Friday, August 5, 2011

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Wikipedia Losing Contributors, Says Wales
from the citation-needed dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @12:58 (Wikipedia)
with 469 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1621200/Wikipedia-Losing-Contributors-Says-Wales?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Saving Gas Via Underpowered Death Traps
from the wait-until-you-see-my-steel-plated-prius dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @17:47 (Transportation)
with 358 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/2059256/Saving-Gas-Via-Underpowered-Death-Traps?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Online Parody Cartoon Targeted For Prosecution
from the what-renton-might-need-is-some-attention dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 04, @20:20 (Censorship)
with 294 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/04/2354245/Online-Parody-Cartoon-Targeted-For-Prosecution?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Are 'Real Names' Policies an Abuse of Power?
from the not-every-comment-deserves-attribution dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @14:59 (Facebook)
with 263 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1836214/Are-Real-Names-Policies-an-Abuse-of-Power?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Internet Eats Into Time-Warner Cable Porn Profits
from the internet-is-for-porn dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @09:32 (Businesses)
with 209 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1217200/Internet-Eats-Into-Time-Warner-Cable-Porn-Profits?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Do Macs Have an Edge Against APTs?
from the not-the-debian-variety-of-apt dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 04, @20:58 (China)
with 195 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/04/2315236/Do-Macs-Have-an-Edge-Against-APTs?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Widespread Hijacking of Search Traffic In the US
from the par-for-the-course dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @08:50 (Privacy)
with 189 comments
http://search.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1144250/Widespread-Hijacking-of-Search-Traffic-In-the-US?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Early Look At <em>The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</em>
from the potions-that-destroy-your-soul dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @06:26 (Role Playing (Games))
with 187 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/0515236/Early-Look-At-The-Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

What Today's Coders Don't Know and Why It Matters
from the we'll-just-test-on-production dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @18:26 (Programming)
with 184 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/2111243/What-Todays-Coders-Dont-Know-and-Why-It-Matters?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

China's 5-Year Cyberwar Met With Western Silence
from the we're-just-napping dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @10:56 (China)
with 178 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1422254/Chinas-5-Year-Cyberwar-Met-With-Western-Silence?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Why Some People Don't Have Fingerprints
from the are-they-diabolical-masterminds dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @14:01 (Medicine)
with 136 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1722231/Why-Some-People-Dont-Have-Fingerprints?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google's Self Driving Car Crashes
from the had-to-happen-one-day dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 05, @19:02 (Google)
with 121 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/2250249/Googles-Self-Driving-Car-Crashes?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

First PS3 Jailbreaker Arrested In South Africa
from the how-quaintly-soviet-of-them dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 04, @23:28 (Crime)
with 116 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/005204/First-PS3-Jailbreaker-Arrested-In-South-Africa?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Bethesda Tells <em>Minecraft</em> Creator: Cease and Desist
from the lawyers-being-lawyers dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @18:05 (The Courts)
with 112 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/2123244/Bethesda-Tells-Minecraft-Creator-Cease-and-Desist?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ask Slashdot: Overcoming Convention Hall Wi-Fi Interference?
from the easy-enough-kill-all-the-users dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 05, @19:50 (Wireless Networking)
with 105 comments
http://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/235257/Ask-Slashdot-Overcoming-Convention-Hall-Wi-Fi-Interference?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Belarus Cracks Down On VKontakte
from the nice-firm-clapping dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 05, @02:24 (Censorship)
with 102 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/0155204/Belarus-Cracks-Down-On-VKontakte?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Spam King Wallace Indicted For Facebook Spam
from the that's-guilty!-guilty!-guilty! dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 05, @08:09 (Facebook)
with 88 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/020222/Spam-King-Wallace-Indicted-For-Facebook-Spam?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Hundreds of Bank Account Details Left In London Pub
from the when-found-they-were-mumbling-and-bleary dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 05, @05:18 (Privacy)
with 85 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/0012209/Hundreds-of-Bank-Account-Details-Left-In-London-Pub?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google Developing Master API &mdash; Web Intents
from the one-api-to-rule-them-all dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @10:15 (Google)
with 83 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1331210/Google-Developing-Master-API-mdash-Web-Intents?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Court: Domain Seizures Don't Violate Free Speech
from the that-was-fast dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @16:21 (United States)
with 81 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1936201/Court-Domain-Seizures-Dont-Violate-Free-Speech?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Probing Insulin Pumps For Vulnerabilities
from the panic-versus-sanity dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @11:37 (Medicine)
with 64 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1514210/Probing-Insulin-Pumps-For-Vulnerabilities?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Mozilla's Vision of an 'Internet Life' Platform
from the wrapping-people-in-data dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @17:03 (Mozilla)
with 64 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/2018238/Mozillas-Vision-of-an-Internet-Life-Platform?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Measuring Openness In Open Source Projects
from the get-your-tape-measure dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @12:16 (Open Source)
with 62 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1538239/Measuring-Openness-In-Open-Source-Projects?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Update Brings Android USB Mounting To Chromebooks
from the now-merge-them-even-harder dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 04, @22:02 (Android)
with 42 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/0143223/Update-Brings-Android-USB-Mounting-To-Chromebooks?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Sony Wins 'Epic Fail' Honors At Pwnie Awards
from the reasonable-chance-of-defending-their-title-too dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @15:21 (Sony)
with 37 comments
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1848235/Sony-Wins-Epic-Fail-Honors-At-Pwnie-Awards?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

DOE Announces Philips As L Prize Winner
from the bright-ideas dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @17:26 (Technology)
with 37 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/2056227/DOE-Announces-Philips-As-L-Prize-Winner?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The History of Invisible Ink
from the lightbulbs-and-cabbage-juice dept.
posted by samzenpus on Friday August 05, @15:38 (Security)
with 33 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1239233/The-History-of-Invisible-Ink?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

NASA's Juno Blasts Off To Investigate Jupiter
from the already-looking-forward-to-the-pretty-pictures dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @13:40 (NASA)
with 32 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1710252/NASAs-Juno-Blasts-Off-To-Investigate-Jupiter?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Video Game-Like Programs Could Treat Schizophrenia
from the leveling-up-your-sanity-skill dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 05, @16:33 (Medicine)
with 23 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/2029201/Video-Game-Like-Programs-Could-Treat-Schizophrenia?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Book Review: Build Mobile Websites and Apps For Smart Devices
from the read-all-about-it dept.
posted by samzenpus on Friday August 05, @14:20 (Book Reviews)
with 18 comments
http://books.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1132231/Book-Review-Build-Mobile-Websites-and-Apps-For-Smart-Devices?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Twitter To Open Source Streaming Data Analyzer
from the right-sporting dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 05, @19:23 (Open Source)
with 4 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/2256224/Twitter-To-Open-Source-Streaming-Data-Analyzer?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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