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canadian isps limiting access cbc shows heywepaidforthat dept posted kdawson saturday march 29 2012 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803292217231 anonymous reader sends word even isp interference bittorrent traffic 0easing us issue heating canada major canadian isps 1limiting access canadian broadcasting corporations shows made available online using bittorrent issue burst onto scene due smaller isps teksavvy blowing whistle fact bell expanding trafficshaping policies smaller isps rent bells network events sparked 2formal complaint national union public general employees represents 340000 workers across canada regulatory body crtc calls change parliament discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803292217231 links 0 httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid080327149253tid95 1 httpwwwcbccatechnologystory20080326bittorrentcbchtml 2 httpwwwcbccatechnologystory20080328technetneutralityhtml amazon insists publishers use ondemand printer whythatsblackmail dept posted kdawson saturday march 29 2215 books httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803292240209 0lawrence person writes according story writers weekly print demand publishers told use amazons booksurge pod printer else amazon 1disable buy button books hemming hawing amazonbooksurge rep finally admitted books converted booksurge would buy button turned amazoncom wed heard several pod publishers similar conversations amazonbooksurge representatives eventual desire books pod publishers available amazoncom much amazons vision statement vision earths customer centric company build place people come find discover anything might want buy online discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803292240209 links 0 httphomeaustinrrcomlpersonlamehtml 1 httpwwwwritersweeklycomthe_latest_from_angelahoycom004597_03272008html iceland woos data centers power costs soar wherecoolmeetshot dept posted kdawson sunday march 30 0017 power httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803292331218 callmekenneth writes business week covers 0soaring demand power cooling capacity data centers electricity consumption us data centers doubled 2000 2006 among stats every dollar spent computing equipment data centers additional half dollar spent year power cool half electricity used goes cooling iceland cool climate abundant cheap power 1courting big users like google microsoft future data center location cant help thinking 2theyre gon na need bigger cable first though discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803292331218 links 0 httpwwwbusinessweekcommagazinecontent08_13b4077060400752htmcampaign 1 httpwwwinvestiskeysectorsdatacentersiniceland 2 httpwwwtelegeographycomproductsmap_cableimagescable_map_biggif swiss bank secrecy renewed attack havensdryinguplikevernalpondsinglobalwarming dep posted kdawson sunday march 30 0303 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080330017208 stanislav_j writes wealthy slashdotters better start making alternate arrangements stashing millions switzerlands storied role discreet banker worlds taxavoiding wealthy 0under threat like never time country ultimately may able stop rest world prying legendary secret accounts said contain 1 trillion 2 trillion massive german taxevasion scandal putting pressure swiss cooperate rest europe also hardening resolve force change upon per article official swiss reaction selfconscious detachment hope deflate issue even citizens concerned outside borders 80 swiss support banking confidentiality law number drops 40s applied foreigners pressure also coming us pols lets pry everyones business republicans make rich pay fair share democrats including illinois senator presidential candidate barack obama discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid080330017208 links 0 httpwwwnytimescom20080329businessworldbusiness29swisshtml study shows males commonly mistake sexual intent askanywomaninabar dept posted kdawson sunday march 30 0550 funny laugh httpentertainmentslashdotorgarticleplsid0803300028211 0seattlepk writes males apparently 1clueless comes interpreting sexual intent females according 2recent study pdf indiana universitys department psychological brain sciences men found commonly perceive sexual intent womens behavior women intending convey campus survey showed 68 college females experience male mistook signs friendliness affection however study also shows men quite likely misperceive sexual interest friendliness rather seeing world sexcolored glasses men seemed blurry vision sorts overall according article youre male ever mistook meaning baristas smile looks like youre alone discuss story httpentertainmentslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803300028211 links 0 httpwwwcoffeenetblog 1 httpwwwlivesciencecomhealth080320cluelessguyshtml 2 httpwwwpsychologicalscienceorgjournalsps19_4_inpressfarrispdf china could another hurdle ms yahoo bid anotherlottopay dept posted kdawson sunday march 30 0814 microsoft httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803300052210 0wattrlz points nytimes piece clout china could soon wield antitrust matters 1impact could microsofts yahoo bid new chinese antimonopoly law takes effect august extend nations economic influence far beyond borders nathan bush antitrust law specialist beijing