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 lawyers would rather fly download pgp microsoft downplaying recent dns vulnerability eulas malware warning buoy network protects right whales falling microsoft income endangers yahoo bid cray intel partner hybrid supercomputer kraken infiltration revives friendly worm debate sco v novell goes trial today utah oqo hacker claims worlds smallest os x machine aftermarket inkjet ink holds year uk ban possession certain violent pornography microsoft helps police crack computer performance showdown ssds vs hdds macbook air internal evdo broadband card mod filesystem fallout reiser verdict hard evidence voting machine addition errors facial hair computer languages icann takes step toward ending domain tasting disillusioned lastminute glitch holds windows xp sp3 arizona judge shoots riaa theories major pc vendors push open source drivers ms beta software manage unixlinux systems lawyers would rather fly download pgp flyoncetoexchangekeys dept posted kdawson monday april 28 2019 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080429003253 anonymous reader writes nytimes running frontpage story lawyers suspects terrorismrelated cases 0fearing government monitoring privileged conversations instead talking technological solutions lawyers fly halfway across world meet clients fact nowhere article encryption even mentioned possible lawyers dont even know pgp new yorker detailed piece centering 1oregon terrorism case discussed times discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid080429003253 links 0 httpwwwnytimescom20080428us28lawyershtml 1 httpwwwnewyorkercomreporting20080428080428fa_fact_keefe microsoft downplaying recent dns vulnerability itsnothingreally dept posted kdawson monday april 28 2206 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0804290021223 microsoft watch writes microsoft 0downplays recent dns vulnerability microsoft operating systems xp vista 2000 2003 claims amit klein security researcher published 1original vulnerability description pdf earlier month according klein 2the description microsofts secure windows initiative blog entry misleading contains disinformation dns transaction id algorithm downplays severity issue klein refutes microsofts claim way reproduce next transaction id given series observed transaction ids shows possible paper microsoft publishing swi post well series data provided swi blog discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804290021223 links 0 httpwwwsecurityfocuscomarchive1491392 1 httpwwwtrusteercomdocsmicrosoft_windows_resolver_dns_cache_poisoningpdf 2 httpblogstechnetcomswiarchive20080409ms08020howpredictableisthednstransactionidaspx eulas malware mustreadrussian dept posted kdawson monday april 28 2351 funny laugh httpentertainmentslashdotorgarticleplsid0804290057236 0i dont believe imaginary property writes authors zeus malware 1added enduser license agreement product buyer course permitted infect many computers zeus please right distribute business commercial purpose connected sale cant examine source use control nonzeus botnets send antivirus companies oh commit paying future upgrades wouldnt microsoft love able add term eula seems silly imagine zeuss authors going authorities violations eula theyre anything like 2russian business network probably extrajudicial means contract enforcement named ivan said means 3first eulaencrusted malware discuss story httpentertainmentslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804290057236 links 0 httpwwwefforgsupport 1 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080428malwareauthorsturntoeulastoprotecttheirworkhtml 2 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0710140115251tid172 3 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0511131419206tid233 warning buoy network protects right whales whalesgotrightstoo dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 0138 earth httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804290128242 0coondoggie alerts us story actually weeks old 1network sonic buoys listen right whales order warn ships away april 10 22 known population right whales world 79 350 2gathered stellwagen bank massachusetts feed bumper crop tiny crustaceans called copepods 3network smart buoys helps protect whales roughly 1500 ships per year go feeding ground way boston discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804290128242 links 0 mailtokrdlsqonwwcom 1 httpwwwbostoncomnewssciencearticles20080407whale_watch 2 httpwwwbostoncomlifestylegreengreenblog200804large_numbers_of_endangered_rihtml 3 httplistenforwhalesorg falling microsoft income endangers yahoo bid microwho dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 0346 microsoft httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804290145246 0dionysius god wine leaf points new wrinkle microsofts pursuit yahoo recent quarterly results saw microsofts earnings drop 6 previous year revenue windows alone 24 caused stock dip 1reduced value cashandstock offer original 44b something nearer 40b yahoo course maintained along original offer lowball business professor quoted whatever leverage microsoft built last days could slipping away discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804290145246 links 0 httpwwwdionysiuscom 1 