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In this issue:
* Yet Another EVE Online Scandal?
* EU Questions Google Privacy Policy
* "Jericho" Fans Send Over Nine Tons of Nuts to CBS
* A Snapshot of the Universe 3 Trillion Years From Now
* The Final Days of Google
* Novell Goes Public with Microsoft Linux Deal
* Blizard Sues Virtual Gold Seller
* Five FM iPod Transmitters Reviewed
* New Jersey Sues YouTube Over Crash Video
* University of Ohio Abandons Students Attacked by RIAA
* OLPC Game Jam for an XO Laptop
* Wi-Fi Hack Aids Boarding Parties
* BBC Kicked out of School Over Wi-Fi Scaremongering
* Creationism Museum Opening in Kentucky
* Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007
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| Yet Another EVE Online Scandal? |
| from the oi-vey dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Friday May 25, @21:01 (Role Playing (Games)) |
|
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/0016226
|
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Ariastis writes "[0]An open letter, posted by former EVE Players, levels
some new and serious accusations against CCP, the makers of the EVE
Online MMOG. In the letter, chat logs & event timelines, along with
description of in-game events from CCP-Approved reporting users, describe
how most of the big role-playing events are rigged to favor specific
alliances & players by CCP. More disturbingly, these users also appear to
have CCP employees 'on call', ready to step in on behalf of the favoured
players and alliances within the game. CCP reaction is member-only,
[1]but a forum thread has been left open to discuss about it." It should
be pointed out at the moment all of the evidence put forward is
circumstantial; take with a grain of salt. The issue of corruption in EVE
was addressed in our [2]interview with Magnus Bergsson at GDC.
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/0016226
Links:
0. http://goonfleet.com/open_letter_to_CCP.html
1. http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=526462
2. http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/15/0726233&tid=209
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| EU Questions Google Privacy Policy |
| from the they-seee-youuuu dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Friday May 25, @23:25 (Google) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/0324237
|
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An anonymous reader writes "The BBC is running a piece noting that the EU
is scrutinizing Google's privacy policy this month. The company's policy
of keeping search information on their servers for up to two years [0]may
be violating EU privacy laws. A data protection group that advises the
European Union has written to the search giant to express concerns. The
EU has a wide range of privacy protections that set limits to what
information corporations may collect and what they may or may not do with
it. In the US on the other hand privacy laws generally cover government
actions while the business sector remains largely unregulated. Is it
perhaps time to follow the European example and extend privacy laws to
include corporations?"
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/0324237
Links:
0. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6692063.stm
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| "Jericho" Fans Send Over Nine Tons of Nuts to CBS |
| from the koo-koo-for-cocoa-puffs dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday May 26, @01:28 (Television) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/0324229
|
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[0]nuts-to-CBS writes "After presenting 'Jericho' fans with a
cliffhanging season finale, CBS promptly cancelled the program. The
shocked fans quickly banded together, many using CBS' own public
"Jericho" discussion forum, and began brainstorming on ways to convince
the network to bring back the show for a second season. A plot point in
the final episode of "Jericho" involving the expletive "Nuts!" (in
reference to an historic conversation between generals) was turned into a
campaign to send large quantities of nuts to CBS' NY, LA, and affiliate
offices. Fans have sent a total of $26,000 for a pooled campaign hosted
at [0]Nuts Online to ship over 19,000 pounds of peanuts to CBS. Other
efforts acquired over $9,000 to publish full page advertisements in
[1]Variety (National Edition) and [2]The Hollywood Reporter for Tuesday,
May 29th. This is expected to become the largest ever fan campaign to
bring a television show back from cancellation." There's more about the
massive fan rollout below.
