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In this issue:
* PI License May Soon Be Required for Computer Forensics
* General Motors Embraces Open Source for New Community Site
* Frozen Researchers Set Antarctic Ballooning Record
* Apple Files for OLED Keyboard Patent
* McAfee Worried Over "Ambiguous" Open Source Licenses
* Science Text Attempts to Reconcile Religion and Science
* Google, Yahoo, Others Sued Over Solitaire Patent
* Warner Backs Blu-Ray. End Times For HD-DVD?
* Bill Gates and Microsoft Fund Telescope
* Weave... Mozilla Is Trying To Be More Social
* Facebook Widget Installs Zango Spyware
* NYT Notes Flaws In Current Electronic Voting Methods
* Vista SP1 Guides for IT Professionals Released
* High School Robotics Competition Kicks Off
* Boeing 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack
* A Bleak Future For Physical Media Purchases?
* RIAA's 'Misspeaking' May Have Affected Verdict
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| PI License May Soon Be Required for Computer Forensics |
| from the geeks-licensed-to-buy-cool-surveillance-gear dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday January 04, @20:22 (Security) |
|
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/04/2244227
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[0]buzzardsbay writes "The good folks over at Baseline Magazine have an
intriguing ��� and worrisome ��� report on a movement to limit computer
forensics work to those who have a [1]Private Investigator license or
those who work for licensed PI agencies. According to the story, pending
legislation would limit the specialized task of probing deep into
computer hard drives, network and server logs for telltale signs of
hacking and data theft to the same people who advertise in the Yellow
Pages for surveillance on cheating spouses, workers' compensation fraud
and missing persons. Those caught practicing computer forensics without a
license could face criminal prosecution."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/04/2244227
Links:
0. mailto:buzzardsbay@gmail.com
1. http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1540,2242720,00.asp
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| General Motors Embraces Open Source for New Community Site |
| from the let-em-have-it dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday January 04, @22:34 (The Interne|
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/04/2045222
|
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An anonymous reader writes "GM has [0]introduced a new website called
[1]GMnext. The site utilizes Wordpress and launching in spring a Wiki
allowing General Motors to get better feedback on topics such as energy,
design and technology from the community. The interesting part is the
executives at GM are participating in the collaborative website. 'We're
starting our second century at a time of fundamental change in the auto
industry,' said GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner. 'We'll use GMnext to
introduce some of our ideas for addressing critical issues concerning
energy, the environment and globalization. In the process, we also hope
to spark a broader, global discussion on these important topics.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/04/2045222
Links:
0. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080104/BUSINESS01/801040337/1002
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| Frozen Researchers Set Antarctic Ballooning Record |
| from the hope-you-like-penguins dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday January 05, @00:27 (NASA) |
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/04/231215
|
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[0]coondoggie writes to mention NASA and the National Science Foundation
(NSF) have [1]announced a new record in the history of scientific
ballooning in Antarctica. The new record was established by 'launching
and operating three long-duration sub-orbital flights simultaneously
within a single southern-hemisphere summer'. "The milestone is
significant, as it occurs during the height of the International Polar
Year (IPY), a coordinated scientific campaign that is utilizing
scientists from more than 60 nations. NSF is the lead federal agency for
IPY, which began in March 2007 and will continue until 2009 to allow for
two full years of observations and field work in parts of the world that
are generally uninhabitable for as long as six months each year,
researchers said. "
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/04/231215
Links:
0. http://networkworld.com/
1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/23518
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| Apple Files for OLED Keyboard Patent |
| from the prior-art dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday January 05, @02:22 (Input Dev|
|
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/0043217
|
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pegdhcp writes to mention that Apple has applied for a patent on a '[0]dynamically
controlled keyboard' with OLED keys. This may seem [1]remarkably familiar,
since an OLED keyboard has been bandied about by Art Lebedev studios for
quite a while now. "while the Optimus Maximus is a bit expensive, Apple
could certainly mass-produce something similar for less money, perhaps
bringing the price into reality for most users. Lebedev has, however,
apparently applied for several patents for the Optimus, so it's unclear
just what Apple is up to, or what would happen if the company were ever
to release such a product."
