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 ebooks longer wrath apple tribe pg wodehouse method refactoring white house says hard drives destroyed isps losing interest citywide wireless coverage quantum computing imminent threat public encryption australian wimax pioneer calls disaster astronomers find oldest known asteroids calculating date easter university penn recommends vista sp1 network solutions suspends site antiislam film ie8 really pass acid2 updated workers split mccain obama ebooks longer iamnotalawyerbuttheyareoratleastwillbe dept posted kdawson saturday march 22 2147 books httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803222150244 0predictions market sends us gizmodo interesting take question buy content amazons kindle sony reader buying 1crippled license intellectual property download buying book latter first sale doctrine lets hawk old harry potter hardcovers ebay would apply law students columbia took swing question gizmodo reprints surprisingly readable legal summary short answer restrictive licenses may well legal even rights first sale doctrine might able resell give away kindle copy work discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803222150244 links 0 httpthepredictionsmarketcom 1 httpgizmodocom369235amazonkindleandsonyreaderlockedupwhyyourbooksarenolongeryours wrath apple tribe blameitoneve dept posted kdawson sunday march 23 0038 funny laugh httpappleslashdotorgarticleplsid0803230151225 0narrative fallacy writes youve ever 1written apple products even hint negativity youll appreciate salons excerpt farhad manjoos true enough apple tribe rabid many tribes tech world tivo lovers blackberry addicts palm treo fanatics people exhibit unhealthy affection roomba robotic vacuum cleaners writes manjoo bigger tribe none zealous fans apple infamous sensitivity slams real imagined beloved company wall street journal columnist walt mossberg even coined name phenomenon doctrine insufficient adulation see world black see world white person comes along says partially black partially white going unhappy says psychologist lee ross stanford university think facts better facts side side act giving equal weight seems like bias like inappropriate evenhandedness discuss story httpappleslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803230151225 links 0 httpnarrativefallacycom 1 httpmachinistsaloncomfeature20080318true_enough_excerpt_2indexhtml pg wodehouse method refactoring onthewall dept posted kdawson sunday march 23 0402 programming httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0803222330226 covertbadger notes developers blog entry 0novel way judging progress refactoring code software quality tools never completely replace gut instinct developer might massive test coverage wont help subjective measures code smells wodehousestyle refactoring easily keep track code happy code remain deeply suspicious discuss story httpdevelopersslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803222330226 links 0 httpbasildoncodercomblog20080321thepgwodehousemethodofrefactoring white house says hard drives destroyed justincase dept posted kdawson sunday march 23 0758 republicans httppoliticsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803230053215 wanderindiana brings us update white house missing emails mess 0discussed 1before seems hard drives many white house computers 2gone beyond possibility recovery unusual experience say corporate department destroy hard drives policy older white house computer hard drives destroyed white house disclosed federal court friday controversy millions possibly missing emails 2003 2005 white house revealed new information handles computers effort persuade federal magistrate would fruitless undertake email recovery plan court proposed discuss story httppoliticsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803230053215 links 0 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0802142335219tid266 1 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0803082022244tid266 2 httpapgooglecomarticlealeqm5hkkwsy_43nhexg55ycw2x9yxnayad8vi4d680 isps losing interest citywide wireless coverage toobusymonitoringtraffic dept posted soulskill sunday march 23 0914 wireless networki httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803231213255 new york times running story hope fading 0implementation municipal wireless access cities across us major cities small towns alike finding isps withdrawing plans due low profitability ventures similar philadelphias incomplete network weve previously discussed 1chicagos 2san franciscos wireless status also 3stumbling blocks cities faced times tempe ariz portland ore example hundreds subscribers found suddenly without service providers cut losses either abandoned networks stopped expanding capacity earthlink announced feb 7 operations municipal wifi assets longer consistent companys strategic direction philadelphia officials say sure promised network completed discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803231213255 links 0 httpwwwnytimescom20080322us22wirelesshtmlpagewanted1reftechnology 1 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0708291325209tid193 2 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0410241328215tid193 3 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0705222010213tid193 quantum computing imminent threat public encryption insearchofschrodingerscatastrophe dept posted soulskill sunday march 23 1035 encryption httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0803231338216 bruce schneiers latest blog entry points interesting analysis 0how quantum computing affect public encryption author takes look mathematics involved using quantum computer run factoring algorithm makes reasonable assumptions 1technological constraints faced developers technology concludes quantum computing could threat modern encryption 2dire emergency researchers suggest discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803231338216 links 0 httpwwwemergentchaoscomarchives200803quantum_progresshtml 1 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0802190318229tid231 2 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0709131720251tid172 australian wimax pioneer calls disaster evolutionofthetubes dept posted soulskill sunday march 23 1153 wireless networki httpmobileslashdotorgarticleplsid0803231512220 anonymous coward writes garth freeman ceo australias first wimax operator sat recent international wimax