Friday, October 21, 2011

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Jobs Wanted To Destroy Android
from the blunt-and-honest dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @08:49 (Android)
with 856 comments
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/1233225/jobs-wanted-to-destroy-android?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Global Warming 'Confirmed' By Independent Study
from the time-to-crank-the-AC dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @09:32 (Earth)
with 838 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/1239258/global-warming-confirmed-by-independent-study?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Proposed Mercury Ban Threatens Vaccines
from the ban-venus-too dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @10:55 (Medicine)
with 316 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/1431233/proposed-mercury-ban-threatens-vaccines?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

$529M DOE Loan Spawns $97K Made-in-Finland Cars
from the mission-accomplished dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @13:01 (Earth)
with 304 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/1555210/529m-doe-loan-spawns-97k-made-in-finland-cars?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

The Case For Piracy
from the arrr-me-hearties dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @10:13 (Piracy)
with 278 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/1258226/the-case-for-piracy?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

US Troops To Leave Iraq By End of Year
from the pack-your-things dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @15:10 (The Military)
with 274 comments
http://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/1852247/us-troops-to-leave-iraq-by-end-of-year?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

A Digital Direct Democracy For the Modern Age
from the straight-from-the-digital-horse's-mouth dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @14:27 (Government)
with 248 comments
http://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/1727257/a-digital-direct-democracy-for-the-modern-age?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Early Speed Tests For Windows 8
from the greased-lightning dept.
posted by samzenpus on Friday October 21, @03:07 (Operating Systems)
with 217 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/0358223/early-speed-tests-for-windows-8?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Proposed UK Online Libel Rules Would Restrict Anonymous Posting
from the name-your-name dept.
posted by samzenpus on Friday October 21, @00:56 (Government)
with 204 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/0247230/proposed-uk-online-libel-rules-would-restrict-anonymous-posting?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Blizzard Announces New <em>WoW</em> Expansion: <em>Mists of Pandaria</em>
from the april-fools-becomes-a-reality dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @15:50 (Role Playing (Games))
with 202 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/199250/blizzard-announces-new-wow-expansion-mists-of-pandaria?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Android 4.0 Source Code Coming "Soon"
from the on-second-thought dept.
posted by samzenpus on Friday October 21, @05:02 (Android)
with 188 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/0252256/android-40-source-code-coming-soon?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

How To Stop the Next WikiLeaks
from the plugging-the-holes dept.
posted by samzenpus on Friday October 21, @08:07 (Security)
with 185 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/0250215/how-to-stop-the-next-wikileaks?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Microsoft Roslyn: Reinventing the Compiler As We Know It
from the now-with-3d dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @11:36 (Programming)
with 169 comments
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/1456213/microsoft-roslyn-reinventing-the-compiler-as-we-know-it?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Researchers ID Skype, BitTorrent Users
from the cross-contamination dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @13:45 (Privacy)
with 142 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/1721233/researchers-id-skype-bittorrent-users?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Retailers Respond To HDD Squeeze By Limiting Purchases, Raising Prices
from the now-you're-ready-for-econ-102 dept.
posted by timothy on Friday October 21, @18:50 (Data Storage)
with 139 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/2224201/retailers-respond-to-hdd-squeeze-by-limiting-purchases-raising-prices?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Study Finds No Link Between Mobile Phones and Cancer (Again)
from the discard-the-tinfoil-hat dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @12:39 (Cellphones)
with 130 comments
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/1549209/study-finds-no-link-between-mobile-phones-and-cancer-again?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Ask Slashdot: Radiation Detection For Tokyo Resident?
from the if-you're-warm-you're-too-close dept.
posted by timothy on Friday October 21, @19:36 (Japan)
with 127 comments
http://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/2323218/ask-slashdot-radiation-detection-for-tokyo-resident?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Google Reader's Social Features Merging With Google+
from the we-fear-change dept.
posted by samzenpus on Thursday October 20, @20:27 (Google)
with 95 comments
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/20/2250246/google-readers-social-features-merging-with-google?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Trademark Trouble For RIM Over New "BBX" Name
from the hits-keep-coming dept.
posted by samzenpus on Thursday October 20, @22:36 (Blackberry)
with 95 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/0053240/trademark-trouble-for-rim-over-new-bbx-name?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Senator Introduces Bill To Stop Warrantless GPS Tracking
from the location-location-location dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @17:19 (Privacy)
with 95 comments
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/2049230/senator-introduces-bill-to-stop-warrantless-gps-tracking?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Most Sophisticated Rootkit Getting an Overhaul
from the evil-upgrades dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @16:35 (Botnet)
with 70 comments
http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/2026242/most-sophisticated-rootkit-getting-an-overhaul?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

How Open Source Hardware Is Kick-Starting Kickstarter
from the somebody-out-there-needs-an-inboard-outboard-toaster dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @12:20 (Businesses)
with 42 comments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/1545217/how-open-source-hardware-is-kick-starting-kickstarter?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Nasdaq Intrusion Spreads To Listed Companies
from the careful-they-might-tank-the-economy dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @18:06 (Security)
with 34 comments
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/2127253/nasdaq-intrusion-spreads-to-listed-companies?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Early Tomorrow Morning
from the lights-in-the-sky dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @17:40 (Space)
with 17 comments
http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/2112251/orionid-meteor-shower-peaks-early-tomorrow-morning?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

<em>Portal 2</em> Getting Map Editor
from the roll-your-own dept.
posted by Soulskill on Friday October 21, @18:26 (Games)
with 14 comments
http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/10/21/2146223/portal-2-getting-map-editor?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

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