MAGAZINE ONLINE: [Slashdot] Stories for 2012-01-19

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Slashdot Daily Newsletter

In this issue:
* Ask Slashdot: What Can You Do About SOPA and PIPA?

* June 6 Is World IPv6 Day 2012: This Time For Keeps

* PS4: What Sony Should and Shouldn't Do

* Will Secure Boot Cripple Linux Compatibility?

* Multicellular Life Evolves In Months, In a Lab

* SOPA and PIPA So Far

* Samsung Reinvents Windows (Not the OS) With Touchscreen Display

* Research In Motion To Be Sold, Possibly To Samsung

* Cloud Computing Democratizes Digital Animation

* New Mexico Is Stretching, GPS Reveals

* Hackers Steal $6.7M In Bank Cyber Heist

* Jerry Yang Resigns From Yahoo

* CES Recap: Gadgets and Blisters

* Astronomers Planning To Image Milky Way's Central Black Hole

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| Ask Slashdot: What Can You Do About SOPA and PIPA?
| from the grab-some-tea-and-head-to-boston dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday January 18, @09:03 (Government)
| with 961 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/18/0834219/ask-slashdot-what-can-you-do-about-sopa-and-pipa?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Wednesday is here, and with it sites around the internet are going under
temporary blackout to protest two pieces of legislation currently making
their way through the U.S. Congress: the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
and the Protect-IP Act (PIPA). [0]Wikipedia, [1]reddit, the [2]Free
Software Foundation, [3]Google, the [4]Electronic Frontier Foundation,
[5]imgur, [6]Mozilla, and many others have all made major changes to
their sites or shut down altogether in protest. These sites, as well as
[7]technology experts (PDF) around the world and everyone here at
Slashdot, think SOPA and PIPA pose unacceptable risks to freedom of
speech and the uncensored nature of the internet. The purpose of the
protests is to educate people �� to let them know this legislation will
damage websites you use and enjoy every day, despite being unrelated to
the stated purpose of both bills. So, we ask you: what can you do to stop
SOPA and PIPA? You may have heard the House has [8]shelved SOPA, and that
President Obama has pledged not to pass it as-is, but the MPAA and
SOPA-sponsor Lamar Smith (R-TX) are trying to [9]brush off the protests
as a stunt, and Smith has announced markup for the bill [10]will resume
in February. Meanwhile, PIPA is still present in the Senate, and it
remains a threat. Read on for more about why these bills are bad news,
and how to contact your representative to let them know it.

Note: This will be the last story we post today until 6pm EST in protest
of SOPA.

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Links:
0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more
1. http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.html
2. http://www.fsf.org/
3. https://www.google.com/
4. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/01/how-pipa-and-sopa-violate-white-house-principles-supporting-free-speech
5. http://imgur.com/blog/2012/01/16/imgur-joins-blackout/
6. http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2012/01/17/mozilla-to-join-tomorrows-virtual-protests-of-pipasopa/
7. http://www.circleid.com/pdf/PROTECT-IP-Technical-Whitepaper-Final.pdf
8. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/16/1457237/house-kills-sopa
9. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120117/13254717438/lamar-smith-mpaa-brush-off-wikipedia-blackout-as-just-publicity-stunt.shtml
10. http://judiciary.house.gov/news/01172012.html

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| June 6 Is World IPv6 Day 2012: This Time For Keeps
| from the you-break-it-you-bought-it dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday January 18, @00:01 (Networking)
| with 393 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/18/0135244/june-6-is-world-ipv6-day-2012-this-time-for-keeps?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "On [0]8 June 2011 many companies (big and
small) enabled IPv6 to their main web sites by published AAAA records; 24
hours later, almost all of them disabled it after the test was done. This
year, [1]on June 6th, many of those same companies ([2]Google, Bing,
Facebook) will be enabling IPv6 again, but [3]this time there won't be
any going back. In addition to content providers, [4]several ISPs are
also participating: Comcast, AT&T, XS4ALL, KDDI, and others. CDNs Akamai
and Limelight are on board, as well as network equipment manufacturers
Cisco and D-Link. Is the chicken-and-egg problem of IPv6 finally, slowly
coming to an end?"

