adjkuycaslashdotorg leads linux market offering countless sponsorships contributions forwardthinking initiatives support advance open source community hp course advisor trust today proven solutions value long run check latest foss governance focus involving fossbazaar fossology talk town httpwwwlinuxcomsponsor_solutionshpos slashdot daily newsletter issue japan ids citizens verizon fiber die lessig corruption reform olympic web site features pirated content wikileaks calls global boycott enom european space agency launches new orbital supply ship new paradigm web browsing intel ramps 45nm chip production announces atom line jonathan zittrain future internet physicists store retrieve squeezed vacuum video games launching rocknroll careers german police raid 51 cebit stands patent claims microsoft tries prevent discovery drugs drinking water japan ids citizens jukibox dept posted kdawson saturday march 08 2021 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803082119211 edis krad writes realid us threat whose implementation ways future japanese long ago implemented something similar little complaint raised 0juki net residents registration network link japanese silently developing since 1992 system involves 11digit unique number identify every citizen japan data stored id covers name address date birth gender many japanese citizens seem oblivious governmentrun network exists juki net spotlight shone recently number citizens around country sued citing concerns information misuse leakage osaka court ruled system japanese supreme court 1ruled unconstitutional grounds data used bonafide manner theres risk leakage longstanding registration system us foreigners japan astonishes government secretly implement system citizens little concern media japanese citizens general display privacy implications discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803082119211 links 0 httpwwwsoumugojpcgyouseidaityojuki_gaiyohtml 1 httpsearchjapantimescojpcgibinnn20080307a1html verizon fiber die copperkissoff dept posted kdawson saturday march 08 2241 communications httpaskslashdotorgarticleplsid080309001202 0dynamator writes live 550 meters verizon central office pay highertier power plan dsl service boasts 3 mbps 758 kbsp past year ive enjoyed excellent performance line however past month verizon hooking neighbors fios new fibertothehome system guess connection speed dependability taken nosedive build case really happening anyone least verizon care making fiber offer cant refuse discussed times last year verizon may 1be 2up 3to discuss story httpaskslashdotorgcommentsplsid080309001202 links 0 mailtomfcsvxzfbuchmandesigncom 1 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid070612182244tid215 2 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0707081715242tid215 3 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0710022050230tid215 lessig corruption reform onlyhagglingovertheprice dept posted kdawson sunday march 09 0148 government httppoliticsslashdotorgarticleplsid080309019226 brian stretch sends us national review 0interview stanford professor lawrence lessig lessig talks money politics money politics decision run open seat congress interview lessig hates corruption hates much fact last year announced hed shifting away work copyright trademark law focus one biggest targets reform thinking blow fcc discuss story httppoliticsslashdotorgcommentsplsid080309019226 links 0 httparticlenationalreviewcomqndnhmzdlzdcwntvlyzrimzzkzdmxmzaymmu5zdg2mjy olympic web site features pirated content doasisay dept posted kdawson sunday march 09 0357 internet httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803090146224 anonymous reader writes despite emphasis protecting olympic copyrights china year official web site beijing olympics features flash game 0blatant copy one games developed pencil farm compare 1game olympic site 2snow day pencil farm discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803090146224 links 0 httpwwwthepencilfarmcomblog200802snow_day_at_the_beijing_olympihtml 1 httpenbeijing2008cnfunpagegameclouds 2 httpwwwthepencilfarmcomgamessnow_dayid1 wikileaks calls global boycott enom alltheirheirsandassigns dept posted kdawson sunday march 09 0704 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080309025222 0souls writes folks wikileaks calling 1boycott enom inc one top internet domain registrars wikileaks claims involved systematic domain censoring feb 28th enom shut wikileaksinfo one many wikileaks mirrors held volunteer sideeffect 2court proceedings around wikileaksorg addition enom registrar 3shut access spanish travel agent showed us treasury watch list wikileaks calls global boycott enom parent demand media owners executives affiliated companies interests holdings make clear behavior tolerated within boundaries internet global community discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid080309025222 links 0 mailtogxlqvhushmailcom 1 httpwikileaksorgwikiwikileaksinfo_censored_by_enom_and_demand_media 2 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080218043211tid153 3 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803042218220tid153 european space agency launches new orbital supply ship neitherrainnorsleetnorgloomyvacuum dept posted soulskill sunday march 09 0818 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080309121254 0erikmartino brings us story european space agencys successful launch 1new type cargo ship resupply iss first 2automated transport vehicle atv named jules verne first spacecraft world designed conduct automated docking full compliance tight safety constraints imposed human spaceflight operations among things carries water oxygen propellant help boost iss higher orbit recently discussed nasas need 3new cargo transport system quoting beyond jules verne esa already contracted industry produce four atvs flown 2015 esas atv russias progress iss able rely two independent servicing systems ensure operations retirement us space shuttle 2010 incorporates 45m3 pressurised module derived columbus pressure shell russianbuilt docking system similar used soyuz manned ferries progress resupply ship three times larger russian counterpart also deliver three times cargo discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080309121254 links 0 mailtopcixhojkkxegmailcom 1 httpwwwesaintesacpsemdyok26df_index_0html 2 httpwwwesaintspecialsoperationssem2agpr4cf_0html 3 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0802230140201tid160 new paradigm web browsing akeyboardhowquaint dept posted soulskill sunday march 09 0933 internet httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803091323243 dsaci points new york times article 0how surfing web may change graphicsbased endeavor advent devices like wii iphone capability directly control objects screen becoming popular affordable technology combined immersive interfaces 1piclens could future web browsing quoting ive wondered long time computer interface hasnt changed 20 years ago said