Thursday, August 25, 2011

[Slashdot] Headlines for 2011-08-26

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The Future���and Present���is Virtual
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Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot
from the steve-got-front-cutsies dept.
posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday August 25, @09:00 (Slashdot.org)
with 1326 comments
http://meta.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1245200/Rob-CmdrTaco-Malda-Resigns-From-Slashdot?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Michael Mann Vindicated (Again) Over Climategate
from the arguments-that-cannot-be-won dept.
posted by Soulskill on Thursday August 25, @12:53 (Earth)
with 674 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1640224/Michael-Mann-Vindicated-Again-Over-Climategate?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Why Nobody Wants You On OKCupid
from the resemble-that-remark dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @08:11 (Social Networks)
with 412 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/0513227/Why-Nobody-Wants-You-On-OKCupid?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Do You Want Best Buy Opening Your New Laptop?
from the no-you-do-not dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @16:22 (Hardware)
with 350 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/2010214/Do-You-Want-Best-Buy-Opening-Your-New-Laptop?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Java 7: What's In It For Developers
from the take-a-look-under-the-hood dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @22:44 (Java)
with 307 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/0054258/Java-7-Whats-In-It-For-Developers?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Can Google Save Us From Slow Internet
from the quicken-my-pipes dept.
posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @20:39 (Google)
with 233 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/0021247/Can-Google-Save-Us-From-Slow-Internet?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

So Long, CmdrTaco, and Thanks For All The Posts
from the gonna-let-you-finish-but dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @14:17 (Slashdot.org)
with 188 comments
http://meta.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1528205/So-Long-CmdrTaco-and-Thanks-For-All-The-Posts?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Dutch Court Says Android 2.3 Violates Apple Patents
from the glad-that's-cleared-up dept.
posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 25, @05:35 (Android)
with 184 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/0250205/Dutch-Court-Says-Android-23-Violates-Apple-Patents?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Linus' First Linux Post, 20 Years Ago Today
from the know-the-score dept.
posted by Soulskill on Thursday August 25, @12:08 (Open Source)
with 163 comments
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1535255/Linus-First-Linux-Post-20-Years-Ago-Today?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Is the Quick Death of Failed Tech Products a Good Thing?
from the first-impressions-are-everything dept.
posted by Soulskill on Thursday August 25, @10:01 (Handhelds)
with 160 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1243208/Is-the-Quick-Death-of-Failed-Tech-Products-a-Good-Thing?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Hurricane Irene Threatens US Northeast; Cover Your Assets
from the oh-she's-always-theatening-people dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @14:58 (Data Storage)
with 155 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1748242/Hurricane-Irene-Threatens-US-Northeast-Cover-Your-Assets?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

SEC Hit With Data Destruction Complaint
from the stop-playing-plinko-with-your-backup-tapes dept.
posted by Soulskill on Thursday August 25, @11:27 (Government)
with 135 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1510214/SEC-Hit-With-Data-Destruction-Complaint?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Entrepreneur Makes Millions Selling Virtual Land
from the expensive-patterns-of-electrons dept.
posted by Soulskill on Thursday August 25, @02:16 (It's funny. Laugh.)
with 131 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/0449218/Entrepreneur-Makes-Millions-Selling-Virtual-Land?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Massive Diamond Found Orbiting Pulsar
from the think-of-the-street-value-of-this-mountain dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @17:03 (Space)
with 122 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/2042248/Massive-Diamond-Found-Orbiting-Pulsar?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Controversial Cybercrime Bill Introduced In Australia
from the good-enough-for-me-and-you dept.
posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 25, @03:28 (Australia)
with 84 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/0245228/Controversial-Cybercrime-Bill-Introduced-In-Australia?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

EFF Takes On Cisco's Role In China
from the technolegal-quagmires dept.
posted by Soulskill on Thursday August 25, @10:43 (China)
with 76 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1414237/EFF-Takes-On-Ciscos-Role-In-China?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Kickstarter-Like Service For Charities?
from the sounds-like-a-business-plan dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @13:35 (Education)
with 76 comments
http://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1719218/Kickstarter-Like-Service-For-Charities?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Cybercrime Treaty Pushes Surveillance Worldwide
from the man-v-state dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @17:46 (Censorship)
with 61 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/2130259/Cybercrime-Treaty-Pushes-Surveillance-Worldwide?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Imaging the Molecular Orbitals of Pentacene
from the didn't-keats-write-an-ode-about-that? dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @15:41 (United Kingdom)
with 60 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1743218/Imaging-the-Molecular-Orbitals-of-Pentacene?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Aaron Seigo On KDE SC 5.0 — and What Getting There Means
from the slow-and-steady dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @18:31 (KDE)
with 55 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/2139218/Aaron-Seigo-On-KDE-SC-50-mdash-and-What-Getting-There-Means?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

PlayStation Home Transforming Into Social Platform
from the you-got-your-myspace-in-my-vidya-game dept.
posted by Soulskill on Thursday August 25, @04:58 (PlayStation (Games))
with 53 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/0452229/PlayStation-Home-Transforming-Into-Social-Platform?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Facebook Data Collection Under Fire Again
from the das-ist-streng-verboten dept.
posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 25, @01:09 (Facebook)
with 48 comments
http://slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/0233201/Facebook-Data-Collection-Under-Fire-Again?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Scientific Linux's Troy Dawson Leaves FermiLabs For Red Hat
from the long-way-around dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @17:22 (Red Hat Software)
with 28 comments
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/2058228/Scientific-Linuxs-Troy-Dawson-Leaves-FermiLabs-For-Red-Hat?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

MIT Researchers Defend Against Wireless Attacks
from the just-kill-anyone-in-any-sort-of-middle dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @19:20 (Security)
with 26 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/234243/MIT-Researchers-Defend-Against-Wireless-Attacks?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Twitter Turns On SSL Encryption For Some Users
from the 140-chars-of-nothin'-there dept.
posted by timothy on Thursday August 25, @16:02 (Encryption)
with 25 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1959234/Twitter-Turns-On-SSL-Encryption-For-Some-Users?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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