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In this issue:
* The Painkiller That Saves Money But Costs Lives
* Canonical To Remove Sun Java From Repositories, Users' Machines
* SOPA Creator In TV/Film/Music Industry's Pocket
* How To Thwart the High Priests In IT
* Munich's Move To Linux Exceeds Target
* Comet Lovejoy Plunges Into the Sun and Survives
* Kazakhstan Disables the Internet , Telecomix Restores
* Why Google Is Disabling Kids' Gmail Accounts
* Examining the Usability of Gnome, Unity and KDE
* Philosopher Patrick Lin On the Ethics of Military Robotics
* Sony's Next-Generation Portable Is Out, In Japan
* Ask Slashdot: Entry-Level Robotics Kits For Young Teenagers?
* Hello World On PS Vita, Thanks to Buffer Overflow
* Google Outlines AI-Based Number Reading For Street View Photos
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| The Painkiller That Saves Money But Costs Lives
| from the while-poppies-burn-in-afghanistan dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @08:29 (Medicine)
| with 320 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/053248/the-painkiller-that-saves-money-but-costs-lives?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "Over 2,000 patients have died since 2003 in
Washington State alone by [1]accidentally overdosing on a commonly
prescribed narcotic painkiller that costs less than a dollar a dose and
the deaths are clustered predominately in places with lower incomes
because Washington state has steered people with state-subsidized health
care ��� Medicaid patients, injured workers and state employees ��� to
methadone because the drug is cheap. Methadone belongs to a class of
narcotic painkillers, called [2]opioids, that includes OxyContin,
fentanyl and morphine. Within that group, methadone accounts for less
than 10 percent of the drugs prescribed ��� but more than half of the
deaths and although Methadone works wonders for some patients, relieving
chronic pain from throbbing backs to inflamed joints, the drug's unique
properties make it unforgiving and sometimes lethal. 'Most painkillers,
such as OxyContin, dissipate from the body within hours. Methadone can
linger for days, pooling to a toxic reservoir that depresses the
respiratory system,' write Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong. 'With
little warning, patients fall asleep and don't wake up. Doctors call it
the silent death.'"
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Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016987032_silent11.html
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid
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| Canonical To Remove Sun Java From Repositories, Users' Machines
| from the you-mean-you-keep-it-networked? dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @09:33 (Java)
| with 278 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/1425230/canonical-to-remove-sun-java-from-repositories-users-machines?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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New submitter [0]an_orphan writes "Apparently, Oracle's 'Operating System
Distributor License for Java' is expired, causing Ubuntu to not only
[1]remove sun-java from the partner repository, but from user's machines."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. mailto:gary.trakhman@gmail.com
1. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/12/java-to-be-removed-from-ubuntu-uninstalled-from-user-machines/
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| SOPA Creator In TV/Film/Music Industry's Pocket
| from the but-I-repeat-myself dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @13:37 (Piracy)
| with 253 comments
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/1836249/sopa-creator-in-tvfilmmusic-industrys-pocket?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter en4bz writes "Representative Lamar Smith,
the creator of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), has been consistently
receiving [0]donations averaging $50 000 from the TV/Film/Music industry
for each of his re-election campaigns for the past ten years. Smith has
received roughly half a million dollars from the TV/Film/Music lobby over
the past ten years according to opensecrets.org. Check out the source
link for a full breakdown of donors to Smith's campaigns." Speaking of
SOPA, new submitter DarkStar1O9 submits this "explanation in simple terms
of why this dangerous new bill in congress [1]could result in the
extinction of sites that are based on user-generated content like
YouTube, Reddit, and StumbleUpon." Update: 12/18 20:42 GMT by [2]T : An
anonymous reader writes "[3]Eric S. Raymond weighs in on SOPA and the
question of why so many people hate this bill and not the dozens of
others just like it that get passed on a regular basis."
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/1836249/sopa-creator-in-tvfilmmusic-industrys-pocket?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=2012&type=I&cid=N00001811&newMem=N&recs=20
1. http://www.buzzfeed.com/willio/the-dangers-of-sopa-in-a-nutshell-460x
2. http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/
3. http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=4009
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| How To Thwart the High Priests In IT
| from the your-red-stapler-is-not-safe dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @16:55 (Cellphones)
| with 250 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/2154224/how-to-thwart-the-high-priests-in-it?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]GMGruman writes "You know the type: They want to control and restrict
any technology in your office, maybe for job security, maybe as a power
trip. As the 'consumerization of IT' phenomenon grows, such IT people are
increasingly clashing with users, who bring in their own smartphones, use
cloud apps, and work at home on their own equipment. These 'enemies' in
IT are easy to identify, but there are subtler enemies within IT that
also aim to prevent users from being self-sufficient in their technology
use. That's bad for both users and IT, as it gets in the way of useful
work for everyone. Here's [1]what to look for in such hidden IT
'enemies,' and how to thwart their efforts to contain you."
