes adam boileau security consultant based new zealand 1released tool unlock windows computers seconds without need password connecting linux machine firewire port target machine tool modify windows password protection code render ineffective boileau said release tool publicly 2006 microsoft little cagey exactly whether firewire memory access real security issue didnt want cause real trouble couple years passed issue resolved boileau decided 2release tool website discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803041258210 links 0 mailtoyrxypcugmailcom 1 httpwwwtheagecomaunewssecurityhackintoawindowspcnopasswordneeded200803041204402423638html 2 httpstormnetnzprojects16 olpc mesh networking tester explains works whodoesntloveagoodmesh dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 0925 wireless networking httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803041319254 anonymous reader writes james cameron engineer working olpc project 0specifically testing wireless network capabilities olpc xo laptop cameron lives small town called tooraweenah remote region australian outback little noise spectrum area perfect testing wireless networking capabilities xo mirrors kind rural spacious environment xo intended deployed cameron breaks exactly olpc xos mesh networking works including cheap us35 solar powered mesh nodes mounted top tree networks reach testing australian outback cameron discovered range xo could go 16km quite easily 15m ground assuming range 16km holds true mathematical formula area circle pi r squared tells us one well placed mesh node cover eight square kilometers article also includes numerous pictures mesh nodes testing xo discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803041319254 links 0 httpwwwcomputerworldcomauindexphpid1228527977 experiment shows traffic shock waves cause jams scienceinthewheels dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1003 math httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803041333227 galactic_grub writes japanese researchers recently performed first experimental demonstration phenomenon causes busy freeway 0inexplicably grind halt team nagoya university japan volunteers drive cars around small circular track monitored way shockwaves caused one driver brakes sent back cars caused jams occur drivers asked travel 30 kmph small fluctuations soon appeared eventually causing several vehicles stop completely understanding phenomenon could help devise ways avoid problem one researcher comments set experiment robots driving perfect circle flow breakdown would occurred discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803041333227 links 0 httptechnologynewscientistcomarticledn13402shockwavetrafficjamrecreatedforfirsttimehtml iran may shut internet election cantstopthesignalmal dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1043 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803041447225 0daveschroeder writes iranian government might 1block private access internet general legislative election march 14 two iranian news outlets reported monday 2006 authorities banned download speeds private computers faster 128 kilobytes per second government also uses sophisticated filtering equipment block hundreds web sites blogs considers religiously politically inappropriate many bloggers jailed past years dozens web sites shut would appear irans government threat nations internet connectivity 2fragility undersea cable network discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803041447225 links 0 httpdasdoitwiscedu 1 httpwwwihtcomarticles20080303africatehranphp 2 httpwwwcnncom2008tech0208internetoutage php optimized windows server 2008 dogsandcatslivingtogether dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1122 microsoft httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0803041452232 stony stevenson writes used popular php applications would run poorly windows server linux unix servers php optimized specialist php language zend technologies says 0thats longer case zend core commercially supported form php certified microsoft ready run performance stability windows server 2008 said andi gutmans cofounder cto zend previously php didnt run well windows said gutmans despite fact 75 80 php users developing windows workstations discuss story httpdevelopersslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803041452232 links 0 httpwwwitnewscomaunews71347phpoptimisedforwindowsserver2008aspx bill allows teachers contradict evolution legislatingscienceisachallenge dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1201 education httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080304169238 0helical writes attempt defy newly approved state science standards florida senator rhonda storms proposed bill would 1allow teachers contradict teaching evolution bill states every public school teacher states k12 school system shall affirmative right freedom objectively present scientific information relevant full range scientific views regarding biological chemical evolution connection teaching prescribed curriculum regarding chemical biological origins bills main focus protecting teachers want adopt alternative teaching plans sanction allow teachers freedom teach whatever wish even opposition current standards discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080304169238 links 0 mailtoxutdghtmdgmailcom 1 httpblogsorlandosentinelcomnews_education_edblog200803willwebehearhtml google street slice dystopian future theyseeyouman dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1239 google httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803041637223 anonymous reader writes according recent cnet article 0google street view wrong short piece makes part larger feature technology thats wrong goes explain google street view like scene george orwells terrifying dystopian vision 1984 could ultimately change behaviour well never know watched google arent friendly folk help find web sites cheat pub quizzes look porn yes since 2006 theyre also photographing streets selected world cities posting results online see jeremy bentham developed idea 1panopticon system prison design whereby everybody could seen one central point upshot prisoners learnt modulate behaviour never knew watched doesnt sound like much fun discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803041637223 links 0 httpcravecnetcouk03902947749295643900htm 1 httpenwikipediaorgwikipanopticon dd cocreator gary gygax passed away tipofthehatrollofthedice dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1322 role playing games httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid0803041750206 mearlus writes recent past cocreator dungeons dragons gary gygax worked troll lord games small tabletop rpg publisher forums post noting 0mr gygax apparently passed away gygax known along dave arneson 1father roleplaying saddened 2reactions wellknown designers already begun appear online consider inmemoriam ask slashdot question dd tabletop roleplaying touchedimproved life update 0304 2316 gmt 3z time 4official announcements time appear many sites featuring posts gygaxs impact gaming including touching entries 5salon 6cnet discuss story httpgamesslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803041750206 links 0 httpwwwfreeyabbcomphpbbviewtopicphpt4373mforumtrolllordgames 1 httpenwikipediaorgwikigary_gygax 2 httpmontecooklivejournalcom134416html 3 httpslashdotorgzonk 4 httpblogwiredcomunderwire200803reportgarygyghtml 5 httpwwwsaloncomtechhtww20080304gary_gygaxindexhtml 6 httpwwwnewscom830110784_398856887htmlpartrsssubjnewstag25471_3020 