Monday, August 8, 2011

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S&P's $2 Trillion Math Mistake
from the show-your-work dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 08, @08:55 (Government)
with 947 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1249256/SampPs-2-Trillion-Math-Mistake?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Drought-Stricken Texas Town Taps Urine For Water
from the it's-important-to-stay-hydrated dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday August 08, @11:38 (Earth)
with 281 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1451246/Drought-Stricken-Texas-Town-Taps-Urine-For-Water?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Are Google's Best Days Behind It?
from the aren't-they-always dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 08, @10:34 (Google)
with 255 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1415203/Are-Googles-Best-Days-Behind-It?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
from the can-i-play-the-piano-any-more dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 08, @13:00 (Sci-Fi)
with 229 comments
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1623224/Review-Rise-of-the-Planet-of-the-Apes?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

What If Android Lost the Patent War?
from the technically-just-a-police-action dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @14:23 (Android)
with 215 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1741235/What-If-Android-Lost-the-Patent-War?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

RIM Helping UK Police Track Down Rioters
from the there's-an-app-for-that dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @15:45 (Blackberry)
with 206 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1858203/RIM-Helping-UK-Police-Track-Down-Rioters?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Science Fair Entry Shuts Down Airport Terminal
from the baking-soda-volcanoes-impress-the-stewardesses dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @17:47 (Security)
with 200 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/2110210/Science-Fair-Entry-Shuts-Down-Airport-Terminal?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Lightning Strike KOs Amazon, Microsoft EuroClouds
from the this-basket-of-eggs-is-highly-conductive dept.
posted by timothy on Sunday August 07, @23:03 (Cloud)
with 177 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/0056252/Lightning-Strike-KOs-Amazon-Microsoft-EuroClouds?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Intel Details New Ultrabook Reference Designs
from the smaller-is-better dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 08, @09:50 (Intel)
with 177 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1345254/Intel-Details-New-Ultrabook-Reference-Designs?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Guide To Building a Cable That Improves iOS Exploits
from the slurping-assistant dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 08, @05:09 (Australia)
with 174 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/042236/Guide-To-Building-a-Cable-That-Improves-iOS-Exploits?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Start-Up Claims Immortality For Data With 'Stone-Like' Disc
from the load-up-the-station-wagon-with-these dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 08, @19:09 (Media)
with 117 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/2222208/Start-Up-Claims-Immortality-For-Data-With-Stone-Like-Disc?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Build Your Own Camera, Launch It Like a Grenade
from the sorry-about-the-eye dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 08, @02:11 (Hardware Hacking)
with 104 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/0354228/Build-Your-Own-Camera-Launch-It-Like-a-Grenade?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Building a Better 'Anonymous?'
from the start-by-photocopying-drivers-licenses dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 08, @11:28 (Security)
with 103 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1519234/Building-a-Better-Anonymous?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Power Companies Brace For Solar Storms
from the but-the-ice-cream-is-dripping-everywhere dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 08, @08:09 (Communications)
with 102 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/0321231/Power-Companies-Brace-For-Solar-Storms?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Cisco, US DOJ Fire Another Salvo At Peter Adekeye
from the when-in-doubt-double-down dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @13:42 (Crime)
with 80 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1716243/Cisco-US-DOJ-Fire-Another-Salvo-At-Peter-Adekeye?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ask Slashdot: How To Combat IP-Based Censorship?
from the tactical-nuclear-strikes dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @16:26 (Censorship)
with 71 comments
http://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1922248/Ask-Slashdot-How-To-Combat-IP-Based-Censorship?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

AMD Enters Desktop Memory Market
from the and-now-for-something-a-little-bit-different dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @14:44 (AMD)
with 60 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/187230/AMD-Enters-Desktop-Memory-Market?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Khronos Releases OpenGL 4.2 Specification
from the onward-and-upward dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @17:30 (Graphics)
with 57 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/2048201/Khronos-Releases-OpenGL-42-Specification?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Bletchley Park Finds a Saviour In Google
from the breakin-da-code dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Monday August 08, @12:12 (Google)
with 56 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1613216/Bletchley-Park-Finds-a-Saviour-In-Google?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Facebook Now Using Natural Language Processing
from the skynet-enters-rem-sleep dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 08, @19:58 (Cloud)
with 43 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/234218/Facebook-Now-Using-Natural-Language-Processing?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Syrian Hackers Deface Anonymous' Social Network
from the turnabout-is-fair-play dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @18:28 (Social Networks)
with 40 comments
http://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/2135228/Syrian-Hackers-Deface-Anonymous-Social-Network?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Mars Rover Opportunity Set To Roll Into Its Ultimate Crater
from the opportunity-knocks-on-endeavour's-door dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @15:03 (Mars)
with 34 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1837254/Mars-Rover-Opportunity-Set-To-Roll-Into-Its-Ultimate-Crater?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Fate of the First Known Black Hole
from the black-holes-and-revelations dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @18:47 (Space)
with 30 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/2149256/The-Fate-of-the-First-Known-Black-Hole?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

NCSA and IBM Part Ways Over Blue Waters
from the back-to-the-amd-k6-2-for-now dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 08, @19:30 (IBM)
with 27 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/2257259/NCSA-and-IBM-Part-Ways-Over-Blue-Waters?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Game Publisher Following Pirates To Find a Market
from the give-the-people-what-they-want dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @16:12 (China)
with 24 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/195240/Game-Publisher-Following-Pirates-To-Find-a-Market?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

North Korea Accused of Hacking Online Games For Profit
from the crime-in-the-21st-century-is-so-lame dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @18:06 (Government)
with 23 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/2129237/North-Korea-Accused-of-Hacking-Online-Games-For-Profit?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Analyzing Culture With Google Books
from the unavoidable-selection-bias dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 08, @17:08 (Google)
with 13 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/1932247/Analyzing-Culture-With-Google-Books?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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