Tuesday, August 30, 2011

[Slashdot] Headlines for 2011-08-31

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Windows 8 To Natively Support ISO and VHD Mounting
from the new-tools dept.
posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 30, @10:58 (Microsoft)
with 558 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/142250/Windows-8-To-Natively-Support-ISO-and-VHD-Mounting?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Microsoft Wants Your Feedback On Its New Python IDE
from the is-the-embrace-part-of-the-python? dept.
posted by timothy on Tuesday August 30, @08:10 (Microsoft)
with 276 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/0627206/Microsoft-Wants-Your-Feedback-On-Its-New-Python-IDE?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Publicly Shaming Laptop Thieves Catches Bystanders in the Crossfire
from the proprietary-software-watches-you-sleep dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 30, @16:38 (Crime)
with 271 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/204241/Publicly-Shaming-Laptop-Thieves-Catches-Bystanders-in-the-Crossfire?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Only Idiots Don't Give Back To Free Software
from the contribute-or-die dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 30, @14:29 (Open Source)
with 239 comments
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/1739247/Only-Idiots-Dont-Give-Back-To-Free-Software?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Scientists Sequence Black Death Bacteria
from the what-could-go-wrong? dept.
posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 30, @12:20 (Biotech)
with 221 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/1522206/Scientists-Sequence-Black-Death-Bacteria?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Another CA Issues False Certificates To Iran
from the bad-juju dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 29, @23:41 (The Internet)
with 209 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/0253254/Another-CA-Issues-False-Certificates-To-Iran?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

A Look Back At the Career of Steve Jobs
from the remember-when-he-wasn't-evil dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 30, @17:20 (Businesses)
with 203 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/2052213/A-Look-Back-At-the-Career-of-Steve-Jobs?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New USB 3.0 Flash Drive Has 2 TB of Storage
from the thumb-drive-of-holding dept.
posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 30, @09:35 (Hardware)
with 194 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/1233214/New-USB-30-Flash-Drive-Has-2-TB-of-Storage?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Pakistan Bans Encryption
from the for-undecipherable-reasons dept.
posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 30, @18:44 (Encryption)
with 186 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/2228214/Pakistan-Bans-Encryption?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

One Final Manufacturing Run of Touchpads
from the this-is-too-painful-to-watch dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 30, @15:30 (HP)
with 167 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/1910240/One-Final-Manufacturing-Run-of-Touchpads?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

US Gov't Lobbied EU To Approve Oracle-Sun Merger
from the how-could-george-bush-do-such-a-thing dept.
posted by timothy on Tuesday August 30, @05:25 (Java)
with 161 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/0422224/US-Govt-Lobbied-EU-To-Approve-Oracle-Sun-Merger?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Turning Chinese Piracy Into Revenue
from the we-call-this-the-photoshop-model dept.
posted by timothy on Monday August 29, @20:50 (China)
with 157 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/29/2326222/Turning-Chinese-Piracy-Into-Revenue?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Diginotar Responds To Rogue Certificate Problem
from the our-bad dept.
posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 30, @11:38 (The Internet)
with 147 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/1431211/Diginotar-Responds-To-Rogue-Certificate-Problem?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Pirate Bay Founders Go Legit With <em>BayFiles</em>
from the now-with-90%-less-stuff dept.
posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 30, @10:15 (Piracy)
with 139 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/1248227/The-Pirate-Bay-Founders-Go-Legit-With-BayFiles?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google Explores Re-Ranking Search Results Using +1 Button Data
from the circle-search dept.
posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 30, @08:53 (Google)
with 125 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/127240/Google-Explores-Re-Ranking-Search-Results-Using-1-Button-Data?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google and OpenDNS Work On Global Internet Speedup
from the greased-lightning dept.
posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 30, @13:02 (The Internet)
with 122 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/1635232/Google-and-OpenDNS-Work-On-Global-Internet-Speedup?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Verizon Kills Free FTP Access
from the would-you-like-to-check-a-bag dept.
posted by timothy on Tuesday August 30, @08:38 (Verizon)
with 120 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/0620243/Verizon-Kills-Free-FTP-Access?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

A Talk With Syllable OS Lead Developer Kaj de Vos
from the why-isn't-monosyllabic? dept.
posted by timothy on Tuesday August 30, @02:33 (Open Source)
with 117 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/0245218/A-Talk-With-Syllable-OS-Lead-Developer-Kaj-de-Vos?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Cornell's Creative Machines Lab Lets Chatbots Interact
from the not-quite-there-yet dept.
posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 30, @10:27 (AI)
with 101 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/1410211/Cornells-Creative-Machines-Lab-Lets-Chatbots-Interact?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Novell Wins Against SCO Again
from the case-finally-closed dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 30, @18:03 (Novell)
with 92 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/2138240/Novell-Wins-Against-SCO-Again?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Making Fuel With Newspapers and Bacteria
from the finally-a-use-for-newspapers-in-the-internet-age dept.
posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 30, @19:29 (Biotech)
with 88 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/2324243/Making-Fuel-With-Newspapers-and-Bacteria?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Mario Gets a Portal Gun In New Indie Game
from the princess-is-a-lie dept.
posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 30, @01:22 (Games)
with 80 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/0153248/Mario-Gets-a-Portal-Gun-In-New-Indie-Game?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

EPIC Files For Rehearing In Body Scanner Case
from the movement-is-a-privilege-peon dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 30, @15:11 (Security)
with 79 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/1835258/EPIC-Files-For-Rehearing-In-Body-Scanner-Case?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Spammers Bribe Russian Officials
from the ten-thousand-volleyballs dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 30, @13:45 (Spam)
with 74 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/1715236/Spammers-Bribe-Russian-Officials?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Baby Red Dwarf Found Just 27 Light Years Away
from the think-i'll-swing-by-for-lunch dept.
posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 30, @15:55 (Space)
with 56 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/30/1855255/Baby-Red-Dwarf-Found-Just-27-Light-Years-Away?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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