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Judge in SCO vs. Novell clears the decks
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An anonymous reader writes "The judge in the SCO vs. Novell case has issued a series of rulings in preparation for the beginning of the trial on the eleventh. He smacks down SCO pretty good. In particular, he denied their request for a jury trial. That means the trial will be completely carried out by the judge. It could be quite a short efficient trial followed by a loud clap of thunder. One issue is apportionment. That means the judge has to decide how much of the Microsoft/Sun licenses belongs to Novell. Any reasonable amount will immediately thrust SCO into bankruptcy. They won't get a choice of what kind of bankruptcy because there will be no hope that the company can be returned to profitibility. The trustee will walk in the door, take the keys from Darl and wind up the rest of this sorry mess as quickly as possible.
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New cellphone bill will clarify contracts->
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theorem4 writes "From
TFA:
"Washington, D.C. — Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) today unveiled legislation aimed at empowering the 200 million cell phone customers nationwide to make informed choices about a wireless service that best fits their needs and their budget.
The Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act of 2007 will require wireless service providers to share simple, clear information on their services and charges with customers before they enter into long-term contracts; a thirty-day window in which to exit a contract without early termination fees; and greater flexibility to exit contracts with services that don't meet their needs."
It goes on to explain that the bill will tell the FCC to inquire about the practice of "locking" phones."
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Best practices to avoid Ajax security threats
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An anonymous reader writes "This article discusses some common types of Ajax attacks and the results that attackers can obtain from them. Finally, it concluded with a best Ajax security practices section, which you can use to avoid some of the most common Ajax application attacks."
Soft Drinks Not a Major Cause of Childhood Obesity->
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speda1 writes "A large UK study found that intake of sugar and soft drinks is only weakly associated with obesity in children. Much stronger correlations were found for total caloric intake, activity levels, and high fat and protein intake."
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Toddlers are smarter than chimps->
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Lucas123 writes "The journal Science just posted the findings of a study today that showed two-year-old children are naturally more intelligent than chimps of vastly greater age. In one experiment, chimps tasked with opening a plastic tube to retrieve food or a toy inside bit it and tried to break it, while the children watched an example and copied it. "Children and chimpanzees had very similar cognitive skills for dealing with the physical world but ... the children had more sophisticated cognitive skills than either of the ape species for dealing with the social world.""
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Microwave Popcorn Responsible for Illness->
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EE_Philosopher writes "The New York Times is reporting on a man who suffered respiratory issues allegedly resulting from eating microwave popcorn up to twice a day. They believe the condition arose from the heated diacetyl used in creating the artificial butter flavoring. The condition is common among workers in popcorn plants.
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"'I said to him, 'This is a very weird question, but bear with me. But are you around a lot of popcorn?' " Dr. Rose asked. "His jaw dropped and he said, 'How could you possibly know that about me? I am Mr. Popcorn. I love popcorn.' "
The man told Dr. Rose that he had eaten microwave popcorn at least twice a day for more than 10 years.
"When he broke open the bags, after the steam came out, he would often inhale the fragrance because he liked it so much," Dr. Rose said. "That's heated diacetyl, which we know from the workers' studies is the highest risk."
Dr. Rose measured levels of diacetyl in the man's home after he made popcorn and found levels of the chemical were similar to those in microwave popcorn plants. She asked the man to stop eating microwave popcorn."
After he stopped eating the popcorn, his respiratory problems stabilized and eventually improved slightly.
Also from the article:
"The case will most likely accelerate calls on Capitol Hill for the Bush administration to crack down on the use of diacetyl. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been criticized as doing little to protect workers in popcorn plants despite years of studying the issue.""
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From the article:
"'I said to him, 'This is a very weird question, but bear with me. But are you around a lot of popcorn?' " Dr. Rose asked. "His jaw dropped and he said, 'How could you possibly know that about me? I am Mr. Popcorn. I love popcorn.' "
The man told Dr. Rose that he had eaten microwave popcorn at least twice a day for more than 10 years.
"When he broke open the bags, after the steam came out, he would often inhale the fragrance because he liked it so much," Dr. Rose said. "That's heated diacetyl, which we know from the workers' studies is the highest risk."
Dr. Rose measured levels of diacetyl in the man's home after he made popcorn and found levels of the chemical were similar to those in microwave popcorn plants. She asked the man to stop eating microwave popcorn."
After he stopped eating the popcorn, his respiratory problems stabilized and eventually improved slightly.
Also from the article:
"The case will most likely accelerate calls on Capitol Hill for the Bush administration to crack down on the use of diacetyl. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been criticized as doing little to protect workers in popcorn plants despite years of studying the issue.""
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Race to Mars
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smightyducks writes "300 scientists and space-experts contributed to what's billed as "a realistic vision of the first Human Mission to Mars" — Race to Mars. Discovery Channel Canada used Hollywood special effects, but for added realism rather than ray-guns and aliens. On the website, you can argue about whether they got it right. Is there a movement to get accurate science in the movies (or, in this case, on TV), and does it still make for good entertainment? This uses Serious Games as part of education, too: www.racetomars.ca"
Opposition to Net-Neutrality
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Arnold Enil writes "Following the US DoJ's quite ridiculous ruling that commends a two-tier internet as a good idea and ensuing (surprisingly positive) big-media attention, the possiblity of a two-tier internet with different pricing rates, speeds, and available bandwidth is steadily becoming more and more of a real threat. Here are ten very real reasons why a two-tier internet is a very bad thing, for everyone from end-users, to ISP retailers, to webhosts alike. Users are encouraged to submit their own. And, of course, the obligatory petition."
Multiple .gov web sites hacked, serving exploits->
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cottagetrees writes "Security researcher Roger Thompson has discovered at least a dozen freshly hacked .gov web sites — all cities — hosting driveby-downloaded exploits and malware. Thompson blogged about his discovery here: http://explabs.blogspot.com/ and he posted a YouTube video documenting the hack here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_jh8lHb49w
"The attacking pages seem to try one of three things. First they try an exploit to install their malware, and if that doesn't work, they try to trick you into installing a fake codec, and if that
doesn't work, they run a fake antispy scan, and try to convince you that your machine is already compromised, but their software can fix it... just click the install button."
According to the video, updated security patches will protect you from the driveby downloaded exploit, but won't protect victims of the social engineering ploy that tries to get them to download the fake codec, or install the fake anti-spyware."
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