httpnewsyahoocomsusatoday20080425tc_usatodaymicrosoftquarterlyincomefallsitmayaffectyahoobid_yltankfe5qo10hthotchbwupbis0nue cray intel partner hybrid supercomputer youcanpetadogandyoucanpetacat dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 0558 supercomputing httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid080429026245 anonymous reader writes 0intel convinced cray collaborate many believe next generation supercomputers cpus complemented floatingpoint acceleration units nvidia successfully placed tesla cards upcoming bull supercomputer today learn cray using intels x86 larrabee accelerators supercomputer expected unveiled 2011 new chapter intelnvidia battle glimpse future supercomputers operating petaflop range deal also got blow amd crays main chip supplier discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid080429026245 links 0 httpwwwtgdailycomcontentview37166135 kraken infiltration revives friendly worm debate damnedifyoudo dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 0808 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0804290247200 anonymous stallion writes two security researchers tippingpoint sponsor recent 0cansecwest hacking contest able infiltrate 1kraken botnet surpasses predecessors size researchers published pair blog entries 2owning kraken zombies 3kraken botnet infiltration dissect botnet go far suggest could cleanse sending update infected hosts however stopped short raises old moral dilemma hypothetical 4friendly worm issues software fixes except researchers vector server turned autonomous worm cant recalled released think better allow botnet continue unabated perhaps risk crashing computer controlling heart monitor somewhere discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804290247200 links 0 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0803291414218tid172 1 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0804071421228tid172 2 httpdvlabstippingpointcomblog20080428owningkrakenzombies 3 httpdvlabstippingpointcomblog20080428krakenbotnetinfiltration 4 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid080214205206tid172 sco v novell goes trial today utah smellofnapalminthemorning dept posted timothy tuesday april 29 0841 caldera httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804291141231 0i dont believe imaginary property writes day many waiting finally arrived 1day sco gets torn apart court novell side gets 10 hours novell managed get agree 2stipulation pdf make things go lot faster luck soon official ruling sco much anything wait sco exhaust appeals wouldve long time ago sco filed bankruptcy eve trial stopping clock one wonder trick try pull time discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804291141231 links 0 httpwwwefforgsupport 1 httpwwwgroklawnetarticlephpstory20080428203024187 2 httpwwwgroklawnetpdfnovell527pdf oqo hacker claims worlds smallest os x machine blurryyoutubealwaysconvincesme dept posted timothy tuesday april 29 0919 portables apple httpappleslashdotorgarticleplsid0804291247225 0techradar writes hacker turned 1oqo ultraportable 2worlds smallest mac running leopard warn project plug play crowd definitely doable hacker trf says interesting given oqo designed exapple employees might run mac os x one thing oqo mac discuss story httpappleslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804291247225 links 0 httpwwwtechradarcom 1 httpenwikipediaorgwikioqo 2 httpwwwtechradarcomnewscomputingoqoturnedintoworldssmallestmac337876 aftermarket inkjet ink holds year orlaysdown dept posted timothy tuesday april 29 0958 printers httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804291335220 anonymous reader writes year ago found link test inkjet printer inks article compared original manufacturer inks much cheaper third party stuff results surprisingly favour third party products theyve published 0final part study examining prints produced year ago time printer manufacturers come far better third party prints disappeared completely cartridge world ink still seems worth try though dont want pay manufacturers inflated prices discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804291335220 links 0 httpwwwtrustedreviewscomprintersreview20080429theinkjetinvestigationpart3p1 uk ban possession certain violent pornography ohthatsagreatidea dept posted timothy tuesday april 29 1034 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804291421213 0backlash writes massive surveillance check building dna database check laws thought crime yet coming soon uk government soon pass legislation would 1criminalise possession certain types violent pornography even part consensual session two adults lord wallace tankerness pointed ideological schism last weeks debate house lords sexual offence committed seems odd indeed offence image something offence engaged consensually would crime photograph ones possession would crime seem make sense combine laws like widespread computer ownership makes whole lot orwellian sense discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804291421213 links 0 httpwwwbacklashukorguk 1 httpnewsbbccouk1himagazine7364475stm microsoft helps police crack computer notlinuxenabled dept posted timothy tuesday april 29 1108 windows httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804291441215 0ignatius