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Feed The Register: Google in crusade against neckties (theregister.com)

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Global privacy counsel obsessed with male physique

A brief summation of Google's new privacy policies. One: Your search data will be made anonymous after it sits on the company's servers for 18 months. Two: Your Google browser cookies will expire if you don't visit the site for two years. And three: a man should not be allowed to hide his "shrinking shoulders" and "protruding paunch" behind a business suit and necktie.
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Linux Kernel Poetry (kerneltrap.org)

Submitted by Rhymin'Simon
Rhymin'Simon writes: Submitting some entertaining Linux kernel documentation for the recently merged lguest, Rusty Russell began, "Lguest is an adventure, with you, the reader, as Hero." In describing why the documentation should be merged, he noted, "(as often complained) there's not enough poetry in the kernel." Linux creator Linus Torvalds explained why this was in a sample verse, "there once was a lad from Braidwood, with a wife and a hatred for FUD, he hacked kernels for fun, couldn't get them to run, but he always felt that he should," launching a humorous series of poems by kernel hackers on the Linux Kernel mailing list.
Privacy

Submission + - UK students must submit fingerprints for lunch (bbc.co.uk)

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wikinerd
wikinerd writes: "A school in the UK decided to start requesting fingerprint scans from its 1100 students before being allowed to get their lunch. From next term, the same school expects to use the biometric system for controlling entry into the school, as well as for dictating who is allowed to use the school's printers. According to a concerned citizen, the school did not consult the parents before implementing the new policy. Currently students carry ID cards that are used for getting their lunches, and the school claims that the biometric system is a means to limit expenses from lost cards, and since the fingerprint scans are not stored there is no breach of civil rights and no need for asking the parents first. However, a group named Leave The Kids Alone says that this is an infringement of liberty since fingerprint templates are stored and can be accessed by the police."
Operating Systems

Submission + - Non-desktop Operating Systems out in the Wild

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: About five years ago, there was a poll here on Slashdot asking which operating systems the Slashdot community uses. Desktop operating systems are arguably the easiest to keep track of in terms of market share these days because of the ubiquitous use of the web on those systems, allowing browsers to leave their user agent strings, giving away the identity of the client's operating system. There are countless surveys out there keeping track of various desktop operating systems' market share. But what about web servers or file servers and other systems that aren't as easily kept track of on a global level? What various operating systems is the Slashdot community using that are being used for server or HPC purposes? Especially interesting would be to hear about which OSes are preferred for certain applications and the reasons, be it ease of use, stability, performance, or some combination.
Space

Submission + - Geostationary Banana over Texas (geostationarybananaovertexas.com)

Submitted by mpthompson
mpthompson writes: I'm not sure what to make of this project, but others may be interested in a proposal to place a giant 300 meter Geostationary Banana over the Texas skies as part of an art intervention project in 2008. The helium filled bamboo and balsa banana will float between the high atmosphere and Earth's low orbit. For one month the banana will be clearly recognizable and visible both day and night from the ground. The one question I have is why does Texas get all the fun?

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