conference bangkok unleashed tirade 0the failings technology leaving otherwise prowimax audience stunned company buzz broadband deployed wimax network year ago freeman left doubt conclusions drawn claimed nonline sight performance nonexistent beyond 2 kilometres base station indoor performance decayed 400m latency rates reached high 1000 milliseconds poor latency jitter made unacceptable many internet applications specifically voip buzz employed main selling point induce people shed use incumbent services weve previously discussed 1beginnings wimax well recent plans 2massive network india discuss story httpmobileslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803231512220 links 0 httpwwwcommsdaycomnode228 1 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid040126064200tid193 2 httpmobileslashdotorgarticleplsid080126158236tid193 astronomers find oldest known asteroids peacefulandbenevolentdoomrocks dept posted soulskill sunday march 23 1311 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803231610239 researchers university maryland recently discovered three asteroids appear 0roughly 455 billion years old dating back formation solar system scientists say asteroids survived relatively unchanged since time make good candidates future 1space 2missions fall allende meteorite 1969 initiated revolution study early solar system said tim mccoy curator national meteorite collection smithsonians national museum natural history find amazing took us nearly 40 years collect spectra cairich objects spectra would initiate another revolution pointing us asteroids record earliest stage history solar system discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803231610239 links 0 httpwwwnewsdeskumdeduscitechreleasecfmarticleid1618 1 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0611161456222tid160 2 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0701221624209tid160 calculating date easter computusgiganticus dept posted kdawson sunday march 23 1431 math httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080323177241 god plays dice blog entertaining post 0how date easter calculated wikipedia 1all messy details course blog makes good introduction topic easter date first sunday first full moon march 21 cycle easter dates repeat every 5700000 years cycle epacts encode date full moon julian calendar repeat every nineteen years two corrections made epact depends century one repeats modulo 30 matters every 120 centuries every 375 centuries pair repeat every 300000 years days week 400year cycle doesnt matter thats factor 300000 easter cycle length least common multiple 19 300000 5700000 years discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080323177241 links 0 httpgodplaysdiceblogspotcom200803eastersearlythisyeardealwithithtml 1 httpenwikipediaorgwikicomputus university penn recommends vista sp1 windowsmeplusseven dept posted kdawson sunday march 23 1549 windows httpslashdotorgarticleplsid080323181210 least one university liberal enough accept 0deeply flawed mostly rejected vista os 1recommending faculty students stay away sp1 university pennsylvania tech staffers advising faculty students upgrade computers new service pack microsofts windows vista operating system schools information systems computing department said support vista sp1 new systems preinstalled added strongly recommends users adopt wait see attitude according newly published department bulletin cio magazine doesnt quite go far call microsoft 2throw away vista ask readers weigh topic discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid080323181210 links 0 httpslashdotorgtwitterjournal177855 1 httpwwwinformationweekcomnewsshowarticlejhtmlarticleid206905083subsectionallstories 2 httpadviceciocomlaurianne_mclaughlinshould_microsoft_throw_away_vista network solutions suspends site antiislam film preemptivesuppression dept posted kdawson sunday march 23 1711 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803231914238 0h4rm0ny notes 1furor antiislamic movie due released web next week 2pakistan disrupted youtube worldwide interview rightwing dutch mp filmmaker geert wilders network solutions acting host well registrar suspended wilderss site promoting 15minute film fitna koranic term translated strife 3site displays notice investigation possible violations netsols acceptable use policy according article companys guidelines include sweeping prohibition objectionable material kind nature article describes sites content netsol pulled plug single page films title image koran words coming soon one wilders seen film date dutch government distanced film fearing muslim backlash million muslims live netherlands wilderss party controls 9 150 seats dutch parliament elected antiimmigration platform discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803231914238 links 0 mailtot3pj0putarddellnet 1 httpwwwihtcomarticlesap20080323europeeugennetherlandsquranfilmphp 2 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0802251322252tid95 3 httpwwwfitnathemoviecom ie8 really pass acid2 updated twogreeneyesplease dept posted kdawson sunday march 23 1831 internet explorer httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803231939256 thevirtualcat found 0 inconsistencies ie8s acid2 results made wonder whats going anyone replicate results better yet explain update 0322 2354 gmt 1kd several readers pointed crosssite scripting prevention described 2here discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803231939256 links 0 httpuserpagesumbceduwedo1ie8acid2ie8html 1 httpslashdotorgkdawson 2 httpblogsmsdncomiearchive20080305whyisntie8passingacid2aspx workers split mccain obama deadlockcondition dept posted kdawson sunday march 23 1949 united states httppoliticsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803232049202 0antipeon alerts us presidential preference survey done late february early march indicating 1obama mccain lead among workers 29 clinton follows 13 ahead huckabee 11 ron paul 9 computing technology industry association commissioned poll article notes trade group claims population workers four times large bureau labor statistics thinks better make voting block whose views must attended discuss story httppoliticsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803232049202 links 0 mailtopfoiqadsiminnis 1 httpwwwpcworldcomarticleid143730ccurrenteventsarticlehtml 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 wed 06 aug 2008 233157 0000 slashdot stories 20080324