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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* The World's Biggest Undersea Robot
* China Continues to Shut Down Video Sites
* Matter, Anti-Matter, and a New Subatomic Particle?
* Scholarships From FOSS Organizations?
* Cyber Attacks against Tibetan Communities
* Linux Gains Native RTOS Emulation Layer
* Microchip Powered by Body Heat
* 'Mind Gaming' Could Enter Market This Year
* Google Patents Detecting, Tracking, Targeting Kids
* Mozilla CEO Objects To Safari Auto Install
* India Votes Against OOXML
* Doctors To Control Robot Surgeon With Their Eyes
* US "Fusion Centers" For Intelligence Sharing
* A Super-Efficient Light Bulb
* Passport Files of Presidential Hopefuls Snooped
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| The World's Biggest Undersea Robot |
| from the getting-lots-of-work-lately dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday March 21, @21:33 (Robotics) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/21/2146228
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[0]Roland Piquepaille writes "According to redOrbit.com, companies
installing subsea cables for telecommunications companies and pipelines
for the oil industry now have a new tool, the [1]UT-1 Ultra Trencher
which is the world's biggest subsea robot. This beauty weighs 60 tons
(out of the water) and has a length of 7.8 meters, a width of 7.8 meters
and a height of 5.6 meters. In fact, it has the dimensions of a small
house but is more expensive, carrying a price tag of about ��10 million.
It can move at a speed of 2 to 3 knots under the sea. And it can trench
pipelines with a 1-meter diameter in deep waters of up to 1,500 meters."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/21/2146228
Links:
0. http://www.primidi.com/2008/03/21.html
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| China Continues to Shut Down Video Sites |
| from the governments-the-same-the-world-over dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday March 21, @23:27 (Censorship) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/21/2346232
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[0]I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "It's not just YouTube
that's blocked in China. After the unrest in Tibet, at least [1]25 video
sharing sites have been shut down and others have been penalized. While
the Chinese government is not admitting that violence in Tibet had
[2]anything to do with it, they do have a sudden interest in strictly
enforcing licensing restrictions that require video sharing websites to
register with the government. Among other things, Chinese video sharing
sites must promise not to show videos that inspire fear, contain
pornography, or endanger national security."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/21/2346232
Links:
0. http://endsoftpatents.org/
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| Matter, Anti-Matter, and a New Subatomic Particle? |
| from the those-quarky-particles dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday March 22, @01:41 (Science) |
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/0210218
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sciencehabit writes "Physicists may have finally figured out why the
universe contains [0]more matter than antimatter. The key lies in a flaw
in the relationship between the two and a potentially new subatomic
particle. 'Other researchers, however, say the results, published today
in Nature, should be interpreted cautiously. It could all be an effect
produced by run-of-the-mill particles'."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/0210218
Links:
0. http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/320/4
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| Scholarships From FOSS Organizations? |
| from the if-not-they-should dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday March 22, @03:36 (Education) |
|
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/0211247
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[0]Athaulf writes "I'm a high school kid with big dreams of prestigious
technology schools like MIT or Cal-Tech. The problem is, my upper-middle
class family had more down to Earth plans for me and my college choices
(about $30,000/year more down to Earth, actually), so financial aid and
college savings won't come anywhere near MIT's price tag. However, I've
been programming in C for a while now, and might release a GPL'd Linux
app soon. With this self-taught programming experience, academic merit,
and plenty of extra curricular activities, are there any FOSS supporting
organizations who might grant me a scholarship for my contributions? Do
companies like Google or Red-Hat offer scholarships to big name schools
in return for a few years of work after college?"
Discuss this story at:
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/0211247
Links:
0. mailto:jroose@gmail.com
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| Cyber Attacks against Tibetan Communities |
| from the that's-right-all-the-tea dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday March 22, @05:22 (Security) |
|
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/0219220
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[0]UnderAttack writes "The SANS Internet Storm Center reports about an
increasing number of sophisticated and targeted cyber attacks [1]against
Tibetan NGOs. These attacks appear to be related to attacks against other
anti-chinese groups like Falun Gong. 'There is lots of media coverage on
the protests in Tibet. Something that lies under the surface, and rarely
gets a blip in the press, are the various targeted cyber attacks that
have been taking place against these various communities recently. These
attacks are not limited to various Tibetan NGOs and support groups. They
have been reported dating back to 2002, and even somewhat before that,
and have affected several other communities, including Falun Gong and the
Uyghurs.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/0219220
Links:
0. http://isc.sans.org/
1. http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4177
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| Linux Gains Native RTOS Emulation Layer |
| from the still-waiting-on-the-developer's-flyback-time dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday March 22, @07:32 (Operating S|
|
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/0226208
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nerdyH writes to tell us that the Xenomai/SOLO project is attempting to
deliver VxWorks and other [0]RTOS emulation for any Linux kernel. "Some
weeks ago, I started laying the groundwork for porting the Xenomai
emulators natively over the PREEMPT_RT kernel. Unlike the co-kernel based
Xenomai version, SOLO does not require any kernel support from additional
modules or patches. It is fully based on the standard POSIX library, and
runs as a regular process controlled by a single image Linux kernel. As a
first step, a VxWorks emulator has just been rebuilt over this new
framework."
