adjkuycaslashdotorg open mind oscon 2008 explore open source past present future oscon july 2125 portland oregon save 15 use code os08sfn httpaddoubleclicknetclk20197168613503038chttpconferencesoreillycomoscon slashdot daily newsletter issue spammers hijacking ip space nytimescom handcodes html css myspace treads carefully hypertargeting patent appeals system constitutional attack fbi adds two digital forensic labs postsuicide account cracking wikipedia overrules doj whitehouse emails lost due upgrade unexpected slashdot downtime bernerslee claims web still infancy nvidias chief scientist future gpu building powerful robust websites drupal 6 pidgin controversy triggers fork help desk launchpad dead end ubuntu selling growing google sets sights 3d map oceans life mars may foretell doom memristor 4th basic element circuits xerox demos selferasing ecofriendly paper spammers hijacking ip space openandshutcase dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 2054 spam httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0804292254242 0ron guilmette writes reported washington posts security fix blog 1substantial hunk ip address space apparently taken notorious mass emailing company media breakaway llc formerly known optinrealbig via means best questionable block question 134170016 2documented depth independent investigation apparently president media breakaway admitted washington post company occupying using 134170016 block front company jks media provides routing block actually owned media breakaway remarkably president media breakaway happens attorney trying defend companys apparent snatching block based upon rather novel legal theory arin doesnt jurisdiction ip address space handed arin formed 1997 discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804292254242 links 0 mailtopbstristatelogiccom 1 httpblogwashingtonpostcomsecurityfix200804a_case_of_network_identity_the_1html 2 httpwww47usc230c2orgchapter2html nytimescom handcodes html css allthefinestsites dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 2243 media httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid080430009245 0eldavojohn writes design director nytimescom khoi vinh recently answered readers questions timess occasional feature ask times asked web site looks consistently nice polished matter browser resolution used access answer begins preference use text editor like homesite textpad textmate 1hand code everything rather use wysiwyg see get html css authoring program like dreamweaver find yields better faster results discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid080430009245 links 0 mailtomyusernamegmailcom 1 httpwwwnytimescom20080421businessmedia21askthetimeshtmlpartnerrssnyt_r1orefsloginpagewantedprint myspace treads carefully hypertargeting optoutinwhatever dept posted kdawson wednesday april 30 0035 almighty buc httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid080430016212 0ian lamont writes myspace preparing boost advertising systems 1launching targeted ad platform called hypertargeting creating webbased system lets vendors purchase ads without dealing human sales teams hypertargeting look persons interests listed public profile classify user particular interestspecific categories myspace claims early tests resulted 300 percent increase number ad clickthroughs company apparently learned lot 2facebooks earlier experiences beacon myspace members able opt hypertargeting according company discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid080430016212 links 0 httpwwwthestandardcompeopleilamont550036 1 httpwwwthestandardcomnews20080429myspaceuseradtargetingwillbeoptional 2 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0712052114247tid267 patent appeals system constitutional attack babywiththebathwater dept posted kdawson wednesday april 30 0306 patents httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804300045243 goobermunch sends lawcom article going 0questions validity recent patent rulings within past eight years board patent appeals interferences due unconstitutionality method appointing patent trademark appeals judges problem arises patent appeals judges appointed director patent trademark office rather secretary commerce article 2 section 2 us constitution power appoint inferior officers government may vested president alone courts law heads departments patent appeals judges likely inferior officers therefore must appointed president courts department head quoting us patent trademark office may major problem hands possibly unconstitutional appointment nearly twothirds patent appeals judges constitutional flaw legitimate could call question hundreds decisions worth billions dollars past eight years flaw discovered highly regarded intellectual property scholar john duffy george washington university law school could also afflict appointment nearly half agencys trademark appeals judges discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804300045243 links 0 httpwwwlawcomjsparticlejspid1209114346908 fbi adds two digital forensic labs putaspikethroughit dept posted kdawson wednesday april 30 0534 government httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804300131218 0coondoggie sends us story networkworldcom wont one fbi 1opening two new us regional computer forensics laboratories week laboratories examiners conduct growing number forensic examinations digital media support investigation andor prosecution federal state local crime addition new facilities los angeles albuquerque fbi 16 rcfls nationwide needed 2007 rcfl experts conducted 4634 exams processing 1288 terabytes information total 76581 digital devices examined popular media far cds coming 37424 followed hard disk drives 17378 floppy disks 11781 dvds 4374 number cds cell phones flash media devices examined doubled previous year discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804300131218 links 0 mailtokrdlsqonwwcom 