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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Which Shipping Company Is Kindest To Your Packages?
* Rights Groups Slam UK Government for RIPA changes
* Cambridge Computer IDs World's Most Boring Day
* Aging Reversed In Mice
* George W. Bush Live From Facebook
* Actor Leslie Nielsen Dies at 84
* Microsoft Patents Shape-Shifting Display
* DIY Sound-Activated High-Speed Photography
* Apple, Microsoft, Google Attacked For Evil Plugins
* Empire Strikes Back Director Irvin Kershner Dies at 87
* Apple Bans Android Magazine App From App Store
* Chinese DNS Tampering a Real Threat To Outsiders
* Causing Terror On the Cheap
* Moodle 1.9 Extension Development
* Compiling the WikiLeaks Fallout
* Being Too Clean Can Make People Sick
* SAP Ordered To Pay $1.3 Billion To Oracle
* Ray Kurzweil's Slippery Futurism
* Scammers Can Hide Fake URLs On the iPhone
* The 5-Year Console Cycle Is Dead
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| Which Shipping Company Is Kindest To Your Packages?
| from the handle-however-you-want dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 28, @20:53 (Businesses)
| https://slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/0037244/Which-Shipping-Company-Is-Kindest-To-Your-Packages?from=newsletter
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[0]Ant writes "Popular Mechanics mailed a bunch of sensors on an epic
journey to find out [1]which American shipping company is the most
careful with your packages. From the article: 'One disheartening result
was that our package received more abuse when marked "Fragile" or "This
Side Up." The carriers flipped the package more, and it registered
above-average acceleration spikes during trips for which we requested
careful treatment.' Here's what they found."
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/0037244&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://aqfl.net/
1. http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/tests/which-shipping-company-is-kindest-to-your-packages
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| Rights Groups Slam UK Government for RIPA changes
| from the we-fear-change dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 28, @23:05 (The Internet)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/0224216/Rights-Groups-Slam-UK-Government-for-RIPA-changes?from=newsletter
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tenori writes "Want to intercept internet traffic but have a pesky public
consultation to get out of the way? [0]Just keep the consultation period
as short as you can get away with and exclude the people it affects.
Rights groups are questioning why the coalition government has only
allowed a month for [1]changes to the RIPA act. The Home Office continues
to refuse to meet civil society groups, saying, 'We are focusing on those
parties directly affected by the changes to the extent that those parties
would be subject to the civil sanction or directly concerned with it, or
are directly responsible, where lawful interception is taking place, for
ensuring that consent has been obtained to the interception.' The ORG
said, 'In other words, the many thousands of people who have been
adversely affected by illegal interception, and those who seek to stand
up for their rights, are not "directly concerned" according to the Home
Office.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/0224216&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.techeye.net/internet/rights-groups-slam-short-consultation-on-ripa-changes
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_Investigatory_Powers_Act_2000
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| Cambridge Computer IDs World's Most Boring Day
| from the because-they-can dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 29, @01:52 (United Kingdom)
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/044214/Cambridge-Computer-IDs-Worlds-Most-Boring-Day?from=newsletter
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smitty777 writes "Scientists hard at work at Cambridge used a computer
algorithm and nearly 300 million historical facts to identify [0]the most
boring day in history. The winner? On April 11, 1954, absolutely nothing
happened. That is, unless you count the most boring day in the world
happening."
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/044214&from=newsletter
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| Aging Reversed In Mice
| from the pressing-the-reset-button dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 29, @04:56 (Medicine)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/0410239/Aging-Reversed-In-Mice?from=newsletter
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "The Guardian reports that scientists claim to be
a step closer to reversing the aging process after experimental treatment
developed by researchers at Harvard Medical School [1]turned weak and
feeble old mice into healthy animals by regenerating their aged bodies.
