Thursday, August 18, 2011

[Slashdot] Headlines for 2011-08-19

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Coming Soon, Shorter Video Games
from the can't-play-bored-now dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday August 18, @09:45 (Games)
with 587 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/1341233/Coming-Soon-Shorter-Video-Games?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Why PCs Trump iPads For User Innovation
from the using-the-old-tools dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 17, @22:55 (IT)
with 500 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/019222/Why-PCs-Trump-iPads-For-User-Innovation?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

C++ 2011 and the Return of Native Code
from the natives-are-revolting dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @14:31 (Programming)
with 431 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/187231/C-2011-and-the-Return-of-Native-Code?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

UK Men Get 4 Years For Trying to Incite Riots Via Facebook
from the do-not-pass-go dept.
posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 18, @01:58 (Cloud)
with 384 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/0224214/UK-Men-Get-4-Years-For-Trying-to-Incite-Riots-Via-Facebook?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Canada To Adopt On-Line Voting?
from the click-on-democracy dept.
posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 18, @08:05 (Canada)
with 377 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/030252/Canada-To-Adopt-On-Line-Voting?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

HP Spinning Off WebOS and Exiting Hardware Business
from the there-can-be-only-one dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @16:02 (HP)
with 371 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/1948232/HP-Spinning-Off-WebOS-and-Exiting-Hardware-Business?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Apple Patents Cutting 3.5mm Jack in Half
from the twice-as-proprietary dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @14:50 (Patents)
with 297 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/1736235/Apple-Patents-Cutting-35mm-Jack-in-Half?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

DARPA To Sponsor R&D For Interstellar Travel
from the bring-lots-of-water dept.
posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 18, @12:09 (Space)
with 295 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/168238/DARPA-To-Sponsor-RampD-For-Interstellar-Travel?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Can Google Fix the Cable Box?
from the die-comcast-die-die-die dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday August 18, @08:55 (Google)
with 208 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/1251212/Can-Google-Fix-the-Cable-Box?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New Twitter-Based Hedge Fund Beats the Stock Market
from the how-to-become-rich-in-142-trades dept.
posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 18, @10:32 (The Almighty Buck)
with 196 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/1417230/New-Twitter-Based-Hedge-Fund-Beats-the-Stock-Market?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Super Scrabble Players Have Unusual Brains
from the Timothy-explained dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 17, @20:47 (Games)
with 139 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/17/232208/Super-Scrabble-Players-Have-Unusual-Brains?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Samsung Tablet Ban Lifted For Most of EU
from the buy-while-you-can dept.
posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 18, @05:08 (EU)
with 134 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/0234233/Samsung-Tablet-Ban-Lifted-For-Most-of-EU?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

ARM Is a Promising Platform But Needs To Learn From the PC
from the becoming-model-ctizens dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @13:43 (Linux)
with 133 comments
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/1728227/ARM-Is-a-Promising-Platform-But-Needs-To-Learn-From-the-PC?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Company Wants You to Visit Near-Space In Their "Bloon"
from the more-up-than-up dept.
posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 18, @11:25 (Space)
with 123 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/1345223/Company-Wants-You-to-Visit-Near-Space-In-Their-Bloon?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ask Slashdot: Ebook Reader for Scientific Papers?
from the digital-science-is-fun dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @19:00 (Books)
with 122 comments
http://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/2154203/Ask-Slashdot-Ebook-Reader-for-Scientific-Papers?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

DHS Tries To Hide Mobile Scanner Details
from the the-new-black dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @18:15 (Security)
with 104 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/215259/DHS-Tries-To-Hide-Mobile-Scanner-Details?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

iPhone Reportedly Coming To China This Fall
from the making-china-less-free dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @12:58 (China)
with 89 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/1649246/iPhone-Reportedly-Coming-To-China-This-Fall?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

IBM Shows Off Brain-Inspired Microchips
from the works-better-with-coffee dept.
posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 18, @11:19 (AI)
with 82 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/1458202/IBM-Shows-Off-Brain-Inspired-Microchips?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Appeals Court Makes It Easier To Dump Software Patents
from the your-thoughts-are-infringing dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @15:16 (Patents)
with 72 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/1822255/Appeals-Court-Makes-It-Easier-To-Dump-Software-Patents?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

DARPA Hypersonic Vehicle Splash Down Confirmed
from the you-win-this-time-robotnik dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @19:45 (The Military)
with 65 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/235203/DARPA-Hypersonic-Vehicle-Splash-Down-Confirmed?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Canadian Government Seeking New Net Snooping Powers
from the security-above-all dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @16:48 (Canada)
with 58 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/199216/Canadian-Government-Seeking-New-Net-Snooping-Powers?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Former Popemobile Going Up For Auction
from the but-officer-my-car-is-infallible dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @15:46 (Transportation)
with 48 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/1930241/Former-Popemobile-Going-Up-For-Auction?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Computer Prediction Used to Design Better Organic Semiconductors
from the check-out-my-computer-pants dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @17:31 (Hardware)
with 28 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/2058200/Computer-Prediction-Used-to-Design-Better-Organic-Semiconductors?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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