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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Google+ Already At 10 Million Users
* Congress Voting To Repeal Incandescent Bulb Ban
* Netflix Announces Streaming Only Plans and Higher Prices for DVDs
* The Fanless Spinning Heatsink
* Windows 8 Will Run On All Current PC Hardware
* How Do You Get Your Geek Nostalgia Fix?
* Apple Wants To Block Some HTC Products From US Under Tariff Act of 1930
* Man With 10 Million Air Miles Gets Plane Named After Him
* Microsoft Pulling the Plug On Windows XP In Three Years
* Assange Back In Court For Sex Crimes Appeal
* Law Enforcement Still Wants Mandatory ISP Log Retention
* Google+: Tools, Names, and Facebook
* Few Contribute To Aussie Classification Review
* Ask Slashdot: An Open Handheld Terminal For Retail Stores?
* GPU-Powered Planetarium Renders 64MP Projection
* Belgrade Hosts First Public Solar-Powered Cell Charging Station
* Chris Dibona On Free Software and Google
* Apple Chief Patent Lawyer Leaves After Android Loss
* China Launching First Space Station Module In September
* Snail Discovered That Can Survive Digestion By Birds
* Study: Fair Use Drives Large Part of US Economy
* Spammers Prefer Compromised Accounts To Botnets
* AMD Releases Fastest Mobile GPU
* Court Rules "Locker" Site Is Not Direct Copyright
* Interview With the Editors of Libre Graphics Magazine
* Google eBooks-Integrated E-reader Out On Sunday
* BlackBerry Code Signing Server Outage
* Wearable Computers and Portable Power
* Exercise Your Thumbs and Eyeballs With a Tiny <em>Space Invaders</em> Cabinet
* Robotic Refueling Experiment Set Up On Space Station
* Robot Film Festival Hits New York
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| Google+ Already At 10 Million Users
| from the thats-a-whole-lotta-plussing dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday July 12, @08:47 (Google)
| with 1153 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1243206/Google-Already-At-10-Million-Users?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "I project that Google will easily [0]pass 10
million users tomorrow and could reach 20 million user by this coming
weekend if they keep the Invite Button available. As one G+ user put it,
it is easy to underestimate the power of exponential growth." I bet if
people post in the discussion that they need invites, we can scratch each
other's backs here. I've been [1]using Google+ for a few days now (Yes I
will put you in a circle ;) and have a lot to love, but unless I can gate
[2]twitter and Facebook, the best interface in the world won't help me
until I can convince my kids' grandparents to move.
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1243206/Google-Already-At-10-Million-Users?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. https://plus.google.com/117388252776312694644/posts
1. https://plus.google.com/105030465637303791249/posts
2. http://twitter.com/#!/cmdrtaco
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| Congress Voting To Repeal Incandescent Bulb Ban
| from the most-important-issue-ever dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @13:12 (Earth)
| with 889 comments
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/177220/Congress-Voting-To-Repeal-Incandescent-Bulb-Ban?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Bob the Super Hamste writes "CNN Money is running as story about a bill
Congress is going to vote on today to repeal the '[0]incandescent light
bulb ban' that was put into place during the Bush administration. The
bill is supported by Republicans in Congress who are claiming this places
unnecessary restrictions on the market. For those of you wondering, it
does bring up the standard issues of energy efficiency, mercury (in both
the bulbs and that emitted by coal power), and cost of the bulbs. The
bill was introduced by Texas Congressman Joe Barton."
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/177220/Congress-Voting-To-Repeal-Incandescent-Bulb-Ban?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/11/news/economy/light_bulb_ban/index.htm?eref=mrss_igoogle_business
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| Netflix Announces Streaming Only Plans and Higher Prices for DVDs
| from the postmaster-general-reportedly-unhappy dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @16:22 (Media)
| with 403 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1934215/Netflix-Announces-Streaming-Only-Plans-and-Higher-Prices-for-DVDs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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micsaund writes "While Netflix has continued to drop fees and still
maintain a good services, today, they take [0]three steps in the other
direction by [1]doubling the cost of the plan you probably already have:
'So for instance, our current $9.99 a month membership for unlimited
streaming and unlimited DVDs will be split into 2 distinct plans ...
