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Collaborative Map-Reduce In the Browser 188

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 03, 2009 @04:50PM from the suercomputer-on-the-very-cheap dept.

igrigorik writes "The generality and simplicity of Google's Map-Reduce is what makes it such a powerful tool. However, what if instead of using proprietary protocols we could crowd-source the CPU power of millions of users online every day? Javascript is the most widely deployed language — every browser can run it — and we could use it to push the job to the client. Then, all we would need is a browser and an HTTP server to power our self-assembling supercomputer (proof of concept + code). Imagine if all it took to join a compute job was to open a URL."

Comment At least Zunes are safe (Score 5, Funny) 353

by MrNonchalant on Wednesday December 31, 2008 @05:45PM (#26285373) Attached to: 400,000 PCs Infected With Fake "Antivirus 2009"

Thanks Microsoft for thoughtfully protecting all the Zunes from this outbreak.

Comment Re:What a whiner. (Score 1) 437

by MrNonchalant on Wednesday December 10, 2008 @11:24PM (#26070043) Attached to: iPhone App Pricing Limits Developers

Iconfactory, the company this Craig Hockenberry guy is from, does that. They have Twitterific (free) and Twitterific Premium.

Comment Re:No fossil fuels involved? Uh, how about coal? (Score 1) 388

by MrNonchalant on Tuesday November 25, 2008 @11:41PM (#25895469) Attached to: Bay Area To Install Electric Vehicle Grid

Better Place buys green electricity. Try that for lunch.

Submission + - Google Chrome Released! 19

Submitted by

AKAImBatman

on Tuesday September 02, 2008 @02:47PM

AKAImBatman writes: "Google's much anticipated web browser Google Chrome is now available for download. This new browser professes to have process-isolated tabs, the fastest Javascript VM on the market, extensive compatibility with existing web pages and web standards, and Google Gears pre-installed. For those who are concerned about the privacy of the browser, Google has a privacy FAQ to address your concerns."

Copy That Floppy, Lose Your Computer 766

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday December 10, 2007 @12:09PM from the god-bless-america-land-of-the-super-corporation dept.

Over the weekend we posted a story about a new copyright bill that creates a new govt. agency in charge of copyright enforcement. Kevin Way writes "In particular, the bill grants this new agency the right to seize any computer or network hardware used to "facilitate" a copyright crime and auction it off. You would not need to be found guilty at trial to face this penalty. You may want to read a justification of it, and criticism presented by Declan McCullagh and Public Knowledge." Lots of good followup there on a really crazy development.

Verizon Being Sued for GPL Infringement 195

Posted by Zonk on Friday December 07, 2007 @04:39PM from the they're-very-techy-about-that-stuff dept.

darthcamaro writes "According to the SFLC, Verizon can be added to the list of companies infringing on the GPL. They filed a lawsuit in New York yesterday (pdf) alleging that the company is handing out routers using the GPL'd software 'BusyBox' without accompanying source code. Today the SFLC spoke to the media to lay out its case: 'The legal action against Verizon come as the fourth action that the SFLC has undertaken this year on behalf of BusyBox on GPL issues. The GPL is a reciprocal license that requires users of GPL-protected technology to make their source code available to end-users. To date, the SFLC has settled with one defendant out of court. Two actions, facing Xterasys Corporation and High-Gain Antennas, are ongoing and Ravicher said he's optimistic about negotiations resulting in a resolution with each.'"

Vista Pirates To Get "Black Screen of Darkness" 873

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @01:43PM from the there-goes-china dept.

jcatcw writes "Microsoft has just turned on Reduced Functionality mode, worldwide, and sent a letter to OEMs explaining the consequences of Vista piracy. These include a black screen after 1 hour of browsing, no start menu or task bar, and no desktop. Using fear as a motivator, the email warns resellers to 'make sure your customers always get genuine Windows Vista preinstalled.'"

Storm Worm Rising 218

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 08, 2007 @11:33AM from the goggles-do-nothing dept.

The Storm worm has been an increasing problem in the last few months, but a change in tactics may mean something big is going to happen. The article discusses a bit of back story about the worm, including the somewhat frightening numbers about the millions of spam emails carrying the worm payload. They estimate between a quarter and a million infected systems usable for spam or DDOS attacks.

OpenBSD Foundation Announced 151

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday July 26, 2007 @04:07AM from the check-it-out dept.

OpenBDSfan writes "KernelTrap is reporting on the creation of the OpenBSD Foundation, a Canadian not-for-profit corporation intended to support OpenBSD and related projects, including OpenSSH, OpenBGPD, OpenNTPD, and OpenCVS. The announcement explains, "the OpenBSD Foundation will initially concentrate on facilitating larger donations of equipment, funds, documentation and resources. Small scale donations should continue to be submitted through the existing mechanisms.""

Google Expands to 'Universal' Search 138

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday May 17, 2007 @05:27AM from the triple-awesome-metasearch-coming-soon dept.

ppadala writes "Google today unveiled its uber search which allows you to search for text, images, news etc. together. This is the result of unifying various search engines that Google developed for web, images, news etc. Google's main page and the results page are also sporting a polished look with a top menu bar sporting various search items."

Submission + - Mass. Governor's Website Embraces Activists

Submitted by

tedivm

on Saturday April 07, 2007 @03:18AM

tedivm writes: "Massachusetts Governor Devil Patrick recently launched his new website which allows users to voice their opinions and vote on the issues that matter most to them. According The Boston Globe "It will allow users to discuss and organize around political and civic issues and to tell Patrick they support a particular issue — wind farms, for example — by voting with the click of a mouse. Aides said they will track the discussions on the website and alert Patrick when large numbers of users begin aligning behind an issue. In response, they said, the governor will occasionally post his own comments or take action." Already there are posts about the commonwealth's decision to adopt the OpenDocument standard."

Submission + - Re-Stream ANY Video with VLC

Submitted by Bob on Saturday April 07, 2007 @01:45AM

Bob writes: http://www.haklabs.com/2007/re-stream-video-with-v lc/

Journal Journal: OpenBSD: GPL violator?

Journal by slashdot_commentator on Saturday April 07, 2007 @12:38AM

Michael Buesch, lead developer of the Linux driver for Broadcom's wifi chipset (bcm43xx), stumbled across copied code in the OpenBSD's bcw driver earlier this week. The problem is that the bcm43xx linux driver uses a GPL license. OpenBSD inadvertently makes that linux code available to be used in a proprietary manner, by virtue of its BSD license (and not giving proper attribution where due).

Blu-ray Hits Key Milestone Faster than Standard-Def 280

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 27, 2007 @12:50PM from the bond-blu-bond dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Slashdot has already reported on the go-go sales for the 'Casino Royale' Blu-ray on Amazon, but now comes news that the same Blu-ray disc is the first high-def disc to ship 100,000 units within the United States. It took standard-def DVD eleven months to reach that retail milestone (in 1998 with 'Air Force One'), but with 'Royale,' the nine-month old Blu-ray format now has done it two months faster."

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