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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Research Inches Toward Processor-Specific Malware
* UK Terror Chief Blocked From Boarding Aircraft
* US Army Develops Tooth Cleaning Gum
* Security App For the New German Personal ID Hacked
* When DLC Goes Wrong
* Australian State Govt. To Fund iPads For Doctors
* <em>World of Goo</em> Dev Wants Big Publishers To Build Indie Teams
* 3D Printing May Face Legal Challenges
* Did the Windows Phone 7 Bomb In the US?
* Motorola Countersues Microsoft Over 16 Patents
* Feeling Upset? Look At Some Meat
* UK Games Retailers Threaten Boycott of Steam Games
* How Often Should You Change Your Password?
* FCC Investigating Google Street View Wi-Fi Data Collection
* Microsoft Patents Foot Computing
* UK Politician Arrested Over Twitter 'Stoning Joke'
* Military Uses 'Bat-Hook' To Tap Power From Lines
* Mystery 'Missile' Identified As US Airways Flight 808
* Lizard Previously Unknown To Science Found On Vietnam Menu
* JooJoo Tablet Dies, Fusion Garage Continues On
* Can Windows, OS X and Fedora All Work Together?
* Android Phone Solves Rubik's Cube In 12.5 Seconds
* White House Edited Oil Drilling Safety Report
* Google Says 3rd Parties Would Be Liable For Java Infringement
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| Research Inches Toward Processor-Specific Malware
| from the acquiring-new-targets dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 10, @21:01 (Security)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/10/2244229/Research-Inches-Toward-Processor-Specific-Malware?from=newsletter
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chicksdaddy writes "The Windows/Office/IE monoculture is disappearing
faster than equatorial glaciers ��� Mac OS X and iOS, Linux and Android ...
and whole new application ecosystems to go with each. That's bad news for
malware authors and other bad guys, who count on 9.5 out of 10 systems
running Windows and Microsoft applications to do their magic. What's the
solution? Why, [0]hardware specific hacks, of course! After all, the list
of companies making CPUs is far smaller than, say, the list of companies
making iPhone applications. Malware targeting one or more of those
processors would work regardless of what OS or applications were
installed. There's just one problem: its not easy to figure out what kind
of CPU a device is running. But researchers at France's Ecole Superiore
d'Informatique, Electronique, Automatique (ESIEA) are working on that
problem. Threatpost.com reports on a research paper that lays out a
strategy for fingerprinting processors by observing subtle differences in
the way they perform complex floating point calculations. The method
allows them to distinguish broad subsets of processor types by
manufacturer, and researchers plan to refine their methods and release a
tool that can make specific processor fingerprinting a snap."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/10/2244229&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/researchers-working-toward-processor-specific-attacks-111010
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| UK Terror Chief Blocked From Boarding Aircraft
| from the tonight-on-security-theater dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 10, @23:38 (Security)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/0052214/UK-Terror-Chief-Blocked-From-Boarding-Aircraft?from=newsletter
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Jeremiah Cornelius writes "Two days before toner cartridges threatened
western civilization, Britain's Home Office minister Baroness
Neville-Jones was en route to a Washington summit when she was [0]found
to have an over-sized aerosol can in her bag. While being questioned by
airport security staff for transporting a container with more than 100ml
of liquid, the Baroness seemingly took offense at being lectured on the
importance of security procedure: 'Of course I know how important it is,'
she said, 'I'm the Security Minister.' The Baroness is also former head
of the British Joint Intelligence Committee, and was traveling at the
time to discuss the war on terror with US security chiefs. According to a
Home Office spokesman, trained in the use of the passive voice, 'Liquids
were inadvertently left in a bag. The item was removed and [1]the
Minister fully complied with subsequent checks.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/0052214&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.securityinfowatch.com/Transportation+Facilities/1318341
1. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/11/07/terror-chief-tries-to-board-plane-with-banned-liquids-115875-22697823/
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| US Army Develops Tooth Cleaning Gum
| from the forget-the-brush dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 11, @00:44 (The Military)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/0156215/US-Army-Develops-Tooth-Cleaning-Gum?from=newsletter
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pryoplasm writes "To help deal with some of the hygiene issues on the
battlefield, the US Army worked on [0]a gum to take the place of brushing
your teeth. This might be eventually released and marketed to the public.
