adjkuycaslashdotorg leads linux market offering countless sponsorships contributions forwardthinking initiatives support advance open source community hp course advisor trust today proven solutions value today tomorrow check latest foss governance focus involving fossbazaar fossology talk town httpwwwlinuxcomsponsor_solutionshpos slashdot daily newsletter issue wikileaks airs scientology black ops faa mandates major aircraft black box upgrade mpaa touts record year hollywood paul krugmans 1978 theory interstellar trade geometry music democrats propose commission investigate spying stored data exceed 18 zettabytes 2011 hacking pacemaker cnet compares eee pc competition ftp hacking rise air force cyber command general answers slashdot questions riaa denies hypocrisy royalties dustup intel confirms ship 160gb flash drives godaddy silences ratemycopcom children hurin spacecraft fly geyser plumes saturn moon carmack speaks ray tracing future id engines bbc offers iphone version iplayer accessible linux users tivo board youtubes new api bluray player prices hit 2008 highs robotic taxi named robucab mit picks top 10 emerging technologies wikileaks airs scientology black ops nofairgame dept posted kdawson tuesday march 11 2025 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803112348242 anonymous reader alerts us new material wikileaks 208 scanned pages one pdf relating church scientology former 0office special affairs employee subsequent apostate frank oliver documents dated 1986 1992 inclusive according file frank oliver declared suppressive person excommunicated frank oliver able verify material appeared media subjects relating church starting page 107 document shows time writing church scientology still actively engaged black propaganda especially concerning psychiatry fair game infiltration discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803112348242 links 0 httpwikileaksorgwikichurch_of_scientology_office_of_special_affairs_and_frank_oliver faa mandates major aircraft black box upgrade justmakethewholeplaneoutofthatstuff dept posted zonk tuesday march 11 2212 transportation httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803111214204 0coondoggie writes earlier week 1faa mandated upgrades updates aircraft voice data recorders within us goal updates assist future investigations better data accidents incidents mandate means manufacturers honeywell l3 communications well operators airplanes helicopters 10 seats must employ voice recorders also known black boxes capture last two hours cockpit audio instead current 15 30 minutes new rules also require independent backup power source voice recorders allow continued recording nine 11 minutes aircraft power sources lost interrupted voice recorders also must use solid state technology instead magnetic tape vulnerable damage loss reliability discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803111214204 links 0 httpnetworkworldcom 1 httpwwwnetworkworldcomcommunitynode25848 mpaa touts record year hollywood losingmoneybutmakingitupinvolume dept posted kdawson wednesday march 12 0016 movies httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803120156220 0proudhawk writes blog posting p2pnet today catches mpaa boss dan glickman showest convention las vegas 1crowing hollywoods profitable year today stand new mountaintop say like view 5 percent growth domestic worldwide box office alltime highs fronts reminding us good stories well told always find place hearts lives local theaters ever happened ravages online piracy discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803120156220 links 0 mailtotffbndzbohpgoypgmailcom 1 httpwwwp2pnetnetstory15234 paul krugmans 1978 theory interstellar trade worldspreeminentstandupeconomist dept posted kdawson wednesday march 12 0252 funny lau httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803120112205 jerryasher recommends paul krugmans blog nytimes introduces paper wrote 0the theory interstellar trade tongue much cheek packrat academician kind enough send scan back academics work typewriters abacuses stone axes abstract paper extends interplanetary trade theory interstellar setting chiefly concerned following question interest rates goods transit computed goods travel close speed light problem time taken transit appear less observer traveling goods stationary observer solution derived economic theory two useless true theorems proved paper serious analysis ridiculous subject course opposite usual economics discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803120112205 links 0 httpwwwprincetonedupkrugmaninterstellarpdf geometry music fantasiawithstrings dept posted kdawson wednesday march 12 0526 music httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803120141202 anonymous reader notes timecom profile princeton university music theorist dmitri tymoczko applied stringtheory math study music found possible 0chordal music represented higherdimensional space research published last year science first paper music theory ever ran paper background material including movies viewed 1tymoczkos site discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803120141202 links 0 httpwwwtimecomtimemagazinearticle091711582330100html 1 httpmusicprincetonedudmitri democrats propose commission investigate spying noimmunityforyou dept posted kdawson wednesday march 12 0802 government httppoliticsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803120229242 metalman writes wired story proposal house democrats establish national commission similar 911 commission find publish 0what exactly nations spies fiveyear warrantless domestic surveillance program draft bill would also preserve requirement court orders remove retroactive immunity telecom companies weve discussed various 1government wiretaps 2phone companies 3privacy violations seems unlikely 4alternative phone immunity would pass house senate let alone survive presidential veto discuss story httppoliticsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803120229242 links 0 httpblogwiredcom27bstroke6200803housedemsprophtml 1 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080224135225tid158 2 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid080305234203tid172 3 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803062310206tid158 4 httpwwwreuterscomarticlepoliticsnewsidusn1162638420080311 stored data exceed 18 zettabytes 2011 lessthaneightypercentporn dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday march 12 0844 data storage httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121234228 jcatcw writes 2011 18 zettabytes electronic data stored 20 quadrillion files packets containers among things massive growth rate social networks digital equipment cameras cell phones televisions according 0a new study idc data growing factor 10 every five years according john gantz idcs lead analyst point life every file bit packet 85 information somewhere goes corporate computer website network asset meaning given corporation becomes responsible protecting large amounts data customers may created study coincided launch 1digital footprint calculator also found world changes digital televisions analog sets obsolete settop boxes dvds heaped waste piles double 2011 discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803121234228 links 0 httpwwwcomputerworldcomactionarticledocommandviewarticlebasicarticleid9067639 1 httpwwwemccomleadershipdigitaluniverseexpandingdigitaluniversehtm hacking pacemaker probablynotthebestidea dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday march 12 0929 biotech httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121232206 jonkman sean writes university researchers conducted research 0gain wireless access pacemakers hacking presenting findings 1attacks session 2008 ieee symposium security privacy 2previous work pdf noted 250000 implantable cardiac defibrillators installed patients year subject 3first raised along similar issues credible security risk 4gadi evrons ccc camp 2007 5lecture hacking bionic man discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803121232206 links 0 httpwwwnytimescom20080312business12heartwebhtml_r1orefslogin 1 httpwwwieeesecurityorgtcsp2008oakland08programhtml 2 httpprismscsumassedukevinfupapersb1kohfinal2pdf 3 httpblogwiredcom27bstroke6200708willthebionichtml 4 httpgevronlivejournalcom 5 httpeventscccdecamp2007fahrplanevents2049enhtml cnet compares eee pc competition anditfitsinthenapeofyourneck dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday march 12 1017 portables httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121348228 anonymous reader writes cnet recently done comparison 0asus eee pc six bargain laptops fall 1000 included list elonex one olpc easynote xs msi wind since eees launch many rivals begun create similar alternatives designed pilfer piece budget ultraportable pie trying beat eee price specs theyre tiny theyre camped bargain basement let 1race bottom begin discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803121348228 links 0 httpcravecnetcouklaptops03902945049295979100htm 1 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0802291626209tid184 ftp hacking rise howlongbeforeaprotocolbecomesretro dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday march 12 1100 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid080312147203 yahoi writes discoera file transfer protocol ftp 0making comeback good way spammers using oldschool file transfer technology serve bot malware even backdoor enterprises neglect lock oftforgotten ftp servers researchers fsecure spotted new wave exploits 1use ftp rather malicious url email attachment deliver malware payloads gateways scan ftp attachments days discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid080312147203 links 0 httpwwwdarkreadingcomdocumentaspdoc_id148143wtsvlnews1_2 1 httpwwwfsecurecomweblogarchives00001398html air force cyber command general answers slashdot questions 30pushupsand50linesofcodebeforebreakfast dept posted roblimo wednesday march 12 1141 military httpinterviewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121427252 answers 0your questions 1major general william lord runs justgettingoffthe