adjkuycaslashdotorg facing shenanigans watch ibm tivoli survival guide infrastructure attacks httpaddoubleclicknetclk20111227513503038jhttpwww306ibmcomsoftwaretivolifeaturesitsurvivalguide slashdot daily newsletter issue court finds part copyright act unconstitutional russia require registration wifi use laser pointers classed weapons australia jfk lax test millimeterwave scanners ben steins expelled evolution academia conformity peta offers xprize artificial meat dd 4th ed vs open gaming end nonwidescreen laptops western digitals velociraptor 10k rpm sata drive free open source software costing vendors 60 billion patent chief decries continued downward spiral patent quality microsoftnovell takes opensource china f117a stealth fighter retired new school information security nasa wants mmo created free office 2007 fails ooxml test 122000 errors cyber defense competition new champion extreme linux server available north america comcast pando partner p2p bill rights igoogle launches developer sandbox isps blow stanford net neutrality hearing court finds part copyright act unconstitutional smallfavors dept posted timothy sunday april 20 2114 courts httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804202232220 0i dont believe imaginary property writes us district court southern district california 1found copyright remedy clarification act unconstitutional act removes sovereign immunity infringement state workers official capacity something many argued would 2jeopardize universities liability faculty infringement mention state agencies rather 3dense legal ruling pdf court found clarification act valid exercise congressional power 14th amendment absolutely idea said recommend either glad small piece copyright law may soon bite dust hoping nycl explain better discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804202232220 links 0 httpwwwefforgsupport 1 httpfairusestanfordedublog200804districtcourtinvalidatesporhtml 2 httpwwwutsystemeduogcintellectualpropertyuniliahtm 3 httpfairusestanfordedublogpdfpdf russia require registration wifi use rossvyazokhrankulturaistheshortversion dept posted timothy sunday april 20 2309 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804210211243 olegsalenko points computerworld story 0bad news russias wireless users starts business travelers russia might want keep laptops iphones wellconcealed muggers necessarily countrys recently formed regulatory superagency rossvyazokhrankultura short russian mass media communications cultural protection service rossvyazokhrankulturas interpretation current law holds users must register electronics use frequency involved wifi communications said vladimir karpov deputy director agencys communications monitoring division according english commentary provided website russia story continues httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804210211243 discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804210211243 links 0 httpwwwcomputerworldcomauindexphpid1146771381fp16fpid0 laser pointers classed weapons australia conflatingobjectsanduses dept posted timothy monday april 21 0223 security httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804210340249 anonymous reader first point article sydney morning herald says new south wales sydney capital 0will prohibit possession certain types laser pointers defining weapons make offense carry laser pointer without lawful reason 1similar coverage newscomau western australia apparently 2beat nsw punch federal government australia announced earlier month treat laser pointers 3much like firearms australia 4really saying something restrictions come reaction 5incidents confined australia lasers trained planes distracting pilots discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804210340249 links 0 httpwwwsmhcomaunewsnationallaserlunaticsface5000fines200804211208629786565html 1 httpwwwnewscomaustory02359923572807170200html 2 httpwwwnewscomauheraldsunstory02198523532064500596100html 3 httpapgooglecomarticlealeqm5jz0ar_8vv2xg94qbiugzb9yq9cad8vs45980 4 httpenwikipediaorgwikigun_politics_in_australiacurrent_australian_firearm_laws 5 httpblogwiredcomcars200804bigsafetyriskhtml jfk lax test millimeterwave scanners actuallyfraueleinwenolongeraskforpapers dept posted timothy monday april 21 0539 transportation httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804210253209 0narrative fallacy writes transportation security administration announced beginning 1pilot tests millimeter wave scanning technology los angeles international airport lax john f kennedy international airport jfk allow tsa personnel see concealed weapons items may hidden beneath clothes tsa administrator kip hawley says 2potentially revealing body scans youtube would stored 90 passengers subject secondary screening opt millimeter wave scan patdown agency added security officers viewing scans would remotely able recognize passengers able trigger alarm needed agency also said blurring algorithm applied passengers faces scanned images additional privacy protection discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804210253209 links 0 httpnarrativefallacycom 1 httpwwwinformationweekcomnewssecurityprivacyshowarticlejhtmlarticleid207400743subsectionnews 