Friday, August 19, 2011

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What If Aliens Came To Save the Galaxy From Mankind?
from the captain-alien's-gonna-kill-humanity dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Friday August 19, @06:18 (Sci-Fi)
with 476 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/0152226/What-If-Aliens-Came-To-Save-the-Galaxy-From-Mankind?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Pricing: Apple Defies Australian Government
from the higher-prices-down-under dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Friday August 19, @02:01 (Australia)
with 416 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/0126240/Pricing-Apple-Defies-Australian-Government?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

American Grant Writing: Race Matters
from the taking-for-granted dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @12:50 (United States)
with 375 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1543232/American-Grant-Writing-Race-Matters?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

13-Year-Old Uses Fibonacci Sequence For Solar Power Breakthrough
from the one-one-two-three-five-eureka dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @08:43 (Power)
with 364 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1218219/13-Year-Old-Uses-Fibonacci-Sequence-For-Solar-Power-Breakthrough?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Windows 8 To Fight Piracy With the Cloud
from the arrr-me-hearties dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @13:31 (Microsoft)
with 325 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/172222/Windows-8-To-Fight-Piracy-With-the-Cloud?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

AT&T Kills $10 Texting Plan, Pushes $20 Plan
from the giving-thumb-customers-the-finger dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @12:09 (AT&T)
with 324 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1452255/ATampT-Kills-10-Texting-Plan-Pushes-20-Plan?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ridley Scott To Direct New <em>Blade Runner</em> Movie
from the deckard-shot-first dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @22:55 (Movies)
with 284 comments
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/012241/Ridley-Scott-To-Direct-New-Blade-Runner-Movie?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Firefox 7.0 Beta Released
from the another-day-another-version dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @13:11 (Firefox)
with 205 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1652201/Firefox-70-Beta-Released?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Linus Thinks Virtualization Is 'Evil'
from the know-who-else-used-virtualization? dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @15:35 (Virtualization)
with 200 comments
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1925243/Linus-Thinks-Virtualization-Is-Evil?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Chinese Researchers Propose Asteroid Deflection Mission
from the bruce-willis-need-not-apply dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @10:46 (Space)
with 184 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1437213/Chinese-Researchers-Propose-Asteroid-Deflection-Mission?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Dark Side of the Tech Patent Wars
from the is-there-a-light-side dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @11:29 (Patents)
with 181 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1443249/The-Dark-Side-of-the-Tech-Patent-Wars?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New Research Cracks AES Keys 3-5x Faster
from the before-the-heat-death-of-the-universe dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @20:53 (Encryption)
with 174 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/2338249/New-Research-Cracks-AES-Keys-3-5x-Faster?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Wikipedia May Censor Images
from the good-thing-there's-no-other-nudity-on-the-internet dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @09:23 (Wikipedia)
with 160 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1236235/Wikipedia-May-Censor-Images?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

A TV That Knows and Shares What You're Watching
from the can't-hide-your-jersey-shore-addiction-from-skynet dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @14:12 (Television)
with 156 comments
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1730240/A-TV-That-Knows-and-Shares-What-Youre-Watching?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

PS3 Enjoys Retail-Wide Sales Spike After Price Cut
from the gamers-have-short-memories dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @01:03 (Businesses)
with 155 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/0457219/PS3-Enjoys-Retail-Wide-Sales-Spike-After-Price-Cut?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

"Woot" Becomes an Official Word
from the prescriptivists-mourn-death-of-language dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Thursday August 18, @20:22 (Idle)
with 122 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/2248250/Woot-Becomes-an-Official-Word?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Rare Earth Restrictions To Raise Hard Drive Cost
from the economics-have-consequences dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 19, @19:00 (China)
with 117 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/2214212/Rare-Earth-Restrictions-To-Raise-Hard-Drive-Cost?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

HTC Unlocks Its Own Phones
from the perfectly-normal-and-healthy dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @16:16 (Android)
with 110 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/204223/HTC-Unlocks-Its-Own-Phones?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

A Chat With Zavilia, a Tool For Identifying Rioters
from the crowd-state-opression dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Friday August 19, @04:58 (Security)
with 96 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/0248220/A-Chat-With-Zavilia-a-Tool-For-Identifying-Rioters?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

HP's Shift On PCs Could Boost Acer, Dell and Lenovo
from the nobody-knows-you-when-you're-down-and-out dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @18:18 (HP)
with 96 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/2124254/HPs-Shift-On-PCs-Could-Boost-Acer-Dell-and-Lenovo?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Canadian Library to Loan Out People
from the line-up-by-isbn dept.
posted by samzenpus on Friday August 19, @11:20 (Canada)
with 95 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1437249/Canadian-Library-to-Loan-Out-People?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Linux Journal Goes &mdash; Surprise! &mdash; Digital
from the you-can-print-it-out-like-my-dad-would dept.
posted by timothy on Friday August 19, @19:54 (The Media)
with 88 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/2242205/Linux-Journal-Goes-mdash-Surprise-mdash-Digital?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

RKK Energia Confirms Private Trip To the Moon
from the where-can-i-sign-up dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Friday August 19, @08:01 (Moon)
with 85 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/0331210/RKK-Energia-Confirms-Private-Trip-To-the-Moon?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google Highlights Trouble In Detecting Malware
from the gotta-check-under-all-the-bits dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @10:04 (Google)
with 82 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1328237/Google-Highlights-Trouble-In-Detecting-Malware?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ubisoft Scales Back <em>Driver</em> DRM
from the step-in-the-less-wrong-direction dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @17:15 (DRM)
with 82 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/2113217/Ubisoft-Scales-Back-Driver-DRM?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Car Makers Explore EEG Headrests
from the combine-with-electroshock-and-we've-got-a-winner dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @16:58 (Transportation)
with 58 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/2029228/Car-Makers-Explore-EEG-Headrests?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Sun May Disrupt Spacecraft and Satellites In Coming Decades
from the great-balls-of-fire dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @15:55 (Space)
with 49 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1943230/Sun-May-Disrupt-Spacecraft-and-Satellites-In-Coming-Decades?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Study Shows Dogs Can Sniff Out Lung Cancer
from the still-confused-by-pretending-to-throw-tennis-balls dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @17:36 (Medicine)
with 47 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/2053222/Study-Shows-Dogs-Can-Sniff-Out-Lung-Cancer?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Alaskan Village's Orange Goo Was Fungal Spores
from the this-is-how-the-zombie-apocalypse-starts dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @16:35 (Science)
with 36 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/2022238/Alaskan-Villages-Orange-Goo-Was-Fungal-Spores?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

How Volunteers Rebuilt WW2 Computers
from the quite-the-enigma dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday August 19, @14:35 (Hardware)
with 33 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1817234/How-Volunteers-Rebuilt-WW2-Computers?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Book Review: The Python Standard Library By Example
from the read-all-about-it dept.
posted by samzenpus on Friday August 19, @14:54 (Python)
with 26 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/1215257/Book-Review-The-Python-Standard-Library-By-Example?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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