adjkuycaslashdotorg javaonesm conference theres still time save 100 join developer community 13th annual conference may 6 9 2008 moscone center san francisco years program one best amazing pavilion floor general sessions led industry leaders 300 technical sessions bofs register save 100 use priority code j8nl2sld httpaddoubleclicknetclk19879702113503038ghttpjavasuncomjavaone slashdot daily newsletter issue bill gatess wish homeland securitys command name communityowned fiber network dead sea effect workplace demonoid tracker back online boeing 787 dreamliner delayed flowers smell traveling far stolen us military equipment sold ebay effect social missions tech innovation nasa selects landing site phoenix mars lander iso takes control ooxml cisco turns routers linux app servers pioneer anomaly breaking physics news african americans video game industry us employ overhead spying domestically virgin media ceo says net neutrality already gone russia build orbital construction plant bill gatess wish homeland securitys command onewayoranother dept posted kdawson saturday april 12 2038 government httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804122333221 0theodp writes pc world reports dhs 1extended time foreign graduates us colleges stay country work almost twoandahalf years 2emergency change drew kudos microsoft h1b visa stakeholders looks like bill gates says jump government asks high 3bill gatess congressional testimony march 12 2008 extending opt 12 29 months would help alleviate crisis employers facing due current h1b visa shortage requires action executive branch congress committee strongly urge department homeland security take action immediately 4dhs press release april 4 2008 us department homeland security released today interim final rule extending period optional practical training opt 12 29 months qualified f1 nonimmigrant students discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804122333221 links 0 mailtorhqzibaolcom 1 httpwwwpcworldcombusinesscenterarticle144477foreign_students_get_longer_us_stayhtml 2 httpblogswsjcombiztech20080407governmentquietlychangesrulesonforeigntechworkersmodwsjblog 3 httpwwwsciencedebate2008comwwwindexphpid27 4 httpwwwdhsgovxnewsreleasespr_1207334008610shtm name communityowned fiber network communityownedfirstmilefibernetwork dept posted kdawson saturday april 12 2206 networking httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804122354236 0clevermonkey writes im town representative newly created municipal group creating new type telco group formed build operate ftth network provide tripleplay services access providers 20 mostly rural towns eastcentral vermont project novel size network cable pass every road within 600 square miles lowdensity area served publicownershipprivatefinancing model used towns included group currently nothing beyond 144 dialup good day project began grassroots effort couple towns name chose 1ecfiber eastcentral fiber sometimes eastcentral vermont community network hope network grow beyond one corner state would like name descriptive flexible would name communityowned cuttingedge gpon fiberoptic network covering every remote corner twodozen contiguous towns discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804122354236 links 0 mailtobhethatitguycom 1 httpwwwecfibernet dead sea effect workplace creamevaporatestomixametaphor dept posted kdawson sunday april 13 0034 businesses httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0804122241216 alien54 notes blog posting old hand bruce f webster current state affairs hiring focusing calls 0dead sea effect many large shops work like dead sea new hires brought management deems necessary qualifications tend vary quite bit depending upon current needs employee departure personnel budget general hiring ability hiring things equal general competency department roughly distribution incoming hires instead happens talented effective engineers ones likely leave evaporate ones least likely put frequent stupidities workplace problems plague large organizations also ones likely opportunities readily move tends remain behind residue least talented effective engineers discuss story httpitslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804122241216 links 0 httpbrucefwebstercom20080411thewetwarecrisisthedeadseaeffect demonoid tracker back online scoreoneforthemole dept posted kdawson sunday april 13 0306 internet httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid080413007246 crymson4 writes discussed 0shutdown demonoid torrent tracker last fall dont already know 1demonoid back looks like found new host web site tracker functioning properly well old accounts old data saved almost never left discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid080413007246 links 0 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid070926132204tid95 1 httpwwwdemonoidcom boeing 787 dreamliner delayed justmakeitflyplease dept posted kdawson sunday april 13 0536 transportation httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804130033207 anonymous reader writes boeing 787 dreamliner may 0unsafe 1vulnerable hacker attacks point seems everyone would happy arrive state 787s 2carbonfiber construction nextgeneration technology 3pushed back delivery schedule time requiring redesign planes wingbox airlines wait 18 months get delivered extremely