Comment Re:Is this it? (Score 1) 220
This one is obviously real. Bow to the superiority of CLI browsers!
Oh, time to go. Ctrl+A D
Oh, time to go. Ctrl+A D
Comment Re:Slashdot achievements (Score 1) 1582
Wait. We're supposed to dare to click on that link?
Damn you, April 1st!
Hm, perhaps that can be an achievement: dared to click a link resemblin goatse.
Hm, perhaps that can be an achievement: dared to click a link resemblin goatse.
The Guardian Shifts To Twitter After 188 Years of Ink 211
teflon_king writes with news that renowned British newspaper The Guardian will be abandoning its paper-and-ink distribution scheme and publishing all articles and news as Tweets. Quoting:
"A mammoth project is also under way to rewrite the whole of the newspaper's archive, stretching back to 1821, in the form of tweets. Major stories already completed include '1832 Reform Act gives voting rights to one in five adult males yay!!!;' 'OMG Hitler invades Poland, allies declare war see tinyurl.com/b5x6e for more;' and 'JFK assassin8d @ Dallas, def. heard second gunshot from grassy knoll WTF?' Sceptics have expressed concerns that 140 characters may be insufficient to capture the full breadth of meaningful human activity, but social media experts say the spread of Twitter encourages brevity, and that it ought to be possible to convey the gist of any message in a tweet. For example, Martin Luther King's legendary 1963 speech on the steps of the Lincoln memorial appears in the Guardian's Twitterised archive as 'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by,' eliminating the waffle and bluster of the original."
Submission + - Anonymous network I2P 0.7.1 released (i2p2.de)
Mathiasdm writes: "I2P is an anonymous communication network that works by encrypting each message multiple times and forwarding them through other I2P users. Anonymity is an ever more important topic in a society where internet filters are installed and people are sued because they visited the wrong website.
I2P 0.7.1 has been released with a whole bunch of new features and improvements for users wanting to browse, mail, torrent or 'insert your favourite web activity here' (yes, there is porn). The new release is available for download."
I2P 0.7.1 has been released with a whole bunch of new features and improvements for users wanting to browse, mail, torrent or 'insert your favourite web activity here' (yes, there is porn). The new release is available for download."
Submission + - Google Summer of Code announces mentor projects!
mithro writes: "As everyone should already know, Google is running the Summer of Code again this year. For those who don't know, GSoC is where Google funds student's to participate in Open Source projects and has been running for 5 years, bringing together over 2600 students and 2500 mentors from nearly 100 countries worldwide. Google has just announced the projects which will be mentor organizations this year. It includes a great list of Open Source projects from a wide range of different genres, include content management systems, compilers, many programming languages and even a bunch of games!"
Submission + - Anonymous network I2P 0.7 released (i2p2.de)
Mathiasdm writes: The Invisible Internet Project, also known as I2P, has seen its 0.7 release (download). I2P uses multiple encryption layers, and routing through several other computers to hide both sender and receiver of messages. On top of the network, regular services such as mail, browsing, file sharing and chatting are supported.
This major version change marks a new period, in which the I2P developers wish to spread the word about the secure network. This new release includes improvements in the built-in bittorrent client, changes in the network exploration software and an experimental new address system using base32 hashes of destination keys.
This major version change marks a new period, in which the I2P developers wish to spread the word about the secure network. This new release includes improvements in the built-in bittorrent client, changes in the network exploration software and an experimental new address system using base32 hashes of destination keys.
Comment DOCSIS? (Score 2, Informative) 177
Comcast is a cable company, right? So isn't this just because their VoIP can be put in a separate Docsis channel (and prioritised accordingly), while 'regular' VoIP is sent as normal data?
Submission + - Omega Pharma claims miracle patch for cell phones (reuters.com)
Mathiasdm writes: "Omega Pharma, a big Belgian pharmaceutical company, is claiming to have a solution for countering radiation emitted from cell phones. It supposedly counteracts any possible side-effects of the radiation, it comes in the form of a small patch for your cell phone, and best of all... It's only 38.95 (or about 50 dollar)!
