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Submission + - Is Rumblefish claiming copyright on 8Hz Binaural and Isochronic beats? (youtube.com)

Submitted by

KarmicBeats

on Friday April 06, 2012 @02:50PM

KarmicBeats writes: "Bird songs are not enough. Now it looks like Rumblefish is claiming copyright on an 8Hz binaural beat and 8Hz isochronic beat. Which is like claiming copyright on musical notes.

The video only contains a binaural beat with a beat frequency of 8Hz and, an isochronic beat with a beat frequency of 8Hz. The fractal art images were created by me using ChaosPro and the binaural and isochronic tones were created by me using Gnaural no other images or sounds were used.

Here is the video they are claiming ownership of: Kidney Stones I — (Binaural, Isochronic beats for kidney disorders) — Karmic Beats

Rumblefish did the same thing to eeplox who was foraging to "make a quick wild salad consisting of sea beets, corn marigold greens, yellow mustard leaves, mallow leaves and flowers, dandelion greens, prickly lettuce, smooth sow thistles, sourgrass, wild water-cured olives and lemon juice (from a street tree)." and posted the following video.

Simple Living — Picking a Wild Salad (notice the how agitated the birds are over the violation of copyright on their bird songs)

What next? Will Rumblfish own the copyright to the sound of our breaths?

Will we be required to breathe into a tube so Rumblefish can keep track of our breaths so they can bill us?"

Submission + - Wikileaks publishes Info on International Mass-Surveillance Industry (wikileaks.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 06, 2012 @02:00PM

An anonymous reader writes: Wikileaks is running a new project entitled "The Spy Files" that aims to provide insight into — and put a critical spotlight on — the thriving, growing, multi-billion dollar international surveillance technology industry. A masterlist of the biggest vendors that sell mass-surveillance technologies to paying clients — consisting mainly of various country governments — is provided by Wikileaks. As are 287 viewable documents that consist of brochures, catalogues, manuals, presentations and pricelists created by various surveillance tech vendors for their paying clients. The project aims to make (more) transparent a shadowy industry that makes billions every year from creating and selling technology that intercepts the private data and communications of 10s of millions of ordinary people around the world every day. The idea is to document which companies make and sell the tech that snoops on everything from our SMS messages to our ADSL internet usage

Submission + - BioWare announces free DLC to add more to the Mass Effect 3 endings, with a Q&am (gamergaia.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 06, 2012 @01:57PM

An anonymous reader writes: The battle between angry fans and BioWare has been raging since the game's release over several issues, with the biggest being the disappointing ending. BioWare have stuck to their guns and stated that they won't make a new ending, but will release free DLC to add clarity to the existing ones.

Submission + - Arrays of "Topological Insulators": A Step Towards Exotic Electronics

Submitted by LilaG on Friday April 06, 2012 @01:47PM

LilaG writes: Chemists in China have precisely grown arrays of ultrathin flakes of bismuth selenide and bismuth telluride on a surface. The bismuth compounds belong to a recently discovered – and weird — class of materials called topological insulators, which conduct electrons only along their surfaces, not through their insides.

Researchers think topological insulators promise a new realm of fast, energy-efficient electronic and spintronic devices. Making well-defined nanoparticle arrays such as the new study’s flakes is a key step towards such devices.

Submission + - Cali. Judge denies discovery in bit torrent case (torrentfreak.com)

Submitted by PhxBeau on Friday April 06, 2012 @01:21PM

PhxBeau writes: In yet another mass lawsuit against alleged file-sharers, a California court has said that while it’s sympathetic towards the plight of the copyright holder, it will not assist it to identify BitTorrent users. It’s a shame that technology that enables infringement has outpaced technology that prevents it, the judge wrote, but added that his court won’t work with copyright holders who pursue settlement programs with no intention to litigate.

Submission + - Researchers Make Water Float on Oil (sciencemag.org)

Submitted by sciencehabit on Friday April 06, 2012 @01:19PM

sciencehabit writes: Two years ago, the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig covered hundreds of square miles of the Gulf of Mexico with oil. The oil floated because it is less dense, and therefore lighter, than water. But now scientists say that water can sometimes float on oil—and their findings, which were published last month in Langmuir, could help to mop up oil slicks like the one created by the 2010 disaster.

Submission + - Nearby star has more planets than we do (discovermagazine.com)

Submitted by

The Bad Astronomer

on Friday April 06, 2012 @01:03PM

The Bad Astronomer writes: "HD 10180 is a near-twin of the Sun about 130 light years away. It's known to have at least six planets orbiting it, but a new analysis of the data shows clear indications of three more, for a total of nine! This means HD 10180 has more planets than our solar system. And whether you think Pluto is a planet or not, all nine of these aliens worlds have masses larger than Earth's, putting them firmly in the "planet" category."

