Submission + - Eternal Copyright: a modest proposal (telegraph.co.uk)
SpockLogic writes: A tongue in cheek essay in praise of eternal copyright by the founder of an online games company.
Submission + - Researchers Break Video CAPTCHAs (net-security.org)
Orome1 writes: After creating the "Decaptcha" software to solve audio CAPTCHAs, Standford University's researchers modified it and turned it against text and, quite recently, video CAPTCHAs with considerable success. Video CAPTCHAs have been touted by its developer, NuCaptcha, as the best and most secure method of spotting bots trying to pass themselves off as human users. Unfortunately for the company, researchers have managed to prove that over 90 percent of the company's video CAPTCHAs can be decoded by using their Decaptcha software in conjunction with optical flow algorithms created by researchers in the computer vision field of study.
Submission + - AMD: what went wrong? (pcpro.co.uk)
Barence writes: "In 2006, AMD could seemingly do no wrong. Its processors were the fastest in the PC market, annual revenue was up a record 91%, expansion into the graphics game had begun with the high-profile acquisition of ATI, and it was making exciting plans for a future where it looked like it could “smash Intel’s chip monopoly” for good. Now the company is fighting for its very survival. How did AMD end up surrendering such a advantageous position – and was it given an unfair shove on the way down? PC Pro has plotted AMD's demise, including the botched processor launches, the anti-competitive attacks from Intel and years of boardroom unrest."
Comment Re:I've wanted deduplication for a long time! (Score 2) 306
If you're referring to GPLJonas' comment as containing "perfect grammar, good use of white, buzz words and directness" then I'll take that as a compliment! Everything but the first three and last paragraphs were copied from my blog post! (http://blog.fosketts.net/2012/01/03/microsoft-adds-data-deduplication-ntfs-windows-8/)
FWIW, I'm not a Microsoft shill or astroturfer. I'm a blogger who happened to write about MS' dedupe yesterday and it got quoted here. I only noticed this thread thanks to all the Slashdotters coming over to have a read. Hi!
Comment Re:I've wanted deduplication for a long time! (Score 1) 306
Indeed, I'd love to see Linux implement deduplication similar to Microsoft's new NTFS tech. But of course, it's a major development effort and LOTS of patents are involved.
Comment Re:Surveys... (Score 1) 540
I don't believe MasterCard is a non-profit. There is no mention of this on their web site, or in google!
Certainly most issuing banks are for-profits and would not be exempt under this "non-profit loophole". Yes, there are exempt, annoying non-profits, but MasterCard isn't one of them.
Certainly most issuing banks are for-profits and would not be exempt under this "non-profit loophole". Yes, there are exempt, annoying non-profits, but MasterCard isn't one of them.
