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Submission + - Microsoft fixing Vista SP1 driver flaw (networkworld.com)

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whitehartstag
whitehartstag writes: "Microsoft late Monday said Vista SP1 won't be available until mid-March because developers are fixing a flaw to do with device drivers that lose functionality when the service pack is installed. The announcement kinda muffles the celebration of earlier that day when Microsoft said it had wrapped up work on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/020408-windows-server.html and said both the server and client software will be generally available within the next month. The device driver issue was uncovered by beta testers who found that after installing the service pack certain drivers lost functionality and the corresponding devices would not operate."
Idle

Yes, You Can Haz Punitive Damages 3

Posted by samzenpus
JusticeLink, a multi-jurisdictional court computer system, will be rolled out in New South Wales over the next 12 months. Attorneys will log in to a bulletin board and type their arguments, which would then be sent to a judge by email. Justice should be swift, so judges make rulings in real time. I'm interested to see what sort of jail time swapping scams the Nigerian spammers come up with.
Idle

You're Too Fat to Eat Here 7

Posted by samzenpus
Mississippi legislators have introduced a bill that would make it illegal for state licensed restaurants to serve obese patrons. The work of Republicans W. T. Mayhall Jr., John Read, and Democrat Bobby Shows, the bill proposes that the state's Department of Health establish weight criteria after consultation with Mississippi's Council on Obesity. Some in the Mississippi legislature worry that the new law would be too draconian in nature, not making allowances for the chunky, thick, husky or big boned.
Security

Submission + - CIA Says Cyber Attackers Blacked Out Cities (informationweek.com) 1

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Dotnaught
Dotnaught writes: "Cyber attackers it seems can reach the power grid. "We have information, from multiple regions outside the United States, of cyber intrusions into utilities, followed by extortion demands," CIA senior analyst Tom Donahue said at a New Orleans security conference. "We suspect, but cannot confirm, that some of these attackers had the benefit of inside knowledge. We have information that cyberattacks have been used to disrupt power equipment in several regions outside the United States. In at least one case, the disruption caused a power outage affecting multiple cities. We do not know who executed these attacks or why, but all involved intrusions through the Internet." Is it time to invest in battery backup?"
The Internet

Submission + - California Creates "Broadband Bonds" (arstechnica.com)

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I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes: "California, having identified fast internet connections as critical infrastructure, is now using "broadband bonds" to subsidize infrastructure development in rural areas. Because of the internet's importance to the economy, they're particularly concerned at how far the US has slipped in the international rankings. While California is the best state in the US as far as broadband availability is concerned, were it compared with other countries as if it were one, it would have slipped from 3rd to 10th since 2001. They still have a long way to go to catch up to world leaders in broadband like Japan, where the average speed advertised is 95 Mbps."
Graphics

Submission + - New ATI Driver Released for Linux 3

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An anonymous reader writes: A new ATI proprietary driver has been released for both x86 and x86_64. Release notes and installation instructions can be found on the ATI website.
Government

Submission + - Federal Bureau without Internet access since 2001 (bostonmagazine.com) 1

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Paul Flannery
Paul Flannery writes: "The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has been without Internet access since 2001 thanks to a ruling in a civil trial. This is very important for the Commonwealth for the Massachusetts as the bureau can rule if the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe can open a casino and circumvent the commonwealth. "It impacts our job," said Bureau spokesman Gary Garrison. "When we put out a news release we have to spend an hour and a half at a fax machine faxing to our list.""
Education

Submission + - Student's Expulsion Over Facebook Photo Reversed 1

Submitted by __aahuqu9051
__aahuqu9051 writes: Following up Friday's article about a student being expelled for writing a 'threatening' photo description on Facebook, it seems once the pressure of a lawsuit backed by FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) came against the Board of Regents, they have backed down. Barnes claims that proper disciplinary processes were not followed for his expulsion and is also asking reimbursement for expenses associated with moving to another university and enrolling there for one semester. Yesterday, the Board of Regents reversed the expulsion of Hayden Barnes. It is unknown at this time whether or not Barnes plans to re-enroll and continue at VSU.

Feed The Register: The Electric Car Conspiracy ... that never was (theregister.com)

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What a hit movie really tells us about innovation

It's almost two years since the debut of Chris Paine's documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? The movie has been a success in US theatres and often comprises one half of a double bill with Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. But what the success of the movie tells us is more alarming than any conspiracy it purports to unveil: a disdain for engineering, for technological innovation, and most of all a disdain for us, the consumers.

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