foobar writes microsoft developed small plugin 1device investigators use quickly extract forensic data computers may used crimes basically bypasses windows security decrypting passwords etc order eliminate pesky privacy police physical access computer one reason run windows computer discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804291441215 links 0 httpwwwcitadelorg 1 httpseattletimesnwsourcecomhtmlmicrosoft2004379751_msftlaw29html performance showdown ssds vs hdds allthosedsatonce dept posted timothy tuesday april 29 1200 data storage httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804291528205 0lucas123 writes computerworld compared four disks two popular solid state drives two seagate mechanical drives readwrite performance bootup speed cpu utilization metrics question asked reviewer whether worth spending additional 550 ssd pclaptop plunk extra 1300 ssdequipped macbook air 1answer resounding story neither ssds fared well data copied crucial ssd needed 243 seconds ridata ssd took 2645 seconds momentus barracuda hard drives shaved nearly full minute times 185 seconds direction copying data drives crucial sprinted ahead 1307 seconds mechanical momentus drive wasnt far behind 1447 seconds discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804291528205 links 0 httpwwwcomputerworldcom 1 httpwwwcomputerworldcomactionarticledocommandviewarticlebasictaxonomynamestoragearticleid9080838taxonomyid19intsrckc_feat macbook air internal evdo broadband card mod evdowantstobefree dept posted timothy tuesday april 29 1242 wireless networkin httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804291550232 sastira writes jordan bunnell successfully modded macbook air 0to use internal evdo broadband card order make everything fit sacrifice wifi bluetooth cards considering portable nature laptop small price pay truly wireless youll need scroll past sketchylooking top section page sastira also links 1insanelymac forum thread mod discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804291550232 links 0 httpwwwgetlistedlocallycombusiness_resourceshtml 1 httpforuminsanelymaccomindexphpshowtopic101957 filesystem fallout reiser verdict workfromhome dept posted timothy tuesday april 29 1317 data storage httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid080429165242 0perlow writes yesterday open source community took emotional hit veteran linux programmer hans reiser convicted first degree murder suspicious disappearing wife nina wont go details case covered extensively press would like talk little bit 1how verdict impact technology play file system dominance favorite open source operating system linux discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid080429165242 links 0 mailtovzirevggmailcom 1 httpblogszdnetcombtlp8647 hard evidence voting machine addition errors gotsomesplainintodo dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 1356 security httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0804291712215 goombah99 writes princeton professor ed felton posted 0series 1blog 2entries shows printed tapes obtained nj voting machines dont report ballots correctly response first one sequoia admitted machines known software design error correctly record kind ballots cast republican democratic primary ballots insisted vote totals correct tapes showed explanation insufficient response state officials insisted poorly printed tapes misread felton tapes showed sufficient explanation however foreclose optimistic assessment errors benign possibility vote totals might really correct even though ballot totals wrong origin errors explained found wellprinted tapes show appears 3hard proof vote totals wrong since two different readout methods dont agree sequoia made tradesecret 4legal threats wishing mount independent examination equipment one small hattip sequoia least reporting enough raw data different formats kinds errors come light lesson kept mind writing future requirements voting machines discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804291712215 links 0 httpwwwfreedomtotinkercomp1266 1 httpwwwfreedomtotinkercomp1267 2 httpwwwfreedomtotinkercomp1274 3 httpwwwfreedomtotinkercomp1280 4 httpwwwfreedomtotinkercomp1265 facial hair computer languages brotherisanhairyman dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 1438 funny laugh httpentertainmentslashdotorgarticleplsid080429181249 anonymous reader writes tamir khason israel blogged direct connection amount 0facial hair success computer languages funny truth discuss story httpentertainmentslashdotorgcommentsplsid080429181249 links 0 httpblogsmicrosoftcoilblogstamirarchive20080428computerlanguagesandfacialhairtaketwoaspx icann takes step toward ending domain tasting whatwedontneedwhenwedontneedit dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 1524 internet httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804291822223 anonymous reader writes years domain squatters exploited icann loophole whenever domain name registered icann collects 20cent fee registrar allow nonpaying customers registrar return five days later full refund loophole let unscrupulous registrars constantly create refund domainsquatting websites selling need need advertising problem grown bad every month worlds top three domain squatters located miami