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daily newsletter issue psystar open computer notes benchmarks video tilera releases 64way chip dev tools nsa releases historical documents tempest kde 41 alpha 1 released att launching mobile tv may 4th adobe opens flv swf formats fsfapproved gnewsense 20 released german firms patent scented text messaging darpa sponsors hunt malware microchips storm botnet subsides madd targets gta iv drunk driving scene science iron man oregons new censorship law challenged court date 1964 first basic program selfhealing robots doom upenn tech startups arent wunderkinds orson scott card blasts jk rowlings lawsuit darl mcbride takes stand novell v sco video demo microsofts containerized data storage nevada governor bill fossett widow search purdue plans 1day supercomputer barnraising proip act passes judiciary committee early contenders automotive xprize psystar open computer notes benchmarks video fightingagainstthetoogoodtobetrueadage dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday april 30 2117 software httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804302253255 engadget chance play around 0psystars open computer things say controversial machine okay weve playing psystar open computer hours weve formed early impressions put together short video action havent really tried stress system yet based experiences osx86 machines expecting things generally go smoothly said definite rough patches issues mostly fact os x isnt really built hardware discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804302253255 links 0 httpwwwengadgetcom20080430psystaropencomputernotesbenchmarksandvideo tilera releases 64way chip dev tools anotherwinforthegoodguys dept posted scuttlemonkey wednesday april 30 2336 hardware httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0805010021249 0eldavojohn writes tell us tilera released 1linuxbased development kit 64core system chip tile64 based proprietary vliw long instruction word architecture mipslike risc architecture implemented microcode hypervisor enables core run instance linux alternatively whole chip run tileras 64way smp symmetrical multiprocessing linux implementation imesh switching interconnect developed tileras founder mit professor serial entrepreneur dr anant agarwal said eliminate centralized bus intersection limited scalability previous multicore designs discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805010021249 links 0 httpwwwmisrarecordscommp3php 1 httpwwwlinuxdevicescomnewsns4811855366html nsa releases historical documents tempest sekritdockumints dept posted scuttlemonkey thursday may 01 0129 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0805010354211 0sgunhouse writes mention wireds threat level piece recentlydeclassified document detailing 1history tempest 1943 engineer bell telephone working one us governments sensitive important pieces wartime machinery bell telephone model 131b2 top secret encrypted teletype terminal used army navy transmit wartime communications could defy german japanese cryptanalysis noticed something odd far across lab freestanding oscilloscope developed habit spiking every time teletype encrypted letter upon closer inspection spikes could actually translated plain message machine processing though likely didnt know time engineer discovered information processing machines send secrets electromagnetic ether discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805010354211 links 0 mailtourpbjkoosbwohrrcom 1 httpblogwiredcom27bstroke6200804nsareleasessehtml kde 41 alpha 1 released stillalongroadtotravel dept posted scuttlemonkey thursday may 01 0331 kde httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0805010441227 crobain writes first alpha release kde 41 bugs aside 0it looks promising kde plasma desktop shell preliminary support mac os x dashboard widgets superkaramba panels added removed via contextual menu items alpha release marks start 41 feature freeze virtually remaining developer effort official 41 release july focus bugfixing polish stability despite current breakage actual feature set stubbed release pretty darn good developers deliver functionality make stable robust version 41 offer much better overall user experience 40 plasma come close achieving functional parity kde 35x panel system 1kde techbase wiki full list features planned 41 release discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805010441227 links 0 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080430firstlookkde41alpha1verypromisinghtml 1 httptechbasekdeorgindexphptitlescheduleskde441_feature_plan att launching mobile tv may 4th betterfasterstronger dept posted scuttlemonkey thursday may 01 0538 communication httpmobileslashdotorgarticleplsid0805010634210 engadget reporting att launching 0mobile tv service may 4th article features details video tech action youll find mobile tv running lgs new 300 2year 100 rebate vu one two mobile tv compatible handsets launching att may 4th 200 2year 100 rebate samsung access performance looks reasonably snappy scrolling channel guide although exclusive pix cnn mobile live content yet available sok att three days throw big blue switch broadcast tv service includes 15month unlimited mobile tv access plan discuss story httpmobileslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805010634210 links 0 httpwwwengadgetcom20080501videoatandtlaunchingmobiletvmay4thdemonstratedonlgvu adobe opens flv swf formats gettingwiththeprogram dept posted scuttlemonkey thursday may 01 0721 graphics httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0805010628254 0wolfcat writes tell us adobe announced today 1opening swf flv formats via open screen project open screen project supported technology leaders including adobe arm chunghwa telecom cisco intel lg electronics inc marvell motorola nokia ntt docomo qualcomm samsung electronics co sony ericsson toshiba verizon wireless leading content providers including bbc mtv networks nbc universal want deliver rich web video experiences live ondemand across variety devices open screen project working enable consistent runtime environment taking advantage adobe flash player future adobe air remove barriers developers designers publish content applications across desktops consumer devices including phones mobile internet devices mids set top boxes discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805010628254 links 0 httpwwwwolfcatcomaurandomrants 1 httpwwwadobecomopenscreenproject fsfapproved gnewsense 20 released thisoneisreallynotunix dept posted timothy thursday may 01 0808 gnu unix httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0805011153204 anonymous reader writes 0gnewsense deltah 20 second major release gnulinux distribution focus freedom released based ubuntu 804 released less week ago 1gnewsense one gnulinux distributions 2listed free gnu project discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805011153204 links 0 httpwwwgnewsenseorgmaindeltah 1 httpwwwgnewsenseorg 2 httpwwwgnuorglinkslinkshtmlfreegnulinuxdistributions german firms patent scented text messaging nocalleridtieinplease dept posted timothy thursday may 01 0847 cellphones httpmobileslashdotorgarticleplsid080501129230 praps writes two german companies patented technology 0sending scented text messages mobile phones chip carries range around 100 predefined scents developed institute sensory analysis interactive services firm convisual market one two years naturally makers think chip used sending pleasant odors friends family vanilla rose christmas cinnamon list surely claim able send smell beach sunshine little optimistic sms stink bombs far away discuss story httpmobileslashdotorgcommentsplsid080501129230 links 0 httpwwwthelocalde1161920080430 darpa sponsors hunt malware microchips doublebarreledmicroscopeloadedforvermin dept posted timothy thursday may 01 0923 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0805011233244 phurge links ieee spectrum story interesting darpa project scary implications dont know chips surface difficult problem find invasive otherwise malicious capabilities built cpu projects goal see 0whether vendors find hardwarelevel spyware chips like used military hardware phurge excerpts recognizing enormous vulnerability dod recently launched ambitious program yet verify integrity electronics underpin future additions arsenal january trust program started prequalifying rounds sending three contractors four identical versions chip contained unspecified malicious circuitry teams end month ferret many devious insertions discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805011233244 links 0 httpspectrumieeeorgmay086171 storm botnet subsides waituntilweather20 dept posted timothy thursday may 01 1001 internet httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0805011326212 stony stevenson points itnews australia story decline biggest botnet recent times excerpting 0the storm botnet decreased five percent original size april overall webbased malware levels increased 233 percent new monitoring data reveals messagelabs intelligence report april 2008 said new malicious software removal tools aimed removing storm infections responsible sudden reduction storminfected computers according estimate stormcompromised computers 100000 rather numbers closer two million discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805011326212 links 0 httpitnewscomaunews75105stormbotnetblowsitselfoutaspx madd targets gta iv drunk driving scene inabilitytodistinguishreallifefrompretend dept posted timothy thursday may 01 1040 censorship httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid080501147224 0eldavojohn writes watchdog group mothers drunk driving madd 1set sights rating gta iv primarily player drive drunk game madd released statement saying drunk driving game joke drunk driving choice violent crime also 100 percent preventable madd also asking rockstar games consider removing gta iv distribution respect millions victimssurvivors drunk driving rockstar replied madd saying great deal respect madds mission believe mature audience grand theft auto iv sophisticated enough understand games content expected jack thompson making 2usual attentionwhoring remarks comparing gta iv polio virus discuss story httpgamesslashdotorgcommentsplsid080501147224 links 0 httpwwwmisrarecordscommp3php 1 httpapgooglecomarticlealeqm5ju16x_nwrlkntdz01xo2wzb_e3ad90ch47g0 2 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080428jackthompsontargetsgtaivwithanunlikelyallyignhtml science iron man noduhitsironman dept posted timothy thursday may 01 