serious blow credibility company financial standing would pay penalties buyers 850 planes thought 4airbus problems good thing boeing still count 5patent portfolio discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804130033207 links 0 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0709201352208tid160 1 httpitslashdotorgarticleplsid0801052057247tid172 2 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0706271723251tid14 3 httpgizmodocom379003boeingdreamlinerturnsintonightmarelinerafternewdelay 4 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0510011916202tid126 5 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804110335206tid160 flowers smell traveling far bloomisofftherose dept posted kdawson sunday april 13 0805 earth httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid0804130252241 0ant writes note study indicating air pollution 1smell flowers wafting far pollutants power plants automobiles destroy flowers aromas study suggests scent molecules produced flowers less polluted environment 1800s could travel roughly 1000 1200 meters todays polluted environment downwind major cities may travel 200 300 meters finding could help explain pollinators particularly bees declining certain parts world discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804130252241 links 0 httpaqflnet 1 httpwwwlivesciencecomenvironment080411pollutionflowershtml stolen us military equipment sold ebay imonlyborrowingyourhumvee dept posted soulskill sunday april 13 0907 military httpnewsslashdotorgarticleplsid080413120233 buy ebay points washington post story 0stolen military equipment ended ebay craigslist undercover investigators reported able purchase defenserelated items questions asked lets hope sellers dont get hands 1retired rebellious robots post among items purchased include two components f14 fighter jets bought separate buyers ebay warplanes retired military could easily purchased transferred iranian military seeking components report said investigators couldnt determine sellers obtained f14 parts also purchased craigslist seller used nuclear biological chemical protective suit protective accessories well unused chemicalbiological canister contained mask filter used guard warfare agents property likely stolen defense department report said discuss story httpnewsslashdotorgcommentsplsid080413120233 links 0 httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwpdyncontentarticle20080410ar2008041003097html 1 httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0804120420231tid216 effect social missions tech innovation kindergentlercorporateoverlords dept posted soulskill sunday april 13 1010 businesses httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804131329233 new york times running piece emerging companies tech industry 0focusing social missions rather profits despite successful business methods startups modeling organizations like mozilla techsoup grown significantly affect respective markets article also discusses nonprofit support groups eff contribute specific services field quoting lot discussion taking place right whole new organization form around social enterprise said james fruchterman president benetech social enterprise incubator based palo alto many efforts make money never make enough provide venture capital rates return new stream technologycentric successful nonprofits however appears driven part set microelectronics technology trends sent shock waves many industries publishing music movies computer technology internet lowering cost business said john lilly chief executive mozilla discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804131329233 links 0 httpwwwnytimescom20080413technology13streamhtmlemex1208232000en76f56be0cd8b6ce5ei50870a nasa selects landing site phoenix mars lander justkeepyourunitsstraight dept posted soulskill sunday april 13 1111 mars httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804131411210 earlier week nasa made 0course adjustment phoenix mars lander puts path land green valley red planet late next month site chosen broad flat expanse relatively free rocks capable damaging lander sets location confirmed pending reconnaissance orbiting satellite probes mission weve previously discussed 1investigate subsurface ice landing area ellipse 62 miles 12 miles 100 kilometers 20 kilometers researchers mapped five million rocks around ellipse big enough end mission hit spacecraft landing knowing avoid rockier areas team selected scientifically exciting target also offers best chances spacecraft set safely onto martian surface discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804131411210 links 0 httpwwwnasagovmission_pagesphoenixnewsphoenix20080410html 1 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0708041725253tid226 iso takes control ooxml downtobusiness dept posted soulskill sunday april 13 1212 software httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804131519216 0mikkl666 writes alex brown head iso work group responsible ooxml posted summary latest meeting also comments resolutions discussed basic message iso 1full responsibility standard several workgroups established work ooxml interesting point setting maintancesic procedure odf working crossstandard initiatives one explicit goals side note also reacted emotional discussion ooxml 2posting open letter undersigned