2 httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvimmxo_gmww0 ben steins expelled evolution academia conformity bensteinissmarterthanyou dept posted timothy monday april 21 0826 education httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804210017251 0eldavojohn writes painting current scientific community bad spanish inquisition 1extended trailer ben steins expelled lot people least know talking looks like 2his movie plans encourage people speak believe intelligent design creationism correct trailer even warns scientist may lose job watching expelled 3backlash movie started popping may force creationismevolutionist debate whole new level across big screen internet 4adholden points site called 5expelled exposed asserts expelled simply antiscience propaganda film aimed creating controversy none exists promoting poor science education severely handicap american students discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804210017251 links 0 mailtomyusernamegmailcom 1 httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvxgcxbhgavfe 2 httpwwwexpelledthemoviecom 3 httpblogwiredcomunderwire200804backlashtobenhtml 4 mailtotazukgdrgmailcom 5 httpexpelledexposedcom peta offers xprize artificial meat surprisinglypractical dept posted cmdrtaco monday april 21 0903 biotech httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080421126253 bored mpa writes times reports peta announce plans monday 1 million prize first person come method 0produce commercially viable quantities vitro meat competitive prices 2012 peta founder ingrid newkirk addressed controversial decision saying dont mind taking uncomfortable positions means fewer animals suffer unexpected pragmatic move organization strong base support proorganic vegans question always take one sample one animal clone vat feed world vegans ok discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080421126253 links 0 httpwwwnytimescom20080421us21meathtmlhp dd 4th ed vs open gaming somethingtothinkabout dept posted cmdrtaco monday april 21 0941 role playing game httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211215234 im expert subject mxyzplk written good summary issues affecting open gaming upcoming release 4th edition dd open licensing associated 3rd edition spawned number successful 3rd parties addons made system far greater might otherwise ive attached writeup subject really read interested dd gaming trying apply open licenses things besides code story continues httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211215234 discuss story httpgamesslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804211215234 end nonwidescreen laptops aspectratiosgivemeshivers dept posted cmdrtaco monday april 21 1014 displays httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211246222 0santi onta writes today lenovo retired last nonwidescreen laptop offered t61 141 market lenovo example apple sony hp etc understand motivation behind laptop manufacturers move widescreen still advertise offer 141 154 screens screen area smaller thus save money people might like widescreens useful tasks developer knows vertical space matters less vertical space less lines code screen scrolling less productivity laptop manufacturers still claim look customers move widescreens clearly selfish one wish offered nonwidescreen laptops even plus id happy pay ive always preferred widescreen aspect ratio vertical matters 2 nice wide columns always mattered readers submission hadnt realized contested issue matter discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804211246222 links 0 mailtonymvwwelrvimgmailcom western digitals velociraptor 10k rpm sata drive spinningreallyfast dept posted cmdrtaco monday april 21 1100 data storage httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211356218 0mojokid one number people submit wds new 10k rpm sata drive says western digitals raptor line hard drives popular performance enthusiasts desktop drive enterpriseclass performance today wd launched new line 1 high performance desktop drives dubbed velociraptor product finally scales capacity well new satabased velociraptor weighs 300gb 10k rpm spindle speed one major difference based 25 technology smaller two platter four head design affords velociraptor random access data transfer rates significantly faster competing desktop sata offerings areal density per platter increased significantly well contributes 2 solid performance gains versus legacy wd raptor series discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804211356218 links 0 httpwwwhothardwarecom 1 httpwwwhothardwarecomarticleswestern_digital_velociraptor_300gb 2 httpwwwhothardwarecomarticleswestern_digital_velociraptor_300gbpage5 free open source software costing vendors 60 billion goodtimetobeopensource dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 21 1144 programming httplinuxslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211534222 conan1989 writes tell us recent report standish group claiming open source costing traditional software market somewhere neighborhood 060 billion per year revenue mysql marten mickos often spoken taking 10 billion market making 