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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* House Websites Jammed After Obama Debt Speech
* Space Station To Be Deorbited After 2020
* The Rise of Git
* MS-DOS Is 30 Years Old Today
* LulzSec Calls For PayPal Boycott, Spokesman Arrested
* Security Expert Slams Google+ Pseudonym Policy
* Lucas Loses Star Wars Stormtrooper Copyright Case
* Climate Unit Releases Virtually All Remaining Data
* Canadian Government Muzzling Scientists
* Google Grabbed Locations of Phones, PCs
* Chinese Couple Sells Kids To Fund Online Gaming
* DIY Dropbox Alternatives
* The Uncanny Valley Explained
* The Humble Indie Bundle 3 Released
* First Earth Trojan Asteroid Discovered
* OK Go Goes HTML5
* New Soyuz Launch Facility Near the Equator
* Android Market Upgraded, Buy eBooks and Rent Movies
* Car Window Touchscreens
* Researchers Say Dark Winters Led To Bigger Human Brains
* The Net (According To Akamai)
* Lawsuit Against Sony Highlights Cyber Insurance Shortcomings
* Transparent Lithium-Ion Battery Created
* New Type Of Artificial Lung Created
* Microsoft Launches Avatar Kinect
* Fighting Crime With Facebook
* HBGary Federal Forces Aaron Barr Out of DEFCON
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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 942 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0516233/House-Websites-Jammed-After-Obama-Debt-Speech?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "CNN reports that House switchboards have been
flooded by phone calls ��� nearly twice the normal average ��� and hit with
an unusual volume of constituent e-mails as voters voice their concern
over the worsening debt-ceiling crisis. At least [1]104 of 279
congressional websites surveyed by CNN were down or had experienced slow
connections on Tuesday, after President Obama's speech Monday night. In
his address to the nation, Obama called on the American people to 'make
your voice heard.' House Speaker John Boehner's website responded with a
'Server Too Busy' or 'Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)' message during
parts of the day. His switchboard reported as many as 150-300 callers on
hold, wanting to leave their thoughts for the speaker. House Chief
Administrative Officer spokesman Dan Weiser said that [2]lawmakers'
websites and phone lines began to sag with the traffic on Monday night.
'Last night we had some website problems. ... There was some websites
that were hosted by outside vendors that had slowness, sluggishness,
people had trouble getting in. And that was rectified early this
morning.'"
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Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/26/congress.communications.jammed/
2. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/173501-house-telephone-lines-websites-jammed-after-obama-speech
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| 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 543 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1425221/Space-Station-To-Be-Deorbited-After-2020?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]astroengine writes "Russia and its partners plan to plunge the
International Space Station (ISS) into the ocean at the end of its life
cycle after 2020 so as not to leave space junk, [1]the space agency said
on Wednesday. 'After it completes its existence, we will be forced to
sink the ISS. It cannot be left in orbit, it's too complex, too heavy an
object, it can leave behind lots of rubbish,' said deputy head of
Roskosmos space agency Vitaly Davydov."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1425221/Space-Station-To-Be-Deorbited-After-2020?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://astroengine.com/
1. http://news.discovery.com/space/space-station-end-ocean-110727.html
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| The Rise of Git
| from the git-on-up dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 27, @00:01 (Programming)
| with 403 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0012218/The-Rise-of-Git?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]snydeq writes "InfoWorld takes a look at [1]the rise of Git, the use
of which has increased sixfold in the past three years. Buoyed in large
part by interest among the Ruby community and younger developers, Git has
been gaining share for open source development largely because of its
distributed architecture, analysts note. And the version control system
stands to gain further traction on Subversion in the years ahead, as
Eclipse is making Git its preferred version control system, a move
inspired by developers and members."
