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In this issue:
* Beta Version of Nevercookie Released
* The Details of Oracle's JDK 7 and 8 'Plan B'
* Former Employee Stole Ford Secrets Worth $50 Million
* <em>Witcher 2</em> Torrents Could Net You a Fine
* Ultra-Thin Alternative To Silicon
* Intel Launches Atom CPU With Integrated FPGA
* Utah vs. NASA On Heavy-Lift Rocket Design
* Combat Vets On <em>CoD: Black Ops</em>, <em>Medal of Honor</em> Taliban
* Online Behavior Could Influence Insurance Rates
* FCC To Allow Texting To 911
* China Defends Its IP Practices, Says 'We Paid Up'
* Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall Worldwide In 2009
* SSL Certificates For Intranet Sites?
* Underwear Invention Protects Privacy At Airport
* Oxford Scientists Say Dogs Are Smarter Than Cats
* AMD Releases Open Source Fusion Driver
* SpaceX Gets First Private FAA Space Reentry License
* Crooks Hack Music Players For ATM Skimmers
* Kuwait Bans DSLR Cameras Use For Non-Journalists
* Pumpkin Pie increases Male Sex Drive
* Rootkit In a Network Card Demonstrated
* The DIY Car Computer vs. the iPad
* One Giant Cargo Ship Pollutes As Much As 50M Cars
* When Your Company Remote-Wipes Your Personal Phone
* MP3Tunes 'Safe Harbor' Court Challenge Approaching
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| Beta Version of Nevercookie Released
| from the om-nom-nom dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 22, @20:35 (Firefox)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/235216/Beta-Version-of-Nevercookie-Released?from=newsletter
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wiredmikey writes "Anonymizer has released [0]a beta version of
Nevercookie, the recently announced Firefox plugin [1]designed to protect
against the Evercookie, a JavaScript API built and made available to
prove that the more you store and the more places you store it, the
harder it is for users to control a Web site's ability to uniquely
identify their computer. Evercookie is a [2]more persistent form of
cookie that enables the storage of cookie data in a number of different
locations, such as Flash cookies and various locations of HTML5 storage.
This allows websites to track user behavior even when users have enabled
private browsing. Because an Evercookie stores data in locations outside
of where standard cookies are stored, an Evercookie can rebuild itself
unless users go through a number of steps to completely clear and reset
their local storage."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/235216&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://nevercookie.anonymizer.com/
1. http://www.securityweek.com/anonymizer-releases-beta-version-nevercookie-firefox-plugin
2. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/22/1215236/Introducing-the-Invulnerable-Evercookie
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| The Details of Oracle's JDK 7 and 8 'Plan B'
| from the division-of-labor dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 22, @21:21 (Java)
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/10/11/22/2329217/The-Details-of-Oracles-JDK-7-and-8-Plan-B?from=newsletter
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gkunene writes "Oracle has [0]put Java 7 and 8 features up for Java
Community approval, providing a clear indication of what the next two
major versions of Java are likely to include. ([1]Java 7 contents,
[2]Java 8 contents.) From the article: 'The JDK 7 and 8 JSRs represent
Oracle's 'Plan B' approach for separating JDK 7 into two separate
releases, splitting up features that were all originally intended for the
Java 7 release. This approach is intended to help expedite new Java
releases. Among the key components of the original Java 7 plan that are
now set for inclusion in Java 8 are the Lambda and Jigsaw efforts. At
JavaOne this year, Thomas Kurian, executive vice president, Oracle
Product Development, explained that Lambda is all about bringing closures
to the Java language. Kurian noted at the time that Lambda is intended to
provide a more concise replacement for inner classes, as well as support
automatically parallel operations on collections. Jigsaw is all about
building modularity into the Java Virtual Machine.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/22/2329217&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.developer.com/java/java-7-and-8-begin-to-take-shape-whats-in-whats-out.html
1. http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=336
2. http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=337
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| Former Employee Stole Ford Secrets Worth $50 Million
