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Submission + - Use Mechanical Turk to help search for Jim Gray

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 06, 2007 @11:38AM

An anonymous reader writes: NASA has posted thousands of images of the last known location of Jim Gray on Amazon's Mechanical Turk for review by humans. Please log in to Mechanical Turk using your Amazon username and help us search for our good friend!

Submission + - 27B Stroke 6 Blog Taken Down Due to NSA Disclosure

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 05, 2007 @05:48PM

An anonymous reader writes: 27B Stroke 6, the privacy blog by Ryan Singel and Wired News Senior Editor Kevin Poulsen, has been taken down by Typepad.com, before Singel and Poulsen were able to post on the disclosure below. Please consider posting this Slashdot submission for the widest dissemination possible due to the following information:

"The following partial list of IP blocks is routinely used by NSA (supported by private contractors) to gain access to, to monitor, and in some cases, to destroy IT networks. Such activity is related to the US "Terrorist Surveillance Program." Most of the registrants of the blocks listed below are not aware of these activities. Concerned network admins should examine traffic logs closely. A correlation of traffic from several of these IP blocks likely indicates that a network is under surveillance or has had access attempted by the US Government and affiliated entities.

[83.27.0.0 — 83.27.255.255]
[170.86.0.0 — 170.86.255.255]
[62.212.234.128 — 62.212.234.255]
[81.57.102.0 — 81.57.103.255]
[201.5.0.0 — 201.5.255.255]
[213.151.160.0 — 213.151.191.255]
[70.83.15.0 — 70.83.15.255]
[166.128.0.0 — 166.255.255.255]
[60.64.0.0 — 60.159.255.255]
[142.191.0.0 — 142.191.255.255]
[83.65.121.32 — 83.65.121.39]
[12.108.2.0 — 12.108.3.255]
[65.128.0.0 — 65.159.255.255]
[24.158.208.0 — 24.158.223.255]
[86.97.64.0 — 86.97.95.255]
[201.239.128.0 — 201.239.255.255]
[68.36.0.0 — 68.36.255.255]
[70.44.0.0 — 70.44.255.255]
[64.231.200.0 — 64.231.203.255]
[189.128.0.0 — 189.255.255.255]
[216.155.192.0 — 216.155.207.255]
[121.6.0.0 — 121.7.255.255]
[71.96.0.0 — 71.127.255.255]
[190.213.196.0 — 190.213.196.255]
[80.72.230.0 — 80.72.230.255]
[58.29.0.0 — 58.29.255.255]
[121.128.0.0 — 121.191.255.255]
[88.191.3.0 — 88.191.248.255]
[58.72.0.0 — 58.79.255.255]
[70.16.0.0 — 70.23.255.255]
[200.57.192.0 — 200.57.255.255]
[201.5.0.0 — 201.5.255.255]
[124.168.0.0 — 124.168.255.255]
[211.200.0.0 — 211.205.255.255]
[78.252.0.0 — 78.252.255.255]
[59.0.0.0 — 59.31.255.255]
[72.64.0.0 — 72.95.255.255]
[211.200.0.0 — 211.205.255.255]
[145.53.0.0 — 145.53.255.255]
[71.200.0.0 — 71.200.127.255]
[60.206.0.0 — 60.207.255.255]
[194.178.125.48 — 194.178.125.55]
[98.226.0.0 — 98.226.255.255]
[201.88.0.0 — 201.88.255.255]
[205.209.128.0 — 205.209.191.255]

[51.0.0.0 — 51.255.255.255]
[70.64.0.0 — 70.79.255.255]
[70.112.0.0 — 70.127.255.255]
[202.84.96.0 — 202.84.127.255]
[70.32.0.0 — 70.32.31.255]
[207.218.192.0 — 207.218.255.255]
[69.31.88.0 — 69.31.89.255]
[198.74.0.0 — 198.74.255.255]
[221.0.0.0 — 221.3.127.255]
[72.144.0.0 — 72.159.255.255]
[220.96.0.0 — 220.99.255.255]
[82.88.0.0 — 82.91.255.255]
[216.128.73.0 — 216.128.73.255]

216.155.192.0 — 216.155.207.255
86.81.0.0- 86.81.255.255
67.183.0.0 — 67.183.255.255
195.200.203.0 — 195.200.203.255
66.231.176.0 — 66.231.191.255"

Submission + - Help Find Jim Gray

Submitted by

JoelMartinez

on Monday February 05, 2007 @12:55PM

JoelMartinez writes: "http://www.mturk.com/mturk/preview?groupId=J0XZ58S TDWJZ5QY4F9M0

Using Amazon's Mechanical Turk service, you will be presented with an image. The task is to indicate any satellite images which contain any foreign objects in the water that may resemble Jim's sailboat or parts of a boat. Jim's sailboat will show up as a regular object with sharp edges, white or nearly white.

