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 sweden give courts new power hunt ip infringers spam king pleads guilty seattle uncertain future global population numbers joy flash drive japanese isps cut net access file sharers americas robot army google sky available browser wikileaks releases early atomic bomb diagram zebrafish regenerative ability may lead help humans uks mi5 wants oyster card travel data harvard scientists aim stop cancer tracks yahoomicrosoft execs meet round two china blocks youtube tibet videos uk police want dna potential offenders unreleased iphone 20 may already hacked sweden give courts new power hunt ip infringers unleashthep2psniffinghounds dept posted zonk saturday march 15 2128 courts httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803160046228 0i dont believe imaginary property writes swedish culture justice ministers preparing give new power swedish courts let 1force isps give subscriber ips end goal trying subscribers court copyright infringement onetime home pirate bay internationally distributed face us pressure pushback home swedish arm pirate party calling move sanctioned blackmailing operation hopefully swedish courts wont allow ifpi use many tricks riaa us courts discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803160046228 links 0 httpwwwpiratepartyus 1 httpnewswiredcomdynamicstoriesssweden_file_sharingsitewiresectionhometemplatedefaultctime20080314100133 spam king pleads guilty seattle whywouldyouwanttobekingofthat dept posted zonk saturday march 15 2344 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803160347245 0arbitraryaardvark writes seattle times reports 1spammer robert soloway pled guilty mail fraud tax evasion exchange state dropping multiple counts identify theft electronicmail fraud charge punishable five years prison tax charge misdemeanor carries maximum oneyear sentence law also allows fines soloway business 625000 charges sides agreed let us district court judge marsha pechman determine amount prison time soloway 28 might serve also number victims size fine amount restitution may ordered pay weve previously discussed 2arrest mention 3new yorker wire fraud felony count based selling 500 packages wannabe spammers discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803160347245 links 0 mailtoykpvjbgdalimailcomminuspainter 1 httpseattletimesnwsourcecomhtmllocalnews2004283998_spamking15mhtml 2 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0705310332220tid111 3 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0708070321204tid111 uncertain future global population numbers letsseeonetwothreefourfivesixakabillionandon posted zonk sunday march 16 0247 earth httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803160646256 anonymous reader writes question global population pretty crucial one many people ten years forty new york times notes research done group called worldwatch institute research concludes world population figures 0are fluid make sort educated guesses childbearing populations combined severe resource shortages parts world make pinning global headcount unfeasible ten years let alone 2050 article continues beyond original borders well commenters field population studies noting dont even good grasp many people alive 2007 discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803160646256 links 0 httpdotearthblogsnytimescom20080314earth2050populationunknowable joy flash drive littlequietdifferent dept posted zonk sunday march 16 0300 hardware httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803160635230 anonymous reader writes post cnet site covers 0the numerous benefits flash drives speed temperature battery consumption perk author michael kanellos fond distinct lack noise notebook im testinga dell latitude d830 64gb flash hard drive samsunghasnt emitted sound three days flash drives store data nand flash memory dont require motors spinning platters thus whirring mechanical noises compare t42 thinkpad sounds like guinea pig got trapped inside particularly startup phase vzoooot cronk cronk cronk zip zip pause gurlagurlagurlazweeee discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803160635230 links 0 httpwwwnewscom830110784_398902117html japanese isps cut net access file sharers wouldbenicetosurfthenet dept posted zonk sunday march 16 0528 communications httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803152243235 0modemac writes four major japanese telecom organizations represent 1000 major smaller domestic isps 1agreed forcibly cut internet connection filesharers theyre specifically targeting users winny program trading copied gaming software music article states new set isp guidelines drawn cut users leak illegally copied material onto net discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803152243235 links 0 httpwwwmodemaccom 1 httpwwwyomiuricojpdynational20080315tdy01305htm americas robot army thefewtheproudthecomputational dept posted zonk sunday march 16 0807 united states httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid080316074251 popular mechanics explores increasing level reliance us military comes robotic assistance last years robot drones reached allnew level sophistication several models already deployed field 0the next generation robot helpers nearing end test phase pm offers preview could expect see field within next five years mule multifunction utilitylogistics equipment roughly size humvee trick worthy monster truck rallies six wheels mounted articulated leg allowing robot clamber obstacles cars would simply bump barely year old prototype product armys unmanned ground vehicle program began 2001 yet fire single bullet missile even fitted weapon test track loaded rucksacks boxes two squads worth equipment discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid080316074251 links 0 httpwwwpopularmechanicscomtechnologymilitary_law4252643html google sky available browser oooohshiny dept posted soulskill sunday march 16 0921 google httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080316123259 ars technica brings word google sky formerly available extension google earth software 0now accessible web browser interface 1google sky quite similar google maps complete search alternate views spectrum story also mentions importantly links ten interesting sights discussed google skys 2initial release last year quoting visible light shows us small picture entire universe nonvisible spectra ultraviolet uv infrared xray hold whole world information google sky becomes cool three sections highlight fantastic images chandra xray observatory galex evolution explorer uv spitzer space telescope ir makes cool selected body slider change displayed image back forth visible invisible spectrum discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080316123259 links 0 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080315googleskyhandsonplustop10uncommonlycoolsightshtml 1 httpwwwgooglecomsky 2 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0708221220259tid217 wikileaks releases early atomic bomb diagram someassemblyrequired dept posted soulskill sunday march 16 1043 hardware httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803161345226 anonymous reader writes wikileaks released 0diagram first atomic weapon used trinity test subsequently exploded japanese city nagasaki