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Submission + - .gay, .wine, .porn and .sexy among gTLDs objected to by Saudi Arabia (computerworlduk.com) 1

Submitted by Qedward
Qedward writes: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has objected to a variety of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) ranging from .porn and .sexy to .wine and .bar and .bible, according to records of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

The organisation said in June it had received 1930 applications for gTLD "strings", of which 911 came from North America and 675 from Europe. It has extended the period for comments on applications by 45 days to September 26.

Saudi Arabia's Communication and Information Technology Commission, the IT and communications regulator, has objected to the .gay string and asked ICANN to refuse the application for the new gTLD. "Many societies and cultures consider homosexuality to be contrary to their culture, morality or religion," CITC said. "The creation of a gTLD string which promotes homosexuality will be offensive to these societies and cultures," it added.

Submission + - Review : Acer Aspire One 725 Netbook (mirolta.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: As laptops get smaller and smaller, the netbook fits right in, with its diminutive size. The netbook refers to that brand of laptops that is a pocket-sized version of the notebook and meant primarily for internet applications. Yes, perhaps in a world of hand held devices and sleeker laptop versions, the netbook may seem old-fashioned but its place is firmly established when it comes to great quality at affordable prices.

Acer’s recently introduced Aspire One 725 Netbook is the latest to join the bandwagon. At first glance, it looks light and airy. It is around 1.2 kg, which is great and doesn’t measure more than an inch in thickness. You can carry it comfortably in your knapsack or under your arm, tucked into the sleeve the Netbook comes with....

Submission + - Community of Hacker Dojo raises a Kickstarter! (kickstarter.com)

Submitted by c0sine
c0sine writes: For those who do not know. Hacker Dojo is one of the premier hacker / co-working / community spaces in the San Francisco Bay area. It is a member run and operated; and open to general public — center full of technologists, entrepreneurs and gurus. On top of contributing to the local community HackerDojo.com also provides information, software and other resources for anyone interested in starting or running a (non affiliated) hackerspace.
Recently the City of Mountain View, concerned that the space is not zoned for teaching classes, has shut down more than half the space, stopped all large classes and conferences, and has given Hacker Dojo 6 months to do a quarter million dollars of improvements or face being shut down.
Their fundraising total is now ~$170K out of $250K. The kickstarter goes for 10 more days. Here is a recent article about them in Venture Beat (http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/10/hacker-dojo-interview/)
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Submission + - Hackers Line Up For RFID Implantation At Toorcamp (forbes.com)

Submitted by nonprofiteer
nonprofiteer writes: Andy Greenberg at Forbes has video of Toorcamp attendees getting RFID chips implanted in their hands. From the piece:

"And why volunteer to be injected with a chip that responds to radio signals with a unique identifier, a procedure typically reserved for tracking pets and livestock? “I thought it would be cool,” says Andrew, when we speak at a picnic table a few minutes after his injection. (The pain, he tells me, was only a short pinch, followed by a “weird feeling of a foreign body sliding into my hand.”)

The practical appeal of an RFID implant, in theory, is quick authentication that’s faster, cheaper and more reliable than other biometrics like thumbprints or facial scans. When the chip is hit with a radio frequency signal, it emits a unique identifier number that functions like a long, unguessable password. Implantees like Andrew imagine the ability to unclutter their pockets of keys and keycards and instead access their cars, computers, and homes with with a mere wave of the hand."

Really hope this isn't the third step should Google ever introduce Three-Factor Authentication.

Submission + - Widely used antibacterial chemical may impair muscle function (ucdavis.edu)

Submitted by daleallan
daleallan writes: Triclosan, which is widely used in consumer handsoaps, toothpaste, clothes, carpets and trash bags, impairs muscle function in animal studies, say researchers at UC Davis. It slows swimming in fish and reduces muscle strength in mice. It may even impair the ability of heart muscle cells to contract. The chemical is in everyone's home and pervasive in the environment, the lead researcher says. One million pounds of Triclosan is produced in the U.S. annually and it's found in waterways, fish, dolphins, human urine, blood and breast milk. The researchers say their findings "Call for a dramatic reduction in use. It's in my Colgate Total toothpaste, and in fact, preventing gingivitis is the only use that may be worthwhile, although this makes me think twice about continuing to brush with it.

Comment Re:I think the top 5 percent are selfish (Score 1) 158

by cyp43r (#37580618) Attached to: AT&T Starts Throttling Heavy Wireless Data Users
The top five percent is just how one in twenty people use that bandwidth. It's not exactly a high goalpost - there's no set limits, its just the top 5% at a point in time. It's more like renting a house with advertised 'unlimited water' but if you use more than 95% of people, then you don't get any water.

Comment Re:Next up... (Score 1) 120

by cyp43r (#36717820) Attached to: Apollo 11 Flag Swatch Goes Unsold At L.A. Auction
I have here a genuine one-hundred-percent authentic flag with the exact same design as the flag that went to the moon! Heck, it's at all sorts of places - the UN, Washington D.C., embassies across the world! Now you might be thinking to yourself, what would I want for this incredible flag experience? Ten thousand dollars? Nine thousand dollars? No! It could be yours for the bargain price of only $8999! Act now, supplies are limited!

Comment Re:Reasoned Debate? (Score 1) 307

by cyp43r (#35878482) Attached to: Tim Berners-Lee: Stop Foaming At the Mouth, Twitter
And why should religion be providing these morals and ethics? Science, by itself, is not equipped to produce morals and ethics, but people are, as is reason and logic. Second, just because one can make the logical argument that god cannot be proved not to exist does not make it logically sound. You need to prove, with logic, that god does exist. Third, hardly any religious evangelists/debatists/etcetera actually use logic in their belief.

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