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/0226208
Links:
0. http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS8393438079.html
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| Microchip Powered by Body Heat |
| from the i-couldn't-power-an-8088 dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday March 22, @08:50 (Power) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/122249
|
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An anonymous reader writes "MIT and Texas Instruments researchers have
designed [0]a chip that they say could be up to 10 times more energy
efficient than current technology. The chip's power consumption is so low
that devices with the chip may even be able to be recharged using the
owner's body heat." The intent is to use these in medical applications
like pacemakers where one would expect to have the free power source.
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/122249
Links:
0. http://web.mit.edu/mitei/research/spotlights/microchip.html
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| 'Mind Gaming' Could Enter Market This Year |
| from the yeah-right-it-will dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday March 22, @09:57 (Input Devices) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/138201
|
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An anonymous reader writes "In an adapted version of the Harry Potter
video game, players lift boulders and throw lightning bolts using only
their minds. Just as physical movement changed the interface of gaming
with Nintendo's Wii, the power of the mind may be the next big thing in
video games. And it may come soon. Emotiv, a company based in San
Francisco, says its [0]mind-control headsets will be on shelves later
this year, along with a host of novel "biofeedback" games developed by
its partners. Several other companies ��� including EmSense in Monterey,
California; NeuroSky in San Jose, California; and Hitachi in Tokyo ��� are
also developing technology to detect players brainwaves and use them in
next-gen video games."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/138201
Links:
0. http://www.physorg.com/news124723221.html
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| Google Patents Detecting, Tracking, Targeting Kids |
| from the well-maybe dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday March 22, @11:12 (Patents) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/1314253
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[0]theodp writes "A newly-issued Google patent for [1]Rendering
Advertisements With Documents Having One or More Topics Using User Topic
Interest describes how to detect the presence of children by 'using
evidence of sophistication determined using user actions' and tracking
their behavior using the Google Toolbar and other methods to deliver
targeted ads. Which is interesting, since the [2]Google Terms of Service
supposedly prohibit the use of Services by anyone 'not of legal age.' The
inventor is Google [3]Principal Scientist Krishna Bharat, who is a
co-inventor of another pending Google patent for [4]inferring searchers'
ethnicity, reading level, age, sex and income (and storing it all)." Ok
I'll be the first to admit that this is greek to me. Someone smart figure
this out and post a comment translating patentese into english.
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/1314253
Links:
0. mailto:theodp@aol.com
1. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=7,346,606
2. http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS?loc=US
3. http://research.google.com/people/krishna/
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| Mozilla CEO Objects To Safari Auto Install |
| from the hey-wait-a-minute dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday March 22, @12:19 (Mozilla) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/1536250
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[0]hairyfeet writes "Do you use iTunes on Windows? If so you may be
getting the gift of Safari from Apple whether you want it or not, and
Mozilla CEO John Lilly is [1]not happy about it. After his daughter was
offered Safari as a 'bonus update' with a recent update to her iTunes
software, Mr. Lilly says on his blog, 'What Apple is doing now with their
Apple Software Update on Windows is wrong. It undermines the trust
relationship great companies have with their customers, and that's bad ���
not just for Apple, but for the security of the whole Web.' He also
pointed out the check box is already clicked when you go to update
meaning you have to opt out, not in and that it lists Safari as getting
an update even if you don't have it installed." Update: 03/21 21:44 GMT
by [2]KD : Corrected the name of the Mozilla CEO; also linked directly to
his blog.