'What we saw in these animals was not a slowing down or stabilization of
the aging process. We saw a dramatic reversal ��� and that was unexpected,'
says Ronald DePinho, who led the study. The Harvard group focused on a
process called telomere shortening where each time a cell divides, the
telomeres are snipped shorter, until eventually they stop working and the
cell dies or goes into a suspended state called 'senescence.' Researchers
bred genetically manipulated mice that lacked an enzyme called telomerase
that stops telomeres getting shorter causing the mice to age prematurely
and suffer ailments, including a poor sense of smell, smaller brain size,
infertility and damaged intestines and spleens. When the mice were given
injections to reactivate the enzyme, it [2]repaired the damaged tissues
and reversed the signs of aging raising hope among scientists that it may
be possible to achieve a similar feat in humans ��� or at least to slow
down the aging process."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/0410239&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/nov/28/scientists-reverse-ageing-mice-humans
2. http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101128/full/news.2010.635.html
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| George W. Bush Live From Facebook
| from the friend-request-incoming dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 29, @08:01 (Facebook)
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/0236250/George-W-Bush-Live-From-Facebook?from=newsletter
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tekgoblin writes "Facebook has just announced that George W. Bush is
going to be present November 29th to [0]answer questions about his new
book, Decision Points. The discussion will happen on Facebook Live at 2PM
PST."
Discuss this story at:
http://politics.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/0236250&from=newsletter
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| Actor Leslie Nielsen Dies at 84
| from the definitely-will-be-missed dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday November 29, @08:44 (Movies)
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/1245253/Actor-Leslie-Nielsen-Dies-at-84?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "Famous actor [0]Leslie Nielsen died of
pneumonia at a Florida hospital Sunday evening. Leslie was renowned for
his comedic roles in [1]dozens of films and TV shows, such as The Naked
Gun and Police Squad. His characteristic style and humor was always
enjoyable, and he will be sorely missed." Of course you might also
remember him from The Forbidden Planet, which is classic sci-fi by any
measure.
Discuss this story at:
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/1245253&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://wireupdate.com/wires/12781/report-canadian-actor-leslie-nielsen-dead-at-84/
1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000558/
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| Microsoft Patents Shape-Shifting Display
| from the not-the-odo-kind dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday November 29, @09:31 (Displays)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/1412217/Microsoft-Patents-Shape-Shifting-Display?from=newsletter
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Stoobalou writes "In layman's terms, Microsoft's patent is for a
[0]special type of touch-screen display which includes a 'shape-memory'
layer at its base. When activated by a special frequency of ultraviolet
light, individual blocks ��� not-coincidentally the same size as a pixel on
the display part ��� can be raised or lowered, lending the displayed image
physical texture."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/1412217&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/11/29/microsoft-patents-shape-shifting-screen/
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| DIY Sound-Activated High-Speed Photography
| from the point-and-pop-a-balloon dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 29, @10:34 (Hardware Hacking)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/1534213/DIY-Sound-Activated-High-Speed-Photography?from=newsletter
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eldavojohn writes "Have you ever wanted to catch the perfect photo with
your SLR camera but couldn't time the shot just right? Photography
enthusiast [0]Matt Richardson brings us an instructional video over at
Make Magazine that shows how to use some very basic breadboarding and an
[1]Arduino Nano to do some high-speed flash photography that is timed by
sound instead of your finger hitting the button on the camera. He pops a
balloon and smashes a wine glass to show some results. His code is
[2]available on Github, and you can find [3]more of this sly hardware
hacker on his YouTube channel."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/1534213&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/11/how-to_arduino_high_speed_photograp.html
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduino
2. https://github.com/mrichardson23/Arduino-Audio-Flash-Trigger
3. http://www.youtube.com/user/mrichardson23
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| Apple, Microsoft, Google Attacked For Evil Plugins
| from the also-wear-more-hats dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday November 29, @11:09 (Firefox)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/1539257/Apple-Microsoft-Google-Attacked-For-Evil-Plugins?from=newsletter
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nk497 writes "A Mozilla exec has [0]attacked Apple, Microsoft and Google
for installing plugins without users' permission. 'Why do Microsoft,
Google, Apple, and others think that it is an OK practice to add plug-ins
to Firefox when I'm installing their software packages?' Asa Dotzler
asks. 'That is precisely how a Trojan horse operates... These additional
pieces of software installed without my consent may not be malicious but
the means by which they were installed was sneaky, underhanded, and
wrong.' He called on them to 'stop being evil.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/1539257&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/363196/apple-microsoft-and-google-attacked-for-evil-plugins
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| Empire Strikes Back Director Irvin Kershner Dies at 87
| from the they-come-in-threes dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday November 29, @11:48 (Star Wars Prequels)
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/1620217/Empire-Strikes-Back-Director-Irvin-Kershner-Dies-at-87?from=newsletter
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bigredradio writes "Empire Strikes Back director [0]Irvin Kershner died
at his home in Paris after suffering from illness, his goddaughter
Adriana Santini confirmed to the AFP Monday. He was 87."
