Submission + - Async MySQL in Perl with DBD::mysql and AnyEvent (perl.org)
An anonymous reader writes: Rob shows how to use mysql in an AnyEvent loop for fun and proffit
Submission + - Aussie's manufacturing UAV's via 3D printing (suasnews.com)
garymortimer writes: "The CyberQuad is an Australian designed unmanned, electric vertical take-off and landing system (Quadrotor) designed by Cyber technology in WA. It’s a great example of the power of 3D printing, for the production of end-use-parts and assemblies made directly from 3D CAD data – without tooling.
A true direct manufacturing application, the CyberQuad, is produced in a 3D Systems next generation SLS Production 3D Printers. Using a unique material called DuraForm, parts are capable of withstanding harsh conditions and used for direct low-volume manufacturing, providing the flexibility to modify, optimise and evolve designs on-the-fly."
A true direct manufacturing application, the CyberQuad, is produced in a 3D Systems next generation SLS Production 3D Printers. Using a unique material called DuraForm, parts are capable of withstanding harsh conditions and used for direct low-volume manufacturing, providing the flexibility to modify, optimise and evolve designs on-the-fly."
Submission + - IOS jailbreak (livestreamblog.com)
webstar Technology writes: "iOS jailbreaking, or simply jailbreaking, is the process of removing the limitations imposed by Apple on devices running the iOS operating system through use of custom kernels. Such devices include the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and 2nd Gen Apple TV.
Jail breaking is basically modifying the iPhone’s firmware so that you can get access to the internals of its operating system and install a whole slew of third-party applications on your iPhone that are not otherwise available through official channels. Jailbreaking your iPhone in and of itself doesn’t normally make much difference in your operation of it, but it does allow you to install other third-party applications that are not blessed by Apple."
Jail breaking is basically modifying the iPhone’s firmware so that you can get access to the internals of its operating system and install a whole slew of third-party applications on your iPhone that are not otherwise available through official channels. Jailbreaking your iPhone in and of itself doesn’t normally make much difference in your operation of it, but it does allow you to install other third-party applications that are not blessed by Apple."
Submission + - More Facebook friends linked to bigger brain areas (reuters.com)
armybits writes: (Reuters) — Scientists have found a direct link between the number of "friends" a person has on Facebook and the size of certain brain regions, raising the possibility that using online social networks might change our brains.
Submission + - ACTA Signed by 8 of 11 Countries (eff.org)
An anonymous reader writes: On Saturday October 1st, eight countries (the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Korea) signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in Tokyo, Japan. Three of the participating countries (the European Union, Mexico, and Switzerland) have not yet signed the treaty, but have issued a joint statement affirming their intentions to sign it “as soon as practicable.” ACTA will remain open for signature until May 2013. While the treaty’s title might suggest that it deals only with counterfeit physical goods such as medicines, it is in fact far broader in scope. ACTA contains new potential obligations for Internet intermediaries, requiring them to police the Internet and their users, which in turn pose significant concerns for citizens’ privacy, freedom of expression, and fair use rights.
Submission + - NoScript Looks To Plug Android Security Holes (itworld.com)
jfruhlinger writes: "Firefox users have long enjoyed NoScript, which blocks potentially harmful Flash, Java, and other plugins during Web surfing. Now, somewhat ambitiously, the creator has ported it to Android, the smartphone platform that's had the most problems with security."
Submission + - Robert Socolow's Wedges Theory, Reconfirmed (thebulletin.org)
__aaqpaq9254 writes: Robert Socolow explains his "Wedges Theory". Inaccurate reports that he had walked back this theory of containing climate change prompted him to not only reiterate the theory, but to add 2 wedges to the original 7. Here's a quote: "In a widely reproduced Figure (see below) we identified a Stabilization Triangle, bounded by two 50-year paths. Along the upper path, the world ignores climate change for 50 years and the global emissions rate for greenhouse gases doubles. Along the lower path, with extremely hard work, the rate remains constant. We reported that starting along the flat emissions path in 2004 was consistent with "beating doubling," i.e., capping the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration at below twice its "pre-industrial" concentration (the concentration a few centuries ago)."
Submission + - Why Siri's limited functionality works to its adva (edibleapple.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Siri, by all accounts, is the top feature Apple seems to be touting in the newly released iPhone 4S. Siri, some people claim, will bring AI to the masses and will, in fact, serve as a viable personal assistant for iPhone users.
But while some have complained that Siri's functionality is limited, this actually works to its advantage as people will learn to trust the feature first before Apple expands its feature set.
But while some have complained that Siri's functionality is limited, this actually works to its advantage as people will learn to trust the feature first before Apple expands its feature set.
Submission + - British Police Force In Court Over Copyright 'Thef (eweekeurope.co.uk)
judgecorp writes: "The West Yorkshire police force is in the British High court today, accused of stealing intellectual property from a firn whose software decodes forensic data from mobile phones. Forensic Telecoms Services claims the force illegally used and sold copyright data from a commercial mobile phone forensics application it had been using in high profile cases."
Submission + - CSC chief Laphen retires as company in crisis (computerworlduk.com)
DMandPenfold writes: CSC's chairman and CEO, Mike Laphen, has announced he will retire from his position within a year — at a time the company faces some of the toughest challenges in its history with a major US SEC regulatory investigation, an accounting scandal and legal challenges over a huge scrapped NHS project.
A Danish accounting scandal at CSC has led to US regulator the Securities & Exchange Commission carrying out a long-running investigation, which is ongoing, and yesterday Danish chief executive Carsten Lind resigned without explanation. Tough discussions also continue with the UK government over the company's £3 billion contract on the failed NHS National Programme for IT, currently the subject of a large investor lawsuit.
