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In this issue:
* Optimus Keyboard Pre-Orders In Mere Hours
* German Linux Community Boycotting LinuxTag
* Microsoft Using .MS TLD
* Top 15 Free SQL Injection Scanners
* 13-Year-Old CEO Steals the Show At TiECON
* XM Satellite Radio Backlash
* Unsticking Yourself From Your Security Application
* Why Work Is Looking More Like a Video Game
* June Will Be Month of Search Engine Bugs
* F-Secure Responds To Criticism of .bank
* The Case For Perpetual Copyright
* Texting Teens Generating OMG Phone Bills
* Aluminum Alloy Releases Hydrogen From Water
* Blogger Threatened For Publishing JS Hack
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| Optimus Keyboard Pre-Orders In Mere Hours |
| from the this-time-for-sure dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Saturday May 19, @20:05 (Input Devices) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/19/2347245
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[0]godzillopiteco sends timely word that Art. Lebedev Studio is finally
going to accept pre-orders for the Optimus Maximus Keyboard ��� in just
under 11 hours at the time this story posts, according to the
[1]countdown timer on the site. (Late last year we were primed to
[2]pre-order in December 2006.) Read [3]the project's blog for some
recent developments.
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/19/2347245
Links:
0. http://concettualmente.blogspot.com/
1. http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/
2. http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/19/1911235&tid=227
3. http://community.livejournal.com/optimus_project/
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| German Linux Community Boycotting LinuxTag |
| from the spiting-our-face dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Saturday May 19, @22:03 (Linux Business) |
|
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/19/2149231
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[0]em8chel writes "[1]LinuxTag, Germany's major fair for Linux and Free
Software, is facing a massive boycott from open source enthusiasts in the
country this year. Although the event doesn't open for a week, the
community is voicing their anger and disappointment on various forums
about this year's LinuxTag running under the auspices of [2]Wolfgang
Schaeuble, the conservative Minister of Interior, whose positions on
issues of interest to the community are controversial to say the very
least. Due to online protests and calls for a boycott, the organizer of
LinuxTag has released a statement ([3]German version, [4]serviceable
Google translation), holding that the politician's policies and political
views have nothing to do with supporting free software, adding that if
the community boycotts LinuxTag, it's the open source software that will
be hit the hardest, and that Schaeuble probably won't even notice."
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/19/2149231
Links:
0. http://crypticclarity.com/
1. http://www.linuxtag.org/2007/en/home/welcome.html
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Sch%C3%A4uble
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| Microsoft Using .MS TLD |
| from the step-right-up dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday May 20, @00:03 (Microsoft) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/19/236204
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mqudsi writes "Microsoft is [0]using the .MS top-level domain, assigned
to the Caribbean island of [1]Montserrat, for its Web 2.0-flavored
[2]Popfly project. You can get your own .MS name if you really want to ���
there are no restrictions on foreign ownership ��� at $180 US for 2 years.
As of this writing microsoft.ms is available." In an obliquely related
note, TechBlorge has up a rumination on the [3]resemblance of the Popfly
logo to Tux.
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/19/236204
Links:
0. http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/get-your-own-microsoft-domain-today/
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montserrat
3. http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/05/19/did-microsoft-plunder-linux-for-the-popfly-logo/
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| Top 15 Free SQL Injection Scanners |
| from the looking-for-trouble dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday May 20, @03:02 (Security) |
|
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/19/206205
|
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J.R writes "The Security-Hacks blog has a summary of the [0]15 best free
SQL Injection scanners, with links to download and a little information
about each one. The list is intended asan aid for both web application
developers and professional security auditors."
Discuss this story at:
http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/19/206205
Links:
0. http://www.security-hacks.com/2007/05/18/top-15-free-sql-injection-scanners
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| 13-Year-Old CEO Steals the Show At TiECON |
| from the dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday May 20, @06:05 (Businesses) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/19/2327222
|
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An anonymous reader tells us about a 13-year old Silicon Valley CEO with
a plan to change the way kids learn chemistry. Yesterday he [0]stole the
show at TiECON 2007, the big entrepreneur conference held in Santa Clara,
CA. VentureBeat has the story and a video interview. The company's VP of
sales is the CEO's sister. She's 11. They're looking for $100K to ramp up
production and distribution.
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/19/2327222
Links:
0. http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/19/elementeos-13-year-old-ceo-highlight-of-tiecon/#more-12504
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| XM Satellite Radio Backlash |
| from the making-unhappy-customers dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday May 20, @08:04 (Censorship) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/19/2041259
|
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mrchubbs writes "Sponsors and subscribers to XM Radio are protesting the
[0]decision by XM management to suspend the Opie and Anthony show for
comments made on an uncensored channel. [1]Subscribers are canceling
subscriptions ��� some estimate that between 20,000 and 40,000 have
cancelled. Some are even smashing their radios in protest. [2]Sponsors
are pulling ads. Also, there is some evidence of [3]XM not honoring
cancellation requests, forcing multiple calls to finally get accounts
canceled." Of course this dispute isn't a free-speech issue. "Free
speech" refers to a prohibition on censorship by the government; XM is
free to do as it wishes with the content it broadcasts, within the law.
