Comment FTFY (Score 3, Insightful) 45
China is the largest investor in renewable energy of any country in the world.[citation needed]
Spanish Court Rules In Favor of P2P Engineer 365
Sir Mal Fet writes "In line with previous rulings discussed here, a judge in Spain has ruled that P2P technologies are 'completely neutral' (original in Spanish ; Google translation ), thus dismissing a lawsuit originated in 2008 from the Spanish Association of Musical Producers (Promusicae), Warner, EMI, and Sony suing Pablo Soto, a Spanish man who created the Blubster, MP2P y Piolet programs to share files. The labels demanded 13 million euros in damages arguing that the mere existence and distribution of P2P technologies violated copyright, but the ruling stated the technology itself was neutral, so the creator could not be held responsible for how the software was used, and demanded that they pay for legal expenses. Promusicae said it was going to appeal the ruling."
Comment Re:exactly! (Score 2) 156
Not sure about "crappy". It's a classic of its genre and, just like the books, has that feeling, typical of the time, that the author smoked something really weird while writing some parts.
Comment Re:Telco power connectors (Score 1) 462
What efficiency? That of the manufacturer's sales team?
A series diode is only a 0.6V drop and, for low-power devices like these, its power use is comparable to all those fancy LEDs in the front. Only that none of these LEDs will protect the device from plugging the wrong supply.
Comment Re:Telco power connectors (Score 1) 462
ADSL modem and ethernet router, same brand. Same connector for the DC power supply. Opposite polarities. So if they were ever unplugged at the same time there was a 50% chance of letting the magic smoke out, which did happen.
A pair of devices so brokenly designed can't, of course, include a series diode. Oh no, that would cost one more cent per device - prohibitive!
Comment Re:Edison reaching out from beyond the grave (Score 1) 462
Electric power steering feels like crap, though
As a 3rd gen Prius user, I beg to differ. Granted, it's not the addictive feel of a BMW coupe, but it feels just fine and if I have to find something needing improvement it's the initial response. But I am rather pleased with this car's handling and especially its power steering, all things considered.
Comment Re:Edison reaching out from beyond the grave (Score 1) 462
[citation needed]
Senator Wants 'Terrorist' Label On Blogs 370
itwbennett writes "Terrorist suspect Jose Pimentel had a blog on Google-owned Blogger. And so it follows that Senator Joe Lieberman sent a letter to Google CEO Larry Page taking him to task because 'Blogger's Content Policy does not expressly ban terrorist content.' Lieberman also pointed out that YouTube does ban terrorist content and added that 'Google's inconsistent standards are adversely affecting our ability to counter violent Islamist extremism online.'"
Comment New legal battle on the horizon (Score 2) 207
So if Intel is now pushing the Pentium brand, and having suffered Intel's legal belligerence myself, I feel sorry for all those who have brand names starting with P and having less than 12 letters.
FBI Scolds NASDAQ Over Out of Date Patches 66
DMandPenfold writes "NASDAQ's aging software and out of date security patches played a key part in the stock exchange being hacked last year, according to the reported preliminary results of an FBI investigation. Forensic investigators found some PCs and servers with out-of-date software and uninstalled security patches, Reuters reported, including Microsoft Windows Server 2003. The stock exchange had also incorrectly configured some of its firewalls. NASDAQ, which prides itself on running some of the fastest client-facing systems in the financial world, does have a generally sound PC and network architecture, the FBI reportedly found. But sources close to the investigation told Reuters that NASDAQ had been an 'easy target' because of the specific security problems found. Investigators had apparently expressed surprise that the stock exchange had not been more vigilant."
Comment Re:Sometimes they get it right (Score 2) 225
you can have guns
You say that as if it was a great thing. What is so cool about everyone in a country with a nine-digit population (which statistically makes the percentage of insane people millions) being able to have deadly weapons with them at all times?
Personally, in that regard I feel much more secure in my country (which is in the EU, by the way) because people can carry guns if: (a) they work for the police, (b) they work for the army (and then not at all times) or (c) has been life-threatened, and a judge decides the threat is serious. All of them have to pass an exam to assess their suitability to carry guns, kind of ensures his/her sanity. Add to that another special permit for sports, which does also require an examination, and allows only for certain classes of weapons and ammunitions. Net result? No guns in the streets. Almost no deaths by gunfire. When there is a shot in the street, it hits the news because it's so rare.
Comment So BT eats the cost? (Score 1) 308
So, I am walking down the street, in the next block someone lifts a wallet and I have to pay for the wallet just because I'm on the same city?
Comment Re:Better Question... (Score 1) 301
They chose to simply moderate +1 instead, while two suspected PTR-less postmaster wannabes moderated -1 Troll. Oh well, such are the Slashdot ways.
Comment Re:Better Question... (Score 1, Troll) 301
Incompetence.
Web Hosts — One-Stop-Shops For Mass Hacking? 70
jjp9999 writes "More than 70,000 websites were compromised in a recent breach of InMotion. Thousands of websites were defaced and others had alterations made to give users a hard time accessing their accounts and fixing the damage. A similar attack hit JustHost back in June, and in a breach of Australian Web host DistributeIT just prior to that, hackers completely deleted more than 4,800 websites that the company was unable to recover. The incidents raise concern that hacker groups are bypassing single targets and hitting Web hosts directly, giving them access to tens of thousands of websites, rather than single targets. While the attacks have caused damage, they weren't as malicious as they could have been. Rather than defacing and deleting, hackers could have quietly planted malware in the sites or stolen customer data. Web hosting companies could be one of the largest holes in non-government cybersecurity, since malicious hackers can gain access through openings left by the Web host, regardless of the security of a given site."