Discuss this story at:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0012218/The-Rise-of-Git?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.infoworld.com/
1. http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/torvaldss-git-the-it-technology-software-version-control-167799
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| 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 389 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1428210/MS-DOS-Is-30-Years-Old-Today?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Thirty years ago, on July 27 1981,
[0]Microsoft bought the rights for QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating
System) from Seattle Computer Products (SCP) for $25,000. QDOS, otherwise
known as 86-DOS, was designed by SCP to run on the Intel 8086 processor,
and was originally thrown together in just two months for a 0.1 release
in 1980 (thus the name). Meanwhile, IBM had planned on powering its first
Personal Computer with CP/M-86, which had been the standard OS for Intel
8086 and 8080 architectures at the time, but a deal could not be struck
with CP/M's developer, Digital Research. IBM then approached Microsoft,
which already had a few of years of experience under its belt with M-DOS,
BASIC, and other important tools ��� and as you can probably tell from the
landscape of the computer world today, the IBM/Microsoft partnership
worked out rather well indeed."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1428210/MS-DOS-Is-30-Years-Old-Today?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.extremetech.com/computing/91202-ms-dos-is-30-years-old-today
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| 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 354 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1651202/LulzSec-Calls-For-PayPal-Boycott-Spokesman-Arrested?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "British police have arrested [0]a 19-year-old
man believed to be 'Topiary', the official spokesperson of the LulzSec
hactivist group. The man was arrested at his home in the Shetland Islands
earlier today (July 27), and is being transported to a central London
police station." Also today, LulzSec has [1]called for a boycott of
PayPal saying ���We encourage anyone using PayPal to immediately close
their accounts and consider an alternative.���
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1651202/LulzSec-Calls-For-PayPal-Boycott-Spokesman-Arrested?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/07/27/suspected-hacker-arrested-in-shetland-islands/
1. http://venturebeat.com/2011/07/27/lulzsec-anonymous-call-for-paypal-boycott-following-fbi-raids/
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| Security Expert Slams Google+ Pseudonym Policy
| from the anonymous-cowards-unite dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday July 27, @08:55 (Security)
| with 346 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1246200/Security-Expert-Slams-Google-Pseudonym-Policy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "A security expert has [0]panned Google's
"real name" policy on Google+, claiming that the hard line will damage
privacy. Sophos's Chester Wisniewski says that closing accounts where
users have adopted false names erodes privacy on the social network.
'What they seemed to have missed is that the very foundation of privacy
is identity. Simply knowing my postal code or birth date is meaningless
without a name to associate it with. By requiring people to only use
their real names, unless they just happen to be a celebrity, they have
eliminated the ability for people to be private in any meaningful way.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1246200/Security-Expert-Slams-Google-Pseudonym-Policy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| 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 306 comments
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1322257/Lucas-Loses-Star-Wars-Stormtrooper-Copyright-Case?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "A prop designer who made the original
Stormtrooper helmets for Star Wars has [0]won his copyright battle with
director George Lucas over his right to sell replicas. The five-year
saga, which ended in the highest court in the land, has stakes of
galactic proportions."
Discuss this story at:
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1322257/Lucas-Loses-Star-Wars-Stormtrooper-Copyright-Case?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12910683
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| 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 245 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2238249/Climate-Unit-Releases-Virtually-All-Remaining-Data?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]mutube writes "The BBC is reporting that the University of East Anglia
Climatic Research Unit, target of 'ClimateGate,' has [1]released nearly
all its remaining data on temperature measurements following a freedom of
information bid. Most temperature data was already available, but critics
of climate science want everything public. Following the latest release,
raw data from virtually all of the world's 5,000-plus weather stations is
freely available. Release of this dataset required [2]The Met Office to
secure approval from more than 1,500 weather stations around the world.
The article notes that while Trinidad and Tobago refused permission, the
Information Commissioner ruled that public interest in disclosure
outweighed those considerations."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2238249/Climate-Unit-Releases-Virtually-All-Remaining-Data?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://methodmint.com/
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14315747
2. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
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| Canadian Government Muzzling Scientists
| from the still-cranky-about-losing-the-cup dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 27, @02:07 (Canada)
| with 243 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0440254/Canadian-Government-Muzzling-Scientists?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Meshach writes "Scientists in Canada researching why salmon stocks are
depleting face being [0]muzzled by the Canadian Conservative government.