While there are many gums out there that aren't so detrimental to your
teeth, this one promises actually to help them out."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/0156215&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Formulation-Science/US-army-develops-tooth-cleaning-gum
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| Security App For the New German Personal ID Hacked
| from the why-can't-I-be-you dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 11, @02:06 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/0154228/Security-App-For-the-New-German-Personal-ID-Hacked?from=newsletter
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prefec2 writes "On Nov. 1st Germany started to issue [0]new personal ID
cards which include a security chip. In combination with a reading device
and an application on a PC at home, secure transactions can be made.
However, the required application can be [1]compromised using DNS
spoofing and a wrong SSL certificate (article in German)."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/0154228&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6140545,00.html
1. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Neuer-Personalausweis-AusweisApp-mit-Luecken-2-Update-1133376.html
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| When DLC Goes Wrong
| from the horse-armor dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 11, @03:16 (The Almighty Buck)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/052219/When-DLC-Goes-Wrong?from=newsletter
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kube00 writes "Poorly done downloadable content is [0]one of a gamer's
worst nightmares right now. Where a publisher stands to make some money,
gamers get screwed. Whether it's the overpriced extra maps/costumes DLC,
on-the-disc-at-launch DLC, or DLC that is nothing more than a remake of
other content, no game is safe from bad DLC. That includes Modern Warfare
2, Bioshock 2, Uncharted 2 and a host of many other popular games. Is
there a chance to fix this system?"
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/052219&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://goozernation.com/video-games/index.php/news/189-when-dlc-goes-wrong
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| Australian State Govt. To Fund iPads For Doctors
| from the nice-perk dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 11, @04:48 (Australia)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/022255/Australian-State-Govt-To-Fund-iPads-For-Doctors?from=newsletter
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[0]angry tapir writes "The current premier of the Australian state of
Victoria, John Brumby, has promised [1]every doctor in Victoria's public
hospital system would be issued with an Apple iPad if his incumbent Labor
Government was returned to power in the state's upcoming election."
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/022255&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/
1. http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/367510/brumby_promises_every_doctor_public_hospitals_an_ipad/
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| <em>World of Goo</em> Dev Wants Big Publishers To Build Indie Teams
| from the and-a-pony dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 11, @06:39 (Businesses)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/0442257/World-of-Goo-Dev-Wants-Big-Publishers-To-Build-Indie-Teams?from=newsletter
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Ron Carmel, co-founder of game developer 2D Boy, which created the indie
hit World of Goo, gave a speech at Montreal International Games Summit in
which he encourages large game publishers to [0]put more time and money
into smaller, indie-like teams. Quoting GameSetWatch: "'We need a
medium-sized design studio. Something that is larger than a typical
indie, but has the same propensity for of talent density, focus, and
risk-taking,' said Carmel, formerly an employee of major publisher
Electronic Arts prior to going independent. Notably, a focus on profit
must be eliminated from the equation. 'Creating this within a major
developer doesn't present a problem,' said Carmel. With a budget of $1-$2
million dollars, 10 staffers could be hired to work on 'creatively
ambitious and forward-thinking projects.' He likened it to the automobile
industry, which alongside its mainstream consumer products works on
concept cars ��� few of which enter production as regular models. The
concept car is, said Carmel, 'a marketing expense to build your brand,
and say, "Look at all the amazing things we're creating."' It also helps
with recruitment. Said Carmel, 'there's no reason the larger game
companies can't do that.' He also said that developers must move away
from the notion that a team comprised primarily of programmers and
artists can create a great work. Why do Valve's games have such amazing
environments? Because, said Carmel, 'Valve has architects on staff.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/0442257&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2010/11/indepth_world_of_goo_dev_tells.php
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| 3D Printing May Face Legal Challenges
| from the printing-a-lawsuit dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 11, @08:57 (Patents)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/034210/3D-Printing-May-Face-Legal-Challenges?from=newsletter
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[0]angry tapir writes "A coming revolution in 3D printing, with average
consumers able to copy and create new three-dimensional objects at home,
may lead to attempts by patent holders to expand their legal protections,
a paper from Public Knowledge says. Patent holders [1]may see 3D printers
as threats, and they may try to sue makers of the printers or the
distributors of CAD (computer-aided design) blueprints, according to
digital rights group Public Knowledge."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/034210&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/
1. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/3d-fabbers-dont-let-the-dmca-stifle-an-innovative-future.ars
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| Did the Windows Phone 7 Bomb In the US?
