adjkuycaslashdotorg leads linux market offering countless sponsorships contributions forwardthinking initiatives support advance open source community hp course advisor trust today proven solutions value today tomorrow check latest foss governance focus involving fossbazaar fossology talk town httpwwwlinuxcomsponsor_solutionshpos slashdot daily newsletter issue 5 per month fee proposed legal music p2p house representatives discuss wiretapping closed session debian cluster replaces supercomputer weather forecasting winking star decoded root planetary system fbi hid patriot act abuses samuraisword maker may cool nuclear revival ai 4yearold second life enhancement p2p cuts network costs physics journal may reconsider wikipedia ban fingerprintprotected usb sticks cracked riaa finally face music court wintel universities team parallel programming cassini geysertasting bust happy pi day ftc puts 19m kink phone bill crammers wallet night ietf shut ipv4 wireless networks build hobbyists create gpled diy super tv antenna us house rejects telecom amnesty battlebots delayed go brains babes 5 per month fee proposed legal music p2p itsnicetohavesomebodydomybudgetforme dept posted soulskill thursday march 13 2058 music httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803132323222 0sneakyimp writes wired ars technica reports jim griffins proposal isps charge broadband customer 15 per month subsidize ailing music industry resulting fund would ostensibly compensate songwriters performers publishers music labels although specific version proposal referenced 2a number controversies inherent plan money really divided happens mpaa business software alliance various industry groups want surcharge added supposed majority broadband customers never download illegal music griffin discussed plan 3at sxsw weve previously discussed 4similar proposal songwriters association canada discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803132323222 links 0 httpjaithnet 1 httpwwwwiredcomentertainmentmusicnews200803music_levycurrentpageall 2 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost200803135amonthforlegalp2pcouldhappensoonerthanyouthinkhtml 3 http2008sxswcommusicconferencepanels_scheduleactionshowidmp060346 4 httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0801282043259tid141 house representatives discuss wiretapping closed session maybetheyaretryingtobeironic dept posted soulskill thursday march 13 2301 government httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803140036243 nimey brings word first time 25 years us house representatives use closeddoor session 0discuss proposed wiretapping legislation old legislation 1expired last month government officials could agree retroactive immunity telecommunications providers assisted wiretaps recent version bill proposed house democrats include telecom immunity president bush stated willingness 2veto bill yahoo article notes closeddoor debate scheduled late thursday night house chamber could cleared swept security personnel make sure listening devices discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803140036243 links 0 httpnewsyahoocomsap20080313ap_on_go_coterrorist_surveillance_ylta9g_r3u_u9lhyjebowqs0nue 1 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0801241720200tid158 2 httpwwwmsnbcmsncomid23609777 debian cluster replaces supercomputer weather forecasting whenitrainsitpours dept posted soulskill friday march 14 0204 debian httplinuxslashdotorgarticleplsid080314013221 wazza brings us story philippine governments weather service pagasa recently used eightpc debian cluster 0replace sgi supercomputer system processes data local sources 1global telecommunication system reduced monthly operational costs factor 20 quoting tried several linux flavours including red hat mandrake fedora etc said alan pineda head ict flood forecasting pagasa doesnt make dent budget negligible pineda said pagasa also wanted implement system scalable equipment used picwins data gathering comes offtheshelf including laptops mobile phones transmit weather data temperature humidity rainfall cloud formation atmospheric pressure field stations via sms pagasas central database discuss story httplinuxslashdotorgcommentsplsid080314013221 links 0 httpwwwpcworldidgcomauindexphpid1611547855pp1 1 httpwwwwmochpagesprogwwwtemgtsgtshtml winking star decoded root planetary system coollookingspacethings dept posted soulskill friday march 14 0506 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803140352251 0sam1am points new york times report recent paper published nature 1the formation planetary systems binary star system surrounded protoplanetary disc observed period six years scientists wesleyan university orbit stars around caused changes illumination within disc allowed researchers learn great deal composition 2basic data posted universitys site 3animation system also available nytimes first step going smoke particles macroscopic things like planets asteroids dr herbst said interview