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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Windows Admins Need To Prepare For GUI-Less Server
* "Learn To Code, Get a Job" According To CNN
* How To Get Developers To Document Code
* US Government Seeks Extradition of UK Student For File-Sharing
* Google Caught Misbehaving By Kenyan Startup
* Totally Drug-Resistant TB Emerges In India
* Nanocoating Waterproofs Any Gadget
* TSA Makes $400K Annually In Loose Change
* 2011's Fastest Growing Language: Objective-C
* Homeless Student Is Intel Talent Search Semifinalist
* 7000 e-Voting Machines Now Deemed Worthless By Irish Government
* Passwords Not Going Away Any Time Soon
* Protect IP Act May Be Amended
* Carmakers Prepare For Augmented Reality Driving
* DNS Provision Pulled From SOPA
* Microsoft 'Trustworthy Computing' Turns 10
* Ask Slashdot: Advancing a Programming Career?
* Geek Tool: Slashdot Video of Award Winning 3D Printer From CES
* Google Launches Style Guide For Android Developers
* Oracle v. Google Trial On Indefinite Hold
* Researcher's Tool Maps Malware In Elegant 3D Model
* Astronomers Release Enormous Database of Variable-Luminosity Celestial Objects
* Sykipot Trojan Variant Stealing DoD Smartcard Credentials
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| Windows Admins Need To Prepare For GUI-Less Server
| from the back-to-basics dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @10:13 (GUI)
| with 674 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1455242/windows-admins-need-to-prepare-for-gui-less-server?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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msmoriarty writes "We knew Windows Server 8 was going to be a
[0]departure for Microsoft, including an 'optional' GUI, but in a blog
post made earlier this week, the Windows Server team said that [1]working
without the GUI will be the 'recommended' method, and is telling
developers not to assume a GUI will be present. According to Windows
consultant and author Don Jones, this is a big hint to Windows admins
that [2]they better get used to not having a GUI in future releases. From
the article: 'I'm well aware that many Windows admins out there aren't
looking forward to a GUI-less server operating system from Microsoft. ...
I'm sure Microsoft has, too.They're proceeding anyway. We have two
choices: adapt or die.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1455242/windows-admins-need-to-prepare-for-gui-less-server?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/09/14/1654244/windows-server-8-is-a-radical-departure-from-previous-releases
1. http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/archive/2012/01/11/windows-server-8-server-applications-and-the-minimal-server-interface.aspx
2. http://redmondmag.com/blogs/it-decision-maker/2012/01/the-gui-on-the-way-out.aspx
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| "Learn To Code, Get a Job" According To CNN
| from the it's-just-that-easy dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday January 12, @20:33 (Education)
| with 655 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/12/2339202/learn-to-code-get-a-job-according-to-cnn?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "CNN is running an opinion article that talks
about Michael Bloomberg's taking part in [0]CodeAdacemy's CodeYear
program, which aims to teach average people to [1]learn enough to work as
a Software Developer by year end. I'm trying to not be elitist in judging
this article and those involved, but I'm curious as to what /. thinks of
this questionable plan."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/12/2339202/learn-to-code-get-a-job-according-to-cnn?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.codecademy.com/
1. http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/12/opinion/rushkoff-write-code/index.html
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| How To Get Developers To Document Code
| from the use-your-words dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Friday January 13, @08:05 (IT)
| with 457 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/0412239/how-to-get-developers-to-document-code?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]snydeq writes "Poorly documented code? Chances are the [1]problem lies
not in your programmers, but in your process, writes Fatal Exception's
Neil McAllister. 'Unfortunately, too few developers seem to do a good job
of documenting their code. Encouraging them to start can be a difficult
challenge ��� but not an impossible one,' McAllister writes, adding that to
establish a culture of documentation managers should favor the carrot
before the stick. 'Like most people, programmers respond better to
incentives than to mandates. Simple praise can go a long way, but
managers may find other ways to reward developers. Are your developers
occasionally on-call for weekend support duties or late-night update
deployments? Consider giving them a break if they volunteer to pick up
some extra documentation burden. Of course, financial incentives work,
too.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/0412239/how-to-get-developers-to-document-code?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.infoworld.com/
1. http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/how-get-developers-document-their-code-183908
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| US Government Seeks Extradition of UK Student For File-Sharing
| from the if-you-can't-stand-the-heat-don't-link-to-the-kitchen dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @10:56 (Piracy)
| with 382 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1548214/us-government-seeks-extradition-of-uk-student-for-file-sharing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Gimble writes "The BBC reports that UK student Richard O'Dwyer has
[0]lost a legal battle to block his extradition to the U.S., where he
faces copyright infringement charges for running a file sharing site ([1]ruling).