Anthony Miller, a veteran analyst and chairman at TechMarket View, said the company has undergone several "meaning of life reviews" as key contract margins have slid downwards. "What is the point of CSC?" he said.
"Nothing much seems to have changed from its old conglomerate-style ‘global’ services operations. Margins are now below five percent, well under half of those of its US-based peers".
Laphen said in a statement that the firm’s "dedicated employees and management team have put CSC on a solid footing, and I am confident that the company is well positioned for its next phase of growth and development".
Although Laphen announced his resignation, no successor has been named at the company. Laphen, a 35-year veteran of the company, will stay on until a replacement is found but no later than 31 October, 2012. CSC has formed a search committee to find a candidate.
The 96,000-employee IT services company has been under severe pressure this year, with the ongoing investigation by the SEC. CSC financial statements have indicated the fraud was allegedly carried out by employees.
Laphen's announcement came on the same day as the resignation of CSC Denmark's CEO, Carsten Lind. No reason was given for Lind's resignation either. He is expected to be replaced by John Walsh, a CSC vice president. CSC's Denmark subsidiaries have lost money for five years, and Lind recently said that "we, as a company, are facing big challenges that require the full attention of the management."
A Danish accounting scandal at CSC has led to US regulator the Securities & Exchange Commission carrying out a long-running investigation, which is ongoing, and yesterday Danish chief executive Carsten Lind resigned without explanation. Tough discussions also continue with the UK government over the company's £3 billion contract on the failed NHS National Programme for IT, currently the subject of a large investor lawsuit.
Anthony Miller, a veteran analyst and chairman at TechMarket View, said the company has undergone several "meaning of life reviews" as key contract margins have slid downwards. "What is the point of CSC?" he said.
"Nothing much seems to have changed from its old conglomerate-style ‘global’ services operations. Margins are now below five percent, well under half of those of its US-based peers".
Laphen said in a statement that the firm’s "dedicated employees and management team have put CSC on a solid footing, and I am confident that the company is well positioned for its next phase of growth and development".
Although Laphen announced his resignation, no successor has been named at the company. Laphen, a 35-year veteran of the company, will stay on until a replacement is found but no later than 31 October, 2012. CSC has formed a search committee to find a candidate.
The 96,000-employee IT services company has been under severe pressure this year, with the ongoing investigation by the SEC. CSC financial statements have indicated the fraud was allegedly carried out by employees.
Laphen's announcement came on the same day as the resignation of CSC Denmark's CEO, Carsten Lind. No reason was given for Lind's resignation either. He is expected to be replaced by John Walsh, a CSC vice president. CSC's Denmark subsidiaries have lost money for five years, and Lind recently said that "we, as a company, are facing big challenges that require the full attention of the management."
Submission + - Web links don't constitute defamation, Supreme Cou (theglobeandmail.com)
omega6 writes: Supreme Court of Canada ruled that posting links is not the same as posting the actual content, but more similar to a footnote.
"The top court ruled against former Green party campaign manager Wayne Crookes, who argued that posting links to sites with defamatory statements was the same as publishing the defamatory material."
"The top court ruled against former Green party campaign manager Wayne Crookes, who argued that posting links to sites with defamatory statements was the same as publishing the defamatory material."
Submission + - Canadian Supreme Ct Stands Up for the Net: No Liab (michaelgeist.ca)
An anonymous reader writes: The Supreme Court of Canada today delivered a major
decision on the issue of liability for linking to allegedly
defamatory content. The court provided a huge win for the Internet as
it clearly understood the significance of linking to freedom of
expression and the way the Internet functions by ruling that there is
no liability for a mere hyperlink. As Michael Geist notes in his
summary, the key quote is simply"a
hyperlink, by itself, should never be seen as “publication” of the
content to which it refers."
Submission + - German Gov't Trojan Eavesdrops on 15 Apps (itworld.com)
itwbennett writes: "Researchers from Kaspersky Lab have discovered that the R2D2 surveillance Trojan, which is used by German law enforcement to intercept Internet phone calls is capable of monitoring traffic from popular browsers and instant messaging applications. 'Amongst the new things we found in there are two rather interesting ones: Firstly, this version is not only capable of running on 32 bit systems; it also includes support for 64 bit versions of Windows,' said Tillmann Werner, a security researcher with Kaspersky in Germany. 'Secondly, the list of target processes to monitor is longer than the one mentioned in the CCC [Chaos Computer Club] report. The number of applications infected by the various components is 15 in total.'"
Submission + - Mac Trojan Overwrites Apple XProtect Antimalware T (threatpost.com)
Trailrunner7 writes: Mac-based malware is still a relatively rare occurrence when compared to the flood of malicious programs aimed at Windows. But, it appears that the attackers who are creating the more recent Mac malware either have experience writing Windows-based malware or are simply paying close attention to what's been working for Windows malware for all of these years. The latest evidence of this being the discovery that the Flashback Mac Trojan has the ability to overwrite the Mac's built-in antimalware component and prevent it from updating.
Submission + - Java Plugin For Firefox Spared From Ban (itworld.com)
itwbennett writes: "Oracle has released a new Java security update to address multiple vulnerabilities, including one exploited during a recently disclosed attack that can allow eavesdropping on encrypted communications. Identified as CVE-2011-3389, that vulnerability nearly led to Firefox developers banning Java from the browser. Mozilla officially announced on Tuesday that blocking Java is off the table for now, especially since Oracle released a fix for the vulnerability. 'We will not be blocking vulnerable versions of Java at this time, though we will continue to monitor for incidents of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild,' the browser maker said."
