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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Evangelical Scientists Debate Creation Story
* 5.8 Earthquake Hits East Coast of the US
* The GIMP Now Has a Working Single-Window Mode
* Using Tablets Becoming Popular Bathroom Activity
* Android On HP TouchPad
* Internet Restored In Tripoli As Rebels Take Control
* Russia Approves Siberia-Alaska Railway
* Chinese Propaganda Accidentally Reveals Cyberwar
* Zombie Cookies Just Won't Die
* GA Tech: Internet's Mid-Layers Vulnerable To Attack
* Motorola's Most Important 18 Patents
* <em>Deus Ex: Human Revolution</em> Released
* Oracle vs Google: Copyright Claims Must Remain
* Canadian Firm Gave Libyan Rebels Surveillance Drone
* Taken Over By Aliens? Google Has It Covered
* Google Street View Gets Israeli Government's Nod
* P2P Alarm Clock Service
* Fedora 16 Alpha Released
* Origins of Lager Found In Argentina
* WebAPI: Mozilla Proposes Open App Interface For Smartphones
* Facebook Makes Privacy Settings More Obvious
* MK-1 Robotic Arm Capable of Near-Human Dexterity, Dancing
* Inside Oregon State University's Open Source Lab
* The Syrian Government's Internet Strategy
* Victory For Music Locker Services?
* Judge Nixes Warrantless Cell Phone Location Data
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| Evangelical Scientists Debate Creation Story
| from the at-least-no-one-else-has-dogma dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday August 23, @08:14 (Science)
| with 907 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/0324258/Evangelical-Scientists-Debate-Creation-Story?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "Polls by Gallup and the Pew Research Center find
that four out of 10 Americans believe humanity descend from Adam and Eve,
but NPR reports that evangelical scientists are now saying publicly that
they can no longer believe the Genesis account and that it is [1]unlikely
that we all descended from a single pair of humans. 'That would be
against all the genomic evidence that we've assembled over the last 20
years so not likely at all,' says biologist Dennis Venema, a senior
fellow at BioLogos Foundation, a Christian group that tries to reconcile
faith and science. 'You would have to postulate that [2]there's been this
absolutely astronomical mutation rate that has produced all these new
variants in an incredibly short period of time. Those types of mutation
rates are just not possible. It would mutate us out of existence.' Venema
is part of a growing cadre of Christian scholars who say they [3]want
their faith to come into the 21st century and say it's time to face
facts: There was no historical Adam and Eve, no serpent, no apple, no
fall that toppled man from a state of innocence."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/0324258/Evangelical-Scientists-Debate-Creation-Story?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://www.npr.org/2011/08/09/138957812/evangelicals-question-the-existence-of-adam-and-eve
2. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/331194/title/Human_mutation_rate_slower_than_thought__
3. http://biologos.org/blog/biologos-and-the-june-2011-christianity-today-cover-story/
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| 5.8 Earthquake Hits East Coast of the US
| from the god-punishing-congress-for-budget dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 23, @14:09 (News)
| with 571 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/188255/58-Earthquake-Hits-East-Coast-of-the-US?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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At 1:51 p.m. EDT a [0]5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Virginia ([1]map of
reported tremors). Reports indicate it was felt [2]along most of the east
coast (my monitor and floor definitely wobbled a bit down here in Raleigh
NC) with reported [3]evacuations of government buildings at least in DC.
[4]QuantumPion noted that the [5]North Anna Nuclear Generating Station is
located only a few miles from the epicenter, and the NRC has [6]confirmed
the plant automatically shut down with no apparent damage. For folks who
like that sort of thing, there is [7]a hashtag on Twitter, and the WSJ
has a page with [8]live updates on the situation.