Unlimited Streaming (no DVDs) for $7.99 a month ... Unlimited DVDs, 1 out
at-a-time (no streaming), for $7.99 a month. ... The price for getting
both of these plans will be $15.98 a month ($7.99 + $7.99).' Now, if they
could get everything available on streaming, this would be fine, but how
many times have you needed to get a physical disc for that oddball movie,
or had a movie in your instant queue that magically disappears due to
some behind-the-scenes contract expiration or whatever?"
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1934215/Netflix-Announces-Streaming-Only-Plans-and-Higher-Prices-for-DVDs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://blog.netflix.com/2011/07/netflix-introduces-new-plans-and.html
1. http://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-is-raising-its-monthly-rates-again-2011-7
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| The Fanless Spinning Heatsink
| from the get-your-whirl-on dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday July 12, @10:17 (Hardware Hacking)
| with 356 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1348243/The-Fanless-Spinning-Heatsink?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "There's a fundamental flaw with
fan-and-heatsink cooling systems: no matter how hard the fan blows, a
boundary layer of motionless, highly-insulating air remains on the
heatsink. You can increase the size of the heatsink and you can blow more
air, but ultimately the boundary layer prevents the system from being
efficient. But [0]what if you did away with the fan? What if the heatsink
itself rotated? Well, believe it or not, rotating the heat exchanger
obliterates the boundary layer, removes the need for a fan, and it's so
efficient that it can operate at low and very quiet speeds. That's
exactly what the [1]Air Bearing Heat Exchanger, developed by Jeff Koplow
of the Sandia National Laboratories, has developed. It's even
intrinsically immune to the build up of dust and detritus!"
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1348243/The-Fanless-Spinning-Heatsink?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/89710-the-fanless-spinning-heatsink-the-heatsink-is-the-fan
1. http://prod.sandia.gov/techlib/access-control.cgi/2010/100258.pdf
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| Windows 8 Will Run On All Current PC Hardware
| from the just-a-little-slower dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday July 12, @12:31 (Microsoft)
| with 346 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1631228/Windows-8-Will-Run-On-All-Current-PC-Hardware?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Stoobalou writes "Microsoft exec Tami Reller told attendees at the
company's Worldwide Partner Conference 2011 taking place in Los Angeles
yesterday that [0]any PC capable of running Windows 7 today would be
capable of running Windows 8 when it is released, towards the end of the
year."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1631228/Windows-8-Will-Run-On-All-Current-PC-Hardware?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/7/12/windows-8-will-run-all-current-pc-hardware/
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| How Do You Get Your Geek Nostalgia Fix?
| from the one-time-i-repaired-a-crt dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @17:20 (Hardware)
| with 295 comments
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2019234/How-Do-You-Get-Your-Geek-Nostalgia-Fix?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Vrtigo1 writes "I keep a Pentium Pro CPU on my desk underneath my monitor
because it reminds me of simpler times. Every once in a while I want to
revisit the old days of the original Doom, the phonebook-sized Computer
Shoppers, when you looked forward to the demo CD that came with Computer
Gaming World because the Internet was too slow to distribute software,
and when Falcon Northwest's Mach V was the envy of many a geek. IRC is
just about the only technology I can think of that's still in use today
and still looks the same as it did in the early nineties. So where do you
go when you need to regress back to simpler times and get your nostalgia
fix? I foolishly trashed my old tech mags, and there isn't a whole lot
online that has survived from that long ago."