O'Dwyer operated the site 'TV-Shack' from 2007 until 2010, which
[2]didn't offer any files itself, but posted links to streams and files
hosted elsewhere. O'Dwyer was first arrested in June last year by British
police acting on information from U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement. The domestic investigation was subsequently dropped, but Mr.
O'Dwyer was re-arrested in May on an extradition warrant to face charges
in America."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1548214/us-government-seeks-extradition-of-uk-student-for-file-sharing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-16544335
1. http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resources/JCO/Documents/Judgments/us-v-odwyer-ruling.pdf
2. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/13/us-filesharing-extradition-idUSTRE80C15C20120113
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| Google Caught Misbehaving By Kenyan Startup
| from the hand-in-cookie-jar dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @09:30 (Google)
| with 352 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/130257/google-caught-misbehaving-by-kenyan-startup?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader sends in an interesting story from Mocality, a
company that painstakingly built a business directory in Kenya. When they
discovered that somebody was systematically harvesting the contact
information they'd collected (and after a few very odd phone calls from
confused Kenyan business owners), they set up a sting to see what was
really going on. They swapped out the phone numbers listed for a few
businesses with phone numbers in their own call centers, and then waited
to see who called. [0]Mocality was shocked to discover it was Google
Kenya, who falsely claimed a business collaboration with Mocality, and
then lied about Mocality's business practices.
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https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/130257/google-caught-misbehaving-by-kenyan-startup?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://blog.mocality.co.ke/2012/01/13/google-what-were-you-thinking/
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| Totally Drug-Resistant TB Emerges In India
| from the it's-all-darwin's-fault dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @13:44 (Medicine)
| with 302 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1821242/totally-drug-resistant-tb-emerges-in-india?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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ananyo writes "Physicians in India have [0]identified a form of incurable
tuberculosis there, raising further concerns over increasing drug
resistance to the disease ([1]abstract). Although reports call this
latest form a 'new entity,' researchers suggest that it is instead
another development in a long-standing problem. The discovery makes India
the third country in which a completely drug-resistant form of the
disease has emerged, following cases documented in Italy in 2007 and Iran
in 2009."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1821242/totally-drug-resistant-tb-emerges-in-india?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.nature.com/news/totally-drug-resistant-tb-emerges-in-india-1.9797
1. http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/11/24/cid.cir889
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| Nanocoating Waterproofs Any Gadget
| from the ever-dry-socks dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday January 12, @22:07 (Cellphones)
| with 293 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/011233/nanocoating-waterproofs-any-gadget?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Water has always been the bane of
electronics, however American company [0]Liquipel just announced that
they have developed a way to completely waterproof any device against the
elements. Using a revolutionary process, Liquipel applies a
[1]hydrophobic nanocoating to phones, computers, and other devices that
completely waterproofs them and protects them against accidental exposure
to liquids."