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/2154224/how-to-thwart-the-high-priests-in-it?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.infoworld.com/
1. http://www.infoworld.com/t/consumerization-it/how-thwart-the-high-priests-it-180296
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| Munich's Move To Linux Exceeds Target
| from the unterpromise-ueberdeliver dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @03:48 (Government)
| with 217 comments
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/0253213/munichs-move-to-linux-exceeds-target?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jrepin writes "In May 2003, Munich's city council resolved to migrate
municipal workstations from Windows to Linux and open source. Munich's
LiMux project has [1]announced that it has exceeded its annual target for
migrating the city's PCs to its LiMux client. To date in 2011, the
project has migrated 9,000 systems; it had originally planned to migrate
8,500 of the 12,000-15,000 PC workstations used by city officials in
Munich."
Discuss this story at:
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/0253213/munichs-move-to-linux-exceeds-target?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://identi.ca/jrepin
1. http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/LiMux-project-exceeds-annual-target-1397238.html
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| Comet Lovejoy Plunges Into the Sun and Survives
| from the part-of-brian-aker's-career-path dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @01:00 (NASA)
| with 189 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/0519215/comet-lovejoy-plunges-into-the-sun-and-survives?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]boldie writes with a link to NASA's account of [1]comet Lovejoy's
close encounter with the sun. Excerpting: "This morning, an armada of
spacecraft witnessed something that many experts thought impossible.
Comet Lovejoy flew through the hot atmosphere of the sun and emerged
intact. ... The comet's close encounter was recorded by at least five
spacecraft: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and twin STEREO probes,
Europe's Proba2 microsatellite, and the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric
Observatory. The most dramatic footage so far comes from SDO, which saw
the comet [2]go in (movie) and then [3]come back out again (movie)." Here
are larger QuickTime versions of the [4]comet's entrance (22MB) and
[5]exit (26MB).
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://remoot.org/
1. http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16dec_cometlovejoy/
2. http://science.nasa.gov/media/medialibrary/2011/12/16/comet_whoosh.m4v
3. http://science.nasa.gov/media/medialibrary/2011/12/16/lovejoyemerges.m4v
4. http://science.nasa.gov/media/medialibrary/2011/12/16/comet_whoosh.mov
5. http://science.nasa.gov/media/medialibrary/2011/12/16/phoenix_comet_emerges.mov
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| Kazakhstan Disables the Internet , Telecomix Restores
| from the for-make-benefit-glorious-nation dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday December 17, @21:55 (Censorship)
| with 152 comments
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/0230241/kazakhstan-disables-the-internet--telecomix-restores?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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bs0d3 writes "In the face of [0]oil protests on their 20th independence
day, Kazakhstan has blocked the internet and disabled cellphone towers in
the city of Zhanaozen. As with [1]previous internet blackouts, hactivist
group telecomix is [2]putting together free dial-up servers for people
blacked out in this region."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-says-it-has-restored-order-in-oil-town-where-10-were-killed-in-riots/2011/12/17/gIQAz8v4zO_story.html
1. http://www.good.is/post/spread-the-word-telecomix-providing-internet-to-egypt/
2. http://activepolitic.com:82/News/2011-12-17c/Kazakhstan_Disables_the_Internet.html
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| Why Google Is Disabling Kids' Gmail Accounts
| from the handicapping-them-was-considered-gauche dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @15:47 (Google)
| with 135 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/2046221/why-google-is-disabling-kids-gmail-accounts?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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theodp writes "The Washington Post's Elizabeth Flock managed to hold
Google's feet to the fire and [0]get an explanation of sorts for why it's
making kids cry by disabling their Gmail accounts after years of use.
Giving 12-year-olds access to Gmail ��� unless they are using Google Apps
for Education accounts through their school ��� is proving to be as
formidable a task for Google as [1]making renewable energy cheaper than
coal. But what about that [2]viral 'Dear Sophie' commercial, asked Flock,
in which a father creates a Gmail account for his baby daughter and uses
it to send her photos, videos, and messages that chronicle her growing
up? 'The implied understanding,' replied a Google spokesman, 'is that the
girl in the story does not have access to the account, but that she will
have access to it "someday."'"
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/2046221/why-google-is-disabling-kids-gmail-accounts?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/hey-google-thanks-for-making-my-daughter-cry/2011/12/12/gIQAhYx9pO_blog.html
1. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/23/us-google-idUSTRE7AM03220111123
2. http://www.adweek.com/video/best-ads-2011-google-chrome-dear-sophie-136842
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| Examining the Usability of Gnome, Unity and KDE
| from the such-wimps-all-of-'em dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @14:44 (GNOME)
| with 131 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/1943208/examining-the-usability-of-gnome-unity-and-kde?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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gbjbaanb writes "TechRadar has gathered a few users and [0]subjected the
3 main Linux desktops to some usability testing for both experienced
users and some new to the whole concept." I'm glad to see such ongoing
comparisons; they encourage cross-pollination of the best ideas. On the
other hand, it's a little bit like trying to determine the "best"
dessert; even the most elaborate attempts to find statistical consensus
won't answer the question of what's best for any particular user.
