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Comment: Re:so sick of this shit. (Score 1) 62

by johanwanderer (#44052115) Attached to: Cumulus Releases GNU/Linux For Datacenter Routers

Cumulus' product appears to be a full blown debian port that runs directly on expensive 48 port switches. Seems pretty useful to me. Feel free to point out alternatives.

FTFY...
Last I look, a Quanta 1GB switch is in the 3K range, and the 10GB switch is in the 11K range.

Here is the list of supported switches: http://cumulusnetworks.com/support/hcl/

Technology

+ - SPAM: Tactus Technology – The Future of Touch Screens

Submitted by nikhilbhuktar
nikhilbhuktar writes "The world of traditional touch screens is soon going to change with the latest innovation by tactus technology. Tactus technology has developed it's new Tactile User Interface with the touch screens. This interface lets you interact with the touch devices as if it had keypad. Explore more information about Tactile User Interface."
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+ - Computer-Designed Enzymes may provide help for Celiac Disease-> 2

Submitted by tbg58
tbg58 writes "An article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society describes how researchers used computers to modify the structure of a naturally-existing enzyme to target the immunogenic peptide implicated in celiac disease.

"The application of computational protein design tools has been demonstrated to introduce functional properties beyond those obtained by natural evolution, such as producing enzymes that perform functions not found in nature, altered specificity of proteins for their binding partners, and the de novo design of fold topologies"

Researchers report the use of computational protein design to engineer an endopeptidase with the desired traits for an oral enzyme therapy (OET) for celiac disease which not only targets the desired peptide, but is also resistant to digestive proteases and the acidic environment of the digestive system."
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+ - Symbian officially dead.-> 1

Submitted by Snirt
Snirt writes "Symbian is now officially dead, Nokia confirmed today. In the company’s earnings announcement that came out a little while ago, Nokia confirmed that the 808 PureView, released last year, was the very last device that the company would make on the Symbian platform: “During our transition to Windows
Phone through 2012, we continued to ship devices based on Symbian,” the company wrote. “The Nokia 808 PureView, a device which showcases our imaging capabilities and which came to market in mid-2012, was the
last Symbian device from
Nokia.""
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Security

+ - Password Cracker Targets Siemens S7 PLCs->

Submitted by Trailrunner7
Trailrunner7 writes "Siemens S7 programmable logic controllers, the same PLC family exploited by the Stuxnet malware, are in the crosshairs of a password-cracking tool that is capable of stealing credentials from industrial control systems.

PLCs are microprocessors that automate mechanical processes inside factories, including critical infrastructure utilities and manufacturers. The S7 protocol in question provides communication between engineering stations, SCADA systems, HMI interfaces and PLCs that is password protected.

Researchers at SCADA Strangelove presented at the recent Digital Bond SCADA Security Scientific Symposium (S4) a new offline brute force password cracker for S7 PLCs, along with proof of concept code."
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Data Storage

+ - Researchers Find New Way of Making Molecular Memory->

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itwbennett
itwbennett writes "Researchers have discovered a better way to store data in individual molecules that could result in super-dense, solid-state hard disk alternatives. From the article: 'The key to the discovery is a new molecule developed by chemists at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Kolkata. It allowed researchers to build magnetic memory with fewer layers of material, making it thinner, less expensive, and more usable at normal temperatures. The reward for consumers and enterprises could be storage that holds 1,000TB per square inch.'"
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Comment: Not just the overall rate... (Score 3, Informative) 567

by johanwanderer (#42146273) Attached to: US Birthrate Plummets To Record Low
It's not just the overall birth rate, but also the break down of birth rate to various segments of population that matters.

The linked article displays population projection from now to 2050, broken down by segments. It also shows the education levels of each segment. What it imply is we will end up with a less educated work force moving forward unless we are doing some heavy investing now.

So, your $20 in 1969 may turn into $0 (albeit in 2050) unless we can somehow shore up "the kids these days".

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