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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* TSA Saw My Junk, Missed Razor Blades, Says Adam Savage
* Seagate To Pay Former Worker $1.9M For Phantom Job
* Open-Source Social Network Diaspora Goes Live
* Opera 11 Beta Released, With Extensions Support
* Xbox Live Enforcement — No Swastika Logo
* GNU/Linux and Enlightenment Running On a Fridge
* <em>RAGE</em> On iOS Shows Promise
* HTTPS Everywhere Gets Firesheep Protection
* Ubuntu May Move To Rolling Releases
* Students Banned From Bringing Pencils To School
* Next Step For US Body Scanners Could Be Trains, Metro Systems
* Verizon Speeds Up FiOS To 150Mbps
* Apple 1 Computer Sells For $210,700
* Computer Crashed New Orleans Real Estate Market
* Hands-On With Acer's New 10-Inch Android Tablet
* Righthaven To Explain Why Reposting Isn't Fair Use
* Spring Dynamic Modules In Action
* Once-Secret ACTA Copyright Treaty Approved By EU
* The Genome of Your Thanksgiving Supper
* Botnet Spammer Gets Just 18 Months For Being Odd
* Pirate Party's North American Debut
* Facebook To Own the Word "Face"
* Chicago Using Coyotes To Fight Rodents
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| TSA Saw My Junk, Missed Razor Blades, Says Adam Savage
| from the happy-24th dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 23, @19:07 (Privacy)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/001249/TSA-Saw-My-Junk-Missed-Razor-Blades-Says-Adam-Savage?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "The TSA [0]isn't the most respected of
governmental agencies right now, but at least it comes by the poor
reputation honestly. The lack of standards, inconsistent application of
searches and policies, and occasional rude agent all combine to make
flying an unpleasant experience. It's often derided as 'security
theater,' which describes [1]the experience of Mythbuster Adam Savage
before a recent flight. Savage was put through the full-body scanner, and
while he joked that it made his penis feel small, no one seemed to notice
the items he was carrying on his person. The [2]video tells the rest of
the story."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/001249&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/new-york-orlando-join-anti-tsa-rebellion-while-tsa-mounts-pr-effort.ars
1. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/adam-savage-tsa-saw-my-junk-missed-12-razor-blades.ars
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3yaqq9Jjb4
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| Seagate To Pay Former Worker $1.9M For Phantom Job
| from the we're-glad-you-came dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 23, @20:41 (The Almighty Buck)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/0133210/Seagate-To-Pay-Former-Worker-19M-For-Phantom-Job?from=newsletter
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Lucas123 writes "The jury in a Minnesota-based wrongful employment case
delivered a verdict [0]ordering disk-drive manufacturer Seagate to pay
$1.9 million to a former employee who uprooted his family and career at
Texas Instruments in Dallas to move to Minnesota for a job that did not
exist. The man was supposed to be developing solid state drive technology
for Seagate but was laid off months later. 'The reason that was given is
that he was hired to be a yield engineer but the project never came to
fruition,' the former employee's attorney said. 'They didn't care what
effect it had on his career.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/0133210&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9197859/Jury_orders_Seagate_to_pay_1.9M_to_former_employee
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| Open-Source Social Network Diaspora Goes Live
| from the go-west-where-the-land-is-free dept.
| posted by timothy on Tuesday November 23, @23:44 (Social Networks)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/0248259/Open-Source-Social-Network-Diaspora-Goes-Live?from=newsletter
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CWmike writes "Diaspora, a widely anticipated social network site built
on open-source code, [0]has cracked open its doors for business, at least
for a [1]handful of invited participants. 'Every week, we'll invite more
people,' stated the developers behind the project, in a blog item posted
Tuesday announcing the alpha release of the service. 'By taking these
baby steps, we'll be able to quickly identify performance problems and
iterate on features as quickly as possible.' Such a cautious rollout may
be necessary, given how fresh the code is. In September, when [2]the
first version of the working code behind the service was posted, it was
[3]promptly criticized for being riddled with security errors. While
Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg may not be worried about Diaspora quite
yet, the service is one of [4]a growing number of efforts to build out
open-source-based social-networking software and services."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/0248259&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9197882/Open_source_social_network_Diaspora_goes_live
1. https://joindiaspora.com/
2. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9186498/Diaspora_A_first_peek_at_Facebook_s_challenger
3. http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/09/22/security-lessons-learned-from-the-diaspora-launch/
4. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179785/Could_open_source_tools_make_Facebook_the_next_AOL_
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| Opera 11 Beta Released, With Extensions Support
| from the fat-lady-warming-up dept.
