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Comment Re:So is apple... (Score 1) 282

by Thing I am (#41222851) Attached to: Anonymous Leaks 1M Apple Device UDIDs

Don't quote me on this but I think the Vostro is one of the few laptops with a matte finish nowadays. So the remainder of the Apple (obviously) and Dell stock is pretty much defective by design. Thank the lord for the Vostro.

Quoted for future reference. Thank you for your cooperation, citizen.

Submission + - Massive Methane release in the Arctic region (newscientist.com) 1

Submitted by Taco Cowboy
Taco Cowboy writes: While Arctic methane release is a well recorded phenomena — Methane stored in both permafrost (which is melting) and methane hydrates (methane trapped in marine reservoirs) are vulnerable to being released into the atmosphere as the planet warms — ( also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_methane_release ) — researchers who are trying to map atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations on a global basis have discovered that the amount of Methane emissions in the Arctic region (82 north) do not total up

Further research revealed that significant amount of Methane releases came from the Arctic ocean — as much as 2 milligrams of the gas is released per square meter of ocean, each day — presumably by marine bacteria surviving in low-nutrient environments

More info @
http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ngeo1452.html

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21733-arctic-methane-leaks-threaten-climate.html
Space

Submission + - Tech billionaires bankroll gold rush to mine asteroids (reuters.com)

Submitted by
fishmike
fishmike writes: "Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday.

Planetary Resources, based in Bellevue, Washington, initially will focus on developing and selling extremely low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions."

Submission + - Dutch Pirate Party ordered to stop encouragement to circumvent URL filters (wordpress.com)

Submitted by Craefter
Craefter writes: Brein, the Dutch sock puppet for the entertainment industry, was quick to react to yesterday's fall of the Dutch government by applying for a court order which demands that the Dutch Pirate Party must refrain from encouraging the public to circumvent Internet URL filtering. This would severely hamper the election campaign of the PP for the elections later this year.
What we see here is that the entertainment industry is trying to stifle democratic options in an election campaign. How could we end up in a situation where a couple of companies which only produce movies and music have such an influence on law and democratic processes?
Piracy

Submission + - Plunder Downunder: How To Read Australia's iiTrial Piracy Verdict (itnews.com.au)

Submitted by aesoteric
aesoteric writes: A lot has been said about the three-year, multi-million dollar legal battle between Hollywood studios and Australian ISP iiNet that finally exhausted all legal options last week. The court's decision brings relief and clarity for the internet industry on issues of liability in the digital age. But the victory is tempered by the over-confidence the decision affords ISPs and by the scale of the film industry's legal losses. Buoyed by its clean sweep, iiNet has made no secret it would prefer to walk away from attempts to create an industry scheme to address internet piracy. The High Court suggests legislative reform is the answer, though the Government has shown little appetite for it. And in the meantime, the studios' have been dealt a death blow on the quality of infringement notices sent to ISPs — they have to be of an interlocutory evidentiary standard before they could even be considered actionable. The key takeout from five of Australia's top IP law experts? Something's gotta give.

Submission + - University of Minnesota Launches Review Project for Open Textbooks

Submitted by Durinia
Durinia writes: Minnesota Public Radio is running a story today about the University of Minnesota's Open Textbooks project. The goal of the project is to solicit reviews of college-level open source textbooks and collect those that pass muster onto their website. The project will focus first on high-volume introductory classes such as those for Math and Biology, because as David Ernst, director of the project, states in the interview:

"You know the world doesn't need another $150 Algebra One book. Algebra One hasn't changed for centuries, probably."

Comment Re:Creepy but... (Score 1) 234

by Thing I am (#39695871) Attached to: When Big Brother Watches IT
Similar to you, I operate at work knowing that I am being monitored. Video is being recorded in my office, in the building my office is in, on the roads I travel to and from the data center and in the data center. Phone calls are logged, email is being archived and company computers are routinely checked for unauthorized use. I never ever conduct personal business on company computers or time. I know this because I'm the one responsible for maintaining the systems. Sure it would be easy to circumvent for myself but it's not worth the hassle. It's easier just to do anything personal on my laptop.

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