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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* FPS Games That Need a Remake
* Mozilla Plans Mobile App Store
* Intel Talks 1000-Core Processors
* FCC Commissioner Blasts Verizon On Net Neutrality
* Autonomous Audi TT Conquers Pike's Peak
* Making Airport Scanners Less Objectionable
* Midwest Earthquake Hazard Downplayed
* Attachmate To Acquire Novell For $2.2B Cash
* Running ZFS Natively On Linux Slower Than Btrfs
* Malaysian Indicted After Hacking Federal Reserve
* The Software That Failed To Compete With Windows
* Apple iOS 4.2 Hands-On
* Boy Finds £2.5M Gold Locket With Metal Detector
* Bionic Elephant's Trunk, Manta Rays and Jelly Fish
* US Launches Largest Spy Satellite Ever
* Moodle 1.9 For Second Language Teaching
* Do You Really Need a Discrete Sound Card?
* Code-Stealing Drone Vendor Settles With Devs
* Microsoft (Probably) Didn't Just Buy Unix
* Spine Implant Helps Paralyzed People Exercise
* Wikileaks Vows Release '7x the Size' of Iraq Leak
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| FPS Games That Need a Remake
| from the nostalgia-time dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 21, @21:42 (Classic Games (Games))
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/0116233/FPS-Games-That-Need-a-Remake?from=newsletter
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kube00 writes "With the release and successful sales of Goldeneye 007 on
the Wii, this opens the doors for [0]other 90s FPS game remakes. Games
like Jedi Knight, Red Rampage and Tribes could all use remakes and would
look great with next-generation graphics. Nothing would be more
satisfying than a remake of Jedi Knight that lets gamers slice Jar Jar to
bits in multiplayer."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/0116233&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://goozernation.com/video-games/index.php/news/224-fps-games-from-the-90s-that-need-a-remake
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| Mozilla Plans Mobile App Store
| from the one-of-many dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 21, @23:48 (Mozilla)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/0223247/Mozilla-Plans-Mobile-App-Store?from=newsletter
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dkd903 writes "Mozilla wants to make it big in the Mobile world and has
revealed its plans for [0]a unique mobile app store in its annual report
��� 'The State of Mozilla,' which was released recently. Mozilla has
already brought the desktop Firefox experience to mobile devices as the
Fennec browser, which was initially launched for the Maemo platform on
Nokia N900. Mozilla has designed a prototype of a mobile app store and
plans to call it a 'Open Web App ecosystem.' The aim is to create an open
app store platform that would consist of apps that can run on all mobile
devices: ��� A 'Mobile Device Independent' App Store."
Discuss this story at:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/0223247&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://digitizor.com/2010/11/22/mozilla-app-store/
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| Intel Talks 1000-Core Processors
| from the we're-gonna-need-a-bigger-heat-sink dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 22, @02:49 (Intel)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/0342258/Intel-Talks-1000-Core-Processors?from=newsletter
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[0]angry tapir writes "An experimental Intel chip shows the
[1]feasibility of building processors with 1,000 cores, an Intel
researcher has asserted. The architecture for the Intel 48-core Single
Chip Cloud Computer processor is 'arbitrarily scalable,' according to
Timothy Mattson. 'This is an architecture that could, in principle, scale
to 1,000 cores,' he said. 'I can just keep adding, adding, adding
cores.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/0342258&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/
1. http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/368762/intel_1_000-core_processor_possible/
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| FCC Commissioner Blasts Verizon On Net Neutrality
| from the brutal-honesty dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 22, @05:43 (Google)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/0347212/FCC-Commissioner-Blasts-Verizon-On-Net-Neutrality?from=newsletter
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destinyland writes "FCC chairman Julius Genachowski says that net
neutrality rules 'will happen,' promising the FCC '[0]will make sure that
we get the rules right... to make sure that what we do maximizes
innovation and investment across the ecosystem.' But the same week, FCC
Commissioner Michael Copps announced that the public [1]should not stand
for deals 'that exchange Internet freedom for bloated profits,' mocking
the tiered-data plans of the 'Verizon-Google gaggle' and accusing them of
wanting 'gated communities for the affluent.' Speaking at a New Mexico
hearing, the commissioner warned the audience against proposals that
would 'vastly diminish' the Internet's importance, blasting 'special
interests and gatekeepers and toll-booth collectors who will
short-circuit what this great new technology can do for our country.'
(The text of his speech is available [2]as a PDF file at FCC.gov.) He
concludes by acknowledging that 'you can't blame companies for seeking to
protect their own interests. But you can blame policy-makers if we let
them get away with it!'"