Discuss this story at:
https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2019234/How-Do-You-Get-Your-Geek-Nostalgia-Fix?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Apple Wants To Block Some HTC Products From US Under Tariff Act of 1930
| from the mmm-competition dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday July 11, @22:17 (Android)
| with 279 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/0144237/Apple-Wants-To-Block-Some-HTC-Products-From-US-Under-Tariff-Act-of-1930?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Days after filing another suit against
Samsung, Apple took aim at smaller rival HTC, filling a claim with the
International Trade Commission (ITC) to [0]ban the sales of the competing
smartphones and tablets. Apple said that HTC was infringing on
'groundbreaking' [technology] that Apple developed for its iPod, iPhone
and iPad products."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/0144237/Apple-Wants-To-Block-Some-HTC-Products-From-US-Under-Tariff-Act-of-1930?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/178169/20110711/apple-to-htc-stop-those-droid-flyer-sales.htm
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| Man With 10 Million Air Miles Gets Plane Named After Him
| from the fly-me-to-the-moon dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday July 12, @10:54 (Transportation)
| with 233 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1422252/Man-With-10-Million-Air-Miles-Gets-Plane-Named-After-Him?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Chicago car salesman Thomas Stuker has set a record by [0]accumulating an
astonishing 10 million air miles on United Airlines. In the past 29 years
Thomas has flown almost 6,000 times - racking up a total mileage that
would circle the Earth 400 times. From the article: "Mr Stuker has
already been highly rewarded with access to a special lounge at the
airlines hub in Chicago, first-class upgrades as a matter of course and
even a plane named after him on the fleet."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1422252/Man-With-10-Million-Air-Miles-Gets-Plane-Named-After-Him?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Microsoft Pulling the Plug On Windows XP In Three Years
| from the kill-it-with-fire dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @16:41 (Microsoft)
| with 221 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/209242/Microsoft-Pulling-the-Plug-On-Windows-XP-In-Three-Years?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader wrote in with an article from myce. Microsoft will be
[0]discontinuing all support for Windows XP in Spring 2014. Coinciding
with the announcement, Microsoft released a [1]1,000-day countdown gadget
to help XP users pass the time until their IT departments get into gear.
Maybe.
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/209242/Microsoft-Pulling-the-Plug-On-Windows-XP-In-Three-Years?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.myce.com/news/microsoft-were-pulling-the-plug-on-windows-xp-in-3-years-48249/
1. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=11662
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| Assange Back In Court For Sex Crimes Appeal
| from the dont-give-him-a-white-bronco dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday July 12, @11:05 (The Courts)
| with 187 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1456250/Assange-Back-In-Court-For-Sex-Crimes-Appeal?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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kaptink writes "Julian Assange is [0]back in court today to appeal his
extradition to Sweden. So far the court has heard more on the
incompatibility between UK and Sweden sex crime laws and that the arrest
warrant used was essentially flawed. ��� 'Ben Emmerson QC told Lord Justice
Thomas and Mr Justice Ousely that the European arrest warrant under which
Assange is being held was flawed because it failed to provide a "fair,
accurate and proper" description of the alleged sexual misconduct.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1456250/Assange-Back-In-Court-For-Sex-Crimes-Appeal?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/12/julian-assange-extradition-live-coverage
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| Law Enforcement Still Wants Mandatory ISP Log Retention
| from the they-know-how-often-you-google-bieber dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday July 12, @19:03 (Privacy)
| with 156 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2219208/Law-Enforcement-Still-Wants-Mandatory-ISP-Log-Retention?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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schwit1 writes with this snippet from CNet: "Law enforcement
representatives are planning to endorse a proposed federal law that would
[0]require Internet service providers to store logs about their customers
for 18 months. ... Michael Brown, sheriff in Bedford County, Va., and a
board member and executive committee member of the National Sheriffs'
Association, is planning to argue that a new law is necessary because
Internet providers do not store customer records long enough. 'The
limited data retention time and lack of uniformity among retention from
company to company significantly hinders law enforcement's ability to
identify predators when they come across child pornography,' according to
a copy of Brown's remarks. Any stored logs could, however, be used to
prosecute any type of crime."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2219208/Law-Enforcement-Still-Wants-Mandatory-ISP-Log-Retention?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20078653-281/police-internet-providers-must-keep-user-logs/
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| Google+: Tools, Names, and Facebook
| from the google-plus-plus-go dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @17:05 (Google)
| with 155 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2039220/Google-Tools-Names-and-Facebook?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Several readers submitted stories about Google+ today. [0]CWMike writes
in with an article about the lack of developer APIs from Computerworld
"Currently, external developers don't have any Google+ APIs or tools to
tinker with. A Google spokeswoman said, 'We definitely plan to involve
developers and publishers in the Google+ project, but we don't have
specific details to share just yet. [1]Please stay tuned.' The
spokeswoman declined to say specifically if Google+ will be compatible
with the company's [2]OpenSocial set of common APIs for social networking
applications." [3]Anita Khanna writes "Facebook is trying real hard to
block users migrating to google+. Although the recently announced Google+
social platform is still in private beta, it has generated enough
excitement to have Facebook making some preemptive measures. Shortly
after the announcement, Facebook made a peculiar change to their TOS that
resulted in the [4]ban of popular Chrome extension Facebook Friend
Exporter. Over the weekend, another personal data migration tool,
Open-Xchange, has [5]also been deactivated." Finally, an anonymous reader
notes that Google is [6]requiring real names for profiles, and may have
already [7]suspended some users for using aliases.