| from the yu-did-it dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 22, @23:20 (Security)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/014236/Former-Employee-Stole-Ford-Secrets-Worth-50-Million?from=newsletter
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chicksdaddy writes "A ten year veteran of US automaker Ford pleaded
guilty in federal court on November 17 to charges that he stole company
secrets, including design documents, [0]valued at between $50 million and
$100 million, and shared them with his new employer: the Chinese division
of a US rival of Ford's. Xiang Dong ('Mike') Yu admitted to copying some
4,000 Ford Documents to an external hard drive, including design
specifications for key components of Ford automobiles, after
surreptitiously taking a job with a China-based competitor in 2006. Yu,
who took a job for Beijing Automotive Company in 2008, was arrested
during a stopover at Chicago in October, 2009. The FBI seized his Beijing
Automotive-issued laptop, and an analysis found 41 stolen Ford
specification documents on the hard drive. He [1]faces five to six years
in prison and a $150,000 fine (PDF)."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/014236&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/chinese-national-stole-ford-secrets-worth-more-50-million-112210
1. http://www.justice.gov/usao/mie/press/2010/2010-11-17_xyu.pdf
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| <em>Witcher 2</em> Torrents Could Net You a Fine
| from the dodging-legal-threats-now-a-valid-gameplay-mechanic dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday November 23, @00:26 (PC Games (Games))
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/024255/Witcher-2-Torrents-Could-Net-You-a-Fine?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes with this quote from Eurogamer: "Gamers who
download upcoming PC exclusive The Witcher 2 illegally could [0]receive a
letter demanding they pay a fine or face legal action. If gamers refuse
to pay the fine, which will be more than the cost of the game, they could
end up in court, developer CD Projekt told Eurogamer. 'Of course we're
not happy when people are pirating our games, so we are signing with
legal firms and torrent sneaking companies,' CD Projekt co-founder Marcin
Iwiski said. 'In quite a few big countries, when people are downloading
it illegally they can expect a letter from a legal firm saying, "Hey, you
downloaded it illegally and right now you have to pay a fine." We are
totally fair, but if you decide you will not buy it legally there is a
chance you'll get a letter. We are talking about it right now.'
Interestingly, [1] The Witcher 2 will be released free of digital rights
management ��� but only through the CD Projekt-owned digital download shop
GOG.com. That means owners will be able to install it as many times as
they like on any number of computers ��� and it will not requite an
internet connection to run."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/024255&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-22-witcher-2-torrents-could-net-you-a-fine
1. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/105428-The-Witcher-2-Epic-Everywhere-and-No-DRM
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| Ultra-Thin Alternative To Silicon
| from the delicious-thin-mint-technology dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday November 23, @01:15 (Technology)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/0250236/Ultra-Thin-Alternative-To-Silicon?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "There's good news in the search for the next
generation of semiconductors. Researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory and UC Berkeley have successfully [0]integrated
ultra-thin layers of the semiconductor indium arsenide onto a silicon
substrate to create a nanoscale transistor with excellent electronic
properties ([1]abstract). A member of the III���V family of semiconductors,
indium arsenide offers several advantages as an alternative to silicon,
including superior electron mobility and velocity, which makes it an
outstanding candidate for future high-speed, low-power electronic
devices."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/0250236&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20101122/4106/ultrathin-alternative-to-silicon-for-future-electronics.htm
1. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7321/abs/nature09541.html
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| Intel Launches Atom CPU With Integrated FPGA
| from the made-to-order dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday November 23, @03:19 (Intel)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/0642238/Intel-Launches-Atom-CPU-With-Integrated-FPGA?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "Intel is quite clearly serious about offering
