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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Ringside Networks To Unveil Social App Server
* The Death of Windows XP
* Cubicle Security For Laptops, Electronics?
* Programmer Buys Original Ada Lovelace Painting On eBay
* More Interest In Parallel Programming Outside the US?
* Bell Canada Throttles Wholesalers Without Notice
* Columbia Holds Wake For Historic Cyclotron
* FBI Looks Into Chinese Role in Darfur Site Hack
* Someday You'll Hate Apple (And Google Too)
* Justice Dept. Approves XM/Sirius Merger
* Windows 7 Likely Going Modular, Subscription-based
* NVIDIA Quad SLI Disappoints
* Google Looks to "White Space" Spectrum
* To Search Smarter, Find a Person?
* ISO Miscounted Cuban OOXML Vote
* SCOTUS Asked To Decide On Legal Fees In RIAA Cases
* The Arthur C. Clarke Gamma Ray Burst
* Must a CD Cost $15.99?
* South African Minister Locks Horns With Microsoft
* China Unblocks the BBC (In English)
* Municipal WiFi Moves Ahead In Houston
* Long-Dead ORDB Begins Returning False Positives
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| Ringside Networks To Unveil Social App Server |
| from the hi-bub-howdy-how-do-ya-do dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday March 24, @20:06 (Social Networks) |
|
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/24/2350201
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[0]eWeekPete writes "Ringside Networks tomorrow will formally launch as a
company and also launch what it calls the [1]first open-source social
application server that seamlessly integrates Facebook applications with
any Web site. The Ringside Social Application Server includes a Social
Application Engine that enables Web site developers to quickly build,
customize, and deploy their own social applications as well as the
included set of standard social applications such as user profiles,
friends, groups, comments, ratings, favorites, and events. Ringside also
delivers support for federated social graphs for integrating
Ringside-based social graphs with other social networks, such as
Facebook. In addition, the product features an extensible API and tag
library to enable developers to extend Facebook's API and markup
language, as well to as define their own application-specific APIs and
tags to handle custom behavior and improve Web site integration." Matt
Asay had an [2]advance look at Ringside a few days back.
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/24/2350201
Links:
0. mailto:peter.edwards@ziffdavisenterprise.com
1. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Ringside-to-Unveil-Social-App-Server/
2. http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9900858-16.html
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| The Death of Windows XP |
| from the alas-poor-yorick dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday March 24, @21:53 (Windows) |
|
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/0013235
|
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bsk_cw writes "Although many Windows users intend to hold onto their
copies of XP until it is pried from their cold, dead fingers, Microsoft
fully intends to phase out the OS in favor of Vista. If you're unwilling
to move to one of the alternatives, and really don't like Vista, the
least you can do is be aware of what's in store. David DeJean offers a
rundown on [0]Microsoft's timeline for Windows XP, why the company does
things that way, and what you can do about it."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/0013235
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9070119
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| Cubicle Security For Laptops, Electronics? |
| from the down-sizing-needn't-mean-down-securing dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday March 24, @23:43 (Security) |
|
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/020243
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[0]kamikasee writes "I recently found out that I'm going to be moved from
an office to a cubicle. The cubicle area is not very secure, and I'm
worried about things wandering off. My boss has offered to buy some
equipment to help me secure things, but so far I haven't found anything
that fits my requirements. Google and Amazon searches are overwhelmed by
lockable key cabinets and larger pieces of furniture. Here are some of
the requirements: The main issue with traditional solutions (e.g. locking
things in a drawer) is convenience. I use a laptop with a second LCD
monitor. There's also an external keyboard and mouse and a USB hard
drive. I leave my laptop on at night so I can remote-desktop into it, so
I'm not really happy about putting it in a drawer (no ventilation), plus
I don't like the idea of having to 'unharness' everything every time I
want to put it away. I don't trust cable locks. Besides, cable locks
won't help me secure my the USB drive and other electronics that might
wander off. The solution I imagine is a lockable, ventilated metal box
that would sit under the monitor and house most of the electronics. If it
was big enough, I could stick my laptop into it at night (while leaving
it running) and feel confident that it would still be there in the
morning. I'd be open to other types of solutions. Surely someone else
must have dealt with this problem."
