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 verisign jacks com net prices max quakecatcher aims largest distributed seismometer network building worlds 4th fastest supercomputer 44 blackboard patent claims invalidated virgin america uses linux entertain inflight creative goes driver modder huge interest brings wikileaks offline rush patent atomic bomb last years cansecwest winner repeats vista ubuntu wins jailbreaking iphones apple store open source business model using software patents ooxml vote tracker calculation guide hacker club publishes german officials fingerprint griefers assault epileptics via message board cisco troll tracker blogger sued defamation verisign jacks com net prices max greedisuniversal dept posted scuttlemonkey friday march 28 2137 internet httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803282249213 se7en writes verisign 0jacking prices com net domains second year running increasing maximum 7 allowed exclusive contract icann assuming verisign continues 7 percent rise year seems reasonable given companys history registrars looking 900 com domains time current contract ends 2012 50 percent increase six years registrars choice pony chances theyll pass pain customers discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803282249213 links 0 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080328verisignupscostofcomnetdomainssecondyearinarowhtml quakecatcher aims largest distributed seismometer network shakerattleandroll dept posted scuttlemonkey friday march 28 2322 science httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080328233215 nature reporting new distributed computing application looking monitor earthquake data using accelerometer many computing devices long run 0quakecatcher hopefully fast enough give warning major earthquakes works cheapest seismic network planet could operate country wouldnt sensitive traditional networks seismometers lawrence says thats point two sensors area perfect system 15 sensors system less perfect one hundred one thousand ten thousand need system perfect becomes much smaller says thats really approach massive numbers discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080328233215 links 0 httpwwwnaturecomnews2008080326full452397ahtml building worlds 4th fastest supercomputer betterfasterstronger dept posted scuttlemonkey saturday march 29 0131 supercomput httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803290015208 0ngkabra writes november 2007 previously unheard supercomputer called eka built crl india came nowhere become 4th fastest supercomputer world also supercomputer top 10 hasnt taken government funding means strings attached commercial exploitation one reasons yahoo chose eka cloud computing research announced hadoop summit earlier week yesterday attended presentation team built eka touched upon lot 1technical details eka challenges faced designing building makes interesting reading discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803290015208 links 0 mailtogetbwpunetechcom 1 httppunetechcombuildingekatheworldsfastestprivatelyfundedsupercomputer 44 blackboard patent claims invalidated smallvictoriesstillvictories dept posted scuttlemonkey saturday march 29 0328 patents httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803290346212 0i dont believe imaginary property writes us patent trademark office 1invalidated 44 claims blackboards patent 2nonfinal action pdf means blackboard able appeal represent win software freedom law center requested reexamination blackboards patent yet known affect 331m judgment blackboard desire2learn discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803290346212 links 0 httpendsoftpatentsorg 1 httpmfeldsteincomall44blackboardpatentclaimsinvalidatedbyuspto 2 httpwwwdesire2learncompatentuspto20nonfinal20actionpdf 3 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0802252345211tid155 virgin america uses linux entertain inflight slowsteadycreep dept posted scuttlemonkey saturday march 29 0542 software httplinuxslashdotorgarticleplsid0803290357206 0anomalous cohort writes crunchgear interesting interview director inflight entertainment airline virgin america discusses 1adoption linux passengers seat back computers ability compose musicvideo playlist pretty cool horizon read section also awesome takes typically bunch wasted trees excess newspapers periodicals allows us environmentally friendly timely things like newsevent infosportsentertainment etc discuss story httplinuxslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803290357206 links 0 httpwwwtransitionchoicescomprojectionhtml 1 httpwwwcrunchgearcom20080327allaboutlinux2008penguinsflyaninterviewwithcharlesvirginairsheadofinflightentertainment creative goes driver modder shameonyoucreative dept posted scuttlemonkey saturday march 29 0733 hardware ha httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid080329046201 0freedomfighter writes since release windows vista creative promised sound cards vista ready unfortunately many unlucky customers discover true users actually found buggy feature crippled drivers creative insisted features decoding dolby digital dtstm signals dvdaudio worked fine winxp would work windows vista creative releasing less one new driver year things seemed bleak fortunately talented user daniel_k recently able fix many drivers enabling incompatible features also fixing many bugs today creative decided 1put stop removed links modified drivers banned several users posting links banned drivers discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid080329046201 links 0 httpfightingagainstsuppressionblogspotcom 1 httpforumscreativecomcreativelabsboardmessageboardidsoundblasterthreadid116332 huge interest brings wikileaks offline yetdrudgestillstands dept posted cmdrtaco saturday march 29 0855 news httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid080329126204 0dragonfire1024 writes 1wikinewsorg wikileaks website publishes sensitive censored material submitted anonymous contributors experienced unprecedented levels internet traffic today public interest interest caused websites servers unable meet enormous demand 164 gigabytes download traffic within twentyfour hours leading site temporarily inaccessible discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid080329126204 links 0 mailtoudrjpuawvhkvnwikinewsieorg 1 httpenwikinewsorgwikihuge_interest_brings_wikileaks_offline rush patent atomic bomb canyousueaglowingman dept posted cmdrtaco saturday march 29 0957 patents httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080329138204 0dooling writes case thinking building atom bomb may want weigh intellectual property liability seems 12000 patents covering atom bomb avoid publishing patents central tenet patent system project made use obscure law whereby patent applications could filed one would actually look evaluate would stamped secret stored vault patent office irony patents essentially stored place patent office written understandable engineer manhattan project worked diligently compartmentalize knowledge using code names