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/19/2041259
2. http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite/NewsStoryPage.aspx?ContentID=SD5U1fifX0M=&Version=2
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnkdvlhD4w0
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| Unsticking Yourself From Your Security Application |
| from the i-can't-even-unstick-from-their-spam-lists dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday May 20, @10:22 (IT) |
|
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/20/1314231
|
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[0]Ant writes "In Scott Dunn's Windows Secrets, he describes his informal
[1]tests of well-known computer security vendors when it comes to
subscriptions and renewals. These days, most antivirus and other security
products come with a subscription to update your virus definitions. He
also explains ways to opt-out, users' comments, etc. Seen in [2]EGeezer's
Broadband/DSL Reports security forum thread. Always read those end user
license agreements (EULAs)."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/20/1314231
Links:
0. http://aqfl.net/
1. http://windowssecrets.com/comp/070517
2. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18349962
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| Why Work Is Looking More Like a Video Game |
| from the explains-the-hookers-orcs-and-skaeboards dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday May 20, @11:30 (Software) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/20/133252
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james_bong666 writes "According to the New York Times, business software
vendors can [0]learn a great deal from how video games are designed. This
makes a lot of sense ��� how many professionals like working with their
software in the office as much as gaming after hours? Developers can deal
with looking at tables and grids full of data to make decisions and get
things done, but other types of workers (executives, salespeople, etc.)
have little to no attention span and need a picture to be worth a
thousand words, i.e. their software designed completely differently."
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/20/133252
Links:
0. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/business/yourmoney/20proto.html
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| June Will Be Month of Search Engine Bugs |
| from the put-on-your-hard-hats dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday May 20, @12:23 (Security) |
|
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/20/144228
|
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[0]De Garmo writes "A Ukranian hacker known as "MustLive" has announced
plans for a [1]Month of Search Engine Bugs project in June 2007. The plan
is to shake out cross-site scripting bugs in the most popular search
engines (think Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask.com) and publish details on these
flaws. From the article: "[The] purpose of this Month of Bugs is a
demonstration of real state with security in search engines, which are
the most popular sites in Internet. To let users of search engines and
web community as a whole to understand all risks, which search engines
bring to them. And also to draw attention of search engines' owners to
security issues of their sites.""
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/20/144228
Links:
0. mailto:d.garmo@gmail.com
1. http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=211
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| F-Secure Responds To Criticism of .bank |
| from the no-silver-bullets dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday May 20, @13:38 (Slashback) |
|
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/20/1729217
|
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Crimson Fire writes "F-Secure recently offered a [0]solution to the
problem of bank-account phishing, and the discussion here of a .bank TLD
[1]generated some criticism. In their latest blog entry F-Secure has
[2]responded point-by-point."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/20/1729217
Links:
0. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3798
1. http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/07/2247244&tid=172
2. http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-052007.html#00001195
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| The Case For Perpetual Copyright |
| from the for-a-limited-time dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday May 20, @14:46 (Books) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/20/189233
|
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Several readers sent in a link to an op-ed in the NYTimes by novelist
Mark Halprin, who lays out the [0]argument for what amounts to perpetual
copyright. He says that anything less is essentially an unfair public
taking of property: "No good case exists for the inequality of real and
intellectual property, because no good case can exist for treating with
special disfavor the work of the spirit and the mind." This community can
surely supply a plethora of arguments for the public domain, words which
don't appear in the op-ed. In a similar vein, reader [1]benesch sends us
to the BBC for a tale of aging pop performers (virtually) serenading
Parliament in favor of [2]extending copyright for recording artists in
the UK. Some performers are likely to outlive the current protections,
now fixed at a mere 50 years.
Update: 05/20 22:50 GMT by [3]KD : Podcaster writes to let us know that
the copyright reform community is [4]crafting a reply over at Lawrence
Lessig's wiki.
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/20/189233
Links:
0. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/opinion/20helprin.html
1. mailto:paul.sengmueller@gmail.com
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6661283.stm
3. http://slashdot.org/~kdawson/
4. http://wiki.lessig.org/index.php/Against_perpetual_copyright
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| Texting Teens Generating OMG Phone Bills |
| from the time-for-the-unlimited-plan dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday May 20, @15:54 (Communications) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/20/1928215
|
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[0]theodp writes "Last month, Washington high school junior Sofia
Rubenstein used 6,807 text messages, which, at a rate of 15 cents apiece
for most of them, [1]pushed her family's Verizon Wireless bill over
$1,100. She and other teens are finding themselves in hot water after
their families get blindsided with huge phone bills thanks to hefty a la
carte text messaging charges." Use of SMS in the US doubled from 2005 to
2006.
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/20/1928215
Links:
0. mailto:theodp@aol.com
1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/19/AR2007051901284.html
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| Aluminum Alloy Releases Hydrogen From Water |
| from the fill-'er-up-with-AlGal dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday May 20, @17:03 (Power) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/20/1943221
|
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[0]mdsolar writes "PhysOrg is reporting on a [1]method of releasing
hydrogen from water by oxidizing aluminum in an alloy with gallium. In
the presence of water the aluminum oxidizes, leaving aluminum oxide,
gallium, and hydrogen gas. The Purdue scientists who discovered the
effect think this could help to overcome difficulties with hydrogen
storage. Quoting: 'On its own, aluminum will not react with water because
it forms a protective skin [of aluminum oxide] when exposed to oxygen.
Adding gallium keeps the film from forming, allowing the aluminum to
react with oxygen in the water.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/20/1943221
Links:
0. http://www.jointhesolution.co/mdsolar
1. http://www.physorg.com/news98556080.html
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| Blogger Threatened For Publishing JS Hack |
| from the most-boneheaded-legal-threat-contest dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday May 20, @18:14 (Censorship) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/20/206211
|
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An anonymous reader writes "Internet radio station Atlanta Blue Skye LLC
has warned a Romania-based technology enthusiast that his [0]blog has
been 'copied' and [1]turned over to its lawyers. The issue stems from his
[2]posting of a widely known workaround for bypassing JavaScript
functions that try to disable a mouse's right-click context menu
functionality, and the radio stream information gathered from the
Properties function of Windows Media Player."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/20/206211
Links:
0. http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/313/
1. http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2007/05/14/12/47/56
2. http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2007/05/13/21/17/48
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