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Comment Re:No it doesn't. (Score 3, Insightful) 246

by enrevanche (#45099923) Attached to: EU Court Holds News Website Liable For Readers' Comments
It's almost always about those with power silencing those without. It really has very little to do with culture. In the U.S. this is usually done with volume because the powerful are stuck with the Constitution. They would have changed things via regulare legislation along time ago if they could have. One thing important to consider is that the preferred way to get people to shut up is via self censorship, either fear of legal prosecution or exasperation because of a sense of powerlessness.

Submission + - PureVPN shuts down due to "legal issues" (sendgrid.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: It looks like PureVPN has shut down due to an as yet undisclosed incident. To quote "We had to handover all customer’s information to the authorities unfortunately. They might contact you if they need any details about the case they are working on. The following information was handed over: your name, billing address and phone number provided during purchase and any documents we had on file..."

Submission + - Over 100 Missing Episodes of Doctor Who Located (mirror.co.uk)

Submitted by MajikJon
MajikJon writes: The BBC junking policies of the 60's and 70's resulted in the loss of hundreds of episodes of the classic series in its earliest years. Through the work of ardent fans over the succeeding decades, dozens of these lost episodes have been painstaking recovered and added back into the BBC archives. Now, it seems, the searchers have struck the mother lode. According to the Wikipedia, there are currently 106 missing episodes of the serial. If reports are correct, we may finally get to see all the episodes.

Submission + - Microsoft investors call for Bill Gates to resign (tucknews.com)

Submitted by Tuck News
Tuck News writes: Major stakeholders in Microsoft are pushing for Bill Gates to resign as chairman, claimed Reuters on Tuesday. Three investors, who collectively hold more than 5% of the software company’s stock, are allegedly lobbying on the basis that Gates — who founded the company 38 years ago — holds too much sway over the strategic direction of the business. The billionaire, consistently the richest man in the U.S., still owns about 4.5% of the $227 billion company and is its largest individual shareholder.

Submission + - AMD Posts a Horde of New 3D GPU Documentation

Submitted by jones_supa
jones_supa writes: Things are starting to look even better for the status of open specifications for AMD Radeon HD hardware. AMD's Alex Deucher announced via his personal blog that programming guides and register specifications on the 3D engines for the Evergreen, Northern Islands, Southern Islands, and Sea Islands GPUs are now in the NDA-free public domain. These parts represent the 3D engines on the Radeon HD 5000 through Radeon HD 8000 series graphics processors.

Submission + - PICTURES: Any animal that touches this lethal lake turns to stone... (tucknews.com)

Submitted by Tuck News
Tuck News writes: The still water of this lake seems to draw creatures to it. The reflective surface confuses them and acts like a mirror making them think they can fly straight throw, but instead they end up in its murky depths and are killed and perfectly preserved within a matter of seconds, reports Gizmodo. These haunting photographs were captured by Nick Brandt for his new book 'Across The Ravaged Land". According to Brandt, petrified creatures pepper the area around the lake due to its constant pH of 9 to 10.5, and extremely basic alkalinity that preserves the creatures for eternity. "I unexpectedly found the creatures — all manner of birds and bats — washed up along the shoreline of Lake Natron in Northern Tanzania.

Submission + - German NSA critic denied entry to the US

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Major newspapers in Germany (FAZ, Die Welt, SZ, ...) and the Huffington Post report that the author Ilja Trojanow has been denied to board a plane from Salvador da Bahia to the US where he was invited to attend a conference. He had ESTA documents showing that his visit was approved as part of the Visa Waiver Program and was last year given a visa to teach at the university of Saint Louis. Trojanow was one of the initiators of an open letter urging Chancellor Merkel to take actions against NSA surveillance in Germany.

Submission + - Health Insurance Exchanges Buckle Under Flood of Enrollees (computerworld.com) 1

Submitted by Lucas123
Lucas123 writes: Less than 15 hours after going live, more than 2.8 million people had visited the U.S. Health and Human Service's healthcare website seeking information on how to use health insurance exchanges (HIX) in order to find affordable plans under the Accountable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Citizens who apply for healthcare insurance on the open exchange by Dec. 15, will be able to receive coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2014. Those who wait until after Dec. 15 to apply will receive coverage at a later date. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees the HIXes said they've received 7 times greater traffic than the Medicare website ever saw. One of the most cited problems by those attempting to sign up for healthcare insurance online was an issue associated with creating a password, which protects the enrollee's identity. Yet another problem was accessing a 24/7 instant message helpline. "We are making improvements as we speak. What we're hearing from other issuers is that problems are being resolved," Tavenner said. "This is day one of a six-month process," said Marilyn Tavenner, administrator for the CMS.

Submission + - Ubuntu 13.10 Will Not Ship Mir By Default (phoronix.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Ubuntu 13.10 due for release later this month was poised to replace the X.Org Server with Mir/XMir as Canonical's next-generation Ubuntu display server. However, they have now decided Mir will not be the Ubuntu 13.10 default over outstanding issues with the XMir X11 compatibility layer having multi-monitor issues and other problems. Canonical though still says they will use Mir for Ubuntu Touch 13.10 images and remain committed to the Mir project.

Submission + - French Gendarmerie: Open source desktop lowers TCO by 40% (europa.eu)

Submitted by jrepin
jrepin writes: Using an open source desktop lowers the total cost of ownership by 40%, in savings on proprietary software licences and by reducing costs on IT management. Using Ubuntu Linux massively reduces the number of local technical interventions, says Major Stéphane Dumond. "The direct benefits of saving on licences are the tip of the iceberg. An industrialised open source desktop is a powerful lever for IT governance."

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