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Comment Re:e-stonian speaking here (Score 1) 88

by kuldkollane (#44316609) Attached to: E-Voting Source Code Made Public In Estonia
Thanks for the links! It looks like that section is not about permanent residence. Upon checking article 19:

Upon application Member States shall issue Union citizens entitled to permanent residence, after having verified duration of residence, with a document certifying permanent residence.

New: The fact of having acquired a permanent right of residence entails a series of important additional rights. For this reason Union citizens are entitled to apply for a document certifying permanent residence.

It is possible that I misunderstood something, I'm terrible at legalese even though this document's fairly simple. In Estonia the ID-card is the document which among other functions certifies permanent residence. Also, it's rather annoying not to have one, as it is used for identifying oneself in electronic environments and for signing documents with a digital signature - and most of the documents are electronic in Estonia.

If you have a valid Estonian driver's license and you are the registered owner of the vehicle you are driving, you can also prove this by simply showing your ID-card to the police, when prompted to. This only works within Estonia, though, I don't think the rest of the EU has access to these databases.

Comment Re:e-stonian speaking here (Score 1) 88

by kuldkollane (#44265777) Attached to: E-Voting Source Code Made Public In Estonia
I'm sorry, unfortunately the English translation removes some of the nuances: "Isikutunnistus ehk ID-kaart on Eesti kodaniku ja Eestis püsivalt elava Euroopa Liidu kodaniku kohustuslik isikut tõendav dokument." Trying really hard to come up with a better translation here; would you accept "The identification document, also known as ID-card"? Probably not. I'm sorry, but this is mainly a translation issue. The card itself is still mandatory for Estonian citizens and EU citizens whose permanent country of residence is Estonia.
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Submission + - MySpace Sues 20+ Spam Networks for Over $500 mil

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Harry Maugans writes: "MySpace is launching a flurry of lawsuits against over 20 advertising and spam networks, seeking between $20 million and $75 million each. The largest is against CPA Empire for a staggering $75 million. The news of MySpace launching lawsuits towards all these ad networks comes in the heels of an official announcement that MySpace is seeking damages from the infamous spammer Scott Richter (source).

From the article: "However this time, by targeting all sized ad networks, from small to massive, MySpace is clearly trying to send a message through the industry that they're tired of the abuse of their network... quite possibly the most heavily spammed website on the entire internet."

Most of the lawsuits are from bulletin spam, and are being prosecuted in California where the anti-spam legislation has steeper penalties."

Feed Supersize Your RSS (wired.com)

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With the release of Windows Vista later this month, RSS is getting ready for its close-up. This collection of tips -- for newbies and old news-reader junkies alike -- will show you how to get the most out of your news feeds. By Scott Gilbertson.


Feed Military Builds Robotic Insects (wired.com)

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Defense scientists in several countries are developing tiny flying robots that can hit the enemy with itsy-bitsy explosives. Critics worry that terrorists will adopt the nasty tech. By David Hambling.


Handhelds

Submission + - Nokia developing diamond-like gadget casing

Submitted by space_pingu
space_pingu writes: In the future, all gadgets could be coated with tough, diamond-like material. A patent from Nokia — featured in the latest patent round-up from New Scientist — describes a way of infusing plastic cases with a material, structurally similar to diamond, made from coal. Not only is it more scratch and grime-resistant, but it's also cheap and biodegradable. Apparently it also shines like a metal. Nice.
Microsoft

Microsoft's "Immortal Computing" Project 316

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the beyond-the-grave dept.
SeenOnSlash writes "Microsoft is working on a project they call 'immortal computing' which would let people store digital information in durable physical artifacts and other forms to be preserved and revealed to future generations, and maybe even to future civilizations. The artifacts would be designed to make the process of accessing the information clear with instructions in multiple languages or hieroglyphics. In one possible use, messages for descendants or interactive holograms might be stored on tombstones. The project was revealed when their patent application recently became public."
Power

Running Your Electric Meter Backwards 526

Posted by kdawson from the power-to-the-peeps dept.
kog777 writes to note a story in International Business Times about "net metering," or generating your own power without disconnecting from the grid. Forty states have laws allowing individuals to do this, and many of them offer subsidies and tax breaks for people who do. From the article: "When the sun shines bright on their home in New York's Hudson Valley, John and Anna Bagnall live out a homeowner's fantasy. Their electricity meter runs backward. Solar panels on their barn roof can often provide enough for all their electricity needs. Sometimes — and this is the best part — their solar setup actually pushes power back into the system."
Biotech

Submission + - First flying dinosaurs had biplane structure

Submitted by unchiujar
unchiujar writes: BBC reports
"The first flying dinosaurs took to the air in a similar way to a World War I bi-plane, a study shows. A fresh analysis of an early feathered fossil dinosaur suggests that it dropped its hind legs below its body, adopting a bi-plane-like form."
Is it that we are so successful primates because we are able to reproduce in the short life-span of one human being years of evolution even without taking nature as an example ? The Wright brothers reproduced biplane dinosaurs, Coanda reproduce the jet propulsion used by squids, Lewis Nixon invented the sonar already used by dolphins, the Chinese invented the compass already present in homing pigeons, and so on.

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