Quoting: 'Science told Miller to "please feel free to speak with
journalists." It advised reporters to contact Diane Lake, a media officer
with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Vancouver, "to set
up interviews with Dr. Miller." The documents show major media outlets
were soon lining up to speak with Miller, but the Privy Council Office
said no to the interviews. The Privy Council Office also nixed a
Fisheries Department news release about Miller's study, saying the
release "was not very good, focused on salmon dying and not on the new
science aspect," according to documents obtained by Postmedia News under
the Access to Information Act. Miller is still not allowed to speak
publicly about her discovery, and the Privy Council Office and Fisheries
Department defend the way she has been silenced.'"
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Links:
0. http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Feds+silence+scientist+over+salmon+study/5162633/story.html
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| 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 213 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0529228/Google-Grabbed-Locations-of-Phones-PCs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]1800maxim writes "As it turns out, Google didn't only grab the hotspot
[1]SSIDs and MAC addresses with its Street View cars. As this article at
CNET notes, Google also [2]recorded location data of computers using
wireless cards, as well as cell phones and other Wi-Fi devices. Google's
explanation is that the data collection was accidental, and they declined
to answer further questions from CNET."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. mailto:max.bar@hotmail.com
1. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/04/23/0522228/Google-Street-View-Logs-Wi-Fi-Networks-MAC-Addresses
2. http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20082777-281/street-view-cars-grabbed-locations-of-phones-pcs/
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| Chinese Couple Sells Kids To Fund Online Gaming
| from the achievement-unlocked dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @11:37 (China)
| with 209 comments
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1457239/Chinese-Couple-Sells-Kids-To-Fund-Online-Gaming?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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A Chinese couple who really like to game are under arrest for selling
their kids and converting the money into game currency. From the article:
"In 2009, Li Lin and Li Juan welcomed their second child, a baby girl,
and came up with the idea to [0]sell her for money to fund their online
game obsession. They did so, receiving RMB 3,000 (less than $500), which
they spent entirely shortly after. The couple then proceeded to sell
their first child and got 10 times as much for him -- RMB 30,000, or
about $4600. Upon having their third child -- another boy -- the parents
followed in their previous footsteps and also got RMB 30,000 for him." I
wonder what the "kid seller" achievement looks like?
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| DIY Dropbox Alternatives
| from the not-quite-as-parent-friendly dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 27, @06:33 (Cloud)
| with 170 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0547218/DIY-Dropbox-Alternatives?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "Dropbox was a service that many techies fell in
love with, only to be disappointed when they found out about its [1]dodgy
security and [2]dubious copyright claims. The company's tried to make
amends ��� but what other options are there for those who have had enough?
While there's nothing quite as seamless out there, it's not difficult to
[3]build your own Dropbox alternatives from freely available software and
services from other vendors."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://joshreads.com/
1. http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/04/08/1838220/Dropbox-Authentication-Insecure-By-Design
2. http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/02/0515218/Dropbox-TOS-Includes-Broad-Copyright-License
3. http://www.itworld.com/storage/186547/diy-dropbox-alternatives
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| 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 169 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0018251/The-Uncanny-Valley-Explained?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]ColdWetDog writes "Scientists now believe they've figured out what
causes the [1]uncanny valley response. They compared functional MRI scans
of volunteers watching two different types of videos: those showing
human-appearing androids, and those showing the humans that the robots
were created to mimic. 'The results suggest that the uneasiness we feel
could be caused by a "[2]perceptual mismatch between appearance and
motion."' Basically, the brain seemed to react in a strongly negative
manner when the robotic motions of the android didn't match its
human-like appearance."