If in doubt, be conservative and mark the image.

Marked images will be sent to a team of specialists who will determine if they contain information on the whereabouts of Jim Gray.

Friends and family of Jim Gray would like to thank you for helping them with this cause."

Submission + - Bill Gates Claims Mac OS X Exploited Every Day

Submitted by

NMerriam

on Friday February 02, 2007 @02:31PM

NMerriam writes: "Bill Gates has a very candid interview with Newsweek talking about the release of Vista. He says that Apple should stop lying in their TV ads, and by the way "Every single day, they come out with a total exploit [of Mac OS X], your machine can be taken over totally. I dare anybody to do that once a month on the Windows machine.""

Submission + - House Introduces National Service Bill

Submitted by Slithe on Wednesday January 31, 2007 @04:40PM

Slithe writes: On January 10, House Representative Charles Rangel introduced a bill, H.R. 393, that would require all persons in the U.S., between the ages of 18 & 42, to perform 'National Service' for a period of two years. The bill defines 'National Service' as military service or service in a civilian capacity that, as determined by the President, promotes the national defense, including national or community service and service related to homeland security. The bill would also make women eligible for Selective Service.

Submission + - BBC Asks if Microsoft only policy is acceptable

Submitted by mormop on Wednesday January 31, 2007 @03:29PM

mormop writes: The BBC is opening up a consultation requesting input from the public on the planned implementation of streaming audio and video services. Most alarming for Linux users is the question "how important is it that the BBC's online services are available to users of non-microsoft software".

With the BBC plugging Microsoft's map service in news articles on Iraq is the Beeb moving to a new DRM'd phase?

Goto bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consult/open-consultations/onde mand_services.html and have your say.

Submission + - Best Search Engine for Technical Answers

Submitted by

iadude1010

on Wednesday January 31, 2007 @02:43PM

iadude1010 writes: "When using the Big 'G' to search for linux related answers, I often end up following many un-related links to finally find an answer if at all. Do slashdot readers have any favorite search engines that seem to be more specific with technical and programming problems and issues?"

Submission + - Communicating with companies like Verizon?

Submitted by

chaoskitty

on Monday January 29, 2007 @06:07PM

chaoskitty writes: "Ok — so you run a mail server or 10, and you've gotten all of the bugs ironed out. You are confident that your email delivery and reception are working perfectly — after all, you pass hundreds of thousands of legitimate email a day. Then, one of your users contacts you telling you that mail from your server is not getting delivered. You ask for a copy of the error report so you can see what's going on, and you see something like this:

(reason: 550 You are not allowed to send mail:sv25.verizon.net)

So you look in the mail logs, and it's clear that the problem is on Verizon's end:

... Jan 29 12:12:25 bigtime sm-mta[17704]: l0TJwls8005690: to=, ctladdr= (10001/10000), delay=00:13:38, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=esmtp, pri=213168, relay=relay.verizon.net. [206.46.232.11], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: 450 Requested mail action not taken-Try later:sv18pub.verizon.net
Jan 29 12:22:41 bigtime sm-mta[6426]: l0TJwls8005690: to=, ctladdr= (10001/10000), delay=00:23:54, xdelay=00:00:12, mailer=esmtp, pri=303168, relay=relay.verizon.net. [206.46.232.11], dsn=5.0.0, stat=Service unavailable Jan 29 12:22:41 bigtime sm-mta[6426]: l0TJwls8005690: l0TKMRb4006426: DSN: Service unavailable

So you decide to contact Verizon. But email to postmaster@verizon.net and support@verizon.net aren't answered. You try to call the numbers in the WHOIS, and you get shuffled to Verizon Support, who obviously won't help you because you don't have a Verizon account regardless of how patiently you try to explain that the problem is on their end.

You look up 550 errors and Verizon in Google, and you see that LOTS of other people are having the same problems. But nobody knows why Verizon is randomly rejecting email. It's not even consistent, as your user corresponds with the same Verizon accounts all the time.

What do you do now? Is there a way to get a company like Verizon to respond to seemingly ongoing mail server problems on their end? How do you get someone at Yahoo to read the email you send them to tell them that they're registering and hosting phishing sites and phishing-collecting email addresses?

What do YOU do when that huge company offers no way to communicate? Is it time to start advising people to AVOID email accounts from large providers?"

Submission + - Free Public Wifi? Free Public Infection...

Submitted by tkohler on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @08:21PM

tkohler writes: Computer World is running an article about those "Free Public Wifi" wireless SSIDs that have popped up recently. Turns out that these are bait for unsuspecting mobile wannabes looking for a free hook-up. The article says that these can launch an attack on you and make you a zombie too. I have seen these at airports, near my home and around my office. Are all the people around me turning to virus sharing zombies? You need to have file sharing on, and if you do, a automatic Wifi connection could infect you. Oh yeah, it is worse on Vista.