Discuss this story at:
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/020243
Links:
0. mailto:slashdot@biz.jdray.net
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| Programmer Buys Original Ada Lovelace Painting On eBay |
| from the mother-of-us-all dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 25, @01:29 (Programming) |
|
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/0254201
|
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An anonymous reader sends the story of the rediscovery of an [0]original
painting of Ada Byron at about age 4, the girl who was to become Countess
Lovelace and the world's first computer programmer. A US Army sergeant in
Tajikistan caught wind of an eBay auction of a 180-year-old painting of
Ada Byron, with provenance; he notified a programmer buddy in Texas, who
won the auction.
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/0254201
Links:
0. http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/36600/113/
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| More Interest In Parallel Programming Outside the US? |
| from the maybe-it's-the-language dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 25, @03:40 (Programming) |
|
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/0145208
|
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[0]simoniker writes "In a new weblog post on Dobbs Code Talk, Intel's
James Reinders discusses [1]the growth of concurrency in programming,
suggesting that '...programming for multi-core is catching the
imagination of programmers more in Japan, China, Russia, and India than
in Europe and the United States.' He also comments: 'We see a
significantly HIGHER interest in jumping on a parallelism from
programmers with under 15 years experience, verses programmers with more
than 15 years.' Any anecdotal evidence for or against from this
community?"
Discuss this story at:
http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/0145208
Links:
0. http://www.gamesetwatch.com/
1. http://dobbscodetalk.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&task=view&id=183&Itemid=29
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| Bell Canada Throttles Wholesalers Without Notice |
| from the because-it's-my-last-kilometer-that's-why dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 25, @05:53 (Censorship) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/035200
|
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[0]knorthern knight writes "The Canadian family-run ISP Teksavvy (which
is popular among Canadian P2P users precisely because it does not
throttle P2P) has started noticing that Bell Canada is [1]throttling
traffic before it reaches wholesale partners. According to Teksavvy CEO
Rocky Gaudrault, Bell has implemented 'load balancing' to 'manage
bandwidth demand' during peak congestion times ��� but apparently didn't
feel the need to inform partner ISPs or customers. The result is a bevy
of annoyed customers and carriers across the great white north."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/035200
Links:
0. mailto:waltdnes@waltdnes.org
1. http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Bell-Canada-Throttles-Wholesalers-Doesnt-Bother-To-Tell-Them-92915
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| Columbia Holds Wake For Historic Cyclotron |
| from the nothing-lasts-forever-mister-bond dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 25, @08:03 (Hardware Hacking) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/0317224
|
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[0]Pickens writes "They called it leviathan, behemoth, Big Bertha. At 12
feet wide, rising 7 feet above the cement floor and weighing an estimated
65 tons, the Columbia cyclotron, the particle accelerator built in the
late 1930s by Columbia physicist John Dunning, played a [1]crucial role
in the dawn of the nuclear era. Dunning's experiments verified fission,
established many of its properties, and, most significantly, demonstrated
that the rare isotope Uranium 235, and not the more common U-238, was the
more fissionable form of the element. 'In a week or two, [2]they will
dismantle it, and they will sell it for scrap,' says George Hamawy,
Columbia University's director of radiation safety. 'This is the last
chance to see it,' Hamawy added as students held a wake and contractors
arrived to remove the cyclotron. 'We're going to make two-thousand-pound
sections,' said one contractor before taking the cyclotron's
measurements. 'We'll start slicing on Monday.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/0317224
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alumni/Magazine/Winter2008/Finals.html
2. http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2008/03/31/080331ta_talk_linthicum
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| FBI Looks Into Chinese Role in Darfur Site Hack |
| from the those-guys-sure-do-get-around dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 25, @08:40 (Security) |
|
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1157234
|
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[0]Amy Bennett writes "This past weekend we discussed an increasing level
of attacks online, [1]targeting Tibetan-based NGOs. Now the BBC is
reporting that the Save Darfur Coalition [2]has called in the FBI on what
appears to be a similar matter. Allyn Brooks-LaSure, a spokesman with the
group, doesn't know who is behind the attacks, but he said the IP
