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Submission + - Need: Fake Polaroid Paper (flickr.com) 1

Submitted by RecycledElectrons
RecycledElectrons writes: I've seen images that look like polaroids on the web, and anyone can GIMP one up. My question is not about a fake that can be seen on a PC. My question is: Where can I get inkjet or laser paper that looks like old Polaroid Instant Film? I'd love to drop a photo of bigfoot into mom's yellowstone vacation album.
Windows

Submission + - Chinese pirates launch Ubuntu that looks like XP (downloadsquad.com) 1

Submitted by
Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward writes: "Just as the title suggests: Ylmf, famous for pirating Windows XP, have just released a version of Ubuntu that looks JUST like Windows XP. Really, really similar. Apparently because Microsoft were cracking down on the actual Windows XP pirating — though, I think they will still suffer for ripping off the GUI _exactly_."
Government

Submission + - NY Times, LA Times Call for Amazon Tax Collection 1

Submitted by theodp
theodp writes: Recalling that CEO Jeff Bezos originally explored placing Amazon.com on an Indian Reservation near San Francisco to "have access to talent without all the tax consequences," the NY Times argues it's time to put an end to the e-tailer's 'entity isolation' tax-avoidance games. The LA Times chimes in, saying Amazon's claims that collecting sales tax constitute an undue burden are 'worth a horselaugh', noting that Amazon boasts it has no problem keeping track of millions of unique products.

Submission + - Help! My former employer lies to my new employers! 4

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: As a relatively new graduate, I was hired at a small startup software company that produced e-commerce websites. (There are thousands of these companies) I did not have many options for employment, and this was better than flipping burgers. The owners/employers were your typical geek squad type without formal training. They did not believe in a business plan, client/employee contracts, or contacting lawyers. The coding was on par with CS 101, 2nd week and was a string of legal liabilities. I did not expect this company to last long, but the paychecks were not bouncing. I kept looking for new jobs, but I could not find any. Finally, I was released since they could not find any work for me to do.

Here is my problem, the company has not completely failed. I have listed this company on my resume, and I have been unintentionally slandered by the owners. I am positive the owners are not aware of slander, nor do I want to pursue legal action. However, it has cost me at least one job already. How do I list this company on my resume? How would I explain the gap in my employment? I am relatively young, so everyone checks my employment history. What do I do? I just want a job and my mom not to be my landlord/roommate!

I'm posting this as AC because I bet my former employers are reading this post while avoiding clients.
Space

Submission + - Fifth anniversary of a cosmic onslaught (discovermagazine.com)

Submitted by
The Bad Astronomer
The Bad Astronomer writes: "Five years ago today (December 27, 2004), a vast wave of high-energy gamma and X-rays washed over the Earth, blinding satellites and partially ionizing the Earth's atmosphere. The culprit was a superflare from the magnetar SGR 1806-20, located 50,000 light years away. The energy released was mind-numbing: in one-fifth of a second, this supercharged magnetic neutron star blasted out as much energy as the Sun does in 250,000 years!"

Comment Re:This is kind of rediculous (Score 2, Insightful) 888

by Lokinator (#30561568) Attached to: TSA Wants You To Keep Your Seat, and Your Hands In Sight
It's been feel-good security theatre since day one. I now only fly if there is no other practical option. This sucks...as once flying was a joy in and of itself, a pleasant addition to the travel experience. Now it's a little slice of hell, and I won't play if I don't have to...and what's truly offensive is these various unpleasantries, as far as I can tell, do little or nothing to enhance safety and have everything to do with "looking busy" and providing a "sense of security" where there is little actual security, as actual security measures would largely be politically unacceptable. So...one dim-bulbed attempted bombing that...if successful...might have killed *at most* 1,000 persons (all aboard, crashing into crowded high school and/or nursing home) will inflict largely useless idiocy upon everyone flying in U.S. Airspace. If we consider that a goal of asymmetrical warfare is to make things unpleasant for the populace of the opponent - wouldn't this count as a casualty-free win for the Al-Qaeda bandits?
Encryption

Submission + - How to encrypt all internet traffic?

Submitted by bondiblueos9
bondiblueos9 writes: Is there a way to anonymize and/or encrypt all of my internet traffic? I am really only concerned about it being so out to at least my cable modem, preferably through it.

I live in an apartment with several people and we all use one cable internet connection through one wireless router (using WPA2) to access the internet. They all depend on me to keep it running. We were having some connectivity/bandwidth issues, and in the process of tracking down the problem I realized that I could use available tools to capture all of their wireless traffic, and in the worst case, I could tap the line from the router to the cable modem to capture all traffic. If I can do it, then that means someone else could, and with the right equipment someone could even tap the cable box outside and grab all my traffic.

