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Submission + - Slightly unclear on the concept... (pasadenastarnews.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: In an article in the Pasadena Star-News about online fraud, our law-enforcement friends caution us about the dangers of the Internet:

"I don't think the public knows how bad things have gotten," said Kathryn Showers, head deputy district attorney of the High Technology Crimes Division. "For example, there is a practice called `war ganging' where if someone has a wireless laptop, they can come and park outside your home, and if you don't have a router on the system to protect transmissions, they can monitor what you are doing and use your IP address to commit crimes."

So, disturbed by this but enlightened, I went out and bought a nice Ryobi 1/4" router at Home Depot, and as soon as I figure out how to plug it into my PC, I'm sure my DSL transmissions will be safe from war gangers committing any crimes.
Media

Submission + - Lead India (devangnanavati.com)

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Lead devang
Lead devang writes: "A Practicing Advocate in the Gujarat High Court and Supreme Court of India with varied interests in Law, Sports, Education and Human Rights; Mr Devang Nanavati has been a true representation of the young leader who would drive the nation's dreams to converge them into realities.

Vote for the Indian Leader by SMSing LEAD DEVANG to 58888
With zeal to lead the nation and set benchmarks in Governance, Mr Devang Nanavati has deservingly been ranked amongst the Top 3 nominees out of Gujarat's Super Eight in the LEAD INDIA Campaign promoted by the Times Of India.
Association
A Senior Partner in leading Law Firm of M/s.Nanavati & Nanavati Advocates based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, he is closely associated with the various governmental and non-governmental organizations at national as well as international levels in the field of Education, Law and Order, Sports and Culture.
Inclination towards Excellence in Education
He is a Trustee of the C.U. Ronak Foundation Trust and also a member of the governing body member of Gujarat law Society, Founder Director of GLS Institute of Professional Training for Law students and a Member of the Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA). A perfectionist at whatever he does and his pursuits speak volumes about his inclination towards imparting excellence in education.
Pursuits and Associations
Practicing Law since 1995, Mr Devang Nanavati is closely allied with Gujarat High Court Advocates Association (Ahmedabad), Supreme Court Bar Association (New Delhi), Forum of Free Enterprise (Mumbai) and Society of Indian Law Firms. In addition to these he shares diverse interests in the field of Sports such as Billiard, Snooker, Cricket, Football, Tennis etc and is deeply involved with organizations like Gujarat State Billiards Association & Ahmedabad Chess Association as their President and as a Vice President of Billiards and Snooker Federation of India.
Corporate and Organizational Attachments
His corporate associations range from being member of bodies such as International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Union International Des Avocets, Shreemad Vallabh Vishva Dharma- Sastha Vallabh Sadan (Ahmedabad), CII-Gujarat Infrastructure Development Council (GIDeC) to Gujarat Chamber of Commercial Industry (GCCI) to being an advisor to Gujarat Pipavav Ports Ltd. ,Gujarat Pipavav Ports Ltd. , Gujarat Positra Port Ltd. as well as the Special Economic Zone, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), Sardar Sarovar Nigam. He has also been appointed as a Additional Central Standing Counsel in the Gujarat High Court by the Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs, Government of India 2001-2004 and has a stint as a Director at Co-ex Packaging (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Retained by various corporate conglomerates such as Reliance Industries Ltd. and Gujarat Gas Co.Ltd.( a Subsidiary of British Gas), he also advises companies like Baptic Consultants, Dalal-Mott Mc Donald and The Arvind Mills. His areas of expertise include ports, logistics infrastructure, Infrastructure projects, SEZs and Urban Panning.
Vote for establishing a Progressive India at http://lead.timesofindia.com/voteing_Ahmedabad.asp