lessons hd format war dontgodownthedarkpathforeverwillitdominate dep posted zonk tuesday march 04 1402 movies httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid0803041741249 mlimber writes new york times freakonomics blog 0asks panel experts battle hddvd bluray really learn panel suggests among things sony achieved pyrrhic victory high def dvds outmoded reap enough profits make toshiba paid product development bribes win support content providers discuss story httpgamesslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803041741249 links 0 httpfreakonomicsblogsnytimescom20080304whatarethelessonsoftheblurayhddvdbattleafreakonomicsquorum death star aimed earth dontdestroyearththatswhereikeepmystuff dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1441 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803041847251 anonymous reader writes spectacular rotating binary star system ticking time bomb ready throw 0a searing beam highenergy gamma rays could lead major extinction event earth may right line fire australian science magazine cosmos magazine reports though risk may remote evidence gamma ray bursts swept planet various points earths history devastating effect life 2005 study showed gammaray burst originating within 6500 light years earth could enough strip away ozone layer cause mass extinction researchers led adrian melott university kansas lawrence us suggest event may responsible mass extinction 443 million years ago late ordovician period wiped 60 per cent life cooled planet discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803041847251 links 0 httpwwwcosmosmagazinecomnode1878 amds hybrid graphics unveiled tested morethanmeetstheeye dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1521 graphics httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803041949220 0thinskin writes combination amds ati graphics division amds cpu division means amd often fights twofront war directly competing intel cpu business well nvidia graphics amds hybrid graphics technology allows fight companies time inserting additional card works crossfire like nvidias sli capable two discrete graphics cards installed motherboard extremetech put 1780g chipset series gaming synthetic benchmarks see beneficial technology hothardware 2a similar rundown technology results indicate hybrid graphics arent yet ideal powerhungry gamer driver revisions need ironed early stage performance looks promising discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803041949220 links 0 httpwwwextremetechcom 1 httpwwwextremetechcomarticle201697227262300asp 2 httpwwwhothardwarecomarticlesamd_780g_chipset_and_athlon_x2_4850e_preview_ darpa fractionated spacecraft program starts betterthemthanus dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1601 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080304200206 anonymous reader writes start buying cold war nuclear shelters piling canned food boeing advanced systems started system f6 darpas future fast flexible 0fractionated freeflying spacecraft united information exchange space technology program words multiple 1networked specialized spacecraft swarms intelligent enough perform single coordinated task together like analyzing crops deciding destroy humanity skynetstyle actually could completely change satellites better according experts discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080304200206 links 0 httpgizmodocom363617boeingtodesignnewdarpasnetworkedswarmspacecrafts 1 httpenwikipediaorgwikifractionated_spacecraft facebook scrabble ripoff capitalizes mattels lethargy missedabitofanopportunitythere dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1640 social networks httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid080304204255 mlimber writes facebook app scrabulous written two scrabbleloving brothers india 700000 users brings 25000 per month advertising revenue flagrant violation copyright law corporate owners scrabble hasbro mattel 0threatened legal action creators made deals electronic arts realnetworks release official online versions game according nytimes article scrabulous 1already brought scrabble newfound virtual popularity none game companies could anticipated according one consultant entertainment industry youre hasbro mattel isnt interest shut hasbros partner realnetworks working closely piratical brothers mattel says settling brothers would set bad precedent board games going online discuss story httpgamesslashdotorgcommentsplsid080304204255 links 0 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0801162019216tid123 1 httpwwwnytimescom20080302business02gamehtml riaa investigators disclose evidence specialrulesforspecialpeople dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1722 courts httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803042136230 0newyorkcountrylawyer writes technology battle raging 1umg v lindor court case brooklyn issue hand whether riaas investigator safenet needs disclose digital files validation methodology testing procedures failure rates software manuals protocols packet logs source code materials validity methods evaluated defense safenet riaa 2say claiming information proprietary confidential ms lindor 3says yes youre going testify federal court side right test evidence 4list sought pdf available online mediasentry produced none 5put shut says one commentator safenet discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803042136230 links 0 httpwwwvanfeliucomattorneyprofilebeckerman 1 httprecordingindustryvspeopleblogspotcom200701indexoflitigationdocumentshtmlumg_v_lindor 2 httprecordingindustryvspeopleblogspotcom200802riaaopposesmediasentryrespondingtohtml 3 httprecordingindustryvspeopleblogspotcom200803marielindorrepliestoriaaandhtml 4 httpwwwilrwebcomviewilrpdfaspfilenameumg_lindor_080303rbtomagismotcompelmediasentryexcbackupmaterialslist 5 httpwwwp2pnetnetstory15131 probe captures avalanche mars notarecommendedvacationspot dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1802 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803042144253 mdekato writes msnbc reports nasas mars reconnaissance orbiter 0captured avalanche mars surface happened good still images show must awesome sight full image reveals features small desk strip terrain 37 miles 6 kilometers wide 10 times long 84 degrees north latitude reddish layers known rich water ice make face steep slope 2300 feet 700 meters tall running length image mars north pole covered cap ice even snows scientists suspect ice dust probably makes material fell upper portion scarp discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803042144253 links 0 httpwwwmsnbcmsncomid23452561 domains blocked us treasury blacklist uslawisinternationallawnow dept posted zonk tuesday march 04 1841 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803042218220 yuna49 writes adam liptak new york times reports today plight spanish tour operator 0whose domain names embargoed domain name registrar enom pulled domains discovered tour operators name us treasury blacklist turns packages tours cuba largely european tourists legally travel unlike americans article cites press release issued december 2004 almost three years enom acted said mr marshalls company helped americans evade restrictions travel cuba generator resources cuban regime uses oppress people added american companies must stop business company also freeze assets meaning enom exactly legally required part operators business united states domain name registration aspects business lie outside 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