noting grains size found many meteorites observing starlight reflected grains said represented rare opportunity study structure chemical properties material inner parts another planetary system discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803140352251 links 0 httpslashdotorgsam1am 1 httpwwwnytimescom20080313sciencespace13winkwhtml 2 httpswesfileswesleyaneduhomewherbstwebkh15d 3 httpwwwwesleyanedunewsrelkh15d_animationhtml fbi hid patriot act abuses nothingtoseehere dept posted soulskill friday march 14 0811 privacy httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803140411200 0i dont believe imaginary property writes wired reporting 1the fbi hid patriot act abuses retroactive flawed subpoenas used illegally acquire phone credit card records 2at least 11 retroactive blanket subpoenas signed top counterterrorism officials sought information fbi allowed fbis communication analysis unit also secret contracts att verizon mci abused national security letters issuing subpoenas based fake emergencies discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803140411200 links 0 httpendsoftpatentsorg 1 httpblogwiredcom27bstroke6200803fbitriedtocohtml 2 httpwwwnytimescom20080313washington13fbihtml_r1refwashingtonorefslogin samuraisword maker may cool nuclear revival cantcutit dept posted kdawson friday march 14 0856 power httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803141238233 noblesavage sends story bloomberg japan steel works ltd company still makes samurai swords may 0control fate global nuclearenergy renaissance stands plant world survivor allied bombing world war ii capable producing central part nuclear reactors containment vessel single piece reducing risk radiation leak utilities wont need equipment years making 100 million payments components japan steel makes 600ton ingots year tokyobased company turn four steel forgings contain radioactivity nuclear reactor even doubles capacity next two years wont enough production meet building plans discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803141238233 links 0 httpbloombergcomappsnewspid20601109sidaavmzctmz3msreferhome ai 4yearold second life currentsandeddies dept posted kdawson friday march 14 0937 programming httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0803141312222 schliz notes development rensselaer polytechnic institute researchers successfully created 0artificially intelligent fouryearold capable reasoning beliefs draw conclusions manner matches human children age technology runs institutes supercomputing clusters put use immersive training education scenarios researchers envision futuristic applications like seen star treks holodeck discuss story httpdevelopersslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803141312222 links 0 httpitnewscomaunews72057childlikeintelligencecreatedinsecondlifeaspx enhancement p2p cuts network costs nottheenemy dept posted kdawson friday march 14 1020 internet httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0803141343215 psycho12345 sends article newscom study sponsored verizon yale finding p2p software written intelligently localizing requests 0effect bandwidth hogging vastly reduced according study redoing p2p call p4p reduce number hops average 400 localized p4p less sharing occurs large distances instead making requests nearby clients geographically nytimes covers development practical standpoint 1verizons agreement p2p company pando networks involved distributing nbc television shows next month network efficiencies accrue legal p2p content downloads pirate bay discuss story httpdevelopersslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803141343215 links 0 httpwwwnewscom830110784_398939157htmltagnefdtop 1 httpwwwnytimescomaponlineusapp2pverizonhtml physics journal may reconsider wikipedia ban mineminemine dept posted kdawson friday march 14 1105 censorship httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803141425247 0i dont believe imaginary property writes flagship physics journal physical review letters 1doesnt allow authors submit material wikipedia blogs derived published work recently journal 2withdrew acceptance two articles jonathan oppenheim coauthors authors asked rights agreement compatible wikipedia 3quantum wikipedia currently many scientists routinely things violate transfer copyright agreement journal thirtyeight physicists written journal requesting changes copyright policies saying unreasonable completely odds practice field scientists want broad audience papers possible protest may effect editorinchief aps journals says society plans review copyright policy meeting may group excellent scientists asked us consider revising copyright take seriously says discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803141425247 links 0 httpwwwefforgsupport 1 httpwwwnewscientistcomchannelopinionmg19726473300physicistsslampublishersoverwikipediabanhtml 2 httpwwwdamtpcamacukuserjonoitemtochtml 3 httpwwwquantikiorg fingerprintprotected