Comment wtf? (Score 1, Redundant) 283
LaCie's had 2TB models out for a while now. Why is 1.5TB important?
http://www.lacie.com/ca/products/product.htm?pid=11111
Scientists Solve Riddle of Toxic Algae Blooms 237
An anonymous reader writes with an excerpt from the Victoria Times Colonist: "After a remarkable 37-year experiment, University of Alberta scientist David Schindler and his colleagues have finally nailed down the chemical triggers for a problem that plagues thousands of freshwater and coastal ecosystems around the world." Punchline: "Phosphorus."
Submission + - Memo confirms Dept of Transportation Vista ban
Rob writes: A leaked memo has confirmed that the US Department of Transportation has placed a ban
on the deployment of Microsoft Corp's Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Internet Explorer 7
on the grounds there are good reasons to avoid an upgrade. In fact, as the memo explains,
"there appears to be specific reasons not to upgrade". Those include upgrade
costs, compatibility concerns, limited funding, and
a forthcoming move to a new headquarters.
Submission + - iTunes Staffers Becomes Music's New Gatekeepers
WSJdpatton writes: "From their Silicon Valley cubicles, Apple staffers have become music's unlikely power brokers. A look at how Apple has jettisoned some of the conventions of traditional music retailing — notably, the practice of selling prime promotional spots to recording companies willing to pay for better visibility for their acts. Still, behind the scenes there's plenty of horse-trading going on that influences which songs are seen and purchased by iTunes customers."
Submission + - Interview With a Founding Father of the Internet
roscoetoon writes: "from Kelly Jackson Higgins's Blog: http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=118 596
An Interview With Vinton Cerf: Father Knows Best ...He's probably one of the only people at Google who can remember the Arpanet or what the Internet was like before the Web. And there's one thing few people know about Internet legend Vinton Cerf, who co-designed the TCP/IP stack that was used to build the Internet infrastructure: His secret wish is to be an actor... ...He remembers the days when being called a "hacker" was an honor. "It used to be an honorific at MIT. But the abusive practices that have become so visible on the Internet has given a bad connotation here," Cerf says. "Purists wish that we could apply some other terms so as to keep 'hacker' what it once was, but I think the language has become too polluted."... ...This obviously isn't your father of the Internet's Internet. Cerf says the biggest threats are the proliferation of spam, botnets, malware, and denial-of-service attacks. "Much work is needed to increase the security of the Internet and its connected computers," he says, "and to make the environment more reliable for everyone."..."
An Interview With Vinton Cerf: Father Knows Best
Submission + - Java DST Patch Breaks DST
Christopher_G_Lewis writes: "This is just coming out, but Sun's DST patch "may break backward compatibility for the Eastern, Hawaiian, and Mountain time zones, under certain circumstances."
DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)
There's a Sun alert, but only for subscribed members: Sun Alert 102836 for Java.
The introduction of Olson Timezone (TZ) data, version 2005r or greater, may break backward compatibility for the Eastern, Hawaiian, and Mountain time zones, under certain circumstances.
This issue is also outlined in Sun BugIDs 6466476 and 6530336, listed at:
6466476
6530336"
Submission + - RIAA Offensive Continues
Patrick Henry writes: The recording industry's assault on our free use of software has been well chronicled on this site. Today brings further evidence that the RIAA is continuing this offensive. The Washington Post is reporting that the copyright cartel is starting to pressure colleges and universities to do their dirty work.. This will cause a burden on higher education's resources (a cost borne by students, not the copyright holders) and have questionable efficacy. Further, Torrentfreak is reporting that this is already happening outside the US. Will there be a breaking point or will we just take this assault? Have (or will) the bastions of free speech yield to the mighty RIAA?
