Cade144 - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:This wouldn't stand a test of the 1st amendment (Score 1) 3

by Cade144 on Friday October 14 2011, @10:42PM (#37721346) Attached to: Satire of TSA to become illegal

Sure, it won't stand up, but how many people will be put off by the whole cost and bother of actually taking it far enough to matter? In the mean time the TSA gets the desired effect: a slight chill-down on the constant criticism they receive. Unless someone wants to organize a whole slew of YouTube videos featuring a parody of the TSA, I see this as having at least some of the desired effect.

Petition for funding to develop Liquid-Fluoride Th-> 0

Submitted by Cade144 on Friday October 14 2011, @10:31PM

Cade144 writes "It has been reported on before, but now there is a chance for US-based Slashdotters to ask the Obama administration to take notice. A recent petition on the WhiteHouse.gov website asks the administration to provide funding for Liquid-Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR) research and development. If a petition gets enough signatures, then the administration promises an offical response."
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Breaking should not be hard to do-> 0

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MaxTardiveau

on Friday October 14 2011, @09:47PM

MaxTardiveau writes "I'm always amazed to see how little consideration people put into software breakups, i.e. when you have to, or want to, stop using a main component of your system. Here are a few thoughts on this topic (featuring Demi Moore, no less), and an example of handling this often-painful issue gracefully."
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1 in 6 cellphones have fecal E. coli traces-> 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 14 2011, @09:14PM

An anonymous reader writes "Wash your hands, geeks"
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German Trains Will Run on 100% Renewable Energy by-> 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 14 2011, @07:58PM

An anonymous reader writes "Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national railway operator, has announced plans to run all of its trains on 100% renewable energy by the year 2050. The German railway currently uses 2% of the country’s total electricity, so their goal will have a powerful impact upon the nation as a whole."
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Facebook Sued For Violating Wiretap Laws 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 14 2011, @07:22PM

An anonymous reader writes "Facebook is being sued for tracking its users even after they log out of the service. Although Facebook insists it has fixed all the bugs, the lawsuit alleges the company violated federal wiretap laws."

Science Recover Genome of Black Death, Hope to Rec-> 1

Submitted by Richard.Tao on Friday October 14 2011, @06:06PM

Richard.Tao writes "From the "what could possibly go wrong?" section of news today scientists have recovered the RNA of the virus that caused the plague through digging through an English mass grave and compiling the genetics of the virus's. Though the plague still persists, scientists have believe the ancient strain was different due to a different onset of symptoms."
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100,000 iPhones overwhelm activation server 0

Submitted by dstates on Friday October 14 2011, @01:55PM

dstates writes "What happens when Apple ships 100,000 iPhone 4S in a day? Answer, 100,000 users all try to activate their new phones. AT&T's activation servers are struggling under the load. Apparently Verizon and Sprint are doing a better job keeping up with the load.. See CNET and MediaPost."

Google Buzz buzzing away.-> 0

Submitted by

MrCrassic

on Friday October 14 2011, @01:44PM

MrCrassic writes "It looks like the glory days of Google Buzz have finally come to an end. Google has formally announced the termination of this service to concentrate their efforts on Google+. From the article:

In a few weeks we’ll shut down Google Buzz and the Buzz API, and focus instead on Google+. While people obviously won't be able to create new posts after that, they will be able to view their existing content on their Google Profile, and download it using Google Takeout.

Other products, such as the Google Labs website (http://labs.google.com) and Jaiku, will also be on the chopping block. Makes you wonder."
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Satire of TSA to become illegal-> 3

Submitted by jdastrup on Friday October 14 2011, @01:31PM

jdastrup writes "Another example of satire and free speech becoming illegal in the US. From the story; "any colorable imitation of such words or initials, or the likeness of a Transportation Security Administration ... badge, logo, or insignia on any item of apparel, in connection with any advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, software, or other publication, or with any play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, or other production" would be punishable."
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