Discuss this story at:
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/011233/nanocoating-waterproofs-any-gadget?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.liquipel.com/
1. http://inhabitat.com/liquipels-hydrophobic-nanocoating-makes-gadgets-completely-waterproof/
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| TSA Makes $400K Annually In Loose Change
| from the nickel-and-dime dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @11:37 (Crime)
| with 267 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1618241/tsa-makes-400k-annually-in-loose-change?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "NBC reports that airport travelers [1]left behind
$409,085.56 in loose change at security checkpoints in 2010, providing an
additional source of funding for the Transportation Security
Administration. 'TSA puts (the leftover money) in a jar at the security
checkpoint, at the end of each shift they take it, count it, put it in an
envelope and send it to the finance office,' says TSA spokesperson Nico
Melendez. 'It is amazing. All that change, it all adds up.' Melendez adds
that the money goes into the general operating budget for TSA that is
typically used for technology, light bulbs or just overall general
expenses. Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) has introduced legislation that would
direct the TSA to [2]transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport
security checkpoints to the United Service Organizations (USO), a private
nonprofit that operates centers for the military at 41 U.S. airports. The
recovered change is not to be confused with the theft that occurs when
TSA agents augment their salary by helping themselves to the contents of
passengers' luggage as it passes through security checkpoints. For
example in 2009, a half dozen TSA agents at Miami International Airport
were charged with grand theft after boosting an iPod, bottles of perfume,
cameras, a GPS system, a Coach purse, and a Hewlett Packard Mini Notebook
from passengers' luggage as [3]travelers at just this one airport
reported as many as 1,500 items stolen, the majority of which were never
recovered."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1618241/tsa-makes-400k-annually-in-loose-change?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SDTSA-Makes-400K-off-of-Loose-Change-137192398.html
2. http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/06/9979819-lawmaker-targets-tsas-big-chunk-of-change
3. http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/20/tsa-theft-of-passenger-valuables-a-nationwide-problem/
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| 2011's Fastest Growing Language: Objective-C
| from the language-war-ammo dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @16:32 (Programming)
| with 254 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/2114257/2011s-fastest-growing-language-objective-c?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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mikejuk writes "Every January, it is traditional to compare the state of
programming language usage [0]as indicated by the TIOBE index. So what's
up and what's down this year? The top language is still Java, but it's
slowly falling in the percentages. [1]Objective-C experienced the most
growth, followed by C# and C. JavaScript climbed back into the top 10,
displacing Ruby. Python and PHP experienced the biggest drops. If you
like outside runners, then cheer for Lua and R, which have just entered
the top 20. However, I have to wonder why Logo is in the top 20 as well.
I know programming education is becoming important, but Logo?"
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https://developers.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/2114257/2011s-fastest-growing-language-objective-c?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html
1. http://www.i-programmer.info/news/98-languages/3601-the-top-languages-of-2011.html
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| Homeless Student Is Intel Talent Search Semifinalist
| from the dedication-to-science dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @18:39 (Education)
| with 245 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/2244249/homeless-student-is-intel-talent-search-semifinalist?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Samantha Garvey, a senior at Brentwood High
School, has [0]managed to become one of the remaining 300 semifinalists
in the Intel Science Talent Search this year. Her research focused on
mussels and on her discovery that they change the thickness of their
shells if a predator such as crabs are introduced. Why is Garvey's
achievement so impressive? Because [1]she and her entire family are
homeless, and rely on a local homeless shelter. Such a situation would
stop many students from being able to focus on studying, let alone a
research project, but Garvey has instead used her situation as
motivation."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/2244249/homeless-student-is-intel-talent-search-semifinalist?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.geek.com/articles/news/homeless-student-is-intel-science-talent-search-semifinalist-20120113/
1. http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/samantha-garvey-s-story-from-homeless-shelter-to-intel-semifinalist-1.3445896?qr=1
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| 7000 e-Voting Machines Now Deemed Worthless By Irish Government
| from the nice-doorstop dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Friday January 13, @00:35 (Security)
| with 221 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/0210257/7000-e-voting-machines-now-deemed-worthless-by-irish-government?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter lampsie writes "Despite spending at least
51 million euro over the last decade buying and storing [0]7000 e-voting
machines from Dutch firm Nedap, the Irish Finance minister has
[1]announced that they are now 'worthless'. The machines were originally
trialled in 2002 on three regional elections, but a nationwide rollout in
2004 was put on hold after a confidential report expressed serious
concern over the security of the voting machines. According to the
report, the integrity of the ballot could not be guaranteed with the
equipment and controls used. Several years on, and tens of millions
later, it looks like the pen and paper ballot will remain for now."