Discuss this story at:
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/1620217&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/empire-strikes-director-irvin-kershner-49759
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| Apple Bans Android Magazine App From App Store
| from the every-day-a-little-more-evil dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday November 29, @12:28 (Censorship)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/1633249/Apple-Bans-Android-Magazine-App-From-App-Store?from=newsletter
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recoiledsnake writes "Apple dialed its battle with Android up a notch
today by [0]banning an Android magazine app from its App Store, leaving
no way for users to install the app on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches
without jailbreaking. The reason for rejection, as given by an Apple rep,
was: 'You know... your magazine...It's just about Android.... we can't
have that in our App Store.' The bi-monthly publication ��� the Android
counterpart to an iPhone magazine Dixon began putting out earlier this
year ��� launched Nov. 11. 'It's funny really because I don't think we
would sell many magazines on Android through Apple App Store,' Dixon told
Media Watch. 'But the question is where this is going.' This comes on the
heels of Jobs [1]lashing out at Android, calling it fragmented, and its
[2]patent attacks on Android."
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/1633249&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/11/26/apple-bans-android-magazine-app/
1. http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/10/19/187242/Steve-Jobs-Lashes-Out-At-Android?from=rss
2. http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/03/02/1557212/Apple-Sues-HTC-For-20-Patent-Violations-In-Phones
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| Chinese DNS Tampering a Real Threat To Outsiders
| from the let's-hijack-their-hijack dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 29, @13:10 (Government)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/1755230/Chinese-DNS-Tampering-a-Real-Threat-To-Outsiders?from=newsletter
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Trailrunner7 writes "China has long used the Internet's Domain Name
Service to censor Web sites and information that the ruling Communist
Party deems threatening. But now security experts warn that the
government's censorship is in danger of spilling over China's borders,
[0]suppressing the ability of those living outside of China to find
information online. An estimated [1]57% of all networks on Earth passed
DNS requests through a Chinese DNS rootserver at some point in 2010,
according to data from security firm Renesys. Tampering by the Communist
Party there poses a danger to Internet security and freedom. In fact, DNS
tampering may be a bigger threat than techniques like BGP (Border Gateway
Protocol) hijacking, which is believed to be responsible for an
unexpected shift in Internet routing in April that has recently been
[2]the subject of mainstream media reports in the US. There is already
evidence that China's efforts to tamper with DNS have bled outside the
country's borders. The same report to Congress from the US-China Economic
and Security Review Commission that called attention to the BGP hijacking
incident from April, 2010 also mentions a March, 2010 incident in which
Internet users in the US and Chile attempted to connect to social
networking websites banned by the Chinese government. However, their DNS
requests were handled by a Beijing-based Domain Name Server, which
responded with incorrect DNS information that directed the surfers to
incorrect servers, the report says."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/1755230&from=newsletter
Links:
0. https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/chinese-dns-tampering-big-threat-internet-security-112410
1. http://www.renesys.com/blog/2010/11/dns-when-governments-lie-1.shtml
2. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/19/1527217/Claims-About-Chinas-April-Internet-Hijack-Are-Overblown
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| Causing Terror On the Cheap
| from the quiet-shoes-and-a-creepy-mask dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 29, @13:51 (Security)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/1821242/Causing-Terror-On-the-Cheap?from=newsletter
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jhigh writes "Bruce Schneier posts on his blog today about [0]the value
of terror with respect to cost-benefit for the terrorists. If you look at
terror attacks in terms of [1]what they cost the terrorists to implement,
compared with [2]what they cost the economy of the nation that was hit,
the reward for terrorists is astronomical. Add in the insane costs of the
security measures implemented afterward, particularly in America, and
it's easy to see why the terrorists do what they do. Even when they're
unsuccessful, they cost us billions in security countermeasures."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/1821242&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/11/causing_terror.html
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/world/middleeast/21parcel.html
2. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/11/23/death_by_a_thousand_cuts
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| Moodle 1.9 Extension Development
| from the read-all-about-it dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 29, @14:30 (Book Reviews)
| https://books.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/1321212/Moodle-19-Extension-Development?from=newsletter
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melbenson writes "Moodle 1.9 Extension Development by Jonathon Moore and
Michael Churchward, published by Packt Publishing, definitely delivers
what it says on the book cover ��� 'Customize and extend Moodle by using
its robust plugin systems.' This book, intended for users with a solid
knowledge of the Moodle software and Moodle technologies, does a great
job of opening the doors to creative and useful ideas to take your Moodle
site to the next level. The book takes the reader through many examples
of customizing and editing the Moodle code in an easy to understand,
user-friendly way but also presents the reader with challenging and
advanced concepts." Read on for the rest of melbenson's review.
