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Submission + - The latest craze? High-voltage fences promise to zap would-be copper thieves (networkworld.com) 1
Submission + - Hardware vendors sue Dutch government over copyright levies (itworld.com)
The entertainment industry estimates lost income of €40 million, which is much too high, according to the hardware companies. "That amount is excessive and completely unfounded," they said. The €40 million also incorporates damages for illegally downloaded music and movies which, according to the companies, legally cannot be recovered by a levy on devices. Furthermore the Dutch government established a levy on all devices including devices for professional use that are not used for private copying, they said.
The companies are also suing the Dutch Home Copying Foundation (Stichting de Thuiskopie), which is responsible for the collection of the levies, demanding that the foundation pay collected levies back to the hardware makers.
Submission + - Climate change evident across Europe, says report (bbc.co.uk)
The effects of climate change are already evident in Europe and the situation is set to get worse, the European Environment Agency has warned.
"Every indicator we have in terms of giving us an early warning of climate change and increasing vulnerability is giving us a very strong signal," observed EEA executive director Jacqueline McGlade.
Submission + - NASA Working on Getting Rid of the "New Satellite" Smell (gizmag.com)
Submission + - AT&T enables FaceTime over cellular for all, including unlimited data users (bgr.com)
Submission + - Entries open for first ever 24-hour Raspberry Pi hackathon (techworld.com)
Participants will have 24-hours to complete projects, at the end of which judges will category winners will be awarded from a variety of prizes including camcorders, Android tablets and the geek must-have, the Hubsan H107 Quadcopter.
Submission + - Microsoft accidentally gifts pirates with a free Windows 8 Pro license key (extremetech.com) 1
Submission + - Form1 3D printer and Kickstarter get sued for patent infringment (3ders.org)
Submission + - Jolla Unveils Sailfish Operating System From the Ashes of MeeGo [VIDEO] (ibtimes.co.uk)
With an emphasis on easy multitasking, the Sailfish operating system works in a similar way to the upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS, in that open apps, menus and more information can be accessed with a single swipe from the home screen.
Submission + - Making Sense Of Colors And Shapes In The Toilet (npr.org)
"Here at Shots, we're all for "breaking the taboo around the toilet" (see our recent posts on squatting and fake feces). And we get the sense that there's more confusion out there about what ends up in the toilet than most people would care to admit. And so for World Toilet Day, we're sharing a couple of infographics we stumbled upon recently."
Submission + - Jolla unveils Sailfish OS (engadget.com)
You can watch the livestream here: http://new.livestream.com/slushlive/mainstage
Submission + - Nose cell transplants allow paralyzed dogs to walk again (gizmag.com)
The cells in question are known as olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), and they aid in growing the nerve fibers that allow the nose to communicate with the brain. One of the more unusual qualities of the mammalian olfactory system is its ability to regenerate itself throughout adulthood – this is due to the activity of the OECs.
Submission + - Jolla mobile set to launch it's Sailfish OS today (jollatides.com) 1
Submission + - Microsoft Banned GPLv3 From UEFI Secure Boot Solutions (muktware.com)
1. Microsoft has banned GPLv3 and similar licences to be used in bootloader
2. There are some agreements that you have to sign with Microsoft with go beyond UEFI. These can be problematic.
Submission + - The Linux Foundation's UEFI Secure Boot Pre-bootloader Delayed (paritynews.com)
Submission + - STEM student refusing RFID badge now fights expulsion order (infowars.com)
Submission + - Linux Mint 14 is out (linuxmint.com)
Submission + - Google releases raw election polling results (google.com)
Submission + - What the presidential campaigns teach us about outsourcing (arstechnica.com)
Despite running a campaign with about twice the money and twice the staff of Governor Mitt Romney's presidential bid, President Barack Obama's campaign under-spent Romney's on IT products and services by $14.5 million, putting the money instead into building an internal tech team. Based on an Ars analysis of Federal Election Commission filings, the Obama campaign, all-inclusive, spent $9.3 million on technology services and consulting and under $2 million on internal technology-related payroll.
According to the article they hired their own team and used open source tool and cloud based infrastructure. By contrast Romney spent a bundle on outside vendors.
"The Romney campaign spent $23.6 million on outside technology services—most of it on outside "digital media" consulting and data management. It outsourced most of its basic IT operations,