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In this issue:
* Canada's Federal Court of Appeal To Rule On Business Methods
* What 2D GUI Foundation Do You Use?
* Kuwait Not Banning DSLR Cameras After All
* The Luck of the Irish Runs Out
* First Electric Cars Have Power Industry Worried
* No Press Is Bad Press Even Online
* USCG Sues Copyright Defense Lawyer
* Linux Radio
* WikiLeaks Under Denial of Service Attack
* How Apple Had a Spectacular Year
* China's Politburo Behind Google Cyber-Attack?
* iRacing World Champion Gets a Shot At the Real Thing
* What To Load On a 4-Year-Old's Netbook?
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| Canada's Federal Court of Appeal To Rule On Business Methods
| from the must-need-a-distraction-from-the-maple-leafs dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 27, @20:10 (Canada)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/239209/Canadas-Federal-Court-of-Appeal-To-Rule-On-Business-Methods?from=newsletter
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ciaran_o_riordan writes "After last month's [0]unfortunate ruling by
Canada's Federal Court that Amazon's 1-click shopping idea [1]could be
patented, the Commissioner of Patents and the Attorney General of Canada
have [2]filed notice (PDF) to Amazon.com, Inc. (respondent) that [3]an
'appeal will be heard by the [Federal Court of Appeal] at a time and
place fixed by the Judicial Administrator,' probably Ottawa. This case,
called Canada's [4]Bilski, has been in the works since Amazon filed their
patent application all the way back in 1998. Just like Bilski, the object
of this case is what subject matter is and isn't patentable ��� a question
which will create crucial case law, making participation in this case
important. Anyone looking for more background, particularly those
interested in helping to prepare an amicus brief for this case, is
welcome [5]at ESP's wiki page."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/239209&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.lawyersweekly.ca/index.php?section=article&volume=30&number=28&article=2
1. http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Amazon_v._Commissioner_of_Patents_(2010,_Canada)
2. http://www.ippractice.ca/files/AmazonFCAAppeal.pdf
3. http://business.financialpost.com/2010/11/16/amazon-com-one-click-case-to-be-appealed/
4. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/06/28/151228/Supreme-Court-Throws-Out-Bilski-Patent
5. http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Workspace_for_Canada_1-click_appeal
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| What 2D GUI Foundation Do You Use?
| from the maybe-it's-maybelline dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday November 27, @23:12 (GUI)
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/10/11/27/2314207/What-2D-GUI-Foundation-Do-You-Use?from=newsletter
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Zmee writes "I am looking to build a 2D application for personal use and
I will need to use a canvas to paint custom objects. I am trying to
determine what foundation to use and have not located a good side-by-side
comparison of the various flavors. For reference, I need the final
application to work in Windows; Linux is preferred, but not required. I
have looked at [0]WPF, [1]Qt, [2]OpenGL, [3]Tcl/Tk, [4]Java's AWT, and
others. I have little preference as to the language itself, but each of
the tutorials appear to require significant time investment. As such, I
am looking to see what the community uses and what seems to work for
people prior to making that investment."
Discuss this story at:
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/27/2314207&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://windowsclient.net/wpf/
1. http://qt.nokia.com/home
2. http://www.opengl.org/
3. http://www.tcl.tk/
4. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index.html
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| Kuwait Not Banning DSLR Cameras After All
| from the false-alarm dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Sunday November 28, @02:18 (Censorship)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/28/0252209/Kuwait-Not-Banning-DSLR-Cameras-After-All?from=newsletter
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Voulnet writes "The Kuwait Times, the newspaper that started the false
rumor of Kuwait [0]banning DSLR cameras, has posted an update saying that
after investigation, [1]it turned out they didn't verify their
information. They have now issued a retraction. Quoting: 'The newspaper
regrets failing to verify the information. The article wrongly stated
that a ban on DSLR cameras was implemented by the Ministries of
Information, Social Affairs and Finance. This information is false. In a
follow up investigation, it was proved that no such ban has been issued.