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/188255/58-Earthquake-Hits-East-Coast-of-the-US?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc0005ild.php
1. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/us/c0005ild/us/index.html
2. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/alert-earthquake-rocks-central-virginia-dc-region/2011/08/23/gIQAMwvEZJ_blog.html
3. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-quake-shakes-east-coast-20110823,0,5892586.story
4. http://slashdot.org/~QuantumPion
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Anna_Nuclear_Generating_Station
6. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/23/nuke_shut_down/
7. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Earthquake
8. http://blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2011/08/23/live-blog-east-coast-earthquake/
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| The GIMP Now Has a Working Single-Window Mode
| from the how-long-were-the-contractions dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday August 23, @10:33 (The Gimp)
| with 375 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1355225/The-GIMP-Now-Has-a-Working-Single-Window-Mode?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Phoronix is reporting that [0]The GIMP now
has a working single-window mode, a long desired feature by the
open-source graphics community to be more competitive with Adobe
Photoshop. There's also a number of other user highlights in the new GIMP
2.7.3 release. The GPLv3 graphics software can be downloaded at
[1]GIMP.org."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1355225/The-GIMP-Now-Has-a-Working-Single-Window-Mode?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTgyMw
1. http://www.gimp.org/
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| Using Tablets Becoming Popular Bathroom Activity
| from the you're-doing-it-wrong dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday August 23, @12:42 (Android)
| with 313 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1613203/Using-Tablets-Becoming-Popular-Bathroom-Activity?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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alphadogg says "With the market flush with hot-selling tablet computers,
it shouldn't bowl anyone over to learn that many users are taking the
plunge and [0]bringing their devices to the bathroom. According to a new
survey published by Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division
of Staples Inc., 35% of tablet users copped to using their iPad or other
tablets while in the bathroom, while a whopping 78% of tablet users said
they used their tablets while lying in bed. And in a data point sure to
further damage techies' reputation for social skills, Staples Advantage
also reported that 30% of tablet users said they used their tablets while
at restaurants."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1613203/Using-Tablets-Becoming-Popular-Bathroom-Activity?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/082311-tablets-bathroom-250009.html
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| Android On HP TouchPad
| from the wish-I'd-been-quicker-on-the-draw dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday August 23, @05:24 (Android)
| with 262 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/0256202/Android-On-HP-TouchPad?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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NicknamesAreStupid writes "As fast as you can say '$99 blowout sale,' PC
World reports on an [0]Android port to the now defunct HP TouchPad. 'Of
course, it will turn out to be the best Android pad ever, making the iPad
stink by comparison,' reports Muphy's Law Reports."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/0256202/Android-On-HP-TouchPad?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pcworld.com/article/238617/touchdroid_will_turn_touchpads_into_android_tablets.html
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| Internet Restored In Tripoli As Rebels Take Control
| from the let's-see-where-things-stand-in-a-year-or-3 dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday August 22, @23:42 (Networking)
| with 257 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/0012213/Internet-Restored-In-Tripoli-As-Rebels-Take-Control?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]angry tapir writes "Internet connectivity [1]was restored in Tripoli
late Sunday local time, as rebel forces took control of many parts of the
capital city of Libya. A new mobile network set up by the rebels in the
east of Libya in April, called Libyana Al Hurra, and a similar network in
Misrata, will soon also be linked to the Libyana Mobile Phone network in
Tripoli, said Ousama Abushagur, a Libyan telecommunications engineer in
the U.A.E, who led the team that set up Libyana Al Hurra."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/0012213/Internet-Restored-In-Tripoli-As-Rebels-Take-Control?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.techworld.com.au/
1. http://www.techworld.com.au/article/398066/internet_restored_tripoli_rebels_take_control/
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| Russia Approves Siberia-Alaska Railway
| from the just-keep-the-bears-off-it dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 23, @18:40 (Transportation)
| with 254 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/228218/Russia-Approves-Siberia-Alaska-Railway?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "In what could easily be one of the boldest
infrastructure developments ever announced, the Russian Government has
given the go-ahead to build a [0]transcontinental railway linking Siberia
with North America. The massive undertaking would [1]traverse the Bering
Strait with the world's longest tunnel ��� a project twice the length of
the Chunnel between England and France. The project aims to feed North
America with raw goods from the Siberian interior and beyond, but it
could also provide a key link to developing a robust renewable energy
