Comment: Re:What about RAMBUS? (Score 5, Informative) 95
Rambus does not produce RAM. They develop and license RAM related technologies. Infineon is one of the licensees (as is Intel).
What If They Turned Off the Internet?
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theodp writes "It's the not-to-distant future. They've turned off the Internet. After the riots have settled down and the withdrawal symptoms have faded, how would you cope? Cracked.com asked readers to Photoshop what life would be like in an Internet-addicted society learning to cope without it. Better hope it never happens, or be prepared for dry-erase message boards, carrier pigeon-powered Twitter, block-long lines to get into adult video shops, door-to-door Rickrolling, Lolcats on Broadway, and $199.99 CDs."
Comment: Age/Goal? (Score 2, Informative) 145
Looking at the summary as well as at the webpage it does not become clear how old the mentioned kids are and if the goal is really understanding science and engineering.
For a younger age things like http://www.crazymachinesgame.com/ which give a more playful introduction to physics might be better.
Programming for kids has been addressed multiple times on Slashdot.
Blogger's Case Tests Limits of Free Speech
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Hugh Pickens writes "The Washington Post has a report on the pending trial of internet "shock jock" and white supremacist Hal Turner charged with threatening the lives of three judges on the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit after he posted photographs on his blog of the appellate judges and a map showing the Chicago courthouse where they work, noting the placement of "anti-truck bomb barriers" and wrote "Let me be the first to say this plainly: These Judges deserve to be killed." Turner's case is likely to test the limits of political speech at a time when incendiary talk is proliferating on broadcast outlets and the Internet, from the microphones of well-known commentators to the keyboards of anonymous netizens. "He gave an opinion. He did not say go out and kill," says Turner's defense attorney Michael Orozco after unsuccessfully seeking bail. "This is political hyperbole, nothing more." Joseph Persichini Jr., chief of the FBI's Washington field office, says that "law enforcement's challenge every day is to balance the civil liberties of the United States citizen against the need to investigate activities that might lead to criminal conduct. No matter how offensive to some, we are keenly aware expressing views is not a crime and the protection afforded under the Constitution cannot be compromised." First Amendment scholar Martin H. Redish adds that much of what Turner wrote is protected by the Constitution, including his declarations that the judges should be eliminated but says that Turner probably crossed a line when he printed information about the judges, their office locations and the courthouse. "I would give very strong odds on a thousand bucks that once he said that stuff, it takes it out of any kind of hyperbole range.""
Dreamlab cracks wireless keyboard encryption->
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Felix writes "Wireless keyboards and mice are becoming an increasingly common sight on desks. However, wireless hardware carries large hidden risks. Dreamlab Technologies has shown that it is possible to capture and decrypt keystrokes, meaning that user names, passwords, bank details or confidential correspondence can be very easily eavesdropped.
Checkout http://www.dreamlab.net/ for further information."
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US Botmaster admits infecting 250,000 computers
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Stony Stevenson writes "A Los Angeles man on Friday admitted infecting 250,000 computers and stealing the identities of thousands of people by wiretapping their communications and accessing their bank accounts. John Schiefer, 26, agreed to plead guilty to four counts of fraud and wiretap charges that could lead to a US$1.75 million fine and send him to prison for up to 60 years, the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney's office said. Prosecutors said Schiefer and an unspecified number of conspirators installed malicious computer codes that acted as a wiretap on compromised computers and intercepted messages to www.paypal.com and similar Web sites. He retrieved usernames and passwords and used them to access an unknown number of bank accounts. Prosecutors said they were still investigating how much money was stolen and the number of victims."
I hope the GetTheFacts add pops up! 1
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An anonymous reader writes "from MicroSofts site "The Infolect® application, which went into production in September 20"......."In the past six years, there have been no production outages at the London Stock Exchange, and the new systems running on Microsoft technologies are critical to maintaining this 100 per cent reliability record."
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=200042
and a 2 years later
"London Stock Exchange blames outage on Infolect"
http://www.cio.co.uk/concern/security/news/index.cfm?articleid=2248&pagtype=allchantopdate"
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=200042
and a 2 years later
"London Stock Exchange blames outage on Infolect"
http://www.cio.co.uk/concern/security/news/index.cfm?articleid=2248&pagtype=allchantopdate"
Tracking people using bluetooth.->
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damdam writes "A Dutch guy seems to have set up a small network of bluetooth scanners in his town of Apeldoorn scanning for bluetooth devices. He has all the information logged to a central database and you can search it over the web. On his website it says "Some of these matches were only minutes apart. Therefore I could even calculate the approximate speed of someone moving from one location to another.". There are also some interesting statistics on his site showing traffic volume in his hometown (based on bluetooth signals) and he even lists popularity of certain Nokia phones. It's interesting to see how much information an individual can gather using old equipment.
I just noticed this guy is the same guy as the one running the wired house on Icepick.com. Seems like tracking people is his thing."
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NASA throws a hell of as party!
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AlHunt writes "From The Article:
So NASA is urinating away 4 million of your tax dollars this year, throwing luxurious parties and patting themselves on the back. In December they'll dump $400,000 to $500,000 in Orlando, according to CBS News.
I love space exploration as much as anyone. If they wanted billions to go to Pluto, I'd probably never say a word. But high dollar shindigs? Give me a break. I work with an organization helping to feed the hungry. We get a $30 to $1 return on our transportation budget (and we buy our own gas, use up our own office supplies and take no pay so almost every penny donated goes to transportation) — in other words, Decembers Awards budget (a paltry $28K) would let me put $840,000 worth of food in the warehouse.
So, here's my challenge, Rocket Scientists — Take a pass on the coconut shrimp and send the savings our way. I'm sure we can feed a few thousand families for your sacrifice."
Everyone knows exploring space is dangerous, and the costs are astronomical. Which is why, just last month, NASA was able to squeeze $1 billion extra from the Senate.
That very same day, NASA also posted an online notice few people saw — seeking four-star hotel bids for its December awards,
So NASA is urinating away 4 million of your tax dollars this year, throwing luxurious parties and patting themselves on the back. In December they'll dump $400,000 to $500,000 in Orlando, according to CBS News.
I love space exploration as much as anyone. If they wanted billions to go to Pluto, I'd probably never say a word. But high dollar shindigs? Give me a break. I work with an organization helping to feed the hungry. We get a $30 to $1 return on our transportation budget (and we buy our own gas, use up our own office supplies and take no pay so almost every penny donated goes to transportation) — in other words, Decembers Awards budget (a paltry $28K) would let me put $840,000 worth of food in the warehouse.
So, here's my challenge, Rocket Scientists — Take a pass on the coconut shrimp and send the savings our way. I'm sure we can feed a few thousand families for your sacrifice."
Virus that came Pre-Installed on Maxtor HD 1
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kirouac writes "Security mavens from Kaspersky say they have discovered a nasty virus that came pre-installed on Maxtor external hard drives sold in the Netherlands.
The virus, dubbed Virus.Win32.AutoRun.ah, was found on the Maxtor 3200 Personal Storage, according to this press release from Kaspersky (translated from Dutch to English courtesy of FreeTranslation.com).
The company said the virus roots around a computer in search of gaming passwords. The malicious code also rifles through a computer's contents and deletes mp3 files, according to a separate description of the virus, also from Kaspersky.
A spokesman for Seagate, which recently acquired Maxtor, said the company was investigating Kaspersky's findings. "This scenario seems unlikely because the 3200 does not have any software preloaded on the drive so there is not an opportunity for a virus to be loaded," he said. Yes the drive is formatted but I have never heard of a virus that lives in the master boot record.""