adjkuycaslashdotorg choose hp eva 4400 need san storage enterpriseclass performance availability simplified management integration key applications virtual storage system enterpriseclass performance availability designed storage environments supporting 96tb data httpaddoubleclicknetclk19683541525653286shttpsh30406www3hpcomcampaigns2008promo 14h6v4indexphpmccdcgxjumpidex_r2548_linkkimtsg2q08swdeva440014h6v4sourceforge_mccdcgx slashdot daily newsletter issue beerdrinking scientist debunks productivity correlation new tool google worries brandname sites nuclear scanning catches radioactive cat i5 california edges toward joining real id revolt fcc investigate dblock auction happy hacking screw fixing unfairness tcp congestion control seagate may sue solid state disks get popular microsoft wont bluray xbox suck engineering student sun turns lasers speed computer chips another webbased game targeting casual gamers launches regular expression pocket reference hyperentangled photons superdense coding gets denser patriot act haunts google service salasaga fills flash creation hole linux graphene may new silicon mars rovers facing budget cuts beerdrinking scientist debunks productivity correlation sippingamagnificentpacificnorthwestmicrobrewporter posted kdawson sunday march 23 2202 science httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080324014238 0austinpoet writes blog post debunking theory 1discussed days back scientists beer consumption linearly correlated quality work chris mack gentleman scientist beer drinker 2analyzed paper found severely flawed analysis discovered linear relationship beer consumption scientific output correlation coefficient rsquared 05 high standards though suspect many biologists would happy get one high work thus entire study came one conclusion five worst ornithologists czech republic drank lot beer discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080324014238 links 0 httpwwwfreespeechartcom 1 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803190211242tid146 2 httplifelithogurucomindexphpitemid119 new tool google worries brandname sites firsttheycameforthenewyorktimes dept posted kdawson monday march 24 0131 google httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803240143246 google quietly introduced new feature called searchwithinsearch 0alarming bigname web publishers retailers worry users siphoned away ad sales competitors google offering secondary search option user initially searches explicitly one brandname destinations google identified best buy secondary search lets users refine query entirely within pages desired site using googles search sites showing google ads result pages quite possibly ads competitors analysts generally praise feature helping users save steps web publishers retailers tradeoffs google showing level aggressiveness thats needed said one internet consultant take instance test users google searched washington post given secondary search box typed jobs second box saw related results posts employment pages results bordered ads competing employment sites like careerbuilder monstercom even though users began process stating intention reach post googles ads steered least competitors similar situations arose users relied google search nytimescom discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803240143246 links 0 httpwwwnytimescom20080324businessmedia24ecomhtml nuclear scanning catches radioactive cat i5 pagingdrschrodingerline4please dept posted kdawson monday march 24 0409 funny laugh httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803240035229 0jeff recommends seattle times columnist danny westneats story community meeting northwest border control agents seems 1monitoring dirty bombs median interstate 5 caught car transporting radioactive cat turns feds monitoring interstate 5 nuclear dirty bombs radiation detectors sensitive led following incident vehicle goes 70 miles per hour agent median good 80 feet away traffic signal went identified isotope passing car agent raced car pulling far monitoring spot find nuke turned cat cancer undergone radiological treatment three days earlier discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803240035229 links 0 httpwwwidealogus 1 httpseattletimesnwsourcecomhtmldannywestneat2004300343_danny23html california edges toward joining real id revolt blinkingeverytime dept posted kdawson monday march 24 0803 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803240225254 department homeland securitys 0real id program real challenge hands california dhs said grant extensions real id rules taking effect may 11 states apply march 31 promise implement real id 2010 california requested extension would make latter promise dhs buckled said effect good enough perhaps realized trying slap giant california around qualitatively different new hampshire another crack wall dhs 1granted montana waiver explicitly ask wired short moment thursday millions californians danger facing patdowns airport blocked federal buildings come may 11 dhs said thursday wont grant real id extensions states dont commit implementing rules future meant tuesdays letter looked like enough join california small rebellion real id rules californians would mean enduring fate facing citizens south carolina maine montana new hampshire threat level provided homeland security spokesman laura keehner letter keehner said californias commitment thinking commitment good enough discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803240225254 links 0 httpblogwiredcom27bstroke6200803californiabackhtml 1 httpapgooglecomarticlealeqm5hgwecbtyttl9rtio3ys_ponayj9gd8vii6t80 fcc investigate dblock auction messingwiththesystem dept posted cmdrtaco monday march 24 0854 government httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803241224231 