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/0347212&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/11/18/fcc.net.neutrality.wired/
1. http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2010/11/18/fcc-member-condemns-google-and-verizon-over-net-neutrality-plans/
2. http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2010/db1117/DOC-302855A1.pdf
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| Autonomous Audi TT Conquers Pike's Peak
| from the mega-turbo-boost dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 22, @08:57 (Robotics)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/0227249/Autonomous-Audi-TT-Conquers-Pikes-Peak?from=newsletter
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fergus07 writes "After a year long research program, this week Audi
revealed that its [0]Autonomous TTS car had completed the 12.42-mile
Pike's Peak mountain course in 27 minutes. An expert driver in the same
car would take around 17 minutes ��� now we have a benchmark, the race is
on, and it's almost inevitable that a computer will one day outdrive the
best of our species, and it may be sooner than you think."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/0227249&from=newsletter
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| Making Airport Scanners Less Objectionable
| from the still-the-little-matter-of-x-rays dept.
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 22, @09:45 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/1149232/Making-Airport-Scanners-Less-Objectionable?from=newsletter
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "The Washington Post reports that one of the
researchers who helped develop the software for the scanners says there
is [1]a simple fix that would make scanning less objectionable. The fix
would distort the images captured on full-body scanners so they look like
reflections in a fun-house mirror, but any potentially dangerous objects
would be clearly revealed, says Willard 'Bill' Wattenburg, a former
nuclear weapons designer at the Livermore lab. 'Why not just distort the
image into something grotesque so that there isn't anything titillating
or exciting about it?' asks Wattenburg, adding that the modification is
so simple that 'a 6-year-old could do the same thing with Photoshop...
It's probably a few weeks' modification of the program.' Wattenburg said
he was rebuffed when he offered the concept to Department of Homeland
Security officials four years ago. A TSA official said the agency is
working on development of scanner technology that would reduce the image
to a 'generic icon, a generic stick figure' that would still reveal
potentially dangerous items." Reader FleaPlus points out an unintended
consequence: some transportation economists believe that the TSA's new
invasive techniques may lead to more deaths as [2]more people use road
transportation to avoid flying ��� much more dangerous by the mile than air
travel.
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/1149232&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/21/AR2010112104456.html?hpid=artslot
2. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/130243-analyst-new-tsa-procedures-will-kill-more-americans-on-the-highway
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| Midwest Earthquake Hazard Downplayed
| from the whole-lotta-shakin dept.
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 22, @10:31 (Science)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/132242/Midwest-Earthquake-Hazard-Downplayed?from=newsletter
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swellconvivialguy writes "Next year marks the bicentennial of the
[0]1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes, with earthquake drills and disaster
tourism events planned across the Midwest, including the [1]Great Central
US ShakeOut. But despite the fact that Earthquake Hazard Maps equate the
New Madrid seismic zone with California, geologist Seth Stein says new
science (especially GPS data) tells us that the [2]hazard has been
significantly overestimated, and that we should not spend billions on
earthquake preparations in the Midwest."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/132242&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_earthquake
1. http://www.newmadrid2011.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=38
2. http://failuremag.com/index.php/feature/article/no_great_shakes/
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| Attachmate To Acquire Novell For $2.2B Cash
| from the old-order-passeth dept.
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 22, @11:15 (Novell)
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/1421208/Attachmate-To-Acquire-Novell-For-22B-Cash?from=newsletter
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wiredmikey and a few others wrote in to let us know that [0]Novell has
agreed to be acquired by Attachmate Corporation for $6.10 per share in
cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion. The Boston
Globe reports that the deal also includes the sale of some intellectual
assets to a consortium organized by Microsoft. Attachmate plans to
operate Novell and SUSE as separate business units. Here is [1]the press
release.
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/1421208&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2010/11/novell_agrees_t_1.html
1. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/attachmate-corporation-to-acquire-novell-inc-2010-11-22?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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| Running ZFS Natively On Linux Slower Than Btrfs
| from the early-days dept.
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 22, @11:56 (Sun Microsystems)
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/1433246/Running-ZFS-Natively-On-Linux-Slower-Than-Btrfs?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "It's been known that [0]ZFS is coming to
Linux in the form of a native kernel module done by the Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory and KQ Infotech. The ZFS module is still in
closed testing on KQ infotech's side (but [1]LLNL's ZFS code is publicly
available), and now Phoronix has [2]tried out the ZFS file-system on
Linux and carried out some tests. ZFS on Linux via this native module is
much faster than using [3]ZFS-FUSE, but the Solaris file-system in most
areas is not nearly as fast as EXT4, Btrfs, or XFS."