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Links:
0. http://www.lostrange.com/
1. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Uncanny_valley
2. http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/scientists-think-theyve-figured-out-the-uncanny-valley-why-humanoid-robots-creep-us-out/
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| The Humble Indie Bundle 3 Released
| from the everybody-wins dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday July 26, @20:51 (PC Games (Games))
| with 149 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/005240/The-Humble-Indie-Bundle-3-Released?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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JimWise writes "The [0]fourth Humble Bundle has been released (the third
to be released was the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle). Included in this bundle
are: [1]Crayon Physics Deluxe by Klooniegames; [2]Cogs by Lazy 8 Studios;
[3]VVVVVV by Terry Cavanagh; [4]Hammerfight by Kranx Productions; and
[5]And Yet It Moves by Broken Rules. Each of the games in the bundle is
DRM free and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, as well as available
through Steam. As with the other Humble Bundles, you pay what you want
and customize how much goes towards the developers, EFF, Child's Play,
and the Humble Tip."
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Links:
0. http://www.humblebundle.com/
1. http://www.crayonphysics.com/
2. http://www.cogsgame.com/
3. http://thelettervsixtim.es/
4. http://www.koshutin.com/
5. http://www.andyetitmoves.net/
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| First Earth Trojan Asteroid Discovered
| from the little-brother dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @15:51 (Space)
| with 138 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/191250/First-Earth-Trojan-Asteroid-Discovered?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]The Bad Astronomer writes "Astronomers have found [1]the very first
Earth Trojan asteroid, a rock that more-or-less shares Earth's orbit
around the Sun. Seen in data by NASA's WISE mission, 2010 TK7 is about
300 meters across and leads the Earth by 60 degrees around the Sun.
Trojans have been seen for Jupiter, Neptune, and Mars, but this is the
first for our planet."
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Links:
0. mailto:thebadastronomerNO@SPAMgmail.com
1. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/07/27/wise-finds-the-very-first-earth-trojan-asteroid/
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| OK Go Goes HTML5
| from the can-you-feel-the-music? dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @15:29 (Music)
| with 134 comments
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1859244/OK-Go-Goes-HTML5?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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edumacator writes "The YouTube sensation [0]OK Go has just released their
latest video using HTML5. The video is pretty cool itself, but the
[1]interactive feature is great." It looks like the interactive stuff
only works in Chrome.
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/31/magazine/31Mag-OKGO.html
1. http://www.allisnotlo.st/
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| 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
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0454231/New-Soyuz-Launch-Facility-Near-the-Equator?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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tcd004 writes "Russian and French teams are currently hard at work in
French Guiana on the northern coast of South America, building [0]the
first Soyuz launch facility in the Western Hemisphere. Soyuz rockets
normally carry 3,500 pound payloads into orbit, but from the French
Guiana spaceport, the rocket will have an added benefit of being near the
equator where the Earth's spin makes launching slightly easier. This
extra boost allows Soyuz to deliver a 6,600 pound payload into orbit. The
first launches are scheduled for October."
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https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0454231/New-Soyuz-Launch-Facility-Near-the-Equator?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/07/french-guiana-to-be-newest-soyuz-spaceport.html
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| Android Market Upgraded, Buy eBooks and Rent Movies
| from the growing-google dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @17:12 (Android)
| with 119 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2010200/Android-Market-Upgraded-Buy-eBooks-and-Rent-Movies?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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hypnosec writes "Search engine giant Google has quietly [0]dished out an
update for its Android Market mobile application store. The update, which
bumps the Android Market version to 3.0.27, brings a new user interface
and new content for Android powered Smartphones and Tablet devices. Users
will now be able to purchase and download eBooks and rent movies."
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Links:
0. http://www.itproportal.com/2011/07/27/android-market-upgraded-now-buy-ebooks-rent-movies/
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| Car Window Touchscreens
| from the expensive-chips dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @14:39 (Transportation)
| with 115 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/188235/Car-Window-Touchscreens?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "As if we need more proof that touchscreens
are all the rage, designers are dreaming up ways to put them in cars. In
the video, a child gazes wistfully out the window at a dreary
countryside. Fields roll by, a lake, cyclists, trees that have lost their
leaves. The car stops, and [0]the child starts "drawing" on the window.
The article includes fascinating videos showing how touchscreens might
infiltrate our lives in the future."