transmission corridor that feeds wind and tidal power across vast
distances while linking a railway network across 3/4 of the Northern
Hemisphere."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/228218/Russia-Approves-Siberia-Alaska-Railway?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://inhabitat.com/russia-green-lights-65-billion-siberia-alaska-rail-and-tunnel-to-bridge-the-bering-strait/
1. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article1680121.ece
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| Chinese Propaganda Accidentally Reveals Cyberwar
| from the us-replies-with-ping-of-death dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 23, @15:38 (China)
| with 228 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1717218/Chinese-Propaganda-Accidentally-Reveals-Cyberwar?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "A Chinese military propaganda video aired in
mid-July inadvertently showed a Chinese military university launching
cyberattacks against U.S. websites. The Epoch Times reports the video
shows 'custom-built Chinese software [0]apparently launching a
cyber-attack against the main website of the Falun Gong spiritual
practice, by using a compromised IP address belonging to a United States
university.' A screen in the video also reveals 'the name of the software
and the Chinese university that built it, the Electrical Engineering
University of China's People's Liberation Army.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1717218/Chinese-Propaganda-Accidentally-Reveals-Cyberwar?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Zombie Cookies Just Won't Die
| from the zombie-want-caaaaache dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday August 23, @09:45 (Microsoft)
| with 175 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/136237/Zombie-Cookies-Just-Wont-Die?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]GMGruman wrote in to say "Microsoft embarrassed itself last week when
it got caught using 'zombie cookies' ��� a form of tracking cookies that
users can't delete, as they come back to life after you've 'killed' them.
Microsoft [1]says it'll stop the 'aberrant' practice. But Woody Leonhard
says you ain't seen nothing yet. It turns out HTML5 offers a technical
mechanism to [2]give zombie cookies a new lease on life ��� and the Web
browsers' private-browsing features can't stop them."
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/136237/Zombie-Cookies-Just-Wont-Die?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.infoworld.com/
1. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/20/0131220/Microsoft-Drops-Use-of-Supercookies-On-MSN
2. http://www.infoworld.com/t/internet-privacy/zombie-cookies-just-wont-die-microsoft-admits-use-and-html5-looms-new-vector-170511
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| GA Tech: Internet's Mid-Layers Vulnerable To Attack
| from the soft-creamy-underbelly dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday August 22, @20:49 (Programming)
| with 157 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/000259/GA-Tech-Internets-Mid-Layers-Vulnerable-To-Attack?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Evolution has ossified the middle layers of
the Internet, leaving it vulnerable but [0]security breaches could be
countered by diversification of protocols, according to Georgia Tech,
which recommends new middle layer protocols whose functionality does not
overlap, thus preventing 'unnatural selection.' Extinction sucks,
especially when it's my favorite protocols like FTP."
Discuss this story at:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/000259/GA-Tech-Internets-Mid-Layers-Vulnerable-To-Attack?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.smartertechnology.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/Evolution-Has-Ossified-the-Internet/
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| Motorola's Most Important 18 Patents
| from the i-heard-they-patented-sandwiches dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday August 23, @09:00 (Patents)
| with 137 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1236213/Motorolas-Most-Important-18-Patents?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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quarterbuck writes "Bloomberg has a story on Google's acquisition of
Motorola and quotes IP lawyers who claim that [0]18 patents dating to
1994 are probably what Google is after. These patents cover technology
essential to the mobile-device industry, including location services,
antenna designs, e-mail transmission, touchscreen motions,
software-application management and third-generation wireless."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1236213/Motorolas-Most-Important-18-Patents?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| <em>Deus Ex: Human Revolution</em> Released
| from the great-expectations dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 23, @11:13 (First Person Shooters (Games))
| with 128 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/145225/Deus-Ex-Human-Revolution-Released?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Over 11 years ago, Deus Ex became one of the most celebrated games of its
time, tightly weaving FPS and RPG gameplay together with a rich cyberpunk
story. Today, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix launched a new entry to the
series, titled Deus Ex: Human Revolution. A [0]launch trailer is
available, and early reviews for the game are positive. Opposable Thumbs
says, "Fans can take a deep breath: they will [1]get what they want from
a Deus Ex game in this release. [2]The story is dense, complete with
twists, interesting characters, and far-flung locations." Rock, Paper,
Shotgun largely agrees, and both reviews praise [3]the breadth of choices
players have in how they accomplish mission objectives. However, they
disagree on the quality of the voice acting, and RPS complains of
untimely and oddly-designed boss battles. DE:HR's stealth gameplay and
hacking minigame receive high marks, as does the game's overall length
and replayability.
