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Submission + - How Microsoft could crush Google in one easy step.

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @03:11PM

An anonymous reader writes: http://www.reluctantblogger.com/2007/04/how-micros oft-could-crush-google-in-one.html

It's interesting, but I think there's a much easier and faster method that Microsoft could use to more effectively "kill" Google tomorrow if they so chose.

It's more than a little bit evil — - but on the other hand, I never heard Microsoft promise that they wouldn't be.

So what is it?

The height of simplicity. Introduce an integrated ad-blocker to Windows (purely as a customer service, of course) that blocks all Google ads in both IE and Firefox.

Feed Did Apple junket inspire "no iPod left behind" initiative? (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @02:52PM

Filed under: Portable Audio

Michigan's much-derided initiative to give iPods to every student in the state just seems to be getting curiouser and curiouser, with word now coming out that some of the lawmakers involved in the proposal went on a junket to California that was paid for at least in part by Apple. As The Detroit Free Press reports, both Representative Matt Gillard and House Speaker Andy Dillon took part in the 2 1/2 day trip earlier this year, where they apparently discussed classroom technology and the educational benefits of iPods, sneaking in some time to discuss wine distribution and business taxes as well. While it's not clear exactly how much of an influence the junket had on their decision, it certainly doesn't seem to have hurt things, with Dillon unveiling the $36-million iPod proposal not long after he returned.

[Via The Inquirer, photo courtesy of Anti iPod]

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Journal Journal: 2006 FBI Cybercrime reports out

Journal by evought on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @02:39PM

The FBI 2006 IC3 Internet Crime Report and The FBI/CSI 2006 Computer Crime and Security Survey (summary, must register for full report) are both out. The FBI/IC3 report deals with computer fraud reported in 2006, while the FBI/CSI survey (Computer Security Institute, not the TV show) is a survey of 616 security professionals in US organizations about attacks sustained

Feed 'Protected' Congo forest is logged regardless (pheedo.com)

From feed by nsfeed on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @02:13PM

The world's second largest forest is being traded away for a few bars of soap and bottles of beer, a Greenpeace report reveals

Feed Massive Coral Death Attributed To Earthquake (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @02:12PM

Scientists have reported what is thought to be one of the world's greatest mass death of corals ever recorded as a result of the earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia on March 28, 2005.

Submission + - Google Earth highlights Darfur

Submitted by jc42 on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @01:59PM

jc42 writes: NPR, PCworld, and some 400 other news sources (according to Google News) are reporting on a new Google feature: Google Earth, in cooperation with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum now presents details of the growing disaster in Darfur. They give a virtual tour of the area, with details of events in many villages in the words of local residents. So in addition to their "Do no evil" motto, they apparently now have a policy of exposing evil. Needless to say, the Sudan government didn't exactly cooperate with this project.

Submission + - 9th Annual Independent Games Festival Winners

Submitted by

Ryan Howard

on Monday March 12, 2007 @08:23PM

Ryan Howard writes: "Held on the 7th of March at this year's GDC, the 9th annual Independent Games Festival (fondly referred to as the Sundance of the games industry) has seen its acclaim reach the highest levels to date, and helped to promote a wealth of indie gaming delights. Gameworld Network was on hand to report from the festival, and has a nice three-page summary of the winners, along with some YouTubed gameplay videos to show the winning titles in action! From the article:

"Pocketing a tooth-achingly sweet $20,000 for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, the Bit Blot duo of Derek Yu and Alec Holowka (who attained a respectable level of infamy after their previous work on the hilarious, hyper-violent parody game, I'm O.K.) have caused nothing short of a sensation with their underwater, illusory adventure, Aquaria. Taking on the role of Naija, an isolated mercreature, players explore a hand drawn fantasy world teeming with surreal life in a uniquely fluid, mouse controlled, non-linear gaming experience.""