austin shoemaker former apple computer software engineer chief technology officer cooliris people think computer interface less tool extension extension mind voice finally beginning play significant role interface tool new generation consumeroriented wireless handsets many technologists believe hunting pecking tiny keyboards cellphones pdas quickly give way voice commands return map text data displayed visually small screens discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803091323243 links 0 httpwwwnytimescom20080309business09streamhtml 1 httpwwwpiclenscomsitefirefoxwin intel ramps 45nm chip production announces atom line bitesizechips dept posted soulskill sunday march 09 1049 intel httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803091444243 multiple readers written tell us latest developments intel earlier week intel announced atom brand 0low cost low power consumption processors cpus measuring 25 square millimeters result silverthorne diamondville projects 1the announcement caused cnet columnist question whether intel 2spur innovation ultrasmall devices way pc server industry concurrently intel increased production 45nm processors rate roughly 3100000 chips per day tg daily notes massive investments intel made chip production make difficult amd catch discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803091444243 links 0 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080303atominsideintelannouncesultramobileprocessorbrandhtml 1 httpwwwintelcompressroomarchivereleases20080302comphtmiidtech_atompr 2 httpblogscnetcom830113924_1988399164html 3 httpwwwtgdailycomcontentview36367118 jonathan zittrain future internet takebackthetubes dept posted soulskill sunday march 09 1207 internet httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803091545248 uctpjac writes jonathan zittrain professor internet governance regulation oxford renowned cyberlaw scholar gave lecture explaining internet 0taken hands anarchists libertarians state handed back selfpolicing communities experts dont believes internet suffer selfclosure open system seal inability put house order leads takeover government business article summarizes zittrains points notes forces organized interests play rules like malware peddlers identity thieves spammers allowing another army interests corporate protectionists often demand centralized authoritarian solutions future net unless stop discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803091545248 links 0 httpwwwopendemocracynetblogtony_curzon_pricefrom_zittrain_to_aristotle_in_600_words physicists store retrieve squeezed vacuum thereisnocat dept posted kdawson sunday march 09 1310 data storage httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803091740246 anonymous reader sends us site science magazine news interest followed experiments 0 slow 1stop light research groups canada japan succeeded separately 2 storing special kind vacuum squeezed vacuum puff gas retrieving split second later experiments might lead advances quantum encryption least help illuminate boundary quantum classical realms discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803091740246 links 0 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid9902180832249tid14 1 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0312110023218tid14 2 httpsciencenowsciencemagorgcgicontentfull20082291 video games launching rocknroll careers formertailwaggingformerdog dept posted kdawson sunday march 09 1413 music httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid0803091752207 0jillduffy writes steve schnur highlevel music exec electronic arts talks 1video games launching careers top musical artists days examples avril lavigne first introduced european audiences fifa 2003 fabolous first introduced america via nba live went sell 2 million albums jet got american ipod commercial based exposure madden 2004 avenged sevenfold unsigned act featured madden 2004 schnur explains phenomenon made possible new generation media junkies feel song becomes real play discuss story httpgamesslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803091752207 links 0 httpgamecareerguidecom 1 httpwwwgamecareerguidecomfeatures495games_that_launched_the_php german police raid 51 cebit stands patent claims dept posted kdawson sunday march 09 1517 patents httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803091815205 lecaddie writes last week german investigators 0raided 51 exhibitor stands cebit german information technology fair hanover looking goods suspected infringing patents 183 police customs officers prosecutors raided fair wednesday carried 68 boxes electronic goods documents including cellphones navigation devices digital picture frames flatscreen monitors 51 companies raided 24 chinese patents concerned related devices mp3 mp4 dvb standard functions digital audio video blank cds dvd copiers police said us 1no criminal penalties associated patents raid could conducted especially absence court ruling infringement discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803091815205 links 0 httpwwwihtcomarticlesap20080306technologyeutecgermanytechfairraidphp 1 httpwwwnewscom830110784_398879557htmlpartrsssubjnewstag25471_3020 microsoft tries prevent discovery cyingariver dept posted kdawson sunday march 09 1623 courts httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803091939226 anonymous reader notes considerable irony 0microsoft asking relief discovery windows vista capable debacle lawsuit recently granted 1classaction status microsoft wants wheels justice stop appeals designation easy see microsoft wants prevent digging around oems email archives stories like one nytimes registration may required 2revealing redmonds highly embarrassing internal emails mass audience discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803091939226 links 0 httpwwwcomputerworldcomactionarticledocommandviewarticlebasicarticleid9067400 1 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080223183219tid123 2 httpwwwnytimescom20080309business09digihtml drugs drinking water youwantwaterwiththat dept posted kdawson sunday march 09 1724 medicine httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803092121249 mikeurl alerts ap story published monthslong investigation 0vast array pharmaceuticals present us drinking water include antibiotics anticonvulsants mood stabilizers sex hormones well overthecounter drugs quoting sure concentrations pharmaceuticals tiny measured quantities parts per billion trillion far levels medical dose also utilities insist water safe presence many prescription drugs overthecounter medicines like acetaminophen ibuprofen much drinking water heightening worries among scientists longterm consequences human health discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803092121249 links 0 httpnewsyahoocomsap20080309ap_on_re_uspharmawater_i_4_yltarj7vfgncndbrdespogmg7ge1vai 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 094629 0000 slashdot stories 20080310