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Comment Re: We need to clear the waters here (Score 2) 97

by msparker (#43737623) Attached to: Survey On the Future of Open Source, and Lessons From the Past

Well, there is a lot to respond to here, but I'll just address the question of whether the trend will continue. The article itself seems to refute your statement. The survey indicates that the open source trend is increasing, so I think the more reasonable conclusion to draw is that it is likely to continue for some time.

Comment Re: Good! (Score 4, Interesting) 116

This is, of course, one of the main arguments for protection against copying, but on the other hand, the fashion industry does not have this kind of protection and there is a lot of innovation there. It is argued that this innovation is in large part a result of the lack of copy protection. The high end must have something new to sell after they are copied. Also, this copying frequently involves some degree of change itself.
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Submission + - ATMs Armed with Pepper Spray (wired.com)

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fysdt writes: A South African bank has outfitted its ATMs with pepper spray to prevent criminals from bombing or tampering with the machines. But the system still has some bugs: One of the machines released its stinging payload on three maintenance workers last week.
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Submission + - Is Oracle getting ready to kill OpenSolaris? (computerworld.com)

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CWmike writes: "People outside of IT seldom think of Oracle as a Linux company, but it is, writes Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. Not only does Oracle encourage its customers to use its own house-brand clone of RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), Oracle Unbreakable Linux, Oracle has long used Linux internally both on its servers and on some of its desktops. So, what does a Linux company like Oracle wants to do with its newly purchased Sun's open-source operating system, OpenSolaris? The answer appears to be: "Nothing." Ellison, Oracle's God-king CEO, may have talked Solaris up when he announced the Oracle/Sun deal, but look closer at his proclamation and everything else Oracle has been saying since then. It's the already deployed Solaris distributions, not its open-source twin, OpenSolaris, that gets the praise. OpenSolaris isn't even an after-thought."
Security

Submission + - IronKey unveils self-destructing USB flash drive (zdnet.com)

Submitted by fysdt
fysdt writes: IronKey, maker of the "world's most secure flash drive," on Monday announced the launch of its S200 device for government and enterprise customers. It's the "first and only USB storage device to achieve FIPS 140-2, Level 3 validation" and delivers advanced Cryptochip featuring AES-256, tamper-resistance and self-destruction circuitry.

Comment Re:Really Useful? (Score 1) 59

by msparker (#28623635) Attached to: This Is Your Brain On Magnets — Or Maybe Not

I suspect we will gain our understanding through modelling but I'm not sure I'll be around when we do.

I agree. I've always thought that one of Edelman's conscious artifacts, http://www.21stcentury.co.uk/robotics/nomad.asp, would be the way in to a better understanding of the brain, but I haven't kept up with their progress. I'm still hoping they'll find some answers while I'm around.

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