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race underway find programming superstars nasa looking diamonds sky firefox 3 performance gets boost ip property property tax makingtheworldsafeformickey dept posted kdawson tuesday february 26 2036 government httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0802270018224 0nweaver writes response 1la times editorial copyright 2we discussed week ago paper published response arguing intellectual property actually property 3why isnt covered property tax copyright maintenance involved paying fee registration would keep mickey mouse safely protected copyright ensuring works longer economically relevant copyright holder pass public domain residual social value serve real purpose copyright enhance progress science useful arts disclaimer author father discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802270018224 links 0 httpnweaverblogspotcom 1 httpwwwlatimescomnewsopinionlaoewhealey18feb1805092348story 2 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0802212310252tid95 3 httpwwwlatimescomnewsopinionlaoewweaver20feb2001675278story gmail captcha cracked likedominos dept posted kdawson tuesday february 26 2221 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0802270045242 0i dont believe imaginary property writes websense reporting 1gmails captcha broken bots beginning sign one five success rate interestingly lot technical details botnet members coordinate two different computers process believe second host either trying learn crack captcha quality check sort curiously bots pretend read help information breaking captcha probably prevent google giving timeout message discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802270045242 links 0 httpwwwefforgsupport 1 httpwwwwebsensecomsecuritylabsblogblogphpblogid174 astronomers say dying sun engulf earth firenexttime dept posted kdawson wednesday february 27 0003 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0802270252238 iamlucky13 writes minor academic debate among astronomers 0final fate earth sun ages enters red giant stage life heat making earth inhospitable also expand driven helium fusion outer layers reach past earths current orbit previously believed sun would lose enough mass allow earth escape distant orbit lifeless intact however new calculations take account tidal forces drag mass shed sun suggest earth sufficiently slowed time dragged utter destruction 76 billion years discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802270252238 links 0 httpwwwspacecomscienceastronomy080226vaporizedearthhtml gaffes keep geeks boardroom tosaynothingofthepocketprotector dept posted kdawson wednesday february 27 0241 funny httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0802261931253 0buzzardsbay writes yes good fun 1point mismatched belt shoes atrocious hairstyles honestly im committing three errors right cant get key executive washroom rebellious attitude pungent manscent thats keeping shocker pigtails women love pigtails women discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802261931253 links 0 mailtossleqsnsqhdgmailcom 1 httpwwwbaselinemagcomcaitmanagementgaffeskeepinggeeksoutoftheboardroom encyclopedia life launches first 30000 pages sureisloudinhere dept posted kdawson wednesday february 27 0515 earth httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0802270113253 anonymous reader writes let us know 0encyclopedia life opened public today first 30000 pages place according ap promptly 1crumbled even slashdotted site seems fine 2discussed project last year announced telegraph 3an overview launch reports 25 exemplar pages site fully fleshed extent scientists hope eventually attain species tens thousands expanded placeholders project hopes begin taking input citizenscientists late year discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802270113253 links 0 httpwwweolorg 1 httpapgooglecomarticlealeqm5jeokxgpzviwvlhqmmakrxszvcwwd8v27ado0 2 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid070508226230tid146 3 httpwwwtelegraphcoukearthmainjhtmlxmlearth20080226eaencyc126xml asteroid mission competition announces winner tooclose dept posted kdawson wednesday february 27 0758 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0802270324226 0riding robots writes planetary society invited participants compete 50000 prizes designing mission rendezvous tag potentially dangerous nearearth asteroid asteroid apophis used target mission design come closer earth 2029 orbit geostationary satellites 1winning mission design called foresight calls use offtheshelf parts undercut price proposals heres pdf 2winning proposal discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802270324226 links 0 httpwwwridingwithrobotsorg 1 httpwwwplanetaryorgprogramsprojectsnear_earth_objectsapophis_competition 2 httpplanetarys3amazonawscomprojectsapophis_competitionapophis_winner_foresightpdf eu fines microsoft 13 billion costofdoingbidness dept posted kdawson wednesday february 27 0839 almighty httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0802271152208 0jd writes eu slammed microsoft 1 fine 899 million 1337 billion current exchange rates perpetuating violations 2004 antitrust rulingthe fine sum daily fines running june 21 2006 october 21 2007 first company ever fined noncompliance amazing thing eu expects microsoft comply close dark chapter history eu opened new investigations microsofts practices gave lukewarm response companys 2turning yet another new leaf last week discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802271152208 links 0 httpimipakatyahoodotcom 1 httpafpgooglecomarticlealeqm5iozbxlp2nzuvxnmx_swmtkvi7cw 2 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0802211829210tid109 eff aclu back wikileaks scratchingeachothersbacks dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday february 27 0921 internet httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0802271333242 0souls writes seems like forces protect freedomofspeech