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Submission + - A Linux User's Guide to Google+ (muktware.com)

Submitted by sfcrazy
sfcrazy writes: Most FOSS leaders are here on Google+, Linus Torvalds, Greg KH and Eris S Raymond, to name but a few. That means Google+ is getting a thumbs up from the cautious FOSS community.

Quite a lot of Google+ users are not aware of some of the jewel features of G+ which gives it an unprecedented edge over Facebook. As a Linux user, I care about those features. Most of you may have explored G+ by yourself. Here is my ever expanding guide to Google+ for Linux (and non-Linux) users.
Android

Submission + - Uh oh! Android password data stored in plain text. (thehackernews.com)

Submitted by
jampola
jampola writes: "So The Hacker News is reporting that Android password data is being stored as plain text in it's SQlite database. The Hackers news says that "The password for email accounts is stored into the SQLite DB which in turn stores it on the phone's file system in plain text.Encrypting or at least transforming the password would be desirable." — I'm sure most would agree encrypted password data in at least SHA or MD5 would be kind of a good idea!"
Networking

Submission + - Google+ Suspending User Accounts Enmass? (zdnet.com)

Submitted by
ideonexus
ideonexus writes: "Reports of Google+ deleting user accounts all over, including Limor Fried — AKA Lady Ada / Adafruit Industries recently featured in Wired Magazine and former Google employee Kirrily “Skud” Robert for violating Google's identity ToS. Other users are finding themselves locked out of their accounts without an explanation of how they violated the ToS. The worst part for these individuals is that a lock-out of Google+ includes being locked out of all Google services, including email, calendar, and documents."
Programming

Submission + - 'The Code Has Already Been Written'

Submitted by theodp
theodp writes: John D. Cook points out there's a major divide between the way scientists and programmers view the software they write. Scientists see their software as a kind of exoskeleton, an extension of themselves. Programmers, on the other hand, see their software as something they will hand over to someone else, more like building a robot. To a scientist, the software soup's done when they get what they want out of it, while professional programmers give more thought to reproducibility, maintainability, and correctness. So what happens when the twain meet? 'The real tension,' says Cook, 'comes when a piece of research software is suddenly expected to be ready for production. The scientist will say 'the code has already been written' and can't imagine it would take much work, if any, to prepare the software for its new responsibilities. They don't understand how hard it is for an engineer to turn an exoskeleton into a self-sufficient robot.'

Comment Fanbois are Irrational (Score 1) 272

by virb67 (#36775270) Attached to: The Science Behind Fanboyism
Or maybe fanbois develop irrational and emotional attachments to products because they are just average idiots who have been beguiled by marketing. That is after all the whole point of mass marketing -- to beguile the average idiot.
Idle

Submission + - HUNT FOR BIN LADEN, PART 2 (slate.com) 2

Submitted by Kittenman
Kittenman writes: SLATE is carrying some details of how eccentric treasure hunter Bill Warren is proposing looking for the body of Osama Bin Laden in the Arabian sea. Sonar will be used, and a submersible. Success seems unlikely, and expenses can only soar from the original US$1 million.
Idle

Submission + - Fan's Lip Syncing to be a Criminal Act (foxcharlotte.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: It seems that copyright lawyers are at it again — they now want to make it a criminal act for someone to lip sync to a song and post the said video on Youtube, even if credits are given. "The way the statute is written... It would now criminalize anybody that performs a copyrighted work, which is essentially nowadays any song under the sun," said Sidbury Getting paid for existing royalties does not seem to be enough, they now want to stop you from having fun in any way where they dont see a dollar at the end.
Idle

Submission + - Iceland Taps Facebook To Rewrite Its Constitution

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Iceland is finally overhauling its constitution, and it has turned to the Internet to get input from citizens. More specifically, the 25-member council drafting the new constitution is reaching out to its citizens through Facebook. Two thirds of Iceland’s population (approximately 320,000) is on Facebook, so the constitutional council’s weekly meetings are broadcast live not only on the council’s website, but on the social network as well. “It is possible to register through other means, but most of the discussion takes place via Facebook,” said Berghildur Bernhardsdottir, spokeswoman for the constitutional review project.

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