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Comment Earthsea Series + The Chronicles of Prydain (Score 1) 1419

by jaqen (#24118687) Attached to: Sci-Fi Books For Pre-Teens?
For younger readers, the Lloyd Alexander series, The Chronicles of Prydain are fantastic. I didn't read them until I was much older, and I regretted it. It definitely got me hooked on fantasy (even more than Tolkein). In order, these are:
  • The Book of Three
  • The Black Cauldron (Winner of the 1966 Newbery Honor)
  • The Castle of Llyr
  • Taran Wanderer
  • The High King (Winner of the 1969 Newbery Medal)
  • The Foundling and Other Tales from Prydain
Wireless Networking

Submission + - What to do with a dozen AirPort Extremes?

Submitted by msardinas
msardinas writes: I recently started working at a small private high school in Southern Vermont. We have over a dozen AirPort Extremes that are no longer being used and are sitting in closets around campus. I could sell them on eBay, or donate them, but I would love to involve the students in doing some sort of fun and educational project with all of these unused AirPorts. What would the /. community do with a dozen AirPorts?
Security

Submission + - Satellite images used to monitor Burmese junta

Submitted by BurmesePython
BurmesePython writes: Human rights groups are using high-resolution satellites images to reveal the activities of Burma's junta as it gets tough with pro-democracy protesters. Apparently "it should be easy to spot groups of monks because of their distinctive maroon robes". Like previous efforts to use satellites to monitor the humanitarian crisis in Darfur [slashdot.org], the hope is it will prod the UN and other international actors into putting pressure on the Burmese rulers.
Censorship

Submission + - Movie Industry Censoring Itself by Mistake?

Submitted by Dak RIT
Dak RIT writes: It seems that in its zeal to stop the distribution of copyrighted materials on YouTube, the movie industry has just inadvertently censored itself. Alliance Atlantis has apparently sent a takedown notice to YouTube for a video clip from the movie Rush Hour 3 that was uploaded to YouTube by New Line Cinema, and linked to from the Rush Hour 3 home page (at the bottom of the page, click on the Special Sneak Peek — The Nun Clip). Rush Hour 3 is distributed by New Line Cinema in the US, although it appears that Alliance Atlantis may be responsible for distribution in Canada and the UK.
The Internet

Submission + - Out With E-Voting, In With M-Voting (baltictimes.com)

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InternetVoting
InternetVoting writes: "The ever technology forward nation sometimes known as "E-stonia" after recently performing the world's first national Internet election are already leaving e-voting behind. Estonia is now considering voting from mobile phones using SIM cards as identification, dubbed "m-voting." From the article: "Mobile ID is more convenient in that one does not have to attach a special ID card reader to one's computer. A cell phone performs the functions of an ID card and card reader at one and the same time.""
Privacy

Submission + - EFF vs. Telecoms has lobbyists working overtime (msn.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The best lobbyists in Washington are working overtime to churn legislation through that would grant full retroactive and future immunity to prosecution for the telecoms against lawsuits for information sharing with the intelligence community. Newsweek reports that the EFF lawsuit's recent successes have the entire intelligence community in a near-panic state. Wait... the EFF is being useful for a change?
Businesses

Submission + - The First Thing IT Managers Do in the Morning?

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An anonymous reader writes: When I was a wee-little IT Manager, I interviewed for a IT management position at an online CRM provider in San Francisco, a job I certainly was qualified for, at least on paper. One of the interviewer's questions was "What is the first thing you do when you get to work in the morning." I thought saying "Read Slashdot" wouldn't be what he was looking for — so I made up something, I'm sure, equally lame. Needless to say, I didn't get the job. But the question has stuck with me over the years. What do real IT and MIS managers do when they walk in to the office in the morning? What web sites or tools do they look at or use the first thing? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity, so be honest.
Power

Submission + - Tiny generator runs off vibrations (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Warbothong
Warbothong writes: Researchers at Southampton University in the UK have developed a tiny (less than 1 cubic centimetre) generator which uses local vibrations to output microwatts of power, making it an alternative to batteries, which need replacing regularly. The devices are currently being used in industry where "there is the potential for embedding sensors in previously inaccessible locations", but its creators imagine it could be used in devices such as pacemakers, where the beating of the heart would produce ample movement for the magnetic mechanism inside to work.
The Internet