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https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/188235/Car-Window-Touchscreens?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/264914,watch-the-video-car-windows-might-become-touchscreens.aspx
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| 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 104 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2232221/Researchers-Say-Dark-Winters-Led-To-Bigger-Human-Brains?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Brad1138 writes "Humans living at high latitude have [1]bigger eyes
and bigger brains to cope with poor light during long winters and cloudy
days, UK scientists have said. from the article: 'The scientists measured
the eye sockets and brain volumes of 55 skulls from 12 populations across
the world, and plotted the results against latitude. Lead author Eiluned
Pearce told BBC News: "We found a positive relationship between absolute
latitude and both eye socket size and cranial capacity."'"
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Links:
0. mailto:brad1138@yahoo.com
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14279729
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| 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 95 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/166230/The-Net-According-To-Akamai?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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The Installer quotes a gizmag story saying "Akamai might not be a
household name but between 15 to 30 percent of the world's Web traffic is
carried on the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company's internet platform
at any given time. Using data gathered by software constantly monitoring
internet conditions via the company's nearly 100,000 servers deployed in
72 countries and spanning most of the networks within the internet,
Akamai [0]creates its quarterly State of the internet report. The report
provides some interesting facts and figures, such as regions with the
slowest and fastest connection speeds, broadband adoption rates and the
origins of attack traffic."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/166230/The-Net-According-To-Akamai?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/akamai-state-of-the-internet-report/19349/
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| Lawsuit Against Sony Highlights Cyber Insurance Shortcomings
| from the am-I-covered? dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @13:48 (Security)
| with 84 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/1720248/Lawsuit-Against-Sony-Highlights-Cyber-Insurance-Shortcomings?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]CWmike writes "A brewing legal dispute between Sony and one of its
insurers over data breach liability claims highlights the challenges that
companies can sometimes face in getting insurance providers to [1]cover
expenses arising from cybersecurity incidents. Zurich American Insurance
Co. asked the court last week to [2]absolve it of any responsibility for
defending or indemnifying Sony against claims arising from the recent
data breaches at the company. The data breaches at [3]Sony's PlayStation
Network, [4]Sony Entertainment Online and Sony Pictures resulted in
account data on close to 100 million individuals becoming exposed and
over 12 million credit and debit cards being compromised. The breaches
have so far resulted in at least 55 putative class-action lawsuits being
filed against Sony in the U.S and another three lawsuits filed against it
in Canada. Sony expects to spend close to $180 million in the next year
alone on breach-related costs. But analysts say insurance might not have
even been worth it in Sony's case: 'There aren't many success stories
where cyber insurance [has played] a significant role in reducing the
cost of incidents,' said Gartner analyst John Pescatore. Um, [5]better
security as an insurance policy maybe?"
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Links:
0. http://twitter.com/mikeatcw
1. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218639/Zurich_lawsuit_against_Sony_highlights_cyber_insurance_shortcomings
2. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/07/22/017206/Sony-Insurer-Suing-To-Deny-Data-Breach-Coverage
3. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/04/27/142238/77-Million-Accounts-Stolen-From-Playstation-Network
4. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/05/03/0439203/Sony-Breach-Gets-Worse-246-Million-Compromised-Accounts-At-SOE
5. http://slashdot.org/story/11/05/05/1455249/Sony-Running-Unpatched-Servers-With-No-Firewall
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| Transparent Lithium-Ion Battery Created
| from the hard-to-see dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @16:22 (Power)
| with 81 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/196214/Transparent-Lithium-Ion-Battery-Created?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Med-trump writes "Stanford researchers say they have developed a
transparent battery. [0]Transparent futuristic gadgets have been a topic
of science fiction and dream of engineers. The paper "Transparent
lithium-ion batteries" was published in the July 25 edition of the
journal [1]Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They used
[2]a grid-structured electrode, which is fabricated by a
microfluidics-assisted method, such that the feature dimension in the
electrode is below the resolution limit of human eyes, and, thus, the
electrode appears transparent."