| from the now-wait-a-minute dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday November 11, @09:43 (Microsoft)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/136216/Did-the-Windows-Phone-7-Bomb-In-the-US?from=newsletter
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Thorfinn.au writes "Microsoft's new smartphone platform is off to what
could be considered a [0]slower start than expected in North America.
That's according to The Street, which has released a report saying that
the company sold some 40,000 units on its first day on the market. Early
sales numbers from other phone platform launches include Apple's
estimated 500,000 iPhones being snatched up during its launch weekend in
2007, and a million and a half G1 Android phones being bought up by
T-Mobile subscribers in the phone's first six months." Do you know anyone
with one of these phones? Me either.
Discuss this story at:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/136216&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20022373-75.html
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| Motorola Countersues Microsoft Over 16 Patents
| from the sue-sue-sudio dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday November 11, @10:20 (Microsoft)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/1351218/Motorola-Countersues-Microsoft-Over-16-Patents?from=newsletter
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FlorianMueller writes "As if there weren't already enough patent suits
related to smartphone technologies, Motorola just [0]announced its widely
anticipated countersuit against Microsoft. Its subsidiary Motorola
Mobility filed complaints with two US District Courts (Southern District
of Florida and Western District of Wisconsin). Motorola already litigates
with Apple in those and other courts. According to Motorola, the patents
relate to technologies in the fields of operating systems, video codecs,
email, instant messaging, object-oriented software architectures, WiFi,
and graphical passwords. Motorola claims Windows, the Live messenger,
Windows Phone, Outlook and other Microsoft products infringe. Motorola's
action is [1]no surprise given that all of the companies sued over patent
infringement by Android ��� with the exception of Google ��� have already
countersued."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/1351218&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Press-Releases/Motorola-Mobility-Files-Patent-Infringement-Complaints-Against-Microsoft-34d6.aspx
1. http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2010/11/no-surprise-here-motorola-countersues.html
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| Feeling Upset? Look At Some Meat
| from the the-calming-power-of-beef dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 11, @10:46 (Canada)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/144211/Feeling-Upset-Look-At-Some-Meat?from=newsletter
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Meshach writes "A study out of Canada claims that [0]seeing meat actually
calms a person down. From the article: 'Contrary to expectations, a
McGill University researcher has discovered that seeing meat makes people
significantly less aggressive. Frank Kachanoff, who studies evolution at
the university���s department of psychology, had initially thought the
presence of meat would provoke bloodlust, believing the response would
have helped our primate ancestors hunt. But in fact, his research showed
the reverse is true.'" I can see all the "Make Steak, Not War!" protest
signs already.
