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CompuCast interview Don Knuth->

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chrisbanks writes "I am one of a number of students, research and academic staff at the University of Edinburgh, School of Informatics who are producing a computer science podcast, CompuCast. We believe that CompuCast is the only periodical digital media publication of its kind. CompuCast aims to provide monthly, topical discussions of the news and latest research in computer science. We also present features about topics of interest to fellow computer scientists, interviews with field leading researchers, as well as some more light-hearted and fun topics.

This month's episode has an exclusive interview with Donald Knuth, famous for the Art of Computer Programming and TeX. Donald and Jill Knuth let Hugh ruin their breakfast plans. They talk about everything under the sun and even manage to eat the food, too!

Also this month we hear your views about women in computer science and why there are so few of them. We also speak to Timothy Mottson about parallel programming and in this month's oddity corner we introduce you to the bizarre chemical abstract machine."
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Valve's Newell Thinks PS3 Needs To Be "Open Like a Mac" 348

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from the open-like-something dept.
Eraesr writes "Apparently Valve boss Gabe Newell thinks the PS3 needs to be more of an open platform, drawing a comparison to Apple's Mac platform. In an interview with 5BY5.TV, he said he would like to see the PS3 be 'open like a Mac' instead of being 'more closed like a Gamecube.' 'Platform investments, like the Mac, are difficult because you have to be aware of what direction that platform is moving,' Newell said, referring to the firm's recent move onto Macs with its titles and distribution service Steam. 'We need to target platforms that do a better job of looking like where we want to be in a few years.'"

Chip and Pin Credit Card Attack Discovered ->

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Fullers writes "The BBC reports that scientists from Cambridge University have discovered an attack for the 'Chip and Pin's system used to verify credit and debit cards in Europe. The hack appears to be a simple man-in-the-middle attack, using a laptop to allow the verification of any random pin for purchases. They are now working on miniaturizing the device to the size of a remote control."
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