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/145225/Deus-Ex-Human-Revolution-Released?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/deus-ex-human-revolution-launch-vid
1. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2011/08/the-future-begins-with-you-ars-review-deus-ex-human-revolution.ars
2. http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/984/mary_demarle_speaks_on_the_.php
3. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/08/22/70336/
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| Oracle vs Google: Copyright Claims Must Remain
| from the write-once-sue-everyone dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 23, @16:20 (Google)
| with 122 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1933203/Oracle-vs-Google-Copyright-Claims-Must-Remain?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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swandives writes "More in the Oracle/Google patent infringement saga.
Oracle says [0]no court has ever found that APIs for software like Java
are ineligible for copyright protection. The claims were made in its
objection to Google's request that the court make a summary judgment on
Oracle's copyright allegations. In early August, Google asked the judge
to rule that Google doesn't infringe Oracle copyright in its
implementation of Android. In an objection to that request, Oracle asked
the judge to let the charge go to trial. Earlier, Judge Alsup [1]denied
Google's attempt to get a potentially damaging e-mail redacted. Looks
like this one could take a while."
Discuss this story at:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1933203/Oracle-vs-Google-Copyright-Claims-Must-Remain?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.cio.com.au/article/398091/
1. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/02/0757254/Email-In-Oracle-Google-Case-Will-Remain-Public
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| Canadian Firm Gave Libyan Rebels Surveillance Drone
| from the we're-watching-you dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 23, @17:07 (Robotics)
| with 112 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/208215/Canadian-Firm-Gave-Libyan-Rebels-Surveillance-Drone?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Joining the posted submitter club, suasfan22 writes with a bit in Wired
about the use of a drone by Libyan Rebels. From the article: "The Libyan
revolutionaries are more of a band of enthusiastic amateurs than
experienced soldiers. But it turns out the rebels have the kind of
weaponry usually possessed by advanced militaries: their very own drone.
[0]Aeryon Labs, a Canadian defense firm, revealed on Tuesday that it had
quietly [1]provided the rebel forces with a teeny, tiny surveillance
drone, called the [2]Aeryon Scout. Small enough to fit into a backpack,
the three-pound, four-rotor robot [3]gave Libyan forces eyes in the sky
independent of the Predators, Fire Scout surveillance copters and manned
spy planes that NATO flew overhead. Don't worry, it's not armed."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/208215/Canadian-Firm-Gave-Libyan-Rebels-Surveillance-Drone?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.aeryon.com/
1. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/08/libyan-rebels-are-flying-their-own-mini-drone/
2. http://www.aeryon.com/news/pressreleases/271-libyanrebels.html
3. http://www.suasnews.com/2011/08/7760/canadian-suas-used-by-libyan-rebels/
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| Taken Over By Aliens? Google Has It Covered
| from the and-humanity-was-saved-by-the-biggest-search-engine dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 23, @10:52 (Cloud)
| with 89 comments
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1345222/Taken-Over-By-Aliens-Google-Has-It-Covered?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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swandives writes "Imagine what would happen if all the Google engineers
turned rogue and held the world's Gmail accounts to ransom. Or if aliens
attacked earth and wiped California off the map. Seems the folks over at
Google's enterprise division have [0]already considered these scenarios.
