Submission + - Why is Yahoo! down?
codefungus writes: Is it down for you too?
Comment Yo.... (Score 5, Funny) 507
...check the lid.
Submission + - Teens help Clovis police; build a robot camera (fresnobee.com)
Degrees writes: "From the Fresno Bee: Clovis police needed a camera to spy on SWAT scenes, and two high school students looking for a senior project were able to build just the thing. Brannon Vidmar, 18, and his friend Dennis Ngo, 17, built a remote-controlled device capable of seeing inside a home with a closed-circuit camera. One student's grandfather gave seed money for the project and Pelco offered camera equipment and expertise. The project cost between $25,000 and $30,000, money that Clovis taxpayers did not have to pay. The SWAT camera project is similar to a robot and trailer that Clovis police built in 2004 for disabling explosives."
Feed news.com: Microsoft's anti-Google lobbying goes public (com.com)
Blog: In new Senate filing, Redmond reveals it has retained veteran lobbyists to influence policymakers weighing the search giant's proposed DoubleClick acquisition.
Feed Engadget: Raritan intros smart card-reading KVM switch system (engadget.com)
Filed under: Desktops, Peripherals
The days of casually interfacing with uber-secure servers without unduly amounts of red tape holding you back could be coming to an end, especially if you work at a government or financial institution that has a contract with Raritan. The latest paranoia-curing gizmo to escape its labs is the Paragon II KVM Smart Card Reader solution for a KVM switch, which supports the US Federal HSPD-12 standard and aims to "enhance an organization's security approach" by requiring smart cards to be inserted before access is granted to machines via KVM. More specifically, the all-in-one solution "does not store or cache card data, requires re-authentication when changing targets, and allows access of servers by only one user at a time." So much for snoopin' on your lunch break, eh?Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Submission + - USPTO wants to stop bad patents from issuing (linux.com)
Down-with-the-patents writes: As reported by Slashdot earlier, the US Patent and Trademark Office is collaborating with the Peer-to-Patent program to stop bad patents from issuing. Brigid Quinn, spokesperson for the USPTO explains the motivation of the USPTO to open a behind-closed-doors process to public. Groklaw's Pamela Jones admits "that when it comes to software, there is more knowledge outside of USPTO than inside it." While some of Jones' readers are stayong away away from the pilot program, to let the patent system collapse, Jones says that's a goal she understands but don't view as realistic. The project seems to doing pretty well with over a 1,000 active contributors and plans to replicate it in other Patent Offices starting with the UK Patent Office next year.
Submission + - New Meebo webapp for iPhone
anoopdotk writes: Meebo announcing- "Today, we're happy to report that we've taken the "pre-Alpha" tag off ... meebo is ready and available (and hopefully, much improved) on the iPhone. Just like normal meebo, there's no download required; you get chat history for all your buddies and their buddy icons, and your IM accounts are all in one place"
Submission + - Why donate to Open Source projects? (packtpub.com)
Donation-is-good writes: Donations are crucial to Open Source projects. But tell that to a non-geek, who has been using Open Source software that just works. Convincing users to donate can be quite tricky as per this article which tries to convince users of Open Source software to donate to their favorite project. In addition to donations, there are several others methods different projects employ to support themselves financially like selling goodies, documentation, support, advertisement, etc. Developers from K3b, Sabayon Linux, Gentoo Linux and Elive Live CD, share the importance of donations and what factors motivate users to donate.
Journal Journal: Tech Industry
You know...I'm thinking about getting out of the IT industry. Why? You didn't ask. Because after seeing some news about some CEO getting a patent on transparent proxies...I mean...is this what the IT industry does? Fucking bringing home the bacon via patent infrengement lawsuits?
Christ
Journal Journal: A Journal Aye?
I find your fancy journal offering fascinating.
