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Barbara Liskov Wins Turing Award 187

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 10, 2009 @03:28PM from the getting-a-clu dept.

jonniee writes "MIT Professor Barbara Liskov has been granted the ACM's Turing Award. Liskov, the first US woman to earn a PhD in computer science, was recognized for helping make software more reliable, consistent and resistant to errors and hacking. She is only the second woman to receive the honor, which carries a $250,000 purse and is often described as the 'Nobel Prize in computing.'"

Breathalyzer Source Code Ruling Upheld 520

Posted by timothy on Thursday January 15, 2009 @03:22PM from the show-your-work-please dept.

dfn_deux writes "In a follow up to a 2005 story where Florida judge Doug Henderson ruled that breathalyzer evidence in more than 100 drunk driving cases would be inadmissible as evidence at trial, the Second District Court of Appeal and Circuit Court has ruled on Tuesday to uphold the 2005 ruling requiring the manufacturer of the Intoxilyzer 5000, Kentucky-based CMI Inc, to release source code for their breathalyzer equipment to be examined by witnesses for the defense of those standing trial with breathalyzer test result being used as evidence against them. '"The defendant's right to a fair trial outweighed the manufacturer's claim of a trade secret," Henderson said Tuesday. In response to the ruling defense attorney, Mark Lipinski, who represents seven defendants challenging the source codes, said the state likely will be forced to reduce charges — or drop the cases entirely.' ... What this really means is that outside corporations cannot sell equipment to the state of Florida and expect to hide the workings of their machine by saying they are trade secret. It means the state has to give full disclosure concerning important and critical aspects of the case."

Comment Re:The wrong problem (Score 1) 519

by Psiuyo on Monday July 24, 2006 @01:19PM (#15770790) Attached to: Inside Vista's Image-Based Install Process

You want hibernate once read many (HORM) setup. XPe supports this... never seen it but it sounds interesting.

Ticketmaster to Start Online Ticket Auction 390

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday May 23, 2006 @12:34AM from the getting-scalped-from-your-couch dept.

Jason1729 writes "According to the NY Times, ticketmaster is going to begin auctioning off the best tickets to events online. They claim it's to eliminate scalping, but in truth it guarantees every seat will be scalped for the highest price with all the money going to ticketmaster. It also eliminates the possibility of getting a decent seat by waiting in line or being lucky."

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