adjkuycaslashdotorg facing shenanigans watch ibm tivoli survival guide infrastructure attacks httpaddoubleclicknetclk20111227513503038jhttpwww306ibmcomsoftwaretivolifeaturesitsurvivalguide slashdot daily newsletter issue nasa develop small satellites predicting human errors brain activity new iron curtain russian internet guillermo del toro direct hobbit solar powered microbes manufacture biofuels diebold admits atms robust voting machines goodbye spot watch companies liable deals online criminals kde desktops 52 million students brazil choosing ssl provider 500 thousand ms web servers hacked spam 30 years old fbi wants authority filter net backbone future space sports dell offer xp past cutoff date new attack exploits safe oracle inputs details soyuz mishap larrabee team focused rasterization nanoparticle infused gauze quickly stanches wounds gpl edutainment software focused microwaves could enable wireless power transfer nasa develop small satellites notnecessarilybiggerthanabreadbox dept posted soulskill thursday april 24 2000 nasa httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080424235208 0coondoggie brings news nasa announced team machinetomachine intelligence corp 1produce small satellites called nanosats weighing 11 110 pounds satellites work together constellations facilitate networking space according nasas 2press release develop fifth generation telecommunications networking system internet protocolbased related services weve discussed 3miniature satellites 4in past discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080424235208 links 0 mailtokrdlsqonwwcom 1 httpwwwnetworkworldcomcommunitynode27224 2 httpwwwnasagovhomehqnews2008aprhq_08107_ames_nanosathtml 3 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid050922036235tid160 4 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0508310451217tid160 predicting human errors brain activity goodwithshockcollars dept posted soulskill thursday april 24 2203 medicine httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804242348225 0hugh pickens writes researchers report brain activity used 1predict likelihood someone making error six seconds advance gradual changes starting much 30 seconds ahead time team used imaging machine scan brains group volunteers performed task presence distracting information performing correctly volunteers brains showed increased levels activity parts associated cognitive effort would expected however areas gradually became less active errors made time another set regions brain became active regions part socalled default mode network 2show increased use people resting asleeppdf imaging machines far big complex used workplaces monitor brain activity people engaged important tasks team hopes correlate errors changes electrical activity brain electroencephalography eeg using electrodes placed scalp eeg features found correspond change brain activity hat gives warning imminent mistake might one day become reality weve previously discussed 3similar studies 4brain activity discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804242348225 links 0 httpnarrativefallacycom 1 httpwwweconomistcomsciencedisplaystorycfmstory_id11088585 2 httpwwwpnasorgcgireprint0708965105v1pdf 3 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804132052206tid14 4 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0702090425237tid191 new iron curtain russian internet searchnoevilbrowsenoevilblognoevil dept posted soulskill friday april 25 0009 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804250019256 0dionysius god wine leaf points story russian governments interest 1expanding antiextremism laws include blocking websites isps laws would match already use countrys print media russian internet users may soon forced deal 2same issues facing 3chinese citizens quoting official russian prosecutors general office vyacheslav sizov told russianlanguage newspaper rossiiskaya gazeta web site determined host terms extremist material would blocked accessible within russian federation given putin governments history media extremist material may broadly interpreted content unfriendly interests russian government discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804250019256 links 0 httpwwwdionysiuscom 1 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080424newironcurtainmaybedrapedoverrussianinternethtml 2 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803271957209tid153 3 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803162033210tid153 guillermo del toro direct hobbit passingthereins dept posted soulskill friday april 25 0213 movies httpentertainmentslashdotorgarticleplsid0804250143212 jagermeister101 tips us news peter jackson lord rings production team officially 0selected guillermo del toro direct upcoming hobbit film sequel 1del toros resume includes films pans labyrinth hellboy blade 2 confirms rumors began 2controversy jackson new line cinemas 3resolved last year discuss story httpentertainmentslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804250143212 links 0 httpwwwlatimescomentertainmentnewslaethobbitt25apr2516111273story 1 httpusimdbcomnamenm0868219 2 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0611201131247tid199 