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Links:
0. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/06/08/1251231/
1. http://www.worldipv6launch.org/
2. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/ipv6-countdown-to-launch.html
3. http://www.internetsociety.org/news/world-ipv6-launch-solidifies-global-support-new-internet-protocol
4. http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/2012/01/want-to-understand-more-about-the-deploy360-programme-check-out-our-news-release/

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| PS4: What Sony Should and Shouldn't Do
| from the don't-sell-them-at-a-massive-loss dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday January 17, @19:49 (PlayStation (Games))
| with 376 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/12/01/17/2348223/ps4-what-sony-should-and-shouldnt-do?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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donniebaseball23 writes "As a follow-up to [0]his piece on Xbox 720,
veteran games journalist Chris Morris has put together some thoughtful
advice on what Sony needs to do (and needs to avoid) to [1]ensure that
the next generation PlayStation is a success. In particular, Morris notes
that Sony must 'look beyond games' to create a fully fledged
entertainment hub: 'Nintendo has been pretty adamant that it has little
interest in content beyond games. Microsoft seems to be rushing to
embrace the set top box world. Sony, though, seems a bit confused about
what it wants.'"

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Links:
0. http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/12/14/0649228/what-microsoft-should-and-shouldnt-do-for-the-xbox-720
1. http://www.industrygamers.com/news/playstation-4-what-sony-should-and-shouldnt-do/

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| Will Secure Boot Cripple Linux Compatibility?
| from the security-through-totalitarianism dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Wednesday January 18, @18:14 (Security)
| with 297 comments
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/01/18/167257/will-secure-boot-cripple-linux-compatibility?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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MojoMax writes "The advent of Windows 8 is drawing ever nearer and
recently we have learned that ARM devices installed with Windows 8 will
[0]not be able to disable the UEFI secure boot feature that many of us
are deeply concerned about. However, UEFI is still a very real danger to
Linux and the freedom to use whichever OS you chose. Regardless of
information for OEMs to enable customers to install their own keys, such
as that [1]published by the Linux Foundation, there are still very
serious and as yet unresolved issues with using secure boot and Linux.
These issues are best summarized quoting Matthew Garrett: 'Signing the
kernel isn't enough. Signed Linux kernels must refuse to load any
unsigned kernel modules. Virtualbox on Linux? Dead. Nvidia binary driver
on Linux? Dead. All out of tree kernel modules? Utterly, utterly dead.
Building an updated driver locally? Not going to happen. [2]That's going
to make some people fairly unhappy.'"

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Links:
0. http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/01/14/0236244/microsoft-taking-aggressive-steps-against-linux-on-arm
1. http://www.linuxfoundation.org/publications/making-uefi-secure-boot-work-with-open-platforms
2. http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/9844.html

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| Multicellular Life Evolves In Months, In a Lab
| from the selecting-for-extroverted-cells dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday January 17, @21:56 (Science)
| with 272 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/18/0118213/multicellular-life-evolves-in-months-in-a-lab?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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ananyo writes "The origin of multicellular life, one of the most
important developments in Earth's history, could have occurred with
surprising speed, U.S. researchers have shown. In the lab, a
single-celled yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) [0]took less than 60 days
to evolve into many-celled clusters that behaved as individuals. The
clusters even developed a primitive division of labor, with some cells
dying so that others could grow and reproduce. Multicellular life has
evolved independently at least 25 times, but these transitions are so
ancient that they have been hard to study. The researchers wanted to see
if they could evolve multicellularity in a single-celled organism, using
gravity as the selective pressure. In a tube of liquid, clusters of yeast
cells settle at the bottom more quickly than single cells. By culturing
only the cells that sank, they selected for those that stick together.
After many rounds of selection over 60 days, the yeast had evolved into
'snowflakes' comprising dozens of cells."