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/1433246&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/08/27/2259253/Native-ZFS-Is-Coming-To-Linux-Next-Month
1. http://zfsonlinux.org/
2. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_kqzfs_benchmarks&num=1
3. http://zfs-fuse.net/
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| Malaysian Indicted After Hacking Federal Reserve
| from the tip-of-the-proverbial dept.
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 22, @12:41 (Crime)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/1446256/Malaysian-Indicted-After-Hacking-Federal-Reserve?from=newsletter
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wiredmikey sends along a security story that looks like it could be one
to watch. Lin Mun Poo was arrested shortly after arriving at New York's
John F. Kennedy International Airport in late October, traveling to the
US on business. The 32-year-old resident of Malaysia was observed by an
undercover Secret Service agent selling stolen credit card data in a
diner. After arresting him and seizing his laptop (which was "heavily
encrypted"), authorities discovered evidence of far more serious security
breaches. According to documents from the Department of Justice, Lin Mun
Poo had [0]hacked into the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and stolen
over 400,000 credit and debit card numbers. Also, according to
authorities, Mr. Poo managed to hack into FedComp, a data processor for
federal credit unions, enabling him to access the data of various federal
credit unions. He also hacked into the computer system of a Department of
Defense contractor that provides systems management for military
transport and other military operations, potentially compromising highly
sensitive military logistics information.
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/1446256&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40306517/ns/us_news-security
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| The Software That Failed To Compete With Windows
| from the rear-view-mirror-of-history dept.
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 22, @13:27 (Microsoft)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/1518210/The-Software-That-Failed-To-Compete-With-Windows?from=newsletter
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harrymcc writes "When Microsoft shipped Windows 1.0 back in November 1985
��� it turned 25 on Saturday ��� it wasn't clear that its much-delayed
windowing add-on for DOS was going to succeed. After all, it was a late
arrival to a market that was [0]already teeming with ambitious
competitors. A quarter-century later, it's worth remembering the early
Windows rivals that didn't make it: Visi On, Top View, GEM, DESQview, and
more."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/1518210&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://technologizer.com/2010/11/22/the-ones-that-didnt-make-it-windows-failed-rivals/
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| Apple iOS 4.2 Hands-On
| from the ooh-shiny dept.
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 22, @14:11 (Handhelds)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/1623243/Apple-iOS-42-Hands-On?from=newsletter
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adeelarshad82 writes "Apple's highly-anticipated iOS 4.2 update for iPad,
iPhone, and the iPod touch finally arrived this morning, along with an
update for Apple TV. [0]The update includes Airplay, which enables
wireless streaming of video, photos, and music from your iOS device to
Apple TV. AirPlay is an exciting new development for iOS device owners
who also have Apple TVs. As long as the devices are on the same wireless
network, they automatically detect each other. AirPlay also lets users
multitask while streaming video to an Apple TV. Unfortunately though,
AirPlay is a one-way street. Users cannot stream something they rented on
Apple TV to their iOS device. The iOS 4.2 update also included the
introduction of AirPrint, which is the wireless printing solution for the
iPad. (The ability to print to a printer attached to a local PC or Mac
was dropped from the release, however.) Other minor changes Apple
squeezed into this update were: better Word document fidelity in iWork,
multi-tasking, and Game Center."
