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Submission + - Unhacking a G-Mail account?

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TokyoShoe
TokyoShoe writes: "I have recently had my G-Mail account hacked, most probably for no reasons beyond my own stupidity. That being said, I am trying to find ways to get this account back from out of the Hacker's hands. They have changed the password for the account, and G-Mail will not bring up my security questions to force a password reset until after 5 days of inactivity. This means as long as the Hacker keeps using my account, I can never get it back! I have filled out Security Submission forms for Gmail Tech Support, documenting my account's details and a request to help me reclaim it. The G-Mail discussion forums are repleat with stories of folks with hacked G-Mail accounts and how they have been waiting months to no avail, never getting even an answer from the Gmail Support Team. Are there any other methods of getting my account back, or better yet getting in touch with Gmail Tech Support?"
Sony

Submission + - Blue Blu-ray?

Submitted by TopSpin
TopSpin writes: According to this story, at Japan's recent euphemistically named Adult Treasure Expo 2007, adult filmmakers said Sony had begun offering technical support — which was later confirmed by Sony PR, which stated that Sony would offer support to any filmmaker working on the format, no matter their industry. Apparently, Blu-ray is now the preferred media for Japanese porn.
Anime

Submission + - Police kill filesharer in front of family

Submitted by Shadowruni
Shadowruni writes: On July 21st, 2007 theDattebayo[www.dattebayo.com/pr/40] staff was arrested at Otakon.

They've released subtitled (AKA fansubbed) copies of Naurto and Bleach online. The reason these even show on Cartoon network can likely be traced back to these guys making those shows available to American audiances.

The Dattebayo staff were arrested at the Baltimore Convention Center as they prepared for their panel as part of the Otakon Convention. Uniformed police officers, along with legal counsel of a complaintent company, approached the stage shortly before the presentation was to begin. Witnesses said that along with the arrest, the officers seized the laptop of one of the group members, which was intended to be used for presentation purposes.

When they arrived at the home of one of the staff members they were surprised to find that the member had removed all the hard drives from his computer and they now lay in pieces in a garbage bag. Frustrated officers then began to yell at that staff member and accused him of destroying evidence. When the staff member met their response with silence they decided to take him into custody. Family members looked on in shock as they tasered this individual repeatedly despite him not fighting back. Suddenly, the staff member began to convulse on the floor. Doctors would later say that the individual had suffered an epileptic seizure, possibly resulting from the repeated tasering. Officers claim they then mistook these convulsions for an attempt at escape and one of the officers fired his firearm, injuring the individual. The injured staff member, in handcuffs, was later transported to a local hospital where he is now in critical condition in the ICU.

He died at 2:43 AM the next morning, leaving behind a wide and two young children.
Slashdot.org

Submission + - Slashdot readers missing out on important IT news? 1

Submitted by SplatMan_DK
SplatMan_DK writes: I have been a Slashdot reader for many years. I recently submitted a story about EU issuing an antitrust charge sheet against Intel. In other words: the EU is suing Intel over misuse of their near-monopoly on micro processors. The submitted story was ignored for 3 days, then finally rejected. Meanwhile the very same story has been big news on Groklaw, Cnet, News.com, CNN, BBC, Computerworld, and many others. My question is this: Why the hell is Intel getting sued for literally billions of dollars not newsworthy on Slashdot? And do the rest of you feel that you actually know what's going on in the IT world by reading Slashdot (because obviously you might actually be missing out on rather important stuff)? What other IT news portals (besides Slashdot) do you read in order to feel you are "in the loop"?
Television

Submission + - World's first 42" 1080p plasma reviewed

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Choosing between LCD and plasma for your next TV is a tough decision, but recently LCD has edged ahead by offering 1080p screens at smaller sizes; generally if you wanted a 1080p plasma, you were looking at 65" upwards! But now Panasonic has rewritten the rule book with a 42in 1920x1080p plasma that looks set to blow away the LCD competition, assuming you can afford it of course. http://www.trustedreviews.com/tvs/review/2007/07/3 0/Panasonic-Viera-TH-42PZ700B-42in-Plasma-TV/p1
Biotech

Submission + - Cat Predicts Death with Alarming Accuracy

Submitted by bagsc
bagsc writes: Oscar the Cat is not your typical friendly feline. When people are really ill at his nursing home, he curls up next to them until they die. In fact, according to a recent article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, he has predicted the deaths of 25 patients, and is almost never wrong. Many news sites have reported this. Compassionate furry companion to the ill, or stealer of souls? You decide.
United States

Submission + - Best Places to be a Nerd?