competition to ARM in the embedded market, and has just announced a new
Atom processor series that offers a unique selling point: [0]an integral
FPGA processor. Billed as 'the first configurable Intel Atom-based
processor,' the Atom E600C series combines an Intel Atom 'Tunnel Creek'
chip with an Altera Field Programmable Gate Array ��� offering, the company
claims, significantly more flexibility for ODMs and OEMs."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/0642238&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/11/22/intel-launches-fpga-equipped-atom/
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| Utah vs. NASA On Heavy-Lift Rocket Design
| from the my-money's-on-the-dudes-with-rockets dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday November 23, @06:29 (NASA)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/0348218/Utah-vs-NASA-On-Heavy-Lift-Rocket-Design?from=newsletter
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FleaPlus writes "Utah congressmen Orrin Hatch, Bob Bennett, Rob Bishop,
and Jim Matheson [0]issued a statement claiming that NASA's design
process for a new congressionally-mandated heavy-lift rocket system
[1]may be trying to circumvent the law. According to the congressmen and
their advisors from solid rocket producer ATK, the heavy-lift
legislation's requirements can only be met by rockets utilizing ATK's
solid rocket boosters. They are alarmed that NASA is also considering
other approaches, such as all-liquid designs based on the rockets
operated by the United Launch Alliance and SpaceX. ATK's solid rockets
were [2]arguably responsible for many of the safety and cost problems
which plagued NASA's canceled Ares rocket system."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/0348218&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=602f9c19-1b78-be3e-e07e-fb550421a64a&Month=11&Year=2010
1. http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/11/19/utah-members-concerned-nasa-circumventing-the-law-on-heavy-lift/
2. http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/07/death-knell-for-nasas-ares-roc.html
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| Combat Vets On <em>CoD: Black Ops</em>, <em>Medal of Honor</em> Taliban
| from the not-as-messy-as-the-real-deal dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday November 23, @07:51 (First Person Shooters (Games))
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/0813201/Combat-Vets-On-CoD-Black-Ops-Medal-of-Honor-Taliban?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "Thom 'SSGTRAN' Tran, seen in the Call of
Duty: Black Ops live action trailer and in the game as the NVA
multiplayer character, gets interviewed and talks about Medal of Honor's
[0]Taliban drama. '... to me, it's a non-issue. This is Hollywood. This
is entertainment. [1]There has to be a bad guy if there's going to be a
good guy. It's that simple. Regardless of whether you call them ���
"Taliban" or "Op For" ��� you're looking at the same thing. They're the bad
guys.'" Gamasutra published a related story about military simulation
games [2]from the perspective of black ops veteran and
awesome-name-contest winner Wolfgang Hammersmith. "In his view, all
gunfights are a series of ordered and logical decisions; when he explains
it to me, I can sense him performing mental math, brain exercise, the
kind that appeals to gamers and game designers. Precise skill, calculated
reaction. Combat operations and pistolcraft are the man's life's work."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/0813201&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/10/01/1430256/Amid-Controversy-EA-Pulls-Taliban-From-Medal-of-Honor-Multiplayer
1. http://gamers-underground.com/content/840-q-call-duty-black-ops-thom-tran.html
2. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/31439/Interview_Black_Ops_Veteran_Talks_Video_Games_And_The_Real_World.php
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| Online Behavior Could Influence Insurance Rates
| from the brain-tumor-insurance-not-offered-to-youtube-commenters dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday November 23, @09:13 (Privacy)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/0344243/Online-Behavior-Could-Influence-Insurance-Rates?from=newsletter
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storagedude writes "There seems to be no end to the ways your personal
data and online behavior can be used against you. According to the Wall
Street Journal, insurance companies are considering using [0]online
behavioral and social networking data to try to weed out insurance risks.