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/144211&from=newsletter
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| UK Games Retailers Threaten Boycott of Steam Games
| from the but-we-like-it-our-way-better dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday November 11, @11:18 (Businesses)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/1359223/UK-Games-Retailers-Threaten-Boycott-of-Steam-Games?from=newsletter
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RogueyWon writes "Games industry trade site MCV is reporting that two
major UK video games retailers are [0]threatening to ban Steam-enabled PC
games from their stores. The as-yet-unnamed retailers are apparently
concerned that by selling Steam games, they are pointing their customers
towards a competitor and will by trying to bring pressure upon publishers
to strip Steam functionality from their games. This could prove an
interesting test of where the real power lies at the retail end of PC
gaming."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/1359223&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.mcvuk.com/news/41746/Retail-threatens-Steam-ban
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| How Often Should You Change Your Password?
| from the every-eight-seconds dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday November 11, @11:52 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/1522227/How-Often-Should-You-Change-Your-Password?from=newsletter
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jhigh writes "Bruce Schneier asks the question, [0]how often should you
change your password? 'The primary reason to give an authentication
credential ��� not just a password, but any authentication credential ��� an
expiration date is to limit the amount of time a lost, stolen, or forged
credential can be used by someone else. If a membership card expires
after a year, then if someone steals that card he can at most get a
year's worth of benefit out of it. After that, it's useless.' Another
reason could be to limit the amount of time an attacker has to crack the
password, but Bruce's analysis seems on target."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/1522227&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/11/changing_passwo.html
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| FCC Investigating Google Street View Wi-Fi Data Collection
| from the yeah-sorry-'bout-that dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday November 11, @12:36 (Google)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/1556243/FCC-Investigating-Google-Street-View-Wi-Fi-Data-Collection?from=newsletter
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adeelarshad82 writes "The Federal Communications Commission is looking
into whether Google's Street View Wi-Fi data collection [0]violated the
Communications Act. At issue is a May admission from Google that
equipment attached to its Street View cars collected data that was
traveling over unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, known as payload data. At
first Google said it did not know if that data included personally
identifiable information, but the company admitted last month that it did
include entire e-mail addresses, URLs, and passwords. Google has pledged
to work with the FCC."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/1556243&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372498,00.asp
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| Microsoft Patents Foot Computing
| from the prior-art-your-butt dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday November 11, @13:26 (Microsoft)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/1558253/Microsoft-Patents-Foot-Computing?from=newsletter
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theodp writes "Microsoft Research has made it possible for a mother to
surf the web while nursing her newborn, thanks to its [0]newly-patented
'foot-based user interface' (FUI?). 'In addition to causing health
problems,' explains Microsoft in the patent, 'the traditional keyboard
and mouse interface can be simply inconvenient in certain situations as
well. In one instance, a mother with a baby in her arms is unable to
easily perform simple tasks, such as checking email, on a computer.'
Users of the 'Foot-Based Interface for Interacting With a Computer,'
however, will be able to move their feet and step on the floor [1]a la
DDR to execute various commands, such as deleting email or scrolling down
the screen. Due to the [2]usual foot-dragging on the part of the USPTO,
the patent ��� filed for in 2006 ��� was essentially obsolete by the time it
was issued on Tuesday, a week after [3]Microsoft's Kinect launch."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/1558253&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://techflash.com/seattle/2010/11/giving-windows-the-boot-microsoft.html
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Revolution
2. http://www.uspto.gov/dashboards/patents/main.dashxml
3. http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/11/scenes-from-the-kinect-launch.html
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| UK Politician Arrested Over Twitter 'Stoning Joke'
| from the watch-how-you-tweet dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 11, @14:06 (Crime)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/1711214/UK-Politician-Arrested-Over-Twitter-Stoning-Joke?from=newsletter
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History's Coming To writes "The BBC is reporting that a Tory city
councillor has been [0]arrested over a 'joke' he posted to Twitter
suggesting that Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, a UK based writer, be stoned to
death. The full tweet read, 'Can someone please stone Yasmin
Alibhai-Brown to death? I shan't tell Amnesty if you don't. It would be a
blessing, really.' Following complaints he was arrested under the
Communications Act 2003 and bailed. He has since apologized. This comes
on the same day that [1]a conviction for a Twitter 'joke' about blowing
up an airport was upheld."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/1711214&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-11736154
1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/11/twitter-joke-trial-appeal-verdict
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| Military Uses 'Bat-Hook' To Tap Power From Lines
| from the cutting-corners dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday November 11, @14:50 (The Military)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/1720219/Military-Uses-Bat-Hook-To-Tap-Power-From-Lines?from=newsletter
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Zothecula writes "As soldiers are fitted out with more and more
electrical sytems to extend their capabilities, they become increasingly
dependent on the power needed to run them. Since soldiers in the field
don't always have ready access to an electrical outlet when they need to
top up the batteries, the US Air Force has developed [0]a device that
taps directly into the electricity flowing through overhead power lines
... a kind of bat-hook for real-life superheroes."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/1720219&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/remote-auxiliary-power-system/16906/
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| Mystery 'Missile' Identified As US Airways Flight 808
| from the just-what-they-want-you-to-think dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 11, @15:34 (The Military)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/191221/Mystery-Missile-Identified-As-US-Airways-Flight-808?from=newsletter
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sean.peters writes "The [0]mystery missile discussed on Slashdot Tuesday?