We regret this error and deeply apologize for any inconvenience caused.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/28/0252209&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/1849233/Kuwait-Bans-DSLR-Cameras-Use-For-Non-Journalists
1. http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MzAwMTg4ODg1
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| The Luck of the Irish Runs Out
| from the top-o'-the-tax-bracket-to-ya dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Sunday November 28, @05:24 (Facebook)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/28/0346234/The-Luck-of-the-Irish-Runs-Out?from=newsletter
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theodp writes "Looks like [0]threatening to take their ball and leave
paid off for US tech firms. The Irish government announced plans this
week to tap the welfare state and working class for much of the $20B in
savings they've pledged to find over the next four years, but [1]the
austerity measures will not touch large businesses like Microsoft, Intel,
Google, HP, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pfizer, which created jobs and fueled
exports in Ireland after being [2]lured by low corporate tax rates. More
than [3]100,000 Dubliners took to the streets to protest the bailout
plan, [4]calling for the Irish government to default on the country's
debts, and demanding an immediate election. 'We should default,' said a
retired union worker, 'the idea that the workers of this country should
pay for the gambling of the billionaires is disgusting.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/28/0346234&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/21/0157216/Google-Warns-Irish-Government-Against-Tax-Increase
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/business/global/26tax.html
2. http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/11/28/rise-and-fall-celtic-tiger-%E2%80%93-ireland
3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/27/ireland-bailout-angry-demonstrators-dublin
4. http://www.smartmoney.com/news/ON/?story=ON-20101127-000354&
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| First Electric Cars Have Power Industry Worried
| from the they'll-find-a-way-to-charge-double-for-it dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Sunday November 28, @08:15 (Power)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/28/0248212/First-Electric-Cars-Have-Power-Industry-Worried?from=newsletter
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "Jonathan Fahey writes for AP that as the first
mass-market electric cars go on sale next month, the power industry faces
a huge growth opportunity, with SoCal Edison expecting to be charging
100,000 cars by 2015 and California setting a goal of 1 million electric
vehicles by 2020. But [1]utility executives are worried that the
difficulty of keeping the lights on for the first crop of buyers ��� and
their neighbors ��� could slow the growth of this industry because it's
inevitable that electric utilities will suffer some difficulties early
on. 'We are all going to be a lot smarter two years from now,' says Mark
Perry, director of product planning for Nissan North America. When
plugged into a [2]home charging station the first Leafs and Volts will
draw 3,300 Watts and take about 8 hours to deliver a full charge, but
both carmakers may soon boost that to 6,600 Watts. The Tesla Roadster, an
electric sports car with a huge battery, can draw 16,800 Watts. That
means that adding an electric vehicle or two to a neighborhood can be
like adding another house, and it can stress the equipment that services
those houses. The problem is that transformers that distribute power from
the electrical grid to homes are often designed to handle less than about
12,000 watts so the extra stress on a transformer from one or two
electric vehicles could cause it to overheat and fail, knocking out power
to the block."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/28/0248212&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/slashdot/
1. http://www.pressherald.com/business/opportunity-has-power-industry-scrambling-_2010-11-22.html
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charging_station
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| No Press Is Bad Press Even Online
| from the if-you-don't-have-anything-nice-to-say dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 28, @09:41 (Google)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/28/135220/No-Press-Is-Bad-Press-Even-Online?from=newsletter
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otter42 writes "The NYTimes has an 8-page expos�� on how an online
business is thriving because of [0]giant amounts of negative reviews. It
seems that if you directly google the company you have no problem
discerning the true nature; but if you instead only google the brand
names it sells, the company is at the top of the rankings. Turns out that
all the negative advertisement he generates from reputable sites gives
him countless links that inflate his pagerank."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/28/135220&from=newsletter
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| USCG Sues Copyright Defense Lawyer
| from the nip-it-in-the-bud dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 28, @11:03 (The Courts)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/28/1317223/USCG-Sues-Copyright-Defense-Lawyer?from=newsletter
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ESRB writes "[0]The US Copyright Group has sued Graham Syfert, an
attorney who created a packet of self-representation paperwork for
individuals sued for P2P sharing of certain movies and moved to have
sanctions placed against the defense attorney. Syfert sells these packets
for $20, and the USCG claims the 19 individuals who have used it have
cost them over $5000."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/28/1317223&from=newsletter
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| Linux Radio
| from the free-traffic-report dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 28, @12:20 (Idle)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/11/28/163218/Linux-Radio?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "This might very well be the nerdiest site
we'll ever encounter... [0]Linux Radio is an online radio station
broadcasting the Linux kernel! Each time someone visit the site, a random
source file is selected and read loudly by a virtual speaker materialized
through the open source speech synthesizer eSpeak. Will it prove useful
to anyone is probably a difficult question to answer, but the excitement
provided is worth experiencing at least once. However, this concept
proves once more the advantages of open source over proprietary software
making such achievements impossible : whoever in his right mind would
want to listen to binary files loudly?"
