adjkuycaslashdotorg choose hp eva 4400 need san storage enterpriseclass performance availability simplified management integration key applications virtual storage system enterpriseclass performance availability designed storage environments supporting 96tb data httpaddoubleclicknetclk19683541525653286shttpsh30406www3hpcomcampaigns2008promo 14h6v4indexphpmccdcgxjumpidex_r2548_linkkimtsg2q08swdeva440014h6v4sourceforge_mccdcgx slashdot daily newsletter issue ringside networks unveil social app server death windows xp cubicle security laptops electronics programmer buys original ada lovelace painting ebay interest parallel programming outside us bell canada throttles wholesalers without notice columbia holds wake historic cyclotron fbi looks chinese role darfur site hack someday youll hate apple google justice dept approves xmsirius merger windows 7 likely going modular subscriptionbased nvidia quad sli disappoints google looks white space spectrum search smarter find person iso miscounted cuban ooxml vote scotus asked decide legal fees riaa cases arthur c clarke gamma ray burst must cd cost 1599 south african minister locks horns microsoft china unblocks bbc english municipal wifi moves ahead houston longdead ordb begins returning false positives ringside networks unveil social app server hibubhowdyhowdoyado dept posted kdawson monday march 24 2006 social networks httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803242350201 0eweekpete writes ringside networks tomorrow formally launch company also launch calls 1first opensource social application server seamlessly integrates facebook applications web site ringside social application server includes social application engine enables web site developers quickly build customize deploy social applications well included set standard social applications user profiles friends groups comments ratings favorites events ringside also delivers support federated social graphs integrating ringsidebased social graphs social networks facebook addition product features extensible api tag library enable developers extend facebooks api markup language well define applicationspecific apis tags handle custom behavior improve web site integration matt asay 2advance look ringside days back discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803242350201 links 0 mailtoaoqoifnxkuilziffdavisenterprisecom 1 httpwwweweekcomcaapplicationdevelopmentringsidetounveilsocialappserver 2 httpwwwcnetcom830113505_1990085816html death windows xp alaspooryorick dept posted kdawson monday march 24 2153 windows httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803250013235 bsk_cw writes although many windows users intend hold onto copies xp pried cold dead fingers microsoft fully intends phase os favor vista youre unwilling move one alternatives really dont like vista least aware whats store david dejean offers rundown 0microsofts timeline windows xp company things way discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803250013235 links 0 httpwwwcomputerworldcomactionarticledocommandviewarticlebasicarticleid9070119 cubicle security laptops electronics downsizingneedntmeandownsecuring dept posted kdawson monday march 24 2343 security httpaskslashdotorgarticleplsid080325020243 0kamikasee writes recently found im going moved office cubicle cubicle area secure im worried things wandering boss offered buy equipment help secure things far havent found anything fits requirements google amazon searches overwhelmed lockable key cabinets larger pieces furniture requirements main issue traditional solutions eg locking things drawer convenience use laptop second lcd monitor theres also external keyboard mouse usb hard drive leave laptop night remotedesktop im really happy putting drawer ventilation plus dont like idea unharness everything every time want put away dont trust cable locks besides cable locks wont help secure usb drive electronics might wander solution imagine lockable ventilated metal box would sit monitor house electronics big enough could stick laptop night leaving running feel confident would still morning id open types solutions surely someone else must dealt problem discuss story httpaskslashdotorgcommentsplsid080325020243 links 0 mailtoadjkuycabizjdraynet programmer buys original ada lovelace painting ebay motherofusall dept posted kdawson tuesday march 25 0129 programming httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803250254201 anonymous reader sends story rediscovery 0original painting ada byron age 4 girl become countess lovelace worlds first computer programmer us army sergeant tajikistan caught wind ebay auction 180yearold painting ada byron provenance notified programmer buddy texas auction discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803250254201 links 0 httpwwwtgdailycomcontentview36600113 interest parallel programming outside us maybeitsthelanguage dept posted kdawson tuesday march 25 0340 programming httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0803250145208 0simoniker writes new weblog post dobbs code talk intels james reinders discusses 1the growth concurrency programming suggesting programming