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Submission + - idea for wireless darknet published (ubuntuforums.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A few weeks ago the idea of a wireless darknet has been put forth, intended to eventually replace the way the internet works today, providing an anonymity not possible with today's centralized ways of routing data. It is essentially similar to freenet.
Handhelds

Submission + - In-depth Review of the iPhone

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: As more blogs coming out with in-depth reviews of the iPhone, it sounds like it will make Steve Jobs even richer:

"It is indeed revolutionary, super-sexy and insanely easy to use. This is a phone you could give your multimedia-lovin' mum and she'd get the hang of everything quickly. And she'd appreciate the large icons too . Steve Jobs wasn't exaggerating when he said this was the best iPod Apple has ever made. The fantastic wide screen display, responsive and beautiful cover flow, good audio quality and support for every file that a regular iPod should make this the darling of iPod fans. The phone works well in terms of volume, voice quality and reception. It's powerful enough to compete with smartphones but the lack of a physical keyboard and 3rd party applications (including an Office suite) mean it falls short for those with serious business needs. If you simply need excellent email, a superb web browser, RSS and attachment viewing, then it will suffice."
Slashdot.org

Submission + - Slashdotting of Slashdot

Submitted by computernut
computernut writes: Idea for a Poll:
Question : Would you be willing to participate in a slashdotting of slashdot ?

Poll Choices:
1. Yes, Bring it on,
2. No, That would be blasphemy.
3. Nah, not worth the effort.
4. You don't know what you are talking about. /. cannot be /.ed
5. Cowboy Neal will be able to prevent the /.iing of /.
6. Whatever else the editors want to add.
Announcements

Submission + - AT&T quietly offers $10 DSL plan (msn.com)

Submitted by 22_9_3_11_25
22_9_3_11_25 writes: NEW YORK — Without any sort of fanfare, AT&T Inc. has started offering a broadband Internet service for $10 a month, cheaper than any advertised plan. The DSL, or digital subscriber line, plan introduced Saturday is part of the concessions made by AT&T to the Federal Communications Commission to get its $86 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corp. approved last December. The $10 offer is available to customers in the 22-state AT&T service region, which includes former BellSouth areas, who have never had AT&T or BellSouth broadband, spokesman Michael Coe confirmed Monday. Local phone service and a one-year contract are required. The modem is free.
Television

AT&T To Offer TV Over Phone Lines 303

Posted by Zonk from the next-up-is-radio-via-peanut-butter dept.
ppadala writes "AT&T is upgrading their phone lines to offer video programmes over phone line. The service, called U-verse TV will be available in parts of Southern California communities initially. Channel lineups will be similar to traditional cable and dish offerings. AT&T is insisting that, 'This offering is on par with those of its cable rivals. But AT&T claims that it offers customers more for their money, including fast channel changing, video-on-demand, three set-top boxes, a digital video recorder, a picture-in-picture feature that allows viewers to surf channels without switching channels and an interactive program guide.'"
Privacy

Submission + - Identification through Reverse DNS?

Submitted by
An anonymous reader writes: I've recently noticed that the reverse DNS name given to my IP from my ISP contains my mac address. It seems to me that regardless of IP address/dhcp logs that this could serve as a permanent unique identifier for a person. How many other ISPs do this? Are we clearing our google cookies periodically for nothing? Is this a privacy hole that should be closed up? I can see the ISPs internally being able to recognize their clients uniquely, but to the rest of the Internet is it a security violation for people to be tracked by an unchanging hostname?
Privacy

Submission + - Goole in court

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neria's whirl
neria's whirl writes: "The Thai government is to sue Google in a criminal court over internet video clips it says are insulting to the king. Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom, the information and communications minister, said on Tuesday the suit will charge that YouTube, the video sharing website owned by Google, hosted video clips offensive to King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He said he would file the suit at the Bangkok criminal court on Friday. It was not clear whether the US-based internet giant would be charged with lese majeste (injuring the monarchy), defamation or a violation of laws governing internet use. "Those clips are very harsh to the feelings of Thai people and our culture, and foreigners will never understand," Sitthichai said. Neither YouTube nor Google has offices in Thailand, although the parent company does business with many Thai-based websites and businesses. Google does offer a Thai language portal to its popular search engine. It set up an office in Singapore last week to expand its advertising profile in South-East Asia.
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Security