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An anonymous reader writes: When it comes to picking a new place to live many important variables: living cost, job market, crime-rates, are available for those who look. But other things cannot be known without years of first-hand experience. For someone whose interests are often classified as geeky/academic, what are the best places in the United States (or elsewhere) to live? Where can you find a unique setting, with a vibrant geek community and plenty of opportunity to feed an intellectual hunger? Do you live in such a place? What are those subjective qualities which makes your town a nice (or not-so-nice) place to be a geek?
Microsoft

Submission + - The History of Windows (microsoft.com)

Submitted by bobbyc303
bobbyc303 writes: The history of windows according to Microsoft. Interesting read, I came into the game around 1987, anyone remember using the earlier versions?
The Internet

Submission + - Where to go with big ideas 2

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rockwood
rockwood writes: "Looking for hope, I've decided to come to Slashdot; as the client base seem to be diverse enough to provide pro and cons in regards to "selling and idea/concept".
I have been researching and working on a concept that for all purposes the business model I put together for it not only compliments the current internet trends, but also fills a huge gap. A gap so large that I cannot understand why it has not been implemented before (something similar to what the first person who made the phonebook most likely felt like) "This idea is so obvious that everyone would use it, but why hasn't anyone done it before"
My dilemma is that with literally no additional funds to put toward a lawyer, patent/copyrights etc.. I'm fearful of mentioning it to anyone.
I've been sending correspondence to both Google and to News Corp; though proceeding cautiously as I'm afraid of someone stealing the idea; which would produce revenue on a global scale, internet users, mobile and pda, everyone would use it.

So my question — what resources are readily available to help someone in my situation protect themselves and also profit from this? I'd love to implement the idea and watch it grow, though my estimate bandwidth for usage would run 25k to 50k monthly (remember I can't even afford the lawyer at this point). But I'm also open to selling the idea outright — though I'd only be open to an offer that was of a substantial amount.
I've considered contacting my local S.C.O.R.E, though previous dealings with them didn't seem to provide the information and guidance I was hoping for — and again, I'm fearful that if they here something they like they could do it themselves. I know most of you might say "NDA", but I feel that isn't worth the paper it is on, a mere call and a tipoff to a friend 2000 miles away would be something I'd never be able to prove.

Just to bring things into light, I'm estimating initial investment of 4 to 10 million dollars with a return of approximately 5 to 15 million a month! — With that type of return investment you can see why I am leery of mentioning anything to anyone.

Suggestions?"
Businesses

Submission + - Career change into programming or IT?

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An anonymous reader writes: How viable is a career change into software engineering or IT later in life? I've been something of a hobbyist most of my life and have started to wonder if I should jump in as a new career. I'm getting close to 40 and have a bachelors degree in physics. I only make about $50K a year, and in my industry now I will cap out at $55K to $60K.

What would be the best approach to making the switch? I only have a couple of CS classes as most of the stuff I have learned was on my own, so should I take some more classes? How about programming certs, do they help at all? What's the best way to get my foot in the door.
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - How many people have the same name as you? (howmanyofme.com)

Submitted by HowMany
HowMany writes: There are over 300 million people living in the United states. With that many people the chances of you being the only person with your name are pretty low. HowManyOfMe endeavors to determine how many people in the US have your (or any other) name. Using data from the Census Bureau and a few statistical tricks, they make a rough guess of the number of people that have a particular name.

For example, there are over 50,000 people with the name James Smith. However, to everyone's relief, there is apparently only one Paris Hilton.
Editorial

Submission + - Death Of The Ameican IT Worker?

Submitted by teched58
teched58 writes: To H-1B Or Not To H-1B? asks whether this story sounds familiar: "Dave Lovelace laughs when you ask about the purported shortage of qualified IT workers. He has 35 years of senior-level IT experience under his belt, he's written books. Apparently, though, nobody needs his services. Over the past 24 months, he's applied for hundreds of jobs. It's rare he gets even a courtesy e-mail or call in return." Do you think we're facing an IT shortage of crisis proportions, like Bill Gates and other business leaders claim, or are we systematically destroying a skilled and capable homegrown workforce?
Businesses

Submission + - Interview with SCEA's Jack Tretton

Submitted by coop247
coop247 writes: USA Today has an interview with SCEA's CEO, where he clearly calls out the XBox 360 and describes the current battle for dominance as 'good for consumers'.
"The decision we could have made a couple years ago was to make a PlayStation 2.5, put it out at an attractive retail price point, move the bar marginally from a technology standpoint and buy ourselves a couple years of additional prosperity. To be perfectly honest with you, I think that is a bit of what we are competing with. What we felt that we had the luxury to do was to really build a machine that we firmly believe is future proof and is going to carry us for the next 10 years."

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