Tahd - Slashdot User

Comment Jaaksi should know better (Score 1) 536

by Tahd on Friday June 13, 2008 @11:05AM (#23778533) Attached to: Nokia Urges Linux Developers To Be Cool With DRM

Wouldn't have expected any other reaction here.

Quite inflammatory speech from Jaaksi, considering that he is responsible for Nokia's maemo platform - which contributes to many Open Source projects such as Linux, X11, Gtk+, Hildon, Mozilla. He should know what kind of reaction his message will create.

Open source projects are often forked in commercial projects just because following progress of an open source project may conflict with product release cycle or desired features. It is easier to ignore the base project - for a while . But the next version will then be painful.

Testing New Transistors In Space 54

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @11:51PM from the the-fantastic-transistors dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Northwestern University researchers have developed new transistors which are currently tested on the International Space Station (ISS) to see how they react to cosmic radiation. These transistors, which are using a new kind of gate dielectric material called a self-assembled nanodielectric (SAND), are exposed to radiation outside the ISS since March 22, 2008, and will stay there for one year. According to the researchers, these new transistors could be used 'on long space missions since early experiments on Earth indicate that the transistors hold up well when exposed to radiation.'"

Chinese Government Accused of Hacking Congress 237

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @06:53PM from the taking-the-gold-in-hacking dept.

Alotau writes "Chinese hacking is getting some serious Congressional attention. Two House members said Wednesday their Capitol Hill computers, containing information about political dissidents from around the world, have been hacked by sources apparently working out of China. Virginia Rep. Frank Wolf says four of his computers were hacked. New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith says two of his computers were compromised in December 2006 and March 2007. The two lawmakers are longtime critics of China's record on human rights."

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