multicore catching imagination programmers japan china russia india europe united states also comments see significantly higher interest jumping parallelism programmers 15 years experience verses programmers 15 years anecdotal evidence community discuss story httpdevelopersslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803250145208 links 0 httpwwwgamesetwatchcom 1 httpdobbscodetalkcomindexphpoptioncom_myblogtaskviewid183itemid29 bell canada throttles wholesalers without notice becauseitsmylastkilometerthatswhy dept posted kdawson tuesday march 25 0553 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080325035200 0knorthern knight writes canadian familyrun isp teksavvy popular among canadian p2p users precisely throttle p2p started noticing bell canada 1throttling traffic reaches wholesale partners according teksavvy ceo rocky gaudrault bell implemented load balancing manage bandwidth demand peak congestion times apparently didnt feel need inform partner isps customers result bevy annoyed customers carriers across great white north discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid080325035200 links 0 mailtodanjndqywaltdnesorg 1 httpwwwdslreportscomshownewsbellcanadathrottleswholesalersdoesntbothertotellthem92915 columbia holds wake historic cyclotron nothinglastsforevermisterbond dept posted kdawson tuesday march 25 0803 hardware hacking httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803250317224 0pickens writes called leviathan behemoth big bertha 12 feet wide rising 7 feet cement floor weighing estimated 65 tons columbia cyclotron particle accelerator built late 1930s columbia physicist john dunning played 1crucial role dawn nuclear era dunnings experiments verified fission established many properties significantly demonstrated rare isotope uranium 235 common u238 fissionable form element week two 2they dismantle sell scrap says george hamawy columbia universitys director radiation safety last chance see hamawy added students held wake contractors arrived remove cyclotron going make twothousandpound sections said one contractor taking cyclotrons measurements well start slicing monday discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803250317224 links 0 httphughpickenscom 1 httpwwwcolumbiaeducualumnimagazinewinter2008finalshtml 2 httpwwwnewyorkercomtalk20080331080331ta_talk_linthicum fbi looks chinese role darfur site hack thoseguyssuredogetaround dept posted zonk tuesday march 25 0840 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0803251157234 0amy bennett writes past weekend discussed increasing level attacks online 1targeting tibetanbased ngos bbc reporting save darfur coalition 2has called fbi appears similar matter allyn brookslasure spokesman group doesnt know behind attacks said ip addresses computers hacked organization china save darfur trying get china one sudans largest trading partners pressure sudans government stopping mass killings darfurs ongoing civil war someone beijing trying send us message brookslasure said probably message theyre sending 3continuing shut video sites covering tibetan unrest discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803251157234 links 0 httpwwwitworldcom 1 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0803220219220tid172 2 httpwwwbbccoukblogstechnology200803tibet_the_cyber_warshtml 3 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803212346232tid153 someday youll hate apple google ifthatdayhasntarrivedalready dept posted zonk tuesday march 25 0922 businesses httpappleslashdotorgarticleplsid080325123209 0jfruhlinger writes think todays world apple innovative underdog google company evil microsoft sits atop throne ruler evil empire state affairs last forever must remember days everybody loved scrappy upstart bill gates reisinger 1muses fickleness consumer loves hates level success questionable privacy practices lead googles pr downfall propel position disdain going forward trust future apple google may look bright economic standpoint companies hated one day sad true discuss story httpappleslashdotorgcommentsplsid080325123209 links 0 httpjoshreadscom 1 httpwwwitworldcomtech4535applegooglemicrosoftfickleconsumersdr080320indexhtml justice dept approves xmsirius merger twogreattastes dept posted zonk tuesday march 25 1005 toys httpentertainmentslashdotorgarticleplsid0803251338258 ripit writes yesterday justice department 0approved merger sirius satellite radio xm radio sirius takeover tune 5 billion transaction approved without conditions despite opposition consumer groups intense lobbying campaign landbased radio industry explaining decision justice officials said options beyond satellite radio digital recordings highdefinition radio web radio mean xm sirius could merge without diminishing competition alternatives assistant attorney general thomas barnett said conference call simply found evidence didnt indicate would harm consumers discuss story httpentertainmentslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803251338258 links 0 httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwpdyncontentarticle20080324ar2008032401645htmlhpidtopnews windows 7 likely going