address represented lawyer recycle 11 million domain names years complaints icann finally begun moving problem april 17 icanns generic names supporting organization voted 0make icann 20cent fee nonrefundable icann board ratifies position june top three squatters getting monthly bill 22m news icann changes 1applauded legitimate internet businesses tired choose nonsense names good ones squatted icann published analysis 2economics ending domain squatting discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804291822223 links 0 httpforumsnodaddycomindexphptopic2200 1 httpwwwihtcomarticles20080427businesstypophp 2 httpwwwicannorgmagazinepolicymaking disillusioned buytheredconvertible dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 1606 businesses httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0804291917224 cgh4be writes working industry 12 years various jobs consultant systems engineer time ive chance little bit everything programming networking san linuxaixunix windows sales support however last couple months become little disillusioned industry whole occasionally get interested new technology part im starting find tedious repetitive boring im longer really interested handson aspect business suppose going management route one option would still dealing lot frustrating technology issues route mind complete career change take something really enjoy outside work try make career problem wife kid support current job pays well kind career midlife crisis get rut making complete career change point bad idea discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804291917224 lastminute glitch holds windows xp sp3 itsalwayssomething dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 1651 windows httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804292018252 anonymous reader sends word microsoft windows xp sp3 0scheduled hit web today 1pulled back last minute sp3 apparently broke microsoft application microsoft dynamics retail management system solution set filter make sure system running affected software get automatically updated filter place sp3 released web fix incompatibility follow discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804292018252 links 0 httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804212316212tid201 1 httpblogszdnetcommicrosoftp1368tagnle589 arizona judge shoots riaa theories schmakingavailable dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 1733 courts httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804291840250 0newyorkcountrylawyer writes 1atlantic v howell judge 2totally eviscerated riaas theories making available offering distribute 317page opinion pdf district judge neil v wake carefully analyzed statute caselaw based plain reading statute concluded unless copy work changes hands one designated ways distribution sec 1063 taken place judge also questioned sufficiency riaas evidence pointing towards defendant opposed members household phoenix arizona case defendant representing received 4timely help friends case riaa suggested mr howells 5mp3s copied cds unlawful one commentator calls todays decision 6another bad day riaa discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804291840250 links 0 httpvanfeliucomattorneyprofilebeckermanhtm 1 httprecordingindustryvspeopleblogspotcom200701indexoflitigationdocumentshtmlatlantic_v_howell 2 httprecordingindustryvspeopleblogspotcom200804riaassummaryjudgmentmotiondeniedinhtml 3 httpwwwilrwebcomviewilrpdfaspfilenameatlantic_howell_080429decision 4 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0801122126223tid123 5 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0712110436215tid123 6 httpwwwp2pnetnetstory15773 major pc vendors push open source drivers suddenoutbreak dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 1819 linux business httplinuxslashdotorgarticleplsid0804292044244 0hweimer writes remember 1heat linux foundation took allegedly giving enough attention desktop linux latest events foundations annual summit paint different picture industry heavyweights like dell hp lenovo announced stage include wording hardware procurement processes 2strongly encourage delivery open source drivers move specifically targets desktop mobile products discuss story httplinuxslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804292044244 links 0 httposreviewsnet 1 httplinuxslashdotorgarticleplsid080414168233tid163 2 httplinuxfoundationorgweblogspress20080424linuxfoundationreportshighlightsfromannualcollaborationsummit ms beta software manage unixlinux systems acknowledgingheterogeneity dept posted kdawson tuesday april 29 1904 microsoft httplinuxslashdotorgarticleplsid0804291941253 0tumbleweed writes cross platform interop team microsoft today announced new beta products 1managing unixlinux systems ms operations manager 2007 well connectors hp openview ibm tivoli enterprise console betas available 2microsoft connect search systemcenter according blog discuss story httplinuxslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804291941253 links 0 httptumbleweednet 1 httpblogsmsdncomscxplatarchive20080429announcingsystemcenteroperationsmanager2007crossplatformextensionsandconnectorsaspx 2 httpconnectmicrosoftcom 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 071815 0000 slashdot stories 20080430