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Submission + - 2008 Presidential Candidates and Tech Issues

Submitted by

Tokimasa

on Monday June 04, 2007 @11:18AM

Tokimasa writes: "Following last night's debate with the Democratic presidential hopefuls and tomorrow's debate with the Republican presidential candidates, I noticed that the questions addressed issues that affect the American people as a whole — education, health care, the "war on terror" and combating terrorism, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, China, jobs and the economy, gas prices, and energy.

But what about issues that are important to the technical savvy Americans, including those in technical industries? Issues such as intellectual property reform (especially copyrights and patents), funding for research and development (both private and government led), DMCA, and other topics that might be of interest to engineers and scientists? Why are these topics not discussed (or even mentioned) during a campaign?

Is there any material out there that discusses how each candidate stands on issues that are of interest to certain groups (in my case, engineers and those working in highly technical fields)?"

Submission + - iPhone developer kit coming at WWDC? (nytimes.com)

Submitted by

Gary W. Longsine

on Monday June 04, 2007 @10:40AM

Gary W. Longsine writes: "In their story Fever Builds for iPhone (Anxiety Too) the New York Times is reporting that an iPhone developer kit will be announced and delivered at WWDC 2007. 'Nuff said."

Submission + - Turning Heat Into Sound Into Electricity

Submitted by WrongSizeGlass on Monday June 04, 2007 @08:36AM

WrongSizeGlass writes: Science Daily is reporting on work by physicists at the University of Utah who have developed small devices that turn heat into sound and then into electricity.

"We are converting waste heat to electricity in an efficient, simple way by using sound," ... "It is a new source of renewable energy from waste heat."
They report that technology holds promise for changing waste heat into electricity, harnessing solar energy and cooling computers and radars.

Feed Terror-Fighting Dolphins and Sea Lions (schneier.com)

From feed by bsfeed on Monday April 16, 2007 @01:32PM

They patrol for underwater swimmers (with video)....

Submission + - World's First Virtual Banking Licenses

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Tuesday January 09, 2007 @09:31AM

Anonymous Coward writes: "http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?relea se_id=200858

MindArk PE AB, creators of Entropia Universe — the original virtual universe with a real cash economy, today announced the auction of five virtual banking licenses which will integrate real world banking systems into the virtual world. These two-year exclusive licenses will be available through the public auction within Entropia Universe and will be open for bids beginning mid January 2007."

Submission + - Zoo puts humans on display

Submitted by

MollyB

on Tuesday January 09, 2007 @07:07AM

MollyB writes: "A story appeared on Yahoo announcing that "An Australian zoo has put a group of humans on display to raise awareness about primate conservation — with the proviso that they don't get up to any monkey business."
On the face of it, this seems ridiculous, but perhaps some slashdotters would like to volunteer, if they could afford the air fare (and didn't live there already).
Also, from the article, "Audiences can vote for their favorite "ape" via mobile phone text messages, in the style of reality television shows, and at the end of the month, a "super human" will be selected to represent the zoo." This smacks of publicity-stunt, in spite of the 'scientific' nature of the exhibit."

Submission + - Writing Secure Code - New Tricks for Old Dogs

Submitted by norm911 on Friday January 05, 2007 @12:59PM

norm911 writes: Think you write solid code? Secure code? You most likely don't. In the article entitled New Tricks for Old Dogs, an internationally recognized security expert performs acts of self-humiliation with a software security analyzer :)

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