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Submission + - Microsoft suggests IE more secure than Firefox (computerworld.com)

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Ian Lamont
Ian Lamont writes: "Microsoft and Mozilla are fighting over whose browser is more secure. In a report released last Friday, Jeff Jones, the strategy director in Microsoft's security technology unit, says that IE has had half as many vulnerabilities as Firefox in the last three years. Mozilla's response, delivered in a blog post by Mike Shaver, Mozilla's chief evangelist, not only noted that Firefox bugs are fixed more quickly, but also said Jones' analysis was flawed: 'Even if the scales were the same, and we were living in a parallel universe in which Microsoft even approached Mozilla's standards of transparency and disclosure, the logic is just baffling: Jeff is saying that Mozilla's products are less secure than Microsoft's because Mozilla fixed more bugs. By that measure, IE4 is even more secure, because there were no security bugs fixed in that time frame; bravo to Microsoft for that!'"
Microsoft

Submission + - WGA: Won't Go Away anytime soon (itwire.com)

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WirePosted
WirePosted writes: "Microsoft might be 'softening' Vista SP1's WGA anti-piracy procedures but they're actually very similar to what's been happening with XP for some time now, stopping most casual copying of retail discs and enabling detection of activation exploits used with pirate copies, in what is Microsoft's most successful attempt at reducing casual piracy of the OS at the consumer level yet."

Feed Schneier Talk at Macalester College (schneier.com)

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On April 3, I gave a talk at Macalester College titled "Counterterrorism in America: Security Theater Against Movie-Plot Threats." The audio and video of the talk are online....
Software

Submission + - Could we live without open source?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Of the 118,023,363 sites surveyed by NetCraft so far in the month of May, just over 70 million of them wouldn't work if open source software were to disappear. A Day Without Open Source gives several examples of what would break [and pokes fun at MSN]. However, this got me to thinking. The real question should be: Could we live without open source? All of the proprietary companies that bitch about open source should read this and think about how stupid some of the statements they make are.
NASA

Preventing Sick Spaceships 91

Posted by Zonk from the that-is-not-a-pleasant-mental-image dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The official NASA home page has a writeup on one of the lesser-known dangers of living on a Space Station: space germs. 'Picture this: You're one of several astronauts homeward bound after a three-year mission to Mars. Halfway back from the Red Planet, your spacecraft starts suffering intermittent electrical outages. So you remove a little-used service panel to check some wiring. To your unbelieving eyes, floating in midair in the microgravity near the wiring is a shivering, shimmering globule of dirty water larger than a grapefruit. And on the wiring connectors are unmistakable flecks of mold.' The article goes on to describe the unlikely circumstances that form these micro-ecologies, and what astronauts do to deal with the situation."
The Internet

Submission + - CIRA Trashes ICANN Over Public Consultation

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The Canadian Internet Registration Authority, which manages the dot-ca domain, has issued a rare public rebuke of ICANN, the Internet governance agency. Just days after ICANN issued a public consultation on its performance, CIRA responded by stating that "due to the poor design and implementation of this Request for Public Comments we, as most serious stakeholders should, see few — if any — advantages to contributing to this effort which cannot produce any usable results while potentially further alienating constituents."
Programming

Submission + - Which is better, job title or experience?

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An anonymous reader writes: I am a developer with less than 2 years experience. Due to being at the right place at the right time I am the only developer for a start up that is getting bought by a multi-million dollar established company (we plan on hiring at least one more person to work under me soon). My current boss will become a VP/COO and his boss will be the owner of the company. I am well respected at my current company, but feel as if I am missing out on some good experience by not working with other developers. A friend of mine has recently contacted me about a job at the company he works at that is all developers (they do contract work) and wants me to interview there. Assuming money is not the issue which is better experience, being the lead software developer of a very small team, or being one of many developers?
Software

Submission + - Proprietary software is from dark ages

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Krish makes this comparison between proprietary software and dark ages where Kings ruled over the countries. He then goes on to argue that open source software is like a mature democracy of the modern world. An interesting take. Complete Story
XBox (Games)

Halo 3 Beta Impressions 209

Posted by Zonk from the that's-master-chief-to-you dept.
Yesterday in New York City Microsoft held an invite-only preview of the Halo 3 Beta, and passed out early Beta keys to a group of game journalists. The result is a barrage of coverage about this most-anticipated title. Notable features beyond basic previews include Dan Hsu's take on the game, Dean Takahashi's 'I got my butt kicked' perspective, the San Jose Merc's interview with Bungie Community Lead Brian Jarrad, CVG's hosting of the official Beta Movie, and Joystiq's interview with Frank O'Connor, Bungie's writing lead. From the 1up preview: "It's unmistakably Halo gameplay, despite the rearranged controls (which feel natural after 10 minutes), and all of the additions fit perfectly into the multiplayer universe we've come to love. The interface has been overhauled and is even easier to use, and you now have such niceties as being able to change your control layout at any point on any screen. While the visuals are rich and beautiful, it's the audio that's really impressed us so far. The rumbling throttle of unleashing dual SMGs makes them feel incredibly powerful, and the Spartan Laser tearing past your head is as scary as you'd imagine. Audio cues are more important than ever, and the better your sound system the more next-gen this will feel." More coverage below.
Intel

Submission + - Integrated Intel (de)accelerator graphics on die

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Steve Lewis
Steve Lewis writes: "Here's an interesting bit of news. According to this source, Intel might just rock the integrated graphics market by "integrating graphics into the CPU itself". Isn't that what AMD-ATI is already planning to release? If Intel who's already in the works of getting the 45nm CPUs out even before AMD releases their quad core processors, Intel is in for good market gain with this integrated GPU, even if it's more like a de-accelerator. 45nm Core 2 Duos + DDR3 sure sounds interesting."
Intel

Submission + - Intel to integrate graphics into CPUs?

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crazyeyes
crazyeyes writes: "It looks like Intel is going to cut into ATI/NVIDIA's market by integrating graphics cores into their CPUs in late 2007 or early 2008. From the article :

"Probably the most shocking news on the grapevine is the not-so-subtle hint that Intel will be a LOT more serious about 3D graphics. Although they may eventually offer discrete graphics solutions, like what NVIDIA and ATI are doing right now, they are actually looking to integrate the graphics circuitry within the processor itself.

Now, Intel is no stranger to integrated graphics. Their chipsets have always offered an integrated graphics solution, which have proven to be robust and functional, if nothing else. In fact, the new Graphics Media Acceleration X3100 was just launched for the new Centrino Duo and Centrino Pro platforms.

However, integrating graphics into the CPU itself is a totally different cup of tea. It will be a new feat for Intel and potential cause for concern for ATI and NVIDIA. Even if these CPUs cannot offer the same cutting-edge performance as the GeForce 8800 Ultra or the upcoming Radeon HD 2900 XT, they will still cut into the OEM graphics market which is where the big money lies."
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