addresses of the computers that had hacked his organization were from
China. Save Darfur has been trying to get China, one of Sudan's largest
trading partners, to pressure Sudan's government into stopping the mass
killings in Darfur's ongoing civil war. 'Someone in Beijing is trying to
send us a message,' Brooks-LaSure said. Probably the same message they're
sending by [3]continuing to shut down video sites covering the Tibetan
unrest."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/1157234
Links:
0. http://www.itworld.com/
1. http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/22/0219220&tid=172
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/03/tibet_the_cyber_wars.html
3. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/21/2346232&tid=153
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| Someday You'll Hate Apple (And Google Too) |
| from the if-that-day-hasn't-arrived-already dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 25, @09:22 (Businesses) |
|
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/123209
|
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "Think today's world, where Apple is the innovative
underdog, Google is the company that does no evil, and Microsoft sits
atop its throne as ruler of an evil empire. Will this state of affairs
last forever? You must not remember the days when everybody loved that
scrappy upstart Bill Gates. Don Reisinger [1]muses on the fickleness of
consumer loves and hates. 'It's that same [level of] success and its own
questionable privacy practices that will lead to Google's PR downfall and
propel it into a position of disdain going forward. Trust me, the future
of Apple and Google may look bright from an economic standpoint, but
these companies will be hated one day too. Sad, but true.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/123209
Links:
0. http://joshreads.com/
1. http://www.itworld.com/Tech/4535/apple-google-microsoft-fickle-consumers-dr--080320/index.html
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| Justice Dept. Approves XM/Sirius Merger |
| from the two-great-tastes dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 25, @10:05 (Toys) |
| http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1338258|
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Ripit writes "Just yesterday the Justice Department [0]approved the
merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Radio, a Sirius takeover to the
tune of $5 billion. The transaction was approved without conditions,
despite opposition from consumer groups and an intense lobbying campaign
by the land-based radio industry. 'In explaining the decision, Justice
officials said the options beyond satellite radio -- digital recordings,
high-definition radio, Web radio -- mean that XM and Sirius could merge
without diminishing competition. "There are other alternatives out
there," Assistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett said in a conference
call. "We just simply found that the evidence didn't indicate that it
would harm consumers."'"
Discuss this story at:
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/1338258
Links:
0. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032401645.html?hpid=topnews
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| Windows 7 Likely Going Modular, Subscription-based |
| from the what's-not-to-love dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 25, @10:45 (Microsoft) |
|
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1357230
|
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[0]Microsoft CRM writes "When Windows 7 launches sometime after the start
of 2010, the desktop OS will be [1]Microsoft's most 'modular' operating
system to date. That's not necessarily a good thing, of course; Windows
Vista is a sprawling, complex OS. From Microsoft's perspective, though,
there are many possible benefits. The OS's developers can add/remove
functionality module by module. New modules could be sold post-launch,
keeping revenue streams strong. A modular approach could also allow the
company to make functionality available on a time-limited basis,
potentially allowing users to 'rent' a feature if it's needed on a
one-off basis. Microsoft is already testing 'pay as you go' consumer
subscriptions in developing countries."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/1357230
Links:
0. http://microsoft-crm.info/
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| NVIDIA Quad SLI Disappoints |
| from the just-buy-sins-of-a-solar-empire-and-casual-games dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 25, @11:22 (PC Games (Games)) |
|
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1435259
|
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Vigile writes "While the death of PC gaming might be exaggerated, it's
hard not to see the issues gamers have with the platform. A genre that
used to dominate innovation in the field now requires a $1200 piece of
graphics technology just to participate, and that's [0]just plain bad for
the consumer. NVIDIA's SLI technology was supposed to get a boost today
by going from two GPUs to four GPUs with the introduction of Quad SLI but
both PC Perspective and HardOCP seem to think that [1]NVIDIA drastically
missed the mark by pushing an incredibly expensive upgrade that really
does nothing for real-world game play and performance. If PC gamers are
left with these options to save them from consoles, do they even have a
chance?"