ground air force 2cyber command ask yes answers checked pr security people also please note interview first generals dont typically take questions random people forums like slashdot watched way chain command pentagon many bigwigs read post lot interested say may even use suggestions help set future recruiting operational policies special thank goes maj gen lord participating experiment along kudos necessarily anonymous people helped us arrange interview story continues httpinterviewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121427252 discuss story httpinterviewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803121427252 links 0 httpinterviewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0802291733222tid265 1 httpwwwafmilbiosbioaspbioid6233 2 httpwwwafcyberafmil riaa denies hypocrisy royalties dustup notourproblem dept posted zonk wednesday march 12 1242 music httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121644234 hairless ape writes 0the riaa reacting 1story pointing groups hypocrisy attempts songwriter royalties lowered issue stems attempts get webcasters pay fixed royalty rates short contention riaa wanted pay percentage revenue songwriters profits fallen pushed fixed perstream came earning money webcasters riaa says thats soundexchange offered similar model webcasters either way rates sought two groups would bankrupted many webcasters know wasnt hypocrisy one seven deadly sins may still involved discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803121644234 links 0 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080311riaatellsarswerenothypocriteshtml 1 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080205015231tid141 intel confirms ship 160gb flash drives thatssomesolidstate dept posted zonk wednesday march 12 1322 intel httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121647241 0lucas123 writes intel confirmed plans ship 1a new line solidstate drives laptop notebook pcs storage capacities 80gb 160gb lock ship date intel told computerworld drives would available second quarter story aggressive move laptop pc notebook flash disk drive business would catapult intel direct competition hard drive manufacturers toshiba corp samsung electronics co trying spark demand satabased offerings released coming months discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803121647241 links 0 httpwwwcomputerworldcom 1 httpwwwcomputerworldcomactionarticledocommandviewarticlebasicarticleid9067858intsrchm_list godaddy silences ratemycopcom thatsmightysuspicious dept posted zonk wednesday march 12 1404 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121739228 0mikesd81 writes wired running story 1godaddy shutting police watchdog site called ratemycop however godaddy cant seem give consistent answer article ratemycop founder gino sesto says given notice suspension called godaddy company told hed shut suspicious activity sesto got supervisor phone company changed story claimed site surpassed 3 terabyte bandwidth limit claim sesto says nonsense overloaded 80000 page views today 400000 yesterday sesto says police post comments well future version site allow authenticate post rebuttals prominently chief dyer wants get legislation passed would make ratemycopcom illegal course wouldnt pass constitutional muster court america discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803121739228 links 0 mailtomikesdptdnet 1 httpblogwiredcom27bstroke6200803godaddysilencehtml children hurin prerings dept posted samzenpus wednesday march 12 1441 book reviews httpbooksslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121425209 0stoolpigeon writes throughout much life jrr tolkien worked series stories set well known middle earth considered great tales would return often writing multiple times multiple forms one story worked often many years tale hurin children turin nienor following death tolkiens youngest son christopher worked collect edit publish much father wrote never published tale hurins children told part already works book first time complete tale told start finish children hurin read rest jrs review story continues httpbooksslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121425209 discuss story httpbooksslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803121425209 links 0 httpsslashdotorgstoolpigeon spacecraft fly geyser plumes saturn moon fuelingstationcomingsoon dept posted zonk wednesday march 12 1524 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121829202 0riding robots writes today robotic saturn probe cassini make closest buzz ever 1over surface enigmatic ice moon enceladus whose surprising giant water geysers hint hidden ocean liquid water spacecraft fly right tops geyser plumes order sample material originated beneath surface nasa offering 2video interactive guide image gallery advance event discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803121829202 links 0 httpwwwridingwithrobotsorg 1 httpwwwjplnasagovnewsnewscfmrelease2008040 2 httpwwwnasagovmission_pagescassinimediaenceladus20080312html carmack speaks ray tracing future id engines