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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Believe the Occupational Outlook Handbook?
* Retailer Refuses Hardware Repair Due To Linux
* NASA Building Massively Heat-Resistant Chips
* Is China's "Great Firewall" a Fraud?
* What's the Right Amount of Copy Protection?
* EU Commissioner Calls For Censorship of Web Search
* Software Company Sues Popular Australian Forum
* Richard Stallman Proclaims Don't Follow Linus Torvalds
* Does 802.11n Spell the 'End of Ethernet'?
* DOS 5 Upgrade Video
* QNX "Opens" Source Code
* When Ethics and IT Collide
* Opportunity Takes a Dip Into Victoria Crater
* Microsoft and Novell Open Interoperability Lab
* BioShock Review
* Republic.com 2.0
* NSF-Funded "Dark Web" to Battle Terrorists
* Bossie Awards Honor Open Source Software
* AMD Releases 900+ Pages Of GPU Specs
* Sun Acquires CFS/Lustre, Becomes Windows OEM
* Can String Theory Accommodate Inflation?
* NTP Sues Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile
* HP's Inkjet Technology Used to Administer Drugs
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| Believe the Occupational Outlook Handbook? |
| from the future-of-the-american-programmer dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday September 11, @20:21 (Programming) |
|
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/11/2120238
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[0]concerned00 writes "In their latest Occupational Outlook Handbook, the
US Bureau of Labor Statistics says that employment of software engineers
and system analysts is expected to increase 'much faster than the
average' through 2014 ([1]here, and [2]here). In contrast, employment of
programmers is expected to increase 'more slowly than the average,' with
outsourcing given as one of the major reasons why ([3]here). However,
from the stories I read from American programmers on the Net, the
profession is lost. Is the government wrong, or lying, then, when it
implies that software engineers and system analysts can expect to have a
good future? As an American, am I a fool if I decide to undertake this
for a living?" Read more for details of concerned00's analysis.
This story continues at:
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/11/2120238
Discuss this story at:
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/11/2120238
Links:
0. mailto:awweller@rochester.rr.com
1. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos267.htm#outlook
2. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos287.htm#outlook
3. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos110.htm#outlook
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| Retailer Refuses Hardware Repair Due To Linux |
| from the bad-hinge-driver dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday September 11, @22:04 (Businesses) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/0011209
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[0]Tikka writes "Today I visited PC World (London, UK) because my
5-month-old laptop has developed a manufacturing fault: the hinge to the
display has started to crack the plastic casing. Anyone in the know will
know that this is due to the joint inside, and it means that in time the
screen will separate from the keyboard. Repair was refused, because I
have Gentoo Linux on my laptop, replacing the Windows Vista that was
pre-installed. PC World said that installing Linux had voided my warranty
and there is nothing they will do for me. I spoke to a manager, who said
that he has been told to refuse any repairs if the operating system has
been changed. I feel this has really gone against my statutory rights and
I will do everything I can to fight it. I will review comments for your
advice."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/0011209
Links:
0. http://www.dreamstate.eu/
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| NASA Building Massively Heat-Resistant Chips |
| from the don't-bother-with-water-cooling dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Tuesday September 11, @23:47 (NASA) |
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/0033255
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[0]coondoggie writes "NASA researchers have designed and built a new
[1]circuit chip that can take the heat of a blast furnace and keep on
performing. Silicon carbide (SiC) chips can operate at 600 degrees
Celsius or 1,112 degrees Fahrenheit where conventional silicon-based
electronics ��� limited to about 350 C ��� would fail. The new silicon
carbide differential amplifier integrated circuit chip may provide
benefits to anything requiring long-lasting electronic circuits in very
hot environments such as jets, spacecraft, and industrial machinery. In
particular, NASA said SiC applications will include energy storage,
renewable energy, nuclear power, and electrical drives."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/0033255
Links:
0. http://networkworld.com/
1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/19316
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| Is China's "Great Firewall" a Fraud? |
| from the leaky-filter dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Wednesday September 12, @02:34 (Censorship) |
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/0246210
|
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An anonymous reader notes an article up on ScienceBlogs that calls into
question the efficacy of the touted "Great Firewall of China" ��� a program
by the government of the People's Republic of China to block users from
reaching content it finds objectionable. Researchers at UC Davis and the
University of New Mexico have performed experiments on the Great
Firewall, sending test content to destinations inside China and observing
what gets through. They conclude that the Great Firewall is more of a
[0]"panopticon" that encourages self-censorship through the perception
that users may be being watched, rather than a true firewall.