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2039220/Google-Tools-Names-and-Facebook?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://twitter.com/mikeatcw
1. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218305/Google_to_developers_Stay_tuned_for_Google_tools
2. http://www.opensocial.org/
3. http://blog.bharatbuysell.com/
4. http://blog.bharatbuysell.com/technology/tech-news/11393/facebook-deactivates-open-xchange-blocks-personal-data-migration/
5. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-blocks-open-xchange-contact-exporter-tool/2127
6. http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2011/07/google-profiles-pseudonym-avatar-names-suspension-policy.html
7. https://sites.google.com/site/rowanium/
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| Few Contribute To Aussie Classification Review
| from the this-way-to-the-egress dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday July 12, @00:31 (Australia)
| with 111 comments
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/0354227/Few-Contribute-To-Aussie-Classification-Review?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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dopeywan.kenobi writes "The Australian Law Reform Commission are
conducting a review of the Australian Classification laws, the outcome of
which will influence Australian internet filtering and/or the long
awaited R18+ Video Game classification. Public submissions on the matter
have been accepted since 20th May 2011 and will close on the 15th July
2011. From the article : '[A]s yet [0]only 80 public submissions have
been made ��� 80 per cent of them from people who believe in government
intervention for the sake of child protection. Considering, the furious
debates within Australia's technology communities, does this reflect the
national balance?...'It's likely down to the media for failing to inform
the public on the matter.' Having read [1]the questionnaire, I can't help
but wonder if their convoluted phrasing is contributing to reports that
people are only partially completing the form without submitting." I
wonder how much of it, too, is that people don't want to be tarred as
favoring child pornography just because they're uncomfortable with
by-domain censorship.
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/0354227/Few-Contribute-To-Aussie-Classification-Review?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2011/07/06/3262712.htm
1. http://www.alrc.gov.au/content/classification-online-submission
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| Ask Slashdot: An Open Handheld Terminal For Retail Stores?
| from the give-in-to-hegemony dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday July 11, @21:45 (Businesses)
| with 105 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/11/2313247/Ask-Slashdot-An-Open-Handheld-Terminal-For-Retail-Stores?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Evil Al writes "From the ubiquitous Verifone card terminals to the fancy
Apple Store terminals, point-of-sale devices are everywhere. But does
anyone know of an open terminal (with printer + Wi-Fi), preferably
running Linux, that we can use to run a custom application for retail,
made by a reputable manufacturer?"
