Teddlet - Slashdot User

Comment I would "like" that! (Score 1) 344

by Teddlet on Tuesday January 25, 2011 @04:38PM (#34999082) Attached to: Your Face Will Soon Be In Facebook Ads

If there was a real Starbucks ad that had some friend of mines photo and a smart ass status update about the joint I would probably hit the like button, then block that poster when they spam my feed.

Air Canada Ordered To Provide Nut-Free Zone 643

Posted by samzenpus on Friday January 08, 2010 @07:09PM from the no-nuts dept.

JamJam writes "Air Canada has been told to create a special 'buffer zone' on flights for people who are allergic to nuts. The Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled that passengers who have nut allergies should be considered disabled and accommodated by the airline. Air Canada has a month to come up with an appropriate section of seats where passengers with nut allergies would be seated. The ruling involved a complaint from Sophia Huyer, who has a severe nut allergy and travels frequently. Ms. Huyer once spent 40 minutes in the washroom during a flight while snacks were being served."

Submission + - Google Faces Deluge of Nexus One Complaints (pcworld.com)

Submitted by wkurzius on Friday January 08, 2010 @04:49PM

wkurzius writes: It seems Google is going through some growing pains as far as customer service is concerned. Since their new phone, the Nexus One, can be bought unlocked, many people are turning to Google themselves for help, but not getting what they're used to from traditional mobile carriers. T-Mobile and HTC are also getting hammered, with many customers being bounced back and forth between the two companies service lines.

Submission + - NIST Investigating Mass Flash Drive Vulnerability (computerworld.com)

Submitted by Lucas123 on Friday January 08, 2010 @03:43PM

Lucas123 writes: A number of leading manufactures of encrypted flash drives have warned their customers of a security flaw uncovered by a German company. The devices in question use the AES 256-bit encryption algorithm and have been certified using the FIPS 140-2, but the flaw appears to circumvent the certification process by uncovering the password authentication code on host systems. The National Institute of Standards and Technology said it's investigating whether it needs to modify its standards to include password authentication software on host systems. Security specialist Bruce Schneier was blunt in his characterization of the flaw: "It's a stupid crypto mistake and they screwed up and they should be rightfully embarrassed for making it."

Submission + - SPAM: NASA to cryogenically freeze satellite mirrors

Submitted by coondoggie on Friday January 08, 2010 @03:30PM

coondoggie writes: NASA said it will this week move some of the larger – 46 lb — mirror segments of its future James Webb Space Telescope into a cryogenic test facility that will freeze the mirrors to -414 degrees Fahrenheit. Specifically NASA will freeze six of the 18 Webb telescope mirror segments at the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility, or XRCF, at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., in a test to ensure the critical mirrors can withstand the extreme space environments. All 18 segments will eventually be tested at the site. The test chamber takes approximately five days to cool a mirror segment to cryogenic temperatures.
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Submission + - Acer Recalls 22,000 Notebooks Due to Burn Hazard (aviransplace.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 08, 2010 @03:00PM

An anonymous reader writes: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Acer, today announced a voluntary recall of 22,000 Notebook computers. Acer has received three reports of computers short circuiting, resulting in slight melting of the external casing. No incidents occurred in the United States. No injuries have been reported.

Submission + - Scientists create a bone replacement from wood (bbc.co.uk) 1

Submitted by Bob the Super Hamste on Friday January 08, 2010 @02:31PM

Bob the Super Hamste writes: The BBC is reporting that scientists in Italy have developed a method to convert rattan wood into a bone like substance. The bone replacement is currently being tested in sheep where when inserted into the area of a fracture it joins with the existing bone and eventually fuses. Unlike other bone replacements this one actually has load bearing ability and also naturally fuses with the existing bone. Additionally it since it is porous like real bone nerves and blood vessels can pass through it.

Submission + - UPDATE: Court Unfriendly To FCC's Internet Slap At (dsalkjsdlfkjsdflkjasdflkjasfd.com)

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ScuttleMonkey

on Friday January 08, 2010 @01:50PM

ScuttleMonkey writes: "The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Federal Judges have been harsh in their examination of the FCC's action against Comcast in 2008 for throttling of internet traffic from high-bandwidth file-sharing services. "'You can't get an unbridled, roving commission to go about doing good,' said U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Chief Judge David Sentelle during an oral argument. The three-judge panel grilled FCC General Counsel Austin Schlick on the parts of communications law it could cite to justify the Comcast punishment. The FCC argues that it was enforcing an open Internet policy implicit in the law. Judge A. Raymond Randolph repeatedly said the legal provisions cited by the FCC were mere policy statements that by themselves can't justify the commission's action. 'You have yet to identify a specific statute,' he said. The judges' decision in the case could throw into question the FCC's authority to impose open Internet rules.""

Submission + - Mexico wants payment for Aztec images (canoe.ca) 1

Submitted by innocent_white_lamb on Thursday January 07, 2010 @04:14PM

innocent_white_lamb writes: Starbucks brought out a line of cups with images from prehistoric Aztec images on them. Now the government of Mexico wants them to pay for the use of the images. The copyright on an image lasted thousands of years?

Submission + - Full body scanners violate child porn laws. (guardian.co.uk) 2

Submitted by gandhi_2 on Thursday January 07, 2010 @03:21PM

gandhi_2 writes: The Guardian has a story about an ongoing legal battle over the use of full body scanners in the UK. The Protection of Children Act 1978, includes provisions in which it is illegal to create an indecent image or a "pseudo-image" of a child....which a full body scanner does.

Mozilla Thunderbird 3 Released 272

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday December 08, 2009 @06:48PM from the hot-bits dept.

supersloshy writes Today Mozilla released Thunderbird 3. Many new features are available, including Tabs and enhanced search features, a message archive for emails you don't want to delete but still want to keep, Firefox 3's improved Add-ons Manager, Personas support, and many other improvements. Download here."

Comment Re:That reminds me (Score 1) 491

by Teddlet on Tuesday February 06, 2007 @11:59PM (#17916320) Attached to: Your House Is About To Be Photographed

It seems to me that there would be many places in the "country" where appearing unannounced with any sort of camera equipment and then presenting "credentials" that had to do with insurance companys, law enforcement or marketers would be an ill advised activity.

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