Mr. Devang Nanavati
A Bachelor of Arts from Pepper dine University, California, U.S.A and an LLB from Sir LA Shah Law College, Ahmedabad his academic years have always been a perfect synonym of excellence with over 15 Gold Medals in various areas of Academics and pursuits like elocutions as well as public speaking. In addition to these he has attended various programs in the areas of International Finance and Law, Private power projects and Foreign Collaborations
Displaying the traits of a leader, Mr Devang Nanavati has always been representing the state of Gujarat and the University in competitions such as 'Late Shri I.M. Nanavati All India Inter University Moot Court Competition for Law Students' and Bar Council of India Trust's XIth All India Inter University Moot Court Competition — 1993.
He has participated into and won various state and national level contests in the areas of Elocutions, Public Speaking, Dramatics, Speech and other literary Competitions.
Societal Responsibility
Mr Devang is always leading initiatives directed towards betterment of the society and has taken a keen interest in the area of Human Rights and also has been actively involved in various Clubs where he has assumed a very active role of a Decision Maker and established standards of governance. He believes that the Real freedom is like freedom from Corruption, injustices of the system, social insecurity, poverty, illiteracy and Laws play an important role to achieve true freedom. It is a fact that for removing such problems we need to choose a true leader who can lead India; a leader who has the vision and energy to carry forward the spirit of a Progressive Nation.
And Mr Devang Nanavati is in all dimensions the deserving choice to be designated as the Leader.
To choose a Leader who understands you, respects the Constitution and is committed to fulfill his role as a flag bearer of the Indian Youth sms LEAD DEVANG to 58888 or Vote at http://lead.timesofindia.com/voteing_Ahmedabad.asp.

http://www.devangnanavati.com/"
Wii

Wii 'Popularity Bubble' to Burst? 426

Posted by Zonk from the it's-a-big-one dept.
A combination of industry and developer observations has prompted Tech.co.uk to wonder if the Wii's overwhelming popularity is due to end sometime soon. This is based on a report from Japanese business newspaper The Nikkei, which published an article recently entitled 'Software Houses Miscalculate Audience, Demand For Wii'. "The report goes on to discuss the likelihood that many Wiis are gathering dust in owners' cupboards, citing one software house president as saying, 'People bought it out of curiosity, and it's likely a lot of them haven't used it.' Given that September saw Wii sales fall sharply in Japan for the second consecutive month, it seems reasonable to speculate that the bubble inflated by the novelty factor is starting to deflate, but writing Nintendo off at any stage is a perilous course to steer." Is this just worrying, or is there validity to this?
Robotics

Submission + - BigDog's little brother tackles tough terrain

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willatnewscientist
willatnewscientist writes: "The company that that brought us BigDog has a new robotic pooch. LittleDog is a smaller, more nimble version of the larger robot and was developed for DARPA to test competing adaptive approaches to crossing a highly irregular piece of terrain. Six different research groups — MIT, CMU, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, USC and IHMC — have each been given one LittleDog and are developing their own walking algorithms. Once a month, DARPA tests these algorithms on its own LittleDog to see which shows the most promise. Ultimately, the program could help robots like BigDog cross rocky ground without breaking a robot leg."
Intel

Intel Salivates Over Virtual World Processing Demands 52

Posted by Zonk from the put-your-tongue-back-in-your-mouth dept.
CNet has up an article looking at the lucrative virtual world market for processor companies. An Intel developer forum held in San Francisco this week highlighted the opportunities for selling hardware to both consumers and vendors in the VW marketplace. "[Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner] showed statistics that indicated a PC's processor bumps up to 20 percent utilization while browsing the Web, while its graphics processor doesn't even break above 1 percent. But running Second Life--even with today's coarse graphics--pushes those to 70 percent for the main processor and 35 to 70 percent for the graphics processor, he said. The Google Maps Web site and Google Earth software pose intermediate demands. Running a virtual worlds server is vastly more computationally challenging, though, when compared with 2D Web sites and even massively multiplayer online games such as Eve Online. An Eve Online server can handle 34,420 users at a time, but Second Life maxes a server out with just 160 users."
Biotech

Submission + - Cure for cancer may be ready in two years (newscientist.com)

Submitted by GnarlyDoug
GnarlyDoug writes: Dr Zheng Cui has, through a stroke of luck, found that the granulocytes from some mice are up to 50 times better at fighting cancer than others. He has cured mice with simple transfusions of granulocytes. These cells seem to recognize almost all cancer lines, are extremely effective even in advanced cases, and and the resistance seems to last for the life of the mouse. So not only does this treatment cure many cancers, but it also provides resistance to future cancers as well.

