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In this issue:
* Sandia Helps Secure Kazakh Nuclear Material
* Is Algeria Deleting Facebook Accounts?
* Nokia Gives Some Hints On the Future of Qt
* Piracy Whistleblowers Paid $57K In 2010
* Pandora Files For IPO
* Anonymous Claims Possession of Stuxnet Worm
* The Dirty Little Secrets of Search
* File Organization — How Do You Do It In 2011?
* Why Nokia Is Toast
* Two Huge Holes In the Sun Spotted
* Kinect Tangible Table Prototype
* The Most Violent Video Games of All Time
* Samsung Unveils Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy S II
* Italian Police Seize Blog Over 'Kill Berlusconi' Satire
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| Sandia Helps Secure Kazakh Nuclear Material
| from the for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday February 12, @19:59 (Earth)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/010213/Sandia-Helps-Secure-Kazakh-Nuclear-Material?from=newsletter
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RedEaredSlider writes "A large cache of enriched nuclear fuel ��� some 13
metric tons ��� was stored in a nuclear reactor in the port city of Aktau,
on the Caspian seacoast. The reactor was a Soviet-era fast breeder
reactor, designed to make nuclear fuel for both weapons and power plants.
The reactor, which started operations in 1973, also provided 135
megawatts of electricity, 9 million gallons of water per day and steam
for hot water and heating for Aktau. It was shut down by the Kazakh
government in 1999. Getting the material out of a seaport was one way to
make it harder to steal, [Dave Barber of Sandia Labs] said. So the US and
Kazakh governments embarked on a project to [0]move it to a guarded ��� and
remote ��� facility in the interior."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/010213/Sandia-Helps-Secure-Kazakh-Nuclear-Material?from=newsletter#commentlisting
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| Is Algeria Deleting Facebook Accounts?
| from the yo-mark-got-a-minute? dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday February 12, @23:04 (Facebook)
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/0122256/Is-Algeria-Deleting-Facebook-Accounts?from=newsletter
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belmolis writes "Algeria is reported to be [0]shutting down ISPs and
deleting Facebook accounts in an effort to prevent anti-government
protests from escalating as they did in Egypt. Is it likely that they are
deleting FB accounts? Unless Facebook is cooperating, this would either
require hacking FB to obtain administrator privileges or cracking the
password of each account they wish to delete."
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/0122256/Is-Algeria-Deleting-Facebook-Accounts?from=newsletter#commentlisting
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| Nokia Gives Some Hints On the Future of Qt
| from the will-remain-two-letters dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday February 13, @02:10 (KDE)
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/0137250/Nokia-Gives-Some-Hints-On-the-Future-of-Qt?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "Continuing the damage control following the
announcement of the Nokia-Microsoft partnership, Nokia has a post on
their official blog [0]outlining the future of Qt which includes some
(cherry picked) comments from [1]Qt users. Phil from Nokia writes, 'Lots
of great questions and comments coming from you all on the future of Qt.
One thing is for sure: Qt remains to play an important role in Nokia.
We'll have more Qt-related posts coming this week during Mobile World
Congress, but for the time being, the Director of Qt's ecosystem, Daniel
Kihlberg, wrote [2]a post on Qt's official blog on the future of Qt.'" An
anonymous reader points to one [3]unattractive possible future for Qt.
Discuss this story at:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/0137250/Nokia-Gives-Some-Hints-On-the-Future-of-Qt?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/02/12/what-is-the-future-of-qt/?mobile
1. http://qt.nokia.com/home
2. http://blog.qt.nokia.com/2011/02/12/nokia-new-strategic-direction-what-is-the-future-for-qt/
3. http://www.msqt.org/
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| Piracy Whistleblowers Paid $57K In 2010
| from the fueled-by-revenge dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday February 13, @05:12 (Piracy)
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/0213257/Piracy-Whistleblowers-Paid-57K-In-2010?from=newsletter
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alphadogg writes "In 2010, the Software and Information Industry
Association received 157 reports of alleged corporate end user software
piracy. Of the 157 reports, 42 (or 27%) were judged sufficiently reliable
to pursue. Of these, [0]16 qualified for rewards totaling $57,500. The
profile of sources reporting software piracy indicates that most reports
come from former IT staff ��� these are the people who typically witness
the illegal use of software. 75% of all reports come from IT staff or
managers, 11% from the company's senior management and 4% from outside
consultants. More than 59% of those reporting are no longer employed by
the target company. In fact, many of SIIA's sources report that their
primary reason for leaving the target company was the company's lack of
ethical behavior related to software compliance."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/0213257/Piracy-Whistleblowers-Paid-57K-In-2010?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/021111-siia-pays-software-piracy-whistleblowers.html
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| Pandora Files For IPO
| from the what's-in-the-box-what's-in-the-box dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday February 13, @08:21 (Businesses)
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/0316214/Pandora-Files-For-IPO?from=newsletter
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itwbennett writes "Internet radio service [0]Pandora Media on Friday
filed documents with the SEC for an initial public offering of common
stock. In its [1]S-1 filing, Pandora said it has more than 80 million
