Catch up on stories from the past week (and beyond) at the Slashdot story archive

 



Forgot your password?
typodupeerror
×

Comment And nothing of value was lost. (Score 1) 632

I fail to see why the targets of this move, the gangs of scum that hang around the outskirts of UK cities having their recruitment videos taken down is such a bad thing.
These videos show hooded/masked youths, bragging about their violent crimes, and showing off their hoards of stolen/black-market guns and knives.
Taking down the recruitment videos helps to stop the gangs growing, it's part of a wider tactic police here use to disrupt the social lives of the gangs, forcing them apart.
Of course, if you'd rather the scum of the British underclass were allowed to rob, stab shoot, and deal drugs freely, you're welcome to take them, and let them do so in your own country.
We're sick of it here, especially in Liverpool.
Google

Submission + - Google Desktop for Linux released (blogspot.com)

FrankNFurter writes: "Today, Google released a native Linux version of their desktop search. Available are packages in the .rpm format (for RedHat/Fedora/Suse/Mandriva) and .deb format (for Debian/Ubuntu), both only for the x86 architecture. Google Desktop for Linux offers the same search features as the Windows version, a quick search box, integration of Gmail and the indexing of man and info pages. Not yet available for Linux are gadgets."
AMD/OSTG

Journal Journal: AMD brings next-gen graphics card to Power MAC G5

AMD recently announced a next-generation graphics card, the ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition . The card combines workstation-class creative productivity and cutting-edge 3D game performance. "The device represents a high-performance PCIe graphics upgrade card for the Power Mac G5 Quad and Power Mac G5 Dual. Upgrading to the ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac helps pro-application users maximize their creative potential with t

Feed Viagra for Women Turns Her On (wired.com)

One writer asks, why shouldn't modern sex medicine benefit women? Her boyfriend tries three erection enhancers to find out which is the best -- for her. In Sex Drive Daily.


The Courts

Submission + - Salvation Army sues website for parodic image

infoterror writes: "Apparently, the Salvation Army decided that a single GIF file was enough to sue over. What's creepy about it is that they decided to threaten the domain name registrar, not the site on which it was hosted. The press release from a known internet prank site gives more information, but what's most telling is The Salvation Army's legal filing. When corporations sue to protect icons, can total loss of free speech be far behind?"
Databases

Submission + - Firebird 2.0 final released

Samyem Tuladhar writes: After 2 years in development, the Firebird Project today officially releases the much-anticipated version 2.0 of its open source Firebird relational database software during the opening session of the fourth international Firebird Conference in Prague, Czech Republic.
Networking

Submission + - VPN with single tunnel: best workaround?

An anonymous reader writes: When my VPN connection client is engaged, my web, email, and IM become disconnected (ALL traffic is forced to tunnel through the VPN). What alternatives do I have to regain those connections?

In other words, given a VPN policy that enforces a single tunnel on a client (contrast with a "split tunnel" wherein only VPN-bound traffic goes to VPN while other traffic goes out through normal internet gateway), what's the best workaround to get back some internet connectivity on the client side?

The VPN connection client is locked down — I receive a Cisco binary for windows only, and there are no settings I can change on it to allow split tunneling. I have no access to the VPN server itself, but I can set up relatively harmless software on servers behind the VPN (i.e., on the intranet that the VPN allows me to access).

For example, the setting up of proxy server(s) IS possible on the "intranet side" of the VPN, so I assume that one alternative (call it "Alternative A") would be to go through proxy(s). But that means that each time VPN connection gets made, I need to change at least three applications (web, email, IM) to go through a proxy, and vice-versa to undo the proxying. Is there an easy way to turn on/off proxying in Firefox (web), Eudora (mail) and Trillian (IM)? Or could I do some kind of local proxy server for these, and just change an address in the "hosts" file to make the switch?

Alternatively, could some kind of routing on the client side help here? (The ipconfig output implies that the VPN client changes the nework gateway into the VPN local address, which forces all traffic into the VPN tunnel; I doubt that the gateway can be changed.)

Alternatively, is there something useful to ask the VPN admins? The policy is clear that split tunneling is out of the question, but they might help is there were some relatively easy and safe way to provide connectivity to me.
Windows

Submission + - Office 2007 available on MSDN

Traf001 writes: The release Office 2007 products are now available for MSDN subscribers. I only listed English but Japanese versions are available too.

