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Submission + - Is it legal to use Firesheep at Starbucks? (computerworld.com)

Submitted by CWmike
CWmike writes: People using the Firefox add-on Firesheep to hack online accounts via Wi-Fi may be breaking federal wiretapping laws, legal experts said on Monday. Or maybe not. 'I honestly don't know the answer,' said Phil Malone, a clinical professor of law at Harvard Law School who also served for more than 20 years as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. But while the tool itself is not illegal, using it may be a violation of federal wiretapping laws and an invasion of privacy, experts said.
Science

Submission + - Why Computer Science Grads are unemployable (theregister.co.uk)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A banking headhunter lets rip at the pathetic quality of new computer science graduates who only know Java and seem scared of the technology they are supposed to have mastered. To make it even nastier Dominic Connor is a CS grad himself, having debugged O/S code for IBM and Microsoft, a task that newbies seem to reagrd with the suspersititous fear you'd expect from medieval peasants.
Robotics

Submission + - Actroid Female Telepresence Robot Looks Super Real (singularityhub.com)

Submitted by kkleiner
kkleiner writes: Kokoro recently unveiled its Actroid F telepresence robot, a full sized female humanoid with complex facial movements and realistic appearance. It can blink, shift its eyes and neck, bow, and even breathe. A webcam on your end watches your face and head movements and has the robot mimic them. It’s one of the most complex and human-like telerobots ever seen and it really freaks me out. This thing is sort of the epitome of the Uncanny Valley.

Comment Re:Can you stop calling it a brand? (Score 1) 196

by catbertscousin (#32043432) Attached to: Penny Arcade Makes Time 100
More power to them. If they can make a living off what they enjoy, and through it give enjoyment to a lot of other people, I'd say they're doing better than most of us. What's the point in demanding people entertain us for free, out of their spare time and the goodness of their hearts? (Plus webcomics like that tend to have really erratic update schedules.)

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