What you read, what you buy, how much TV you watch, your credit, your fan
pages... it could all be used to predict your longevity and insurance
risk. The practice, which appears to be in the early stages, could raise
concerns with the FTC and insurance regulators, but insurance and data
mining companies say they just plan to use it to speed up the
applications of people who appear to be good risks; others would have to
go through more rigorous traditional screening."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/0344243&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704648604575620750998072986.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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| FCC To Allow Texting To 911
| from the omg-srsly dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @09:55 (Cellphones)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/1240251/FCC-To-Allow-Texting-To-911?from=newsletter
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tekgoblin writes "The FCC is looking into allowing people to [0]report
incidents to 911 via SMS from their mobile phones. They are also
considering mobile video to show the 911 service what is going on. The
current 911 system handles around 230 million calls per year with most of
the calls being from mobile phones. One situation influenced this move to
allow texting to 911 was the Virginia Tech shooting. 'The technological
limitations of 9-1-1 can have tragic, real-world consequences,' the
release said. 'During the 2007 Virginia Tech campus shooting, students
and witnesses desperately tried to send texts to 9-1-1 that local
dispatchers never received. If these messages had gone through, first
responders may have arrived on the scene faster with firsthand
intelligence about the life-threatening situation that was unfolding.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/1240251&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/11/fcc-911-texting/
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| China Defends Its IP Practices, Says 'We Paid Up'
| from the one-man's-theft dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @10:44 (Transportation)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/136209/China-Defends-Its-IP-Practices-Says-We-Paid-Up?from=newsletter
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hackingbear writes "Countering accusations that China's high-speed rail
technologies are knockoffs, the head of China's Intellectual Property
Administration in a conference said (paraphrasing): "We bought
technologies from German, Japan, France, and Canada. [0]We paid up. It is
perfectly legal. We then innovate on top of them like most other
inventions in the world. Why is that pirating?' (Link is to a Google
translation; here is [1]the original.) He cited China's ability, the
world's first, to build high-speed rail in a high mountain area as an
example of additional innovation."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/136209&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.sina.com.cn%2Fc%2F2010-11-22%2F175521514281.shtml
1. http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-11-22/175521514281.shtml
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| Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall Worldwide In 2009
| from the is-it-warm-out-here dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @11:09 (Earth)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/1339248/Carbon-Dioxide-Emissions-Fall-Worldwide-In-2009?from=newsletter
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "The Christian Science Monitor reports that the
good news is that emissions from burning coal, oil, and natural gas
[1]fell 1.3 percent compared with emissions in 2008 primarily because of
the global economic downturn and an increase in carbon-dioxide uptake by
the oceans and by plants on land. One big factor was La Ni��a, a natural
seesaw shift in climate that takes place across the tropical Pacific
every three to seven years, where the [2]climate is cooler and wetter
over large regions of land in the tropics, encouraging plant growth in
tropical forests. However the bad news is that even with the decrease in
emissions the overall concentration of CO2 rose from 385 ppm in 2008 to
387 ppm in 2009, as concentrations continue to rise even as emissions
slip because even at the reduced pace, humans are pumping CO2 into the
atmosphere faster than natural processes can scrub the gas. Many
countries have agreed in principle to try to [3]stabilize emissions at
350 ppm by century's end, which would result in a 50 percent chance of
holding the increase in global average temperatures to about 2 degrees C
over pre-industrial levels."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/1339248&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/slashdot/
1. http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2010/1122/Global-warming-carbon-dioxide-emissions-worldwide-fell-in-2009
2. http://www.climatecentral.org/breaking/news/la_nina_alert_weather_extremes_are_on_the_way
3. http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/10/04-3
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| SSL Certificates For Intranet Sites?
| from the matter-of-trust dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @11:31 (Encryption)
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/1359205/SSL-Certificates-For-Intranet-Sites?from=newsletter
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wiedzmin writes "Anybody who has worked around anything dubbed an
'appliance' in the past few years knows that they come with a management
Web interface, which is usually 'secure.' However, no company in their
right (accounting) mind will spend $400/year per appliance to buy
Verisign SSL certificates to secure Web interfaces on networks that may
not even be open to the public Internet. So network administrators, and
sometimes end users, are stuck clicking away at an annoying 'Continue to
this website (not recommended)' message every time they connect, setting
an unhealthy precedent when it comes to the actual security of SSL and
the much-hyped MITM attacks. So the question I have for the Slashdot
crowd is: do you have valid SSL certificates on your intranet sites, and
if so what do you use? Any cost-neutral, or at least cost-conscious
solutions out there that don't involve manually distributing your
certificates and CRL to every workstation in the company? Thanks."