3 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0710080346242tid199 solar powered microbes manufacture biofuels hopetheydontunionize dept posted soulskill friday april 25 0519 biotech httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804250351232 esocid alerts us news scientists university texas austin 0created microbe capable making cellulose turned ethanol bacteria use sunlight energy source cellulose harvested without destroying quoting new cyanobacteria produce relatively pure gellike form cellulose broken easily glucose problem cellulose harvested plants difficult break highly crystalline mixed lignins structure compounds nobles says surprised discover cyanobacteria also secrete large amounts glucose sucrose sugars directly harvested organisms discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804250351232 links 0 httpwwwutexasedunews20080423biofuel_microbe diebold admits atms robust voting machines votesonthecheap dept posted soulskill friday april 25 0823 united states httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804250337219 anonymous reader points story huffington post 0status funding election voting systems contains interesting section chris riggall spokesman premier 1formerly diebold acknowledged less money spent making electronic voting machine typical atm ironically named riggall also notes security could indeed improved higher price election administrators would care pay also quoted article ed felten recently 2found inconsistencies new jersey voting machines post atm significantly expensive device voting terminal said riggall develop something robust atm terms physical engineering aspects clearly would something average jurisdiction afford perhaps cost something fact couple years ago every single diebold accuvote ts could opened standard key also used cabinets minibars available purchase internet discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804250337219 links 0 httpwwwhuffingtonpostcomjamesfreedmanelectionsystemsupgrade_b_98357html 1 httppoliticsslashdotorgarticleplsid0708170029237tid187 2 httpwwwfreedomtotinkercomp1280 goodbye spot watch hardlyknewye dept posted kdawson friday april 25 0906 microsoft httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804251124256 0starturtle sends along engadget article 1 demise microsoft spot watch weve discussed 2related 3devices times past heres 4picture one long painful nearly anonymous ride wrists select ubergeeks 1 microsofts finally throwing towel one longstanding pet projects spot watch writings wall time applications content available watches havent updated ages indeed entire line abacus smart watch 2006 models type recently offered discontinued stock months worth msn directs program manager quick note underlying technology certainly isnt going away discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804251124256 links 0 mailtocwgvlhjsufgmailcom 1 httpwwwengadgetcom20080423spotwatchesrip20042008 2 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0306171444235tid100 3 httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0412140316213tid190 4 httpimagesamazoncomimagespb00009qr9x01lzzzzzzzjpg companies liable deals online criminals seesyouwhenyouresleeping dept posted kdawson friday april 25 0946 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804251143236 0dionysius god wine leaf sends us darkreading backgrounder new rules ftc taking effect november require business handles private consumer data 1check customers suppliers databases known online criminals companies fail may liable large fines jail time practice companies contract specialist services perform checks yet another list dont want get ftcs red flag program requires enterprises check customers suppliers databases known online criminals much like ofac treasury departments office foreign asset control terrorists also carries potential fines penalties businesses dont due diligence making major transaction discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804251143236 links 0 httpwwwdionysiuscom 1 httpwwwdarkreadingcomdocumentaspdoc_id151872wtsvlnews1_1 kde desktops 52 million students brazil earlyintroductiontothepenguin dept posted kdawson friday april 25 1028 education httplinuxslashdotorgarticleplsid0804251159232 anonymous reader writes mauricio piacentini writes 0deployment systems running linux kde brazils schools 52 million students served initiative interesting project provides infrastructure computers net connectivity also open content students public schools software installed systems linux educacional 20 clean debianbased distribution kde 35 kdeedu kdegames tools developed project distro comes portuguese time 1quarterbuck notes linux making inroads bric economies brazilrussiaindiachina 2india china getting customdesigned ubuntu laptop dell 3russia making ubuntu laptop year discuss story httplinuxslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804251159232 links 0 httppiacentinilivejournalcom7871html 1 httpwwwquarterbuckcom 2 httpwwwnewkeralacomonephpactionfullnewsid51440 3 httpengcnewsrunewstopindexenshtml20080423298333 choosing ssl provider whoyougonnatrust dept posted kdawson friday april 