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Links:
0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_voting_in_Ireland
1. http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0111/evoting.html
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| Passwords Not Going Away Any Time Soon
| from the 12345-letmein dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @12:20 (Microsoft)
| with 195 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1715203/passwords-not-going-away-any-time-soon?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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New submitter isoloisti writes "Hot on the heels of IBM's '[0]no more
passwords' prediction, Wired has an article about [1]provocative research
saying that passwords are here to stay. Researchers from Microsoft and
Carleton U. [2]take a harsh view of research on authentication (PDF),
saying, 'no progress has been made in the last twenty years.' They
dismiss biometrics, PKI, OpenID, and single-signon: 'Not only have
proposed alternatives failed, but we have learnt little from the
failures.' Because the computer industry so thoroughly wrote off
passwords about a decade ago, not enough serious research has gone into
improving passwords and understanding how they get compromised in the
real world. 'It is time to admit that passwords will be with us for some
time, and moreover, that in many instances they are the best-fit among
currently known solutions.'"
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Links:
0. http://slashdot.org/story/11/12/20/1459248/ibms-five-predictions-for-the-next-five-years
1. http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/01/simple-pw/all/1
2. http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/154077/Persistence-authorcopy.pdf
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| Protect IP Act May Be Amended
| from the making-changes dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Friday January 13, @05:26 (Democrats)
| with 168 comments
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/047227/protect-ip-act-may-be-amended?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]angry tapir writes "The controversial U.S. copyright enforcement bill
called The Protect IP Act [1]may be amended on the Senate floor later
this month in response to ongoing concerns about its provisions affecting
Internet service providers and the domain-name system, according to the
bill's chief sponsor, Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://www.techworld.com.au/
1. http://www.techworld.com.au/article/412292/sponsor_protect_ip_act_may_amended_response_concerns
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| Carmakers Prepare For Augmented Reality Driving
| from the we-have-enough-trouble-driving-with-the-regular-reality dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @13:03 (Transportation)
| with 165 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1745219/carmakers-prepare-for-augmented-reality-driving?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Car manufacturers at CES are showing off
their [0]future integration of mobile computing technologies and
automobiles. Quoting CNN: 'As digital tech ��� and our expectations for it
��� becomes more mobile, carmakers are taking notice. Many automotive
designers here seem to have taken inspiration from smartphones, with
their promise of being always connected and their vast menu of apps for
every purpose. ... Simply point your hand at them, and the icons open to
show real-time information: when that bridge over there was built, what
band is playing at that nightclub on the left, whether that new caf�� up
the street has any tables available. Wave your hand again, and you've
made a restaurant reservation. ... All these advancements may make
driving more interesting. Or they may spoil one of modern society's last
refuges from the hyper-connected digital world. Either way, they are
coming soon.'"
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https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1745219/carmakers-prepare-for-augmented-reality-driving?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/13/tech/innovation/ces-future-driving/index.html
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| DNS Provision Pulled From SOPA
| from the time-to-double-down,-protesters dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @17:58 (Government)
| with 155 comments
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/2222203/dns-provision-pulled-from-sopa?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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New submitter crvtec sends this excerpt from CNet: "Chairman Lamar Smith
(R-Texas), one of the biggest backers of the Stop Online Piracy Act,
today said [0]he plans to remove the Domain Name System blocking
provision. 'After consultation with industry groups across the country,'
Smith said in a statement released by his office, 'I feel we should
remove (DNS) blocking from the Stop Online Piracy Act so that the [U.S.
House Judiciary] Committee can further examine the issues surrounding
this provision.'"