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/0043217
1. http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/07/14/1335215&tid=159
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| McAfee Worried Over "Ambiguous" Open Source Licenses |
| from the play-by-the-rules-and-no-one-gets-hurt dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday January 05, @04:36 (Software)|
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/0215201
|
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[0]willdavid writes to tell us InformationWeek is reporting that McAfee,
in their annual report, has warned investors that [1]"ambiguous" open
source licenses "may result in unanticipated obligations regarding
[McAfee] products." "McAfee said it's particularly troubling that the
legality of terms included in the GNU/General Public License -- the most
widely used open source license -- have yet to be tested in court. 'Use
of GPL software could subject certain portions of our proprietary
software to the GPL requirements, which may have adverse effects on our
sales of the products incorporating any such software,' McAfee said in
the report filed last month with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Among other things, the GPL requires that manufacturers who in their
products use software governed by the license distribute the software's
source code to end users or customers. Some manufacturers have voiced
concerns that the requirement could leave important security or copyright
protection features in their products open to tampering."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/0215201
Links:
0. mailto:willdavid@comcast.net
1. http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=205207799
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| Science Text Attempts to Reconcile Religion and Science |
| from the something-for-both-sides-to-hate dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday January 05, @06:30 (Education|
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/025256
|
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terrymaster69 writes "The New York Times reports that the National
Academy of Sciences has just published their third book outlining
guidelines for the [0]teaching of evolution. 'But this volume is unusual,
people who worked on it say, because it is intended specifically for the
lay public and because it devotes much of its space to explaining the
differences between science and religion, and asserting that acceptance
of evolution does not require abandoning belief in God.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/025256
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| Google, Yahoo, Others Sued Over Solitaire Patent |
| from the patent-trolls dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday January 05, @08:24 (Patents) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/0138259
|
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An anonymous reader writes "Back in 2004, Slashdot posted about
[0]computer solitaire being patented. It was a ridiculous patent and made
it onto the EFF's list of [1]worst patents. However, not much had been
heard about that patent until now. It turns out that the patent holder,
Sheldon Goldberg, is now using that patent to [2]sue a bunch of different
online publications, including Digg, eBaum's World, the NY Times, Cnet
and the Washington Post. He's also suing Google, Yahoo and AOL (why
not?)."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/0138259
Links:
0. http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/03/1516237&tid=206
1. http://w2.eff.org/patent/wanted/patent.php?p=sheldon
2. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080104/025253.shtml
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| Warner Backs Blu-Ray. End Times For HD-DVD? |
| from the sure-why-not dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday January 05, @09:25 (Television) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/1337258
|
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An anonymous reader writes "The NY Times reports: In addition to Apple,
Warner Brothers is now going to [0]throw its weight behind the Blu-ray
format for high-definition disks. Warner has been the only major studio
to publish its movies in both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. Today, the
studio announced that from now on, it would [1]only issue movies in
Blu-ray. Richard Greenfield, the media analyst with Pali Research, wrote
that this marks the end of the format wars: "We expect HD DVD to 'die' a
quick death.""
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/1337258
Links:
0. http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1700383,00.html
1. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/did-warner-brothers-just-kill-hd-dvd/index.html?hp
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| Bill Gates and Microsoft Fund Telescope |
| from the he's-still-a-nerd-people dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday January 05, @10:18 (Space) |
|
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/1420206
|
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[0]coondoggie writes "Bill Gates and the Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts
and Sciences this week donated $30 million to [1]an ambitious telescope
that researchers say will be able to survey the entire sky every three
nights ��� something never done before. The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
(LSST) Project got $20 million from the Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and
Sciences and $10 million from Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates.
Expected to see its "first light" in 2014, the 8.4-meter LSST will survey
the entire visible sky deeply in multiple colors every week with its 3
billion-pixel digital camera, probing the mysteries of dark matter and
dark energy and opening a movie-like window on objects that change or
move. With the telescope scientists will be able to quickly find
Earth-threatening asteroids and exploding stars called supernovas and
will be able to map out 100 billion galaxies, according to researchers."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/1420206
Links:
0. http://networkworld.com/
1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/23514
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| Weave... Mozilla Is Trying To Be More Social |
| from the how-about-trying-to-leak-less dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday January 05, @11:14 (Mozilla) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/156200
|
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[0]Cassanova writes "Weave is the newest Mozilla Labs project. It allows
the user to save browser settings on Mozilla servers (Favorites,
sessions, passwords, etc.) and load them from anywhere. With this
project. Mozilla is trying to be an online services provider, which is an
important step. But[1] can Mozilla labs get over the privacy issues?"
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/156200
Links:
0. http://wddc.blogspot.com/
1. http://wddc.blogspot.com/2008/01/mozilla-weave-mozilla-is-trying-to-be.html
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| Facebook Widget Installs Zango Spyware |
| from the hate-when-that-happens dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday January 05, @12:16 (Security) |
|
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/157208
|
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BaCa writes "A malicious Facebook Widget actively spreading on the social
networking site [0]ultimately prompts users to install the infamous
"Zango" adware/spyware. The tremendous success and lightning fast
expansion of Facebook empowered the social networking giant with an
impressive user base. Needless to say, in a digital world where web
traffic equals money, such a user base attracts spammers, virus/spyware
seeders, and other ethic-less online marketers like honey would attract
flies."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/157208
Links:
0. http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=898
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| NYT Notes Flaws In Current Electronic Voting Methods |
| from the judge-carefully dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday January 05, @13:32 (United States) |
|
http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/1718210
|
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dstates writes "The New York time has an informative article on
electronic voting with [0]some frightening statistics and interesting
anecdotes. Printers on Diebold machines in Cayahoga County OH jammed 20%
of the time, making paper trail recounts suspect. Crashing voting
machines in California reportedly resulted from Windows CE sensing
fingers sliding from one key to another as a drag and drop event, and the
Diebold software failing to handle the event. Of course, rather than just
ignore this unanticipated condition, the OS did the right thing for a
voting machine and crashed."