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/11/2313247/Ask-Slashdot-An-Open-Handheld-Terminal-For-Retail-Stores?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| GPU-Powered Planetarium Renders 64MP Projection
| from the how-quaint-an-ancient-star-dome dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday July 12, @06:01 (Graphics)
| with 105 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/0420211/GPU-Powered-Planetarium-Renders-64MP-Projection?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]MojoKid writes "The Adler Planetarium has finished a major two-year
upgrade project that's replaced the facility's forty year-old Zeiss Mark
VI projector with a 'Digital Starball' system designed by Global
Immersion Ltd. The new digital system is powered by an array of NVIDIA
Quadro GPUs. The specs behind the system are impressive. The 71-foot dome
of the Grainger Sky Theater now [1]contains a score of military-grade
projectors with an 8kx8k resolution. The final 64 megapixel image is
generated by an array of 42 NVIDIA Quadro GPUs and offers an
unprecedented degree of real-time modeling horsepower. The planetarium's
model of the universe was created in part from high-definition photos
captured around the world and via the Hubble telescope."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/0420211/GPU-Powered-Planetarium-Renders-64MP-Projection?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hothardware.com/
1. http://hothardware.com/News/Adler-Planetarium-Completes-Massive-NVPowered-Digital-Projector/
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| Belgrade Hosts First Public Solar-Powered Cell Charging Station
| from the sounds-like-a-nice-place-to-visit dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday July 12, @03:20 (Cellphones)
| with 104 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/11/2339202/Belgrade-Hosts-First-Public-Solar-Powered-Cell-Charging-Station?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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arisvega writes "Dead battery in Belgrade, Serbia? Head to the city's
Obrenovac district, where a group of students has developed the world's
[0]first public charging station powered entirely by solar energy. Known
as the [1]Strawberry Tree, the structure's 16 ports support a variety of
handhelds, allowing pedestrians to juice up their handhelds in just
[2]ten to 15 minutes, at no charge. Its built-in batteries can also store
up to a month's worth of back-up energy, enabling the station to hum
along at night, or even during Serbia's less sunny seasons. 'Energy from
the sun is free, and it would be unethical to charge people to use the
Strawberry Tree...We are trying to inspire young people to think about
the source of the energy they use, and behave and act responsibly,' said
the inventor Milos Milisavljevic (17 years old when he came up with the
idea) and now, at the ripe old age of 22, is looking to plant new
stations across other Serbian cities."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://techland.time.com/2011/06/17/strawberry-tree-a-free-public-solar-powered-charging-station/
1. http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/17/strawberry-tree-brings-free-solar-powered-charging-to-belgrade/
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13805010
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| Chris Dibona On Free Software and Google
| from the free-dancing-robot-death-machines dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @13:46 (Android)
| with 95 comments
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1723224/Chris-Dibona-On-Free-Software-and-Google?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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dkd903 wrote in with an interview with Chris Dibona in Der Standard.
Within, he declares Android as "... the dream come true. It's your Linux
desktop, it's [0]the ultimate success story of Linux that I've been
working on personally since 1995." There's lots of other good stuff on
Google's internal use of GNU/Linux: "If you'd look at laptops it's maybe
70 percent Mac OS X and most of the rest is Linux, we are a huge customer
of Apple. Engineering Desktops are overwhelmingly running on Linux. We
have our own Ubuntu derivative called 'Goobuntu' internally for that,
integrating with our network ��� we run all our the home directories from a
file server ��� and with some extra tools already built-in for developers."
Discuss this story at:
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1723224/Chris-Dibona-On-Free-Software-and-Google?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Apple Chief Patent Lawyer Leaves After Android Loss
| from the we're-all-friends-here dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @14:25 (Patents)
| with 89 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1749255/Apple-Chief-Patent-Lawyer-Leaves-After-Android-Loss?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "PC Magazine reports that Richard Lutton, Apple's
current chief patent lawyer, is reportedly leaving the company after
[1]failing to block Android manufacturers from using iPhone-like features.
'It's possible that Apple's leadership wants the patent department to
become more effective, especially in terms of litigation,' says
intellectual property analyst Florian Mueller. 'They are probably
disappointed that the [2]first ITC complaint against HTC didn't go too
well.' ... In addition Apple is aggressively [3]seeking an injunction on
Samsung's flagship Galaxy lineup." Samsung also happens to be displeased
with Apple [4]using their former legal counsel.