Office Visio Professional 2007 (English), Office Project Professional 2007 (English), Office InfoPath 2007 (English), Office Groove 2007 (English), Office OneNote 2007 (English), Office Professional 2007 (English)

No sign of non-beta Vista yet...
AMD/OSTG

Journal Journal: AMD previews 4x4 platform

AMD's 4x4 platform is still on track for a November release, and will be introduced with an Nvidia chipset. AMD released some of the details at a PR even in Munich. According to desktop marketing director, Leslie Sobon, AMD will aggressively price the platform. "The "entry-level" 4x4 solution will be sold as a dual-processor package and will sell for about $1000. According to Sobon, 4x4 - which stands for four processor co
Biotech

Submission + - Medsphere Betrays Community

Fred Trotter writes: "Medsphere touts itself as the "leading provider of open source software for the healthcare industry". At first blush they do indeed seem to be an "open source" company. Medsphere provides support for VistA, the leading free software hospital EHR. Medsphere has none other than Larry Augustin as a former CEO and board member. However, recently Medsphere sued their founders, CMO Scott and CTO Steve Shreeve. Why? because the Shreeves released Medsphere-owned code on SourceForge. Apparently doing so was a "unwelcome surprise" to Medsphere CEO Ken Kizer. However, contrary to the claims in the lawsuit, I (Fred Trotter) have proof that Ken Kizer was informed before the release.

Apparently not only is Medsphere suing the Shreeves for "racketeering", but they are also suing everyone who downloaded the code from SourceForge. Medsphere is using organized crime laws against their own developers and the FOSS community. Eric Raymond and I have been working for weeks to negotiate a peaceful resolution with Medsphere, but this has failed. Leaving me no choice but to go public on LinuxMedNews.

Fred Trotter
GPLMedicine.org"
Censorship

Submission + - Top 10 List of Worldwide Internet Censors

PreacherTom writes: Reports of internet censorship are nothing new and are quite expected from countries whose leadership depends on controlling the popular worldview. Reporters Without Borders, a Paris group that does advocacy work for press freedom, puts a number to the trend with a list of the countries that it says go the furthest to censor the Internet. Photos document the worldwide protests and continuing struggles. Not surprisingly, China is described as the pioneer of internet censors, dedicating more resources than any other country to restrict online freedoms.
Hardware Hacking

Submission + - PS3 Disemboweled! First pics!

chudgoo writes: "Finally! Someone voided their warranty to bring us 71 pictures of the guts of the PLAYSTATION3 (caps intentional). Some interesting bits : The monstrous heatsink/fan, relatively small PSU as well as the Cell / RSX / Emotion Engine (PS2) chips... and on what might be the Bluetooth module, it appears that the top layer of the PCB is flaking off. (as seen here) Hopefully this is an isolated issue.
Finally, this just might be the single most horrific picture of all. Originally posted by AMD64x2 on alt.binaries.boneless. Of course...where else would they surface?! View them all here"
The Courts

Submission + - Pass the California Bar Exam With No Law School

panzermike writes: "Ever wonder if you could legally take the California Bar Exam with no college? Ever wonder if you could legally pass the California Bar Exam with no college? Ever wonder if you could legally take the California Bar Exam without law school? Ever wonder if you could legally pass the California Bar Exam without law school or a Juris Doctorate? Wonder no more. There are a few elite attorneys in California who have. Attorney, Michael P. Ehline, "read" for the law in a law office and judge's chambers on the California State Bar Law Office Study Program. Ehline passed the California State Bar Exam without a college degree or law degree. This is how President Abraham Lincoln did it. Ehline remained on the California State Bar Law Office Study Program after admission to law school. This is how Ehline became a sworn, practicing attorney, without finishing law school. In fact, Ehline was able to pass the California State Bar Exam with no college degree and a year plus of law school left to go. Due to his experiences on the California State Bar Law Office Study Program, as a law clerk and paralegal in dealing with insurance companies, Ehline learned all the tricks and games insurance adjustors play to avoid paying on valid insurance claims. This gave Ehline a head start over new attorneys who only learned black letter law in a law school. Learning law in a law office taught Ehline the games many attorneys play and also how to get what the insurance companies owe victims of negligence and first party insured's. Last and of special interest, Ehline took and passed both the California State Bar First Year Law Student's Examination "Baby Bar" and California General Bar Exams, and became a practicing attorney, prior to completing college or law school. http://www.ehlinelaw.com/"
Portables (Games)

Submission + - Hackers Crack Nintendo DS Browser

An anonymous reader writes: Hackers have cracked the Nintendo DS browser so that it will be able to function on slot 1 loading DS flash carts such as the DS-Xtreme in conjunction with a slot 2 device. Previously it was not possible to run an image of the browser and the newly released patch has changed all this.

Slashdot Top Deals

So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of money? -- Ayn Rand

Working...