groundsetting wikileaksorg case spoken henry weinstein la times reports 1a coalition media public interest organizations today urged judge jeffrey white rescind shutdown wikileaksorg presents restraint free speech violated first amendment generally considered become representative case free online speech dirty dozen organizations fighting voice mine include eff aclu times ap gannett hearst reporters committee freedom press society professional journalists lets hope enough muscle strength stop judge running wild favor bunch offshore bankers meanwhile 2wikileaks still going strong via available domains 3currently organizing support donations discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802271333242 links 0 mailtogxlqvhushmailcom 1 httpwwwlatimescomnewslocallamewikileaks27feb2716769872story 2 httpwikileaksbe 3 httpwikileaksbewikiwikileaksdonate microsoft trying appeal unix crowd wellweareverysexy dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday february 27 1000 microsoft httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0802271425205 digduality writes news windows 2008 0recently discussed slashdot guiless installs fully scriptable theyve 1opened communication protocols noncommercial usage providing patent covenant 2redhat responds finally interesting rumor floating around 3microsoft taking gnu directly microsoft totally switched gears approaching unix foss sector direct competition according anonymous email leaked microsoft employee seems microsoft developing framework completely gnu compatible microsoft ceo steve ballmer said friday23 february aiming restore unixlike environment former propriety glory time proving microsoft committed interoperability ballmer emphasized microsofts new strategy provide users complete package includes users like unix environments according supposedly leaked email ung stands ungs gnu set released late 2009 discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802271425205 links 0 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0802252056246tid201 1 httpwebworkerdailycom20080221microsofttoopensourceyouwin 2 httpwwwpressredhatcom20080221redhatstatementonmicrosoftannouncement 3 httpwwwroyalideacomsiteqnode12 feds block eff look googledoj contacts ifwearehonesttheterroristswin dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday february 27 1049 google httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080227152200 0netbuzz writes electronic frontier foundation wants know know contacts google justice department official involved highly charged 2006 governmentsnooping dispute ensnared search giant doj official jane horvath subsequently 1hired google last year senior privacy counsel doj refused six months release public information matter requested eff discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid080227152200 links 0 httpwwwnetworkworldcomcommunityqbuzzblog 1 httpwwwnetworkworldcomcommunitynode25435 beckoning promise personal fabrication canitmakemeasandwich dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday february 27 1123 science httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080227156235 0posys noted interesting talk neil gershenfelds called 1the beckoning promise personal fabrication ted talk ive found greatly enjoyable past worth time assuming 20 minutes see something really neat story continues httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080227156235 discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080227156235 links 0 mailtoldkrateaminfinitycom 1 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080227156235tid14 diebold leaks 2008 election results voteearlyvoteoften dept posted samzenpus wednesday february 27 1207 funny httppoliticsslashdotorgarticleplsid080227161213 samzenpus writes scrutiny diebold received past years youd think would careful apparently due malfunction machines leaked results 2008 presidential race early hopefully nail diebolds coffin surely another company country 0run sham election better discuss story httppoliticsslashdotorgcommentsplsid080227161213 links 0 httpwwwtheonioncomcontentvideodiebold_accidentally_leaks giant sheets dark matter detected universalcoffeefilter dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday february 27 1248 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0802271629232 0wandering wombat writes largest structures universe directly found least 1detected pounced upon scientists colossal structures universe detected astronomers tuned structures subtly bend galactic light newfound filaments sheets dark matter form gigantic features stretching across 270 million lightyears space three times larger known structure 2000 times size galaxy dark matter definition invisible telescopes way detect grand scales surveying huge numbers distant galaxies working images seen telescopes weakly tweaked distorted dark matter structures intervening space figuring spot gigantic masses dark matter hopefully get better understanding find smaller smaller structures discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802271629232 links 0 mailtomightyjalapenogmailcom 1 httpdscdiscoverycomnews20080222darkmattergiantshtml alaskan village sues global warming quitpissininourpool dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday february 27 1330 earth httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0802271635245 hightower_40 writes mention small alaskan village 0sued two dozen oil power coal companies blaming contributing global warming sea ice traditionally protected community whose economy based part salmon fishing plus subsistence hunting whale seal walrus caribou sea ice forms later melts sooner higher temperatures left community unprotected fall winter storm waves surges lash coastal discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802271635245 links 0 httpwwwcnncom2008worldamericas0226uswarmingapindexhtmlerefrss_latest mac os x leopard edition missing manual readallaboutit dept posted samzenpus wednesday february 27 1412 