usb sticks cracked goingaround dept posted kdawson friday march 14 1148 security httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803141455255 0juct writes manufacturers usb sticks cards fingerprint readers promise us data safes opened right fingerprint tests heise security found 1easy bypass authentication get access protected data works sending single usb command using open source tool plscsi changes accessible partition found vulnerability several usb sticks use chipset article concludes fingerprint sensors products mentioned apparently serve one purpose mislead interested buyers provide significant level protection recommend products purchased discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803141455255 links 0 mailtoxqctmagazinde 1 httpwwwheiseonlinecouksecurityfeatures110280 riaa finally face music court discoverychannel dept posted kdawson friday march 14 1229 courts httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid080314158246 falstaff writes 0exonerated riaa defendant tanya andersen expected 1refile malicious prosecution lawsuit riaa today refiling mark significant watershed riaas fight p2p users first time groups tactics secret agreements fee splitting mediasentry likely come light thanks discovery andersens attorney says hell digging agreements riaa riaa member companies mediasentry settlement support sentry part involve looking compensation like much mediasentry gets settlement id love know kind bounty mediasentry got paid supply erroneous identities riaa lybeck says judge barred motions dismiss complaint means riaa face music unlike thousands lawsuits filed far riaa luxury walking away case theres real chance embarrassing information released discovery happens cases riaa brings run lybeck says case cant run discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid080314158246 links 0 httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0706051233253tid123 1 httparstechnicacomnewsarspost20080313andersenattorneyonriaasuittheycantrunnowhtml wintel universities team parallel programming gatorrays dept posted kdawson friday march 14 1314 software httpdevelopersslashdotorgarticleplsid0803141534227 0kamlapati writes followup news last month microsoft intel funding 1laboratory research parallel computing uc berkeley new development imminent delivery fpgabased berkeley emulation engine version 3 bee3 allow researchers 2emulate systems 1000 cores order explore approaches parallel programming microsoft researcher called bee3 swiss army knife computer research tools discuss story httpdevelopersslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803141534227 links 0 mailtozzvgkruetmindspringcom 1 httpwwweetimescomshowarticlejhtmlarticleid206503988 2 httpwwweetimescomnewslatestshowarticlejhtmljsessionidj5hdqwmp1qc4qqsndlsckhaarticleid206903492 cassini geysertasting bust technoageusia dept posted scuttlemonkey friday march 14 1354 space httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid0803141535236 0maggie mckee writes cassini spacecraft flew icy geysers erupting saturns moon enceladus wednesday attempt figure made glitch prevented probe actually 1tasting plumes unexplained software hiccup put cosmic dust analyzer cda commission ironically new software designed improve ability cda count particle hits may blame mission managers may try reattempt plume flythrough later year discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803141535236 links 0 httpspacenewscientistcom 1 httpspacenewscientistcomarticledn13467cassiniprobefailedtotastemoonsgeysersinflybyhtml happy pi day 3141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375 dept posted scuttlemonkey friday march 14 1408 math httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080314160229 jonathan writes today 14th march pi day 2008 pi day internationally celebrated honor mathematical constant pi whos actual value forever remain unknown neosmart technologies rundown 0the history pi pi day significance pi magical numbers science technology pi isnt number use calculate circlerelated mathematics symbol something far greater pi one many magic numbers found everywhere know look magic numbers cant explained use right make lot easier lot really complicated things way theyre testimony technology computers viceversa depending look discuss story httpscienceslashdotorgcommentsplsid080314160229 links 0 httpneosmartnetblog2008celebratingpiday ftc puts 19m kink phone bill crammers wallet slaponthewrist dept posted scuttlemonkey friday march 14 1437 courts httpyroslashdotorgarticleplsid0803141613227 0coondoggie writes mention three largest companies billing aggregation market hit 19 million fine response 130 million bogus charges added consumers bills ringleader scam however willoughby farr nationwide connections hit 35 million lifetime ban todays settlement would prohibit companies misrepresenting consumers obligated pay telecommunications charges expressly authorized also would barred billing submitting telecommunications