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/1435259
Links:
0. http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=538&type=expert
1. http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ3OCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==
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| Google Looks to "White Space" Spectrum |
| from the making-the-most-of-what-you-have dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 25, @12:09 (Communications) |
|
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1551256
|
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[0]Nerdposeur writes "After maneuvering the major carriers into agreeing
to open access rules via the recent spectrum auction, Google appears to
be looking into [1]a new area of spectrum that could provide internet
connectivity. 'In comments filed with the Federal Communications
Commission, the Internet leader outlined plans for low-power devices that
use local wireless airwaves to access the 'white space' between
television channels. A Google executive called the plan 'Wi-Fi 2.0 or
Wi-Fi on steroids.' Interestingly, Google has Microsoft, Intel, and
others on their side in this one. Was this spectrum their target all
along?"
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/1551256
Links:
0. http://www.nathanlongmusic.com/
1. http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSWAT00918220080324
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| To Search Smarter, Find a Person? |
| from the when-the-man's-right-the-man's-right dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 25, @12:43 (Social Networks) |
|
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1556237
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Svonkie writes "Brendan Koerner reports in Wired Magazine that a growing
number of ventures are using people, rather than algorithms, to [0]
filter the Internet's wealth of information. These ventures have a common
goal: to enhance the Web with the kind of critical thinking that's alien
to software but that comes naturally to humans. 'The vogue for human
curation reflects the growing frustration Net users have with the limits
of algorithms. Unhelpful detritus often clutters search results, thanks
to online publishers who have learned how to game the system.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/1556237
Links:
0. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-04/bz_curator
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| ISO Miscounted Cuban OOXML Vote |
| from the no-means-no dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 25, @13:29 (Software) |
|
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1715222
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An anonymous reader notes Groklaw's coverage of the apparent [0]mix-up
ISO made with Cuba's vote in the matter of recommending OOXML as a
standard. Cuba apparently voted against OOXML in September, but ISO
recorded their vote as a "yes" ��� which is odd on its face, as Microsoft
is forbidden to sell any products in Cuba. The Cuban NB head has
apparently now officially responded to the BRM, but Groklaw's PJ notes
that verification remains problematical, and "...the bottom line to me is
that a process that worked perfectly well when folks all trusted each
other falls into chaos when there are allegations of dirty tricks or
undue pressure."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/1715222
Links:
0. http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080324121844682
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| SCOTUS Asked To Decide On Legal Fees In RIAA Cases |
| from the old-fogerty dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 25, @14:11 (The Courts) |
|
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1725258
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Fogerty's ghost notes that the Supreme Court has been asked to decide
whether exonerated RIAA defendants should [0]automatically be awarded
attorneys' fees. Texas resident Cliff Thompson was sued by the RIAA,
which subsequently dropped its copyright infringement lawsuit after it
determined that his adult daughter was the culprit. Thompson was denied
attorneys' fees by the district and appeals courts and is asking the
Supreme Court to weigh in on the matter. "In the petition for certiorari
filed with the Supreme Court, Thompson's attorney Ted Lee lays out the
RIAA's legal strategy and notes what he describes as the 'inherent
unfairness' of the lawsuits... The fight between the RIAA and alleged
copyright infringers is inherently unbalanced due to the vast financial
resources available to the record labels. The risk-reward ratio for
defendants is seriously out of kilter, and mandating that a successful
defense ��� even if it comes from the RIAA's decision to voluntarily
dismiss a case ��� results in the record labels picking up the tab would
even things out."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/1725258
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| The Arthur C. Clarke Gamma Ray Burst |
| from the second-biggest-bang dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 25, @14:54 (Space) |
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1827200
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Larry Sessions, a columnist for Earth & Sky, has suggested in his blog
that the gamma-ray event whose radiation reached us a few hours before
Arthur C. Clarke died, and which occurred 7.5 billion years ago, be
[0]named the Clarke Event. The [1]outburst, which produced enough visible
light to render it a naked-eye object across half the universe, is
officially designated GRB 080319B. What more fitting tribute to Clarke
than to associate his name with the greatest bang since the big one?
Sessions suggests writing to any astronomers, heads of physics
departments, or planetarium operators you know and talking up the
proposal.