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1749255/Apple-Chief-Patent-Lawyer-Leaves-After-Android-Loss?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388374,00.asp
2. http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/06/24/013245/Apple-Sues-HTC-Again-Over-Patents
3. http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/04/18/2053241/Apple-Sues-Samsung-Over-Galaxy-Phones-and-Tablets
4. http://www.tekgoblin.com/2011/07/12/samsung-to-apple-we-dont-like-your-lawyers/
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| China Launching First Space Station Module In September
| from the communist-space-zombies-attack dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @17:42 (China)
| with 80 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2127235/China-Launching-First-Space-Station-Module-In-September?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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arisvega writes "The Chinese Space Station's first module has been
[0]moved to its final testing location, and [1]will soon be launched into
orbit. Two manned missions are scheduled to follow after an unmanned
mission checks out. The best part? A [2]movie about China in space is
already premiering."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2127235/China-Launching-First-Space-Station-Module-In-September?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1107/04tiangong/
1. http://www.parabolicarc.com/2011/07/06/26831/
2. http://spacecoalition.com/blog/china%E2%80%99s-space-station-module-moves-to-launch-site
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| Snail Discovered That Can Survive Digestion By Birds
| from the service-on-this-flight-is-sh*t dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday July 12, @14:47 (Idle)
| with 73 comments
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1514257/Snail-Discovered-That-Can-Survive-Digestion-By-Birds?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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smitty777 writes "A recent article in the Journal of Biogeography
describes research showing that 15% of the snails devoured by birds on a
Japanese island [0]can survive the digestive process. This is thought to
be the mechanism by which the snail populations can migrate from island
to island, similar to the way plant seeds are deposited. From the
article: 'In the lab, scientists fed the birds with the snails to find
out whether any survived the digestive process. "We were surprised that a
high rate, about 15 percent, of snails were still alive after passing
through the gut of [the] birds," explained researcher Shinichiro Wada.'"
As bad as riding in a bird's digestive tract sounds, I'd take it over
flying standby on a puddle jumper.
Discuss this story at:
https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1514257/Snail-Discovered-That-Can-Survive-Digestion-By-Birds?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14048754
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| Study: Fair Use Drives Large Part of US Economy
| from the all-depends-who's-counting-and-how dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday July 12, @08:12 (The Almighty Buck)
| with 68 comments
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/0121221/Study-Fair-Use-Drives-Large-Part-of-US-Economy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]angry tapir writes "Industries that rely on fair use exceptions to
U.S. copyright law have weathered the recent slow economy better than
other businesses, according to a new study released by a tech trade
group. The fair use industries, including consumer device makers,
software developers, search engines and news organizations, [1]had US$4.5
trillion in revenue in 2009, up from $3.4 trillion in 2002, according to
the study, commissioned by the Computer and Communications Industry
(CCIA) Association. Fair use businesses make up about 17 percent of the
U.S. gross domestic product, according to the study. The study shows the
importance of fair use exceptions in copyright law, said Ed Black, CCIA's
president and CEO."
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/0121221/Study-Fair-Use-Drives-Large-Part-of-US-Economy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com.au/
1. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/393180/study_fair_use_drives_large_part_us_economy/
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| Spammers Prefer Compromised Accounts To Botnets
| from the i-prefer-pie-to-cake dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday July 12, @11:47 (Botnet)
| with 52 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1518222/Spammers-Prefer-Compromised-Accounts-To-Botnets?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Orome1 writes "[0]Spammers today favor compromised accounts for sending
spam, gradually shifting distribution away from botnets, according to
Commtouch. The changed tactic has emerged as spam levels dropped
dramatically, following several high-profile botnet takedowns. Spammers
are now using a combination of malware and phishing to compromise
legitimate accounts and then using these accounts to send low-volume spam
outbreaks."