1 httpwwwnetworkworldcomcommunitynode27339 postsuicide account cracking questionofethics dept posted kdawson wednesday april 30 0803 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080430024216 anonymous reader writes good friend mine younger brother apparently commit suicide last week young promising cs major close accepted prestigious school linux well phpmysql coding left absolutely nothing behind family far death note explanation possibility somehow tragic accident family situation proof accidental death would change viewed terms paying parts funeral importantly members family hoping find something anything might explain went since im computerskilled person family knows asked could help try find information possible approaches linux laptop university gmail hotmail email accounts second myspace profile apparently tagged private ethical would say try crack root password situation like wouldnt attempt crack mans account wife thinks cheating life business death would respect persons private thoughts secondly contacted places like google msn university myspace odds would give access accounts links obituaries prove indeed gone would matter giving maybe family something would opinions go discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid080430024216 wikipedia overrules doj watchingthewatchers dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday april 30 1000 censorship httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804301348203 kylehase writes release 0wikiscanner last year brought much attention white washing controversial pages community generated encyclopedia apparently wikipedia serious fighting behavior theyve temporarily 1blocked us department justice editing pages suspicious edits discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804301348203 links 0 httpenwikipediaorgwikiwikiscanner 1 httpwwwtheregistercouk20080429wikipedia_blocked_doj_ip whitehouse emails lost due upgrade upgradingtoorwell dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday april 30 1048 politics httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804301359209 0i dont believe imaginary property writes know 1whitehouse managed lose five million emails seems upgraded lotus notes system automatic retention backup system microsoft exchange support automatic system changed manual process aides would manually sort emails one one individual pst files call journaling archive system theyre still building replacement retention system right one finished white house cio complained made microsoft exchange slow hired yet another contractor build another one causing senior official quit protest still havent completed project almost eight years rely humans sort millions emails discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804301359209 links 0 httpwwwefforgsupport 1 httparstechnicacomarticlesculturebushlostemailsars unexpected slashdot downtime zomgwhatanight dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday april 30 1132 slashdotorg httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804301455205 netcraft confirmed 0slashdot dying several hours along 1sourceforge share corporate overlord router planned downtime provider apparently didnt come back quite planned sorry inconvenience upside moving new network hardware soon site much faster stable rsn discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804301455205 links 0 httpnewsnetcraftcomarchives20080430slashdot_sourceforge_back_online_after_outagehtml 1 httpsourceforgenet bernerslee claims web still infancy gimmemymilkbeotch dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday april 30 1214 internet httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804301515229 0eldavojohn writes man credited inventing web cern tim bernerslee made statement 15th anniversary webs initial code release 1the web still infancy also made pretty insightful comment cerns releasing code web public domain put price like university minnesota done gopher would expanded would sort market share alongside services like aol compuserve would flattened world discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804301515229 links 0 httpwwwmisrarecordscommp3php 1 httpnewsbbccouk1hitechnology7371660stm nvidias chief scientist future gpu wellisntthatspecial dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday april 30 1334 graphics httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804301715214 0teh bigz writes theres lot talk integrating gpu cpu david kirk believes two continue coexist bittech got sit 1nvidias chief scientist interview discusses changing roles cpus gpus gpu computing cuda larrabee thinks intels amds futures article would happen multicore processors increase core counts though david believe give consumers enough power deliver need result would erode away nvidias consumer installed base thats ridiculous would least thousand times slow graphics said adding four cores example going anywhere near close required discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804301715214 links 0 httpwwwbittechnet 1 httpwwwbittechnethardware20080430davidkirkinterview1 building powerful robust websites drupal 6 readallaboutit dept posted samzenpus wednesday april 30 1405 book reviews httpbooksslashdotorgarticleplsid0804301346258 0michael j ross writes creating web sites developers increasingly making use content management systems cmss provide framework new site many similarities among leading cmss significant differences easy install administer build upon creating new sites developer loyalty measure present future success cms 1drupal considered standout among cmss instance online documentation alone often cited distinguishing advantage developers would prefer learning drupal book building powerful robust websites drupal 6 david mercer keep reading rest michaels review story continues httpbooksslashdotorgarticleplsid0804301346258 discuss story httpbooksslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804301346258 links 0 httpwwwrossws 1 httpdrupalorg pidgin controversy triggers fork yougottabitkiddingme dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday april 30 1455 software httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804301822237 paleshadows writes 0pidgin premier multiprotocol instant messaging client forked result 1heated emotional interesting debate controversial new feature version 24 ability manually resize text input area removed instead automatically resizes depending much typed turns feature along uncompromising unwillingness developers provide option turn annoys bejesus many users 2one comment made professor teaches collaboration open source world argued easy see open source developers could develop dogmas dangerous dogma one exhibited god feature one technological solution meet every possible userdesired variation feature developers ignoring fan base dedication convictions alarmingly evident even unobservant followers demonstrating longer deserve position servicing needs user base anyone besides find utterly ridiculous discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804301822237 links 0 httpwwwpidginim 1 httpdeveloperpidginimticket4986 2 httpdeveloperpidginimticket4986comment272 help desk launchpad dead end orjusthellonearth dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday april 30 1532 almighty bu httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804301823242 0tracy mayor writes gig help desk really 1career death always assumed always computerworld writer found dont get comfy stay long discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804301823242 links 0 httpwwwtracymayorcom 1 httpwwwcomputerworldcomactionarticledocommandviewarticlebasicarticleid9080699 ubuntu selling growing sixofone dept posted cmdrtaco wednesday april 30 1617 linux business httplinuxslashdotorgarticleplsid080430199204 0alexgr notes article jeff gould says sometimes wonder 1whether ubuntu really open source software company yes yes realize ubuntu company free linux distribution gpld open source definition still ubuntu distro sponsored traditional profit company answer recently emerged question yes yes course ubuntus web site promises distro always free charge including enterprise releases security updates ubuntu enterprise ecosystem understood collection desktops servers running ubuntu given organization discuss story httplinuxslashdotorgcommentsplsid080430199204 links 0 mailtovmwvcwkcomcastnet 1 httpwwwinteropnewscomnewsisubuntusellingoutorgrowinguphtml google sets sights 3d map oceans googlevsmarianastrench dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday april 30 1702 google httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804302024220 several readers wrote tell us one next major projects enter googleverse already pretty views earth sky next target apparently 03d map oceans tool called google ocean sources say though name could change expected similar 3d online mapping applications people able see underwater topography called bathymetry search particular spots attractions navigate digital environment zooming panning tool however confused google ocean project francebased magic instinct software uses google earth visualization tool marine data discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804302024220 links 0 httpwwwnewscom830110784_399314127htmlpartrsssubjnewstag25471_305 life mars may foretell doom doesnteverythingfortellourdoomthesedays dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday april 30 1745 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804302031242 0hugh pickens writes nick bostrom interesting interpretation failure search extraterrestrial intelligence seti past halfcentury good news discovery life mars could 1foretell doom bostrom postulates great filter thought probability barrier consists one evolutionary transitions steps must traversed great odds order earthlike planet produce civilization capable exploring distant solar systems discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804302031242 links 0 httphughpickenscom 1 httpwwwtechnologyreviewcomprinter_friendly_articleaspxid20569 memristor 4th basic element circuits oldmeetsnew dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday april 30 1827 hardware httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid080430211228 esocid writes researchers hp labs solved decadesold mystery proving existence fourth basic element integrated circuits could make possible develop computers turn like electric light 0memristor short memory resistor could make possible develop far energyefficient computing systems memories retain information even power theres wait system boot turning computer may even possible create systems patternmatching abilities human brain leon chua distinguished faculty member university california berkeley initially theorized named element academic paper published 37 years ago chua argued memristor fourth fundamental circuit element along resistor capacitor inductor properties could duplicated combination three elements discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid080430211228 links 0 httpwwwphysorgcomnews128786808html xerox demos selferasing ecofriendly paper sittingonphotocopierstomakeacomeback dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday april 30 1909 printers httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804302222219 0lucas123 writes xerox lab brought us ethernet gui mouse demonstrated 1paper reused printed text automatically deletes surface day instead trashing recycling one use single piece paper reused 100 times paper contains specially coded molecules create print exposed ultraviolet light emitted thin bar printer ultraviolet bar small used mobile printers technology could also useful network printing discuss story 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