modular subscriptionbased whatsnottolove dept posted zonk tuesday march 25 1045 microsoft httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803251357230 0microsoft crm writes windows 7 launches sometime start 2010 desktop os 1microsofts modular operating system date thats necessarily good thing course windows vista sprawling complex os microsofts perspective though many possible benefits oss developers addremove functionality module module new modules could sold postlaunch keeping revenue streams strong modular approach could also allow company make functionality available timelimited basis potentially allowing users rent feature needed oneoff basis microsoft already testing pay go consumer subscriptions developing countries discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803251357230 links 0 httpmicrosoftcrminfo 1 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080323evidencemountingwindows7goingmodularsubscriptionhtml nvidia quad sli disappoints justbuysinsofasolarempireandcasualgames dept posted zonk tuesday march 25 1122 pc games games httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid0803251435259 vigile writes death pc gaming might exaggerated hard see issues gamers platform genre used dominate innovation field requires 1200 piece graphics technology participate thats 0just plain bad consumer nvidias sli technology supposed get boost today going two gpus four gpus introduction quad sli pc perspective hardocp seem think 1nvidia drastically missed mark pushing incredibly expensive upgrade really nothing realworld game play performance pc gamers left options save consoles even chance discuss story httpgamesslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803251435259 links 0 httpwwwpcpercomarticlephpaid538typeexpert 1 httpenthusiasthardocpcomarticlehtmlartmtq3ocwxlcxozw50ahvzawfzda google looks white space spectrum makingthemostofwhatyouhave dept posted zonk tuesday march 25 1209 communications httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803251551256 0nerdposeur writes maneuvering major carriers agreeing open access rules via recent spectrum auction google appears looking 1a new area spectrum could provide internet connectivity comments filed federal communications commission internet leader outlined plans lowpower devices use local wireless airwaves access white space television channels google executive called plan wifi 20 wifi steroids interestingly google microsoft intel others side one spectrum target along discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803251551256 links 0 httpwwwnathanlongmusiccom 1 httpwwwreuterscomarticletechnologynewsiduswat00918220080324 search smarter find person whenthemansrightthemansright dept posted zonk tuesday march 25 1243 social networks httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803251556237 svonkie writes brendan koerner reports wired magazine growing number ventures using people rather algorithms 0 filter internets wealth information ventures common goal enhance web kind critical thinking thats alien software comes naturally humans vogue human curation reflects growing frustration net users limits algorithms unhelpful detritus often clutters search results thanks online publishers learned game system discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803251556237 links 0 httpwwwwiredcomtechbizitmagazine1604bz_curator iso miscounted cuban ooxml vote nomeansno dept posted kdawson tuesday march 25 1329 software httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803251715222 anonymous reader notes groklaws coverage apparent 0mixup iso made cubas vote matter recommending ooxml standard cuba apparently voted ooxml september iso recorded vote yes odd face microsoft forbidden sell products cuba cuban nb head apparently officially responded brm groklaws pj notes verification remains problematical bottom line process worked perfectly well folks trusted falls chaos allegations dirty tricks undue pressure discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803251715222 links 0 httpwwwgroklawnetarticlephpstory20080324121844682 scotus asked decide legal fees riaa cases oldfogerty dept posted kdawson tuesday march 25 1411 courts httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803251725258 fogertys ghost notes supreme court asked decide whether exonerated riaa defendants 0automatically awarded attorneys fees texas resident cliff thompson sued riaa subsequently dropped copyright infringement lawsuit determined adult daughter culprit thompson denied attorneys fees district appeals courts asking supreme court weigh matter petition certiorari filed supreme court thompsons attorney ted lee lays riaas legal strategy notes describes inherent unfairness lawsuits fight riaa alleged copyright infringers inherently unbalanced due vast financial resources available record labels riskreward ratio defendants seriously kilter mandating successful defense even comes riaas decision voluntarily dismiss case results record labels picking tab would even things discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803251725258 links 0 