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Submission + - Causeless Laptop Searches Get Privacy Office OK (computerworld.com)

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CWmike
CWmike writes: "The Department of Homeland Security's Privacy Office has approved the controversial searches, copying and retention of laptops, PDAs, and other digital devices without cause at U.S. borders. Travelers could soon start seeing notices from the Privacy Office, which last week released a report supporting the right of customs agents to conduct such searches. The 51-page Privacy Impact Assessment also supported the right of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to copy, download, retain or seize any content from these devices, or the devices themselves, without assigning any specific reason for doing so."
Internet Explorer

Submission + - IE's slide continues; Firefox gains the most (computerworld.com)

Submitted by indian_rediff
indian_rediff writes: IE's slide continues. Firefox has gained the most at the expense of IE's recent slide. According to a Computerworld article (which is quoting Net Applications' monthly survey of browsers used), the slide seems to be gaining traction. There is no compelling need to refer anyone to IE. Also, Firefox's lack of issues has pushed its profile in the public's eye.
Earth

Submission + - Hemp Walls are 7x Stronger Than Concrete (inhabitat.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Buildings account for thirty-eight percent of the CO2 emissions in the U.S., according to the U.S. Green Building Council, and demand for carbon neutral and/or zero footprint buildings is at an all-time high. Now there is a new building material that is not just carbon neutral, but is actually carbon negative. Developed by U.K.-based Lhoist Group, Tradical Hemcrete is a concrete substitute made from hemp, lime and water. What makes it carbon negative? There is more CO2 locked-up in the process of growing and harvesting of the hemp than is released in the production of the lime binder.
Communications

Navigating a Geek Marriage? 1146

Posted by kdawson from the waiting-for-taco-to-weigh-in dept.
JoeLinux writes "I am soon to marry my true love (a girl! yes! they do exist!). She is a literary geek, whereas I am a gaming/Linux geek. Being the RTFM-style geeks that we are, we have been reading up on marriage, making things work, etc. Unfortunately, all of the references seem to be based around an alpha-male jock and a submissive cheerleader-style wife. A lot of the references to incompatibility in the books don't apply to us (neglect due to interest in sports, etc.). What are some of the pitfalls and successes learned in the course of a more geek-oriented marriage?"
Power

Submission + - Chicken Feathers May Fuel Future Hydrogen Cars (inhabitat.com) 2

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Mike
Mike writes: "Researchers at the University of Delaware have hatched a plan to cheaply store hydrogen fuel in carbonized chicken feathers, circumventing much pricier hydrogen storage options. To do this they heated quill fibers to high temperatures, effectively creating a cheap source of carbon nanotubes with nanoporous walls. Chicken consumption in the US creates over six billion pounds of waste feathers each year, and if this technology was implemented in a fuel cell vehicle, it would cost about $200, as opposed to using carbon nanotube tanks (which cost about $5.5 million) or metal hydrides (which cost about $30,000)."
Censorship

Submission + - China: 2009 Declaration of the Anonymous Netizens

Submitted by higman.schmidt
higman.schmidt writes: Anonymous voices in China vow a worldwide attack on China's internet censorship policy, specifically Green Dam. From the English translation of the Declaration: "We are the Anonymous Netizens. We have seen your moves on the Internet. You have deprived your netizens of the freedom of speech. You have come to see technology as your mortal enemy. You have clouded and distorted the truth in collaboration with Party mouthpieces. You have hired commentators to create the "public opinion" you wanted to see. All these are etched into our collective memory. More recently, you forced the installation of Green Dam on the entire population and smothered Google with vicious slander. It is now clear as day: what you want is the complete control and censorship of the Internet. We hereby declare that we, the Anonymous Netizens, are going to launch our attack worldwide on your censorship system starting on July 1st, 2009." Via Global Voices
Censorship

Submission + - Australia To Ban Rest Of World, Probably. (rockpapershotgun.com)

Submitted by Arkan_Wolfshade
Arkan_Wolfshade writes: "The Federal Government has now set its sights on gamers, promising to use its internet censorship regime to block websites hosting and selling video games that are not suitable for 15 year olds." Found on http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/25/australia-to-ban-rest-of-world-probably/ with the main article on http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/web-filters-to-censor-video-games-20090625-cxrx.html

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