Evidence suggests that this should hold true for humans as well. Because this is based on blood transfusions, a technology already long established, this could be ready to so very soon. The go-ahead for a human trial has already been given, and if it pans out then this could be available in as little as two years time. Some simple tests to find people with the resistant strain of blood and then a system of transfusions is all that is needed to get this started.

If it pans out, we may be looking at a general cure for cancer within a few years time.
Robotics

Submission + - Build Your Own Bot

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: It seems nearly every week Slashdot posts an article about the latest robotics. While it is always interesting to see the result of other's hard work, there is no substitute for experience. So my question to the Slashdot community is; how might someone start out in hobby robotics? I'm sure most of us are aware of Lego Mindstorms, but I'm looking for something a bit more professional. I'm sure I'm not the only Slashdotter that has dreamed of building their own robot from the ground up, gears to software. So how would you do it? Share your ideas — from sensors and actuators to computers and programming languages. It would be best to avoid proprietary components that would become irreplaceable orphans after a small company folds. After all, we will need replacement parts for our soon-to-be girlfriends.
NASA

Submission + - Nobel Laureate "disses manned spaceflight"

Submitted by perturbed1
perturbed1 writes: Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg "disses manned spaceflight" according this Article, calling the International Space Station(ISS) "an orbital turkey," saying that "no important science has come out of it." Weinberg points to NASA's treatment of its Beyond Einstein program (designed to test the Theory of General Relativity) as an example of the agency's misplaced priorities, commenting that "if we suddenly run into extra expenses in the manned spaceflight program, that will be put on the back burner, just as has been done time and time again by NASA."

Weinberg forgets about the largest scientific payload of the space program designed for the ISS, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), a particle physics experiment designed to search a dark matter signature in cosmic rays. Another Nobel laurate, Samuel Ting leads AMS which cost about $1.5 billion and has been long waiting for a shuttle flight as discussed in this article.

Power

Submission + - Salt Water can "Burn," Scientist Confirms (nationalgeographic.com) 2

Submitted by Fantastic Lad
Fantastic Lad writes: Salt water can indeed burn when exposed to a certain kind of radio wave, a university chemist has confirmed. "Rustum Roy of Pennsylvania State University verified earlier this month that the radio waves break the water into its components, allowing the resulting freed hydrogen and oxygen to catch fire. Independent scientists said the phenomenon is credible as explained, though practical applications of the technology remain uncertain." — I guess if this has been reported in such a reputable journal as National Geographic, then the powers that be have rigorously confirmed that burning water poses no threat to the oil companies. Two weeks prior, (when I first submitted this news), the discovery was being carefully ignored by the main stream. Ha ha.
User Journal

Journal Journal: How to Design a Fine-Grain Self-Balancing Multicore CPU

Journal by MOBE2001

The most important question a CPU designer must ask himself or herself is, what is the purpose of the CPU? Most people in the business will immediately answer that the purpose of the CPU is to execute sequences of coded instructions. Sorry, this is the wrong answer. This definition is precisely what got us in the mess that we are in. Read full article.
Programming

Journal Journal: COSA vs. Erlang

Journal by MOBE2001

The functional programming language Erlang is rightfully touted by its supporters as being fault-tolerant. COSA shares all the fault tolerance qualities of Erlang but this is where the similarities end. The COSA philosophy is that nothing should fail, period. There are software applications where safety is so critical that not even extreme reliability is good enough. In such cases,
Programming

Journal Journal: Jeff Han and the Future of Parallel Programming

Journal by MOBE2001

Forget computer languages and keyboards. I have seen the future of computer programming and this is it. The computer industry is on the verge of a new revolution. The old algorithmic software model has reached the end of its usefulness and is about to be replaced; kicking and screaming, if need be. Programming is going parallel and Jeff Han's multi-touch scree
Moon

Robot for India's Moon Mission by IIT Kanpur 152

Posted by CmdrTaco
ISRO, Indian Space Research Organisation, is planning to send a robot for its mission to moon. It is probably going to be made by students and profs of IIT-Kanpur (the Indian equivalent of MIT). The two-legged robot, fitted with sophisticated sensors and high-resolution cameras, is capable of recording information and images using laser beams. It can also detect the distance of a hindrance, enter a small crater, bring surface samples and return high resolution images to the lunar vehicle. It balances cost and sophistication; basic functionality for only $50,000.

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