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Programming

Non-Programming Jobs For a Computer Science Major? 936

Posted by timothy from the not-quite-what-you-expected dept.
An anonymous reader writes "I recently graduated from a 'major' university in America with a BS degree in Computer Science. I unfortunately must admit that I am not very skilled with programming. I finished with the degree, and I've spent much of my college career working a job doing technical support (fixing laptops, troubleshooting Windows problems, etc). What jobs can I get with a computer science degree that are NOT mainly programming jobs? A little programming wouldn't be bad, but none would be preferred. And what kind of salaries do these jobs typically fetch?"
The Courts

Minnesota Pays Video Game Industry $65K In Fees 142

Posted by kdawson from the don't-let-the-door-hit-you dept.
I Said More Ham writes "Minnesota's attorney general will drop the state's efforts to fine underage buyers of violent videogames after a high court struck down a state law as unconstitutional. The Entertainment Software Association, one of the plaintiffs in the case, announced Monday that the state paid $65,000 in attorney's fees and expenses."
Cellphones

iPhone App Enables GSM To WiFi/VoIP Switching 153

Posted by timothy from the voices-in-the-ether dept.
alias420 writes "You can save on long distance and air time with the new 3G iPhone. iPhone Hacks has the scoop on an upcoming iPhone 2.0 App named 'iCall', that will let you switch between VoIP and normal GSM calls anywhere in North America. You can check out their recently released video proof of call switching in action . This software requires no hacks and will be completely official. Here is a little quote from the developer: 'We are part of the Apple iPhone developer program. This is not an application for you naughty jail breakers ;-)'"
Earth

North Pole Ice On Track To Melt By September? 978

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the new-swimming-holes dept.
phobos13013 writes "Recently released evidence is showing the North Pole ice is melting at the highest rate ever recorded. As a result, the Pole may be completely ice-free at the surface and composed of nothing but open water by September. As reported in September of last year, the Northwest Passage was ice-free for the first time known to man. The implications of this, as well as the causes, are still being debated. Are global warming experts just short-sighted alarmists? Are we heading for a global ice age? Or is the increase in global mean temperature having an effect on our planet?"
Censorship

Sourceforge.net Blocked In Mainland China 279

Posted by timothy
gzipped_tar contributed a link to Moonlight Blog, which says that "SourceForge, the world's largest development and download repository of Open Source code and applications, appears to be blocked in Mainland China. The current blocking may be related to the recent anti-China protests of Beijing Olympic Games, which will begin on 8 August. Some days before, a very popular free source code editor in SourceForge named Notepad++ start to boycott Beijing 2008. The project's developer said that the action is not against Chinese people, but against Chinese government's repression against Tibetan unrest earlier in this year. SF.net has once been banned by China in 2002. However, the ban was lifted later in 2003." gzipped_tar adds: "As a SourceForge user in Beijing, I can confirm this first-hand. I also tried traceroute to sourceforge.net, only to find the connection being dropped at a Beijing ISP's gateway router. It appears that the projects' respective homepages are available even if they are hosted by SF, but the summary and download pages are blocked." (As you probably know, Slashdot and Sourceforge share a corporate overlord.)
Robotics

Clarinet Wins Robotic Orchestra Competition 94

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the long-ways-from-virtuoso-still dept.
Sasha writes "The Australian designed robotic clarinet beat out Dutch and Finnish entries this year at the robotic orchestra competition. The researchers don't expect to replace human musicians, but are instead interested in what makes the difference between playing music well and playing music poorly. There is also a video available of the performance."
Government