together extremely interesting scientific analysis wikileaks able fault document find reference elsewhere given high quality wikileaks submissions document may purports may sophisticated intelligence agency fraud designed mislead atomic weapons development programs countries like iran neutron initiator particularly novel polonium crushed onto beryllium explosion reaction occurs polonium alpha emissions beryllium leading carbon12 1 neutron practice would lead predictable neutron flux sufficient set device discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803161345226 links 0 httpwikileaksorgwikifirst_atomic_bomb_diagram zebrafish regenerative ability may lead help humans incredibleediblezebrafish dept posted soulskill sunday march 16 1159 medicine httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803161530225 esocid tips us news duke university medical center researchers discovered type microrna related ability zebrafish 0regenerate lost damaged organs result study initiated discovered zebrafish able 1recover massive injury heart regenerative biology scientists hope able use information bring similar healing humans zebrafish also helpful 2cancer research zebrafish one micrornas appear important keep regeneration hold fish needs new tissue duke researchers say response injury fish damp levels micrornas aid regrowth poss many cell biologists believe mammals may tissue regeneration capability zebrafish salamanders newts locked away somewhere genome silenced course evolution discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803161530225 links 0 httpwwwdukehealthorghealthlibrarynews10257 1 httpbiosingularitywordpresscom20061104howfishmendabrokenheart 2 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0802062328217tid191 uks mi5 wants oyster card travel data youcantrustus dept posted soulskill sunday march 16 1315 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803161612203 boiled frog nation suspects writes oyster card rfid singleswipe card 0recently cracked introduced londons public transport users purportedly make lives easier british intelligence services want benefits trawling travel data amassed card 1spy 17 million britons use article notes currently security services demand oyster records specific individuals investigation establish trawl whole database supporters calls sharing data argue apparently trivial snippets like journeys individual makes around capital could become important pieces jigsaw fitted pattern publicly held information individuals movements habits education personal details could lead argue unmasking otherwise undetected suspects discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803161612203 links 0 httpwwwschneiercomblogarchives200803london_tube_smahtml 1 httpwwwguardiancoukuk2008mar16uksecurityterrorism harvard scientists aim stop cancer tracks takethatandthisandoneofthese dept posted zonk sunday march 16 1422 medicine httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803161717253 0shuntros writes bbc news reporting progress scientists harvard medical school towards 1strangling growth cancer cells starving cells certain type enzyme growth essentially ceases fact proliferating cancer able consume glucose much higher rate normal cells first discovered german nobel prizewinning chemist otto warburg 75 years ago also showed amount glucose cells needed keep vital signs ticking minimal allowing grow divide prodigious rate usually associated foetal cells certainly cure stretch imagination putting brakes cancer growth way much akin revolution 2azt discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803161717253 links 0 httpwwwppruneorg 1 httpnewsbbccouk1hihealth7292652stm 2 httpenwikipediaorgwikizidovudine yahoomicrosoft execs meet round two readysteadyfight dept posted zonk sunday march 16 1521 microsoft httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803161753209 0psychosmyth writes microsofts deal yahoo apparently back table 1yahoo execs met microsoft early past week rediscuss deal fell earlier gathering first reported wall street journal gave microsoft first chance sell yahoo rationale proposed marriage since software maker unveiled plans six weeks ago since yang exploring different ways ward microsoft alternatives included possible alliances internet search advertising leader google inc news corps myspacecom time warner incs aol microsoft apparently still keeping options open hostile takeover question discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803161753209 links 0 mailtoprwewrozwtyahoocom 1 httpnewsyahoocomsap20080315ap_on_hi_temicrosoft_yahoo_yltat_qxgftqnhojcqr7mtqr8jtbaf china blocks youtube tibet videos stoppingthesignal dept posted zonk sunday march 16 1707 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803162033210 screaming cactus writes internet users china 0blocked seeing youtubecom sunday dozens videos protests tibet appeared site chinese leaders encourage internet use education business use online filters block access material considered subversive pornographic foreign web sites run news organizations human rights groups regularly blocked carry sensitive information operators chinabased online bulletin boards required monitor content enforce censorship blocking added communist governments efforts control public saw heard protests erupted friday tibetan capital lhasa chinese rule discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803162033210 links 0 httpnewswiredcomdynamicstoriescchina_youtube_blockedsitewiresectionhometemplatedefaultctime20080316100859 uk police want dna potential offenders wheneveryoneisspecialnobodyis dept posted zonk sunday march 16 1829 government httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803161730221 0mrogers writes british police want 1collect dna samples children young five exhibit behavior indicating may become criminals later life spokesman association chief police officers argued since 2some schools already take pupils fingerprints collection permanent storage dna samples 3logical next step course anyone argues branding naughty fiveyearolds lifelong criminals stigmatize proposed solution take samples children discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803161730221 links 0 httpwwwcsuclacukstaffmrogers 1 httpwwwguardiancouksociety2008mar16youthjusticechildren 2 httpnewsbbccouk1hiuk_politics6468643stm 3 httpenwikipediaorgwikiratchet_effect unreleased iphone 20 may already hacked whogavethehackerstimetravelmachines dept posted zonk sunday march 16 1928 software httpappleslashdotorgarticleplsid0803162312224 asyet unreleased second iteration iphone hardware may already compromised reports engadget newscom members iphone dev team supposedly made use recently released sdk 0gin beta 20 software hack unlike previous hacks one isnt specific latest firmware version exploits way apple designed iphones main bootloader according iphone dev team iphone verifies whether firmware code signed rsa certificate allowing written memory team apparently figured 1a way disable check allow unsigned code written memory discuss story httpappleslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803162312224 links 0 httpwwwnewscom830113579_3989231537htmltagnefdlede 1 httpgizmodocom366751iphone20unlockedrunsallapps 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 154317 0000 slashdot stories 20080317