Comment It doesn't add up (Score 1) 139
500 + 20% = 600
500 + 30% != 1000
Submission + - Syria 'bans iPhones' over protest footage (bbc.co.uk) 1
iComp writes: "Syria has banned the iPhone, reports say, as the government tries to control information getting out of the country.
In a statement apparently issued by the customs department of the Syrian finance ministry and seen by Lebanese and German media, the authorities "warn anyone against using the iPhone in Syria".
The order also apparently prohibits the import of iPhones.
The UN believes 4,000 people have been killed in Syria since March.
Most international media have been banned from Syria since the uprising began, so footage of the violent crackdown has primarily come from activists filming material themselves and posting it on the internet.
If the document posted on the Lebanese news website el-Nashra is genuine, the authorities threaten confiscation and prosecution for anyone found with an iPhone.
Syrian opposition sources in Beirut confirmed the ban to the German Press Agency (DPA).
Other types of smartphones are apparently not affected by the ban."
In a statement apparently issued by the customs department of the Syrian finance ministry and seen by Lebanese and German media, the authorities "warn anyone against using the iPhone in Syria".
The order also apparently prohibits the import of iPhones.
The UN believes 4,000 people have been killed in Syria since March.
Most international media have been banned from Syria since the uprising began, so footage of the violent crackdown has primarily come from activists filming material themselves and posting it on the internet.
If the document posted on the Lebanese news website el-Nashra is genuine, the authorities threaten confiscation and prosecution for anyone found with an iPhone.
Syrian opposition sources in Beirut confirmed the ban to the German Press Agency (DPA).
Other types of smartphones are apparently not affected by the ban."
Submission + - Poll: Best Martial Arts Actor
lenmaster writes: The best martial arts actor of all time is:
* Bruce Lee
* Chuck Norris
* Jet Li
* Michelle Yeoh
* Jackie Chan
* Bruce Lee
* Chuck Norris
* Jet Li
* Michelle Yeoh
* Jackie Chan
Submission + - How Best to Stress Test Corporate Antivirus?
An anonymous reader writes: I work at a 100% windows shop with corporate antivirus of dubious quality. What do Slashdot readers recommend for some methods and/or software to "stress test" an antivirus client and see what it catches? Is there a way to quantify my findings into a concrete, executive-friendly bar chart / comparison chart?
Submission + - 60% of job seekers will not Google your company (karmabond.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Craigslist experiment, that shows removing all contact information from the job listing kills half of resume spam without affecting the number of "good" applications you get.
Submission + - Is HTTPTorrent the next-gen for web browsing? (blogspot.com) 2
DeFender1031 writes: We're all aware of BitTorrent and how it works. This proposal suggests that some of the concepts of BitTorrent can be applied to run-of-the-mill web browsing to lighten server load and distribute downloads to browsers which have already cached the same site. While it's not an official RFC, the idea certainly has promise, and if implemented, could help speed up download times, but more importantly, it could help small (or even large) websites save bandwidth, and as we all know, bandwidth is money.
Submission + - 3 Years Prison in CA For Covering Laptop (ca.gov) 7
mrcaseyj writes: California penal code section 537e makes it a felony punishable by up to 3 years in prison to be in possession of an integrated computer panel where the serial number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark has been covered. It's also a crime punishable by 6 months or a year to cover or obliterate the serial number or identification mark of just about any other personal property, from tools to CDs and much more. While a district attorney might have a hard time prosecuting you for such a crime, it appears a police officer could still take you to jail without having to worry about getting in trouble, because covering is apparently illegal by the letter of the law.
Submission + - Garbage Dump named after John Cleese
heretic108 writes: New Zealanders have long memories. So one year after Monty Python comedian John Cleese took a low swipe at the town of Palmerston North, the locals saw fit to get even, with the town council officially naming the local garbage dump after him.
Submission + - Microsoft, Sue Me First
corigo writes: Supporters of Free Open Source, Oasis Open Document, and other Free and Open Source solutions have asked Microsoft to throw down the guantlet. Sue Me First says Christian Einfeldt of Digital Tipping Point and he's not alone. More and more people are signing up and challenging Microsoft to put there lawyers where there mouth is. It sounds to me like the open source community is far from running scared. Will Microsoft have the cajones to step up to the plate, or is Microsoft just continuing to use a scare campaign with no real faith in their ability to leverage the patent control they claim the open source is infringing on?
Submission + - An Inconvenient Truth Becoming Required Viewing
theodp writes: "First it was his world history class. Then he saw it in his economics class. And his world issues class. And his environment class. In total, 18-year-old McKenzie, a Northern Ontario high schooler, says he has had the film An Inconvenient Truth shown to him by four different teachers. If you have children in junior or high school, there is a good chance they have been shown An Inconvenient Truth in school — or they will be soon — as the film works its way into the curriculum."
Submission + - RIAA hires DJ's, then sends in the SWAT team
cancan writes: "The NY times is carrying an article about how the RIAA is hiring hip hop artists to make mix tapes, and then
helping the police raid their studios. In the case of DJ Drama and DJ Don Cannon (myspace warning), they were raided by SWAT teams with their guns drawn. The local police chief said later that they were "prepared for the worst." Men in RIAA jackets helped cart away "evidence"."
Submission + - World's largest tropical glacier is vanishing.
Socguy writes: "Ohio State glaciologist Lonnie Thompson and a team of scientists said they have found evidence the Qori Kalis glacier of the Quelccaya ice cap in the Peruvian Andes could lose half its mass in 12 months and could be gone five years from now."
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/02/16/scie nce-glacier.html
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/02/16/sci
Submission + - Orson Scott Card explains his vote this year
An anonymous reader writes: Orson Scott Card, who normally votes Democratic, explains the choices the country faces and his vote this year:
http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2006-10-29-1 .html
http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2006-10-29-