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https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/196214/Transparent-Lithium-Ion-Battery-Created?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.designbuzz.com/entry/15-transparent-gadgets-that-let-you-see-through-them/
1. http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2011/07/18/1102873108.abstract
2. http://www.sciencedebate.com/science-blog/flexible-transparent-lithium-ion-battery-leap-science-fiction-reality
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| New Type Of Artificial Lung Created
| from the breath-differently dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @17:38 (Medicine)
| with 79 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2120232/New-Type-Of-Artificial-Lung-Created?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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cylonlover writes "Researchers have created an [0]artificial lung that
uses air as a ventilating gas instead of pure oxygen ��� as is the case
with current man-made lungs, which require heavy tanks of oxygen that
limit their portability. The prototype device was built following the
natural lung's design and tiny dimensions and the researchers say it has
reached efficiencies akin to the genuine organ. With a volume roughly the
same as a human lung, the device could be implanted into a person and
even be driven by the heart."
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https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2120232/New-Type-Of-Artificial-Lung-Created?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/artificial-lung/19332/
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| Microsoft Launches Avatar Kinect
| from the intermediate-forms dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday July 27, @03:28 (Microsoft)
| with 71 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0541249/Microsoft-Launches-Avatar-Kinect?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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mikejuk writes "Is Avatar Kinect a world-changing innovation or is it
just silly? The idea is simple enough. It uses Kinect to determine body
position and facial expression and [0]maps these in real-time onto an
avatar displayed on the screen along with other similar avatars. The big
question is: what is it good for? The simple answer is that you can hide
behind your avatar. It is an opportunity for anyone who feels less than
confident about their appearance to become a performer ��� Microsoft is
running a stand-up-comedian-via-avatar competition, for example. The
internet has long provided an anonymous platform where users can express
themselves, and Avatar Kinect extends this to facial and body
expressions. Perhaps this is how video phone calls finally catch on ���
I'll get my avatar to phone you."
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/0541249/Microsoft-Launches-Avatar-Kinect?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.i-programmer.info/news/91-hardware/2788-avatar-kinect-available-now.html
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| Fighting Crime With Facebook
| from the playing-policeville dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 27, @19:00 (Crime)
| with 51 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2124235/Fighting-Crime-With-Facebook?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes writes "Demond Fernandez writes that [1]Facebook
has become a hot, new crime fighting tool for police in Conroe, Texas.
Sergeant Joe Smart says Conroe police have been using its Facebook page
to profile suspects and criminals since May ��� like a woman accused of
stealing credit cards, masked gunmen caught on tape burglarizing a local
store and a suspected computer thief, who the department's Facebook
friends just helped police catch. 'It works. The witnesses are looking at
it and they are giving us information,' says Smart. Police say
[2]Facebook friends in Conroe already helped them catch two wanted
suspects and gather leads on several other open cases. Apparently the
idea of using facebook to catch criminals is getting picked up in other
places as the Toronto Police Service announced their [3]goal is to have
about 175 officers with online profiles by early November. 'We've
prevented some pretty serious incidents simply because people reached out
to the few police officers that were using social media,' says Constable
Scott Mills, the force's social media officer. 'This is going to lead to
a lot more trust and a lot more transparency.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2124235/Fighting-Crime-With-Facebook?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://poncacityweloveyou.com/
1. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8271766
2. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Conroe-Police-Department-Texas/219509524743402
3. http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1030976--fighting-crime-with-facebook
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| 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 45 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2037242/HBGary-Federal-Forces-Aaron-Barr-Out-of-DEFCON?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Trailrunner7 writes "Former HBGary Federal CEO Aaron Barr says he will
[0]withdraw from a planned appearance at the DEFCON conference in the
face of threatened legal action over his plans to take part in a panel
discussion there. Barr notified DEFCON organizers on Wednesday that he
was withdrawing from the Aug. 6 panel discussion after attorneys
representing HBGary Federal threatened to file an injunction against him
if he did not withdraw from the panel immediately. The incident is just
the latest in a series of conflicts between Barr and HBGary Federal
following attacks by the anarchic hacking group Anonymous on February 5."
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https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/27/2037242/HBGary-Federal-Forces-Aaron-Barr-Out-of-DEFCON?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/legal-threat-pushes-former-hbgary-federal-ceo-out-defcon-072711
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