Comment Re:Fedora Server Hammered (of course) (Score 1) 236
You can try to join the BitTorrent swarm...
Comment Re:Based on Mono (Score 1) 419
Last time I've checked it was still based on C and using Javascript for extension purposes.
Submission + - FBI to restrict student freedoms (pressesc.com)
amigoro writes: "US university students will not be able to work late at the campus, travel abroad, show interest in their colleagues' work, have friends outside America, engage in independent research, or make extra money without the prior consent of the authorities, according to a set of guidelines given to administrators by the FBI. Feds are going around briefing top universities including MIT about "espionage indicators" aimed at identifying foreign agents and terrorists who might steal university research."
Submission + - Internet defamation suit tests online anonymity (reuters.com)
The Xoxo Reader writes: "Reuters reports that two women at Yale Law School have filed suit for defamation and infliction of emotional distress against an administrator and 28 anonymous posters on AutoAdmit (a.k.a. Xoxohth), a popular law student discussion site. Experts are watching to see if the suit will unmask the posters, who are identified in the complaint only by their pseudonyms. Since AutoAdmit's administrators have previously said that they do not retain IP logs of posters, identifying the defendants may test the limits of the legal system and anonymity on the internet. So far, one method was to post the summons on the message board itself and ask the defendants to step forward. The controversy leading to this lawsuit was previously discussed on Slashdot here.""
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Feed UK's CIS Solar Tower garners 390-kilowatts from the sun (engadget.com)
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We're not entirely sure if Manchester's CIS Solar Tower will be the world's grandest solar tower, but in terms of buildings have moved beyond the drawing board, it definitely packs a punch. Reportedly, the flaky construction led to dilapidating walls, which were then replaced by a much greener solution -- 7,244 Sharp 80W photovoltaic panels, to be precise. Curiously, only 4,898 of the modules are actually functional, but they still soak up enough sunlight to generate 390-kilowatts of energy, or in layman's terms, enough juice to "power 1,000 PCs for a year." Additionally, the roof is home to two dozen wind turbines that generate 10-percent of the total power used in the building. Of course, such an endeavor did ring up at a steep £5.675 million ($11.4 million), but we're pretty certain this solar panel makeover was concerned with matters other than dollars and cents. Click on through for a top-down shot.[Via MetaEfficient]
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Submission + - Is your printer ripping you off?
An anonymous reader writes: Are original inkjet cartridges really worth the high cost? Do third party refill inks do as good a job? This article looks at printers from Epson, HP, Canon and Lexmark, with a combination of original inks and the top selling the top selling third pary options, using a whole host of different papers. A panel of printer users judged the ouput in a blind test — the printer manufacturers may not be happy with the results! http://www.trustedreviews.com/printers/review/2007 /04/21/The-Inkjet-Investigation/p1
Submission + - Wi-Fi highly critical flaw found in Linux
thisispurefud writes: A flaw has been found in a major Linux Wi-Fi driver that can allow an attacker to run malicious code and take control of a laptop, even when it is not on a Wi-Fi network.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130717-pg,1/arti cle.html
Submission + - IBM Heralds 3-D Chip Breakthrough
David Kesmodel from WSJ writes: "IBM said it achieved a breakthrough in developing a three-dimensional semiconductor chip that can be stacked on top of another electronic device in a vertical configuration, the Wall Street Journal reports. Chip makers have worked for years to develop ways to connect one type of chip to another vertically to reduce size and power use. The new chips may appear in cellphones and other communication devices as soon as next year, the WSJ reports."
Feed Liver Regeneration May Be Simpler Than Previously Thought (sciencedaily.com)
The way the liver renews itself may be simpler than what scientists had been assuming. A new study provides information on the inner workings of cells from regenerating livers that could significantly affect the way physicians make livers regrow in patients with liver diseases such as cirrhosis, hepatitis or cancer.
Feed Discovery Of 'Master Switch' For Communication Between Chloroplast And Nuclei Of (sciencedaily.com)
In a study published in Science this week, Nevada scientists explain the process behind a revolutionary discovery in how signals are exchanged between the chloroplast and nucleus of plants.
Submission + - No Foolin': Morfik Patents AJAX Compiler
MikeyTheK writes: Sorry for the title, the subject can only take so many characters. No April Fools joke here. It appears that under the radar, the USPTO granted Morfik a patent for the "System and method for synthesizing object-oriented high-level code into browser-side javascript". Reading further, it appears that they have patented the compiling of high-level languages into AJAX apps. The high-level languages include "Ada, C, C++, C#, COBOL, ColdFusion, Common Lisp, Delphi, Fortran, Java, Object Pascal, SmallTalk, Visual Basic, and Visual Basic.NET".
It would appear that the application date is September, 2005.
It would appear that the application date is September, 2005.
Feed A Misfired Memo Shows Close Tabs on Reporter (nytimes.com)
A Wired magazine reporter was accidentally sent a memorandum written by the company’s public relations firm to coach Microsoft executives on how to handle his questions.
Submission + - Chinese Hackers Wake up to Malware
An anonymous reader writes: From ITWeek: Security researchers are noticing an increase in malware originating from China, which is adding to the challenge of investigating online threats. "The past three to four months have seen a slow increase in Chinese malware. It used to be the odd file every now and then, but it is now almost every day," said Chris Boyd, director of malware research at FaceTime Communications. China has traditionally been a hotbed of password stealers who go after log-in names and passwords for online games such as World of Warcraft. The criminals are after virtual currencies and goods which can be sold on auction websites. But FaceTime is reporting a new trend of Chinese criminals developing their own file downloaders and rootkits...
Feed Indian Police to Arrest Smells (wired.com)
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