Internet Pirates In France To Lose Broadband 388

Posted by timothy from the don't-kick-against-libe-goad dept.
slyjackhammer writes "France is purporting to take a hard line on copyrighted media (movies and music). According to timesonline.co.uk, a new measure approved yesterday by the French Cabinet would kill the Internet connection to those caught downloading illegally. 'There is no reason that the internet should be a lawless zone," President Sarkozy told his Cabinet yesterday as it endorsed the "three-strikes-and-you're-out" scheme that from next January will hit illegal downloaders where it hurts. Under a cross-industry agreement, internet service providers (ISPs) must cut off access for up to a year for third-time offenders.' Google and video site Dailymotion have refused to sign up as consenting participants, and the state data protection agency, consumer and civil liberties groups and the European Parliament are all kicking against the goad as well. France may be pioneer in this kind of legislation, but they sure have their work cut out for them."
Microsoft

China Launches Antitrust Probe Vs. Microsoft 295

Posted by CmdrTaco from the get-on-the-bus dept.
snydeq writes "China has launched an investigation into whether Microsoft unfairly dominates its software market, according to a state media report. A working committee of China's State Intellectual Property Office is investigating whether Microsoft engaged in discriminatory pricing and will also look at Microsoft's practice of bundling other software programs within its Windows operating system, according to the report. The probe is part of a greater sweep of operating systems and other software developed by multinational companies that cost much more in China than in the U.S. 'On the one hand, global software firms, taking advantage of their monopoly position, set unreasonably high prices for genuine software while on the other hand, they criticise Chinese for poor copyright awareness. This is abnormal,' a source said."
Software

Submission + - Impulse - Next-Gen Digital Distribution Platform

Submitted by Island Dog
Island Dog writes: With the backing of industry powerhouse games and software developers and publishers, Stardock today announced the launch of its next-generation digital distribution platform, Impulse (www.impulsedriven.com). Impulse is a cohesive, integrated virtual platform for consumers and developers that is designed to simplify buying, supporting, and developing PC games and applications for Windows XP and Vista.

http://www.impulsedriven.com/

http://www.stardock.com/about/newsitem.asp?id=1059
Biotech

Submission + - California cracks down on genetic testing 1

Submitted by genie-out-of-the-bottle
genie-out-of-the-bottle writes: California's Department of Public Health sent cease-and-desist notices to 13 companies that market genetic testing directly to consumers. Slashdot covered launch of these services here and here. Allegedly, under state law, California residents must submit a doctor's order to have a genetic test run. It will be interesting to see if the government will actually succeed in putting the genetic genie back in the bottle provided all you need for testing is a few drops of saliva. Given the availability of the technology this closely resembles US government efforts to block export of strong encryption product back in 90s. How far they are willing to push it this time is yet to be seen.
The Internet

Submission + - AP now charging bloggers for content reproduction (icopyright.net)

Submitted by oahazmatt
oahazmatt writes: After sending cease-and-desist letters to the Drudge Retort and offering an apology and a promise for a solution, the Associated Press is now charging bloggers per word for the reproduction of AP-generated content. It starts at $12.50 for 5 to 25 words and climbs from there. (Incidentally, this information was paraphrased from a non-AP reporter, so no need to break out the credit card.)
Software

Submission + - Firefox 3.0 Record Download Attempt Crashes (informationweek.com) 1

Submitted by knhasan
knhasan writes: From InformationWeek: Mozilla's record-breaking attempt to massively release Firefox 3.0, the latest version of the only Web browser to compete with Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s Internet Explorer, unfortunately broke some of its servers as well. Mozilla said it aimed to set a world record with the official release out of beta Tuesday. The latest version offers additional features, faster speeds, and enhanced security.
The Almighty Buck

BPI Defends Anti-File-Sharing Partnership With Virgin Media 98

Posted by Soulskill from the choosing-sides dept.
MrSteveSD writes "The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has responded to criticism by Bill Thomson over its collusion with Virgin Media in targeting UK file sharers. BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor personally wrote to the BBC to set things straight, and he asserts that 'it's Mr Thompson, rather than music companies, who is stuck in the past.' Of course, Virgin Media customers who download music and TV legally often find their connections being turned down to unusable speeds due to Virgin's aggressive throttling policy." Mike also points out a blog entry that describes one of the letters received by a Virgin Media customer. In the letter were suggestions regarding the customer's router settings and anti-virus software.

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