This story continues at:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/0324229
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/0324229
Links:
0. http://www.nutsonline.com/jericho
2. http://www.film.ca/jericho.htm
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| A Snapshot of the Universe 3 Trillion Years From Now |
| from the really-gives-you-a-sense-of-perspective dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday May 26, @03:31 (Space) |
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/0628234
|
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ultracool wrote with a link to a Science Daily article that requires that
you think long term. Really long term. Case Western Reserve University
physicists are theorizing that [0]trillions of years from now the
universe will become 'static'. Essentially, the information that we use
to gauge our Galaxy's position in the universe will have moved beyond the
'visible horizon. "What remains will be 'an island universe' made from
the Milky Way and its nearby galactic Local Group neighbors in an
overwhelmingly dark void ... The researchers followed up that discussion
with one tracking early elements like helium and deuterium produced in
the Big Bang. They predict systems that allow us to detect primordial
deuterium will be dispersed throughout the universe to become
undetectable, while helium in concentrations of approximately 25 percent
at the Big Bang will become indiscernible as stars will produce far more
helium in the course of their lives to cloud the origins of the early
universe."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/0628234
Links:
0. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070524094126.htm
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| The Final Days of Google |
| from the lots-of-really-smart-termites dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday May 26, @05:51 (Google) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/0634240
|
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[0]theodp writes "Robert X. Cringely speculates about [1]The Final Days
of Google, making a compelling case that when the end comes, it is going
to be an inside job. To find the founders of a Google-beating start-up,
Cringely suggests looking no further than the thousands of
entrepreneurial geniuses currently working for Google, who will
inevitably be driven to leave the company to realize the dreams of their
rejected ideas. 'The real money is in taking existing ideas and twisting
the idea just far enough to make it work in a fantastic new way. Think
Google vs. AltaVista; Apple vs. all previously existing laptops and mp3
players; YouTube vs. all previously existing video sites, etc. In
addition to ideas, you need creativity, resources, connections, and luck
-- none of which appear to be in short supply among Google worker bees.
Much of the next influx of ideas to Sand Hill Road will come not just
from former Google employees, but also from groups of former Google
employees who are planning their future companies over free sushi and
Diet Coke late at night in Google cafeterias.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/0634240
Links:
0. mailto:theodp@aol.com
1. http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070524_002134.html
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| Novell Goes Public with Microsoft Linux Deal |
| from the makes-for-fascinating-reading dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday May 26, @07:08 (Novell) |
|
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/0631242
|
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[0]InfoWorldMike writes "On the back of [1]defending the agreement this
week, Novell did as promised and [2]published details of its landmark
November 2006 Linux partnership agreements with Microsoft. Linux
advocates are expected to scour the documents for signs of how the
agreement may affect Linux and whether anything in it will put Microsoft
or Novell in potential violation of the upcoming version 3 of the GNU
General Public license (GPL). The GPL is used in licensing many
components of the Linux operating system. Open-source advocate Bruce
Perens said he would be looking to see exactly what Novell was given
through the deal and whether there is any requirement for the Linux
vendor to defend Microsoft's patent claims. 'What I'm actually looking
for is, to what extent was there a violation of faith?' he said."
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/0631242
Links:
0. http://infoworld.com/
1. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/05/24/novell_microsoft_defend_patent_deal_1.html
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| Blizard Sues Virtual Gold Seller |
| from the long-time-coming dept. |
| posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday May 26, @09:32 (Role Playing (Ga|
|
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/1256251
|
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[0]DaphneDiane writes "Blizzard announced that they are [1]suing one of
the heavily spamming gold sellers, Peons4hire. Peons4hire had recently
been spamming players in World of Warcraft with multi-line messages
advertising their power leveling and gold selling business. With the
advent of the recently released 2.1.0 patch Blizzard made it easier to
report and block these spammers. I've noticed a large decrease in spam
while playing since the patch. It used to be that I would get nearly a
dozen spams a night but I barely have seen any since."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/1256251
Links:
0. mailto:tg6xin001@sneakemail.com
1. http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=106771592&pageNo=1&sid=1#0
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| Five FM iPod Transmitters Reviewed |
| from the for-the-soundtrack-of-your-life dept. |
| posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday May 26, @10:53 (Media (Apple)) |
|
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/1313235
|
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An anonymous reader writes "If you want to listen to your iPod or other
audio player in your car, but you don't have a cassette deck or a swanky
I.C.E. system, then the answer is to transmit the music over FM to the
car's radio. HEXUS.lifestyle reviews [0]five FM transmitters for the iPod
and friends, investigating how well these devices cope with broadcasting
music over a 2 meter-or-so radius. Some readers will be aware that it's
been less than a year since these became legal in the UK, so the majority
of iPodding Brits have only recently discovered that they can tune into
their MP3 collection on the road."