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/0246210
Links:
0. http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/chinas-eye-internet-fraud-14190.html
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| What's the Right Amount of Copy Protection? |
| from the no-dongles-is-all-i-ask dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Wednesday September 12, @05:18 (Software) |
|
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/11/1845204
|
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WPIDalamar writes "I'm currently working on a piece of commercial
software that will be available through a download and will use a license
key to activate it. The software is aimed at helping people schedule
projects and will be targeted mostly to corporate users. With the recent
Windows Vista black screen of death, it got me thinking about what sort
of measures I should go through to prevent unauthorized users from using
the software. While I don't wish to burden legitimate users, I do want to
prevent most piracy. How much copy protection is appropriate? Is it
acceptable for the software to phone home? If so, what data is
appropriate to report on? The license key? Software version? What about a
unique installation ID? Should I disable license keys for small amounts
of piracy, like when there's 3 active installations of the software? What
about widespread piracy where we detect dozens or hundreds of uses of the
same license key? Would a simple message stating the software may be
pirated with instructions on how to purchase a valid license be
sufficient?"
Discuss this story at:
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/11/1845204
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| EU Commissioner Calls For Censorship of Web Search |
| from the that's-gonna-work-you-betcha dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Wednesday September 12, @08:06 (Censorship) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/012242
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An anonymous reader sends us a Reuters story on a statement yesterday by
Franco Frattini, the EU Justice and Security commissioner, who believes
that Internet [0]searches for bomb-making instructions should be blocked
across the European Union. The commissioner "intend[s] to carry out a
clear exploring exercise with the private sector... on how it is possible
to use technology to prevent people from using or searching dangerous
words like bomb, kill, genocide or terrorism..."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/012242
Links:
0. http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSL1055133420070910
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| Software Company Sues Popular Australian Forum |
| from the i'd-like-to-sue-a-bar-where-someone-was-mean-to-me dept.|
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 12, @08:42 (Censorship)|
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1224215
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Pugzly writes "In a recent announcement on the [0]Whirlpool front page,
it appears that accounting software maker [1]2clix is [2]suing the
founder of the forums as the founder "allowed statements 'relating to the
Plaintiff and its software product that are both false and malicious' to
be published on the Whirlpool forums."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1224215
Links:
0. http://whirlpool.net.au/
1. http://www.2clixsoftware.com/
2. http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm/1753
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| Richard Stallman Proclaims Don't Follow Linus Torvalds |
| from the was-he-wearing-the-hat-at-the-time dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 12, @09:16 (GNU is Not |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1227220
|
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StonyandCher writes "Here is an [0]interview with Richard Stallman about
a range of free software topics including GPLv3 and comment on the
Microsoft patent issue. Stallman has a go at Linus Torvalds even
suggesting that if people want to [1]keep their freedom they better not
follow Torvalds. From the interview 'Stallman: The fact that Torvalds
says "open source" instead of "free software" shows where he is coming
from. I wrote the GNU GPL to defend freedom for all users of all versions
of a program. I developed version 3 to do that job better and protect
against new threats. Torvalds says he rejects this goal; that's probably
why he doesn't appreciate GPL version 3. I respect his right to express
his views, even though I think they are foolish. However, if you don't
want to lose your freedom, you had better not follow him.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1227220
Links:
0. http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;211669437
1. http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;211669437;pp;3
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| Does 802.11n Spell the 'End of Ethernet'? |
| from the not-bloody-likely dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 12, @09:56 (Wireless Ne|
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/137236
|
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alphadogg writes "Is the advent of the 802.11n wireless standard the '[0]end
of Ethernet'... at least in terms of client access to the LAN? That's the
provocative title, and thesis, of a new report in which the author began
looking into the question when he heard a growing number of clients
asking whether it was time to discontinue wired LAN deployments for
connecting clients. Would 11n, the next generation high-throughput Wi-Fi,
make the RJ45 connector in the office wall as obsolete as gaslights?"