0eweekhickins writes feds public interest groups taking seriously 1accusations someone tampered wireless spectrum auction process block spectrum supposed go emergency responders failed get close reserve price raising suspicions someone trying make money sept 11 national tragedy would never happen right follow 2last weeks allegations discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803241224231 links 0 httpblogseweekcomepiphanies 1 httpwwweweekcomcagovernmentfcctoinvestigatedblockauction 2 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0803200437229tid266 happy hacking screw nowweresad dept posted cmdrtaco monday march 24 0947 hardware hacking httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803241318226 tquid writes trying bridge digital divide canadas poorest postal code principled group hackers adopt open sourcebased technology spun mit project 0terms hardware changed changed firmware lock frustrated groups software installed screwing investment many hours development work discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803241318226 links 0 httpwwwvirishinetfromhappyhackingscrewyoustorymeraki fixing unfairness tcp congestion control whyisnttheinternetademocracy dept posted cmdrtaco monday march 24 1034 networking httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803241359212 duncan99 writes george ou technical director zdnet 0analysis today engineering proposal address congestion issues internet interesting read sections politicization engineering problem dismantling dogma flow rate fairness short long term answers suggested along examples incentives might take get work whichever side neutrality debate youre worth consideration discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803241359212 links 0 httpblogszdnetcomoup1078 seagate may sue solid state disks get popular surewhynot dept posted cmdrtaco monday march 24 1110 patents httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080324141212 0tero writes even though seagate 1has announced offering ssd disks 2008 ceo bill watkins seems sending mixed signals 2recent fortune interview hes convinced confides ssd makers like samsung intel intc violating seagates patents intel spokeswoman says company doesnt comment speculation seagate western digital wdc two major hard drive makers patents deal many ways storage device communicates computer watkins says stands reason sooner later seagate sue particularly looks like ssds could become real threat discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid080324141212 links 0 httpterohannineneu 1 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0708232232206tid198 2 httpbigtechblogsfortunecnncom20080317flashvsharddrivebattleheatsup microsoft wont bluray xbox wtbfinalfantasyon360 dept posted cmdrtaco monday march 24 1155 microsoft httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803241416204 0ian lamont writes ever since toshiba 1stopped production hd dvd players many xbox 360 owners wondering microsoft offer sort bluray option xbox 360 answer probably never microsofts product manager xbox 360 told reuters 2microsoft talks sony bluray association industry standard points 3hdi obscure microsoft technology part hd dvd interactivity layer hdi may dead physical media could 4potentially applied microsoft hdcompatible technologies xbox live arcade windows media center part longterm play big share market hd content delivered internet discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803241416204 links 0 httpwwwthestandardcompeopleilamont550036 1 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0802180432256tid98 2 httpwwwreuterscomarticlereutersedgeidusn1224707720080313 3 httpwwwthisishddvdcomhdiaspx 4 httpwwwthestandardcomnews20080321realreasonmicrosoftwontbringblurayxboxhdi suck engineering student whatdoesntsuck dept posted cmdrtaco monday march 24 1241 education httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid080324162256 0pickens writes aaron rower interesting post wired 1top 5 reasons sucks engineering student includes awful textbooks professors rarely encouraging dearth quality counseling every assignment feels favorite disciplines inflated grades brilliant engineering students may earn surprisingly low grades slackers departments score straight writing book reports throwing together papers favorite zombie films writes rower many brightest students may struggle mediocre scholars earn top scores many students earning degree engineering less enjoyable far expected want complain education chance discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid080324162256 links 0 httphughpickenscom 1 httpblogwiredcomwiredscience200803top5reasonsihtml sun turns lasers speed computer chips frigginlasers dept posted scuttlemonkey monday march 24 1344 sun microsyst httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803241611228 0alphadogg writes mention sun attempting move typical design multiple small chips back 1unified singlewafer design company announcing today 44 million contract pentagon explore replacing wires computer chips laser beams technology part field computer science known silicon photonics would eradicate daunting bottleneck facing todays supercomputer designers moving information rapidly solve problems require hundreds thousands processors discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803241611228 links 0 httpwwwnetworkworldcomcommunityalphadoggs 1 httpseattletimesnwsourcecomhtmlbusinesstechnology2004301559_lasers24html another webbased game targeting casual gamers launches irsisonholdtotaxyourusers dept posted scuttlemonkey monday march 24 1437 internet httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid0803241620242 newscom reporting mytopia another casualgaming network 0launched