This story continues at:
https://books.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/1321212/Moodle-19-Extension-Development?from=newsletter
Discuss this story at:
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| Compiling the WikiLeaks Fallout
| from the diplomacy-is-like-making-sausages dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 29, @15:14 (Communications)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/202226/Compiling-the-WikiLeaks-Fallout?from=newsletter
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Now that the world has had some time to process the [0]quarter million
diplomatic documents published by WikiLeaks on Sunday, the media
landscape is rife with reactions, threats, and warnings. Some US
lawmakers have complained loudly and at length, saying that "[1]WikiLeaks
is putting at risk the lives and the freedom of countless Americans and
non-Americans around the world." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
called the leak "[2]not just an attack on America's foreign policy
interests, it is an attack on the international community." The Guardian
points out that [3]it's not the media's job to protect diplomats from
embarrassment, and other US officials seem to agree, [4]focusing their
wrath instead on the security practices surrounding sensitive
information. The Pentagon and other agencies are [5]looking at ways to
tighten security, promising increased internal auditing and banning the
ability of systems containing classified information to connect to thumb
drives or other removable media. Meanwhile, few officials seem to be
commenting publicly on the contents of the leak, which are sure to
[6]cause diplomatic problems [7]around the globe.
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/29/202226&from=newsletter
Links:
0. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/world/29cables.html?ref=world
1. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/outraged-us-lawmakers-demand-wikileaks-be-shutdown/717630/0
2. http://www.npr.org/2010/11/29/131668950/white-house-aims-to-limit-wikileaks-damage
3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/nov/28/us-embassy-cables-wikileaks
4. http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228400135
5. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/28/AR2010112804138.html
6. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/28/us-embassy-cable-leak-diplomacy-crisis
7. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AP06Z20101129
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| Being Too Clean Can Make People Sick
| from the but-not-vice-versa dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 29, @15:56 (Medicine)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/2029256/Being-Too-Clean-Can-Make-People-Sick?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "Young people who are [0]overexposed to
antibacterial soaps containing triclosan may suffer more allergies, and
exposure to higher levels of Bisphenol A among adults may negatively
influence the immune system, a new University of Michigan School of
Public Health study suggests ([1]abstract, [2]full paper [PDF]).
Triclosan is a chemical compound widely used in products such as
antibacterial soaps, toothpaste, pens, diaper bags and medical devices.