registered users and a more than '50% share of all internet radio
listening time among the top 20 stations and networks in the United
States.' While Pandora said the 'number of shares to be offered and the
price range for the offering have not yet been determined,' MarketWatch
reports that the music service [2]hopes to raise up to $100 million."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/0316214/Pandora-Files-For-IPO?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.itworld.com/internet/136795/online-music-service-pandora-files-public-offering
1. http://edgar.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1230276/000119312511032963/ds1.htm
2. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/internet-music-firm-pandora-files-for-ipo-2011-02-11?dist=afterbell
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| Anonymous Claims Possession of Stuxnet Worm
| from the now-they-can-really-damage-your-nuclear-program dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday February 13, @09:29 (Security)
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/1428231/Anonymous-Claims-Possession-of-Stuxnet-Worm?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "Last night, a member of hacker group
Anonymous announced on Twitter that the group was [0]in possession of the
Stuxnet worm. Recently, Anonymous has been in the news for its high
profile attacks on software security firm HBGary, after Aaron Barr, the
CEO of HBGary's sister firm HBGary Federal, claimed to have acquired the
names of senior Anonymous members and threatened to release them to the
public. This is where the possibility for Anonymous getting its hands on
Stuxnet increases."
Discuss this story at:
https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/1428231/Anonymous-Claims-Possession-of-Stuxnet-Worm?from=newsletter#commentlisting
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| The Dirty Little Secrets of Search
| from the young-girls'-underwear dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday February 13, @10:39 (Google)
| https://search.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/1535243/The-Dirty-Little-Secrets-of-Search?from=newsletter
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Hugh Pickens writes writes "The NY Times has an interesting story (reg.
may be required) about how J. C. Penny used link farms to become the
number one google search result for such terms as 'dresses,' 'bedding,'
and 'samsonite carry on luggage' and [0]what google did to them when they
found out. 'Actually, it's the most ambitious attempt I've ever heard
of,' says Doug Pierce, an expert in online search. 'This whole thing just
blew me away. Especially for such a major brand. You'd think they would
have people around them that would know better.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://search.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/1535243/The-Dirty-Little-Secrets-of-Search?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.thespec.com/news/world/article/484704--the-dirty-little-secrets-of-search
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| File Organization — How Do You Do It In 2011?
| from the let-god-sort-'em-out dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday February 13, @11:45 (Data Storage)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/165237/File-Organization-mdash-How-Do-You-Do-It-In-2011?from=newsletter
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siddesu writes "After 30 years of being around computers, I have, like
everyone else, amassed a huge amount of files in huge amount of formats
about a huge amount of topics. And it isn't only me ��� the family has now
a ton of data that they want managed and easily accessible. Keeping all
that information in order has always been a pain, but it has gone harder
as the storage has increased and people and files and sizes have
multiplied. What do you folks use to keep your odd terabyte of document,
picture, video and code files organized ��� that is, relatively uniformly
tagged, versioned, searchable and ultimately findable, without 50
duplicates over your 50 devices and without typing arcane commands in a
terminal window? I found this [0]discussion from 2003 and this
[1]tangentially relevant post from 2006. How have things changed for you
in 2011? And how satisfied is your extended family with the solution you
have unleashed upon them?"
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/165237/File-Organization-mdash-How-Do-You-Do-It-In-2011?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/03/09/02/2321248/How-Do-You-Organize-Your-Data#comments
1. http://ask.slashdot.org/story/06/03/22/1320207/Solving-the-Home-Library-Problem#comments
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| Why Nokia Is Toast
| from the don't-forget-the-herring-spread dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday February 13, @12:53 (Android)
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/1751258/Why-Nokia-Is-Toast?from=newsletter
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CWmike writes "It's hard to remember now, but there was a time when
Finland was at the center of the cell phone universe. No more. Nokia is
being killed by complexity. Along comes Microsoft with Windows Phone 7,
delivering more complexity. [0]My view is that Microsoft doesn't matter,
writes Mike Elgan. Although Windows Phone 7 is a way better operating
system than Symbian, Nokia's problem isn't Symbian, and the solution
isn't Windows Phone 7. Nokia's problem is that it follows the losing
strategies of the other losers in the market, and rejects the only two
known winning strategies. There are way too many Nokia phones. This
causes either [1]choice paralysis, sending buyers screaming to Apple for
relief, or buyer's remorse. Nokia should take the [2]advice Steve Jobs
gave to Nike CEO Mark Parker: 'Just get rid of the crappy stuff and focus
on the good stuff.'" And maybe Nokia isn't toast at all: reader
high_rolla points out an interesting bit of speculation that the
Nokia-Microsoft pact is part of a grand plan "to become the exclusive
[3]manufacturer of hardware for MS phones and tablets."