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1518222/Spammers-Prefer-Compromised-Accounts-To-Botnets?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=1771
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| AMD Releases Fastest Mobile GPU
| from the most-amazing-15-minutes-of-battery-life dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @15:41 (AMD)
| with 50 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1849258/AMD-Releases-Fastest-Mobile-GPU?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Stoobalou writes "AMD has scored another point over its graphics rival
Nvidia with what it claims is [0]the world's fastest single-GPU mobile
graphics processor, the Radeon HD 6990M. While the red team is unlikely
to hold the crown for long in the fast-moving world of discrete graphics,
the company's latest chip is [1]certainly impressive enough. Based on the
TeraScale 2 unified processor architecture and the Barts GPU core, the
Radeon HD 6990M ��� a mobile equivalent to the company's high-end Radeon HD
6990 PCI Express graphics card design ��� features 1,120 stream processing
units, 56 texture units, 128 Z/stencil ROP units, and 32 color ROP
units."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1849258/AMD-Releases-Fastest-Mobile-GPU?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/7/12/amd-wrests-fastest-mobile-gpu-crown-nvidia/
1. http://www.anandtech.com/show/4494/amd-raises-the-mobile-performance-bar-with-radeon-hd-6990m
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| Court Rules "Locker" Site Is Not Direct Copyright
| from the hope-for-the-best dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday July 12, @09:34 (Networking)
| with 45 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1335214/Court-Rules-Locker-Site-Is-Not-Direct-Copyright?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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suraj.sun writes "A federal judge in Miami has [0]dismissed direct
copyright infringement charges against Hotfile, a popular online "locker"
service that the major Hollywood studios allege is responsible for
massive copyright infringement. But he allowed the case to proceed on
charges that Hotfile has induced and profited from the infringing
activities of its users. The case, which began in February, represents
the latest front in the never-ending arms race between Hollywood studios
and users seeking free copies of their movies. Hotfile is a "cyberlocker"
site. Users upload files they wish to share with others and are rewarded
financially if these files prove popular. The studios allege that the
overwhelming majority of the files users upload to Hotfile are
copyrighted content being distributed without the consent of copyright
holders' like themselves."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1335214/Court-Rules-Locker-Site-Is-Not-Direct-Copyright?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Interview With the Editors of Libre Graphics Magazine
| from the since-when-did-hipsters-floss dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @15:19 (Graphics)
| with 44 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1855250/Interview-With-the-Editors-of-Libre-Graphics-Magazine?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]TheSilentNumber writes "I recently had the pleasure of [1]interviewing
the editors of Libre Graphics, a magazine made entirely using free
software (even using version control so you can [2]see every change ever
made) after they gave a talk at this year's [3]Libre Graphics Meeting.
This project is living proof of the printing abilities of Free Software,
'That really is a constant refrain even within our own community. People
always still talk about the printing problem. So what printing problem?'
[4]Libre Graphics Magazine is doing a truly outstanding job showcasing
free works made with free tools, creating a publication of record, and
reaching out to designers with this project."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1855250/Interview-With-the-Editors-of-Libre-Graphics-Magazine?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://thesilentnumber.me/
1. http://labs.creativecommons.org/2011/07/05/libre-graphics-magazine-interview-at-libre-graphics-meeting/
2. http://gitorious.org/libregraphicsmag
3. http://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org/2011/
4. http://libregraphicsmag.com/
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| Google eBooks-Integrated E-reader Out On Sunday
| from the ereader-burnings-considerably-more-toxic dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @18:22 (Google)
| with 38 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2054207/Google-eBooks-Integrated-E-reader-Out-On-Sunday?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]minutetraders sends word of an announcement from Google. Quoting:
"Starting this coming Sunday, July 17, the iriver Story HD e-reader will
be available for sale in Target stores nationwide and on Target.com. The
iriver Story HD is the [1]first e-reader integrated with the open Google
eBooks platform." It appears iriver has released [2]source for the GPL
components on the device, [3]unlike the last time around.
Discuss this story at:
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2054207/Google-eBooks-Integrated-E-reader-Out-On-Sunday?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.minutetraders.com/
1. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/first-google-ebooks-integrated-e-reader.html
2. http://www.iriver.com/opensource.html
3. http://blog.openinkpot.org/2010/05/iriver-story-firmware-source-code.html
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| BlackBerry Code Signing Server Outage
| from the no-keys-for-you dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @16:07 (Blackberry)
| with 28 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1939238/BlackBerry-Code-Signing-Server-Outage?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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ThirdNormal writes "In a really painful move for most third party
developers [0]RIM's code signing servers have been down and having issues
since the weekend started. This has caused a furor in the Blackberry
Support Forum, and must surely exacerbate the [1]defecting of developers
from the Blackberry platform."
