Monday, October 3, 2011

[Slashdot] Headlines for 2011-10-04

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Theater Professor's <em>Firefly</em> Poster Declared Threatening
from the wait-until-they-find-out-about-reavers dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday October 03, @09:47 (Censorship)
with 494 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1250249/theater-professors-firefly-poster-declared-threatening?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ask William Shatner Whatever You'd Like
from the make-it-count dept.
posted by timothy on Monday October 03, @14:05 (Movies)
with 284 comments
http://interviews.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1616200/ask-william-shatner-whatever-youd-like?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Judge Rules Boss's "Firing Contest" Created a Hostile Work Environment
from the take-this-job-and-shove-it dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday October 03, @14:16 (Businesses)
with 248 comments
http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1542214/judge-rules-bosss-firing-contest-created-a-hostile-work-environment?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Amazon Disables 3G Web Browsing For New 3G Kindle Touch
from the subtle-nudge-toward-the-other-ones dept.
posted by timothy on Monday October 03, @06:02 (Books)
with 188 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/094214/amazon-disables-3g-web-browsing-for-new-3g-kindle-touch?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Mass Piracy Lawsuits Come To Australia
from the america-exports-quite-a-bit-of-some-things dept.
posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @22:54 (Piracy)
with 179 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/238226/mass-piracy-lawsuits-come-to-australia?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Verizon Challenges FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
from the lock-both-in-the-same-room dept.
posted by timothy on Monday October 03, @08:10 (The Internet)
with 168 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/0225230/verizon-challenges-fccs-net-neutrality-rules?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Patent Troll Says Anyone Using Wi-Fi Infringes
from the good-luck-with-that dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday October 03, @19:48 (Patents)
with 158 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/2236255/patent-troll-says-anyone-using-wi-fi-infringes?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Wiki Editor Helps Reveal Pre-9/11 CIA Mistakes
from the all-non-denial-denials dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday October 03, @10:13 (Government)
with 145 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1327211/wiki-editor-helps-reveal-pre-911-cia-mistakes?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Sprint Bets Big On the iPhone
from the over-a-barrel dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday October 03, @17:33 (Businesses)
with 136 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/2114206/sprint-bets-big-on-the-iphone?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Why Linux Is Good For Low-End Smartphones
from the i've-never-needed-more dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday October 03, @12:41 (Cellphones)
with 127 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1552240/why-linux-is-good-for-low-end-smartphones?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Facebook Files For a Patent To Track Its Users On Other Sites
from the right-hand-not-tracking-left-hand dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday October 03, @14:47 (Facebook)
with 107 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1825234/facebook-files-for-a-patent-to-track-its-users-on-other-sites?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Nine Circles of IT Hell
from the have-you-tried-turning-it-off-and-then-on-again dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday October 03, @13:23 (IT)
with 92 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1657227/the-nine-circles-of-it-hell?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Hitachi-LG Fined $21M For Price-Fixing Optical Drives
from the hand-in-the-cookie-jar dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday October 03, @15:30 (Crime)
with 80 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1856244/hitachi-lg-fined-21m-for-price-fixing-optical-drives?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

HTC Android Backdoor Leaks Private User Data
from the like-a-sieve dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday October 03, @11:36 (Android)
with 76 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1427242/htc-android-backdoor-leaks-private-user-data?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Facebook Adds Malicious Link Protection
from the click-away-grandma dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday October 03, @09:33 (Facebook)
with 74 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1231246/facebook-adds-malicious-link-protection?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

3 Share Nobel Prize In Medicine For Immune System Work
from the good-doctors dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday October 03, @08:53 (Medicine)
with 71 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1210219/3-share-nobel-prize-in-medicine-for-immune-system-work?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

World's Most Powerful Telescope Begins Search For Origin of the Universe
from the where-the-sidewalk-ends dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday October 03, @10:55 (Space)
with 71 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1359237/worlds-most-powerful-telescope-begins-search-for-origin-of-the-universe?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Children Helped Decorate Prehistoric Caves of France
from the could've-been-circus-folk dept.
posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @21:35 (Science)
with 69 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/0128221/children-helped-decorate-prehistoric-caves-of-france?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

New Close-Ups of Saturn's Geyser Moon
from the really-old-really-faithful dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday October 03, @16:12 (NASA)
with 68 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1954243/new-close-ups-of-saturns-geyser-moon?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

BerliOS Software Repository Will Close At Year's End
from the that's-too-bad dept.
posted by timothy on Monday October 03, @03:24 (Software)
with 61 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/2345208/berlios-software-repository-will-close-at-years-end?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

NASA, Google Award $1.35M For Ultra-Efficient Electric Aircraft
from the earning-green-by-being-green dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday October 03, @18:18 (Transportation)
with 50 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/2215251/nasa-google-award-135m-for-ultra-efficient-electric-aircraft?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Rhapsody To Acquire Napster
from the should-they-call-it-napsody-or-rhapster dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday October 03, @16:52 (Businesses)
with 49 comments
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/2042233/rhapsody-to-acquire-napster?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Japan Re-Opens Some Towns Near Fukushima
from the going-home dept.
posted by Soulskill on Monday October 03, @19:01 (Japan)
with 46 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/2231242/japan-re-opens-some-towns-near-fukushima?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

UK To Get &pound;50m Graphene Research Hub
from the let-the-experiments-begin dept.
posted by samzenpus on Monday October 03, @11:58 (United Kingdom)
with 36 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/03/1514200/uk-to-get-50m-graphene-research-hub?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Australia Reviews Tier-Two Software Patents
from the gee-fellas-this-might-be-worth-rethinking dept.
posted by timothy on Monday October 03, @03:38 (Australia)
with 11 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/2231220/australia-reviews-tier-two-software-patents?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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