Discuss this story at:
http://politics.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/1718210
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| Vista SP1 Guides for IT Professionals Released |
| from the get-prepped-before-the-hammer-falls dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday January 05, @14:29 (Windows) |
|
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/1723202
|
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wilkinism writes "Microsoft released [0]several detailed documents
explaining just about everything you ever wanted to know about Vista SP1.
Highlights include a [1]Deployment Guide, [2]list of included hotfixes,
and a 17-page list of [3]'Notable Changes'. In reviewing the Notable
Changes document, it seems the company focused on improving reliability &
performance in really specific scenarios, so it's no wonder that most
reviewers are reporting no noticeable gains."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/1723202
Links:
0. http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/b984ce70-701b-4565-868e-51d1ba47555d1033.mspx
1. http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/5cf710a1-1414-4d11-97de-0748abdcec651033.mspx
2. http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/20184cb6-7038-4e82-a32c-4bc10ffe56ab1033.mspx
3. http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/005f921e-f706-401e-abb5-eec42ea0a03e1033.mspx
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| High School Robotics Competition Kicks Off |
| from the all-fun-till-they-nuke-the-colonies dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday January 05, @15:46 (Robotics) |
|
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/2030241
|
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DeviceGuru writes "Some 35,000 high school students from over 1500 high
schools in eight countries today began competing in the [0]annual US
FIRST student robotics contest. This year's competition, dubbed FIRST
Overdrive, challenges the student teams to build semi-autonomous robots
that can will move 40-inch diameter inflatable balls around a playing
field and score the most points. In this year's game, two alliances of
three teams each work collaboratively to win each round. An [1]animated
simulation of the game (in several video formats) is available online."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/2030241
Links:
0. http://www.deviceguru.com/2008/01/05/high-school-robotics-competition-kicks-off/
1. http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/2008_frcwebcasts.php
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| Boeing 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack |
| from the does-anyone-speak-l33t dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday January 05, @16:32 (Security) |
|
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/2057247
|
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[0]palegray.net writes "An article posted yesterday on Wired.com notes
that 'Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet [1]may have a serious
security vulnerability in its onboard computer networks that could allow
passengers to access the plane's control systems, according to the U.S.
Federal Aviation Administration.' They're already working on solutions to
the problem - including placing more physical separation between aircraft
networks and implementing more robust software-based firewalls."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/2057247
Links:
0. http://classhelper.org/articles/pcp_backup_server/
1. http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2008/01/dreamliner_security
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| A Bleak Future For Physical Media Purchases? |
| from the it's-a-madhouse-a-madhouse dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday January 05, @17:26 (Media) |
|
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/2142214
|
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KevReedUK writes "The folks at ZDNet are [0]eulogising over the upcoming
death of physical media music sales. They refer to the noticeable drop in
physical sales of albums whilst digital sales continue climbing (albeit
at a reduced rate). Their central argument is that 'the music industry
was pillaged by piracy and competition from other forms of entertainment
such as video games ... [2007] marked the lowest tally and the steepest
decline since Nielsen began publishing estimates based on point-of-sales
data in 1993, a Nielsen representative said. The peak year in that time
was 2000, when sales reached 785 million units.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/2142214
Links:
0. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6224597.html
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| RIAA's 'Misspeaking' May Have Affected Verdict |
| from the slip-of-the-tongue-i-swear dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Saturday January 05, @18:30 (The Courts) |
|
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/05/2158242
|
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NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "David Kravetz of Wired.com covered last
year's [0]Capitol v. Thomas trial gavel-to-gavel. It's worth noting,
then, his article saying that [1]the RIAA's recent statement ��� that
Sony's top litigation lawyer 'misspoke' during the trial. She said that
making a copy from one's own cd is 'stealing', which (in his words) may
have caused a major [2]miscarriage of justice. Wired further points out
that later on in the trial, during the RIAA's examination of Ms. Thomas,
'On the hard drive she [turned] over were thousands of songs Thomas said
she ripped from her CDs. The RIAA's Gabriel suggested to jurors that
copying one's purchased music was a violation of the Copyright Act.
Gabriel, for example, asked Thomas whether she had ever burned CDs,
either for herself, or to give away to friends.' Gabriel, the RIAA's lead
attorney, apparently misspoke too ��� prejudicing jurors along the way."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/01/05/2158242
1. http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2008/01/according-to-cary-sherman-of-riaa-sony.html
2. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/01/riaas-cary-sher.html
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