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/1313235
Links:
0. http://lifestyle.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=8845
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| New Jersey Sues YouTube Over Crash Video |
| from the express-written-consent dept. |
| posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday May 26, @12:04 (Google) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/1319205
|
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[0]eldavojohn writes "The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) has
[1]sued YouTube and a number of other video sites for showing footage of
a car crash that happened on the turnpike and was, therefore, property of
the turnpike. The NJTA requested the footage be removed under the DMCA ���
which YouTube complied with ��� unfortunately, the video was copied to
several other sites. The NJTA still seems to be targeting YouTube since
YouTube 'did not try to prevent the very same video from being uploaded
again by users immediately after it was purportedly removed.' We'll have
to watch this closely and see if, even after you take down material
violating the DMCA, you are at fault to any extent for people who already
copied said material."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/1319205
Links:
0. http://barsukmusic.blaireau.net/menomena/
1. http://www.physorg.com/news99326515.html
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| University of Ohio Abandons Students Attacked by RIAA |
| from the just-have-to-run-faster-than-the-hafling dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday May 26, @13:34 (Music) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/1719211
|
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[0]newtley writes "The University of Ohio was putting a brave face on
being [1]#1 on the RIAA hit list, but it now appears they have [2]caved
in to RIAA intimidation. Now, 'It appears that many institutions are
simply prepared to wash their hands, refusing even to question the
tactics of the industry,' let alone [3]giving students meaningful legal
assistance, says Ohio lawyer Joe Hazelbaker. He's written to OU associate
director of legal affairs Barbara Nalazek saying, 'Ohio University has an
obligation to protect the privacy of its students and their records,
which includes directory information.' The Recording Industry vs. The
People blog is hosting a letter [4]universities whose students being
attacked might want to consider."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/1719211
Links:
0. http://www.p2pnet.net/
1. http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/articles/2007/02/23/news/17836.html
2. http://newteevee.com/2007/04/28/ohio-university-bans-p2p/
3. http://p2pnet.net/story/12340
4. http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/03/open-letter-to-universities-whose.html
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| OLPC Game Jam for an XO Laptop |
| from the think-of-the-children dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday May 26, @14:50 (Programming) |
|
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/1727218
|
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An anonymous reader writes "The OLPC project has announced [0]a three-day
game development jam session is scheduled to begin June 8 on the campus
of Olin College, an engineering school in Needham, Massachusetts. 'The
game jam is an opportunity for developers to [1]create new types of games
that rely on features of the XO's design such as mesh networking between
nearby users, an integrated still or video camera, and a tablet mode for
mobile gaming. Beyond creating games that teach specific tasks like
counting or reading, OLPC hopes the contest will produce templates that
allow kids to build their own games, according to OLPC's development
guidelines.' The grand prize is a free OLPC laptop. All games created at
the weekend-long event will be licensed under the GNU General Public
License, and posted on the SourceForge site."