| posted by timothy on Wednesday November 24, @02:40 (Software)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/0311226/Opera-11-Beta-Released-With-Extensions-Support?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "[0]Opera 11 Beta has just been released and
now includes support for extensions. Also new in this release Tab
Stacking, Visual Mouse Gestures, performance improvements, new installer,
and much more. Even with its many new features, Opera 11 is 30% smaller
than Opera 10.60. That means that Opera downloads more quickly and
installs in fewer steps. There are over 130 extensions and climbing
including NoScript and AdBlock! [1]Extensions can be found here."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/0311226&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.opera.com/browser/next/
1. https://addons.labs.opera.com/addons/extensions/
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| Xbox Live Enforcement — No Swastika Logo
| from the pursuing-the-rare-double-godwin dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday November 24, @03:55 (XBox (Games))
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/072222/Xbox-Live-Enforcement-mdash-No-Swastika-Logo?from=newsletter
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itwbennett writes "It's one of those questions that really should never
come up, but as blogger Peter Smith points out, Stephen Toulouse, the
head of Xbox Live enforcement, is used to [0]fielding all sorts of
strange questions. Recently, one of those questions was apparently 'Can I
use a Swastika as my logo in Call of Duty: Black Ops?' When Toulouse
responded with the obvious answer ('No, of course you can't, we'll ban
you.') he was met with some pushback by people he refers to as
'contrarians' and 'internet pundits' who decided to educate him on the
long and storied history of the swastika as a symbol of good fortune and
how just because the Nazis used it, it doesn't make the symbol itself a
bad thing. Toulouse [1]covers the topic on his blog in a post titled
Context and it's an interesting read if for no other reason than to get a
peek inside the day-to-day issues the Xbox Live Enforcement team deals
with."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/072222&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/128584/xbox-live-enforcement-of-course-you-cant-use-a-swastika-your-logo
1. http://www.stepto.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=635
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| GNU/Linux and Enlightenment Running On a Fridge
| from the prince-albert-in-a-can dept.
| posted by timothy on Wednesday November 24, @05:31 (Enlightenment)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/0327257/GNULinux-and-Enlightenment-Running-On-a-Fridge?from=newsletter
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k-s writes "Linux, the GNU userland and Enlightenment and its foundation
libraries (EFL) are known for their resource efficiency and flexibility,
key components for embedded products. Today it was announced that such
features led them to be used in a [0]fridge that runs Linux and X11 with
EFL. The Freescale i.MX25 based fridge by Electrolux (Frigidaire)
provides the expected bits such as temperature controls and pre-set modes
(vacation, party) as well as a special purpose drawer that cools your
drinks and food with a beautiful UI. It also ships with handful
applications for contacts, calendar, reminder, digital picture frame and
even an illustrated recipe book from a famous Brazilian magazine."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/0327257&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://enlightenment.org/p.php?p=news/show&l=en&news_id=26
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| <em>RAGE</em> On iOS Shows Promise
| from the now-you-can-rage-on-ios-instead-of-at-it dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday November 24, @07:12 (First Person Shooters (Games))
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/078210/RAGE-On-iOS-Shows-Promise?from=newsletter
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Vigile writes "[0]RAGE from id Software for iOS devices is finally
available and has been tested over at PC Perspective. The game obviously
[1]looks impressive with a nearly 750MB download (and about double that
when uncompressed) and not much else can rival it on the platform. The
game itself is a rail-based shooter, making the touchscreen interface
more intuitive and less cumbersome but it does take away some of the
feeling of control in the game. Video of the game running is also
included in the short review."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/078210&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/10/30/1647207/John-Carmack-On-emRAGEem-For-iOSAndroid
1. http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=1041
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| HTTPS Everywhere Gets Firesheep Protection
| from the mitigating-malicious-mutton dept.
| posted by timothy on Wednesday November 24, @08:18 (Firefox)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/0344243/HTTPS-Everywhere-Gets-Firesheep-Protection?from=newsletter
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coondoggie writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation today said it
rolled out a version of HTTPS Everywhere that [0]offers protection
against 'Firesheep' and other tools that seek to exploit webpage security
flaws. Hitting the streets in October, Firesheep caused a storm of
controversy over its tactics, ethics and Web security in general.