charges billing consumers telephone bill unless charge expressly authorized ftc still case pending principals case yaret garcia erika riaboukha qaadir kaid one defendant mary lou farr already settled ftc discuss story httpyroslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803141613227 links 0 mailtokrdlsqonwwcom 1 httpwwwnetworkworldcomcommunitynode26007 night ietf shut ipv4 funwithswitches dept posted scuttlemonkey friday march 14 1522 networking httpslashdotorgarticleplsid0803141812223 ip freely writes years internet engineering task force meeting philadelphia 0conference organizers shut ipv4 hour surprisingly chaos ensue everyone got system running many people started looking ipv6reachable web sites reporting jabber instant messaging posed challenges ipv6 department surprised number sites wide range content available ipv6 apart obviously ipv6related sites ranged largest gregorian music collection internet hardcore torrents virtually none better known web destinations reachable ipv6 changed ipv6googlecom popped existence discuss story httpslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803141812223 links 0 httparstechnicacomarticlescultureietfipv6switchoffars wireless networks build quitdrainingmybattery dept posted scuttlemonkey friday march 14 1626 communication httpmobileslashdotorgarticleplsid0803141948249 sciencedaily interesting article looks adhoc wireless networks might even useful large scale runes project featured example software projects might able make mobile devices form 0selforganizing wireless networks help promote goal runes set create middleware software bridges gap operating systems used mobile sensor nodes highlevel applications make use data sensors runes middleware modular flexible allowing programmers create applications without know much detailed working network devices supplying data also makes easy incorporate new kinds mobile device reuse applications discuss story httpmobileslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803141948249 links 0 httpwwwsciencedailycomreleases200803080311200326htm hobbyists create gpled diy super tv antenna whatopensourcecando dept posted scuttlemonkey friday march 14 1733 hardware hack httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803142021223 freshly exhumed writes retired hobbyist antenna engineers working together digital home forums taken obscure 1950s uhf tv antenna called 0hoverman pdf subjected design modern 1softwarebased 2computer 3modeling hopes optimizing middling performance result 4new grayhoverman antenna powerful similar commercially manufactured consumer antennas every category sometimes whopping amounts best thing yet theyve released design diagrams schematics gplv3 roll quoth one testers former us government antenna engineer boy antenna hot antenna vast mean really vast improvement anything used 5home thread grayhoverman development gives background great work discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803142021223 links 0 httpwwwwtfdaorgimagesstoriespdfhovermanpdf 1 httphomeictnlarivoors 2 httpwwwnec2org 3 httpwwwezneccom 4 httpwwwdigitalhomecaotasuperantenna 5 httpwwwdigitalhomecaforumshowthreadphpt81982 us house rejects telecom amnesty somenovotesjustbecauseitwasntfirmenough dept posted scuttlemonkey friday march 14 1829 communication httppoliticsslashdotorgarticleplsid0803142033212 us house approved new bill 0rejects retroactive immunity telecommunication businesses denies new powers us president spy citizens without warrant impressive house vote impressive still floor debate preceded cant recall ever watching debate floor either house congress found even remotely impressive today one democrat next stripes delivered impassioned defiant speeches defense rule law oversight presidential eavesdropping safeguards government spying swatted away gops fearmongering claims dismissive contempt tactics deserve rejecting principle predominated political debate country since 911 threat terrorists means must live rule omnipotent president dismantled constitutional framework discuss story httppoliticsslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803142033212 links 0 httpwwwsaloncomopiniongreenwald20080314fisaindexhtml battlebots delayed go brains babes moreengineeringthebetter dept posted scuttlemonkey friday march 14 1930 robotics httphardwareslashdotorgarticleplsid0803142035241 anonymous reader writes got excited earlier week 0robocombat returning tv espn popmech super geek erik sofge 1talks folks battlebots finds many early entries competition delayed least november reason gone babes predictable wedge fights eager engineering students crazy ramp arena lots new rules worth wait miss comedy central version discuss story httphardwareslashdotorgcommentsplsid0803142035241 links 0 httpscienceslashdotorgarticleplsid080311064233tid216 1 httpwwwpopularmechanicscomsciencerobotics4254323html copyright 19972006 ostg 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 144521 0000 slashdot stories 20080315