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| Philosopher Patrick Lin On the Ethics of Military Robotics
| from the computer-generated-fog-of-war dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @10:25 (Robotics)
| with 129 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/1444208/philosopher-patrick-lin-on-the-ethics-of-military-robotics?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Runaway1956 writes "Last month, philosopher Patrick Lin delivered this
[1]briefing about the ethics of drones at an event hosted by In-Q-Tel,
the CIA's venture-capital arm. It's a thorough and unnerving survey of
what it might mean for the intelligence service to deploy different kinds
of robots. This story is very definitely not like Asimov's robotic laws!
As fine a mind as Isaac Asimov had, his Robot stories seem a bit naive,
in view of where we are headed with robotics."
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Links:
0. mailto:runaway1956@gmail.com
1. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/12/drone-ethics-briefing-what-a-leading-robot-expert-told-the-cia/250060/
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| Sony's Next-Generation Portable Is Out, In Japan
| from the people-used-to-wait-in-line-for-concerts dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @06:53 (PlayStation (Games))
| with 128 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/073200/sonys-next-generation-portable-is-out-in-japan?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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A few months before it's due to arrive in the U.S., Sony's [0]PlayStation
Vita, successor to the PlayStation Portable, [1]has been released in
Japan. Says the linked Associated Press article: "For the Tokyo-based
electronics and entertainment giant, the Vita is the biggest product
launch since the PlayStation 3 console five years ago. It's also
accompanied by two dozen software products ��� the largest number of launch
titles in PlayStation history. The Vita has front and back cameras, a
touchscreen in front, a touch pad on the back and two knob-like
joysticks. It will enable gamers to play against each other using
PlayStation 3 consoles over the Internet-based PlayStation Network, a
system that was hit with a massive hacking attack earlier this year."
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Links:
0. http://us.playstation.com/psvita/
1. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-12-17/sony-playstation-vita-japan/52033684/1
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| Ask Slashdot: Entry-Level Robotics Kits For Young Teenagers?
| from the old-teenagers-much-grumpier dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @12:30 (Education)
| with 125 comments
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/1625201/ask-slashdot-entry-level-robotics-kits-for-young-teenagers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "So, it's that wonderful time of year again.
Instead of buying the latest, greatest whiz-bang, overpriced fad toy of
the year, I thought I might try my hand at corrupting my nieces (ages 12
and 14) in a nerdier direction with some sort of introductory robotics
kit. They have no programming experience, and part of my idea is that it
would be encouraging for them to see interactions of their code that they
write with the real-world by being able to control some actuators and
read sensors. The first thing that comes to mind is [0]Lego Mindstorms,
but I find them a bit on the pricey side of things. My budget falls
between $40 and $100, and the ideal kit would focus more on the software
side than on soldering together circuits. I'd be looking for a kit that
provides an easy to learn API and development tools that will work with a
standard Windows PC. I don't mind spending a few afternoons helping them
out with the basics, but I'd like for them to be able to be able to
explore on their own after grasping the initial concepts. Has anybody
gotten their younger relations into programming through robotics, and
what kits might you recommend?"
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Links:
0. http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/products/default.aspx
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| Hello World On PS Vita, Thanks to Buffer Overflow
| from the in-the-palm-of-your-hand dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @17:57 (Hardware Hacking)
| with 70 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/2239215/hello-world-on-ps-vita-thanks-to-buffer-overflow?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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YokimaSun writes "Mamosuke, a PSP Homebrewer from Japan, has posted the
first [0]Hello World on the PS Vita which comes from the PSP Emulator in
the console. Using a buffer overflow, he has found a way into the
[1]PSVita, and with many PSP Game exploits still around and not published
for the whole homebrew and hacking community this means that in the short
term homebrew is here on the PSvita. Lets hope this is the start of a
true PSVita homebrew scene."
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Links:
0. http://www.dcemu.co.uk/content/96478-Hello-World-on-PlayStation-Vita
1. http://www.play-asia.com/Unboxing_PS_Vita_PlayAsia.com_staff_will_do_an_extra_shift_on_Saturday_to_get_co/paOS-17-71-1aa-74-33z-49-en.html
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| Google Outlines AI-Based Number Reading For Street View Photos
| from the may-not-combine-with-remote-detonation dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 18, @11:27 (AI)
| with 57 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/18/1621244/google-outlines-ai-based-number-reading-for-street-view-photos?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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mikejuk writes "A [0]recent Google research paper outlines how it
[1]might use AI to read digits in natural images ��� specifically Street
View photos. The idea is to automatically extract the number of each
house as captured by Street View and then use this to improve the
geocoding data returned by Google. When you next ask for directions to a
particular address the new data could be used to show you a street view
looking directly at the house you specified."
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Links:
0. http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/research.google.com/en//pubs/archive/37648.pdf
1. http://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/3498-google-uses-ai-to-find-where-you-live.html
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