book review httpbooksslashdotorgarticleplsid0802271551206 0jsuda writes preeminent general reference source mac os x always missing manual series written david pogue latest iteration series mac os x leopard edition completely revised biggest comprehensive useful editions series covers mac os x desktop file system free applications included mac os x installation system components technologies networking online features components includes welcome appendices installation troubleshooting windowsmac comparisons master keystroke list read rest johns review story continues httpbooksslashdotorgarticleplsid0802271551206 discuss story httpbooksslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802271551206 links 0 mailtouwffu5rochesterrrcom german court abolishes german snooping law afewgovernmentalofficialswithgoodsenseleft dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday february 27 1454 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0802271811251 robert writes mention germanys highest court imposed 0limitations amount spying governmental bodies suspects computer ruling comes response state law north rhine westphalia allowed secret services peer citizens computer court president hansjuergen papier said using software contravened rights enshrined germanys constitution adding decision would serve precedent across country ruling emphasized cyber spying authorities would receive permission judge german government described cyber spying vital tool fighting terrorism discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802271811251 links 0 httpnewsbbccouk2hieurope7266543stm nanoparticles could make hydrogen cheaper gasoline atthisrategoldwillbecheapersoon dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday february 27 1537 power httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0802271834219 0roland piquepaille writes according ee times californiabased company called quantumsphere developed nanoparticles could 1make hydrogen cheaper gasoline company says reactive catalytic nanoparticle coatings boost efficiency electrolysis technique generates hydrogen water 85 today exceeding department energys goal 2010 10 company says process could improved reach efficiency 96 years interesting part story existing gas stations would need modified distribute hydrogen nanoparticle coatings car owners could make hydrogen either garage even driving discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802271834219 links 0 httpwwwprimidicom20080227html 1 httpwwweetimescomshowarticlejhtmlarticleid206801669 killer military robot arms race underway skynetunavailableforcomment dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday february 27 1621 robotic httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0802271930222 0coondoggie writes tell us networkworld reporting one researcher seems think 1military robot arms race may imminent governments terrorists beginning see first steps towards international robot arms race may long robots become standard terrorist weapon replace suicide bomber according professor noel sharkey royal united services institute department computer science currently always human loop decide use lethal force however set change us giving priority autonomous weapons robots decide kill according professor discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802271930222 links 0 httpnetworkworldcom 1 httpwwwnetworkworldcomcommunitynode25439 find programming superstars cantbeatahumansignaltonoisefilter dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday february 27 1706 busines httpaskslashdotorgarticleplsid0802272034228 0joe ganley writes programming superstar looking work recognize happens relatively rarely part problem stipulating happens company looking hire people connect put another way programming superstar go looking company seems like one youd like work company work great place work hire really great people work hard interesting problems treat employees well arent worried retention even entice people work weve found problem simply finding signaltonoise ratio big places like monster dice terrible weve much better luck example joel software job boards still doesnt generate enough volume methods people used find truly elite discuss story httpaskslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802272034228 links 0 mailtoadjkuycaganleyorg nasa looking diamonds sky asteroidminingthenextbigindustry dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday february 27 1749 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0802272041224 0i dont believe imaginary property writes scientist charles bauschlicher research team found new way look 1diamonds sky may romantic diamonds shine especially brightly 34 35 micron 6 10 micron infrared ranges make nasas spitzer space telescope perfect tool see though less common monopolized earth diamonds surprisingly common outer space nanometersized bits comprise 3 carbon found meteorites means meteorite composition representative interstellar dust dust would contain 10 quadrillion 1 1016 nanodiamonds per gram discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802272041224 links 0 httpwwwefforgsupport 1 httpwwwjplnasagovnewsfeaturescfmfeature1616 firefox 3 performance gets boost powersoften dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday february 27 1828 mozilla httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0802272049258 jason writes mozilla working hard making firefox 3 faster predecessor looks like might succeeding theyve recently added significant javascript performance improvements 0beat competition including opera 95 beta comes ten times faster internet explorer 7 things really starting fall place firefox 3 beta 4 available next week two discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0802272049258 links 0 httpcybernetnewscom20080225firefox3performancegetsaboost copyright 19972006 ostg rights reserved received message subscribed 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