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Submission + - The Future of Linux: Evolving Everywhere

Submitted by snydeq
snydeq writes: Serdar Yegalulp offers a long view of the current evolution of Linux, one that sees the open source OS firmly entrenched as a cornerstone of IT, evolving in almost every direction at once — including most demonstrably toward the mobile and embedded markets. 'If Linux acceptance and development are peaking, where does Linux go from up? Because Linux is such a mutable phenomenon and appears in so many incarnations, there may not be any single answer to that question. More important, perhaps, is how Linux — the perennial upstart — will embrace the challenges of being a mature and, in many areas, market-leading project. Here's a look at the future of Linux: as raw material, as the product of community and corporate contributions, and as the target of any number of challenges to its ethos, technical prowess, and growth.'

Submission + - What I learned about mashups.

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: About a week ago we were in school assignment. We had to find out how they function data mashups. These are basically websites that combine various data and thereby gaining added value. The simplest it can be seen as the www.mapase.com. They contain maps from google, weather from wheather.com, pictures of flicker, and geographic data from I do not know which service. Mashups are the future of internet.

Submission + - We're TOAST if we fight Google on price (channelregister.co.uk) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A competitive strategist at Microsoft has told cloudy partners that competing with Google on price is proving to be commercial suicide, particularly in industries where firms are under financial constraint.

Submission + - Female Kernel Dev Tells Linus Torvalds to Stop Using Threatening Language (internetnews.com) 1

Submitted by darthcamaro
darthcamaro writes: The Linux Kernel Development Mailing List can be a hostile place for anyone. It's an environment where foul language from Linus Torvalds is the norm and the tone of some conversations can be threatening. Now Intel developer Sarah Sharp is taking a stand and she wants the LKML to become a more civil place.

Seriously, guys? Is this what we need in order to get improve -stable? Linus Torvalds is advocating for physical intimidation and violence. Ingo Molnar and Linus are advocating for verbal abuse. Not *fucking* cool. Violence, whether it be physical intimidation, verbal threats or verbal abuse is not acceptable. Keep it professional on the mailing lists.

Submission + - Sound Waves as Effective as Brain Surgery at Treating Essential Tremor (virginia.edu)

Submitted by fahrbot-bot
fahrbot-bot writes: Scalpel-free surgery using focused sound waves appears to be as effective in treating essential tremor as traditional surgery that requires drilling into the skull, a groundbreaking clinical trial at the University of Virginia Health System has found.

All 15 participants in U.Va.'s trial saw a substantial reduction in their involuntary shaking after undergoing the experimental focused ultrasound procedure. The rate of side effects was similar to that of traditional brain surgery. The patients were able to leave the hospital the next day.

Submission + - Can a Creationist be a effective tech writer? (gawker.com) 2

Submitted by SeattleGameboy
SeattleGameboy writes: A well-known tech and culture writer for New York Times and Slate published and article where she announced that she is a Creationist. Do you believe someone who does not believe in science should/can cover tech subjects for magazines and newspapers? Hamilton Nolan at Gawker doesn't seem to believe this is a good idea. Isn't this something like CommanderTaco becoming a fashion editor at Vogue?

Submission + - Video Gamers Now Considered Pro Athletes For Visas (foxnews.com)

Submitted by cold fjord
cold fjord writes: It's not dated April 1st. From Fox News Latino: " According to the U.S. government, video gamers from other countries can now qualify for a visa because they are “professional athletes.” Riot Games, creators of the "League Of Legends" video game, have successfully lobbied U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Homeland Security Department agency that handles visa applications, to recognize their competitive gaming events. That means foreign gamers would be allowed into the country on temporary legal visas, much like professional sport leagues like the NBA or Major League Soccer have brought in renowned athletes like Brit David Beckham or Tony Parker, a French citizen."

Submission + - Hardly Anyone Is Buying 'Smart Guns' (vice.com)

Submitted by Daniel_Stuckey
Daniel_Stuckey writes: The technology is here. So-called "smart guns" are being programmed to recognize a gun owner’s identity and lock up if the weapon ends up in the wrong hands. Entrepreneurs and engineers have been developing technology to make safer guns since the early '90s, and by now we've got working prototypes of guns that read fingerprints, hand grips or even sensors embedded under the skin. But after 15 years of innovation, personalized guns still haven't penetrated the marketplace.

Submission + - Why the Xbox One could be a hit with businesses (networkworld.com)

Submitted by colinneagle
colinneagle writes: Microsoft makes some good points in its business pitch for the Xbox One, most notably that, at $499, it would be a pretty easy expense write-off. But The Xbox One will also offer Skype, SkyDrive, IE and Office and Wi-Fi Direct, plus you can write your own apps for it. Since the Xbox One is powered by an x86 chip courtesy of AMD, most PC developers should not be overly challenged in writing custom apps. The Kinect One audio/video detector will be the real selling point here, as it is much more advanced than any Webcam, with wide-angle 1080p motion detection that can be operated by voice and gestures. Wi-Fi Direct will allow owners of Xbox One to send presentations from a tablet or notebook to the console for display on the TV, and you can use the Smart Glass controller to navigate through the PowerPoint presentation or use a tablet to control Internet Explorer.

And that's all out of the box. Since Xbox One will support third-party applications, you can build all kinds of custom business tools that utilize the hardware, including Kinect, and software.

Submission + - Richard Stallman: Snowden leak a chance for privacy, time to fight Big Brother (rt.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Video interview with RMS on RT: "Snowden and Assange besieged but not defeated, while privacy has a better chance now than it had before. We talk to freedom activist and free software developer Richard Stallman, who believes the fight against the total surveillance on the part of the governments is far from over."

Submission + - Open Source Tortilla for Tor to be Released at Black Hat (threatpost.com)

Submitted by msm1267
msm1267 writes: A researcher is expected to release Tortilla, an open source tool that anonymously routes TCP and DNS traffic through Tor, at the upcoming Black Hat conference. Tortilla provides a secure, anonymous means of routing traffic through Tor regardless of client software and without the need for a VPN or secure tunnel.

Submission + - Space err... penetrator?

Submitted by sackbut
sackbut writes: "British engineers have told reporters that a test of their space penetrator has been conducted and all signs suggest it was a complete success. The space penetrator is a bullet shaped projectile with electronics inside. Its purpose is to hard-land on another planet or moon, penetrating the surface by up to ten feet, then radio back sensor information."

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-07-british-successful-space-penetrator.html#jCp

Submission + - Generic TLDs Threaten Name Collisions and Information Leakage (darkreading.com) 1

Submitted by CowboyRobot
CowboyRobot writes: As the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) continues its march toward the eventual approval of hundreds, if not more than 1,000, generic top-level domains (gTLDs), security experts warn that some of the proposed names could weaken network security at many companies. Two major issues could cause problems for companies: If domain names that are frequently used on a company's internal network — such as .corp, .mail, and .exchange — become accepted gTLDs, then organizations could inadvertently expose data and server access to the Internet. In addition, would-be attackers could easily pick up certificates for domains that are not yet assigned and cache them for use in man-in-the-middle attacks when the specific gTLD is deployed.

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