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Submission + - Why should I care about global warming?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Everyday, I hear about global warming/climate change. But no one ever states why I should care. Can someone give me a compelling reason in a single sentence why I should care about global warming? Really, what is the big fuss about? Is it because you are concerned that the human race will die out? I do not find this concern compelling enough for me to stop driving a SUV, flying in a jumbo jet, using the A/C or keeping the heater on in the winter. Ultimately, our planet will die anyway when our sun dies. I just wish someone could give me a very simple reason why I should care personally about global warming.... a reason compelling enough for me to want to keep the A/C off and be less comfortable.
Security

Submission + - "Hacking" a Fake Snow Day

Submitted by
Class Act Dynamo
Class Act Dynamo writes: "Two students in Trenton, Ohio face expulsion from their school and possibly some time in juvie for posting a fake snow-related announcement on the school district website. According to the article, there was no hacking involved. The girls somehow must have gotten the password. It will be interesting to find out how that happened. We'll probably find out next week that it was on a post-it note on the principle's desk."
Education

Submission + - Sex-ed the Tex-ed way

Submitted by zoltamatron
zoltamatron writes: The SF Chronicle is running a story about the Bush administration's abstinence only sex-ed program and how there is no evidence to show that it works any better than the comprehensive education it replaces. Still, California is one of only three states that does not participate in the program that pushes the Texas born curriculum. From the article:

"California took a very progressive approach," [Douglas Kirby] said. "Texas pushed abstinence and made it a little more difficult for teens to receive contraceptives. Pregnancy did go down between 1991 and 2004, but Texas had the second-lowest decline of all states, 19 percent. California had the second-greatest decrease, 46 percent."
The article says there is more than $1 billion in federal money going to these programs.
Programming

Submission + - Teaching children to write software?

Submitted by
Desmond Elliott
Desmond Elliott writes: "I recently worked on a piece of software for an undergraduate course which involved me writing a Sudoku game using the GWT. My youngest sister (9 years old) was fascinated to know how I had done it and seems quite keen to want to know more. I know that some people say that children and fickle at that age but I'm keen to let her have the resources that she needs to learn more about programming if she wants to. Does anybody know about any good resources for children to learn more about Java?"
Data Storage

Submission + - Carbon Nanotubes For Non-Volative Computer Memory

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Researchers at the University of California have developed telescoping carbon nanotube memory which is non-volatile and may offer the possibility of atomic-scale computer data storage that would replace both RAM, FLASH RAM, and hard drive storage in the next few cycles. The URL is http://www.physorg.com/news89986583.html.
Graphics

Submission + - NVIDIA Vista Driver Class Action Lawsuit Readied

Submitted by igibo
igibo writes: The NVIDIA support forums are chock full of angry early adopters clamoring for functional Vista drivers to use with their multi-hundred (thousand!) dollar GPUs. Presently, there are a group of outspoken, outraged customers seeking compensation via a class action lawsuit. Me? I just want to be able to rotate my secondary display!
Robotics

Submission + - New Air Force drones have payload of F-16s

Submitted by
An anonymous reader writes: Call them UAVs, drones, remote-controlled aircraft, or robotic air vehicles-it's clear that this new generation of weaponry increasingly is playing a key role in the U.S. arsenal. And what we've seen so far is nothing compared with what's in the pipeline. In early production today is a kind of Predator on steroids-the MQ-9 Reaper. Six times heavier than the current Predator, the Reaper is capable of holding a payload of missiles and bombs equal to that of an F-16 fighter-and can linger in the same area for as long as 24 hours. See story for photos: www.usnews.com/badguys
Operating Systems

Submission + - Version control for config files, scripts etc....

Submitted by TokyoCrusaders92
TokyoCrusaders92 writes: Like a lot of other organizations (800 staff, 5000 students) we have a mix of windows, novell & linux...primarily linux...for our IT infrastructure. We now have a multitude of config files, firewall rule bases, shell scripts etc which are managed by multiple people / groups. Recently we started using RCS for version control of the firewall rulebase but this doesn't seem like it would scale up to larger groups of users. What are other people using to manage their config files....nice features would include version control, logging, multiple users, secure authentication, integrity checking...?
Spam

Submission + - Cingular fined for using Adware

Submitted by
amigoro
amigoro writes: "Priceline, Travelocity, and Cingular have been fined for using fined for using adware by the New York Attorney General.

Today’s agreements require that each advertiser deliver online ads only through companies that:
  • Provide to consumers full disclosure of the name of the applicable adware program and any bundled software;
  • Brand each advertisement with a prominent and easily identifiable brand name or icon;
  • Fully describe the adware and obtain consumer consent to both download and run the adware;
  • Make it practicable for consumers to remove the adware from their computers;
  • Obtain consent to continue serving ads to legacy users;
  • Require their affiliates to meet all of these same requirements.
  • The agreements also require Priceline, Travelocity, and Cingular to engage in due diligence with respect to selecting and utilizing adware providers. Prior to contracting with a company to deliver their ads, and quarterly thereafter, the companies must investigate how their online ads are delivered. The companies must immediately cease using adware programs that violate the settlement agreements or their own adware policies.
  • Under the terms of the agreements, Priceline, Travelocity, and Cingular will pay $35,000, $30,000, and $35,000, respectively, to the State of New York as penalties and investigatory costs.
"
Privacy

Submission + - NYS nicks advertisers who use adware

Submitted by v8s4ever
v8s4ever writes: New York State's attorney general announced a settlement today against advertisers who use adware to deliver ads. The agreements, with Priceline, Travelocity and Cingular Wireless mark the first time law enforcement has held advertisers responsible for ads displayed through adware. "Advertisers will now be held responsible when their ads end up on consumers' computers without full notice and consent," NYS Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said. Let's all hope this is the beginning of a trend.

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