Comment Re:Yeah, that's about what I thought (Score 0) 531
As a matter of fact, there is a private channel. As noted above, it's #wikipedia-en-admins, and it's invite-only.
Submission + - BitTorrent Anime Downloaders "Fined" $3000 (torrentfreak.com)
Odiumjunkie writes: Odex, a company that distributes Japanese animated cartoons has tracked down thousands of BitTorrent users it accuses of breaching their copyrights and has successfully forced their ISPs to reveal their identities. Next step — threatening letters: "Pay Us $3,500 or Else".
Submission + - How Your Wi-Fi Router May Have 'Hidden Nodes' (extremetech.com)
bpc123 writes: "Has your wireless Internet connection suddenly just seemed to disappear? This article explains how hidden nodes might be the problem."
Submission + - Scientists break speed of light
Submission + - The Greening of Wal-Mart's Supply Chain
An anonymous reader writes: The Titan of retail outlets has been Greening their entire process for almost two years with surprising results. As a critic of Wal-Mart I never expected to see them positioning themselves to not only take advantage of easy Green cost savings but to win the Green argument versus other major retailer outlets. The depth of these efforts has even made it part of the daily jobs of their EVPs and many of their SVPs.
This article by Standford Associate Professor Erica Plambeck lays out how it started, where they're at, and where they're going with their effort to become Green.
Submission + - Journalists sue HP for invasion of privacy
Stony Stevenson writes: Four journalists and one of their family members are suing Hewlett-Packard for obtaining their personal phone records.
The journalists filed lawsuits in California this week. They claim that HP invaded their privacy. HP acknowledged in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing last year that it investigated journalists in order to find out who, inside the company, had been leaking information to the press.
The reporters' own publications have reported that HP representatives said they were disappointed the reporters did not take a settlement and decided to sue instead. The company said it plans to defend itself against the lawsuits.
The journalists filed lawsuits in California this week. They claim that HP invaded their privacy. HP acknowledged in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing last year that it investigated journalists in order to find out who, inside the company, had been leaking information to the press.
The reporters' own publications have reported that HP representatives said they were disappointed the reporters did not take a settlement and decided to sue instead. The company said it plans to defend itself against the lawsuits.
Submission + - Richard "RMS" Stallman Peru Earthquake 2
ro1 writes: From the Freenode IRC Network Staff:
18:43 [freenode] -!- WALLOP RichiH: Hi all. As you will surely have
heard, there was a major earthquake in Peru. It seems Richard 'RMS'
Stallmann was travelling from Lima to Chimbote with Mario Ramos on
August 15th and no one has heard from him since. If you have any
information, please email rms-assist@gnu.org or poke us in
#freenode. Also, if you happen to live in South or Central America,
Plase consider donating blood as that is the only thing that can
not easily be transported from outsid