participants wish make clear deplore personal attacks made recent months believe standards debate always carried respect parties even strongly disagree brown correctly points content speaks discussed 3approval ooxml earlier month discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804131519216 links 0 mailtouctretarcorde 1 httpadjbnetindexphp 2 httpwwwitscjipsjorjpsc34opensc34_openletter_oslohtm 3 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0804012229207tid109 cisco turns routers linux app servers tuxservice dept posted soulskill sunday april 13 1315 networking httplinuxslashdotorgarticleplsid0804131559212 0symbolset writes internetnews reporting ciscos new application extension platform turns several models 1cisco switches linux application servers certified libraries c java perl developers able use downloadable sdk build apps 2axp server another module cisco switch running ciscos derivation 3modern linux distro kernel 26x specifically hardened run particular hardware modules include 14ghz intel pentiums 2 gb ram 160 gb hard drive discuss story httplinuxslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804131559212 links 0 httpsymbolsetblogspotcom 1 httpwwwinternetnewscomdevnewsarticlephp3740106ciscoturnsroutersintolinuxapplicationservershtm 2 httpwwwciscocomenusproductsps9701indexhtml 3 httpwwwciscocomenusprodcollateralroutersps9701qa_c67_463943html pioneer anomaly breaking physics news explainingtheunseen dept posted kdawson sunday april 13 1430 science httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804131725212 david harris editorinchief symmetrymagazineorg joint publication fermilab slac sends us blog covering 0american physical society meeting going st louis among breaking physics news relating topics discussed past results explain 13 1pioneer anomaly differential heat flow spacecraft analysis fermilab tevatrons chances spotting 2higgs god particle hint italian team replicated results year 2000 pointing 3detection dark matter discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804131725212 links 0 httpwwwsymmetrymagazineorgbreakingcategorythisconferencelifeapsapril2008 1 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid040913119207tid160 2 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0706051748215tid14 3 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0405052039206tid14 african americans video game industry inthegamebutnotofthegame dept posted kdawson sunday april 13 1543 games httpgamesslashdotorgarticleplsid080413183224 anonymous reader writes african americans spend money time playing video games whites yet 2 game developers black past week mtvs multiplayer blog 0interviewed five black game industry professionals perspective race industry intelligent gamer summarizes highlights portions lengthy series interviews discuss story httpgamesslashdotorgcommentsplsid080413183224 links 0 httpwwwintelligentgamercomnewsphpextend51 us employ overhead spying domestically ifyouarentdoinganythingwrong dept posted kdawson sunday april 13 1659 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0804131830202 digital56k writes washington post reports bush administration said yesterday plans start using nations 0advanced spy technology domestic purposes soon homeland security secretary michael chertoff said sophisticated overhead sensor data used law enforcement initially appears administration plans leverage conventional satellites domestic surveillance purposes congress last october delayed launch dhs office would coordinate lawenforcement requests satellite technical data demanded answers legal questions program administration supplied answers congress members characterized inadequate appears determined go ahead anyway discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804131830202 links 0 httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwpdyncontentarticle20080411ar2008041103655html virgin media ceo says net neutrality already gone itsnotyourinternetsonny dept posted kdawson sunday april 13 1813 internet httptechslashdotorgarticleplsid0804131913241 0virgin media ceo says net neutrality load bollocks anyone shaken internet service provider new ceo virgin media putting cards table early branding net neutrality load bollocks claiming hes already deals deliver peoples content faster others arent prepared cough extra cash says hell put internet bus lane discuss story httptechslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804131913241 links 0 httptorrentfreakcomvirginmediaceosaysnetneutralityisaloadofbollocks080413 russia build orbital construction plant allwatchedoverbymachinesoflovinggrace dept posted kdawson sunday april 13 1930 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0804132025214 jamax writes russia plans build 0orbital plant production spacecraft link sketchy google translation 1russian original big build planetside bulky fire orbit built presumably ships would fly moon mars plans seem rather sparse moment tentative construction date set 2020 iss scheduled decommissioning discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0804132025214 links 0 httptranslategooglecomtranslateuhttp3a2f2fwwwlentaru2fnews2f20082f042f122fplant2flangpairru7cenhlenieutf8 1 httpwwwlentarunews20080412plant 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 thu 07 aug 2008 182338 0000 slashdot stories 20080414