25 1108 security httpaskslashdotorgarticleplsid0804251210241 anonymous reader writes recently tasked switching ssl certificate provider proving easy use internal authority stuff buy certificates protect outwardfacing sites lot question community choose certificate authority use price service leaving last vendor warranty products offered differentiators find public resource would show actual customer reviews cas like verisign geotrust comodo trustwave digicert last vendor really poor job support would like make reasonably educated decision discuss story httpaskslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804251210241 500 thousand ms web servers hacked screamandshout dept posted kdawson friday april 25 1148 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0804251358234 0andrewd18 writes according fsecure 500000 webservers across world including united nations uk government 1victims sql injection attack uses sql injection reroute clients malicious javascript nmidahenacom aspdercom nihaorr1com use another set exploits install trojan clients computer per usual firefox users noscript safe client exploit server admins alert serverside injection brian krebs 2a decent writeup washington post security blog dynamoo list 3some highprofile sites hacked fun watch 4iis admins run around circles one many iis forums net discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804251358234 links 0 httpwwwandrewd18com 1 httpwwwfsecurecomweblogarchives00001427html 2 httpblogwashingtonpostcomsecurityfix200804hundreds_of_thousands_of_micro_1html 3 httpwwwdynamoocomblog200804nihaorr1comtheresnosuchthingashtml 4 httpforumsiisnett1148917aspxpageindex1 spam 30 years old happybirthdaynowdiealready dept posted kdawson friday april 25 1232 spam httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0804251421227 0holy_calamity writes new scientist 1commemorates spams 30th anniversary week today first spam message 2archived sent 393 users arpanet may 2 1978 someone computing pioneers 3dec type addresses hand first discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804251421227 links 0 httptechnologynewscientistcom 1 httptechnologynewscientistcomarticledn13777happyspamiversaryspamreaches30html 2 httpwwwtempletonscombradspamreacthtmlmsg 3 httpenwikipediaorgwikidigital_equipment_corporation fbi wants authority filter net backbone sayplease dept posted kdawson friday april 25 1311 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804251443238 0dionysius god wine leaf writes places criminal activity centralized backbone hubs located hosting facilities across country internets activity legal illegal flows choke points feds course already tapping points siphoning data mueller wants 1legal authority comb backbone data already siphoned nsa order look illegal activity discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804251443238 links 0 httpwwwdionysiuscom 1 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080424fbiwantstomovehuntforcriminalsintointernetbackbonehtml future space sports enemysgateisdown dept posted soulskill friday april 25 1355 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080425175252 0loether writes spacecom fun article astronauts aboard iss 1play sports zero gravity talks learning throw straight line instead arc take granted relay races using large water filled bags medicine balls realized could toss catch go ride big thing takes away astronauts also put request new ideas space sports suggestions discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080425175252 links 0 httpwwwselflogiccom 1 httpwwwspacecommissionlaunches080425spacestationsportshtml dell offer xp past cutoff date dudeyouregettingamorefunctionalos dept posted soulskill friday april 25 1441 windows httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid080425183253 0dionysius god wine leaf brings news dell offering windows xp preinstalled computers 1past june 30 cutoff date computers purchased vista business vista ultimate past 2june 30 come copy xp pro dell plans simply install copy upon request save users step perhaps help microsoft officials 3make minds 4another extension discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid080425183253 links 0 httpwwwdionysiuscom 1 httpwwwcnetcom830113554_1992861933htmlpartrsssubjnewstag25471_305 2 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0709281622223tid201 3 httpwwwnewscom830110784_399277217htmltagnefdpop 4 httpnewsyahoocomspcworld20080424tc_pcworld145059 new attack exploits safe oracle inputs itssafeuntilitisnt dept posted soulskill friday april 25 1526 oracle httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0804251840219 trailrunner7 writes database security supergenius david litchfield found way manipulate common oracle data types thought exploitable inject arbitrary sql commands new method shows 0you longer assume data types safe attacker input regardless location function litchfield wrote conclusion even functions procedures dont take user input exploited sysdate used lesson always always validate prevent type vulnerability getting code second lesson longer date number data types considered safe useful injection vectors 1this paperpdf proved writes