said law represents ascendance china another regulatory capital contending influence brussels washington article makes clear one knows china play burgeoning antitrust influence conciliatory nationalistic discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803300052210 links 0 mailtovdrztnhhotmailcom 1 httpwwwnytimescom20080328technology28yahoohtml stroustrup says c education needs improve educatingtheedumicators dept posted soulskill sunday march 30 0915 programming httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0803301155216 0simoniker writes dr dobbs c creator bjarne stroustrup given indepth interview dealing among things upcoming c0x programming standard well views past future c comments particular 1difficulties educating people c early days c worried lot able teach teachers fast enough reason worry much obvious poor use c traced fundamental misunderstandings among educators obviously failed articulate ideals principles sufficiently stroustrup also notes given problems restricted c im alone far see every large programming community suffers problem one scale weve 2discussed stroustrups views c 3in past discuss story httpdevelopersslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803301155216 links 0 httpwwwgamesetwatchcom 1 httpwwwddjcomarticleprintablearticlejhtmlarticleid207000124dept_urlcpp 2 httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0507111134203tid156 3 httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0002251034222tid156 record setting silicon resonator reaches 451 ghz fasterequalsbetter dept posted soulskill sunday march 30 1017 technology httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803301349232 0bibekpaudel brings news researchers cornell university developed 1very small silicon microresonator vibrates highest frequency ever recorded device 451 ghz typical 2quartzcrystal oscillators commonly used electronics clock signals millimeter wide operate khz mhz range newly developed microresonator measures 85 micrometers long 40 micrometers wide making ideal use smaller circuits microprocessing quoting one advantages silicon microresonators integrated directly microchips using conventional manufacturing techniques making cheaper produce easier fabricate small also multiple resonators different frequencies could put chip says ville kaajakari assistant professor electrical engineering louisiana tech university cell phone example highfrequency resonators could filter interference sources radio signals discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803301349232 links 0 httpblogbibekpaudelcomnp 1 httpwwwtechnologyreviewcomnanotech20452nlid966 2 httpenwikipediaorgwikicrystal_oscillator 11yearold becomes network admin alabama school hopehessalaried dept posted soulskill sunday march 30 1119 security httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803301443202 alphadogg points story 11yearold jon penn 0took control 60computer school network alabama old administrator suddenly left penn provides technical support selects software teaches classmates computers networkworld first thing jon found leapt role network manager map network find bought tools compusa realized ungodly amount computer viruses spam pressed school invest filtering antivirus protection computers old dont support antivirus programs penn says school took advantage microsoft effort called fresh start offers free software upgrades schools donated computers switching windows 98 windows 2000 discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803301443202 links 0 httpwwwnetworkworldcomcgibinmailtoxcgipagetosendexporthomehttpdhtdocsnews2008032708netkidhtmlpagenamenews2008032708netkidhtmlpageurlhttpwwwnetworkworldcomnews2008032708netkidhtmlsitedatacenter practical experience beginning programmer iheargoogleneedspeople dept posted soulskill sunday march 30 1218 programming httpaskslashdotorgarticleplsid0803301534247 0luckylefty01 writes im 21 going college working part time odd jobs like math tutoring past nine months ive discovered taken programming far mostly ccobjc looking seriously something area eventual full time job since dont much scheduled coming summer would great try get job sort techrelated company order get practical experience field even dont background get job involving actual programming think knowledge company works would valuable fortunately live sf bay area plenty companies around im flexible im going willing learn anything anybody cares teach theres even quite bit boring grunt work involved type job would benefit aspiring inexperienced programmer methods might use find job discuss story httpaskslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803301534247 links 0 mailtophpemirfor02gmailcom photoshop express terms use cause stir revised readthefineprint dept posted soulskill sunday march 30 1320 graphics httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803301628225 earlier week discussed adobes beta launch 0photoshop express free online version popular image editing software however number readers pointed terms use included language granted adobe wide range rights photos made available site receiving great deal feedback potential users adobe stated intent 1rewrite terms use ars technica reports david morgenstern zdnet also notes impending change briefly discusses 2privacy ownership concerns involved content post online discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803301628225 links 0 httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803272015220tid185 1 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080329adobejoinslistofcompaniesnotreadingowneulashtml 2 httpblogszdnetcomapplep1477 newspapers dying blog 11 newsthatfits dept posted kdawson sunday march 30 1436 media httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803301828252 new yorker running long thoughtful piece eric alterman 0death life american newspaper news newspapers dying acceleration process last years startling independent publicly traded american newspapers lost fortytwo per cent market value past three years columnist molly ivins complained shortly death newspaper companies solution problem make product smaller less helpful less interesting article goes profile huffington post exemplar replacing paper ink huffington posts editorial processes based peretti named mullet strategy business front party back trendspotting site buzzfeed glosses usergenerated content rage totally sucks peretti says mullet strategy invites users argue vent secondary pages professional editors keep front page looking sharp discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803301828252 links 0 httpwwwnewyorkercomreporting20080331080331fa_fact_altermancurrentpageall sony bmg sued using pirated software turnaboutissweet dept posted kdawson sunday march 30 1551 sony httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803301856232 anonymous reader sends us zeropaid seems site english picked story france involving sony piracy except time 0shoe foot small software company pointdev learned sony bmg using pirated license one system administration tools pointdev got bailiffs raid sony property found pirated software four servers 1source article link google translation 2french original quotes pointdevs spokesman claiming bsa believes 47 software used corporations illegal whether referring sony particular clear translation discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803301856232 links 0 httpwwwzeropaidcomnews9362sonybmgsuedforsoftwarepiracyassetsseized 1 httpwww01netcomeditorial374727lamajorsonybmgpoursuiviepourcontrefacondelogiciel 2 http20985135104translate_chlenlangpairfr7cenuhttpwww01netcomeditorial374727lamajorsonybmgpoursuiviepourcontrefacondelogiciel alternate baseball universes sayitaintsojoe dept posted kdawson sunday march 30 1707 math httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803302025258 jamie found nytimes oped grad student professor cornell outlining research 0alternate baseball universes goal find unlikely fact joe dimaggios 56game hitting streak played 1941 season one since even come close record math guys ran simulations entire history baseball 1885 10000 simulation put player plate atbat game year like happened rolled dice based actual hitting stats season algorithm sounds far simpler whatever 1stratomatic guys use result joltin joes record merely likely basically sure thing every alternate universe produced steak 39 games better one reached 109 games joe dimaggio likeliest player history game accomplish record long shot discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803302025258 links 0 httpwwwnytimescom20080330opinion30strogatzhtml 1 httpwwwnprorgtemplatesstorystoryphpstoryid4605290 comcast puts screws hdtv applyingacoldcompress dept posted kdawson sunday march 30 1822 television httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803302113218 0todd spangler writes comcast like every video distributor compresses digital video signals fit hdtv channels comcast 1squeezing signals others cable operator claims using improved compression techniques subscribers wont see dropoff picture quality av buff ken fowler claims differences comcasts highly compressed channels verizons fios tv indeed noticeable hes posted 2comparative test results avsforumcom results pretty discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803302113218 links 0 httpwwwmultichannelcom 1 httpwwwmultichannelcomblog100000410post1150024115html 2 httpwwwavsforumcomavsvbshowthreadphpt1008271 handson windows xpbased asus eee pc notbadfor400bucks dept posted kdawson sunday march 30 1938 portables httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803302126243 0mojokid writes though asus eee pc windows xp variant isnt due sometime april hothardware able 1get hands full retail bundle hit store shelves us standard assortment accoutrements included bundle along couple notable upgrades asus took initiative provide additional 4gb sd card adata healthy storage expansion system addition asusbranded optical mouse thrown good measure microsofts windows live messenger photo gallery email suite 2preinstalled machine collaborative social networking capability addition microsoft works word processing spreadsheets calendar functionality discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803302126243 links 0 mailtobboeuhothardwarecom 1 httpwwwhothardwarecomarticlesasus_eee_pc_4gx_windows_xp_unboxing_preview 2 httpwwwhothardwarecomarticlesasus_eee_pc_4gx_windows_xp_unboxing_previewpage2 copyright 19972008 sourceforge inc rights reserved received message subscribed slashdot stop receiving messages slashdot add messages change preferences please go user page httpslashdotorgmymessages log change preferences thu 07 aug 2008 061237 0000 slashdot stories 20080331