Bisphenol A is found in many plastics and, for example, as a protective
lining in food cans. Both of these chemicals are in a class of
environmental toxicants called endocrine-disrupting compounds, which are
believed to negatively impact human health by mimicking or affecting
hormones."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20101129/4261/study-suggests-that-being-too-clean-can-make-people-sick.htm
1. http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action;jsessionid=C6709790216664D8D603DC672661480C?articleURI=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1002883
2. http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchObjectAttachment.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1002883&representation=PDF
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| SAP Ordered To Pay $1.3 Billion To Oracle
| from the take-a-check? dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 29, @16:39 (Oracle)
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/218208/SAP-Ordered-To-Pay-13-Billion-To-Oracle?from=newsletter
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bdcny7927 writes with news that a jury decided to [0]award Oracle $1.3
billion in their lawsuit against SAP after [1]deliberating for less than
a day. "The verdict ... is the biggest ever for copyright infringement
and the largest US jury award of 2010, according to Bloomberg data. The
award is about equal to SAP���s forecasted net income for the fourth
quarter, excluding some costs, according to the average estimate of
analysts... SAP spokesman Bill Wohl said the German software maker will
pursue all available options, including post-trial motions and [2]will
appeal if necessary."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-23/sap-must-pay-oracle-1-3-billion-over-unit-s-downloads.html
1. http://advice.cio.com/thomas_wailgum/14568/oracle_v_sap_justice_and_1_3_billion_delivered
2. http://www.itworld.com/legal/128943/sap-should-accept-oracle-verdict-and-move-it-wont
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| Ray Kurzweil's Slippery Futurism
| from the headlines-that-sound-like-pornos dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 29, @17:20 (Technology)
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/2113231/Ray-Kurzweils-Slippery-Futurism?from=newsletter
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wjousts writes "Well-known futurist Ray Kurzweil has made many
predictions about the future in his books The Age of Intelligent Machines
(1990), The Age of Spiritual Machines (1999) and The Singularity is Near
(2005), but how well have his predictions held up now that we live 'in
the future'? IEEE Spectrum has a piece [0]questioning the Kurzweil's
(self proclaimed) accuracy. Quoting: 'Therein lie the frustrations of
Kurzweil's brand of tech punditry. On close examination, his clearest and
most successful predictions often lack originality or profundity. And
most of his predictions come with so many loopholes that they border on
the unfalsifiable. Yet he continues to be taken seriously enough as an
oracle of technology to command very impressive speaker fees at pricey
conferences, to author best-selling books, and to have cofounded
Singularity University, where executives and others are paying quite
handsomely to learn how to plan for the not-too-distant day when those
disappearing computers will make humans both obsolete and immortal.'"
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/ray-kurzweils-slippery-futurism/0
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| Scammers Can Hide Fake URLs On the iPhone
| from the don't-believe-everything-you-see dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 29, @18:04 (Iphone)
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/2229211/Scammers-Can-Hide-Fake-URLs-On-the-iPhone?from=newsletter
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CWmike writes "Exploiting an Apple interface design, identity thieves can
hide URLs on the iPhone's limited screen real estate, [0]tricking users
into thinking they're at a legitimate site, a security researcher said on
Monday. Nitesh Dhanjani demonstrated how criminals can easily hide the
true URL of a site from users by building a malicious Web application.
'Note that on the iPhone, [1]this only happens for sites that follow
directives in HTML to advertise themselves as mobile sites,' said
Dhanjani on his personal blog and in an entry on the SANS Institute's
blog. The ability to hide the address bar in iOS is by design, noted
Dhanjani, who said he had reported the problem to Apple. 'I did contact
Apple about this issue and they let me know they are aware of the
implications but do not know when and how they will address the issue,'
he said."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9198380/Scammers_can_hide_fake_URLs_on_the_iPhone_says_researcher
1. http://blogs.sans.org/appsecstreetfighter/2010/11/29/ui-spoofing-safari-iphone/
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| The 5-Year Console Cycle Is Dead
| from the trading-increments-for-subscriptions dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 29, @18:47 (PlayStation (Games))
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/11/29/2243208/The-5-Year-Console-Cycle-Is-Dead?from=newsletter
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[0]Pickens writes "The Xbox 360 recently turned five years old, and with
no known successor on the horizon for the 360, PlayStation 3 or Wii, Cnet
reports on [1]the death of the 5-year console cycle ��� one of the video
game industry's most longstanding truisms. For example, the Nintendo
Entertainment System came out in 1985, followed by the Super NES in 1991,
the Nintendo 64 in 1996, the GameCube in 2001, and the Wii in 2006. But
now, why should console makers upgrade their offerings? Consumers are
still buying their machines by the hundreds of thousands each month, and
ramped-up online initiatives are breathing new life into the systems. A
lot of it has to do with the fact that with the current generation of
consoles, each company found a way to maximize either the technology
behind the devices, or the utility to a wide range of new gamers."
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