CIO is running an article, as part of a larger [1]interview with Google
Enterprise director of security, Eran Feigenbaum. He's a fascinating guy
��� in his spare time he practices magic and mentalism, and you may also
have heard of him as Eran Raven, a contestant from the NBC television
show Phenomenon."
Discuss this story at:
https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1345222/Taken-Over-By-Aliens-Google-Has-It-Covered?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.cio.com.au/article/398051/taken_over_by_aliens_don_t_worry_google_has_it_covered/
1. http://www.cio.com.au/article/398067/security_google_apps/?fp=16&fpid=1
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| Google Street View Gets Israeli Government's Nod
| from the just-keeping-an-eye-on-things dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday August 23, @02:36 (Google)
| with 86 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/2131209/Google-Street-View-Gets-Israeli-Governments-Nod?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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hypnosec writes "Israel's Justice Ministry has decided to give its
[0]approval to Google's Street View services to feature 360 degree images
of the country's streets, according to a new, confirmed report. The
ministry also assured that Tel Aviv's Law, Information and Technology
Authority will cause no worries for Google from now on when it comes to
deploying its sophisticated photography equipment in the streets, as well
as in posting the photographs taken on its map service."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/2131209/Google-Street-View-Gets-Israeli-Governments-Nod?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.itproportal.com/2011/08/22/google-street-view-gets-israeli-governments-nod/#ixzz1VmHqww5f
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| P2P Alarm Clock Service
| from the dial-n-for-nerd dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 23, @15:56 (The Internet)
| with 84 comments
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1416215/P2P-Alarm-Clock-Service?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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bs0d3 writes "Instead of waking up to a regular alarm clock,
[0]TalkO'Clock will let others help you get out of bed. The service
allows you to choose whether you want to be [1]called by a male or a
female stranger, and it has a robot ��� CallO'Bot ��� lined up in case no one
is available at the time you have to wake up. All completely anonymous of
course." Not sure why this is better than your phone alarm, but if you're
starving for human contact this might not be a bad option.
Discuss this story at:
https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1416215/P2P-Alarm-Clock-Service?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://talkoclock.com/
1. http://torrentfreak.com/talko%E2%80%99clock-the-social-p2p-alarm-clock-110822/
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| Fedora 16 Alpha Released
| from the put-a-feather-in-my-red-hat dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 23, @16:41 (Linux)
| with 79 comments
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1936217/Fedora-16-Alpha-Released?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]AdamWill writes "Fedora 16 Alpha is [1]released today, featuring
[2]GNOME 3.1.4 with a [3]unified input indicator for keyboard layouts and
input methods, [4]KDE 4.7, [5]GRUB 2 on new installations (with GPT disk
labels) and several other major changes. You can [6]download it now.
Remember to read the important information in the [7]release notes and
[8]common bugs page."
Discuss this story at:
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1936217/Fedora-16-Alpha-Released?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:awilliam@redhat.com
1. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2011-August/002992.html
2. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Gnome3.2
3. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/GnomeInputIntegration
4. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/KDE47
5. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Grub2
6. http://fedoraproject.org/get-prerelease
7. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_16_Alpha_release_notes
8. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F16_bugs
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| Origins of Lager Found In Argentina
| from the a-yeast-of-a-different-color dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 23, @13:45 (Beer)
| with 71 comments
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/141223/Origins-of-Lager-Found-In-Argentina?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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utkonos writes "After decades of pondering, scientists have found the
secret to the creation of lager. An elusive species of yeast isolated in
the forests of Argentina was key to [0]the invention of the crisp-tasting
German beer. From the article: 'Their best bet is that centuries ago, S.
eubayanus somehow found its way to Europe and hybridized with the
domestic yeast used to brew ale, creating an organism that can ferment at
the lower temperatures used to make lager. Geneticists have known since
the 1980s that the yeast brewers use to make lager, S. pastorianus, was a
hybrid of two yeast species: S. cerevisiae ��� used to make ales, wine and
bread ��� and some other, unidentified organism.'"