Submission + - Multiple Perspectives on Online Social Networking

Submitted by jg21
jg21 writes: Malene Charlotte Larsen, a PhD student at Aalborg University in Denmark, has been doing research on youngsters and online social networking and has in the course of her research gathered thirty-five perspectives on online social networking that reflect how multitudinous the phenomenon is. They range from the idealistic ("The love perspective") to the distinctly disquieting ("The bullying perspective"). Very thought-provoking.
Music

Submission + - Copyright watchdog forces ISP to block P2P-traffic (sabam.be)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: After a legal battle since 2004, the Belgian copyright watchdog SABAM has get what it wanted in court (the article is in Dutch since their English site is still under construction, but the pdf has been translated to English). According to the pdf: "The Belgian Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers (SABAM) has just won an important legal battle within the context of the dispute that opposes it to the Internet Service Provider (ISP) TISCALI, which has become SCARLET EXTENDED Ltd. In its sentence of June 29, 2007, the Court of First Instance of Brussels is demanding from the access provider that it adopts one of the technical measures put forward by the expert in order to prevent Internet users from illegally downloading SABAM's musical repertoire via P2P software." There are rumors that Scarlet is forced to use the same software as myspace uses to filter the illegal p2p traffic from the legal p2p traffic (Audible Magic), which should be able to filter 70% of the illegal content. Is this the beginning of forcing more ISP's to block traffic, or is this just the start of more powerfull encryption on p2p-applications?
Media

Submission + - BBC and YouTube in Deal Talks

Submitted by Algis
Algis writes: The BBC and YouTube are in the process of striking a deal between themselves, allowing BBC content to be available on Google-owned YouTube, the world's largest and most popular video sharing service. The Beeb has previously demanded takedowns of a large number of its videos that were posted to the site by YouTube users, resulting in the message, "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by The BBC". Quite what the BBC-YouTube deal will entail is anyone's guess. It is highly, highly unlikely to include full-length current BBC shows. What could be possible is the addition to YouTube of much older shows, such as classics like 'The Young Ones' or 'Faulty Towers', in an effort to boost the shows' exposure and increase DVD sales of these shows.
Communications

Submission + - New Clues to E-Mail Misbehavior

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Ant
Ant writes: "The New York Times (should not require a log in) says there are several psychological factors that lead to online disinhibition: the anonymity of a Web pseudonym; invisibility to others; the time lag between sending an e-mail message and getting feedback; the exaggerated sense of self from being alone; and the lack of any online authority figure. Dr. Suler notes that disinhibition can be either benign — when a shy person feels free to open up online — or toxic, as in flaming. The emerging field of social neuroscience, the study of what goes on in the brains and bodies of two interacting people, offers clues into the neural mechanics behind flaming... Seen on Blue's News."
Power

Submission + - Trends in power generation

Submitted by
mdsolar
mdsolar writes: "With wind power already cheaper than many other forms of power generation http://www.awea.org/pubs/factsheets/Cost2001.PDF, will solar power surpass it as the cheapest? The article http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/m oney/2007/02/19/ccview19.xml suggests it might and soon. Banking interests rather than securites markets may end up having the best shot at profiting from this since the return on investment is on a timescale that fits long-term investment which generally makes up a much smaller portion of other energy companies' portfolios. From the article:


The tipping point in Germany and Japan came once households twigged that they could undercut their unloved utilities. Credit Lyonnais believes the rest of the world will soon join the stampede.

Mike Splinter, chief executive of the US semiconductor group Applied Materials, told me his company is two years away from a solar product that reaches the magic level of $1 a watt.

Cell conversion efficiency and economies of scale are galloping ahead so fast that the cost will be down to 70 US cents by 2010, with a target of 30 or 40 cents in a decade.

So, a question for the veterans of the dotcom boom: Should energy be controlled by the conservative money?"

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