Submission + - New "secure" auth scheme broken (with vide

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Harvard researchers recently evaluated a new online authentication scheme called Vidoop. Not surprisingly, it doesn't do what it claims. Specifically, Vidoop claims to resist brute force attacks and "some" man-in-the-middle attacks, but in reality it doesn't resist any MITM attack that would directed at it, and the brute force attack is trivial once the attacker's computer has access to the victim's login (easily done with the MITM attack) — a successful login can be guaranteed with as few as 55 attempts! The researchers also took the time to demonstrate in a video how easy it is to break it with a standard social engineering attack.
Microsoft

Submission + - Customers Realize Benefits of Microsoft-Novell ?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. today announced that 12 new customers have signed up to take advantage of the companies' collaboration. These customers, from around the globe, are 1blu, Arsys, Fujitsu Services Oy, Gordon Food Service, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., hi5 Networks Inc., Host Europe, Nationwide, PRISACOM SA, Reed Elsevier, Save Mart Supermarkets, and state of California, Department of Fish and Game.
Programming

Submission + - Lack of input validation kills

Submitted by ushering05401
ushering05401 writes: Multiple news sources are reporting at least eight deaths across North America due to failures in the calibration and use of pumps designed to deliver cancer medications. The medications being administered are so powerful that once an overdose has occured there is not a way to save the victims life. The case reviewed in this article http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.h tml?id=d296990e-fc05-4b5d-86b4-32d3c2e4be9b&k=6732 3
  describes a woman who recieved an overdose living for twenty two days after the overdose knowing she was going to die.

In addition to the human element, regulators reviewing the cases cite the lack of sanity checks embedded into the pump as an issue that needs to be addressed. Yet another example of technology designed without proper validation testing to account for human error.

The nurses involved in most of these cases are not being disciplined. Regulators cite systematic failures that should have been addressed when the procedures and technology were implemented.
Linux Business

Submission + - Open Source Moves to Open Wheel

Submitted by
Benjamin Dean
Benjamin Dean writes: "An Indianapolis based organization is trying to ramp up public awareness of Linux and OpenSource solutions through sponsorship of an Indy car. They currently have the money to place a small advertisement (and will do that) on an IndyCar, but are looking for a primary sponsorship ($350,000) to raise the level of exposure and have the whole car — similar to Danica Patrick and GoDaddy. Although it won't be a multi-year or season long deal (those cost millions of dollars), the benefits of exposing the "Tux" to the public could be tremendous for Open Source...and the Greatest Spectacle in Racing (Indianapolis 500) is a great place to do just that! If you are interested in donating or finding out more about the cause, visit: http://tux500.com/"
Education

Submission + - British Bad At Math(s)

Submitted by soton_scruffy
soton_scruffy writes: The BBC are running a story about students being disuaded from studying mathematics, incase they screw up and bring their schools grade average down.

The worth of the "A Level" (Academic courses studied between the ages of 16 and 18) has been brought into question before with both pass marks and (absent) silabus material broought into question. It would seem that studying maths at A level is just too challengeing now.

The 15-16 course "GCSE" doesn't cover matrices or calculus... I wish I was kidding.

The Royal Society of Chemistry now laments that "Increasingly, universities are having to mount remedial sessions for incoming science undergraduates because their maths skills are so limited, with many having stopped formal lessons in mathematics two years earlier at the GCSE level." and as reported by this BBC story is offering a prize for a student who solves a very simple geometry question.

Me? I did Two A levels in maths, ten years ago, and it took me about five minutes to finish the puzzle.

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