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Israeli ISPs Caught Interfering With P2P Traffic 139

Posted by kdawson from the red-hands-in-the-cookie-jar dept.
Fuzzzy writes "For a long time, people have suspected that Israeli ISPs are blocking or delaying P2P traffic. However, no hard evidence was provided, and the ISPs denied any interference. Today Ynetnews published a report on comprehensive research that for the first time proves those suspicions. Using Glasnost and Switzerland, an Internet attorney / blogger found evidence of deep packet inspection and deliberate delays. From the article: 'Since 2007 Ynet has received complaints according to which Israeli ISPs block P2P traffic. Those were brought to the media and were dismissed by the ISPs. Our findings were that there is direct and deliberate interference in P2P traffic by at least two out of the three major ISPs and that this interference exists by both P2P caching and P2P blocking.'"

Comment Re:Murdoch is not a technophobe (Score 4, Insightful) 504

by jasonditz (#29708231) Attached to: Rupert Murdoch Says Google Is Stealing His Content

The line between professional blogger and professional journalist is an increasingly murky one (from day to day I'm not even sure which I am, but its definitely one or the other), and even if some of the major "dead tree" media sites haven't figured out how to make money there are a lot of others that do, albeit on a smaller scale.

But is that really a problem? I look at it like the OSS industry: there may never be the sort of revenues in the free software world that there was in the commercial software world, but plenty of open source projects/companies are profitable, and so long as the product is better, who cares?

Google isn't the problem here, and they're just being used as a scapegoat because they make money and other people don't. But I don't hear Canonical griping to HP just because HP is making a profit on their hardware and people just download Ubuntu for free, one of the few things that makes an HP system remotely usable.

The "old media" types have an outdated business model, but they also increasingly have a credibility problem. Most of their highest priced talent has gotten very sloppy in recent years, and a lot of them just pick their favorite politician or party and parrot the official line until told otherwise. Show me a well known newspaper columnist of the last ten years and I'll show you someone who has repeatedly claimed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

Comment Reality Check (Score 1) 1032

by jasonditz (#29568189) Attached to: Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

Iran does not have nuclear weapons... the United States intelligence community has reaffirmed as recently as two weeks ago that Iran does not have an active nuclear weapons program, and the IAEA has certified within the last several weeks that NONE of Iran's uranium is being enriched beyond 5% or being diverted to anything other than energy production. The new facility is not anywhere near completed and Iran told the IAEA about it last week, more than six months before it is expected to be operational, which is the legal requirement.

This run-up to war is a combination of jingoism and sloganeering, and it would be completely farcical if the United States hadn't already started a massive war right next door on the identical pretext.
Data Storage

Apple Removes Nearly All Reference To ZFS 361

Posted by kdawson from the you-say-technology-i-say-politics dept.
Roskolnikov writes "Apple has apparently decided that ZFS isn't really ready for prime time. We've been discussing Apple/ZFS rumors, denials, and sightings for some years now. Currently a search on Apple's site for ZFS yields only two hits, one of them probably an oversight in the ZFS-cleansing program and the other a reference to open source. Contrast this with an item from the Google cache regarding ZFS and Snow Leopard. Apple has done this kind of disappearing act in the past, but I was really hoping that this was one feature promise they would keep. I certainly hope this isn't the first foot in the grave for ZFS on OS X."
The Internet

Sony CEO Proposes "Guardrails For the Internet" 708

Posted by timothy from the red-light-cameras-too dept.
testadicazzo writes "Micheal Lynton, the guy who said 'I'm a guy who doesn't see anything good having come from the Internet. Period.' has posted an editorial at the Huffington Post titled Guardrails for the Internet, in which he defends his comment, and suggests that just as the interstate system needs guardrails, so too does the information superhighway. The following is pretty indicative of the article: 'Internet users have become used to getting things when they want it and how they want it, and those of us in the entertainment business want to meet that kind of demand as efficiently and effectively as possible. But what has happened online is that if it is 'beyond store hours' and the shop is closed, a lot of people just smash the window and steal what they want. Freedom without restraint is chaos, and if we don't figure out some way to prevent online chaos, the quantity, quality and availability of the kinds of entertainment, literature, art and scholarship we need to have a healthy, vibrant culture will suffer.'"

Comment != Libertarianism (Score 1) 405

by jasonditz (#27845685) Attached to: Let Big Brother Hawk Anti-Virus Software
State subsidies for antivirus programs are going to have all sorts of unforeseen and undesirable consequences. Beyond the whole spending money they don't have thing, virii are predominantly a Windows problem.

By making anti-virus software a matter of public policy, the government will be encouraging people to use Windows ahead of alternatives, whose achilles heels are not being masked by government action. PSAs about the efficacy of free anti-virus programs is also going to further the illusion that Windows is (or at least can be made) a safe experience.

The only safe Windows experience is abstinence, and we don't need DC telling our kids otherwise.
Security

Morris Worm Turning 20 84

Posted by Soulskill from the malware-what-is-that dept.
netbuzz writes "The Internet will mark an infamous anniversary Sunday, when the Morris worm turns 20. Considered the first major attack on the 'Net, Morris served as a wake-up call about the risk of software bugs, and it set the stage for network security to become an important area of computer science. It was also the first time many non-techies heard of the 'Net, as the mainstream media covered the story extensively." Reader maximus1 contributes a brief ITWorld story about Robert Morris himself.

Comment The sad reality (Score 1) 540

by jasonditz (#25374607) Attached to: Getting Hired As an Entry-Level Programmer?
I went through the same thing in my own field of study from college... I got my degree just a couple months after the optics market crashed, everybody wanted experience. All these people have good ideas, and maybe they're more practical in programming, but the fact of the matter is that in a bad economy there really are a lot of experienced people out of work and willing to take what would normally be entry level jobs, and you're competing against them. Graduate school is an option, waiting is an option, trying a different field is an option. I waited for years for the optics market to turn around and ended up in a career I love that had absolutely nothing to do with what I went to college for. Best of luck in whatever path you choose.
Operating Systems

Fast-Booting Text-Editor Operating System? 660

Posted by timothy from the hell-you-say dept.
cgenman writes "What is the fastest booting operating system out there that is still sufficient for editing text? Quite frequently, I'll need to boot my laptop and edit a few lines of text, or jot down an idea or two. XP loads in roughly 4 minutes to usable, and Ubuntu loads in about 60 seconds. Both feel like an eternity if there isn't a pen and paper around. What is the best operating system that people have found which would load to useable in under 20 seconds, can edit text files in something a little more friendly than VI or EMACS, yet can still access fat32 formatted USB drives? GUIs aren't required, but commands which require arcane foreknowledge or a cheat sheet are out."
Businesses

IT Internship In the US For a Foreigner? 298

Posted by kdawson from the foot-in-the-door dept.
grk writes "I am from Europe, studying Business Informatics. I have plenty of IT-related work experience (from my part-time job and summer jobs) ranging from Project Management and Software Planning to Programming. In the 5th semester my curriculum has scheduled an internship for February 2009 preceding bachelor examinations and bachelor thesis. It will last for about three months. I would like to do my internship in the US, but I do not know how to start. Is it common to send unsolicited applications to companies in the US? Try the big corporations? Should I go for an employment agency? Which ones to choose from? What about the pay? Where I come from it is common to pay only a fraction of what your work is actually worth if it's called an 'internship.' Does this apply to the US as well? Any other recommendations?"

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