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/137236
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/091107-80211n-ethernet.html
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| DOS 5 Upgrade Video |
| from the god-i-love-this dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 12, @10:33 (It's funny.|
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1320233
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Every now and then I stumble on something so ridiculous that I have to
share it. This is a [0]promotion video to upgrade to DOS 5 obviously made
in a different era. Promoting features like mouse support, a graphical
shell, and freeing up at LEAST 45k of memory, well, Gimme 5! Did I
mention that it's all set to a hip beat? You'll love it. And by "Love" I
mean "Stick forks in your eyes".
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1320233
Links:
0. http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1774935
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| QNX "Opens" Source Code |
| from the does-anybody-even-use-qnx-anyway dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 12, @11:05 (Operating S|
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1426229
|
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Arista writes "QNX has announced that effective immediately, the company
will [0]open the source code to its QNX embedded, RTOS, microkernel
operating system. From the press release: "Effective immediately, QNX
will make source code for its award-winning, microkernel-based OS
available for free download. The first source release includes the code
to the QNX Neutrino microkernel, the base C library, and a variety of
board support packages for popular embedded and computing hardware."
OSNews features an [1]interview with the CEO of QNX, Dan Dodge, on this
announcement."
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1426229
Links:
0. http://www.qnx.com/news/pr_2471_1.html
1. http://www.osnews.com/story.php/18596/QNX-Opens-Neutrino-Source-Code-Interview-QNX-CEO
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| When Ethics and IT Collide |
| from the you-got-peanut-butter-in-my-chocolate dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 12, @11:47 (Security) |
|
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1428210
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jcatcw writes "IT workers have access to confidential data, and they can
see what other employees are doing on their computers or the networks.
[0]This can put a good worker in a bad predicament. Bryan, the IT
director for the U.S. division of German company, discovered an employee
using a company computer to view pornography of Asian women and of
children. He reported it but the company ignored it. Subsequently the
employee was promoted and moved to China to run a manufacturing plant.
That was six years ago but Bryan still regrets not going to the FBI.
Other IT workers admit using their admin passwords to snoop through
company systems. In a Ponemon Institute poll of more than 16,000 U.S. IT
practitioners, 62% said they had accessed another person's computer
without permission, 50% read confidential or sensitive information
without a legitimate reason, and 42% said they had knowingly violated
their company's privacy, security or IT policies. [1]But in the absence
of a professional code of ethics, companies struggle to keep corporate
policies up to date."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1428210
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9035481
1. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9035502
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| Opportunity Takes a Dip Into Victoria Crater |
| from the probably-not-skinny dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 12, @12:22 (Space) |
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1459222
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Muad'Dave writes "From the NASA News Release 'Today, NASA's Mars
Exploration Rover [0]Opportunity entered Victoria Crater for the first
time. It radioed home information via a relay by NASA's Mars Odyssey
orbiter, reporting its activities for the day. Opportunity drove far
enough in ��� about four meters (13 feet) ��� to get all six wheels past the
crater rim. Then it backed uphill for about three meters (10 feet). The
driving commands for the day included a precaution for the rover to stop
driving if its wheels were slipping more than 40 percent. Slippage
exceeded that amount on the last step of the drive, so Opportunity
stopped with its front pair of wheels still inside the crater.' This
marks the beginning of perhaps the greatest 'Opportunity' for new
discoveries on Mars."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1459222
Links:
0. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2007-99b
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| Microsoft and Novell Open Interoperability Lab |
| from the still-in-the-skeptic-camp dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday September 12, @13:04 (Micros|
|
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/151247
|
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An anonymous reader writes to mention that the [0]Microsoft and Novell
Interoperability Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts opened today. The lab is
supposed to allow both Novell and Microsoft developers to work together
for better interoperability between SUSE and Windows Server. "Located in
Cambridge, the 2,500-square-foot lab and workspace will be home to a
combined team of the best and brightest Microsoft and Novell engineers
focused on making Windows Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise work better
together. The first priority for the lab team will be to ensure
interoperability between Microsoft and Novell virtualization
technologies. Additional work will include standards-based systems
management, identity federation and compatibility of office document
formats."
