Monday, August 22, 2011

[Slashdot] Headlines for 2011-08-23

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Proof Positive - Extended Validation SSL Increases Online Sales and Transactions
Understand how the proper IT security policies can actually drive more sales. It also discusses how Extended Validation (EV) works, why phishing is such a problem, and how to get better results using EV SSL.
http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51427554/
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Why Amazon Can't Manufacture a Kindle In the US
from the american-line-workers-try-to-eat-them dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 22, @08:44 (Handhelds)
with 530 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1143216/Why-Amazon-Cant-Manufacture-a-Kindle-In-the-US?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

When Schools Are the Police
from the but-daily-metal-detectors-are-perfectly-nice dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 22, @14:54 (Education)
with 445 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1830252/When-Schools-Are-the-Police?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Download.com Now Wraps Downloads In Bloatware
from the do-not-want dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 22, @14:12 (Software)
with 304 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1740238/Downloadcom-Now-Wraps-Downloads-In-Bloatware?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Teachers, Students Fight To Be Facebook Friends
from the teachers-pet-has-a-friend-request dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday August 22, @05:03 (Cloud)
with 269 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/0357247/Teachers-Students-Fight-To-Be-Facebook-Friends?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

FSF Uses Android FUD To Push GPLv3
from the some-people-say dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 22, @13:29 (Android)
with 194 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1653214/FSF-Uses-Android-FUD-To-Push-GPLv3?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

After Rick Perry's Stem Cell Treatment, Misplaced Enthusiasm?
from the plug-and-play-delicious-genes dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 22, @16:46 (Medicine)
with 193 comments
http://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/2045251/After-Rick-Perrys-Stem-Cell-Treatment-Misplaced-Enthusiasm?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Atari Targets Retro Community With Cease & Desist
from the make-friends-influence-people dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 22, @16:03 (The Courts)
with 172 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1959255/Atari-Targets-Retro-Community-With-Cease-amp-Desist?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Microsoft Pursues WebOS Devs, Offers Free Phones
from the worth-it-at-twice-the-price dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 22, @15:40 (Cellphones)
with 143 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1842202/Microsoft-Pursues-WebOS-Devs-Offers-Free-Phones?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Anonymous Breaches Another US Defense Contractor
from the diminishing-expectations dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 22, @10:07 (Security)
with 138 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1348245/Anonymous-Breaches-Another-US-Defense-Contractor?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Motorola's Identity Crisis
from the coulda-just-bought-a-ferrari dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 22, @10:50 (Businesses)
with 123 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1430215/Motorolas-Identity-Crisis?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Early Earthquake Warning System In iOS 5
from the escape-the-quake dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday August 22, @08:04 (IOS)
with 120 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/0349241/Early-Earthquake-Warning-System-In-iOS-5?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Web Surfing At Work Can Boost Productivity
from the you're-welcome dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 22, @12:10 (The Internet)
with 117 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1529249/Web-Surfing-At-Work-Can-Boost-Productivity?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

No Higgs Just Yet
from the explain-how-finding-it-would-help-me dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 22, @16:25 (Science)
with 109 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/204217/No-Higgs-Just-Yet?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Earth Ejecta Could Seed Life On Europa
from the i-now-fear-the-europaraptor dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 22, @09:26 (Earth)
with 107 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1256246/Earth-Ejecta-Could-Seed-Life-On-Europa?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Hand-Mounted Sonar For the Blind
from the daredevil-approved dept.
posted by samzenpus on Sunday August 21, @23:11 (Technology)
with 95 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/0156201/Hand-Mounted-Sonar-For-the-Blind?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Antarctica's Ice Flow Fully Mapped For the First Time
from the check-out-all-that-ice dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday August 22, @02:16 (Earth)
with 87 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/0340240/Antarcticas-Ice-Flow-Fully-Mapped-For-the-First-Time?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Twitter To Meet With UK Government About Riots
from the paper-and-whistle-makers-too-I-hope dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 22, @18:49 (Twitter)
with 85 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/217206/Twitter-To-Meet-With-UK-Government-About-Riots?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

World's Oldest Fossils Found On Australian Beach
from the who-knew-larry-king-liked-to-vacation-these dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday August 22, @12:49 (Earth)
with 73 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1624254/Worlds-Oldest-Fossils-Found-On-Australian-Beach?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Serious Crypto Bug Found In PHP 5.3.7
from the pronounced-pfffffpp dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 22, @19:33 (PHP)
with 68 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/2332217/Serious-Crypto-Bug-Found-In-PHP-537?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Symbolic Violence Beats Lava Lamps All To Pieces
from the next-version-needs-harmless-electrodes dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 22, @17:13 (Programming)
with 63 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/2031229/Symbolic-Violence-Beats-Lava-Lamps-All-To-Pieces?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

GE's World War II Era "Copper Man" Gets His Due
from the iron-upgrade-now-available dept.
posted by samzenpus on Sunday August 21, @20:13 (The Military)
with 60 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/21/2237242/GEs-World-War-II-Era-Copper-Man-Gets-His-Due?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

EU Central Court Could Validate Software Patents
from the we-have-come-seeking-rent dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 22, @18:00 (EU)
with 40 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/2115224/EU-Central-Court-Could-Validate-Software-Patents?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google's Amazon River Street View Project
from the turn-right-at-the-capybara dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday August 22, @11:28 (Google)
with 39 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1428205/Googles-Amazon-River-Street-View-Project?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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