1118 robotics httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0805011448230 0holy_calamity writes new scientist takes look evidencebase behind 1the science technology new blockbuster iron man finds pretty solid exoskeletons realtime translation least proofofconcept demonstrations pretty much glitzy tech hero tony stark uses discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805011448230 links 0 httptechnologynewscientistcom 1 httpwwwnewscientistcomarticledn13815iironmanithesciencebehindthefictionhtml oregons new censorship law challenged court itsokitmusthavebeenajoke dept posted timothy thursday may 01 1158 courts httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0805011519250 machineshedfred writes lawsuit filed county district attorneys well attorney general oregon 0to block enforcement new law restricts sale sexually explicit material people age 18 1powells books claims largest independent new used bookstore world well 2dark horse comics publisher frank miller graphic novels well many bookstores claim new law would impossible businesses comply powells stock 2 million volumes constituting 1 million titles michael powell said affidavit receive average 5000 new titles per week obviously read new title determine whether sexual explicit portions whether portions serve purpose titillation even knew meant discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805011519250 links 0 httpwwwportlandtribunecomnewsstoryphpstory_id120941796678728800 1 httpwwwpowellsbookscom 2 httpwwwdarkhorsecom date 1964 first basic program ifdate2008thengotopast dept posted timothy thursday may 01 1239 programming httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0805011619257 0palegraynet notes day 1964 1the first basic program run wired articlemathematicians john g kemeny thomas e kurtz trying make computing accessible undergraduate students one problem available computing languages like fortran algol complex really professional use basic still alive well days 2microsofts vbnet crossplatform variants like 3realbasic oldschool among us theres always joshua bells 4apple ii basic emulator implemented javascript discuss story httpdevelopersslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805011619257 links 0 httpwwwclasshelperorg 1 httpwwwwiredcomsciencediscoveriesnews200804dayintech_0501 2 httpenwikipediaorgwikivisual_basic_net 3 httprealbasiccom 4 httpwwwcalormencomapplesoft selfhealing robots doom upenn justabitfreaky dept posted timothy thursday may 01 1330 robotics httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0805011657216 0oshman writes university pennsylvanias 1modlab interesting stuff modular robots case involving absolutely weapons example clip youtube shows one cluster robots 2reassembling kicked apart information program 3check site let borg terminator jokes begin discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805011657216 links 0 httpwwwmybetterendingcom 1 httpmodlabseasupenneduindexhtml 2 httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvuinsmq8ls 3 httpmodlabseasupenneduresearchhtmlsae tech startups arent wunderkinds justamythspreadbydeadwhitemales dept posted timothy thursday may 01 1411 businesses httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0805011729251 0jonniee writes results 1new report kauffman foundation contrary usually hear us tech startups entrepreneurs report sync youre seeing according linked article challenging perception american technology entrepreneurs 20something wunderkinds launching businesses college dorm rooms new study reveals usborn technology engineering company founders middleaged welleducated hold degrees wide assortment universities discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805011729251 links 0 mailtornyflpwhrli71gmailcom 1 httpdobbscodetalkcomindexphpoptioncom_myblogshowentrepreneursandtechstartupswhosdoingwhatwhenhtmlitemid29 orson scott card blasts jk rowlings lawsuit funnierthanithoughthedbe dept posted timothy thursday may 01 1452 books httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080501183233 wanker writes wake 0a lawsuit jk rowling author harry potter encyclopedia greensboro rhino times article orson scott card blasting jk rowling letting talked 1outraged perfectly normal publishing activity orson scott card hit nail head understands authors reuse others ideas time certainly enders game gets share reuse rowlings success go head card lays something like tongueincheek similarities story enders game potter series young kid growing oppressive family situation suddenly learns one special class children special abilities educated remote training facility student life dominated intense game played teams flying midair kid turns exceptionally talented natural leader thats get started discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid080501183233 links 0 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0711150513232tid95 1 httpgreensbororhinotimescomarticlesi20080424177772112113_jk_rowling_lexicon_and_ozhtml darl mcbride takes stand novell v sco utahsowninformationminister dept posted timothy thursday may 01 1534 caldera httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0805011856237 0unknowingfool writes everyones favorite ceo darl mcbride took stand wednesday april 30 novell v sco 1chris brown posted