discuss story httpdevelopersslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804251840219 links 0 httpwwwcomputerworldcomactionarticledocommandviewarticlebasicarticleid9080378intsrchm_list 1 httpwwwdatabasesecuritycomdbseclateralsqlinjectionpdf details soyuz mishap remindmenevertocrashmyspaceship dept posted soulskill friday april 25 1610 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804251911205 0fyc brings us information universe today 1what happened soyuz tma11 reentered atmosphere 2late last week reports indicate failure explosive bolts separate soyuz modules delayed reentry oriented capsule hatch taking heat rather heat shields cnn reports crew 3severe danger experienced forces 82 gravities nasa officials 4voiced approval russia handled crisis expect 5rely heavily soyuz spacecraft shuttles retired 2010 discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804251911205 links 0 httpfriendfeedcomfyc 1 httpwwwuniversetodaycom20080424soyuzhardlandingthefacts 2 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804191420230tid160 3 httpwwwcnncom2008techspace0423russiaspaceapindexhtmlerefrss_topstories 4 httpwwwmsnbcmsncomid24258975 5 httpwwworlandosentinelcomnewsspaceorlnasa508apr2504813987story larrabee team focused rasterization onestepatatime dept posted soulskill friday april 25 1656 intel httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid080425201214 0vigile writes tom forsyth well respected developer inside intels larrabee project spoken dissuade rumors larrabee architecture ignoring rasterization fact claims 1the new gpu perform well current directx opengl titles recent debate rasterization ray tracing world pc games really culminating around pending arrival 2intels discrete larrabee gpu technology game industry luminaries like 3john carmack 4tim sweeney 5cevat yerli chimed discussion saying ray tracing accepted primary rendering method games unlikely next five years discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid080425201214 links 0 httpwwwpcpercom 1 httpwwwpcpercomcommentsphpnid5548 2 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803172026220tid118 3 httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121918250tid152 4 httpwwwtgdailycomcontentview36410118 5 httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid0804111218244tid118 nanoparticle infused gauze quickly stanches wounds itsbloodyquick dept posted soulskill friday april 25 1745 medicine httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080425219253 jackieduvall writes medical gauze received first upgrade since world war chemists infused nanoparticles derived kaolin clay somehow give 0amazing ability stop severe bleeding developed navy approached team inorganic chemists university california santa barbara solve problem quikclot zeolitebased hemostatic agent became way hot caused burns came contact water blood performing blood clotting tests realized kaolin clay used control clotting experiments since 1950s could also used first aid product video demonstration alongside article shows gauze halting bleeding pigs aorta blood isnt excessive youre bothered sort thing may want skip video discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080425219253 links 0 httpwwwwiredcommedtechhealthnews200804blood_clotting gpl edutainment software numbermunchers2k8 dept posted soulskill friday april 25 1834 education httpaskslashdotorgarticleplsid0804252124228 0haxot writes im technologist local library lab ive managed get recognition tools gimp open office even toys bomberman bzflag im turning towards childrens computers mostly filled ancient buggy rather boring games try interactive tv shows rather something entertaining im looking good oss games education suites preferably multiplatform want ready os switch linux im picky license id like software actually neat appeal examples ive found already 1gcompris 2tux paint focus 2year old 8year old range im happy hear teenoriented suggestions since public library however cant software computers risqu gory violent discuss story httpaskslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804252124228 links 0 mailtojdkrncajwrlsweborg 1 httpgcomprisneten 2 httpwwwtuxpaintorg focused microwaves could enable wireless power transfer pushingpinpointpowerproduction dept posted soulskill friday april 25 1933 power httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid080425223257 esocid alerts us news university michigan physics researchers found way focus microwaves point 20 times smaller wavelength using new superlens resolution thought impossible recent years could bring capability 0transfer power wirelessly matter powerful conventional lens focus light half wavelength diffraction limit limits amount data stored cd size features computer chips new lens 127micrometerthick plate teflon ceramic copper topping beauty theyre planar grbic says theyre easy fabricate lenses made single step photolithography process used etch computer chips discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid080425223257 links 0 httptechnologynewscientistcomarticledn13771simplesuperlenssharpensfocusingpowerhtml copyright 19972008 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