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/151247
Links:
0. http://www.linuxlookup.com/2007/sep/12/microsoft_and_novell_open_interoperability_lab
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| BioShock Review |
| from the somewhere-across-the-sea-somewhere-waiting-for-me dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Wednesday September 12, @13:43 (Games) |
|
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1532229
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BioShock, the moody drama-driven FPS for the Xbox 360 and PC, was
released last month to rave reviews from the major gaming news sites.
Since then the internet has been ablaze with outcry about the game's high
rating scores. It's hard to understand why. The work of Ken Levine and
Irrational Games on the spiritual successor to System Shock 2 is sublime.
It's incredibly atmospheric, the game's story is well written and
compellingly told, and the first-person shooter gameplay is a
respectable, tightly crafted experience. It's a really, really good game.
I'll tell you now: it's a 5/5. So why all the angst? Why the backlash?
Read on for my review of BioShock, and a few comments on the dangers of
'merely' being a good game.
This story continues at:
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1532229
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1532229
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| Republic.com 2.0 |
| from the back-again dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 12, @14:25 (Book Revie|
|
http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1453240
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[0]sdedeo writes "Republic.com 2.0 is an updated and reworked version of
Cass Sunstein's Republic.com, which was [1]reviewed on slashdot back in
April 2001. That earlier version was written before blogger was purchased
by google, before wikipedia broke "10,000th most popular" on alexa, and ���
most importantly for Cass ��� before the terrorist attacks of September
11th unleashed a torrent of political blogging that has yet to peak."
Read on for the rest of Simon's review
This story continues at:
http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1453240
Discuss this story at:
http://books.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1453240
Links:
0. http://rhubarbissusan.blogspot.com/
1. http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/03/25/1617212&tid=95
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| NSF-Funded "Dark Web" to Battle Terrorists |
| from the whos-watching-the-watchers dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday September 12, @15:07 (The In|
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1728238
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[0]BuzzSkyline writes "The National Science Foundation has announced a
new University of Arizona project, which they call the [1]Dark Web,
intended to monitor all terrorist activity on the Internet. The project
relies on 'advanced techniques such as Web spidering, link analysis,
content analysis, authorship analysis, sentiment analysis and multimedia
analysis [to] find, catalog and analyze extremist activities online.' The
coolest part of the project is a tool called Writeprint, which
'automatically extracts thousands of multilingual, structural, and
semantic features to determine who is creating "anonymous" content' with
an accuracy of 95%, according to the release."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1728238
Links:
0. http://www.the-dark-net.blogspot.com/
1. http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=110040&org=NSF
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| Bossie Awards Honor Open Source Software |
| from the something-for-everyone dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday September 12, @15:46 (Softwa|
|
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1739215
|
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[0]The Alliance writes "[1]InfoWorld has announced the [2]2007 Bossie
Awards for the Best of Open-Source Software. Awards were given to 36
winners across 6 categories. Honorees include (among others)
[3]SpamAssassin, [4]ClamAV and [5]Nessus in security, [6]Wireshark and
[7]Azureus Vuze in networking, and ZFS for storage. Interestingly, they
split the operating system winners across two distributions, with
[8]CentOS winning for server OS and [9]Ubuntu for desktop."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1739215
Links:
0. http://www.alternativebrowseralliance.com/
2. http://www.infoworld.com/archives/t.jsp?N=s&V=91650
3. http://spamassassin.apache.org/
5. http://www.nessus.org/nessus/
7. http://azureus.sourceforge.net/
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| AMD Releases 900+ Pages Of GPU Specs |
| from the out-in-the-open dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday September 12, @16:30 (AMD) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1747202
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An anonymous reader writes "Ending off the X Developer Summit this year,
Matthew Tippett [0]handed off ATI's GPU specifications to David Airlie on
a CD. However, the [1]specifications are also now available on the X.org
site. Right now there is the RV630 Register Reference Guide and M56
Register Reference Guide. Expect more documentation (and 3D
specifications) to arrive shortly. The new open-source R500/600 driver
will be released early next week."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1747202
Links:
0. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjA1Mw
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| Sun Acquires CFS/Lustre, Becomes Windows OEM |
| from the new-toys-to-play-with dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday September 12, @17:11 (Sun Mi|
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1943204
|
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[0]anzha writes "Sun Microsystems [1]announced today that they are
acquiring [2]Cluster File Systems Inc. CFS owns the intellectual property
related to and develops the open source file system known as [3]Lustre."