Discuss this story at:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1939238/BlackBerry-Code-Signing-Server-Outage?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Java-Development/Signing-Server-Outage-July-11/td-p/1194587
1. https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/06/27/2018225/Developers-Defecting-From-BlackBerry
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| Wearable Computers and Portable Power
| from the embedded-sequin-processors-latest-fashion dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @15:01 (The Military)
| with 24 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1816242/Wearable-Computers-and-Portable-Power?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Last weekend, Silicon Valley VC Marc
Andreessen called out '[0]wearable computing' as a Next Big Thing. Now
MC10, a three-year-old company making flexible electronics, is [1]taking
an old idea to new places. The startup is developing [2]health sensors
that conform to the human body, image sensors that curve like the retina,
and stretchy solar cells (and other circuitry) that can be woven into the
fabric of a tent or aircraft skin. Unlike organic or printed electronics,
which tend to be inefficient, MC10 uses silicon islands linked by springy
interconnects. It's still early, but the company has new backing from
VCs, [3]Reebok, and the U.S. government to develop wearable devices,
mini-sensors, and portable power. Imagine a self-charging UAV with tiny
cameras on board, and you can tell what the military wants out of this."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/1816242/Wearable-Computers-and-Portable-Power?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.media.mit.edu/wearables/history.html
1. http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2011/07/12/how%E2%80%99s-that-stretchy-bendy-stuff-working-out-for-ya-mc10-looks-to-turn-flexible-sensors-and-solar-cells-into-a-growth-business/?single_page=true
2. http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/35063/?a=f
3. http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/26872/
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| Exercise Your Thumbs and Eyeballs With a Tiny <em>Space Invaders</em> Cabinet
| from the thinkgeek-needs-to-get-on-this dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday July 12, @08:32 (Hardware Hacking)
| with 22 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/0441252/Exercise-Your-Thumbs-and-Eyeballs-With-a-Tiny-Space-Invaders-Cabinet?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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dotarray writes with this piece on GamePron with a piece of game pr0n:
"If you're big on nostalgia, but small on space, we might just have the
solution for you. A clever gentleman has created a [0]teeny-tiny '80s
arcade cabinet that will fit happily on your desktop ��� and while it might
look like a mere mock-up, this one actually works, playing Space Invaders
on the miniature screen."
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/0441252/Exercise-Your-Thumbs-and-Eyeballs-With-a-Tiny-Space-Invaders-Cabinet?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.gamepron.com/news/2011/07/11/space-invaders-cabinet-is-very-small-very-cool/
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| Robotic Refueling Experiment Set Up On Space Station
| from the how-are-gas-prices-up-there dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday July 12, @19:45 (ISS)
| with 22 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2256200/Robotic-Refueling-Experiment-Set-Up-On-Space-Station?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]coondoggie writes "The idea that the International Space Station could
be used as a port-of-call for passing satellites that need fuel or
repairs took one step closer to reality as NASA astronauts set up the
robotic experiment in orbit today. The Robotic Refueling Mission
structure will ultimately be attached to the ISS' infrastructure. Once up
and running, it will show that [1]remote-controlled robots can perform
refueling tasks in orbit, using commands sent from controllers on Earth."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2256200/Robotic-Refueling-Experiment-Set-Up-On-Space-Station?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:mcooney@nww.com
1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/nasa-sets-robotic-satellite-refueling-experim
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| Robot Film Festival Hits New York
| from the i-for-one-welcome-our-robotic-tired-jokes dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday July 12, @18:01 (Robotics)
| with 13 comments
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2111209/Robot-Film-Festival-Hits-New-York?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Ever wonder what life will be like when the
robots take over? On Saturday, some of us might get a glimpse, when the
first [0]robot film festival kicks off in New York. Botskers (robot
Oscars) will be awarded and the event will feature a red carpet,
robotically milled statuettes, a robot-human comedy duo, and a rock band
with robot musicians playing backup. 'We are trying to [1]focus on
celebrating robotics and thinking about positive futures,' says festival
creator Heather Knight of Marilyn Monrobot."
Discuss this story at:
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/07/12/2111209/Robot-Film-Festival-Hits-New-York?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://robotfilmfestival.com/
1. http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2011/07/best-robot-in-a-lead-role-goes-to.html
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