Firesheep sniffs unencrypted cookies sent across open WiFi networks for
unsuspecting visitors to Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and lets
the user take on those visitors' log-in credentials."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/0344243&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/https-everywhere-gets-firefox-firesheep-prote
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| Ubuntu May Move To Rolling Releases
| from the gathering-no-moss dept.
| posted by timothy on Wednesday November 24, @09:00 (Linux Business)
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/1346221/Ubuntu-May-Move-To-Rolling-Releases?from=newsletter
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formfeed writes "The register claims that 'Ubuntu is [0]moving away from
its established six-month-cycle and potentially to a future where
software updates land on a daily basis.' While this sounds like a sudden
change, it is apparently more of a long-term thought. The Register quotes
Shuttleworth: '"Today we have a six-month release cycle," Shuttleworth
said. "In an internet-oriented world, we need to be able to release
something every day. That's an area we will put a lot of work into in the
next five years. The small steps we are putting in to the Software Center
today, they will go further and faster than people might have envisioned
in the past."' But given that many of Shuttleworth's thoughts became
decisions later on, it might be interesting to see, where this one leads.
Interestingly enough, five years is about the time when [1]Ubuntu will
run out of letters."
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/1346221&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/23/darily_ubuntu_updates/
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ubuntu_releases
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| Students Banned From Bringing Pencils To School
| from the watch-how-you-play dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 24, @09:19 (Education)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/1333256/Students-Banned-From-Bringing-Pencils-To-School?from=newsletter
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mernilio writes "According to UPI: 'A Massachusetts school district
superintendent said a memo [0]banning sixth graders from carrying pencils
was written without district approval. North Brookfield School District
interim Superintendent Gordon Noseworthy said Wendy Scott, one of two
sixth-grade teachers at North Brookfield Elementary School, did not get
approval from administrators before sending the memo to all sixth-grade
parents, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported Thursday. The memo
said students would no longer be allowed to bring writing implements to
school. It said pencils would be provided for students in class and any
students caught with pencils or pens after Nov. 15 would face
disciplinary action for having materials 'to build weapons.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/1333256&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://newsblaze.com/story/20101119111941reye.nb/topstory.html
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| Next Step For US Body Scanners Could Be Trains, Metro Systems
| from the how-to-radicalize-americans dept.
| posted by timothy on Wednesday November 24, @09:47 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/143230/Next-Step-For-US-Body-Scanners-Could-Be-Trains-Metro-Systems?from=newsletter
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "The Hill reports that Homeland Security Secretary
Janet Napolitano says terrorists will continue to look for US
vulnerabilities, making tighter security standards necessary.
'[Terrorists] are going to continue to probe the system and try to find a
way through,' Napolitano said in an interview with Charlie Rose. 'I think
the tighter we get on aviation, we have to also be [1]thinking now about
going on to mass transit or to trains or maritime.' Napolitano added she
hoped the US could get to a place in the future where Americans would not
have to be as guarded against terrorist attacks as they are and that she
was actively promoting research into the psychology of how a terrorist
becomes radicalized. 'The long-term [question] is, how do we get out of
this having to have an ever-increasing security apparatus because of
terrorists and a terrorist attack?' says Napolitano. 'I think having a
better understanding of what causes someone to become a terrorist will be
helpful.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/143230&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/130549-next-step-for-body-scanners-could-be-trains-boats-and-the-metro-
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| Verizon Speeds Up FiOS To 150Mbps
| from the zippy-for-americans dept.
| posted by timothy on Wednesday November 24, @10:31 (Networking)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/1514208/Verizon-Speeds-Up-FiOS-To-150Mbps?from=newsletter
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wiredmikey writes with a snippet from MacWorld offering some welcome news
for Americans sick of 20th-century broadband speeds "Verizon is adding a
[0]new tier of service to its FiOS fiber broadband service, offering
150Mbps (megabits per second) downstream and 35Mbps upstream for $195 per
month. The carrier has begun to roll out the service to consumers in the
12 US states, plus the District of Columbia, where FiOS is available.
Small businesses will be able to get it by the end of the year, Verizon
said on Monday. The fastest service offered so far on FiOS has been
50Mbps downstream and 20Mbps upstream."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/1514208&from=newsletter
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| Apple 1 Computer Sells For $210,700
| from the blast-from-the-past dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 24, @11:21 (The Almighty Buck)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/1613238/Apple-1-Computer-Sells-For-210700?from=newsletter
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digitaldc writes "An Apple computer purchased more than 30 years ago has
[0]sold for 425 times its original selling price. From the article: 'An
Apple-1, one of only about 200 such machines built in Apple co-founder
Steve Jobs' parents' garage, sold at Christie's auction house in London
today for 133,250 pounds (about $210,700). The Apple-1, which didn't
include a casing, power supply, keyboard, or monitor, originally retailed
for $666.66 in 1976. Apple discontinued the model in 1977.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/1613238&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20023772-37.html
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| Computer Crashed New Orleans Real Estate Market
| from the nothing-can-go-nothing-can-go-nothing dept.