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/1623243&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2373055,00.asp
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| Boy Finds £2.5M Gold Locket With Metal Detector
| from the all-that-glitters dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 22, @14:39 (The Almighty Buck)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/159203/Boy-Finds-pound25M-Gold-Locket-With-Metal-Detector?from=newsletter
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Instead of bottle caps and ridicule from his peers, [0]3-year-old James
Hyatt found a locket worth millions with his metal detector. James and
his dad found the gold locket last May in Essex. Since then the
500-year-old treasure has been appraised at around ��2.5million. From the
article: "James���s father Jason, 34, said: ���My son is one of the luckiest
people ever. If we go to the doctors he���ll put his hand down the side of
the sofa and pull out a tenner.���"
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/159203&from=newsletter
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| Bionic Elephant's Trunk, Manta Rays and Jelly Fish
| from the gadgets-that-can-terrify-children-and-adults dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 22, @14:53 (Robotics)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/1813243/Bionic-Elephants-Trunk-Manta-Rays-and-Jelly-Fish?from=newsletter
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Zothecula writes "Festo, the automation company that designed the bionic
penguin and its robotic stablemates ��� AirRay, AquaRay, AirJelly and
AquaJelly ��� has found another natural model in its latest application of
biomimicry ��� the elephant's trunk. Festo's Bionic Learning Network
research program focuses on [0]mechatronic and bionic concepts using
nature as a model. 'The AquaJelly is possibly the most interesting of all
the bionic creatures as it has been designed to autonomously emulate
swarming behavior of wild jellyfish. Like the others, it consists of an
electric drive unit and intelligent adaptive mechanism, but with a
control board housed by a translucent dome, a water-tight body and eight
tentacles. The control board has pressure, light and radio sensors that
work with eight blue and eight white LEDs allowing communication between
the AquaJellies.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/1813243&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/robot-jellyfish-elephant-biomimicry/17004/
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| US Launches Largest Spy Satellite Ever
| from the technically-not-in-the-world dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 22, @15:33 (Space)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/1858232/US-Launches-Largest-Spy-Satellite-Ever?from=newsletter
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[0]Ponca City, We Love You writes "Space.com reports that over the
weekend, a giant booster ��� a Delta 4 Heavy rocket ��� carrying a secret new
spy satellite for the US National Reconnaissance Office roared into space
to deliver into orbit what one reconnaissance official has touted as 'the
largest satellite in the world.' The Delta 4 Heavy rocket is [1]the
biggest unmanned rocket currently in service and has 2 million pounds of
thrust, capable of launching payloads of up to 24 tons to low-Earth orbit
and 11 tons toward the geosynchronous orbits used by communications
satellites. The mammoth vehicle is created by taking three Common Booster
Cores ��� the liquid hydrogen-fueled motor that forms a Delta 4-Medium's
first stage ��� and [2]strapping them together to form a triple-barrel
rocket, and then adding an upper stage. The exact purpose of the new spy
satellite NROL-32 is secret, but is widely believed to be an essential
eavesdropping spacecraft that requires the powerful lift provided by the
Delta 4-Heavy to reach its listening post. 'I believe the payload is
[3]the fifth in the series of what we call Mentor spacecraft, a.k.a.
Advanced Orion, which gather signals intelligence from inclined
geosynchronous orbits,' says Ted Molczan, a respected sky-watcher who
keeps tabs on orbiting spacecraft. Earlier models of the series included
an [4]unfurling dish structure about 255 feet in diameter with a total
spacecraft mass of about 5,953.5 pounds, costing about $750 million and
designed to monitor specific points or objects of interest such as
ballistic missile flight test telemetry."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/1858232&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://poncacityweloveyou.com/
1. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/huge-rocket-launches-secret-spy-satellite-101121.html
2. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/091024-ares1x-worlds-tallest-rockets.html
3. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/new-american-spy-satellite-launching-thursday-101117.html
4. http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/magnum.htm
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| Moodle 1.9 For Second Language Teaching
| from the read-all-about-it dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 22, @16:15 (Book Reviews)
| https://books.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/1413225/Moodle-19-For-Second-Language-Teaching?from=newsletter
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witthaus writes "Jeff Stanford's Moodle 1.9 for Second Language Teaching
is described in the preface as 'a recipe book' for creating communicative
language teaching activities in Moodle. True to its description, the book
contains over 500 pages of detailed, descriptive information on how to
squeeze every last drop out of Moodle for language teaching purposes."
Keep reading for the rest of Gabi's review.
This story continues at:
https://books.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/1413225/Moodle-19-For-Second-Language-Teaching?from=newsletter
Discuss this story at:
http://books.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/1413225&from=newsletter
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| Do You Really Need a Discrete Sound Card?
| from the either-that-or-you-don't dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 22, @16:58 (Music)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/1931230/Do-You-Really-Need-a-Discrete-Sound-Card?from=newsletter
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crookedvulture writes "Integrated audio has become a common freebie on
motherboards, causing many to question whether there's any need to have a
sound card. Tech Report took a closer look at the issue by [0]testing the
latest integrated Realtek codec against a couple of sound cards: Asus'
$30 Xonar DG and its considerably more expensive $280 Xense cousin.