Submission + - DVT in Slashdotters

Submitted by

balloonhead

on Monday March 12, 2007 @08:06PM

balloonhead writes: "A New Zealand study has shown a disproportionate amount of DVT (deep vein thrombosis) cases in sedentary office workers. DVT can have a variety of outcomes, including the blood clot dislodging and travelling to the lungs, where it can cause a potentially fatal pulmonary embolism (PE). The study implicated long hours sat at desks, stating the main groups affected are workers in the information technology industry and in call centres. Slashdotters beware!"

Submission + - MP tries to Klinon to power

Submitted by Daehenoc on Monday March 12, 2007 @08:03PM

Daehenoc writes: From http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21372488-1376 2,00.html: "A Finnish member of parliament is aiming for re-election by campaigning with a translation of his website into Klingon, used in the TV series Star Trek. "Some have thought it is blasphemy to mix politics and Klingon," said Jyrki Kasvi, an ardent Trekkie. "Others say it is good if politicians can laugh at themselves." He said his politics posed some translation difficulties, since Klingon does not have words for matters such as tolerance, or for many colours, including green — the party under whose banner he is running in the national elections on March 18. Non-warriors can also access the site, http://www.kasvi.org/, in English, Swedish and Finnish.'

Submission + - Google Earth to be on the Apple iPhone

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 12, 2007 @06:50PM

An anonymous reader writes: According to Virtual World Times Google Earth will be on the Apple's iPhone. Given that published reports say the iPhone will be a closed system but Google Earth could be considered an open system it begs the question as to whether Google Earth holds an opportunity for developers to develop with the iPhone in mind. 30,000 developers are creating mashups and other stuff on top of Google Earth. Additional Google earth stats are at Virtual World Times

Submission + - OpenOffice.org Submits Open Letter to Dell

Submitted by jlbooker on Monday March 12, 2007 @06:25PM

jlbooker writes: OpenOffice.org has submitted an open letter to Michael Dell in response to the overwhelming requests on Dell's IdeaStorm site for the OpenOffice.org 2 software suite to be factory-installed on Dell systems. From the letter: "Let's have a conversation about how we could build an "OpenOffice.org supplied by Dell" product to give your customers what they are asking for."

Submission + - Slashdot: lifetime achievement

Submitted by

juanito

on Monday March 12, 2007 @06:11PM

juanito writes: "Today, at the SXSW conference, Slashdot was given the lifetime achievement award at the 2007 bloggies, competing against Heather B. Armstrong, Wil Wheaton, Fark.com and Peter Maling."

Submission + - Google assists Indian goverment censorship

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 12, 2007 @05:35PM

An anonymous reader writes: Google's Orkut has made a deal to provide IP addresses of posters of content deemed objectionable by Bombay police. They object to, among others, posts against certain Indian personalities, young women admiring Indian mobsters, and, amazingly, "anti-Indian words" (!).

Submission + - New Horizons Probe Returns New Images of Jupiter

Submitted by

SeaDour

on Monday March 12, 2007 @05:32PM

SeaDour writes: "The Pluto-bound New Horizons space probe, launched a little over a year ago, recently succeeded in passing through a narrow navigational keyhole by Jupiter. Using the gas giant's tremendous gravity, the craft now has a significant boost toward its final destination, shaving three years off its journey. As it passed through the Jovian system, the probe took some fantastic images of the neighborhood, including detailed observations of erupting volcanoes on Io, time-lapse photography of Jupiter's tumultuous atmosphere, and even the faint ring system that was first discovered in Voyager photography. These new images prove the tremendous capabilities of the small probe, which is set to reach Pluto in 2015."

Submission + - Road Runner Bandwidth Doubling Today!

Submitted by

drunk pandas

on Monday March 12, 2007 @05:17PM

drunk pandas writes: "Loot Ninja is reporting that Road Runner today has doubled their download speeds, and tripled their upload speeds, going from 5 Mbps down and 384 Kbps up to 10 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up. I knew download speeds would hit 10Mbps, but there was no official word on upload speeds. Good to see this free upgrade to all users!"

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