howcanyounotlistentothecarmack dept posted zonk wednesday march 12 1603 graphics httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid0803121918250 vigile writes matter principle legendary game programmer john carmack speaks entire industry listens recent interview comments multitude topics starting information intel ray tracing research upcoming larrabee gpu carmack seems think intels direction 0using traditional ray tracing methods going work instead theorizes using ray casting traverse new data structure developing best course action sparse voxel octree carmack discusses would allow unique geometry equivalent texel across everything goes discuss topics like hardware necessary efficiently process new data structure translation consoles multigpu pc gaming even world hardware physics discuss story httpgamesslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803121918250 links 0 httpwwwpcpercomarticlephpaid532typeoverview bbc offers iphone version iplayer accessible linux users soniceofthem dept posted zonk wednesday march 12 1639 media httpappleslashdotorgarticleplsid0803122012239 smallfries writes long battle linux users uk 0the bbc forced releasing flash version iplayer streaming service fulfill obligations licensefee payers claiming development linux mac versions iplayer would take two years auntie beeb rushed support iphone iphone users trusted platform locked beeb opened nondrm hole iplayer support guarded extreme security user agent strings long story shut linux mac users made nondrm nonmicrosoft platform firebug wget uk users watch keep favorite bbc shows discuss story httpappleslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803122012239 links 0 httpwwwtheregistercouk20080312iplayer_linux_stream_download_hack tivo board youtubes new api whatsnottolike dept posted zonk wednesday march 12 1724 google httpslashdotorgarticleplsid080312211233 0impulsive writes youtube announced theyre 1rolling brand new api api allow integrate youtube website allowing features like uploading videos adding editing video metadata fetching localized feeds custom queries customized player ui controlled video playback alongside youtube tivo announced 2they supporting sites content via series3 tivo hd dvrs starting later year discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid080312211233 links 0 httpgeekmadnessnet 1 httpblogszdnetcombtlp8214 2 httpwwwnytimescom20080312technology12cndtivohtml bluray player prices hit 2008 highs themssomepricesrightthere dept posted zonk wednesday march 12 1803 movies httpslashdotorgarticleplsid080312217204 anonymous reader writes hd dvd almost gone bluray prices already way 0tg daily went average retail prices popular bluray players found expect pay least 400 entrylevel bluray player could get player less 330 february really surprise us interesting see quickly retail adjusted new situation increased prices discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid080312217204 links 0 httpwwwtgdailycomcontentview36428113 robotic taxi named robucab takemehomejeeves dept posted zonk wednesday march 12 1842 robotics httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803122136213 0roland piquepaille writes according ict results eufunded project named embounded achieved twin apparently contradictory goals 1making embedded systems smarter tougher one example robucab 4 seat automated people mover developed french company built 4 wheeldrive electric chassis onboard pc autonomous vehicle follows curb carries several embedded systems one camera path edge another device tracking angle direction curb others control gearing acceleration robucabs totally independent move predefined circuits contain series sensors ground read additional references 2a picture two robucabs road discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803122136213 links 0 httpwwwprimidicom20080312html 1 httpcordiseuropaeuictresultsindexcfmsectionnewstplarticleid89601 2 httpblogszdnetcomemergingtechp861 mit picks top 10 emerging technologies emergeyoumighttechs dept posted zonk wednesday march 12 1931 scifi httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080312176227 deviceguru writes mits technology review magazine published 0annual list top ten emerging technologies dubbed tr10 revolutionary innovations poised dramatic impact computing medicine nanotechnology energy infrastructure say magazines editors 1the tr10 technologies time around cellulolytic enzymes reality mining connectomics offline web apps graphene transistors atomic magnetometers wireless power nanoradio probabilistic chips modeling surprise details tr10 appear marchapril edition technology review discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080312176227 links 0 httpwwwtechnologyreviewcomspecialreportsspecialreportaspxid25 1 httpwwwdevicegurucom20080311toptenemergingtechnologies copyright 19972006 ostg rights reserved received message subscribed slashdot stop receiving messages slashdot add messages change preferences please go user page httpslashdotorgmymessages log change preferences wed 06 aug 2008 124849 0000 slashdot stories 20080313