Relatedly Sun has also signed an agreement with Microsoft to [4]be a
Windows OEM. "Sun and Microsoft will work together to ensure that Solaris
runs well as a guest on Microsoft virtualization technologies and that
Windows Server runs well as a guest on Sun's virtualization technologies.
Sun and Microsoft will work together on a support process for customers
who are using the virtualization solutions. This joint commitment to
customers ensures that Windows and Solaris will provide a solid
virtualization experience."
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1943204
Links:
0. http://thedragonstales.blogspot.com/
1. http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2007-09/sunflash.20070912.2.xml
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lustre_(file_system)
4. http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2007-09/sunflash.20070912.1.xml
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| Can String Theory Accommodate Inflation? |
| from the constantly-evolving-theory dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday September 12, @18:01 (Space)|
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1946214
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[0]David Shiga writes "String theory is the leading contender for a
"theory of everything" that could unite all the forces of physics. But a
recent study suggests that it [1]may be more difficult than scientists
had hoped to square string theory with inflation ��� the widely accepted
notion that the early universe had a period of especially rapid
expansion. Some say this could even lead to the abandonment of either
string theory or inflation, though no one is ruling out a possible
resolution yet."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1946214
Links:
0. http://space.newscientist.com/
1. http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn12628-can-string-theory-accommodate-inflation.html
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| NTP Sues Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile |
| from the up-to-their-old-tricks-again dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday September 12, @18:43 (The Co|
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/12/1956202
|
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An anonymous reader writes to tell us that following in the wake of their
patent suit against Research in Motion (RIM), [0]NTP has filed suit
against Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile for infringing on
several patents. All of the patents in question relate to the delivery of
email on mobile devices. "Five of the eight patents being used in the
telco cases were the subject of NTP's 2001 patent suit against Research
in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry. In November 2002, a jury found
that RIM infringed upon NTP's patents. The case continued to make
headlines until 2006, when RIM agreed to pay NTP a settlement of $612.5
million, nearly four years after RIM had first been found guilty of
infringing on NTP's patents."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/09/12/1956202
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/09120-ntp-sues-verizon-att-sprint-nextel-tmobile.html
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| HP's Inkjet Technology Used to Administer Drugs |
| from the slap-on-a-stim-patch dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 12, @19:47 (HP) |
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jedrick conner writes "Hewlett-Packard's microneedle technology, used in
its inkjet cartridges, could soon be used in [0]transdermal patches to
deliver a time-controlled release of drugs to patients. Still at the
prototype stage, the patch will likely be 25 mm square in size and 3 mm
thick. It will incorporate an array of microneedles that are between 75
and 100 microns, which will penetrate the top dry layer of the skin, also
known as the stratum corneum. Above the microneedles is an array of
wells, [and] those wells can hold one or more drugs, the device has "an
active mechanism to push the drug through the needle"."
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