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Links:
0. http://www.nature.com/news/yeast-suggests-speedy-start-for-multicellular-life-1.9810

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| SOPA and PIPA So Far
| from the getting-the-scoop dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday January 18, @08:55 (United States)
| with 266 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/16/1433222/sopa-and-pipa-so-far?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Since their inception SOPA and PIPA have [0]raised concerns about
blacklisting from online freedom advocates, and [1]tech industry giants.
Law professors worry that they could [2]stifle growth and innovation.
Other's have warned that the legislation would [3]hurt scientific debate
and open discourse on the internet. [4]SOPA and PIPA are not without
support however. In fact a wide variety of companies have backed the
proposed laws, bringing together [5]an eclectic group. After months of
debate, the [6]removal of one of the more controversial provisions, and
The White House expressing its own [7]concerns over the law in its
current form, Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA) announced that he was
[8]shelving SOPA. PIPA however remains, and it is likely that a re-worked
version of the House bill will be brought up soon.

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| Samsung Reinvents Windows (Not the OS) With Touchscreen Display
| from the and-you-thought-they-were-expensive-to-break-now dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday January 18, @02:11 (Displays)
| with 223 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/01/18/0210216/samsung-reinvents-windows-not-the-os-with-touchscreen-display?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "If you want a large, interactive display on
your wall, typically you have to make space for it by moving any pictures
out of the way, and finding room next to any shelves or lighting you have
installed. Samsung's idea is to [0]remove that problem by creating a
transparent display that [1]replaces an actual window, or at least sit
over the top of one. The display uses ambient light during the day and
then can switch over to a more traditional black background as a night
time mode. If you want to shut the daylight out it has virtual blinds you
can draw to help darken a room. And from the outside you just like you
are tapping your window as none of the graphics can be seen. Yes, your
neighbors will talk."

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Links:
0. http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/samsung-reinvents-the-window-using-a-transparent-touchscreen-display-20120116/
1. http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/13/2705599/samsung-smart-window-demonstration-video

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| Research In Motion To Be Sold, Possibly To Samsung
| from the all-about-the-benjamins dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday January 18, @08:13 (Businesses)
| with 196 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/12/01/18/054222/research-in-motion-to-be-sold-possibly-to-samsung?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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New submitter ve6ay writes "The talk of the tech world over the past day
is that RIM, [0]struggling mightily in these last months, was [1]in talks
to be bought either partially or wholly by Samsung. Sources [2]at the Boy
Genius Report indicate that while RIM may be trying to sell, it is
[3]asking way too much for itself."

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Links:
0. http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/06/17/2118213/rim-struggles-continue
1. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/rim-shares-jump-on-talk-of-possible-sale-to-samsung/article2305436/
2. http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/17/research-in-motion-pushing-for-sale-to-samsung/
3. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/242111/samsungs-not-going-buy-rim-not-now-anyway

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| Cloud Computing Democratizes Digital Animation
| from the converting-buzz-into-something-real dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday January 18, @05:12 (Cloud)
| with 157 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/18/0452238/cloud-computing-democratizes-digital-animation?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]kenekaplan writes "John McNeil is the chief creative officer and
founder of a digital arts and communication company based in Berkeley,
CA. After turning to Amazon's Elastic Cloud Computing service for the
first time to finish animation under tight deadline, he was impressed by
how it would let him compete with bigger studios. He said, 'Cloud
computing is the first truly democratic, accessible technology that
[1]potentially gives everyone a supercomputer...it's a game changer. I
could never compete or be able to deliver something at the level of a
Pixar or a Disney, given what I have at my disposal inside the walls of
the studio,' McNeil said. 'But if I factor in the cloud, all of a sudden
I can go there. And then the limitations of whether or not I can deliver
something great will be on my own talent and the talent of the people
that are part of the studio.'"