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https://politics.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/2222203/dns-provision-pulled-from-sopa?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57358947-261/dns-provision-pulled-from-sopa-victory-for-opponents/
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| Microsoft 'Trustworthy Computing' Turns 10
| from the eat-your-cake-at-your-desk dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @15:50 (Microsoft)
| with 144 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1953230/microsoft-trustworthy-computing-turns-10?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]gManZboy writes "Bill Gates fired off his famous [1]Trustworthy
Computing memo to Microsoft employees on Jan. 15, 2002, amid a series of
high-profile attacks on Windows computers and browsers in the form of
worms and viruses like Code Red and 'Anna Kournikova.' The onslaught
forced Gates to declare a security emergency within Microsoft, and halt
production while the company's 8,500 software engineers sifted through
millions of lines of source code to identify and fix vulnerabilities. The
hiatus cost Microsoft $100 million. Today, [2]the stakes are much higher.
'TWC Next' will [3]include a focus on cloud services such as Azure, the
company says."
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https://it.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1953230/microsoft-trustworthy-computing-turns-10?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.informationweek.com/
1. http://news.cnet.com/2009-1001-817210.html&tag=mncol%3Btxt?tag=mncol;txt
2. http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/security/232400280
3. http://blogs.technet.com/b/security/p/twcnext-mail.aspx
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| Ask Slashdot: Advancing a Programming Career?
| from the new-day-new-challenge dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @14:25 (Programming)
| with 140 comments
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1918250/ask-slashdot-advancing-a-programming-career?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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AuMatar writes "I've been a professional programmer for 10 years. The
startup I work for was recently bought, and while I was offered a
full-time job, I opted to accept only a six-month contract. At my most
recent job, I was lead developer for a platform that shipped tens of
millions of units, leading a team that spanned up to three geographical
areas I've done everything from maintenance to brand new apps. About the
only thing I haven't done is been lead architect on a large system. What
else is there to look for in the next job so it won't just feel like the
same challenges all over again? I'm not interested in starting my own
company, so I'm looking for suggestions assuming I'll be working for
someone else."
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| Geek Tool: Slashdot Video of Award Winning 3D Printer From CES
| from the 3D-isn't-as-good-as-4D dept.
| posted by Roblimo on Friday January 13, @08:48 (Idle)
| with 128 comments
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/12/01/12/2123204/geek-tool-slashdot-video-of-award-winning-3d-printer-from-ces?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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The [0]Makerbot Replicator is a personal [1]3D printer, which can create
three-dimensional objects through connecting and layering successive
cross sections of material. The new version is bigger, better, and easier
to set up than earlier MakerBots. In this video Tim made at [2]CES,
MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis shows us how wonderful a device it is, and tells
us why every child (and most adults) should have a MakerBot.
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Links:
0. http://www.makerbot.com/
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing
2. http://www.cesweb.org/
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| Google Launches Style Guide For Android Developers
| from the do-it-like-this dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday January 12, @19:45 (Android)
| with 118 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/12/01/12/2328205/google-launches-style-guide-for-android-developers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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mspohr writes "On Thursday, Google launched Android Design, a website
created specifically to help [0]aid developers in the creation of
applications for ICS. The site offers a comprehensive visual to
third-party application developers, giving suggestions on everything from
how to implement different visual elements to overall back-end patterns
for the OS itself. In theory, it will help developers better understand
just how the Android team thinks about layout and implementation, while
simultaneously giving suggestions to interaction designers on how to
maintain visual integrity. Basically, it will help both first-time
developers and Android veterans make apps look less crappy. 'We haven't
really had a style guide,' Duarte says. 'We haven't really given you a
lot of guidance on how to migrate your application from a phone, perhaps,
to a tablet. We've done so only by example.'"