3 billion market consider open source taken 60 billion traditional software revenues bloodletting proprietary world soon enough great time open source company discuss story httplinuxslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804211534222 links 0 httpwwwcnetcom830113846_1992020262html patent chief decries continued downward spiral patent quality dudasjustwantshisrugback dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 21 1227 patents httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211556213 techdirt reporting jon dudas head us patent office lamenting 0continuing quality drop patent submissions unfortunately problem finally getting attention deserves changes implemented dont seem offering correct solution set system rewards people actually innovating market speculating paper course youre going get activity set system rewards people massive levels well proportion contribution product course youre going get activity set system gives people full monopoly right used set toll booth natural path innovation course youre going get activity cost getting patent much smaller potential payoff suing others course youre going get activity fact dudas noticing still pushing changes make problem worse real problem patents supposed used special cases fact theyve become norm rather exception problem doesnt seem like anyone seriously looking fixing discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804211556213 links 0 httptechdirtcomarticles20080418131942889shtml microsoftnovell takes opensource china becauseitwasntalreadythere dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 21 1311 microsoft httpslashdotorgarticleplsid080421162210 0bibek paudel writes move tap growing market free open sourcesoftwares developing economies microsoft novell announced expanding alliance 1into chinese market microsoft novell believe big enterprises china willing pay us firms keep hybrid systems updated running assurances permission use patented software involved companies marketing supported linux take fee maintain software systems blending opensource programs microsoft products vista office excel outlookthe longtime us computer software rivals unveiled alliance late 2006 saying engineers building bridge microsofts proprietary software novell programs based linux operating system sunday first time firms publicly targeted specific country effort discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid080421162210 links 0 httpblogbibekpaudelcomnp 1 httpnewstheagecomaumicrosoftnovelltakeopensourcesoftwarealliancetochina2008042127irhtml f117a stealth fighter retired sofreakingcool dept posted cmdrtaco monday april 21 1356 military httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211717235 0zonker writes nearly 30 years ago 1lockheed martins elite 2skunk works team developed would become 3f117a nighthawk stealth fighter earlier projects include 4sr71 blackbird 5u2 dragon lady spy planes 6today last stealth fighter replaced 7f22 raptor another skunk works project discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804211717235 links 0 httpmonkeysvsrobotscom 1 httpenwikipediaorgwikilockheed_martin 2 httpenwikipediaorgwikiskunk_works 3 httpenwikipediaorgwikif117_nighthawk 4 httpenwikipediaorgwikilockheed_sr71 5 httpenwikipediaorgwikilockheed_u2 6 httpwwwlcsunnewscomci_8979043sourcemost_emailed 7 httpenwikipediaorgwikif22_raptor new school information security readallaboutit dept posted samzenpus monday april 21 1438 book reviews httpbooksslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211323233 0ben rothke writes 2008 never much spent information security year year security hardware software purchased security professionals hired security done yet things getting better every indicator every pundit everything points security breaches vulnerabilities incidents large amounts proprietary data compromised daily basis obviously something wrong yet entire industry goes along thinking things getting better secure obviously something needs change new change new school information security attempts conceive story continues httpbooksslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211323233 discuss story httpbooksslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804211323233 links 0 mailtoxuprothkecom nasa wants mmo created free getwhatyoupayfor dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 21 1521 space httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211744251 0fyc writes seems 1educational mmorpg nasas proposing longer budget 3 million instead prospective development partner asked 2to create maintain mmorpg free nonreimbursable space act agreement wont onesided agreement though 3nasas rfp exchange collaborators investment create manage nasabased mmo game fun enhance stem science technology engineering mathematics nasa consider negotiating brand placement limited exclusivity opportunities discuss story httpgamesslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804211744251 links 0 httpfriendfeedcomfyc 1 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0801180329252tid236 2 httpfoosecondlifeheraldcomslh200804nasawantsanmhtml 3 httpippgsfcnasagovmmommo_rfppdf office 2007 fails