aspects project keeping tight security information seems patents filed give us government essential monopoly burgeoning nuclear industry protect others might patent similar technologies later discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid080329138204 links 0 httppolitigenomicsblogspotcom 1 httpwwwnprorgtemplatesstorystoryphpstoryid89127786 last years cansecwest winner repeats vista ubuntu wins toughnuttocrack dept posted cmdrtaco saturday march 29 1102 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0803291414218 dimitrygh followed earlier news 0the macbook air lost cansecwest noting 1last years winner cansecwest hacking contest vista laptop years competition according 2sponsor tippingpoints blog shane macaulay used new 0day exploit adobe flash order secure win end day laptop os x vista ubuntu remained unharmed one running ubuntu hows fueling religious platform wars discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803291414218 links 0 httpappleslashdotorgarticleplsid0803280126221tid184 1 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0704210336255tid172 2 httpdvlabstippingpointcomblog20080328pwntoownfinaldayandwrapup jailbreaking iphones apple store dept posted cmdrtaco saturday march 29 1204 hardware hacking httpmobileslashdotorgarticleplsid0803291514258 anonymous reader writes according 0an article xconomy iphone hacker author jonathan zdziarski invited speak apple store cambridge last week talked history iphone hacking jailbreaking limitations official sdk article zdziarski one first software engineers figure hack iphone hes author forthcoming oreilly media book called iphone open application development gives readers explicit instructions jailbreaking iphones apple give zdziarski podium apple retail location little like steve ballmer inviting linus torvalds speak windows product launch zdziarski reports 1his blog open source community iphone developer scene early 2007 long enterprises got estimates nearly 40 iphones jailbroken run thirdparty community software installer finally 2this story top tech news suggests open source software might actually create competition apples official developers applications using open source iphone compiler subject limitations official apple sdk programs discuss story httpmobileslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803291514258 links 0 httpwwwxconomycom20080325jailbreakingiphonesandothertalesfromtheapplestore 1 httpwwwzdziarskicom 2 httpwwwtoptechnewscomstoryxhtmlstory_id130007j0sqws open source business model using software patents sayitaintso dept posted kdawson saturday march 29 1318 patents httpinterviewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803291710238 0joe barr writes robin miller exclusive 1video interview larry rosen fred popowich morning linuxcom new open source business model includes software patents dna motto free open source everyone else pays larry rosen legal counsel osi linuxcom slashdot share corporate parent discuss story httpinterviewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803291710238 links 0 mailtonjkjoebarrorg 1 httpwwwlinuxcomfeature130947 ooxml vote tracker calculation guide toolsfortheimpatient dept posted kdawson saturday march 29 1434 microsoft httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803291758224 0andy updegrove writes vote microsofts ooxml closes today final result announced leak sometime early next week meanwhile votes individual countries continue come currently reported switching favor ooxml benefit want keep track vote tending official im posting 1running tally votes switched net change many votes come light many remain announced likely possible know final result votes due complex double test approval complication final number abstentions whether move yes votes decrease total number votes need switch yes order ooxml approved reason also include algorithm arriving final result discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803291758224 links 0 httpwwwgesmercomattorneysupdegrovephp 1 httpwwwconsortiuminfoorgstandardsblogarticlephpstory20080329071456170 hacker club publishes german officials fingerprint sauceforthegoose dept posted kdawson saturday march 29 1550 hardware hacking httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803291941206 number readers let us know chaos computer clubs latest caper 0published fingerprint german secretary interior wolfgang schuble link google translation 1german original club active opposition germanys increasing push use biometrics example epassports someone friendly clubs aims captured schubles fingerprint glass drank panel discussion club published 4000 copies magazine 2die datenschleuder including plastic foil reproducing ministers fingerprint ready glue someone elses finger provide false biometric reading ccc page site detailing 3how make fake fingerprint article says ministry spokesman alluded possible legal action club discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803291941206 links 0 http20985135104translate_chlenlangpairde7cenuhttpwwwheisedenewstickercccpubliziertdiefingerabdrueckevonwolfgangschaeubleupdatemeldung105701 1 httpwwwheisedesecuritycccpubliziertdiefingerabdrueckevonwolfgangschaeubleupdatenewsmeldung105701 2 httpdscccde 3 httpwwwcccdebiometriefingerabdruck_kopierenxmllanguageen griefers assault epileptics via message board notfunnymcgee dept posted kdawson saturday march 29 1705 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid080329206207 anonymous reader tips us story wired reporting may first computer attack inflict physical harm victims last saturday griefers posted hundreds bogus messages support forums nonprofit epilepsy foundation used javascript strobing gifs 0trigger migraines seizures users 3 50 million epileptics worldwide flashing lights colors trigger seizures dont fall convulse hurts says worker ohio phone happened couldnt move couldnt speak circumstantial evidence suggests attack work members anonymous informal collective griefers best known recent war church scientology first flurry posts epilepsy forum referenced site ebaumsworld much hated anonymous forum members claim found message board thread since deleted planning attack 7chanorg group stronghold discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid080329206207 links 0 httpwwwwiredcompoliticssecuritynews200803epilepsy cisco troll tracker blogger sued defamation sleepingunderbridges dept posted kdawson saturday march 29 1811 patents httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080329223256 0joe mullin writes weve discussed 1troll tracker anonymous blogger outed last month rick frenkel cisco lawyer since two lawyers notoriously patentfriendly eastern district texas filed defamation suits frenkel cisco 2frenkels blog 3shuttered one plaintiffs renowned patent judges son may 4hunting anonymous blogger months week cisco 5announced new blogging guidelines response troll tracker fiasco company acknowledged cisco employees used poor judgment secretblogtime theyre largely 6standing man ciscos new rules 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