Submission + - Gonzales actually Questions Habeas Corpus!

Submitted by spiedrazer on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @06:14PM

spiedrazer writes: In yet another attempt to create legitimacy for many of the Bush administration's questionable legal practices, US attorney General Alberto Gonzales actually had the audacity to argue that the US Constitution doesn't explicitly bestow habeas corpus rights on US citizens! In his view it merely says when the so-called Great Writ can be suspended, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the rights are granted. These statements were made while being questioned by Sen. Arlen Specter at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 18

While Gonzales's statement has a measure of quibbling precision to it, his logic is troubling because it would suggest that many other fundamental rights that Americans hold dear (such as free speech, freedom of religion, and the right to assemble peacefully) also don't exist because the Constitution often spells out those rights in the negative. It boggles the mind the lengths this administration will go to to systematically erode the rights and privileges we have all counted on and held up as the granite pillars of our society since our nation was founded.

Also of note is that virtually NONE of the major news outlets seem to be covering this development! A google news search for "Gonzales Habeas Corpus" turns up only 101 hits with no major outlets listed!

You can also See Stephen Colbert's coverage including excerpts from the testimony HERE, just select the third video down on "Exact Words"

Submission + - Caught in the Web: Top 10 Internet Scandals of All

Submitted by

Tiny Tuba

on Monday January 22, 2007 @03:52PM

Tiny Tuba writes: "The Web is a great way to deliver information, but it is also a great way to expose, spread, or jump-start a scandal. In this article, Dan Tynan looks back at some infamous scandals many of us have probably forgotten. It includes greats like how The Drudge Report surfaced the Monica Lewinksy scandal, and how AOL out-ed Senior Chief Petty Officer Timothy R. McVeigh.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128554/article.h tml"

Submission + - abetting the enemy

Submitted by

MacroHard

on Monday January 22, 2007 @12:44PM

MacroHard writes: "Are you a software engineer working for an organization whose stated goal is to migrate software development oversea — i.e. your job also. What's worse, you're asked to "transfer" as much as possible what you know to your future colleagues? How would you react? what can you do — legally or otherwise?"

Submission + - Sony and Universal Prohibit Squirting Some Artists

Submitted by ack154 on Friday January 19, 2007 @07:06PM

ack154 writes: Engadget has a story about Sony and Universal Music apparently denying Zune owners the ability to squirt songs by certain artists to other Zune users. That's right, if you've actually purchased songs from the Zune marketplace and happen to run into another Zune owner, you're prohibited from sharing certain songs. From the article: "In a non-scientific sampling of popular artists by Zunerama and Zune Thoughts, it looks like it's roughly 40-50 percent of artist that fall under this prohibited banner, and the worst news is that there's no warning that a song might be unsharable until you actually try to send it and fail."

Submission + - Xterm scales font on window resize, like PuTTY?

Submitted by

avjt

on Friday January 19, 2007 @01:49PM

avjt writes: "Does anyone know of any terminal emulator for X-windows (xterm/rxvt-like & friends) that can be configured to keep the lines/columns unchanged on window resizing, and instead scale the font to fit? Recently I had to talk to a headless processor blade over a serial line, and the BIOS on the blade needed a VT100 terminal to display its menu. Running 'minicom' on a 80x24 xterm works, but I would often, out of habit, resize the xterm window — and mess up the display. The PuTTY SSH client for Windows can be configured to 'change size of font when window is resized'. Such a feature on the xterm would really have come in handy. Of course, simply rejecting window resize requests would also solve this specific problem, but scaling the font would be cool! Basically this would be an xterm where the number of lines & number of columns are independent of the window geometry. I realize this can work with vector fonts only. I've done the obligatory Google search to look for this feature, but I could only find references to PuTTY, and to some terminal applications for Mac OSX. Is there anything like this in the Linux/X Gnome/KDE world? Anyone working on something like this?"

Submission + - cheap drug may fight cancers, lacks backer

Submitted by

Gary W. Longsine

on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @01:41PM

Gary W. Longsine writes: "Researchers have discovered that a cheap, safe drug dichloroacetate (DCA) fights cancer cells of many types in the test tube, leaving healthy cells untouched. The drug is not patented and lacks funding for additional research and clinical trials that would be needed to bring it to market as an anti-cancer treatment. Although the article describes the drug as safe, you probably won't see this appear as as a natural supplement in your local herbal (unregulated medications) store as this by-product of water chlorination is also apparently a carcinogen (see A Model for Tumor Promotion by Dichloroacetate and Dichloroacetate Stimulates Glycogen Accumulation in Primary Hepatocytes through an Insulin-Independent Mechanism [PDF])."

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