Comment FINALLY. (Score 1) 297
It's about time ZFS went open. I feel like the only reason btrfs got any traction was ZFS licensing issues.
Comment They roll with the punches (Score 2) 78
I think it's cool that the company didn't wine about their major cash cow going away. Instead, they went with the flow and are still in business. I wish other tech companies would do that too.
Comment Time to Move (Score 1) 1233
If something like this happened to me, I would seriously consider moving to a different nation which takes privacy laws more seriously. Or one which is less racist.
Submission + - Iceland Taps Facebook To Rewrite Its Constitution (zdnet.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Iceland is using Facebook to rewrite its constitution: citizens can use the social network to make their own suggestions, engage in online debates, or follow the proceedings in real-time. 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.
Submission + - EU ministers seek to ban creation of hacking tools (networkworld.com)
alphadogg writes: Justice Ministers across Europe want to make the creation of "hacking tools" a criminal offense, but critics have hit back at the plans, saying that they are unworkable. Ministers from all 27 countries of the European Union met on June 9 to discuss European Commission proposals for a directive on attacks against information systems. But in addition to approving the Commission's text, the ministers extended the draft to include "the production and making available of tools for committing offenses". This is problematic, as much legal and legitimate software could be put to criminal use by hackers. The draft mentions "malicious software designed to create botnets or unrightfully obtained computer passwords," but goes no further in attempting to clarify what "tools" might be subject to criminal sanctions.
Submission + - Bitcoin user gets robbed of his 1/2 million wallet (bitcoin.org)
anomnomnomymous writes: "One user claims that an unknown thief has stolen his virtual wallet with Bitcoins, worth the equivalent of half a million dollars. In a posting on the Bitcoin forum, a user with the nickname Allinvain claims 25,000 Bitcoins have been captured; An amount with a rough value of 467.500 dollar.
So are we going to see more of these robberies in the future? This clearly shows one of the downsides of the semi-anonymous currency, as a recourse or refund (or legal protection) is nearly absent."
So are we going to see more of these robberies in the future? This clearly shows one of the downsides of the semi-anonymous currency, as a recourse or refund (or legal protection) is nearly absent."
Submission + - Heart With No Beat, A New Hope Of Life (gizmocrazed.com)
Mightee writes: "As the quest for a perfect artificial heart continues, Doctors from the Texas Heart Institute have created an artificial heart that has no pulse or audible heartbeat. As a result, developing a heart that does not wear out, break down or cause clots and infections could be avoided."
Submission + - Boot Linux in your browser
An anonymous reader writes: Fabrice Bellard, the initiator of the QEMU emulator, wrote a PC emulator in Javascript. You can now boot Linux in your browser provided it is recent enough (Firefox 4 and Google Chrome 11 are reported to work).
