adjkuycaslashdotorg track manage source code digital assets free perforce discover manage source code digital assets faster easier perforce perforce offers visual client interfaces linuxcom mac solairsfreebsd windows learn get free two user download httpaddoubleclicknetclk16097453613503038dhttpwwwsourceforgenetpowerbarperforce slashdot daily newsletter issue su lives stronger ever inphase technologies promises holographic drive may coolest university tech lab projects works british police use facebook gather evidence edward lorenz father chaos theory dies 90 teslas hightech lawsuits silicon valley war us government 50 gateways open source answer giving ballmer calls vista work progress information security becoming infrastructure google invests genetic indexing widespread keyboard failures olpcs xo1 earths tail fry moon visitors wiiman nintendo wii super hero first day university lab like russia announces end space tourism 2010 inside story norways yes ooxml su lives stronger ever cccip dept posted timothy saturday april 19 2052 internet httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid080419230208 cwruistakingmymoney writes yahoo finance story 0defunct soviet unions su tld sixteen years superpowers collapse web sites ending soviet su domain name rising registrations increased 45 percent year alone bloggers entrepreneurs diehard communists part small growing online community resisting repeated efforts extinguish online soviet outpost discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid080419230208 links 0 httpbizyahoocomap080419soviet_union_onlinehtmlv1 inphase technologies promises holographic drive may wanttobelieve dept posted timothy saturday april 19 2241 data storage httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804192328234 0anonymous coward writes 8 years effort inphase technologies 1shipping worlds first holographic disk drive next month showed weeks nab 300gb 525 disk cartridge 50year media life tapestry 300r aimed video film archive market theyve promising thing long id given hope theyd ever ship discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804192328234 links 0 mailtof3rstqgmailcom 1 httpblogszdnetcomstoragep313 coolest university tech lab projects works tuitionbegetsintuition dept posted timothy sunday april 20 0110 education httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804200134211 nw writes universities like mit berkeley cmu dont tend shout loudly latest tech innovations google cisco big vendors results less impressive could mean faster secure useful networks computers etc heres 0good roundup 25 studies putting trays use computers advancing wireless next level outsmarting terrorists web discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804200134211 links 0 httpwwwnetworkworldcomcommunitynode27057 british police use facebook gather evidence nothingatallcreepyaboutthat dept posted timothy sunday april 20 0339 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804192343210 0amy bennett writes move police scanner mostwanted poster greater manchester police force created 1facebook application collect leads investigations application delivers 2realtime feed police news appeals information submit intelligence link takes facebook user police web site anonymously submit tips another link leads videos youtube featuring information police force ongoing investigations advisories reader 3groschke writes though access user data 4raises significant civil liberties problems may able see data friends network members also expose friends data add application without needing subpoena warrant discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804192343210 links 0 httpwwwitworldcom 1 httpwwwfacebookcomapplicationsgmp_updates9878600737 2 httpwwwitworldcomtech2987policeusefacebooktocollectevidence080418indexhtml 3 httpinfoadvocateorg 4 httpinfoadvocateorgblog20080416facebookapplicationsbackdoorsforlawenforcement edward lorenz father chaos theory dies 90 whataretheoddshismiddlenamewasnorton dept posted timothy sunday april 20 0627 math httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804200238204 anonymous reader writes professor edward n lorenz discovered 1961 subtle changes initial conditions weather simulation program could cause large differences results 0died cancer wednesday age 90 contributions father 1chaos theory coined term butterfly effect also discovered lorenz attractor best summarized wording 2kyoto prize 1991 noted discovery chaos theory profoundly influenced wide range basic sciences brought one dramatic changes mankinds view nature since sir isaac newton discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804200238204 links 0 httpwebmitedunewsoffice2008obitlorenz0416html 1 httpenwikipediaorgwikichaos_theory 2 httpwwwinamoriforjplaureatesk07_b_edwardprf_ehtml teslas hightech lawsuits silicon valley war lawsuitsarepositivelynegative dept posted timothy sunday april 20 0818 transportation httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804200110216 anonymous reader writes 0pressing charges chief competitor race worlds first production electric sports car 1we broke recently tesla motors seems shifting hightech company rewriting detroits script another silicon valley startup trying sniff competition says engadgets legal analyst 2an indepth column breaking legal ramifications article could upset whole race major production electric car us may main result whole drama anything thats win tesla lets hope company set upend automotive industry achieves competitive goals lab marketplace keeps future fights courtroom discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804200110216 links 0 httpwwwnytimescom20080415technology15teslahtml 1 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0802071239201tid232 2 