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Comment Shirow Masamune / robotic control software (Score 1) 203

by Karl the Pagan (#21613769) Attached to: Toyota Unveils Violin-Playing Robot
Perhaps as in the "Ghost in the Shell" fiction series each function of a robot or cyborg's abilities will be linked to specialized software tailor made for that application. The power users will combine and tweak their control software, hackers could inject viruses, or feedback in cybernetic systems could drive users mad.

It's all been predicted... now we just need to show that the alternative (AI) is possible and test if it is more desirable.
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Journal Journal: Worries about BSD/GPL3 compatibility

Journal by einhverfr

THe recent Linux/OpenBSD flap has provided some additional fodder for some of my concerns about the GPL3 and its compatibility with other licenses. Please note that I have discussed my concerns with the various people involved and I dont think my concerns have been well answered. So I now offer them to the community.
Google

Submission + - Google Quietly Closes AdSense API to Small Sites (idealog.us)

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NewsCloud
NewsCloud writes: "Google has raised the required minimum traffic limit for publishers who wish to use its AdSense API to 100,000 page views per day. The AdSense API was introduced in March as a way for sites with user generated content to share advertising revenue with their members. Says Google, "This policy change will probably result in fewer developers going live and give us a chance to enhance our support resources and processes to more easily support a greater number of developers in the future...we hope to be able to lower it in the future as we become more efficient at supporting our developers!" Meanwhile, some publishers report waiting a month for their API usage to be approved. I take Google at its word for now but worry that small developers could be increasingly squeezed out of the mashup space if this were to become a trend."
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Journal Journal: Socialist "Justice" in Oregon. (Month old article.) 1

Journal by DaedalusHKX

Check this out if you wish to see how the socialists handle actual horseplay. I wonder what else will be "devastating to the psyche" (besides the "justice" system itself).

Incorruptible system hard at work... treats all equally... (with contempt that is).

Feed Science Daily: Could Graphene Replace Silicon in Electronics? (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed
A game of billiards may never get smaller than this. Physicists have demonstrated that graphene -- a one-atom thick sheet of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal rings -- can act as an atomic-scale billiard table, with electric charges acting as billiard balls. The finding underscores graphene's potential for serving as an excellent electronic material.
Businesses

Behind the Scenes At Gamestop's Private Expo 13

Posted by Zonk from the crouching-manager-hidden-gamer dept.
Gamasutra has a look behind the curtain, at a game expo few people even know exist. The annual Gamestop expo has a lot of the air of old-E3, with a greater focus on business deals, swag, and benefits for the hard working Gamestopper. "What did the show accomplish? In some sense, it seemed almost to be a reward for the store managers -- who work long hours on the front lines -- to listen to the show-floor scuttlebutt. While the official line was that the show was all business, bringing the managers to Las Vegas, loading their arms with swag, and letting them play pre-release games is obviously a big draw for these 'professional gamers'. They were so enthusiastic, in fact, that a huge number stayed beyond the 9 PM closing time; kiosks had to be deactivated before the die-hard crowd filtered away."
Media

Journal Journal: Adobe Reader For Linux Uses GTK 2

Journal by thePsychologist

Adobe has released Adobe Reader for Linux, version 8.1.1. What's important is that it now fully works with GTK 2.0, so the interface is consistent with the rest of the GTK apps. It has subpixel rendering, unlike every other PDF reader out there for Linux (Poppler has an experimental patch that is very bad. Someone told me kpdf has this feature, but the one from the Feisty repository does not). Read

Feed The Register: Universal charges into legal P2P (theregister.com)

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Then charges back out again

The world's biggest record label is touting a scheme that would permit internet users to swap DRM-free music under a blanket license, according to a report. Universal Music Group's "TotalMusic" program would allow customers of ISPs who signed up to the program to exchange files freely - but only if the ISP signed up.

Feed Macworld: Review: 80GB and 160GB iPod classic (macworld.com)

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If the new iPod nano now matches the full-sized iPod feature for feature, what's to differentiate the music player that's now known as the iPod classic? Storage -- and lots of it. While this iPod is a good choice for anyone with capacity concerns, Christopher Breen finds a few interface flaws with the iPod classic, especially compared to the previous generation of full-sized iPods.
The Courts

Lindor Attacks Record Company Copyright-Pooling 136

Posted by Zonk from the avoiding-the-rule-of-inverse-ninjas dept.
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Back in March, 2006, Marie Lindor called the record companies suing her a collusive cartel, and their joint agreement to pool their copyrights "copyright misuse" (pdf). A year and a half later, the RIAA apparently got nervous about that allegation and made a motion to strike the allegations. Ms. Lindor has struck back, pointing out to the Judge not only that the RIAA's arguments had no legal basis, but also that its brief was completely silent as to any justification for the record companies' copyright-pooling agreement. Such a justification would be necessary for it to pass muster under 'rule of reason' analysis mandated by the US Supreme Court. Ms. Lindor, a home health worker who has never even used a computer, let alone infringed anyone's copyrights with a p2p file sharing program, is the same defendant who exposed, with a little help from her friends, some of the weaknesses in the RIAA's expert testimony. She also obtained a ruling that the RIAA's $750-per-song file damages theory might be a wee bit unconstitutional."
Spam

Submission + - TD Ameritrade Finds Cause of Client Spam

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RalphTheWonderLlama
RalphTheWonderLlama writes: "There have been many remarks from users of online stock brokers about how their emails have been improperly given over to spammers and today TD Ameritrade released details of their investigation into the matter (along with a video message from the CEO and special FAQ at www.amtd.com). It seems some "unauthorized code" had exposed client email addresses and possibly other sensitive information from an internal database. Many had just expected they gave away that info like evil corporations are wont to do. Being a client myself, I don't know if this is any better to hear."

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