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Google Introduces Command-Line Tool For Linux 210

Posted by timothy from the google-reaches-the-beginning dept.
Lomegor writes "'Ever wanted to upload a folder full of photos to Picasa from a command prompt?' Google introduced today a new project, Google CL, that lets you do that and much more. It's a new command line tool for Linux that acts as an interface with Google services; you can upload videos to YouTube or maybe post a new blog post in Blogger in just one line."

Comment Re:firefox doesn't really make it easy for the use (Score 1) 272

by sinthetek (#32612270) Attached to: Firefox Extension HTTPS Everywhere Does What It Sounds Like
Unfortunately far too many admins (and browser developers) seem to be brainwashed into believing CA's are an absolute necessity. Not everyone is as worried about identification as they are encryption/sniffing by governments and ISPs. Some people simply don't like the idea of trusting the security of their site with a third party (who could still perpetrate or facilitate a MITM themselves using the info you entrust them with) or cannot afford a widely recognized one. I understand a warning but it seems like FF goes too far out of it's way to make scare users away from self-signed certs which results in a LESS secure web as admins opt for the unprotected data xfer rather than scaring off visitors. Just like the use of DULs as a spam countermeasure, the end result is a sort of centralized/classist Internet upon which people can do certain things if they have enough extra $$ to pay for them and are willing to forfeit various freedoms/virtues in return - which runs counter to the idea of a Free and Open Internet.
Transportation

Submission + - Next-Generation Speed Trap Network Can't Be Beat

Submitted by
Hugh Pickens
Hugh Pickens writes: "Live Science reports that a satellite-enabled network of cameras being tested in Britain could keep motorists from circumventing speed traps by photographing the license plates of cars, marking the time and location of the photographs, and calculating drivers' average speed over long distances. The system can be deployed in networks of up to 1,000 GPS-linked stations with each camera the size of a thermos. When a car passes a SpeedSpike camera, its license plate is photographed with an infrared camera that can capture license numbers in any weather at any time of day or night. All the cameras in the network are independently time-locked using GPS so when the same car passes another camera, SpeedSpike automatically calculates that car's average speed over the distance. If the speed exceeds the posted speed limits in that zone, the license number is flagged and a ticket will be mailed to the vehicle's owner. "This form of speed enforcement is much more effective than radar enforcement points (PDF), as drivers tend to learn where speed checkpoints are located and slow down," says the company's brochure. "SpeedSpike makes speed enforcement simple – if you speed, you get caught.""

Submission + - Former nurse charged with aiding suicides via web

Submitted by mernil
mernil writes: A former US nurse has been charged with two counts of aiding suicides on the internet, US officials say. William Melchert-Dinkel, 47, is accused of encouraging the suicides of Mark Drybrough from Coventry, UK in 2005 and Canada's Nadia Kajouji in 2008. Mr Melchert-Dinkel from Minnesota allegedly posed as a female nurse, instructing people in suicide chatrooms how to take their lives. He reportedly admitted helping five or fewer people kill themselves. Some legal experts say it could be difficult to prosecute Mr Melchert-Dinkel under a rarely used law because he allegedly only encouraged the victims to kill themselves, without physically helping them to take their lives.
Programming

Submission + - "Proof of Concept" for Ajax without JavaScript (jonathanscorner.com)

Submitted by JonathansCorner.com
JonathansCorner.com writes: Even if Ajax was backronymed to "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML", it works with JSON substituted for XML. Here's a proof of concept that JavaScript/VBScript are not strictly necessary either. The technique, besides being used standalone, may be useful to provide a better "graceful degradation" for Ajax applications used by clients with scripting turned off.
Earth

Submission + - New software to reduce computer energy waste (prweb.com)

Submitted by MBAFK
MBAFK writes: In honor of Earth Day, MiserWare announced the release of Granola, energy efficiency software for PCs (see http://grano.la/). Granola can save up to 35% of the energy a computer uses. Imagine the difference that could make for the planet. Over a billion personal computers are in use worldwide, collectively consuming hundreds of billions of kilowatt hours annually. If each of these computers ran Granola and reduced their power consumption by only 10%, it would equate to removing 7 million cars from the road or planting 900 million trees or turning off 65 coal power plants. Granola is a free download for PCs or laptops running Microsoft Windows or Linux.

Submission + - Ubuntu Linux Claims 12,000 Cloud Deployments (serverwatch.com)

Submitted by darthcamaro
darthcamaro writes: The cloud is more than just hype for Ubuntu. Canonical COO Mat Asay is now saying that they can count 12,000 deployments of the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud. He also things the cloud is where Ubuntu can make money — because to be frank in his view the company for the last five years wasn't setup to generate revenue.

"For the first five years of the company's life, it wasn't set up to make money," Asay said. "The company was set up to make a fantastic Linux distribution and other tools around it and get it out there and get people using it. That was the focus."

Comment Re:Most effective mechanism for making a safer 'ne (Score 1) 199

by juventasone (#31195306) Attached to: Microsoft Confirms Update-Linked BSODs Required Compromised Machines

Some ISPs notify their customers if they're participating in a botnet, and cut their service is nothing is done about it. They're only doing it out of their own interest, but I wouldn't mind federal governments making this mandatory.

This isn't the first time that an update from Microsoft breaks an infected PC. It's not something they plan or test for, nor should they.
Security

Submission + - Personal encryption tested in U.S. District Court 1

Submitted by Senior Frac
Senior Frac writes: A U.S. District Court is reviewing a case where a man has refused to give his encryption password over to authorities. This individual, from Vermont, is accused of having child porn on his laptop and is refusing to hand over his encryption password. His defense is one of self-incrimination. This ruling is one that is important beyond the child porn aspect into other, less onerous, cases, so I would encourage everyone to look past the scumbag defendant and at our own data.
Operating Systems

Gentoo in Crisis, Robbins Offers Solution 259

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the back-in-the-saddle-again dept.
mrbadbar writes "Gentoo Linux founder Daniel Robbins says Gentoo's leadership is in crisis. 'the Gentoo Foundation's charter has been revoked for several weeks, which means that as of this moment the Gentoo Foundation no longer exists.' Robbins offers a solution: his return as President of the Gentoo Foundation. According to Robbins: 'If I return as President, I will preserve the not-for-profit aspect of Gentoo. Beyond this, you can expect everything to be very, very different than how things are today.'"

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