Discuss this story at:
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/1359205&from=newsletter
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| Underwear Invention Protects Privacy At Airport
| from the protecting-the-goods dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 23, @11:41 (Privacy)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/150207/Underwear-Invention-Protects-Privacy-At-Airport?from=newsletter
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Thanks to Jeff Buske you don't have to be embarrassed while going through
the full body scanners at the airport. Buske has invented [0]radiation
shielding underwear for the shy traveler. From the article: "Jeff Buske
says his invention uses a powdered metal that protects people's privacy
when undergoing medical or security screenings. Buske of Las Vegas,
Nev.-Rocky Flats Gear says the underwear's inserts are thin and conform
to the body's contours, making it difficult to hide anything beneath
them. The mix of tungsten and other metals do not set off metal
detectors."
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/150207&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1120ap_us_odd_shielding_underwear.html?source=mypi
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| Oxford Scientists Say Dogs Are Smarter Than Cats
| from the so's-yer-old-man dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @12:20 (Science)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/144228/Oxford-Scientists-Say-Dogs-Are-Smarter-Than-Cats?from=newsletter
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Velcroman1 writes "This again: scientists at Oxford University claim
canines are smarter than felines. And the reason, according to the
researchers, is that dogs are more social animals and therefore have
bigger brains than the more solitary-inclined cats. The study, published
in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, charted the
evolutionary history of various mammals' brains over 60 million years and
found [0]a link between the size of an animal's brain in relation to its
body and how socially active it was."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/144228&from=newsletter
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| AMD Releases Open Source Fusion Driver
| from the knock-yourselves-out dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @13:06 (AMD)
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/158245/AMD-Releases-Open-Source-Fusion-Driver?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "Yesterday AMD [0]released open source Linux
driver support for their Fusion APUs, primarily for the first Ontario
processor. As detailed on Phoronix, this includes support for kernel
mode-setting, 2D acceleration, and 3D acceleration via both Mesa and
Gallium3D graphics drivers."
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/158245&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_ontario_open&num=1
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| SpaceX Gets First Private FAA Space Reentry License
| from the interpanetary-driver's-license dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @13:54 (Space)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/1557221/SpaceX-Gets-First-Private-FAA-Space-Reentry-License?from=newsletter
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coondoggie sends in a Network World story that begins "Space Exploration
Technologies (Space X) got the first-ever Federal Aviation Administration
license [0]allowing the reentry to Earth of a privately developed
spacecraft. The license was needed because the Space X Dragon space
capsule is scheduled to launch atop Space X's Falcon 9 rocket on Dec. 7
and return to earth. The Launch of the rocket had already been approved
by the FAA. The FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation noted that
it has licensed over 200 successful launches."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/1557221&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/space-x-gets-first-private-space-faa-reentry-
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| Crooks Hack Music Players For ATM Skimmers
| from the sweet-sounds-of-cash-dropping-into-our-hands dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @14:37 (Crime)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/1631210/Crooks-Hack-Music-Players-For-ATM-Skimmers?from=newsletter
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tsu doh nimh sends in a report that criminals increasingly are
[0]cannibalizing parts from handheld audio players and cheap spy cams to
make extremely stealthy and effective ATM skimmers. These are devices
designed to be attached to cash machines to siphon card +PIN data. "The
European ATM Security Team (EAST) found that a new type of analogue
skimming device ��� using audio technology ��� has been reported by five
countries, two of them 'major ATM deployers' (defined as having more than
40,000 ATMs)... The basic method for conducting these attacks was
mentioned in a 1992 edition of the hacker e-zine Phrack (the edition that