It was [1]US Airways 808 from Honolulu to Phoenix. An amateur sleuth
checked the time against airline schedules, then the following day,
checked out a webcam that was trained in the appropriate direction. He
found the exact same contrail at the time AWE808 was coming over. The
author deals persuasively with a number of objections to his argument."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/191221&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/09/1711217/Mystery-Missile-Launched-Near-LA?from=rss
1. http://blog.bahneman.com/content/it-was-us-airways-flight-808
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| Lizard Previously Unknown To Science Found On Vietnam Menu
| from the try-the-bigfoot-burger dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 11, @16:08 (Biotech)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/1721225/Lizard-Previously-Unknown-To-Science-Found-On-Vietnam-Menu?from=newsletter
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eldavojohn writes "A lizard long served on the menu in the Mekong Delta
has recently caught the attention of scientists when it was noted that
[0]all animals in the species appeared identical as well as female. The
species appears to be a hybrid of two other species (like a mule or
liger). But the curious thing is that this hybrid isn't sterile ��� it
reproduces asexually. The species, known for some time in Vietnam, has
now officially been named Leiolepis ngovantrii."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/1721225&from=newsletter
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| JooJoo Tablet Dies, Fusion Garage Continues On
| from the expiration-date dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 11, @16:17 (Handhelds)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/1932235/JooJoo-Tablet-Dies-Fusion-Garage-Continues-On?from=newsletter
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vanstinator writes "Due to heavy competition from the iPad and a
less-than-stellar entrance into the market, Fusion Garage today released
a statement saying that [0]the JooJoo tablet is no more." Company founder
Chandrashekar Rathakrishnan says that the company will move forward, but
hasn't provided much information about future products. According to
Geek.com, "The JooJoo has had a short life and [1]will be remembered more
for the fighting it caused between Fusion and Michael Arrington than
anything else. It started life as the CrunchPad and a collaboration
between Arrington and Fusion Garage. Then Fusion cut Arrington out of the
picture, the name was changed to JooJoo and the price increased from $200
to $500."
Discuss this story at:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/1932235&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/joojoo-is-no-more-fusion-garage-to-keep-on-trucking/
1. http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/fusion-garage-confirms-the-joojoo-tablet-is-dead-20101111/
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| Can Windows, OS X and Fedora All Work Together?
| from the like-to-buy-the-world-a-coke dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 11, @17:00 (Operating Systems)
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/212247/Can-Windows-OS-X-and-Fedora-All-Work-Together?from=newsletter
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greymond writes "In my [0]ever growing job responsibilities, I've
recently been tasked with documenting our organization's IT
infrastructure, primarily focusing on cost analysis of our hardware
leases and software purchases. This is something that has never been done
in our organization before and while it's moving along slowly, I'm
already seeing some places where we could make improvements. Once
completed, I see this as an opportunity to bring up the topic of
migrating the majority of our office from Windows 7 to Linux and from
Exchange to Gmail. However, this would result in three departments each
running a different system: Windows, OS X, and most likely Fedora. Has
anyone worked in or tried to set up an environment like this? What
roadblocks did you run into? Is this really feasible or should I just
continue to focus on the cutbacks that don't require OS changes? (The
requirement for having three different systems is that the vast majority
of our administration, who rely solely on an install of Microsoft
Windows, Word and Excel, are savvy enough that if they came in and saw
Gnome running on Fedora with Open Office they'd pick it up fast. However,
our marketing department is composed entirely of Apple systems, and the
latest Adobe Creative Suite doesn't seem to all work under Wine. The
biggest issue is with the Sales department though, as they rely on a
proprietary sales platform that is Windows only ��� and generally, sales
personal give the biggest push back when it comes to organizational
changes.)"