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/1536250
Links:
0. mailto:bassbeast1968@gmaCHEETAHil.comminuscat
1. http://john.jubjubs.net/2008/03/21/apple-software-update/
2. http://slashdot.org/~kdawson/
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| India Votes Against OOXML |
| from the one-down dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Saturday March 22, @13:42 (Microsoft) |
|
http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/1736215
|
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[0]harsha_c sends in a local Indian perspective on the [1]vote against
Microsoft's OOXML ahead of the March 29 deadline. Of 19 companies
participating, only 5 voted in favor of OOXML. "It was the ultimate
battle for control over global IT standard for documents ��� between
Microsoft-promoted OOXML and Sun and IBM-backed Open Document Format. It
was played out between Indian IT giants, namely Infosys, Wipro, TCS
supported by Nasscom on one side and the global IT biggies like IBM, Sun
Microsystems, Red Hat backed by te IITs, IIMs and IISc on the other, on
their respective positions on Microsoft's OOXML standard. Microsoft
understandably expressed its disspointment. 'While we are disappointed
with the decision of the BIS committee, we are encouraged by the support
from NASSCOM.'
Discuss this story at:
http://politics.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/1736215
Links:
0. mailto:c.harsha@gmail.com
1. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Software/India_to_vote_against_Microsofts_OXML_against_wishes_of_IT_cos/articleshow/2885776.cms
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| Doctors To Control Robot Surgeon With Their Eyes |
| from the no-saccades-please-we're-operating dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Saturday March 22, @14:50 (Robotics) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/189205
|
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trogador writes "Researchers from Imperial College London are improving
the Da Vinci surgical robot by installing an eye-tracker, which allows
surgeons to [0]control the robot's knife simply by looking at the
patient's tissues on a screen. Tracking the eyes can generate a 3D map,
which in turn can make moving organs ��� like a beating heart ��� appear to
stand still for easier operation. Other features include 'see-through'
tissues on the surgeon's screen (so tumors can be seen underneath
tissues) and 'no-cut' zones, places where the robot won't allow the
surgeon to cut by mistake. Says ICL Professor Guang Zhong Yang, 'We want
to empower the robot and make it more autonomous.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/189205
Links:
0. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/mar/22/medicalresearch
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| US "Fusion Centers" For Intelligence Sharing |
| from the if-you're-not-doing-anything-wrong dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Saturday March 22, @16:06 (Privacy) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/1944248
|
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Wired has an article on the national fusion centers in the US, which were
created to aid intelligence-sharing in the fight against terrorism but
are increasingly being used to look at other sorts of crimes. The keynote
of these centers is "all hazards, all threats" ��� the LA police chief is
quoted: "Information that might seem innocuous may have some connection
to terrorism." The ACLU has up an [0]interactive US map to help you
become acquainted with your local fusion center.
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/1944248
Links:
0. http://www.aclu.org/privacy/gen/fusion_map/
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| A Super-Efficient Light Bulb |
| from the it's-little-it's-lovely-it-lights dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Saturday March 22, @17:23 (Hardware Hacking)|
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/2049257
|
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Chroniton writes with news of a Silicon Valley company, Luxim, that has
[0]developed a tiny, full-spectrum light bulb, based on a plasma of argon
gas, that gives off as much light as a streetlight while using less
power. The Tic Tac-sized bulb operates at temperatures up to 6000K and
produces 140 lumens/watt, almost ten times as efficient as standard
incandescent lamps, and twice the efficiency of high-end LEDs. The new
bulbs also have a lifetime of 20,000 hours. There's no mention of mercury
or other heavy metals, which [1]pose a problem for compact fluorescents.
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/2049257
Links:
0. http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-192842.html
1. http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/20/1945227&tid=271
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| Passport Files of Presidential Hopefuls Snooped |
| from the now-please-put-real-id-to-bed-without-its-supper dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Saturday March 22, @19:34 (Privacy) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/2227253
|
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CNN is reporting on the widening brouhaha that began when [0]Barack
Obama's passport file was accessed illegally on three occasions beginning
in January. Now it seems that John McCain's file was also snooped; and
that last year Hillary Clinton's file suffered the same fate. Ars
Technica nails the [1]real importance of these breaches, saying that the
Presidential hopefuls are "...currently providing the country with a very
public lesson in why the 'privacy advocates' who oppose initiatives like
Real ID and the executive branch's domestic surveillance programs should
really be called 'democracy advocates.' In short..., the entire incident
shows exactly why citizens' privacy is critical in a country where
citizens compete with one another for control of the government."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/22/2227253
Links:
0. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/21/obama.passport/index.html
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