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Wikileaks DDoS Attacker Arrested, Equipment Seized 429

Posted by samzenpus
from the I-feel-safer-already dept.
kaptink writes "The self proclaimed hacker that waged a DDoS attack on Wikileaks has been arrested and has had all his equipment seized. What is interesting is that local police conducted the raid and not a federal authority such as the FBI. The Jester (th3j35t3r) who has a reputation for attacking websites he disagrees with is said to be trying to raise $10,000 in expected lawyers fees. If anyone is going to be alight in the whole Wikileaks debacle, its going to be the lawyers. Personally I think anyone who spells their nick with numbers in an effort to look 'leet' deserves to have their computer confiscated."
Networking

Wikipedia Could Block 67 Million Verizon Customers 481

Posted by timothy
from the but-that's-why-the-internet-exists dept.
An anonymous reader writes "A particularly nasty Wikipedia vandal has forced a discussion to take place over whether to block edits from an address range used by over 67 million Verizon customers. Verizon has not responded to abusive Wikipedia users on their network before, even though the abusive Verizon users have released private information (phone numbers, etc.) of numerous individuals, and made countless threats that have also been reported to law enforcement. Wikipedia has done something similar in the past with users on the AOL network, which used proxy servers and thus allowed vandals to continue disrupting the site. Discussion is also taking place on alternate solutions to deal with abuse from this Verizon user, named 'Zsfgseg' on Wikipedia. If a block of millions is enacted, Verizon could potentially change how they assign IP addresses, or be forced at least to address a PR nightmare."
Math

Claimed Proof That P != NP 457

Posted by kdawson
from the sufficiently-complex dept.
morsch writes "Researcher Vinay Deolalikar from HP Labs claims proof that P != NP. The 100-page paper has apparently not been peer-reviewed yet, so feel free to dig in and find some flaws. However, the attempt seems to be quite genuine, and Deolalikar has published papers in the same field in the past. So this may be the real thing. Given that $1M from the Millennium Prize is involved, it will certainly get enough scrutiny. Greg Baker broke the story on his blog, including the email Deolalikar sent around."
Cellphones

Open Source cell phone hackers

Submitted by A. Craig West
A. Craig West writes "Like most people on the planet (I think that might even be true, now), I have a cell phone. And like most cell phones, certainly in North America, it has been locked down so tight it is practically useless. The cellular networks tend to prefer to restrict what the phones can do, in various ways. One of the major things they tend to be restricted from doing is transfer from one network to another. It is, of course, possible to buy an unlocked cellphone, although there are exceptions. It is also possible, and much more common, to have your cell phone unlocked. In most cases, this requires the application of money, although eventually, free methods make it into the wild. The thing that I have noticed is even when the software for doing this becomes free, it is always in the free beer sense, and pretty much never in the free speech sense.
So does anybody know why this is? What is it about unlocking and jailbreaking cell phones that keeps people from wanting to make their source code available? One could argue that it's a money thing, because the people doing this work tend to start with a version that you need to pay to use, then introduce free versions with limited functionality, usually a few versions behind the pay one. The only problem with this argument is that it applies equally well for all other types of software, too. somehow, we have managed to develop a rather extensive collection of open source software in spite of this. Except in the area of cell phone hacking. I don't get it..."
Microsoft

Microsoft Rumored To Lay Off Thousands Worldwide 506

Posted by CmdrTaco
from the that's-not-good dept.
nandemoari writes "It seems not even Microsoft is impervious to the effects of this increasingly painful recession. According to reports, the Redmond-based company is preparing to lay off about 17 per cent of its entire workforce in the coming months. Despite its portfolio diversity — including operating systems, antivirus software, and video game consoles — Microsoft is clearly feeling the pressure applied by a tightening global economy. In fact, there seems to be a sense of emergency to the massive cuts (about 15,000 workers out of 90,000), which rumors suggest should be made official by January 15."
Programming

Becoming a Famous Programmer 347

Posted by CmdrTaco
from the lemme-tell-you-about-1=1 dept.
An anonymous reader writes "GrokCode analyzes more than 200 famous programmers to determine what types of projects made them famous. Inventing a programming language, game, or OS ranked among the top projects likely to lead to fame. Most programmers became famous through their work on only one project. The article also shows that among famous programmers, the ratio of males to females is much larger than among normal programmers."
Image

Ubuntu Satanic Edition Banned From Distrowatch 24 Screenshot-sm

Posted by samzenpus
from the open-source-satan dept.
skeeto writes "The infamous Ubuntu Satanic Edition has been banned from Distrowatch by the site's maintainer, Ladislav Bodnar, who said, 'There is no way I am going to add this distro to DistroWatch. [...] I don't consider the name "Satanic edition" as an appropriate name for a Linux distribution.' But the main reason seems to be that 'Ubuntu is a registered trademark of Canonical. You need to show me an official permission from Canonical that grants you the use of the word Ubuntu in your product's name.' What about Muslim and Christian editions? It seems that worries about trademark infringement and offensive material does not stop Distrowatch from including those."
The Internet

Internet Users Not Updating Browser 409

Posted by CmdrTaco
from the but-it's-just-so-hard dept.
Jackson writes "Security researchers from ETH Zurich, Google, and IBM Internet Security Systems have shown that more than 600 million Internet users don't use the latest version of their browser. The researchers' paper, shows that as of June 2008, only 59.1 percent of Internet users worldwide use the latest major version of their preferred web browser. Suggestions have also been made to inform users that their browser is out of date."

Engadget: iPod touch unboxed and, um, touched->

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Filed under: Features, Portable Audio, Portable Video


Yeah, we know we're running slightly behind on fooling around with a retail iPod touch, but we've finally got one here. You already saw our first impressions when we played with it on launch day, but as the days have gone on, we've just become bewildered by a couple of things, like: why does the screen look so different from the iPhone's? (More on that later.) Why'd Apple switch back to the shiny rear casing that, on our unit, has already accumulated dozens of scratches? Why can you add contacts, but not calendar appointments to the touch? And what was their methodology in selecting apps to use on the touch and not on the iPhone? While we ponder these questions (and many more) check out the full unboxing and hands-on gallery. More to come.

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