Discuss this story at:
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/1751258/Why-Nokia-Is-Toast?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9209198/Mike_Elgan_Why_Nokia_is_toast
1. http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html
2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/27/steve-jobs-advice-to-nike_n_553918.html
3. http://mintranet.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/prediction-nokia-becomes-microsofts-hardware-division/
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| Two Huge Holes In the Sun Spotted
| from the need-that-like-a-hole-the-sun dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday February 13, @13:55 (Earth)
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/1851251/Two-Huge-Holes-In-the-Sun-Spotted?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "Japanese scientists have spotted [0]two huge
holes on the sun's magnetic field, and it appears there is some reason to
be concerned about. The holes, called coronal holes, are gateways for
solar material and gas to spill out into space, according to space.com.
The gaps in the sun's magnetic field make a hole through its atmosphere,
letting gas out, NASA has said."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/1851251/Two-Huge-Holes-In-the-Sun-Spotted?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/111860/20110213/sun-holes-nasa-space-coronal-hinode.htm
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| Kinect Tangible Table Prototype
| from the tangible-tables-are-the-best-kind dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday February 13, @15:01 (Hardware Hacking)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/1957253/Kinect-Tangible-Table-Prototype?from=newsletter
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baxpace writes "The first open source [0]prototype of a tangible table
using the Microsoft Kinect sensor. The hack is essentially a proof of
concept that can serve a multitude of purposes including a real-time
analysis on urban models. The program uses the Kinect point cloud which
is mapped onto a flat surface. The upper layer of the point cloud will
apply a colour to anything that is placed on the table and is recognized
by the Kinect depth sensor. Every object that is placed on the table is
detected automatically and in turn becomes trackable."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/1957253/Kinect-Tangible-Table-Prototype?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.kinect-hacks.com/kinect-hacks/2011/02/13/kinect-tangible-table-prototype
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| The Most Violent Video Games of All Time
| from the your-actual-priorities dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday February 13, @16:07 (Games)
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/215228/The-Most-Violent-Video-Games-of-All-Time?from=newsletter
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adeelarshad82 writes "Switzerland and Australia already feel that violent
video games are an issue, and in June the US Supreme Court will also take
matters in its own hands. Revisiting some of the [0]most violent video
games made over the last couple of decades shows exactly why this is such
a huge concern." Warning: this slideshow contains imaginary violence.
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/215228/The-Most-Violent-Video-Games-of-All-Time?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2379959,00.asp
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| Samsung Unveils Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy S II
| from the no-usb-what-are-you-smoking dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday February 13, @17:10 (Handhelds)
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/226225/Samsung-Unveils-Galaxy-Tab-101-Galaxy-S-II?from=newsletter
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An anonymous reader writes "At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona,
Samsung unveiled two new Android devices: the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1,
running Android 3.0 (codenamed Honeycomb), and the Samsung Galaxy S II,
running Android 2.3 (codenamed Gingerbread). The two have been leaked
over and over for days, but now we finally have [0]the official details."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/226225/Samsung-Unveils-Galaxy-Tab-101-Galaxy-S-II?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.techspot.com/news/42391-samsung-unveils-galaxy-tab-101-galaxy-s-ii.html
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| Italian Police Seize Blog Over 'Kill Berlusconi' Satire
| from the quite-a-wikipedia-entry-has-silvio dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday February 13, @18:13 (Censorship)
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/2259214/Italian-Police-Seize-Blog-Over-Kill-Berlusconi-Satire?from=newsletter
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Giorgio Maone writes "Italian Police just seized the [0]Savona e Ponente
Blog because the 60-year-old journalist Valeria Rossi posted a satirical
article titled 'I want to kill Berlusconi,' writing that 'you can't feel
guilty of wishing him death, because he's not human: he's an alien, with
incredible psychic powers.' Otherwise, how could such a clown, with
multiple pending trials for corruption, tax offenses, abuse of power and
even child prostitution, convince the majority of the other politicians
and a consistent slice of Italian people to keep him as their prime
minister for almost 20 years now? Here's a [1]mirror of the incriminating
text (Italian)." And here's a [2]translation to English.
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/02/13/2259214/Italian-Police-Seize-Blog-Over-Kill-Berlusconi-Satire?from=newsletter#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.savonaeponente.com/
1. http://www.wikio.it/article/sequestrato-polizia-giornale-online-savonaeponente-confusionale-247402527
2. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.wikio.it/article/sequestrato-polizia-giornale-online-savonaeponente-confusionale-247402527
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