account groklaw 2nd day trial 2first days account found refresh memory ongoing case judge kimball already ruled novell owns copyrights unix practically dismissed scos claims portion trial novells counterclaims sco never paid money sun ms deals determined trial much money deals unix licensing svrx much scos server technology unixware read rest story continues httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0805011856237 discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805011856237 links 0 httpminh_duongatyahoodotcom 1 httpwwwgroklawnetarticlephpstory20080430193035760 2 httpwwwgroklawnetarticlephpstory20080429182910157 video demo microsofts containerized data storage trailerparkshavealwaysbeenaheadoftheirtime dept posted timothy thursday may 01 1622 data storage httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0805011944206 0bdprime writes michael manos microsofts director data center services shows 13d rendering companys upcoming containerized data center like facility full shipping containers also demos scry microsofts internal data center analytics tool lets company monitor data centers energy use carbon footprint power bill companies touting data center shipping container sun one first 2blackbox called sun md others include 3rackable systems ice cube 4veraris forest discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805011944206 links 0 mailtozivijmigmailcom 1 httpserverspecsblogstechtargetcom20080501microsoftshowsoffscrychicagodatacentervideo 2 httpwwwdatacenterknowledgecomarchives2008jan29sun_rebrands_blackbox_as_sun_mdhtml 3 httpwwwtheregistercouk20070920rackable_ice 4 httpserverspecsblogstechtargetcom20080305verarisystemsentersdatacenterwheelestatemarket nevada governor bill fossett widow search dontforgettotipyoursearcher dept posted timothy thursday may 01 1710 almighty buck httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0805012057200 sonchat writes news nevadas gov jim gibbons 0intends bill widow missing multimillionaire adventurer steve fossett 687000 state spent searching famed aviator last fall spokesman said though places charging cost search effort routine apparently nevada discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805012057200 links 0 httpwww9newscomnewsarticleaspxstoryid90982 purdue plans 1day supercomputer barnraising bringsomeethernetandsomelemonade dept posted timothy thursday may 01 1803 supercomputing httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0805012133240 anonymous reader points article says purdue university says need 0one day install largest supercomputer big ten campus socalled electronic barnraising take place may 5 involved 200 employees computer size semi trailer vice president information technology purdue gerry mccartney says built single day keep science engineering researchers facing lengthy downtime another anonymous reader adds generate interest campus organizers created spoof movie trailer called 1installation day discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805012133240 links 0 httpwwwinsideindianabusinesscomnewsitemaspid29153 1 httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvwvzthrn4qji proip act passes judiciary committee cuethunderandmaniacalcackling dept posted soulskill thursday may 01 1855 courts httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0805012224200 0i dont believe imaginary property writes proip act 1passed judiciary committee unanimously thanks support committee chairman rep john conyers dmi weve discussed bill would 2create copyright cops power seize computers powers like 3systematically abused areas apparently think bill wonderful simply cut provision wouldve 4increased statutory damages keeping rest bill william patry called 5most outrageously gluttonous ip bill ever introduced us subject intellectual property canadian law professor michael geist gave talk monday 6copyright myths discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805012224200 links 0 httpwwwefforgsupport 1 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080430proipactpassesinthehousehtml 2 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0712070647207tid149 3 httppapersssrncomsol3paperscfmabstract_id959869 4 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0801302053230tid123 5 httpwilliampatryblogspotcom200712neilnetanelswhyhascopyrighthtml 6 httpwwwmichaelgeistcacontentview2886 early contenders automotive xprize illtakeanapteraplease dept posted soulskill thursday may 01 1959 transportation httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0805012317205 0longacre writes official entry period 10 million automotive xprize contest around corner popular mechanics offers preview 1most promising entries among 100mpg vehicles detroit japan claimed impossible build comes hybrid designed class innercity high school students west philadelphia also displayed futuristiclooking electric model range 300 miles discussed 2the beginning contest earlier year discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0805012317205 links 0 httpwwwnycaviationcom 1 httpwwwpopularmechanicscomautomotivenew_cars4261425htmlseries19 2 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803201344221tid270 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 fri 08 aug 2008 090029 0000 slashdot stories 20080502