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Comment Re:It is the artists (Score 2, Interesting) 172

by sickspeed6 on Monday April 28, 2008 @11:17AM (#23224714) Attached to: Who Runs RIAA's Settlement Information Center?

This is only slightly true. As it turns out, i was recently graced with the excellent opportunity to attend a Q&A with Mitch Glazier the Executive Vice President of Government and Industry Relations and Jonathan Lamy the Senior Vice President of Communications. Right now the RIAA is funding its campaign, in large part, by the money it makes off of the pre-settlement letters and lawsuits that they win. now, if the artist simply said, we take away your rights to all future music, eventually, the RIAA would cease to exist. As a side note, I have never met two more idiotic morons in my life, literally the dumbest people I have ever met, also, slimy...it was like talking to the Lucifer himself, only x2.

Submission + - Linux based phonesystem phones home (trixbox.org) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 16, 2007 @07:45AM

An anonymous reader writes: Users of Trixbox, a PBX based on Asterisk, discovered that the software has been calling home with their usage and statistics.
From the article:
"I have just been made aware of a file '/var/adm/bin/registry.pl' that contain the following commented lines describing the program:

# This file is design to be executed regularly by an external controller such as cron.
# It retrieves a list of commands to be executed from the specified URI and executes them, saving the output
# and returning it to the webserver as an encrypted string."

Trixbox is owned by Fonality, which makes customised PBXs (again based on asterisk) for paying customers and this is not the first time that Fonality has been called out for their data collection.

See http://voxilla.com/component/option,...emid,107/p,27/

Feed Engadget: Siemens rolls out ultrasound-equipped MacBook Pro (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Monday November 26, 2007 @01:32PM

Filed under: Laptops

We've seen MacBooks re-purposed for various uses in the past, but never quite like Siemens new "P50" laptop, which takes a standard issue (if slightly outdated) MacBook Pro and outfits it with some ultrasound equipment to accomodate doctors that just can't be tied down. Apparently designed specifically for cardiology and vascular applications, this one boasts an "array of transducers," along with an integrated stress echo function and a range of cardiology application packages which, Siemens says, "considerably simplifies and accelerates the workflow in echocardiography and vascular diagnosis." Mac fans may not want to boast too much about this one, however, as it seems that Siemens has opted to use Windows as a basis for the platform.

[Via The Raw Feed]

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Bookmark Blue Beanies Pop Up Around the Web Today in Support of Standards (readwriteweb.com)

by marshallkirkpatrick on Monday November 26, 2007 @01:17PM

Feed Engadget: Epson touts "all-in-one" LCD touchscreens (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Tuesday October 23, 2007 @03:12PM

Filed under: Displays

Epson looks to be doing its part for the further slimming down of touchscreen-based devices, with it now touting a couple of new "all-in-one" displays that boast an integrated cover and touch panel. According to DigiTimes, two different models will be available, including 3.1-inch and 7-inch variations, each of which boast a WVGA resolution, and Epson's trademark "Photo Fine Vistarich" technology, which promises to make the screens viewable even at extreme angles. No word as to when they might actually make their way into some commercially-available products, however, but Epson will apparently be doing its best to woo potential partners at the FPD International conference in Yokohama, Japan this week.

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Submission + - Embrace digital or die, EMI told

Submitted by

no0b

on Sunday October 07, 2007 @10:48AM

no0b writes: "Guy Hands the new head honcho over at EMI must have had a nice whack upside his haid with the ClueStick : The new owner of EMI, Britain's largest music group, has warned that the industry will not survive if it continues to rely on CD sales alone. "The recorded music industry... has for too long been dependent on how many CDs can be sold," he wrote. "Rather than embracing digitalisation and the opportunities it brings for promotion of product and distribution through multiple channels, the industry has stuck its head in the sand." The story is here and the link to Radiohead generation believes music is free is a related good read. I wonder if he'll take the ClueStick to next meeting of the RIAA?"

Feed Engadget: Thermaltake's DH 102 HTPC chassis rocks 7-inch touchscreen (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Sunday September 30, 2007 @04:52PM

Filed under: Desktops, Media PCs

We know, not everyone sits within touching distance of their HTPC, but tossing a seven-inch touch panel into such a chassis provides excellent bragging rights if nothing else. Thermaltake's DH 102 HTPC enclosure manages to include just that, along with a piano black mirror coating and aluminum front panel, wireless remote, front-mounted jog dial, USB 2.0 / FireWire ports, built-in Media LAB interface, and space for a number of internal hard drives. Unfortunately, pricing details have yet to be released, but if it ends up a bit too pricey for you, there's always the DH 101 that forgoes the snazzy (albeit potentially unnecessary) touchscreen and replaces it with a smaller LCD (or none at all).