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Links:
0. mailto:ken.e.kaplan@intel.com
1. http://freepress.intel.com/community/news/blog/2012/01/17/cloud-computing-democratizes-digital-animation

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| New Mexico Is Stretching, GPS Reveals
| from the too-many-tacos dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday January 17, @20:45 (Earth)
| with 115 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/12/01/18/0029223/new-mexico-is-stretching-gps-reveals?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Velcroman1 writes "New Mexico's borders are gradually gaining girth,
according to the Albuquerque Journal. It's not much, and it's not
happening very fast �� the state is getting about an inch wider every 40
years �� but the state is unquestionably expanding, according to
University of Colorado geophysicist Henry Berglund and his colleagues.
Using a collection of 25 extra-precise GPS receivers planted across New
Mexico and Colorado, Berglund determined that the cities of Albuquerque
and Santa Fe are creeping away from each other. The rate of change seems
ever so slow to the untrained ear, described as [0]approximately 1.2
'nanostrains' per year."

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Links:
0. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/01/17/new-mexico-is-stretching-scientists-say/

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| Hackers Steal $6.7M In Bank Cyber Heist
| from the not-nearly-as-dramatic-as-a-regular-heist dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday January 17, @19:05 (Crime)
| with 90 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/17/234208/hackers-steal-67m-in-bank-cyber-heist?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Orome1 writes "A perfectly planned and coordinated bank robbery was
executed during the first three days of the new year in Johannesburg, and
left the targeted South African Postbank �� part of the nation's Post
Office service �� [0]with a loss of some $6.7 million. The cyber gang
behind the heist was obviously [1]very well informed about the post
office's IT systems, and began preparing the ground for the heist a few
months before, by opening accounts in post offices across the country and
compromising an employee computer in the Rustenburg Post Office."

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Links:
0. http://net-security.org/secworld.php?id=12230
1. http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2012/01/15/it-was-a-happy-new-year-s-day-for-gang-who-pulled-off...r42m-postbank-heist

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| Jerry Yang Resigns From Yahoo
| from the yahooligans-take-over-board dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Wednesday January 18, @18:30 (Yahoo!)
| with 80 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/18/1321206/jerry-yang-resigns-from-yahoo?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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PattonPending writes "It seems that [0]the long tenure of Jerry Yang at
Yahoo has ended. Yahoo's board released a letter that Yang wrote
announcing his retirement, saying, in part: 'My time at Yahoo!, from its
founding to the present, has encompassed some of the most exciting and
rewarding experiences of my life. However, the time has come for me to
pursue other interests outside of Yahoo! As I leave the company I
co-founded nearly 17 years ago, I am enthusiastic about the appointment
of Scott Thompson as Chief Executive Officer and his ability, along with
the entire Yahoo! leadership team, to guide Yahoo! into an exciting and
successful future.'"

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Links:
0. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/yahoo-announces-resignation-of-jerry-yang-2012-01-17

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| CES Recap: Gadgets and Blisters
| from the what-I-did-on-my-winter-vacation dept.
| posted by timothy on Wednesday January 18, @18:00 (Displays)
| with 47 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/01/18/0736214/ces-recap-gadgets-and-blisters?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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I was in Las Vegas last week to see the [0]2012 Consumer Electronics Show.
(Officially, it's the International Consumer Electronics Show, but no one
calls it "ICES.") I've been to CES just a few times before, but usually
as the finish line of a marathon drive from Seattle, rather than a plane
flight from Tennessee as it was this time around. I've also never arrived
with an armload of video equipment, which brings its own hassles. (Did
you notice our videos?) Following are a few thoughts about the
experience.

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Links:
0. http://www.cesweb.org/

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| Astronomers Planning To Image Milky Way's Central Black Hole
| from the the-reality-is-much-much-worse dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Wednesday January 18, @18:56 (Space)
| with 44 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01/18/1314201/astronomers-planning-to-image-milky-ways-central-black-hole?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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99luftballon writes "Astronomers are planning the [0]Event Horizon
Telescope project in Arizona on Wednesday �� and say in three or four
years they should be able to [1]image the ring of matter around the
supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The black hole is
26,000 light years away, but should be large enough to check if Einstein
got his equations right."

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Links:
0. http://eventhorizontelescope.org/index.html
1. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/18/picture_black_hole_galaxy/

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