httpwwwpopularmechanicscomautomotivenew_cars4259796htmlseries19 us government 50 gateways edownsizing dept posted soulskill sunday april 20 0919 government httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804201217259 0narrative fallacy brings us story us governments plan reduce roughly 4000 active internet connections used civilian agencies mere 150 highly secure gateways comes part governments response 2rise attacks 3its networks security professionals agreed tic security improvements similar measures long overdue done five years ago wasnt heart like said howard schmidt former white house cyber security adviser timetable aggressive said sense urgency behind program small agencies wont qualify connections tic must subcontract internet services larger agencies discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804201217259 links 0 httpnarrativefallacycom 1 httpwwwgcncomprint27_8461131htmltopiccmpotcrss 2 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0804102235215tid172 3 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0610091240240tid172 open source answer giving conceptualexports dept posted soulskill sunday april 20 1021 businesses httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804201313223 0uctpjac writes mark surman shuttleworth foundation fellow writes open source 1the answer philanthropys 55 trillion question spend money expected flow foundations next 25 years others lashed philanthrocapitalism claiming charitable giving gates others simply extends power market power society surman believes open source shows way harmonious yinyang business notforprofit sun microsoft cisco ibm yahoo facebook big backers creative commons mozilla spawned two forprofits open source shows philanthropy business cohabit mutually thrive indeed philanthropy might learn open source find new ways organize spending 55 trillion discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804201313223 links 0 httptonycurzoncom 1 httpwwwopendemocracynetarticleglobalisationphilanthropy_on_the_commons ballmer calls vista work progress truthinadvertising dept posted soulskill sunday april 20 1122 windows httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid080420142230 shanen tips us seattle postintelligencer story comments steve ballmer conference earlier week referred vista 0a work progress also admitted 5year release cycle wasnt good idea despite 1approaching deadline end xp sales ballmers remarks older operating system ambiguous vista bigger xp going stay bigger xp make sure doesnt get bigger still performance battery life compatibility driving things need drive hard improve know going continue get feedback people long xp available weve got opinions weve expressed views im always interested hearing issues discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid080420142230 links 0 httpseattlepinwsourcecombusiness359541_msftmvp18html 1 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0709281622223tid201 information security becoming infrastructure timetopayyourmonthlysecuritybill dept posted soulskill sunday april 20 1225 security httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804201524246 bruce schneier story wired observations recent rsa conference noticed 350 vendors attended conference difficulties selling products even communicating potential buyers schneier suggests 0complexity security industry forcing away endusers hands companies bundle products need quoting something becomes infrastructure power water cleaning service tax preparation customers care less details results technological innovations become something infrastructure providers pay attention package customers one wants buy security want buy something truly useful database management systems web 20 collaboration tools companywide network want secure dont want become security experts dont want go rsa conference discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804201524246 links 0 httpwwwwiredcompoliticssecuritynews200804securitymatters_0417 google invests genetic indexing getandaforyourdna dept posted soulskill sunday april 20 1324 biotech httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804201640237 0bibek paudel point us businessweek report googles interest 1cataloging analyzing peoples dna google recently invested dna screening firms navigenics 23andme test customers dna characteristics ancestry predisposition certain diseases customers able give information doctors googles first foray 2medical industry google wants plant early stake potentially large new market around genetic data interested supporting companies making investments companies bolster mission statement organizing worlds information making universally accessible useful google spokesman andrew pederson says felt important get involved early stage better understand information generated fastmoving field discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804201640237 links 0 httpblogbibekpaudelcomnp 1 httpwwwbusinessweekcomtechnologycontentapr2008tc20080418_112207htm 2 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0802220020211tid272 widespread keyboard failures olpcs xo1 gifthorsedentalwork dept posted timothy sunday april 20 1430 bug httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid080420176255 otakuj462 writes many participants olpcs give 1 get 1 program last november encountering come known 0stuck key problem one keys xo1 laptops builtin keyboard become stuck activated position activated adjacent keys pressed january 30th official word olpc 1the root cause problem unknown several manufacturers keyboards far dont know _reliable_ method fixing keyboard exact root cause unknown widespread problem currently 30day manufacturers warranty already expired g1g1 participants however olpc forums 2full 3of 4reports olpc currently deploying xo1 