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/1727218
Links:
0. http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070526/tc_pcworld/132272;_ylt=AvqIEvlOZ2N5525dMkM.WbojtBAF
1. http://hackronym.com/olpc/gamejam/
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| Wi-Fi Hack Aids Boarding Parties |
| from the guess-where-i'm-iming-from dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday May 26, @15:57 (United States) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/1948253
|
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Kage-Yojimbo writes with a link to the site Strategy Page. There, they're
reporting on [0]a military adaptation of civilian wi-fi equipment to use
in boarding operations on the high seas. Modifications to normal
off-the-shelf gear can result in a range of over 700 meters, allowing
information to be passed through on-shore internet connections. "The main
reason for all this was to speed up the transmission of passport photos
and other personal data back to the ship, so that it could be run through
databases to check for terrorists or criminals. This wi-fi hack cut
several hours off the time required to check documents. The Expanded
Maritime Interception Operations (EIMO) wireless system was developed
last year, to provide several kilometers of range to the original wi-fi
gear (which has been in use for over three years). Each pair of wi-fi
units costs about $1400 to construct, using common parts to add more
powerful antennae to standard 802.11g wi-fi equipment."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/1948253
Links:
0. http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20070525.aspx
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| BBC Kicked out of School Over Wi-Fi Scaremongering |
| from the i-thought-the-beeb-was-one-of-the-good-guys dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday May 26, @16:38 (Education) |
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/1954220
|
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[0]h2g2bob writes "Ben Goldacre reports that the BBC Panorama team, while
[1]scaremongering over the dangers of Wi-fi, were told to leave the
school because [2]even the kids could see it was dumb: 'When the children
saw Alasdair's Powerwatch website, and the excellent picture of the
insulating mesh beekeeper hat that he sells (��27) to protect your head
from excess microwave exposure, they were astonished and outraged.
Panorama were calmly expelled from the school.' Should we be pleased that
the kids can out-think TV producers?"
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/1954220
Links:
0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:H2g2bob
1. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07&tid=1
2. http://www.badscience.net/?p=418
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| Creationism Museum Opening in Kentucky |
| from the see-where-you-are-wrong-is-everywhere dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday May 26, @17:39 (Science) |
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/1958240
|
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[0]Noel Linback writes "A new [1]creationism-espousing museum is opening
in the state of Kentucky. According to a New York Times article the
museum [2]depicts humans and dinosaurs living together in traditional
'diorama' style exhibit. 'Whether you are willing to grant the premises
of this museum almost becomes irrelevant as you are drawn into its
mixture of spectacle and narrative. Its 60,000 square feet of exhibits
are often stunningly designed by Patrick Marsh, who, like the entire
museum staff, declares adherence to the ministry's views; he evidently
also knows the lure of secular sensations, since he designed the Jaws and
King Kong attractions at Universal Studios in Florida. For the skeptic
the wonder is at a strange universe shaped by elaborate arguments, strong
convictions and intermittent invocations of scientific principle. For the
believer, it seems, this museum provides a kind of relief: Finally the
world is being shown as it really is, without the distortions of
secularism and natural selection. '"
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/1958240
Links:
0. mailto:cyberprophet@gmail.com
1. http://www.creationmuseum.org/
2. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/arts/24crea.html?hp
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| Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007 |
| from the read-em-and-lean dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday May 26, @19:29 (Censorship) |
|
http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/26/2317247
|
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Vexorian writes "Is there direct or indirect censorship in the media
towards delicate but important topics? Project censored lists 25 stories
that did not seem to [0]get the attention they deserved. Whether
intentionally or not, for the most part the media skipped over these
important topics. From the article: 'Throughout 2005 and 2006, a large
underground debate raged regarding the future of the Internet. More
recently referred to as network neutrality, the issue has become a tug of
war with cable companies on the one hand and consumers and Internet
service providers on the other. Yet despite important legislative
proposals and Supreme Court decisions throughout 2005, the issue was
almost completely ignored in the headlines until 2006.1 And, except for
occasional coverage on CNBC's Kudlow & Kramer, mainstream television
remains hands-off to this day'."
Discuss this story at:
http://politics.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/26/2317247
Links:
0. http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2007/index.htm
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