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Links:
0. http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-beer-yeast-20110823,0,5421077.story?track=rss
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| WebAPI: Mozilla Proposes Open App Interface For Smartphones
| from the too-much-sense dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 23, @13:04 (Mozilla)
| with 57 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1615251/WebAPI-Mozilla-Proposes-Open-App-Interface-For-Smartphones?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Mozilla has an idea for how it can [0]bridge
the gap between native apps and web applications: WebAPI will be
[1]developed as a set of HTML5 APIs and deliver consistent, web-based
application interfaces that can be accessed by any HTML5-capable device,
specifically smartphones."
Discuss this story at:
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1615251/WebAPI-Mozilla-Proposes-Open-App-Interface-For-Smartphones?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.conceivablytech.com/9027/business/webapi-mozilla-proposes-open-app-interface-for-smartphones
1. https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI
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| Facebook Makes Privacy Settings More Obvious
| from the false-sense-of-security dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 23, @17:55 (Privacy)
| with 55 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/212221/Facebook-Makes-Privacy-Settings-More-Obvious?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]CWmike writes "Facebook is making a series of design changes to the
site [1]to make it clearer to users who can see the content that they
post, an issue Google has been criticizing Facebook about since it
launched its own social network, Google+, in June. 'You have told us that
"who can see this?" could be clearer across Facebook, so we have made
changes to [2]make this more visual and straightforward,' Facebook said
in a blog post on Tuesday. The main change is that Facebook will now
display the intended audience for a photo, a text post, a tag or any
other piece of content right next to it. Until now, those controls have
been on a separate Settings section of the profile. 'Your profile should
feel like your home on the web ��� you should never feel like stuff appears
there that you don't want, and you should never wonder who sees what's
there.' Another change Facebook is introducing is allowing users to
modify the audience of a post after it's published, which they couldn't
do before."
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/212221/Facebook-Makes-Privacy-Settings-More-Obvious?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://twitter.com/mikeatcw
1. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219432/Facebook_tweaks_site_to_clarify_who_can_see_what
2. https://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=10150251867797131
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| MK-1 Robotic Arm Capable of Near-Human Dexterity, Dancing
| from the looks-like-a-pixar-film dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday August 23, @08:34 (Robotics)
| with 53 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/0218210/MK-1-Robotic-Arm-Capable-of-Near-Human-Dexterity-Dancing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "The MK-1 Robotic Arm from HDT Global comes
from a DARPA sponsored project to create a highly advanced prosthetic
limb. The disco dance moves shown at the beginning of this video [0]show
off the impressive dexterity of the modular servo units that comprise the
MK-1 Robotic Arm." Internet rudeness alert: the (impressive) video starts
autoplaying, with sound; you have been warned.
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https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/0218210/MK-1-Robotic-Arm-Capable-of-Near-Human-Dexterity-Dancing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/MK-1-Robotic-Arm-Capable-of-Nea
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| Inside Oregon State University's Open Source Lab
| from the that's-a-lot-of-stuff dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 23, @13:21 (Open Source)
| with 53 comments
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1655244/Inside-Oregon-State-Universitys-Open-Source-Lab?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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In his main page debut, ramereth writes with a look at the infrastructure
of OSUOSL from Linux.com. From the article: "Many people use Linux in
many ways, often totally unaware that they're depending on Linux.
Likewise, those of us in the open source community depend heavily on
[0]Oregon State University's Open Source Labs (OSUOSL), but may not even
realize just how much. Thanks to one of the final talks at LinuxCon by
[1]Lance Albertson, it's [2]much clearer now just how important OSUOSL is."