Everything from gaming performance to signal quality is explored, and
it's the [1]blind listening tests that prove most revealing. The
integrated solution is obviously flawed, and in a bit of a surprise, the
cheaper Xonar is the one most preferred. Discrete sound cards certainly
have their benefits, and you don't need to spend a lot to get something
that sounds a lot better than the average motherboard."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/1931230&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://techreport.com/articles.x/19997
1. http://techreport.com/articles.x/19997/6
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| Code-Stealing Drone Vendor Settles With Devs
| from the now-they-can-make-war-peacably dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 22, @17:40 (Software)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/2129239/Code-Stealing-Drone-Vendor-Settles-With-Devs?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes with an update to a story we discussed in
September about allegations that [0]copied, inaccurate software was being
used in unmanned CIA drones. The lawsuit that publicized these
allegations [1]has now ended in a settlement. Quoting: "The
breach-of-contract lawsuit, initiated in Suffolk County Superior Court in
Massachusetts in November 2009, revolved around a series of claims and
counterclaims related to a sophisticated, analytical software program,
known as Geospatial, that was developed by Boston-based IISI. The
software is capable of integrating at high speeds spatial data, such as
maps and visual images, with non-visual data, such as names and phone
numbers. Netezza, in its pleadings, claimed that IISI, per contract, was
required to upgrade the Geospatial software code to make it work on
Netezza���s new data-warehouse computer platform, called the TwinFin. IISI
argued, and the court ultimately agreed, that it was under no such
obligation. IISI officials also indicated that such an upgrade effort
would be quite challenging and costly. In the wake of IISI refusing to
adapt the Geospatial software to the TwinFin on Netezza���s timeline, IISI
asserted in court pleadings that Netezza proceeded to develop a
re-engineered, flawed version of the software that was loaded on the
TwinFin platform that Netezza allegedly sold to the CIA.
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/2129239&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/09/24/1854229/CIA-Drones-May-Have-Used-Illegal-Inaccurate-Code
1. http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/bill-conroy/2010/11/lawsuit-over-flawed-cia-drone-code-deep-sixed-settlement
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| Microsoft (Probably) Didn't Just Buy Unix
| from the how's-that-for-definitive dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 22, @18:23 (Businesses)
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/220249/Microsoft-Probably-Didnt-Just-Buy-Unix?from=newsletter
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jfruhlinger writes "Word came down this morning that when [0]Attachmate
bought Novell, certain [1]intellectual property rights were sold to a
Microsoft-led consortium as part of the deal. Since Unix is the most
valuable piece of IP Novell owns, there was a certain amount of panic
that suddenly Redmond is in charge of this foundational technology for
Linux and a number of other open source projects. But, while MS is being
cagey, Brian Proffitt [2]doubts that Unix was part of the IP package that
was sold ��� and believes that Linux would be safe even if it were."
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/220249&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/1421208/Attachmate-To-Acquire-Novell-For-22B-Cash
1. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9197724/Microsoft_led_group_to_pay_450M_for_882_Novell_patents
2. http://www.itworld.com/open-source/128493/the-end-penguin-not-nigh
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| Spine Implant Helps Paralyzed People Exercise
| from the how-long-till-we-start-putting-these-in-lazy-people dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 22, @19:06 (Medicine)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/2239219/Spine-Implant-Helps-Paralyzed-People-Exercise?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "British engineers have created the first
[0]muscle-stimulating microchip small enough that several can be
implanted in a person's spinal canal. In addition to providing enough
stimulation to, say, let users pedal a stationary bicycle, they could
also be used for things like stimulating bladder muscles to help overcome
incontinence. Their breakthrough is that the devices package everything
into one tiny unit. Lasers cut tiny electrodes from platinum foil, which
are then folded into a 3D shape that looks like the pages of a book.
These pages, in turn, wrap around the nerve roots."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/2239219&from=newsletter
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| Wikileaks Vows Release '7x the Size' of Iraq Leak
| from the learn-the-truth-about-the-yellow-turban-rebellion dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 22, @19:50 (Communications)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/2243257/Wikileaks-Vows-Release-7x-the-Size-of-Iraq-Leak?from=newsletter
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CWmike writes "WikiLeaks has [0]promised to release a load of information
seven times bigger than the Iraq War Logs, which raised the Internet
group's profile around the world and caused some nations to [1]take
notice of the issue of leaks of top-secret documents online. In a [2]note
on Twitter, WikiLeaks said, 'Next release is 7x the size of the Iraq War
Logs. Intense pressure over it for months,' and asked supporters to
continue donating to the cause. WikiLeaks did not say what the new
release of information would be about."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/2243257&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9197562/Wikileaks_promises_release_7_times_bigger_than_Iraq_War_Logs
1. http://politics.slashdot.org/story/10/10/23/0134202/WikiLeaks-Releases-Cache-of-400000-Iraq-War-Documents
2. http://twitter.com/#!/wikileaks/status/6564225640042499
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