The device, known as the E-Waves Phone Chip "beams a quantum physical information wave, which is in counter-phase with the harmful components of the electromagnetic waves".
Anyone else got lost there?
Well, so did the Belgian University where one of the Omega Pharma researchers claimed to work. They quickly released a statement denying any involvement in the E-Waves chip.
What do you think? Snakeoil or a genuine invention?"
The device, known as the E-Waves Phone Chip "beams a quantum physical information wave, which is in counter-phase with the harmful components of the electromagnetic waves".
Anyone else got lost there?
Well, so did the Belgian University where one of the Omega Pharma researchers claimed to work. They quickly released a statement denying any involvement in the E-Waves chip.
What do you think? Snakeoil or a genuine invention?"
IPv6 Adoption Up 300 Percent Over 2 Years 425
Mark.J - ISPreview writes "The Number Resource Organization, which is made up of the five Regional Internet Registries, has revealed that the rate of new entrants into the IPv6 routing system has increased by 300% over the past two years. The news is important because IPv4 addresses (e.g. 123.23.56.98), which are assigned to your computer periodically, are running out. IPv6 addressing (e.g. 2ffe:1800:3525:3:200:f8ff:fe21:67cf) was invented as a longer and more secure replacement." IPv6 is still gaining ground slowly, particularly in the US.
Comment Re:Stop him! (Score 1) 279
Well, they could of course take away the right to privacy (some laws already do). That's exactly what this article is about.
However, Freenet now has a darknet part, so I guess it would be kinda hard to detect (don't know the details, can someone else comment on that?).
However, Freenet now has a darknet part, so I guess it would be kinda hard to detect (don't know the details, can someone else comment on that?).
Comment Re:Stop him! (Score 1) 279
I2P downloading at 30-40 kBps is perfectly possible. It might not be very fast compared to non-anonymous networking, but still, that's quite okay. When downloading large files, people just leave their downloads on for a while anyway.
Visiting I2P websites (known as eepsites) is also quite fast.
The same goes for visiting websites through Tor: the latency is high, but doable (depending on how much latency you're willing to tolerate :p).
I can't comment on Freenet, as I haven't really used it yet.
And no, I'm not on some super-connection, just cable.
The same goes for visiting websites through Tor: the latency is high, but doable (depending on how much latency you're willing to tolerate
I can't comment on Freenet, as I haven't really used it yet.
And no, I'm not on some super-connection, just cable.
Comment Stop him! (Score 5, Insightful) 279
What he is doing is useless, as Tor (for anonymous browsing), I2P (for anonymous fast downloading) and Freenet (for anonymous data storage) make such filters obsolete even before they are implemented.
Comment Re:Just Hype (Score 1) 133
Funny thing being: it's posted by Anti-Globalism.
Monty Python Banks On the Long Tail Via YouTube 222
JTRipper writes "Monty Python seems to have done the right thing. Instead of issuing take down notices of their videos on YouTube, they are doing it better themselves with their own YouTube channel. They are putting all their clips (including snips from their movies) up in a decent resolution, with the only caveat being a link to buying the movies and TV episodes from Amazon."
Irish GSM Providers Asked to Track Users' Web Use 102
With the disclaimer "I'm both Irish and work for the EU Commission," reader VShael writes "The head of the Irish police force has requested that Irish cell phone providers (Vodafone, 02, Meteor, 3) retain detailed information on the web pages that people view over their handheld devices. This information would be held over for 'possible future criminal investigations', but would be gathered without a warrant, probable cause, or without the citizen being suspected of a crime. This request goes way beyond the European Union's data retention directive, which never included retention of web-based email. Representatives of Vodafone, O2 and 3 discussed the letter at a meeting with Mr Davis (6th November 2008) and questioned the legal basis under which they could retain this data. It is their understanding that the content of calls or e-mails, or details on webpages browsed, are excluded from the EU directive. As such, any retention or disclosure of that information would be a violation of existing EU data protection legislation."