ooxml test 122000 errors moneygreasesthewheels dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 21 1600 software httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211821251 0i dont believe imaginary property writes groklaw reporting people decided compare ooxml schema actual microsoft office 2007 documents wont surprise know 1office 2007 failed miserably go strict ooxml schema get 17 mib file containing approximately 122000 errors somewhat less transitional ooxml schema problems reportedly relate serializationdeserialization code many fasttracked iso standards conforming implementations discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804211821251 links 0 httpwwwefforgsupport 1 httpwwwgroklawnetarticlephpstory20080421091129596 cyber defense competition new champion hackthegibson dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 21 1642 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211827220 lisah writes several colleges across country went headtohead san antonio texas last weekend 0national collegiate cyber defense competition see team could best protect networks attacks modern day version steal flag teams duked using identical network setups included cisco router five servers end baker college took champions title last years winner texas university discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804211827220 links 0 httpwwwlinuxcomfeature132873 extreme linux server available north america hothardware dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 21 1726 hardware httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211940246 jcasman writes cnet covering announcement japanese linux provider plathome lowcost super tough linuxbased server available us handle 0extreme heat cold openmicroserver kind extreme use server pushing boundaries normal lowcost hardware 624day endurance test openmicroserver performed normally 122 degree f conditions unit also employs power efficient amd alchemy mips cpu precise part placement based thermofluid analysis achieve semihermetic construction discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804211940246 links 0 httpwwwcnetcom830113846_1992439962html comcast pando partner p2p bill rights untilwefigureoutasneakierwayofdoingit dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 21 1809 internet httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804211951215 0bibek paudel writes comcast tuesday announced would partner pando networks create 1p2p bill rights filesharing networks internet service providers comcast pando meet industry experts isps p2p companies order come set rules would clarify user use p2p applications isp manage filesharing programs running networks last month comcast announced reached agreement bittorrent whereby comcast agreed alter network management practices bittorrent acknowledged comcast right police network comcasts battle p2p networks started last year associated press published article accused comcast blocking peertopeer services like bittorrent comcast admitted delaying p2p traffic peak times denied filesharing applications completely blocked discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804211951215 links 0 httpblogbibekpaudelcomnp 1 httpwwwpcmagcomarticle202704228402600asp igoogle launches developer sandbox anotherstarinthegoogleverse dept posted scuttlemonkey monday april 21 1852 google httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid080421206230 gurubaba writes google announced launch 0igoogle developer sandbox allow developers build test applications sandbox provides support building social applications using opensocial api igoogle opensocial container allow developers build full page applications like ones facebook using canvas view applications built using developer sandbox display profile information post activity updates send messages gadget invites add friends developers also able monetize applications ads discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid080421206230 links 0 httpwwwbetadailycom20080422igoogleslowlyturningintoanapplicationdevelopmentplatform isps blow stanford net neutrality hearing ifwecantstacktheroomwerenotplaying dept posted kdawson monday april 21 1940 internet httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804212250207 0eldavojohn writes fcc stanford hoped host oncampus debate net neutrality invited att comcast verizon time warner take part 1none showed unfortunately one side issue voiced despite stanford home 2people opposing net neutrality hearing fcc commissioner stated consumers come expect continue demand open neutral character always hallmark internet commission currently examining several petitions complaints according broadband providers intentionally secretly degraded applications way undermines open interconnected character internet discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804212250207 links 0 httpwwwmisrarecordscommp3php 1 httpwwwefforgdeeplinks200804fcchearingsstanfordconsensusisptransparency 2 httpcyberlawstanfordedunode5092 copyright 19972008 sourceforge inc rights reserved received message subscribed slashdot stop receiving messages slashdot add 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