Submission + - Google attacks UN net conference (bbc.co.uk)
It has been claimed some countries will try to wrest oversight of the net's technical specifications and domain name system from US bodies to an international organisation.
However, the UN has said there would be consensus before any change was agreed.
Submission + - Thousands of Natural Gas Leaks Found in Boston
"While our study was not intended to assess explosion risks, we came across six locations in Boston where gas concentrations exceeded the threshold above which explosions can occur," Nathan Phillips, associate professor at BU, said in a statement.
With "a device to measure methane" in a vehicle equipped with GPS, Duke and Boston University researchers created a nice little map showing the methane levels in parts per million at different points in the city.
"Repairing these leaks will improve air quality, increase consumer health and safety, and save money," study researcher Robert B. Jackson, of Duke, said in a statement. "We just have to put the right financial incentives into place."
It looks like money is an issue (imagine that)...
Submission + - Should hosting companies have change freezes?
Submission + - Hardware vendors sue Dutch government over copyright levies (itworld.com)
"The companies now hold the State liable for all damages caused by the levies," the hardware vendors said in a joint news release on Wednesday. Trade association FIAR Consumer Electronics, which has as members companies such as Samsung, Sharp, Sony and LG, is also a party to the litigation. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the District Court of The Hague."
Submission + - Outrage in India over arrests for Facebook posts (chron.com)
For that, both women were arrested.
Analysts and the media are slamming the Maharashtra state government for what they said was a flagrant misuse of the law and an attempt to curb freedom of expression. The arrests were seen as a move by police to prevent any outbreak of violence by supporters of Bal Thackeray, a powerful Hindu fundamentalist politician who died Saturday."
Submission + - Judge Demands Email And Facebook Passwords From Women In Sexual Harassment Case
Submission + - Brazil And Peru Dispute .Amazon Domain (techweekeurope.co.uk)
Submission + - The latest craze? High-voltage fences promise to zap would-be copper thieves (networkworld.com) 1
Submission + - Climate change evident across Europe, says report (bbc.co.uk)
The effects of climate change are already evident in Europe and the situation is set to get worse, the European Environment Agency has warned.
"Every indicator we have in terms of giving us an early warning of climate change and increasing vulnerability is giving us a very strong signal," observed EEA executive director Jacqueline McGlade.
Submission + - NASA Working on Getting Rid of the "New Satellite" Smell (gizmag.com)
Submission + - AT&T enables FaceTime over cellular for all, including unlimited data users (bgr.com)
Submission + - Entries open for first ever 24-hour Raspberry Pi hackathon (techworld.com)
Participants will have 24-hours to complete projects, at the end of which judges will category winners will be awarded from a variety of prizes including camcorders, Android tablets and the geek must-have, the Hubsan H107 Quadcopter.
Submission + - Microsoft accidentally gifts pirates with a free Windows 8 Pro license key (extremetech.com) 1
Submission + - Making Sense Of Colors And Shapes In The Toilet (npr.org)
"Here at Shots, we're all for "breaking the taboo around the toilet" (see our recent posts on squatting and fake feces). And we get the sense that there's more confusion out there about what ends up in the toilet than most people would care to admit. And so for World Toilet Day, we're sharing a couple of infographics we stumbled upon recently."