children 5mongolia 6peru well developing nations olpc actively deploying units known critical hardware bugs 7without dedicated support infrastructure place children never seen computer still considered responsible organization olpc deploy hardware soon discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid080420176255 links 0 httpwikilaptoporggostuck_keys 1 httpenforumlaptoporgviewtopicphpf1324t2225st0sktsdap7780 2 httpolpcnewscomforumindexphptopic25860 3 httpolpcnewscomforumindexphptopic2355msg18728msg18728 4 httpolpcnewscomforumindexphptopic15310 5 httplistslaptoporgpipermaildevel2008april012457html 6 httplistslaptoporgpipermaildevel2008march011399html 7 httpwwwolpcnewscomimplementationmaintenanceno_spare_parts_distrhtml earths tail fry moon visitors andwhatsaucewouldyourecommend dept posted timothy sunday april 20 1534 moon httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804201747203 0roland piquepaille writes researchers working nasas lunar reconnaissance orbiter mission discovered 1earths magnetic tail could harmful future astronauts moon stays inside earths magnetotail six days every month full moon consequences ranging lunar dust storms strong electrostatic discharges according one researcher quoted nasa 2the moon magnetotail far pure speculation man moon magnetotail hits added scientist apollo astronauts never landed full moon never experienced magnetotail read additional details 3how earths magnetotail could affect men moon discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804201747203 links 0 httpwwwprimidicom20080420html 1 httpenwikipediaorgwikimagnetotail 2 httpwwwnasagovtopicsmoonmarsfeaturesmagnetotail_080416html 3 httpblogszdnetcomemergingtechp898 wiiman nintendo wii super hero gooduseoffreetime dept posted timothy sunday april 20 1651 funny laugh httpentertainmentslashdotorgarticleplsid0804201944230 rafaelmizrahi writes 0wiiman super hero full action figure costume super hero functions nintendo wiimote remote trouble playing wii wiiman rescue 1garagegeeks project combines gaming technology useless activity extreme rafael mizrahi artificial vision experience explorer 2fenggui garagegeeks member along 3yael hertzog built custom costume acts fully functional nintendo wiimote remote buttons bluetooth accelerometers ir cam btw last year built another hero 4the guitar hero noid robot built tal chalozin plays playstation game guitar hero might better luck reaching 5the garagegeeks sites google cache discuss story httpentertainmentslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804201944230 links 0 httpwiimansuperheroblogspotcom 1 httpwwwgaragegeeksorg 2 httpwwwfengguicom 3 httpwwwyaelhertzogcom 4 httpguitarheronoidblogspotcom 5 httpwwwgooglecomurlsatctclnkcd1urlhttp3a2f2f642331691042fsearch3fq3dcache3altv8hcvkqnsj3awwwgaragegeeksorg2f2bgaragegeeksorg26hl3den26ct3dclnk26cd3d126gl3duseil5wlsp3kapoaeihokmabusgafqjcngpugdqb4pf6rshng2mmhezuqrkxasig25g1tt5xteyar0mxgj6t0ng first day university lab like ymmvandcertainlywill dept posted timothy sunday april 20 1757 education httpaskslashdotorgarticleplsid080420208231 0the_kanzure writes im going start university lab days high school graduation ceremony lab eclectic blend computer science evolutionary engineering molecular biology essentially researchdevelopment best research worth something pet projects know science tech research gleaned internet open access research repositories 1arxiv 2plos etc lifesaver showing get real hard experience late hours night spent debugging software person cant call favorite bash script open hundred tabs quick research feasability past research supposed work anybody really get stuff done way ive wondering slashdotters handled transitioning learning front screen good net connection actually showing getting stuff done whats first day like lab stories whats etiquette informal programing circles always submit patch alternatives hold professor still generally considered phb lowly undergrads minions carry bidding discuss story httpaskslashdotorgcommentsplsid080420208231 links 0 httpheybryanorg 1 httparxivorg 2 httpwwwplosorg russia announces end space tourism 2010 willrelysolelyondomainnamesales dept posted timothy sunday april 20 1901 space httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid080420218214 epsas writes cosmonauts day april 12th 2008 russian federal space agency roskosmos announced 0cease 40000000aflight space tourism enterprise vitaly perminov head roskosmos elaborated statement citing 1national criticism space tourism project reiterating roskosmoss focus 2international space station new launch site vostochny cosmodrome vitaly lopota president energia space rocket corporation said believes space tourism forced measure compensating insufficient financing russian space program statement made day vitaly lopota follows another announcement energia ready send 3missions moon mars told government discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid080420218214 links 0 httpwwwchinapostcomtwinternationaleurope20080413151669russiaplanshtm 1 httpwwwinterfaxcom3383915newsaspx 2 httpnewsyahoocomsap20080411ap_on_re_eurussia_space 3 httpwwwinterfaxcom3383579newsaspx inside story norways yes ooxml distractedbyshortskirtduringbriefsummer dept posted timothy sunday april 20 1959 software httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804202112208 0steve pepper writes former chairman norwegian iso committee resigned two weeks ago protest countrys vote yes ooxml tells inside story 1how decision reached single bureaucrat standards norway sidelined overwhelming majority norwegian technical experts changed norways vote yes story surreal hard believe depressing brief discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804202112208 links 0 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