Submission + - The Optimum Attack Rate for SSH Bruteforce? 1 Per 10 Seconds (blogspot.com)

Submitted by

badger.foo

on Friday April 06, 2012 @12:55PM

badger.foo writes: "Remember the glacially slow Hail Mary Cloud SSH bruteforcers? They're doing speedup tweaks and are preparing a comeback, some preliminary data reported by Peter Hansteen appear to indicate. The optimum rate of connections seems to be 1 per ten seconds, smack in the middle of the 'probably human' interval."

Submission + - Should Failure Be Rewarded To Spur Innovation?

Submitted by Lucas123 on Friday April 06, 2012 @12:44PM

Lucas123 writes: Paper products maker Kimberly-Clark drove the morale of its IT infrastructure group into the ground after massive firings and outsourcing. When they hired a new VP of Infrastructure four years later to turn things around, he implemented a program to spur on innovation. The VP took a venture capitalist approach where any employee could submit an idea and if accepted, make a pitch in 30 minutes or less. If the idea had merit, it received first, then second rounds of funding. If not, the employee's idea still got lauded on the company's internal Sharepoint site. As he puts it, 'Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. It's about what we learn from the failure. Not the failure itself. We celebrate that learning.'

Submission + - Anonymous Isn't a National Security Threat, But the FBI Wants it to Be (vice.com)

Submitted by

pigrabbitbear

on Friday April 06, 2012 @11:43AM

pigrabbitbear writes: "The general consensus among authorities is that Anonymous is a threat, both from a criminal and national security perspective. The criminal aspect is easy for police to argue; taking down a corporation like Sony, however temporary and just it may or may not have been, is never going to fly with officials. At the same time, the national security aspect seems simple; after attacks on agencies like the CIA, police departments, and the like, it’s been pretty easy for the FBI and whatnot to characterize Anonymous in the court of public opinion as a group of dangerous Internet people. That rhetoric is bolstered by small things, like authorities calling LulzSec a “splinter” group, a term that’s reserved in regular media parlance these days for terrorists and what not.

But is Anonymous, whose singular aim seems to be targeting the arrogant jerks of the world, actually a national security threat? Moreover, Anonymous isn’t an organized terror cell. It’s a fluid group of skilled netizens that hold similar ideals. In simple terms, it’s less a group and more an idea. Can an idea be a national security threat, and more importantly, is that something our authorities should be spending their time triyng to fight?"

Submission + - Graphene is impermeable to everything but water (extremetech.com)

Submitted by

MrSeb

on Friday January 27, 2012 @07:40AM

MrSeb writes: "Researchers from the home of graphene, the University of Manchester in England, have discovered — seemingly by chance — one of the most important properties of graphene yet: It’s impermeable to everything but water. It is the perfect water filter. In one experiment, the researchers filled a metal container with a variety of liquids and gases and then covered it with a film of graphene oxide. Their most sensitive equipment was unable to register any molecules leaving the container, except water vapor. In another experiment they did the same thing with a bottle of vodka... and created super vodka. But, 'neither of us drink vodka,' says Dr Rahul Nair, the lead researcher. Shame..."

Submission + - iPad 3: Inside Apple's World of Secrecy (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by AlistairCharlton on Friday January 27, 2012 @05:32AM

AlistairCharlton writes: With the iPad 3 due to be announced in a matter of weeks, Adam Lashinsky has shed some light on Apple's extreme secrecy leading up to a product launch.

Submission + - Iwata confirms Nintendo Network, new Wii U control (ign.com) 2

Submitted by

DeanCubed

on Friday January 27, 2012 @05:03AM

DeanCubed writes: "In a Nintendo investor meeting , Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata confirmed a new Nintendo Network for the company's 3DS and upcoming Wii U game systems. This includes multiple user accounts per console (not tied to hardware, a first for Nintendo) and digitally distributed retail software releases for their online store.

Iwata also noted that the Wii U's tablet controller will feature NFC (Near Field Communication) functionality, allowing the ability to use figurines and cards to input visual data to the console. They are hoping to use this to make micro-transactions for paid DLC easier."

Submission + - Monty Python to reunite for movie (ew.com)

Submitted by dutchwhizzman on Friday January 27, 2012 @04:51AM

dutchwhizzman writes: The surviving members of Monty Python have announced they will make a new movie. It will be titled "Absolutely Anything". Graham Chapman won't be there to join them anymore, but they think the movie will still be in the spirit of "Life of Brian", "The meaning of Life" and other movies they made in the past.

Submission + - New privacy laws could boost EU cloud industry (techworld.com)

Submitted by sweetpea86 on Friday January 27, 2012 @04:30AM

sweetpea86 writes: Cloud providers based in the European market could turn the fear, uncertainty and doubt around data protection and the US Patriot Act to their advantage, according to Andy Burton, chairman of the Cloud Industry Forum. The only way that European companies can absolutely guarantee that their data doesn’t end up in the hands of US authorities is by choosing a provider that not only has a data centre within their jurisdiction, but is also owned by an organisation based in that jurisdiction.

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