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Links:
0. http://ask.slashdot.org/story/10/06/13/0036227/Getting-Paid-Fairly-When-Job-Responsibilities-Spiral
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| Android Phone Solves Rubik's Cube In 12.5 Seconds
| from the varies-with-the-cube dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 11, @17:47 (Robotics)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/2115235/Android-Phone-Solves-Rubiks-Cube-In-125-Seconds?from=newsletter
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DeviceGuru writes "A [0]Lego Mindstorms robotics kit controlled by an HTC
Nexus One smartphone successfully [1]untangled a Rubik's Cube puzzle in
12.5 seconds at this weeks [2]ARM technical conference in Silicon Valley.
The current 3x3x3 cube-solvers's 15-second average represents a
substantial improvement over the 25-second solutions of an earlier
version, which was powered by a circa-2006 Nokia N95 smartphone, thanks
to a faster (1GHz) CPU, more RAM, and revamped cube-solving algorithms.
ARM Engineer David Gilday, who created the robotic cube-solver, claims
the current version's algorithms can handle cube complexities up to
100x100x100, assuming he build the mechanics. In terms of racing humans,
Gilday says the Lego robotics kits can only manage around 1.5 moves per
second, whereas human players can make between 5 and 6 moves per second,
amazingly enough." Update: 11/12 03:45 GMT by [3]T : Apologies to creator
David Gilday, whose name was earlier misspelled.
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Links:
0. http://shop.lego.com/product/?p=8547
1. http://deviceguru.com/android-phone-controlled-robot-solves-rubiks-cube/
2. http://vault.eetimes.com/armconference/
3. http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/
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| White House Edited Oil Drilling Safety Report
| from the first-time-for-everything dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 11, @18:35 (Government)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/2231242/White-House-Edited-Oil-Drilling-Safety-Report?from=newsletter
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bonch writes "The Interior Department inspector general has released a
report stating that [0]the White House edited a drilling safety report by
reordering paragraphs to make it appear as though a seven-member panel of
independent experts supported the six-month ban on offshore drilling. The
IG report states, 'The White House edit of the original DOI draft
executive summary led to the implication that the moratorium
recommendation had been peer-reviewed by the experts,' but the panel had
only reviewed a draft of safety recommendations and not a drilling ban.
The White House has issued a statement saying that there was 'no
intentional misrepresentation of their views.' This follows [1]complaints
from scientists and environmentalists that the administration has not
been holding to its promise of policy guided by science and not
ideology."
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http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/2231242&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44921.html
1. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101110/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill
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| Google Says 3rd Parties Would Be Liable For Java Infringement
| from the that-guy-did-it dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 11, @19:38 (Google)
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/2324256/Google-Says-3rd-Parties-Would-Be-Liable-For-Java-Infringement?from=newsletter
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[0]angry tapir writes "[1]Third parties, not Google, would be liable for
any Java copyright violations in the Android mobile OS, according to a
filing Google made in the US District Court for the Northern District of
California. [2]Oracle sued Google in August over a number of alleged Java
patent and copyright violations in Android."
Discuss this story at:
http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/11/2324256&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/
1. http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/367811/google_third_parties_liable_java_infringement_us/
2. http://developers.slashdot.org/story/10/10/28/1424247/Oracle-Claims-Google-Directly-Copied-Our-Java-Code
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