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Vista Family Discount Keys Found Not Compatible 394

Posted by CowboyNeal from the fits-a-different-lock dept.
acousticiris writes "Many (if not all) users who took advantage of Microsoft's Vista Family Discount have been issued invalid installation keys and cannot install Windows Vista Home Premium. Microsoft says, 'There is no expected time period for a fix at this time.' According to the article, the keys are valid for something, just not Windows Vista. Perhaps it's just too simple to issue these folks new keys and send them on their way."
Microsoft

Submission + - Defeater of Vista DRM Speaks

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Recently, news broke that Vista's DRM dubbed Protected Media Pathway had been defeated. Now Alex Ionescu, who discovered the flaw in PMP has been interviewed with the P2P news site Slyck.com.
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Rush Limbaugh Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Submitted by jomama717
jomama717 writes: From the article:

Landmark Legal Foundation today nominated nationally syndicated radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Limbaugh, whose daily radio show is heard by more than 20 million people on more than 600 radio stations in the United States and around the world, was nominated for the prestigious award for his "nearly two decades of tireless efforts to promote liberty, equality and opportunity for all humankind, regardless of race, creed, economic stratum or national origin. These are the only real cornerstones of just and lasting peace throughout the world," said Landmark President Mark R. Levin. "Rush Limbaugh is the foremost advocate for freedom and democracy in the world today," explained Levin.
There is no topic called "It's sad. Cry."
Power

Submission + - Vertical Axis Wind Revolution

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Sterling D. Allan
Sterling D. Allan writes: "Historically, vertical axis turbines have lagged behind horizontal prop turbine designs. That may be changing with TMA Global Wind Energy System's vertical axis design. Not only are they cost competitive with the best horizontal turbine designs, but they have numerous other advantages such low visible profile, no bird strikes, low vibrations, essentially no electromagnetic disruption of communications. You can also fit more of them on the same real estate size to generate more energy. It looks as though vertical axis wind technology may now take the lead."
Republicans

Submission + - FL Gov. wants touch-screen voting machines gone

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Eager to end six troublesome years of touch screen voting in Florida, Gov. Charlie Crist wants every county to switch to paper ballots by 2008.

Crist will ask the Legislature to spend more than $30-million to replace touch screens with an optical scan system that allows a voter to mark an oval next to a candidate's name before slipping a ballot into an electronic reader — the same way absentee ballots are cast.

The change would affect a majority of the state's voters living in 15 mostly urban counties, including Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco.

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/01/31/State/Crist_want s_touch_scr.shtml
Security

Bruce Schneier Talks Brain Heuristics and Security 83

Posted by CowboyNeal from the just-because-you're-paranoid dept.
ancientribe writes "Bruce Schneier is at it again: the security icon shares his latest research and insight on the interplay between psychology and security in this article in Dark Reading. The focus of Schneier's latest research is on brain heuristics and perceptions of security, which may be the basis for the best-selling author's next book. His goal for the topic, which he'll be presenting at the RSA Conference next week, is to focus on how people think, and feel, about security, and how neuroscience can help explain how our perception of risk doesn't always match reality."
Security

Submission + - Trade Group gives the Government a "D"

Submitted by DarkHelmet
DarkHelmet writes: Grant Gross from the IDG News Service reports that a trade group gives the U.S. government a low cybersecurity grade. From the article: 'The CSIA, a trade group representing cybersecurity vendors, gave the U.S. government D grades in three areas: security of sensitive information, security and reliability of critical infrastructure, and federal government information assurance.' And everyone thought that the government had all this secret technology from the aliens...
Space

Submission + - Wanted: Home-builders for the moon

Submitted by el crowbar
el crowbar writes: NASA announced the broad outlines of its plan for an eventual lunar outpost less than two months ago. The general idea is to set up shop on the rim of a crater near one of the moon's poles. Such areas would be in sunlight, with a line-of-sight link to Earth all year round. The first crews would stay for just a week at a time, but by 2025, six-month tours of duty would be the norm. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16871258/
Slashdot.org

Journal Journal: Wake up!!!! 5

Journal by Em Emalb

It's time for your nap.

(is this thing on?)
Programming

Submission + - Jobs' "Ball and Chain" Remark About Java D

Submitted by jg21
jg21 writes: Java Developer's Journal has published an article sampling the current debate triggered by Steve Jobs's declaration that "Java's not worth building in. Nobody uses Java anymore. It's this big heavyweight ball and chain." The views of Bruce Eckel feature prominently. Eckel says of Java: "It was admirable once, but a language only evolves if its designers and advocates can acknowledge problems. Pretending that a language is successful in places where it's not is just denial." Another software veteran, Steve Benfield the former CTO of Silverstream, says he has abandoned Java for Flex.
Republicans

Submission + - New Florida Governor Wants E-Voting Paper Trail

Submitted by flanksteak
flanksteak writes: New Florida governor Charlie Crist held a press conference today in which he offered up $32 million to make sure all Florida votes are backed by paper trails by the 2008 election. Election supervisors have the option to retrofit paperless machines if they already have them, but a paper trail will be a requirement.

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