I don't mean to be paranoid, but how can I avoid this? I know Tor does this for some applications, but only ones that can be set up to use a proxy, not for all traffic. I had the idea to set up a box between all of my computers and our router, and somehow configure it to redirect all of my traffic through tor, but I do know if this is possible or what tools I need to set up the forwarding. How can I set this up, or what other suggestions/solutions does anyone have?

Submission + - Poorer children more likely to get antipsychotics (nytimes.com)

Submitted by krou
krou writes: A new study by a team from Rutgers and Columbia has discovered that poorer children are more likely to be given powerful antipsychotic drugs. According to the NY Times (subscription required), 'children covered by Medicaid are given powerful antipsychotic medicines at a rate four times higher than children whose parents have private insurance. And the Medicaid children are more likely to receive the drugs for less severe conditions than their middle-class counterparts'. It raises the question: 'Do too many children from poor families receive powerful psychiatric drugs not because they actually need them — but because it is deemed the most efficient and cost-effective way to control problems that may be handled much differently for middle-class children?' Two possible explanations are offered: 'insurance reimbursements, as Medicaid often pays much less for counseling and therapy than private insurers do', and because of 'the challenges that families in poverty may have in consistently attending counseling or therapy sessions, even when such help is available'. The study is due to be published next year in the journal Health Affairs.
Math

Submission + - Equation for perfectly parking your car found! (rhul.ac.uk)

Submitted by ctrl-alt-canc
ctrl-alt-canc writes: An english mathematician, Simon R. Blackburn was asked from Vauxhall Motors to study the math beyond car parking. The problem is not new, since some cars appeared on the market years ago with a self-parking option.. Dr. Blackburn recently published a paper that gives a complete solution to the problem of perfect parking. I wonder if his research will bring to more room for cars in our crowded parking lots. Who will write the first Iphone application for perfect parking ?!?
Security

Submission + - ID Thief Tries to Get Witnesses Whacked (pcmag.com)

Submitted by adeelarshad82
adeelarshad82 writes: Pavel Valkovich of Sherman Oaks, CA has pleaded guilty to solicitation of murder, admitting that he attempted to hire hitmen to kill witnesses working with Federal authorities in their investigation of Valkovich's ID theft activities and subsequent crimes. According to the Justice Department, "...Valkovich and others had stolen personal identifying information and used that information to transfer funds from victims' bank accounts to PayPal accounts."
Google

Submission + - 'Nexus One' Is First Google's Android Phone (wiseandroid.com)

Submitted by xchg
xchg writes: It's still not called the "Google Phone", but the Nexus One — to be made by HTC — is as close as I think we're going to get. The WSJ cites sources familiar with Google's plans and says that Google has designed this handset and plans to sell it directly to consumers, unlocked.
Google

Submission + - Microsoft vs Google: Pot, Kettle, Black (stuff.co.nz) 1

Submitted by Master Moose
Master Moose writes: So it would appear that Microsoft is funding an Anti-Google lobby group because they feel that Google's practices are anti-competitive and they are looking to grow in the Asia-Pacific region

Is this vindication for the Microsoft haters? Is Google that bad? Is there a lesser of the two evils?

Submission + - And Now for the other side of the News: (torontosun.com)

Submitted by dakohli
dakohli writes: And now, for a brilliant piece of journalism. The story of SciFi writer Dr Peter Watts was detailed recently in /. albeit from mostly his point of view. Now, the AP has had their say, mostly from the Border Patrol's viewpoint. There is no mention of the aftermath, how he was turned loose without even a jacket last week in the cold. All it really says that he left his car, got belligerent and had to be subdued. It accuses him of choking a border guard. No mention of the efforts to get him representation.



Now, I have passed through this particular entry/exit point, and I have to wonder why the US guards were looking at a car entering Canada. Usually you only encounter Canadian guards when you enter Canada, and US guards when you enter the States. I think it entirely appropriate that I might ask why I was being searched by US guards when I was leave the States for Canada.



Of course, each side will posture and present the case is the best possible light for themselves, don't you think that perhaps though a International Journalistic Organization should present a more balanced view and let the public make up their own opinions?



Just asking........
Google

Submission + - ask slashdot: How to replace Google 4

Submitted by Razgorov Prikazka
Razgorov Prikazka writes: Since the /. story about Googles CEO E. Schmidt considering people as bad guy`s if they want a little privacy (http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/08/0127219/Google-CEO-Says-Privacy-Worries-Are-For-Wrongdoers) I started thinking. After long deliberation and discussions with friends I decided to abolish Google completely for personal use. Yeah, call me a wrongdoer, I dont really care ;-)
Now I wanted to ask /. what the best replacement is for searching, webbased mail, watching video clips, etcetera.

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