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Earth

Submission + - Help Defuse Earth's Nuclear Suicide Vest (nuclearrisk.org) 1

Submitted by __aajbyc7391
__aajbyc7391 writes: While better known for his invention (with Diffie and Merkle) of public key cryptography, Stanford's Martin Hellman these days is focused on seeking ways to jolt society out of its passive acceptance of nuclear weapons. His most recent effort utilizes striking imagery: "If a man wearing a TNT vest were to walk into the room, everyone would head for the exits, even if they knew that the detonator was under the control of Obama or Medvedev," writes Hellman. "Why do we not seek an escape route just because Earth's explosive vest is not directly visible?" In order to build a critical mass of people who recognize the unacceptable risk posed by nuclear weapons, Hellman sees the Internet as essential for spreading the word. That's where Slashdot comes in: if even a small fraction of this community were to answer Hellman's call to action, we would stand a chance to defuse Earth's nuclear suicide vest!
United States

Submission + - Federal Judge Rebuked for Porn Distribution 3

Submitted by
anagama
anagama writes: "While Robert Zicari and Janet Romano got a year and day for obscenity, Federal Appeals Court Chief Judge Alex Kozinksi only got a non-criminal slap on the wrist for running a private website which he inadvertently made publicly accessible and included "two naked women on all fours painted as cows". While there are clear differences between Zicari/Romano's distribution intentions and the judge's intentions, it is interesting that his possession of simulated bestiality porn is treated so lightly."

Comment Re:Need Massachusetts tags (Score 1) 190

by Lunatrik (#28075011) Attached to: Judge Says Boston Student's Laptop Was Seized Illegally
Yes, deep spending and tax cuts is precisely what our state needs - after all, who needs welfare programs (only the irresponsible, right?), decent schools (only those with.. irresponsible parents unable to put their kids into private school, right?), *better trained* police forces, firemen, public transportation (some of the best I've used in the country, despite the various flaws with the MBTA), extensive crews to salt / deice during the winter, road and pothole repair folks to avoid soil creep issues, ..... ect?

Also, I hate to break it to you, but in November us citizens voted overwhelmingly *AGAINST* a tax decrease. Sure, we have corruption, waste and other such problems, but the corruption found in our government is *nothing*, and I mean *nothing*, compared to the waste we have seen on Wallstreet. If I'm going to throw my money somewhere, I'd much rather it be to an institution designated to provide services to me rather than the capital-hungry fellows on Wallstreet that got us into this mess.

Comment Re:Transfer (Score 1) 665

by Lunatrik (#27891251) Attached to: Alienware Refusing Customers As Thieves
My brother has an alienware system, and you can have multiple systems associated with the same account. Thus, it wouldn't even make sense for someone to list another person on your account as a rights-holder -- what if they stole another of your computers?

Bad system all around, bad company in my experience. Sad, too, because they started off overpriced but friendly.

Comment Re:Multiple interpretations (Score 1) 542

by Lunatrik (#26212327) Attached to: The RIAA's Rocky Road Ahead
Oddly enough, EA is just now (As of yesterday, I think) putting their catalog on Steam.
Also, try X3: Terran Conflict off of Steam for a good space sim - I was not at all a fan of X2 (waaay too complicated) or X3: Reunion (played a demo), but X3:TC does a great job in redesigning the interface so that it is accessible to folks like me (coming out of a Escape Velocity (Ambrosia Software) background largely, too young for Elite and whatnot, although I did play the text-based Federation back when it was on AOL...) -L
Apple

Jobs Not Giving This Year's Macworld Keynote 371

Posted by kdawson from the no-more-things dept.
Many readers including thermopile wrote in about Apple withdrawing from Macworld Expo after this year. The other bad news for Apple fans is that Steve Jobs won't be delivering the keynote in 3 weeks — we may have seen his last "one more thing." Apple VP Phil Schiller will be doing the honors. He's "an Apple executive notably lacking in Jobs's showmanship and star power," according to the Fortune blogger. Apple's press release states that "trade shows have become a very minor part of how Apple reaches its customers." While this may be true, the keynote addresses have been a critical venue for major new product announcements. Apple's stock is taking a 6% hit in after-hours trading, possibly on concerns about Jobs's health. Reader Harry has gathered together YouTube clips from most of the Macworld keynotes Jobs given since 1997.
United States

Discuss the US Presidential Election & the Economy 2369

Posted by CmdrTaco from the stuff-that-matters dept.
A number of folks have been submitting topics that indicate that they want to have a serious discussion on the issues surrounding this election. Since we're under a week now, I've decided to run a series of discussion stories to give you guys a place to discuss the issue. So here's the first one: The Economy. It's the biggest topic these days, eclipsing even war as the most important issue to most Americans. But how will that affect your choice next week? And why?

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