Wednesday, July 27, 2011

[Slashdot] Headlines for 2011-07-28

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House Websites Jammed After Obama Debt Speech
from the time-to-invest-in-some-stronger-hamsters dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 27, @08:11 (Government)
with 926 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0516233/House-Websites-Jammed-After-Obama-Debt-Speech?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Space Station To Be Deorbited After 2020
from the that'll-be-a-sad-day dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday July 27, @10:28 (Space)
with 539 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1425221/Space-Station-To-Be-Deorbited-After-2020?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Rise of Git
from the git-on-up dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 27, @00:01 (Programming)
with 401 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0012218/The-Rise-of-Git?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

MS-DOS Is 30 Years Old Today
from the for-some-unit-of-measure dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday July 27, @11:17 (IBM)
with 382 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1428210/MS-DOS-Is-30-Years-Old-Today?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Security Expert Slams Google+ Pseudonym Policy
from the anonymous-cowards-unite dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday July 27, @08:55 (Security)
with 340 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1246200/Security-Expert-Slams-Google-Pseudonym-Policy?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

LulzSec Calls For PayPal Boycott, Spokesman Arrested
from the hydras-die-easy-right dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday July 27, @12:58 (Security)
with 338 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1651202/LulzSec-Calls-For-PayPal-Boycott-Spokesman-Arrested?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Lucas Loses Star Wars Stormtrooper Copyright Case
from the helmets-for-everyone dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday July 27, @09:32 (Star Wars Prequels)
with 299 comments
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1322257/Lucas-Loses-Star-Wars-Stormtrooper-Copyright-Case?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Canadian Government Muzzling Scientists
from the still-cranky-about-losing-the-cup dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 27, @02:07 (Canada)
with 240 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0440254/Canadian-Government-Muzzling-Scientists?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google Grabbed Locations of Phones, PCs
from the gift-that-keeps-on-giving dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 27, @05:11 (Google)
with 210 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0529228/Google-Grabbed-Locations-of-Phones-PCs?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Chinese Couple Sells Kids To Fund Online Gaming
from the achievement-unlocked dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @11:37 (China)
with 208 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1457239/Chinese-Couple-Sells-Kids-To-Fund-Online-Gaming?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

DIY Dropbox Alternatives
from the not-quite-as-parent-friendly dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 27, @06:33 (Cloud)
with 170 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0547218/DIY-Dropbox-Alternatives?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Uncanny Valley Explained
from the japan's-plan-for-scaring-the-rest-of-us-to-death dept.
posted by Soulskill on Tuesday July 26, @21:58 (Robotics)
with 166 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0018251/The-Uncanny-Valley-Explained?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Climate Unit Releases Virtually All Remaining Data
from the here's-the-rest-of-it dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @19:53 (Earth)
with 164 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2238249/Climate-Unit-Releases-Virtually-All-Remaining-Data?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Humble Indie Bundle 3 Released
from the everybody-wins dept.
posted by Soulskill on Tuesday July 26, @20:51 (PC Games (Games))
with 147 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/005240/The-Humble-Indie-Bundle-3-Released?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

First Earth Trojan Asteroid Discovered
from the little-brother dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @15:51 (Space)
with 134 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/191250/First-Earth-Trojan-Asteroid-Discovered?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New Soyuz Launch Facility Near the Equator
from the wish-we-could-do-that-space-thing dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 27, @01:06 (Space)
with 125 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0454231/New-Soyuz-Launch-Facility-Near-the-Equator?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

OK Go Goes HTML5
from the can-you-feel-the-music? dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @15:29 (Music)
with 122 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1859244/OK-Go-Goes-HTML5?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Android Market Upgraded, Buy eBooks and Rent Movies
from the growing-google dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @17:12 (Android)
with 117 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2010200/Android-Market-Upgraded-Buy-eBooks-and-Rent-Movies?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Car Window Touchscreens
from the expensive-chips dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @14:39 (Transportation)
with 110 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/188235/Car-Window-Touchscreens?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Net (According To Akamai)
from the do-you-see-what-i-see dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday July 27, @12:07 (The Internet)
with 93 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/166230/The-Net-According-To-Akamai?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Researchers Say Dark Winters Led To Bigger Human Brains
from the head-in-the-clouds dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @19:19 (Science)
with 86 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2232221/Researchers-Say-Dark-Winters-Led-To-Bigger-Human-Brains?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Lawsuit Against Sony Highlights Cyber Insurance Shortcomings
from the am-I-covered? dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @13:48 (Security)
with 82 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1720248/Lawsuit-Against-Sony-Highlights-Cyber-Insurance-Shortcomings?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Transparent Lithium-Ion Battery Created
from the hard-to-see dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @16:22 (Power)
with 79 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/196214/Transparent-Lithium-Ion-Battery-Created?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New Type Of Artificial Lung Created
from the breath-differently dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @17:38 (Medicine)
with 73 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2120232/New-Type-Of-Artificial-Lung-Created?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Microsoft Launches Avatar Kinect
from the intermediate-forms dept.
posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 27, @03:28 (Microsoft)
with 69 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0541249/Microsoft-Launches-Avatar-Kinect?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Fighting Crime With Facebook
from the playing-policeville dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @19:00 (Crime)
with 47 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2124235/Fighting-Crime-With-Facebook?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

HBGary Federal Forces Aaron Barr Out of DEFCON
from the we'd-rather-you-not-say-anything dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @18:06 (Security)
with 36 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2037242/HBGary-Federal-Forces-Aaron-Barr-Out-of-DEFCON?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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