Discuss this story at:
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1655244/Inside-Oregon-State-Universitys-Open-Source-Lab?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://osuosl.org/
1. http://lancealbertson.com/slides/hosting-osuosl-linuxcon11/
2. http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/biz-enterprise/486133-a-look-at-oregon-state-universitys-open-source-lab
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| The Syrian Government's Internet Strategy
| from the sunshine-and-unicorns dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 23, @11:54 (Censorship)
| with 44 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1524226/The-Syrian-Governments-Internet-Strategy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]decora writes "In a recent article on Al-Jazeera, Jillian York of the
EFF [1]speculates about the true nature of the Syrian 'hackers' who
[2]defaced AnonPlus. She references a [3]University of Toronto analysis
from May, which pointed out that the supposed independent hacktivist
group the Syrian Electronic Army has a website that is hosted and
registered by the Syrian Computer Society ��� a group that dictator Bashar
Al-Asad used to run and that was founded by his brother. York has
previously written about the mystery of the [4]pro-Asad twitter floods of
April, and the convenient [5]unblocking of social media sites like
YouTube and Facebook earlier in the year, which allegedly allowed the
Mukhabarat to spy on and entrap opposition activists through [6]forged
SSL certificates. She also points out the numerous cases of Syrian
bloggers being [7]censored, arrested, and persecuted for their writings
online. Is the Syrian example evidence against the [8]vision of
internet-as-liberator?"
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/1524226/The-Syrian-Governments-Internet-Strategy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:decorat@mail.com
1. http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/08/201181191530456997.html
2. http://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/08/08/2135228/Syrian-Hackers-Deface-Anonymous-Social-Network
3. http://www.infowar-monitor.net/2011/05/7349/
4. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/apr/21/syria-twitter-spambots-pro-revolution
5. http://www.cnas.org/node/6501
6. http://www.onthemedia.org/2011/may/20/syrias-digital-crackdown/transcript/
7. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/06/despite-hoaxes-real-risks-blogging-syria
8. http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2011/06/the-dark-side-of-the-syrian-internet/
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| Victory For Music Locker Services?
| from the save-those-redundant-bits dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Tuesday August 23, @14:55 (The Media)
| with 43 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/183253/Victory-For-Music-Locker-Services?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Joining the ranks of accepted submitters, [0]Gaygirlie writes "Michael
Robertson, the owner and founder of the [1]MP3Tunes music locker service,
has been [2]locked in a copyright infringement case with EMI Records for
a while now, especially because of the Sideloading search engine that is
tacked along with the locker service. Now the case has been resolved
though: [3]EMI Records won. But lost on all the accounts that actually
really matter." The important parts here are that MP3Tunes was granted
safe harbor protection under the DMCA, and that merging multiple copies
of the same file doesn't make distributing that master copy a public
performance.
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Links:
0. mailto:gaygirlie@hotmail.com
1. http://www.mp3tunes.com/
2. https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/2137241/MP3Tunes-Safe-Harbor-Court-Challenge-Approaching
3. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/08/record-labels-get-hollow-victory-in-mp3tunes-infringement-case.ars
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| Judge Nixes Warrantless Cell Phone Location Data
| from the feds-can't-be-that-lazy dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 23, @19:24 (Privacy)
| with 37 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/2219255/Judge-Nixes-Warrantless-Cell-Phone-Location-Data?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Front page first-timer poena.dare writes "The government sought
warrantless access to 113 days of location data for a Verizon Wireless
customer. On Monday, a judge [0]refused the request (PDF), ruling that
[1]cell phone users have an expectation of privacy in location
information. 'There is no meaningful Fourth Amendment distinction between
content and other forms of information, the disclosure of which to the
Government would be equally intrusive and reveal information society
values as private,' said Judge Nicholas Garaufis. Privacy advocates in DC
will be cheering as soon as they climb out from under their desks!"
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/2219255/Judge-Nixes-Warrantless-Cell-Phone-Location-Data?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://ia600309.us.archive.org/33/items/gov.uscourts.nyed.312774/gov.uscourts.nyed.312774.6.0.pdf
1. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/08/judge-says-warrant-required-for-cell-phone-location-data.ars
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