publicbeta regular game virtual rewards mytopia encourages exchanging points realworld prizes like itunes amazon certificates since mytopia centered classic games offeringsudoku chess backgammon hearts spades dominoes bingo pokeris bit yawn though company said new games added monthly basis flip side familiarity games may draw players dont want learn whole new set rules indeed mytopia targeting thoroughly nongamer demographic discuss story httpgamesslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803241620242 links 0 httpwwwnewscom830113577_3990163036htmlpartrsssubjnewstag25471_305 regular expression pocket reference readallaboutit dept posted samzenpus monday march 24 1526 book reviews httpbooksslashdotorgarticleplsid0803241426208 0michael j ross writes software developers need manipulate text programmatically finding substrings within text match particular pattern concise flexible solution use regular expressions strings characters symbols look anything regular nonetheless invaluable locating text matches pattern expression optionally replacing matched text new text regular expressions proven popular incorporated major programming languages editors even least one web server one implements regular expressions way reason enough programmers appreciate latest edition regular expression pocket reference tony stubblebine read rest michaels review story continues httpbooksslashdotorgarticleplsid0803241426208 discuss story httpbooksslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803241426208 links 0 httpwwwrossws hyperentangled photons superdense coding gets denser sotanglingisagoodthing dept posted scuttlemonkey monday march 24 1617 science httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080324197229 sciencedaily reporting researchers university illinois broken record 0most information sent via single photon using direction wiggling twisting pair entangled photons using linear elements however standard protocol fundamentally limited convey one three messages 158 bits new experiment surpasses threshold employing pairs photons entangled ways one hyperentangled result additional information sent correctly decoded achieve full power dense coding discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080324197229 links 0 httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200803080324112847htm patriot act haunts google service patriotactsogoodatmakingfriends dept posted scuttlemonkey monday march 24 1703 google httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803241959201 globe mail interesting piece taking look 0googles latest headache us government many people suddenly deciding spurn googles services applications opens potential avenues surveillance organizations banning googles innovative tools outright avoid prospect us spooks combing data security experts say many firms starting realize risks assume embracing webbased collaborative tools hosted us company problem even acute canada federal privacy rules odds us security measures discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803241959201 links 0 httpwwwtheglobeandmailcomservletstoryrtgam20080324wrgoogle24bnstorytechnologyhome salasaga fills flash creation hole linux flashstillevil dept posted scuttlemonkey monday march 24 1747 software httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0803242120222 linuxcoms bruce byfield reporting salasaga renamed flame project attempting fill functionality gap flash creation linux addition crossplatform tool still lacks spitshine mature apps going long way filling yet another hole linux software opening salasaga could easily think slide show program individual slides display left current slide appears bottom right top right information layers current side menus logically laid across top editing window editing menu set defaults new projects including default display size finished projects preview width default background color adjusting settings proceed logically right develop project progressing screenshots importation slide layer export progression logical viewers trouble teaching basics software producing test project less 20 minutes saving native flame format exporting flash svg formats discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803242120222 graphene may new silicon bouncingoffwalls dept posted scuttlemonkey monday march 24 1833 hardware httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803242146217 esocid writes share university maryland physicists demonstrated material future may 0graphene rather silicon electricity conduction graphene 100 times greater silicon could offer many improvements things like computer chips biochemical sensors graphene singleatomthick sheet graphite new material combines aspects semiconductors metals team researchers led physics professor michael fuhrer universitys center nanophysics advanced materials maryland nanocenter said findings first measurement effect thermal vibrations conduction electrons graphene show thermal vibrations extraordinarily small effect electrons graphene discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803242146217 links 0 httpswwwnewsdeskumdeduscitechreleasecfmarticleid1621 mars rovers facing budget cuts missedopportunity dept posted kdawson monday march 24 1929 mars httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803242324207 bul2294 notes cnn article reporting mars rovers program nasa facing 0budget cuts 4 million year 8 million fiscal 2009 mean job cuts likelihood spirit put hibernation mode reactivated future funding becomes available discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803242324207 links 0 httpscitechblogscnncom20080324budgetwoesatnasatoimpactmarsrovers 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 wed 06 aug 2008 235852 0000 slashdot stories 20080325