explains audio-based skimmers is [1]Phrack 37)."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/1631210&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/11/crooks-rock-audio-based-atm-skimmers/
1. http://www.phrack.org/issues.html?issue=37&id=6&mode=txt
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| Kuwait Bans DSLR Cameras Use For Non-Journalists
| from the don't-give-'em-ideas dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @15:25 (Censorship)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/1849233/Kuwait-Bans-DSLR-Cameras-Use-For-Non-Journalists?from=newsletter
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DaveNJ1987 writes "Kuwait has [0]banned the use of Digital Single Lens
Reflex (DSLR) cameras in public places for anyone who is not a
journalist. The ban, which was passed by the unanimous agreement of the
country's Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Information and
Ministry of Finance, prevents the public from using DSLR devices on the
streets of the Middle Eastern State. Tourists are to be affected by the
new laws and must be aware of this before travelling to Kuwait. Smaller
digital cameras and camera phones are exempt from the ban."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/1849233&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://thenextweb.com/me/2010/11/23/kuwait-dslr-camera-ban-now-in-effect/
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| Pumpkin Pie increases Male Sex Drive
| from the we're-going-to-need-more-whipped-cream dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 23, @16:05 (Science)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/1523245/Pumpkin-Pie-increases-Male-Sex-Drive?from=newsletter
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Dr. Alan Hirsch, Director of Chicago's Smell and Taste Treatment and
Research Center, says the key to a man's heart, and other parts, is
pumpkin pie. Out of the 40 odors tested in Hirsch's study, a mixture of
lavender and [0]pumpkin pie got the biggest rise out of men ages 18 to 64.
That particular fragrance was found to increase penile blood flow by an
average of 40%. "Maybe the odors acted to reduce anxiety. By reducing
anxiety, it acted to remove inhibitions," said Hirsch.
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/1523245&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.wpbf.com/r/25853470/detail.html
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| Rootkit In a Network Card Demonstrated
| from the burrowing-in-deep dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @16:11 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/198215/Rootkit-In-a-Network-Card-Demonstrated?from=newsletter
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KindMind notes coverage in The Register on a researcher who has developed
a [0]firmware-based rootkit that resides in a network card. Here is the
[1]developer's blog entry. "Guillaume Delugr��, a reverse engineer at
French security firm Sogeti ESEC, was able to develop proof-of-concept
code after studying the firmware from Broadcom Ethernet NetExtreme PCI
Ethernet cards... Using the knowledge gained from this process, Delugr��
was able to develop custom firmware code and flash the device so that his
proof-of-concept code ran on the CPU of the network card."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/198215&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/23/network_card_rootkit/
1. http://esec-lab.sogeti.com/dotclear/index.php?post/2010/11/21/Presentation-at-Hack.lu-:-Reversing-the-Broacom-NetExtreme-s-firmware
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| The DIY Car Computer vs. the iPad
| from the easy-way dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @16:54 (Hardware Hacking)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/1917254/The-DIY-Car-Computer-vs-the-iPad?from=newsletter
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Julie188 writes "Auto dealers are selling infotainment systems at a nice
fat profit, but if you know your way around a motherboard and power
supply you can rip out your car stereo and replace it with a
do-it-yourself touchscreen PC, complete with DVD, GPS, TV, Bluetooth,
Wi-Fi, MP3, and Internet surfing. The question is, [0]is that even worth
the bother? Or is it better to bolt a mount into the car for an iPad or a
Galaxy tablet and call it good?"
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/1917254&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/create-ultimate-car-pc
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| One Giant Cargo Ship Pollutes As Much As 50M Cars
| from the stink-pots dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @17:42 (Earth)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/1618229/One-Giant-Cargo-Ship-Pollutes-As-Much-As-50M-Cars?from=newsletter
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thecarchik writes "One giant container ship [0]pollutes the air as much
as 50 million cars. Which means that just 15 of the huge ships emit as
much as today's entire global 'car park' of roughly 750 million vehicles.