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080325innocentmanpinchedbyriaaasksscotusforattorneysfeeshtml arthur c clarke gamma ray burst secondbiggestbang dept posted kdawson tuesday march 25 1454 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803251827200 larry sessions columnist earth sky suggested blog gammaray event whose radiation reached us hours arthur c clarke died occurred 75 billion years ago 0named clarke event 1outburst produced enough visible light render nakedeye object across half universe officially designated grb 080319b fitting tribute clarke associate name greatest bang since big one sessions suggests writing astronomers heads physics departments planetarium operators know talking proposal discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803251827200 links 0 httpblogsearthskyorglarrysessionsspace032190whynottheclarkeevent 1 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803211529217tid160 must cd cost 1599 sellingpartnerwhodoesnotcare dept posted kdawson tuesday march 25 1539 music httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803251856245 scionite0 sends us rolling stone indepth article walmart music business walmart largest music retailer selling estimated one every five majorlabel albums us walmart willingly loses money selling cds less 10 order draw customers store 0tired taking loss cds megaretailer telling major record labels lower price cds risk losing retail space dvds video games scroll bottom article breakdown exactly money goes 1599 album sale walmart spokesman said record industry needs refine business models consumer ultimate arbitrator consumer feels music isnt properly priced music executives quoted walmart represents nearly twenty percent majorlabel music sales music represents two percent walmarts total sales got selling music would mean nothing keeps awake night another walmart longterm care individual artist marketing plan unlike specialty stores real business partner walmart commodity fight shelf space like colgate fights shelf space discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803251856245 links 0 httpwwwrollingstonecomnewsstory6558540walmart_wants_10_cds south african minister locks horns microsoft speakingtruthtomonoploy dept posted kdawson tuesday march 25 1622 microsoft httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803251914233 0naheiw writes south african minister public service administration monday addressed opening idlelo 3 free software conference dakar senegal saying 1software patents posed considerable threat growth african software sector 2video microsoft responded aggressively saying 3no thing free software nobody develops software charity discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803251914233 links 0 mailtoernweahgmailcom 1 httpwwwtectoniccozap2304 2 httpvideogooglecomvideoplaydocid443526201833707871hlen 3 httpmybroadbandcozanewssoftware3258html china unblocks bbc english firewallwhatfirewallidontseeanyfirewall dept posted kdawson tuesday march 25 1708 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803251943244 anonymous reader writes news 0china unblocked bbc web site englishlanguage version rate announcement made china never acknowledged blocking bbc last decade chineselanguage version site blocked since inception 1999 article speculates easing censorship may tied upcoming olympic games discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803251943244 links 0 httpnewsbbccouk2hiasiapacific7312240stm municipal wifi moves ahead houston rightmodelthistime dept posted kdawson tuesday march 25 1753 wireless networkin httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803252037200 0highlander404 sends word one city bucking trend 1failing city wifi projects houston investing 5 million earthlink paid get muni wifi contract build 210 free wireless network bubbles lowincome parts city access points cityowned facilities keep costs houstons mayor said long term bubbles could connected areas added network activation first zones announced monday upload download speeds said 3 mbps discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803252037200 links 0 mailtoffcqqfxxmu529gmailcom 1 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803231213255tid193 2 httpwwwchroncomdispstorymplfront5645574html longdead ordb begins returning false positives wakingthedead dept posted kdawson tuesday march 25 1839 spam httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0803252124224 chapter80 writes noon today eastern standard time long dead ordb spam identification system began 0returning false positives way get sleeping users remove ordb query spam filters net effect mail blocked servers still configured use ordb service 1taken commission december 2006 youre getting mail check spam filter configuration discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803252124224 links 0 httpwwwnabblecomrelaysordborgreturningpositiveforeverythingto16286049htmla16286535 1 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid061218154259tid230 copyright 19972008 sourceforge inc rights reserved received message subscribed slashdot stop receiving messages 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