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Submission + - The Man Who Makes Money Off Your Mistakes

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Hugh Pickens writes
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "Meet Hunter Moore whose web site IsAnyOneUp.com gets 30 million page views and clears $13,000 a month posting anonymous submissions of nude photos from jilted ex's, recent hookup's, or vengeful friends and then cross references the racy photos with screen grabs of the unconsenting subjects' actual Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr accounts. “People threaten me with lawsuits every day, which is funny, because it fuels the site,” says Moore who was once stabbed by a young woman who was unhappy about having her pictures posted on his site. “They send me all this crazy stuff, but at the same time they’re just building content for my site, which just makes me more popular.” One of the site's most interesting regular features is "Daily Hate," which contains outraged correspondence from people who have had their pictures posted without their consent but Moore doesn't worry because his site is protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 that provides immunity for Internet service providers who publish information provided by others. That’s why the submission form is so important. It is, essentially, a contract. “Anything defamatory, it’s not mine, it’s yours. You’re taking 100% ownership, I’m not taking the copyright," says Moore. "With my site, I don’t want any of that.""
Biotech

Submission + - Researchers develop insulin substitute for treatin (gizmag.com)

Submitted by cylonlover
cylonlover writes: The World Diabetes Foundation estimated that some 285 million people, or around 6 percent of the world's adult population, were living with diabetes in 2010. For type 1 diabetics and up to 27 percent of type 2 diabetics, that means daily insulin injections, which can be uncomfortable and inconvenient. Since most people would rather pop a pill than get a shot, researchers have been trying to develop an oral form of insulin. However, this has proven difficult because insulin is a protein that is broken down in the stomach and gut. Now a team of researchers from Australia's Curtin University has found an insulin substitute to treat diabetes orally that they hope could help take the needle out of diabetes for many people.
Space

Submission + - Russian Phobos-Grunt probe off course (en.rian.ru)

Submitted by kanto
kanto writes: The probe intended to retrieve a soil sample from the Mars moon Phobos has failed to set course for the red planet. According to the head of Russia's Federal Space Agency, Vladimir Popovkin, the probe's engine failed to start possibly due to it's onboard computer failing simply to send the "switch on" command and that this is an emergency they had anticipated and that could be corrected.

The probe has 3 days worth of batterypower in which time the issue has to be resolved or Russia's 15 year dry run of interplanetary exploration will continue.

Submission + - Dealing with a partially defunct employer 1

Submitted by grahamsaa
grahamsaa writes: I recently updated my resume and checked the web site of one of my previous employers to see how it might look to, well, anyone who looks at my resume. I was horrified to find that while the company is still (sort of) in business, their web site is horribly out of date. It lists a phone number that doesn't work anymore. Signing up for automated e-mail from them results in an auto-reply from an employee who long since quit (saying that he no longer works there). Not too recently, I did good work for this company as a contractor, but now their website lives on, undead, and if any prospective employer looks at my resume and decides to check this company out, it doesn't give a very good impression. So what have other people in this position done to mitigate the damage of a (fairly recent) work history with a zombie company?

Submission + - Apple ban security expert for exposing iOS flaw (msn.com) 1

Submitted by Albanach
Albanach writes: Reuters is reporting that Apple has expelled Charlie Miller, a researcher with Accuvant Labs and highly regarded cybersecurity expert from its iOS developers' programs. The move comes after he publicly demonstrated a flaw in its iOS operating system. Miller disclosed that he had figured out a way to build apps that can secretly download other programs that are capable of stealing data, sending text messages or destroying information. After disclosing the flaw via YouTube, Apple retaliated by banning Miller from the developer program for at least one year.
Crime

Submission + - Woman Burns Down House After Facebook Unfriending

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Hugh Pickens writes
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "The Des Moines Register reports that detectives have arrested Jennifer Christine Harris of Des Moines, on a charge of first-degree arson after the home of Jim and Nikki Rasmussen went up in smoke in the early morning hours. The friendship of Nikki Rasmussen and Harris apparently hit a rough patch while the former friends were planning a party via Facebook and the big event went bust with many declined e-vites, Harris allegedly held Rasmussen accountable, and according to news reports, posted some unsavory items on her Facebook wall. Rasmussen exacted her revenge with a few clicks of the mouse and de-friended Harris. This affront was too much for Harris who took her anger offline and allegedly torched the family’s garage. The family was sleeping at the time but the sounds alerted family members to the danger and they managed to escape as the siding on their house began to melt from the heat of the fire in the detached garage. Harris is being held in the Polk County Jail on $100,000 bond."
Censorship

Submission + - South Korea to block Port 25 in Attempt to Fight S (zombie-storage.com) 1

Submitted by Shoe Puppet
Shoe Puppet writes: The South Korean government has a new plan to combat spam: Blocking (or banning?) the standard SMTP port 25. Only Port 587, which by the specifications only accepts authenticated email submissions, will remain open.

Can anyone able to understand the Koran sources provide any more detail?

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