Among the bad stuff: sulfur, soot, and other particulate matter that
embeds itself in human lungs to cause a variety of cardiopulmonary
illnesses. Since the mid-1970s, developed countries have imposed
increasingly stringent regulations on auto emissions. In three decades,
precise electronic engine controls, new high-pressure injectors, and
sophisticated catalytic converters have cut emissions of nitrous oxides,
carbon dioxides, and hydrocarbons by more than 98 percent. New
regulations will further reduce these already minute limits. But ships
today are where cars were in 1965: utterly uncontrolled, free to emit
whatever they like." According to Wikipedia, [1]57 giant container ships
(rated from 9,200 to 15,200 twenty-foot equivalent units) are plying the
world's oceans.
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/1618229&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.greencarreports.com/blog/1020063_pollution-perspective-one-giant-cargo-ship-emits-as-much-as-50-million-ca
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship#Largest_ships
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| When Your Company Remote-Wipes Your Personal Phone
| from the unfair-exchange dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @18:33 (Iphone)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/2050239/When-Your-Company-Remote-Wipes-Your-Personal-Phone?from=newsletter
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Xenographic writes "NPR has a story about someone whose [0]personal
iPhone got remotely wiped by their employer. It was actually a mistake,
but it was something of a surprise because they didn't believe they had
given their employer any kind of access to do that. This may already be
very familiar to Microsoft Exchange admins, but the problem was her
[1]iPhone's integration with MS Exchange automatically gives the server
admin access to do remote wipes. All you have to do is configure the
phone to receive email from an MS Exchange server and the server admin
can wipe your phone at will. The phone wasn't bricked, even though
absolutely all of its data was wiped, because the data could be restored
from backup, assuming that someone had remembered to make one. But this
also works on other devices like iPads, Blackberry phones, and other
smartphones that integrate with MS Exchange. So if you read your work
email on your personal phone or tablet, you might want to make sure that
you keep backups, just in case."
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/2050239&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.npr.org/2010/11/22/131511381/wipeout-when-your-company-kills-your-iphone
1. http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/
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| MP3Tunes 'Safe Harbor' Court Challenge Approaching
| from the no-friend-of-yours dept.
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday November 23, @19:21 (Media)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/2137241/MP3Tunes-Safe-Harbor-Court-Challenge-Approaching?from=newsletter
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markjhood2003 sends along an update on a story we [0]first discussed two
years back: EMI's lawsuit against MP3Tunes on the claim that cloud
storage of music is illegal. The case has gathered importance as cloud
computing has grown in capability and acceptance. Opposition briefs in
the case are due on Wednesday and oral arguments will start in January.
EMI is making the unusual move (the opposition calls it "desperate") of
[1]insisting that the EFF's friend-of-the-court brief not be accepted.
"EMI says the brief filed last week by the Electronic Frontier Foundation
and other groups supporting MP3tunes���s argument that it���s not responsible
for what music its users store on its servers should be barred because it
is 'a pure advocacy piece, not a "friend of the court."' Amicus curiae
briefs are often filed by interest groups and the government in cases
that could set major precedents, in order to illustrate the broader
ramifications of the case. ... After three years of litigation, EMI
argues that EFF���s brief is too long, thereby 'circumventing' the court���s
'page restrictions' causing 'additional burden' to the court and
���prejudice��� to the EMI. ... In addition, EMI says, EFF���s brief 'contains
unsupported speculation that is not helpful to the Court.' Anyone can
submit such a brief as long as they���re not a party to the case, and
judges have full discretion whether to accept them. They almost always
do."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/23/2137241&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/08/04/23/0114225/EMI-Says-Online-File-Storage-Is-Illegal
1. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/11/emi-eff-mp3tunes
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