Submission + - Slashdot Hall of Fame, Missing in Action? (slashdot.org)
squideatingdough writes: The Slashdot Hall of Fame is now a blank page. Does anyone know why? I remember looking at it about a month or so ago.
Submission + - Japanese Reactor Doomed? (cringely.com)
squideatingdough writes: Robert X. Cringely posts an interesting analysis of the state of one of Japan's nuclear reactors affected by the earthquake, saying that the assistance offered by the U.S. government hints that the reactor is most likely never to be used again.
Submission + - Facebook -- Less Private (Again)
squideatingdough writes: I don't have my phone number posted on Facebook, but several of my friends do. It appears that Facebook is now posting that information publicly. Can any Slashdotters confirm that this is (yet again) another privacy gaffe by the Facebook crew?
Submission + - ASCAP Declares War on Free Culture, EFF (zeropaid.com)
Andorin writes: According to Drew Wilson at ZeroPaid and Cory Doctorow, the ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), a US organization that aims to collect royalties for its members for the use of their copyrighted works, has began soliciting donations to fight key organizations of the free culture movement, such as Creative Commons, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Public Knowledge. According to a letter received by ASCAP member Mike Rugnetta, "Many forces including Creative Commons, Public Knowledge, Electronic Frontier Foundation and technology companies with deep pockets are mobilizing to promote “Copyleft” in order to undermine our “Copyright.” They say they are advocates of consumer rights, but the truth in these groups simply do not want to pay for the use of our music. Their mission is to spread the word that our music should be free." (Part 1 and part 2 of the letter.) The collecting agency is asking that its professional members donate to its Legislative Fund for the Arts, which appears to be a lobbying campaign meant to convince Congress that artists should not have the choice of licensing their works under a copyleft license.
Submission + - Warning: 3D Hazardous to Your Health (audioholics.com)
SchlimpyChicken writes: Turns out 3D television can be inherently dangerous to your developing children — and adults as well. There's a malaise in children that can prevent full stereopsis (depth perception) from developing, called strabismus, or lazy-eye. It is an abnormal alignment of the eyes in which the eyes do not focus on the same object — kind of like when you watch a 3D movie. As a result, depth perception is compromised. Acting on a hunch, the guys over at Audioholics contacted Mark Pesce, who worked with Sega on its VR Headset over 15 years ago — you know, the headset that never made it to market. As it turns out, back then Sega uncovered serious health risks involved with children consuming 3D and quickly buried the reports — and the project. Unfortunately, the exact same dangers exist in today's 3D, and the electronics, movie and gaming industries seem to be ignoring this and pushing ahead with a technology. If fully realized, 3D just might affect the vision of millions of children and, according to the latest research, many adults, across the country.
Submission + - scientology snaps up domains
An anonymous reader writes: In an ongoing effort to intimidate some high level defectors, one of Scientology's corporations, Religious Technology Center, has been grabbing domains with the names of specific critics. Speculation is that searches for critical information about Scientology will be redirected to RTC sites with anti-critic information. The acquisition of domains with private individuals' names also raises legal questions about identity theft and harassment.
Story at:
http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/A_list_of_2,070_Scientology_cult_domain_names_registered_to_domains@scientology.net
http://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/david-miscavige-wants-to-be-like-mike/
Story at:
http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/A_list_of_2,070_Scientology_cult_domain_names_registered_to_domains@scientology.net
http://markrathbun.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/david-miscavige-wants-to-be-like-mike/