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Links:
0. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/android-design-matias-duarte/
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| Oracle v. Google Trial On Indefinite Hold
| from the hurry-up-and-wait dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @15:07 (Android)
| with 60 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1948202/oracle-v-google-trial-on-indefinite-hold?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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symbolset writes "The trial in which Oracle is suing Google over Android
has been [0]put on indefinite hold by the trial judge, [1]until Oracle
comes up with a credible methodology for figuring [2]alleged damages. The
trial was planned to start on or after March 19."
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https://developers.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/1948202/oracle-v-google-trial-on-indefinite-hold?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/248013/judge_no_date_for_android_trial_until_oracle_fixes_damages_theory.html
1. http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120113082658664
2. http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/06/20/176222/oracle-thinks-google-owes-61-billion-in-damages
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| Researcher's Tool Maps Malware In Elegant 3D Model
| from the making-bad-pretty dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Friday January 13, @03:01 (Graphics)
| with 36 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/044216/researchers-tool-maps-malware-in-elegant-3d-model?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Sparrowvsrevolution writes "At the Shmoocon security conference later
this month, Danny Quist plans to demo a new three-dimensional version of
a tool he's created called Visualization of Executables for Reversing and
Analysis, or VERA, that [0]maps viruses' and worms' code into intuitively
visible models. Quist, who teaches government and corporate students the
art of reverse engineering at Los Alamos National Labs, says he hopes
VERA will make the process of taking apart and understanding malware's
functionality far easier. VERA observes malware running in a virtual
sandbox and identifies the basic blocks of commands it executes. Then
those chunks of instructions are color-coded by their function and linked
by the order of the malware's operations, like a giant, 3D flow chart.
Quist provides a sample video showing a model of a section of the
Koobface worm."
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https://it.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/044216/researchers-tool-maps-malware-in-elegant-3d-model?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Astronomers Release Enormous Database of Variable-Luminosity Celestial Objects
| from the go-big-or-go-home dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @16:53 (Science)
| with 35 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/2140236/astronomers-release-enormous-database-of-variable-luminosity-celestial-objects?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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wisebabo writes "According to a Caltech news release, 'Astronomers from
the California Institute of Technology and the University of Arizona have
released [0]the largest data set ever collected that documents the
brightening and dimming of stars and other celestial objects���two hundred
million in total. The night sky is filled with objects like asteroids
that dash across the sky and others���like exploding stars and variable
stars-that flash, dim, and brighten. ... Using the Catalina Real-Time
Transient Survey, a project led by Caltech, the astronomers
systematically scanned the heavens for these dynamic objects, producing
[1]an unprecedented data set that will allow scientists worldwide to
pursue new research.' So, anybody going to write a program looking for
artificial sequences? (primes, Fibonacci, integers.) Wouldn't a good way
to attract interstellar attention 'cheaply' would be to put up some
(very) big solar sails in orbit around a star to modulate (and maybe
collect!) its output? With 'micro-transits' being a preferred way to find
exoplanets, somebody looking could stumble across this."
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Links:
0. http://media.caltech.edu/press_releases/13486
1. http://nesssi.cacr.caltech.edu/DataRelease/
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| Sykipot Trojan Variant Stealing DoD Smartcard Credentials
| from the tax-money-well-spent dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Friday January 13, @17:16 (Security)
| with 30 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/2216218/sykipot-trojan-variant-stealing-dod-smartcard-credentials?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Trailrunner7 writes "A new research report says [0]variants of the
Sykipot Trojan have been found that can steal Dept. of Defense smartcard
credentials. The research, published in a blog post Thursday, is the
latest by Alien Vault to look at Sykipot, a Trojan horse program known to
be used in targeted attacks against the defense industry. The new
variants, which Alien Vault believes have been circulating since March,
2011, have been used in 'dozens of attacks' and [1]contain features that
would allow remote attackers to steal smart card credentials and access
sensitive information."
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https://it.slashdot.org/story/12/01/13/2216218/sykipot-trojan-variant-stealing-dod-smartcard-credentials?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/researchers-find-sykipot-trojan-variant-hijacking-dod-smart-cards-011212
1. http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/when-the-apt-owns-your-smart-cards-and-certs/
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