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Submission + - 400,000 American homes have dumped pay-TV so far this year (bgr.com)

Submitted by redkemper
redkemper writes: More than 400,000 American homes have cut the cord and ditched their cable and satellite pay-TV services since the start of 2012. The figure includes 169,000 subscribers shed by Time Warner Cable last quarter, marking the service provider’s tenth consecutive quarter of customer losses. It also includes the 52,000 net subscribers DirecTV lost this past quarter, and 176,000 customers who left Comcast...

Submission + - U.S. IPv6 Usage Grows to 3 Million Users (enterprisenetworkingplanet.com)

Submitted by darthcamaro
darthcamaro writes: There is a myth that IPv6 is only for those in Asia, but that's not true. According to new data discussed this week at an IETF conference, there are more IPv6 users in the U.S than anywhere else in the world — coming in at 3 million.

"I think you're used to us standing up and saying 'woe is me, woe is me, v6 isn't happening," George Michaelson, senior R&D scientist at APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) said. "But it is actually happening, these are not trivial numbers of people that are now using IPv6 on a routine basis."
Microsoft

Submission + - UEFI Secure Boot and Linux: Where Things Stand (itworld.com) 2

Submitted by
itwbennett
itwbennett writes: "Assuming that Microsoft doesn't choose to implement Secure Boot in the ways that the Linux Foundation says would work with Linux, there 'will be no easy way to run Linux on Windows 8 PCs,' writes Steven Vaughan-Nichols. Instead, we're faced with three different, highly imperfect approaches: Approach #1: Create UEFI Secure Boot keys for your particular distribution, like Canonical is doing with Ubuntu. Approach #2: work with Microsoft's key signing service to create a Windows 8 system compatible UEFI secure boot key, like Red Hat is doing with Fedora. Approach #3: Use open hardware with open source software, an approach favored by ZaReason CEO Cathy Malmrose."

Submission + - NSA Mimics Google, Pisses Off Senate (wired.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: In a bizarre turn of events, the Senate would prefer that the DoD use software not written by the government for the government.
Security

Submission + - Dropbox Investigating Why Its Users Are Being Spammed

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Some Dropbox users are seeing a sudden increase in spam, even if they only use their e-mail address for the file storage service. Dropbox has confirmed it is investigation the issue and the service was taken down for a bit earlier in the day. "We're aware that some Dropbox users have been receiving spam to email addresses associated with their Dropbox accounts," a Dropbox spokesperson said in a statement. "Our top priority is investigating this issue thoroughly and updating you as soon as we can. We know it's frustrating not to get an update with more details sooner, but please bear with us as our investigation continues."
Ubuntu

Submission + - Richard Stallman Speaks About UEFI (bytesmedia.co.uk)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Despite weaknesses in the Linux-hostile "secure boot" mechanism, both Fedora and Ubuntu decided to facilitate it, by essentially adopting two different approaches. Richard Stallman has finally spoken out on this subject. He notes that "if the user doesn’t control the keys, then it’s a kind of shackle, and that would be true no matter what system it is.” He notes that "Microsoft demands that ARM computers sold for Windows 8 be set up so that the user cannot change the keys; in other words, turn it into restricted boot." Furthermore, he notes, "this is not a security feature. This is abuse of the users. I think it ought to be illegal."
Censorship

Submission + - Leaked document details ADA's plan for internet nutrition censorship (forbes.com)

Submitted by Jesrad
Jesrad writes: Using two leaked internal documents, Forbes' Micheal Ellsberg offers a deep look into the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly American Dietetics Association) plans to stifle competition in the diet counsel and nutritional advice market, up to and including severe internet censorship, in a manner reminiscent of how they had previously treated Steve Cooksey of diabetes-warrior.net.

The documents outline a detailed policy of surveilling and frequent reporting of citizens who provide nutrition advice publicly, providing continued justification for licensure laws through 'continual incidents to investigate'. The wording makes it extra clear that the goal of their lobbying for restrictive licensing laws is not concern for the public's health or safety, but rather 'adding member value' in order to further and strengthen their practice's scope.

Comment Re:Doesn't intent matter... (Score 1) 101

by Nofsck Ingcloo (#40433535) Attached to: IP Lawfirm Sues Typosquatting Security Researcher
Perhaps we should redirect our discussion from the mis-spelled domian name to the user name. The culprit either deliberately set up one or more specific user names, or set up his mail system to accept any user name that was presented, a-la mailinator. In either case it seems to me that his actions can be seen as deliberately trapping (and opening) communications not intended for him. If he set up specific mail boxes such as joe.smith@hisdomain then perhaps some sort of impersonation charge could be brought.
Software

Submission + - Why has the average software engineering salary increased? (headhuntable.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: If you’ve done any research into the salaries earned by software engineers, you’ve probably noticed an upwards trend in the past few years. People who are in this industry today are earning more money than ever, and for good reason, companies across the world need their services. But will this trend of a high-paying salary continue to rise, or will it eventually bottom out? While no one can predict the future, there are a few factors we can look at to give us a general idea of what the future holds for the software engineers.

Submission + - Epic Fail Internet Style (ddo.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Turbine let one of their key domain names (ddo.com) expire.
Space

Submission + - It's Baaack! XB-37B finally lands. (af.mil)

Submitted by ColdWetDog
ColdWetDog writes: The US Air Force / DARPA 'baby shuttle', the Boeing built XB-37B has just landed after 469 days in orbit. No official explanation of why controllers kept the mission going past the original duration of 270 days other than 'because we could'.

I, for one, welcome our long duration, unmanned orbital overlords.

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