| posted by timothy on Wednesday November 24, @12:08 (Bug)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/1637237/Computer-Crashed-New-Orleans-Real-Estate-Market?from=newsletter
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sustik writes "For a month now the [0]New Orleans real estate market has
been crippled by a computer crash that caused the loss of online data
from the late 1980s that should be researched prior to the closing of any
real estate transactions. 'The clerk of Orleans Parish Civil District
Court said Tuesday that her office continues to make progress in
resolving the computer problems that have been holding up real estate
transactions in New Orleans for the past month, but there still was no
indication of how soon the crisis might end.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/1637237&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/new_orleans_still_working_to_f.html
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| Hands-On With Acer's New 10-Inch Android Tablet
| from the temptinger-every-day dept.
| posted by timothy on Wednesday November 24, @12:54 (Handhelds)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/1655228/Hands-On-With-Acers-New-10-Inch-Android-Tablet?from=newsletter
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adeelarshad82 writes "Earlier this week Acer unveiled three new tablets,
two for Android and one for Windows. Unfortunately details on the devices
were slim, including their names. According to a [0] hands-on with the
10-inch Android tablet, the device is about half-inch thick and weighs
slightly more than an iPad. It's currently running an unknown Android
version but according to the Acer executives the tablets will be running
Google's tablet version of Android, Honeycomb. The tablet has no
front-facing buttons. The side includes a power button, lock button, an
SD slot and a docking port for full-sized keyboard dock. The device also
includes two cameras, front and back, resolutions details of which are
still unknown. There's also a mini HDMI port for playing content on
HDTVs. The tablets are powered by Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU which gives it the
edge when it comes to graphics."
Discuss this story at:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/1655228&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2373237,00.asp
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| Righthaven To Explain Why Reposting Isn't Fair Use
| from the horatio-alger-villain dept.
| posted by timothy on Wednesday November 24, @13:41 (The Media)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/1422244/Righthaven-To-Explain-Why-Reposting-Isnt-Fair-Use?from=newsletter
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[0]Ponca City, We love you writes "TechDirt reports that a judge has
asked Righthaven to explain [1]why a non-profit organization reposting an
entire article isn't fair use. The case involves the [2]Center for
Intercultural Organizing of Portland, Oregon, which was sued by
Righthaven in August after an entire 33-paragraph Review-Journal story
about Las Vegas immigrants was posted on the center's website, crediting
the Review-Journal. The nonprofit says it was founded by Portland-area
immigrants and refugees to combat widespread anti-Muslim sentiment after
9/11 and it works to strengthen immigrant and refugee communities through
education, civic engagement, organizing and mobilization and [3]does not
charge subscription fees or derive any income from its website. The
interesting thing is that the defendant in this case didn't even raise
the fair use issue. It was the judge who brought it up, suggesting that
the Nevada judges are being inundated with hundreds of Righthaven cases,
[4]and that Righthaven has already lost once in a case that was found to
be fair use so judges may want to set a precedent to clear their
dockets."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/1422244&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://poncacityweloveyou.com/
1. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101122/23335211979/judge-asks-righthaven-to-explain-why-reposting-isnt-fair-use-even-when-defendant-didnt-claim-fair-use.shtml
2. http://www.interculturalorganizing.org/
3. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/nov/22/judge-righthaven-show-why-lawsuit-shouldnt-be-dism/
4. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101020/17471011517/righthaven-loses-first-lawsuit-judge-says-copying-was-fair-use.shtml
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| Spring Dynamic Modules In Action
| from the read-all-about-it dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 24, @14:26 (Book Reviews)
| https://books.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/1556234/Spring-Dynamic-Modules-In-Action?from=newsletter
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RickJWagner writes "Every once in a while a technical book comes out that
so exhaustively covers a topic that it becomes the definitive word on the
topic. These books are the end-all reference, the final authority, the
singular go-to reference that every practitioner falls back to in their
hour of need. This book review covers one such book, the newly released
Spring Dynamic Modules in Action from Manning." Read below for the rest
of Rick's review.