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Feed Sperm Donors Valued Less Than Egg Donors (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Friday May 25, 2007 @09:12PM

When Sociologist Rene Almeling decided to look into the operations of U.S. sperm banks and egg agencies, she thought she knew what she would find. She figured that any discrepancies in compensation rates for the building blocks of assisted reproduction could be explained by either market forces or the biological differences between female egg donors, who must undergo hormone therapy and outpatient surgery, and their male counterparts, who, as one recruitment ad put it, "get paid to do what you already do."

Feed Texas Looking To Ban Speed Cameras? (techdirt.com)

From feed by techdirtfeed on Thursday May 24, 2007 @09:52AM

There are all sorts of problems with things like speed cameras and red light cameras, starting with technical problems and moving on to the more serious questions about whether or not they make the roads any safer. Since they're usually offered in combination with private companies who receive a large percentage of the fines, it's often pointed out that these cameras are more about making private companies and government coffers money, rather than any real attempt at increasing safety. Still, they've only become more and more popular recently, with a new speed camera catching over a thousand speeders in a single day. However, it looks like Texas may actually be heading in the other direction. Jeff Nolan points us to the news that Texas lawmakers have approved a ban on speed cameras. The law also requires signs warning about red light cameras -- though, it's unclear if that will help, since studies have shown red light cameras often increase accidents, as drivers are more likely to slam on their brakes.

Holocaust Dropped From Some UK Schools 1286

Posted by kdawson on Thursday May 24, 2007 @09:47AM from the careful-you-might-offend-somebody dept.

dteichman2 writes "It appears that some UK schools are ignoring the Holocaust. A government-backed study, funded by the Department for Education and Skills, found that some teachers are reluctant to teach history lessons on the Holocaust for fear of offending Muslim students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial. Additionally, similar problems are being encountered with lessons on the Crusades because these lessons contradict teachings from local mosques."

Feed Chimera bill: consultation begins (theregister.com)

From feed by registerfeed on Thursday May 24, 2007 @09:32AM

Select Committee wants evidence

The new joint committee on the draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill has issued a call for evidence as it starts its analysis of the proposed legislation.

Feed QinetiQ's crazy-sensitive Ocellus GPS reciever works almost anywhere (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Thursday May 24, 2007 @09:12AM

Filed under: GPS, Wireless

Wacky defense contractor QinetiQ (which also make 3D shoe sizers) continues to angle for a piece of that sweet military-industrial pie with the release of the Ocellus S100, a super sensitive GPS tracker. Unlike normal GPS units, which max out around -160dBW of signal sensitivity, the S100 gets all the way to -189dBW for tracking and -185dBW for acquisition (remember, the scale is logarithmic, so that's a big jump). The increased sensitivity means that the unit can be used to track subjects under heavy foliage, in "urban canyons," indoors, and other places where regular GPS units tend to wonk out. The unit is so sensitive, in fact, that QinetiQ claims that it can be mounted underneath a vehicle and still provide location data from GPS signals bouncing off the roadway. The motion-activated unit sends location data back to HQ via GPRS, falling back to SMS to report the target's location, if needed. Hmm, looks like the tinfoil hat crowd bought up all those black-market cellphone jammers for a reason.

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Why Are CC Numbers Still So Easy To Find? 317

Posted by kdawson on Thursday May 24, 2007 @09:11AM from the years'-old-hole dept.

Frequent Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton gives the full-disclosure treatment to the widely known and surprisingly simple technique for finding treasure-troves of credit card numbers online. He points out how the credit-card companies could plug this hole at trivial expense, saving themselves untold millions in losses from bogus transactions, and saving their customers some serious hassles. Read on for Bennet's article.

Feed Nanotube textile could make super-light armour (pheedo.com)

From feed by nsfeed on Thursday May 24, 2007 @08:52AM

A breakthrough textile made from carbon nanotubes could make lighter bullet-proof clothing, wiring for aircraft and more efficient power transmission lines

Dell Ships Ubuntu 7.04 PCs Today 422

Posted by kdawson on Thursday May 24, 2007 @08:33AM from the wait-is-over dept.

javipas writes "Today by 4:00 PM CST Dell will start selling three machines with Ubuntu 7.04 pre-installed. The two desktops (XPS 410n, $899 and Dimension E520n, $599) and the notebook (Inspiron E1505n, $599) will be the first three machines with the popular Linux distribution installed by default. There is little or no price differential between the Linux and Windows models; in fact, the entry level E520 Windows desktop is cheaper. Dell has announced that they will provide hardware support, and they've created a new site devoted to giving further Linux support and updates. At the moment the offer is only available in the US."

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