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Submission + - The "Art Of Community" (Video)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A video of the "Art Of Community Panel" at this year's OSCON has just ht the web. If you aren't familiar with what happened, Danese Cooper and Dawn Foster put together the "Art Of Community" and included some of the world's leading community authorities. The panel included (from left to right in the video): Danese Cooper (OSI), Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia), Dawn Foster (Jive Software), Sulamita Garcia (LinuxChix), whurley (BMC Software), Karl Fogel (O'Reilly), and Brian Behlendorf (Apache Founder). This ended up being one of the more popular panels at the conference and is well worth a watch.
Power

Submission + - Why Not Nuclear Power? Politics! (theoildrum.com) 1

Submitted by
Gooseygoose
Gooseygoose writes: "
A couple of days ago I was reading the CNN/YouTube Democratic presidential debate transcript. Of course I am always interested to hear what the candidates have to say about energy. There were a lot of good comments, and the usual spattering of dumb comments. But I won't dissect them right now. What got me to thinking were the comments of John Edwards...
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2826"
Announcements

Submission + - Amazon Selects Freshbooks to Demo FPS Beta (freshbooks.com)

Submitted by
Tech Set
Tech Set writes: "Amazon Flexible Payments Service is official (in Private Beta as of 3 a.m. PST) and FreshBooks was selected in advance to showcase the system — they integrated FPS and already have it up and running as of today.

FPS is Amazon's answer to Paypal and Google Checkout. It is currently enrolling developers during the Beta.

FreshBooks customers can now be paid quickly and easily by their clients through their clients' existing Amazon.com accounts. Because people only have to set up a payment method once with Amazon, payments become hassle-free.

By using Amazon FPS, FreshBooks is enabling Amazon customers to seamlessly transact with FreshBooks clients using the same accounts and payment instruments that they use for purchases on Amazon.com. Using the money transmitter functionality within Amazon FPS, FreshBooks will move money between invoice senders and recipients using their Amazon Payments accounts.

FreshBooks is the first, largest, and fastest growing online invoicing service for freelancers and professional service companies.

Amazon FPS is currently in limited beta. Developers can sign up to use the service directly through Amazon Web Services at http://aws.amazon.com/fps.

Here's Amazon's post:

http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2007/08/pay-me-now-or -p.html"
The Media

Submission + - Guardian on the Open Source schism ..

Submitted by
rs232
rs232 writes: ""The schism in the free/open source world has become more interesting with Stallman's release of version three of the GPL. This contains new features to prevent what's called "Tivoisation", after TiVo's use of GPL software (Linux) in a non-free system. It also aims to stop the patent licensing scheme Microsoft is using to do deals with Linux distributors such as Novell .. Either way, if GPL v3 exacerbates the split in the free/open source world, it's a good time for Microsoft to get cosy with the OSI side while trying to avoid Stallman's FSF side'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/aug/02/g uardianweeklytechnologysection.it2"
Red Hat Software

Submission + - Red Hat to Enter the Desktop Market

Submitted by
head_dunce
head_dunce writes: "It looks like Red Hat is going to release their Global Desktop Linux in September and give Ubuntu a challenge for the Linux desktop market. I'm a little confused by the article though, it claims Red Hat Global Desktop "would be sold with a one-year subscription to security updates." Shouldn't the security updates be open, and the customer support be subscription based?"
Privacy

Submission + - Bill Would Require Isps To Track Users

Submitted by
Dan
Dan writes: ""A Republican congressman has introduced legislation that would require Internet service providers (ISPs) to keep information about their users' identities and, possibly, their actions online."

"Earlier this month, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced a bill (H.R. 837) with a stated purpose of combating child pornography but the legislation also includes a measure that would force ISPs to monitor their users, an item that has long been on law enforcement's wish list. The bill mandates that the U.S. Attorney General determine the exact regulations, but the rules should "at a minimum, require retention of records, such as the name and address of the subscriber or registered user to whom an Internet Protocol address, user identification or telephone number was assigned, in order to permit compliance with court orders.""

Clicky:
http://www.governmentsecurity.org/forum/index.php? showtopic=24884"
Space

Submission + - Theory for Expansion of Universe

Submitted by
LethargicParasite
LethargicParasite writes: "In a recent astronomy class, my professor was talking about the expansion of the universe. He mentioned three key things:
1. The universe is likely expanding.
2. The velocity of the expansion of the universe is likely increasing.
3. Whatever causes the expansion of the universe is likely the cause of the bubble structure of the universe.
I came up with a theory that the professor could not refute outright: The expansion of the universe is the result of black holes converting matter (which takes up space) into a singularity (which does not take up space). This theory could explain the bubble-like structure of the universe, the expansion of the universe, and perhaps even the acceleration of the universe. So. Is this theory even falsifiable without looking for black holes at the centre of the voids?"
Privacy

Submission + - REAL ID Could Endanger Domestic Violence Victims

Submitted by
An anonymous reader writes: Many states have "address confidentiality programs" in which victims of domestic violence register a dummy address with the state. The state uses this dummy address on official documents, such as drivers licenses, thus assuring that abusers with access to state databases are not able to track down their victims. The newly enacted federal REAL ID Act may change this, however, by forcing domestic violence victims to list their real addresses in a nationwide database. Under REAL ID, all holders of state drivers licenses and ID cards must submit their information to a nationwide database which can be accessed at tens of thousands of terminals by officials ranging from cops to DMV workers. Privacy rights groups such as EPIC are warning that this new law may force domestic violence victims to reveal their true addresses, thus undermining state programs designed to protect them.
Operating Systems

Submission + - IBM'er says Vista's needs 4GB of RAM

Submitted by
taoman1
taoman1 writes: "IBM'er says Vista's RAM sweet spot is 4GB. Microsoft's on-the-box minimum RAM requirement "really isn't realistic," according to David Short, an IBM consultant who works in its company's Global Services Divison. He says users should consider 4GB of RAM if they really want optimum Vista performance. With 512MB of RAM, Vista will deliver performance that's "sub-XP," he warned."
User Journal

Journal SPAM: Iraq and the Sioux Nation

Journal by Jeremiah Cornelius

When President Bush says he's prepared to stay in Iraq "until the job is done," those poor Iraqis have no idea just how long he means. But the Lakotas do. The United States government has been "stabilizing" the Great Sioux Nation and promoting democracy for 139 years.
HP

Submission + - HP to Pocket $500M 'Pension Curtailment Gain'

Submitted by
theodp
theodp writes: "As it reported a $1.5B Q1 profit, HP announced it will freeze its pension plan for U.S. employees, reduce eligibility for its subsidized retiree medical program, and show the early-retirement door to an estimated 3,000 old-timers. No doubt guided by enduring values, HP said the moves would 'align HP's U.S. retirement programs more closely with industry-competitive practices' and allow it to pocket a 'pension curtailment gain' of $500M. Let's hope CEO Mark Hurd didn't catch Sunday's Dilbert."
Music

Submission + - Warner Music Group Proposes Take Over of EMI

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Slyck.com is reporting that major record label Warner Music Group is proposing to take over another major record label EMI plc. While currently in talks right now, the acquisition could mean that "The Big Four" will become "The Big Three"

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