This story continues at:
https://books.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/1556234/Spring-Dynamic-Modules-In-Action?from=newsletter
Discuss this story at:
http://books.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/1556234&from=newsletter
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| Once-Secret ACTA Copyright Treaty Approved By EU
| from the three-strikes-you-suck dept.
| posted by timothy on Wednesday November 24, @15:07 (Privacy)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/1816239/Once-Secret-ACTA-Copyright-Treaty-Approved-By-EU?from=newsletter
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itwbennett writes "By a vote of 331 to 294, the EU Parliament has
[0]approved the controversial and once-secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade
Agreement (ACTA). According to an ITworld article, 'the most
controversial paragraph in the final text leaves the door open for
countries to introduce the so-called three-strikes rule. This would cut
Internet users off if they download copyright material as national
authorities would be able to order ISPs to disclose personal information
about customers.... The proposed agreement would also place sanctions
against any device or software that is marketed as a means of
circumventing access controls such as encryption or scrambling that are
designed to prevent copying. It also requires legal measures against
knowingly using such technology.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/1816239&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.itworld.com/legal/128754/eu-parliament-approves-once-secret-acta-copyright-treaty
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| The Genome of Your Thanksgiving Supper
| from the ACGT-good dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 24, @15:49 (Science)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/1949257/The-Genome-of-Your-Thanksgiving-Supper?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "Here's a fact you can distract your family
with over the Thanksgiving table: many of the major ingredients in
Thanksgiving foods have [0]had their genomes sequenced. Biomedical
researchers are interested in the turkey genome due to the animal's
susceptibility to cancer; botanists are studying the genome of the
Chinese chestnut to search for the root of its resistance to chestnut
blight; and corn ��� well, corn's genome is just cool."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/1949257&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://discovermagazine.com/photos/22-the-genome-of-your-thanksgiving-supper/
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| Botnet Spammer Gets Just 18 Months For Being Odd
| from the people-are-strange dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 24, @16:32 (Crime)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/2023217/Botnet-Spammer-Gets-Just-18-Months-For-Being-Odd?from=newsletter
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itwbennett writes "Thirty-three-year old Scottsman Matthew Anderson was
sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for orchestrating a malicious
Trojan campaign in 2006. The reason for his relatively light sentence? He
apparently [0]wasn't seeking to maximize profit like any normal,
red-blooded hacker. Also, his timing was good. His arrest in June 2006
predated by a matter of months the Police and Justice Act, which would
likely have resulted in a harsher sentence. By comparison, [1]David
Kernell, who snooped in Sarah Palin's email, got a year in prison."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/2023217&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.itworld.com/security/128632/botnet-spammer-gets-lenient-18-months-prison
1. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/12/1651253/Palin-E-Mail-Snoop-Gets-Year-In-Prison
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| Pirate Party's North American Debut
| from the scuttle-the-continent dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 24, @17:18 (Canada)
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/2030234/Pirate-Partys-North-American-Debut?from=newsletter
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adonoman writes "A 25-year-old Winnipeg businessman is the first Pirate
Party of Canada candidate to [0]run for federal election. At the same
time, the US and UK pirate parties have put out an [1]open letter to
Anonymous requesting that they cease Operation Payback's DDOS attacks and
focus on taking a legal route to fix intellectual property law."
Discuss this story at:
http://politics.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/2030234&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/885723--winnipeg-north-first-canadian-battleground-for-pirate-party
1. http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-parties-use-influence-to-halt-operation-payback-101120/
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| Facebook To Own the Word "Face"
| from the what's-in-a-word dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 24, @18:04 (Facebook)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/2040247/Facebook-To-Own-the-Word-Face?from=newsletter
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Dthief writes "The U.S. Patent And Trademark Office has sent Facebook a
Notice of Allowance, which means [0]it will grant the 'Face' trademark to
the popular social networking site. Facebook now has three months to pay
an issue fee before they officially own the word. From the article: 'For
all intents and purposes today���s status update bodes well for Facebook���s
hold over ���Face��� usages in ���Telecommunication services, namely, providing
online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of
messages among computer users in the field of general interest and
concerning social and entertainment subject matter, none primarily
featuring or relating to motoring or to cars.���'"
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/2040247&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/23/patent-office-agrees-to-facebooks-face-trademark/
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| Chicago Using Coyotes To Fight Rodents
| from the get-the-chinese-needle-snakes-ready dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 24, @18:50 (Government)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/11/24/2134254/Chicago-Using-Coyotes-To-Fight-Rodents?from=newsletter
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Brad Block, a supervisor for the Chicago Commission on Animal Care and
Control says a coyote recently spotted downtown is part of [0]a program
designed to monitor the rodent population. "The animal has the run of the
Loop to help deal with rats and mice," He said no one has called today to
complain. ���He���s not a threat. He���s not going to pick up your children,���
Block said. ���His job is to deal with all of the nuisance problems, like
mice, rats and rabbits.���
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http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/24/2134254&from=newsletter
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