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Comment Alternative headlines (Score 2) 104

by duckygator (#61569231) Attached to: North America Has Its Hottest June on Record

Supported by quotes in the report include:
June Temperatures Down from 2019 & 2020 Highs

2021 Global Temperatures Will Miss Podium

("Globally, last month was the fourth hottest June ever. Only 2016, 2019 and 2020 were hotter.")

(...thanks to slightly cooler conditions earlier this year related to cooler-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, there is little likelihood that 2021 will make it into the Top 5.")

Comment Practical POV, I'm already doing it... (Score 1) 556

by Dave21212 (#25909055) Attached to: Computer For a Child?
My twin boys started using the Leapfrog computer at about 2.5 years old. At 3, they know how to use the mouse and the interface well enough to choose and play the games ! Seriously, 3yo and they can use the mouse (it's a Mac-like 1-click)

They know the alphabet, and love playing the games where you use the keyboard to pick letters. Likewise, they use the arrows to play the puzzle games, and YES, they can do all this at 3 ! They even know how to load carts and turn the thing on (they know how to turn on/off nearly everything though, lol)

http://www.leapfrog.com/gaming/clickstart/
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Jack Valenti, Dead at 85 650

Posted by CowboyNeal from the man-behind-the-ratings dept.
saforrest writes "Jack Valenti, a man whose influence in both Washington and Hollywood was profound, died today at age 85. He first became famous as special assistant to Lyndon Johnson: he can even be seen in the famous photo aboard Air Force One. In 1966, he quit this job to become president of the MPAA, from 1966 to 2004."

Google and the CIA? 234

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the bobbing-for-scandal dept.
snottgoblin writes "DailyTech has an article suggesting that Google might be involved in a partnership with the CIA. The article also quotes a former CIA officer that Google's refusal to comply with the DOJ over privacy issues was 'a little hypocritical [...] because they were heavily in bed with the Central Intelligence Agency.'" Because I'm sure no one would go on the air and try to drum up a scandal aimed at the biggest target they can find.

Comcast Blocks Yet Another ISPs E-Mail 401

Posted by kdawson from the i-can't-heeeeear-youuuu dept.
Nom du Keyboard writes, "Last week Comcast shutdown e-mail forwarding from NameZero entirely. People who have bought private domain names (i.e. yourname@yourdomain.com) and have e-mail forwarding to their current Comcast e-mail account through NameZero aren't receiving it any longer. No warnings — no e-mail. Now, again without warning, they've blocked out The Well, one of the oldest ISPs on the net. And nobody can get through to the Comcast people in charge of this to discuss the issue with them. Not the ISPs being blocked. Not the customers who pay Comcast to deliver e-mail to them. Comcast says they're protecting 10M customers from spam. I am a current Comcast broadband customer and I feel I should have the right to whitelist and receive e-mail from whomever I designate. I don't want as much protection as Comcast is giving me. Is it a basic right to be allowed to receive e-mail from whomever I desire, or does Comcast have the right to censor as they wish?" Last week Comcast was also blocking mail from alum.mit.edu. I (probably among many others) left a complaint on the phone line identified in bounce messages; the block was eventually lifted.

Lotus Notes For Linux To Be Released By IBM 219

Posted by Hemos from the follow-on-corporate dept.
gamigad writes "According to ZDNet, Lotus Notes 7.0.1 will be released for Linux. Availability is expected to be on July 24. It ain't gonna be a free lunch, tho" It's going to be based mainly on the Eclipse framework, and it does appear that you'll be able to swap a Linux version for a Windows or Mac version if you so choose.

Social Consequences and Effects of RFID Implants? 531

Posted by Cliff from the chips-in-my-head dept.
kramdam asks: "Even with all the talk about privacy and security, there seems to be a growing community of people who are implanting themselves with RFID chips. Being a developer myself, I am intrigued about building applications and solutions that will open my doors, unlock my car, log me on to my computer and control home automation. I'm seriously considering jumping into this head first, being on the bleeding edge, and going with an implant. I have looked at resources like Mikey Sklar's site, and Amal Graafstra's site, since they are two pioneers on this subject. For research, I have started TaggedLife to document my own journey. I was wondering what the Slashdot community think about this. What do you think are the social, security, privacy, and health risks associated with this? What are the pluses? Would you do it?"

The Cure for Information Overload 94

Posted by Zonk from the technological-success-story dept.
Ged writes "Those librarian blogerati have done it again: they've just discovered 'The Cure for Information Overload'. It's a very elegant formula if you ask me, with obvious SRU/SRW applications, and maybe even TLA ramifications. I'm not sure about all of the conclusions, but it sure is an interesting theory."

OMG WIRELESS EXTENSION CORDS!!! LOL!!! 182

Posted by CmdrTaco from the now-thats-what-i'm-talking-about dept.
True ChAoS writes "Using the latest in microwave energy transmission technology, the Wireless Extension Cords (WECs) 'beam' power right where you need it. Broadcasting in the 7.2GHz range, the WECs will not interfere with wireless networks, phones, or Bluetooth components. Be sure to heed all the warnings in the instruction manual; the microwaves used are relatively safe, but you don't want to cook your computer (or coworkers) by mistake." ThinkGeek is also owned by OSTG.

Slashdot Design Changes for Wider Appeal 854

Posted by CmdrTaco from the omg-i-heart-ponies-lol dept.
Our marketing department has done extensive research over the last 3 quarters and discovered that our audience is strangely disproportionately skewed towards males. Like, 98.3% males to be precise. To correct this oversight, we have decided to subtly tweak Slashdot's design and content to widen our appeal to these less active demographics. Don't worry! We'll still continue to serve our core audience, but we hope you'll work with us as we try to find a balance that will work for all.

Al-Qaeda Hacker Caught 349

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the caught-by-accident dept.
anaesthetica writes "The Washington Post is carrying a story on a young man suspected to be the al-Qaeda hacker 'Irhabi 007'. From the article: 'Celebrated for his computer expertise, Irhabi 007 had propelled the jihadists into a 21st-century offensive through his ability to covertly and securely disseminate manuals of weaponry, videos of insurgent feats such as beheadings and other inflammatory material... The Internet has presented investigators with an extraordinary challenge. But our future security is going to depend increasingly on identifying and catching the shadowy figures who exist primarily in the elusive online world.'"

Stealth Sharks to Patrol the High Seas 331

Posted by samzenpus from the friggin-laser-beams-not-included dept.
dylanduck writes ""Imagine getting inside the mind of a shark: swimming silently through the ocean, sensing faint electrical fields, homing in on the trace of a scent." That's what the Pentagon wants to do, says New Scientist. By remotely guiding the sharks' movements using a newly designed neural implant, the military hope to transform the animals into stealth spies."

Comment Re:Attn Bashers... (Score 1) 310

by duckygator (#11906801) Attached to: Microsoft to Acquire Groove Networks
Thanks for the post. I have really lost interest in /. over the past year or two because of the bias that shows through slashdotters posts with regards to Notes. Knowing how open Notes is and how it has expanded since IBM bought it, and how much IBM is dedicated to Open Standards, most slashdotters come across as uninformed sheep following the lead and repeating the rhetoric they've heard from others.

Personally, I'll stick to using my setup implementing Domino on Gentoo servers with LTSP clients using Firefox and OpenOffice with their apps served up and replicated via Notes between offices. You can't beat the RAD you get in Notes and the fact that we're serving up the same applications to Notes, web and mobile clients. I'll continue building my environment where anyone in the company can get to their information from anywhere with an internet connection. And /.'ers can repeat the same uninformed, uninspired rhetoric about how bad Notes sucks.

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