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/28/163218&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.linux.fm/
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| WikiLeaks Under Denial of Service Attack
| from the good-timing dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 28, @13:40 (Censorship)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/28/1732205/WikiLeaks-Under-Denial-of-Service-Attack?from=newsletter
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wiredmikey writes "WikiLeaks has reported that its Web site is currently
under [0]a mass distributed denial of service attack. The attack comes
around the time of an expected release of classified State Department
documents, which the Obama administration says will put 'countless' lives
at risk, threaten global counterterrorism operations and jeopardize US
relations with its allies."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/28/1732205&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.securityweek.com/wikileaks-under-denial-service-attack-ddos
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| How Apple Had a Spectacular Year
| from the beating-the-odds dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 28, @15:00 (Businesses)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/11/28/1916235/How-Apple-Had-a-Spectacular-Year?from=newsletter
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "John Boudreau writes in the Mercury News that
during its just-completed fiscal year, Apple broke four consecutive
quarterly revenue and profit records and amid the worst recession in
decades, hired thousands while others cut jobs, but what most
distinguishes Apple is that while other tech titans spent 2010 cutting
costs and acquiring new technology through mergers, this $65 billion
company has been [1]relentless in innovating like a startup and ruthless
in promoting technologies that disrupt its own product lines. '"It's been
an awesome year. The frequency of new stuff just boggles the mind," says
Charles Wolf, an analyst with Needham & Co. "There is no company that is
remotely close to what Apple is doing. They are the Energizer Bunny." In
September 2005, Apple killed off the popular iPod Mini to make way for
the the iPod Nano; [2]Apple openly acknowledges that the iPhone is
cannibalizing its iPods ��� and they don't seem to care; and the [3]iPad
tablet could ultimately threaten its core laptop business. "[Apple] has a
different cultural mind-set," concludes Wolf. "They are acting like a
startup, though they are becoming a $100 billion company."'
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/28/1916235&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/slashdot/
1. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16703362?nclick_check=1
2. http://www.cultofmac.com/is-apple-really-cannibalizing-everything/70330
3. http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Will-iPad-cannibalize-Mac-sales/1271871629
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| China's Politburo Behind Google Cyber-Attack?
| from the most-favored-DoS-nation dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 28, @16:23 (Google)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/28/2016213/Chinas-Politburo-Behind-Google-Cyber-Attack?from=newsletter
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theodp writes "While Wikileaks itself is under a DoS attack, details
about the US State Department cables obtained by WikiLeaks are starting
to come out via the mainstream media. Among the most newsworthy, reports
Techcrunch's Erick Schonfeld, is [0]one set which deals with the massive
computer attack on Google and other companies which was first revealed
last January. According to the NY Times, some of the new leaked cables
point directly at [1]China's Politburo for instigating the original
attacks, which should shed some more light on why the White House and
State Department backed Google so vociferously at the time. Developing,
as Drudge likes to say."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/28/2016213&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/28/wikileaked-cables-china-google/
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politburo_of_the_Communist_Party_of_China
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| iRacing World Champion Gets a Shot At the Real Thing
| from the greger-was-race-car-driver dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 28, @17:40 (Transportation)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/11/28/2154204/iRacing-World-Champion-Gets-a-Shot-At-the-Real-Thing?from=newsletter
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[0]jamie sent in a link to the story of iRacing World Champion Greger
Huttu, who caught the attention of the Top Gear guys and got a chance to
drive a real Star Mazda racer. iRacing is a realistic driving simulator
that recreates the exact physics of race cars and tracks from around the
world, and nobody is better than Greger. Top Gear wanted to see [1]how
the virtual champion would do with the real thing. Even though he was
eventually unable to put up with the physical demands, Greger drove
really well.
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/28/2154204&from=newsletter
Links:
0. mailto:jamie@slashdot.org
1. http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/geek-rebooted-2010-11-26?imageNo=0
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| What To Load On a 4-Year-Old's Netbook?
| from the besides-plants-vs.-zombies dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 28, @18:59 (Technology)
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/10/11/28/239210/What-To-Load-On-a-4-Year-Olds-Netbook?from=newsletter
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nostrodecus writes "I have a nephew who is very young, but who has the
techie gene ��� he found the Gruffalo on youtube before anyone knew he
could spell. Now he's almost 4, and I was thinking of giving him my
netbook (Acer running XP), which i hardly use any more. So of course I
will be deleting all the porn, but what should I load up on it? Are there
tools/apps that I can load up on it to protect it and him from things he
shouldn't see until college? Also, what apps or games could I load on it
that a 4 year old will get some use out of?"
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http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/28/239210&from=newsletter
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