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/1827200
Links:
0. http://blogs.earthsky.org/larrysessions/space/032190/why-not-the-clarke-event/
1. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/21/1529217&tid=160
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| Must a CD Cost $15.99? |
| from the selling-partner-who-does-not-care dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 25, @15:39 (Music) |
|
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1856245
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scionite0 sends us to Rolling Stone for an in-depth article on Wal-Mart
and the music business. Wal-Mart is the largest music retailer selling
"an estimated one out of every five major-label albums" in the US.
Wal-Mart willingly loses money selling CDs for less than $10 in order to
draw customers into the store, but they are [0]tired of taking a loss on
CDs. The mega-retailer is telling the major record labels to lower the
price of CDs or risk losing retail space to DVDs and video games. (Scroll
to the bottom of the article for a breakdown of where exactly the money
goes on a $15.99 album sale.) "[A Wal-Mart spokesman said:] 'The record
industry needs to refine their business models, because the consumer is
the ultimate arbitrator. And the consumer feels music isn't properly
priced.' [While music executives are quoted:] 'While Wal-Mart represents
nearly twenty percent of major-label music sales, music represents only
about two percent of Wal-Mart's total sales. If they got out of selling
music, it would mean nothing to them. This keeps me awake at night.' [And
another:] 'Wal-Mart has no long-term care for an individual artist or
marketing plan, unlike the specialty stores, which were a real business
partner. At Wal-Mart, we're a commodity and have to fight for shelf space
like Colgate fights for shelf space.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/1856245
Links:
0. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6558540/walmart_wants_10_cds
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| South African Minister Locks Horns With Microsoft |
| from the speaking-truth-to-monoploy dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 25, @16:22 (Microsoft) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1914233
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[0]naheiw writes "The South African minister of public service and
administration on Monday addressed the opening of the Idlelo 3 free
software conference in Dakar, Senegal, saying that [1]software patents
posed a considerable threat to the growth of the African software sector
([2]video). Microsoft responded aggressively, saying that 'there is [3]no
such thing as free software. Nobody develops software for charity.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/1914233
Links:
0. mailto:wiehan.a@gmail.com
1. http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2304
2. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-443526201833707871&hl=en
3. http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Software/3258.html
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| China Unblocks the BBC (In English) |
| from the firewall-what-firewall-i-don't-see-any-firewall dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 25, @17:08 (Censorship) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/1943244
|
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An anonymous reader writes in with news that [0]China has unblocked the
BBC Web site ��� the English-language version at any rate. No announcement
was made, because China has never acknowledged blocking the BBC for the
last decade. The Chinese-language version of the site has been blocked
since its inception in 1999. The article speculates that the easing of
censorship may be tied to the upcoming Olympic Games.
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/1943244
Links:
0. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7312240.stm
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| Municipal WiFi Moves Ahead In Houston |
| from the right-model-this-time dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 25, @17:53 (Wireless Networkin|
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/2037200
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[0]Highlander404 sends word of one city that is bucking the trend of
[1]failing city Wi-Fi projects: Houston is investing most of the $5
million Earthlink paid to get out of its muni Wi-Fi contract to build out
[2]10 free wireless network "bubbles" in low-income parts of the city.
Access points will be in city-owned facilities to keep costs down.
Houston's mayor said that over the long term the bubbles could be
connected and the areas between them added to the network. The activation
of the first of these zones was announced Monday. Upload and download
speeds are said to be 3 Mbps.
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/03/25/2037200
Links:
0. mailto:Highlander404@gmail.com
1. http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/23/1213255&tid=193
2. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5645574.html
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| Long-Dead ORDB Begins Returning False Positives |
| from the waking-the-dead dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 25, @18:39 (Spam) |
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http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/25/2124224
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Chapter80 writes "At noon today (Eastern Standard Time), the long dead
ORDB spam identification system began [0]returning false positives as a
way to get sleeping users to remove the ORDB query from their spam
filters. The net effect: all mail is blocked on servers still configured
to use the ORDB service, which was [1]taken out of commission in December
of 2006. So if you're not getting any mail, check your spam filter
configuration!"
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1. http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/18/154259&tid=230
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