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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Steve Jobs Resigns As Apple CEO
* More Schools Go To 4-Day Week To Cut Costs
* Does Religion Influence Epidemics?
* Samsung Cites <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em> In Apple Patent Case
* Estimated Transfer Time Is No More In Windows 8
* Sports Bars Changing Channels For Video Gamers
* Smartphones: the New Home of Crapware
* What HP's TouchPad Fire Sale Teaches iPad Rivals
* GameStop Opening <em>Deus Ex</em> Boxes, Removing Free Game Coupon
* United Pilots To Use iPads For Navigation
* Interview With 'Idiot' Behind Key Software Patent
* Could Assortative Mating Explain Autism?
* The Least Amount of Exercise Needed To Extend Life
* Verizon Makes It Easy To Go Over Your Data Cap
* Google Reaches $500 Million Settlement With Feds
* Russian Supply Vehicle To ISS Burns
* MakerBot Gets $10 Million Investment
* NYC Mayor Wants Traffic Camera On Every Corner
* New Video Brings <em>Portal</em> To Life
* NASA Discovers 7th Closest Star
* NASA Tries To Save Hubble's Successor
* Researchers Report Spike In Boot Time Malware
* When Algorithms Control the World
* Humanoid Robot Wakes In Space, Tweets
* NASA Creating Laser Communication System For Mars
* Sony: Emotion-Reading Games Possible In Ten Years
* Fukushima Robot Operator Tells His Story
* Ticketmaster Lets You Sit With Facebook Friends
* Apache Warns Web Server Admins of DoS Attack Tool
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| Steve Jobs Resigns As Apple CEO
| from the au-revoir-mr.-jobs dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @18:53 (Apple)
| with 615 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/2251249/Steve-Jobs-Resigns-As-Apple-CEO?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "The title says it all, really; [0]Steve Jobs
has resigned as the CEO of Apple, and would like to become Chairman of
the Board. Reasons are not specified, but his declining health of recent
years is a likely candidate. He's named [1]Tim Cook as his successor."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/2251249/Steve-Jobs-Resigns-As-Apple-CEO?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/08/24/steve-jobs-resigns-as-apple-ceo/
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cook
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| More Schools Go To 4-Day Week To Cut Costs
| from the education-has-a-poor-compression-ratio dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 24, @08:15 (Education)
| with 577 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/030218/More-Schools-Go-To-4-Day-Week-To-Cut-Costs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "As schools return to session in South Dakota,
more than one-fourth of students in the state will only be in class from
Monday through Thursday as [1]budget constraints lead school districts to
hack off a day from the school week. Larry Johnke, superintendant of the
Irene-Wakonda school district, says the change will save his schools more
than $50,000 per year. In order to make up for the missing day, schools
will add 30 minutes to each of the other four days and shorten the daily
lunch break. 'In this financial crisis, we wanted to maintain our core
content and vocational program, so we were forced to do this,' says
Johnke. Experts say [2]research is scant on the effect of a four-day
school week on student performance, but many of the 120 districts that
have the shortened schedule nationwide say they've seen students who are
less tired and more focused, which has [3]helped raise test scores and
attendance. Others say that not only did they fail to save a substantial
amount of money by being off an extra day, they also saw students
struggle because they weren't in class enough and didn't have enough
contact with teachers."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/030218/More-Schools-Go-To-4-Day-Week-To-Cut-Costs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/slashdot/
1. http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/21/some-south-dakota-schools-cut-costs-by-cutting-a-day/
2. http://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB10001424052748704869304575104124088312524.html
3. http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-06-04-shorter-school-week_N.htm
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| Does Religion Influence Epidemics?
| from the flying-spaghetti-malaria dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 24, @00:14 (Medicine)
| with 509 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/018213/Does-Religion-Influence-Epidemics?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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sciencehabit writes "Whether or not they believe in God, evolutionary
biologists may need to pay closer mind to religion. That's because
[0]religious beliefs can shape key behaviors in ways that evolutionary
theory would not predict, particularly when it comes to dealing with
disease. According to a new study, some of today's major religions
emerged at the same time as widespread infectious diseases, and the two
may have helped shape one another. The same dynamics may be reflected
today in how people in Malawi deal with the AIDS epidemic."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/018213/Does-Religion-Influence-Epidemics?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/08/does-religion-influence-epidemic.html?ref=hp
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| Samsung Cites <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em> In Apple Patent Case
| from the i'm-sorry-steve-i-can't-do-that dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 23, @20:09 (Patents)
| with 420 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/2331220/Samsung-Cites-2001-A-Space-Odyssey-In-Apple-Patent-Case?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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suraj.sun and several other readers sent word that Samsung is [0]using a
clip from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example of prior
art in its defense against Apple's [1]patent infringement claims. "In
[2]a clip from that film lasting about one minute, two astronauts are
eating and at the same time using personal tablet computers. ... As with
the design claimed by the D'889 Patent, the tablet disclosed in the clip
has an overall rectangular shape with a dominant display screen, narrow
borders, a predominately flat front surface, a flat back surface (which
is evident because the tablets are lying flat on the table's surface),
and a thin form factor." Samsung also supplied a clip from 1970s British
TV series The Tomorrow People.
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/2331220/Samsung-Cites-2001-A-Space-Odyssey-In-Apple-Patent-Case?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20096061-248/samsung-cites-kubrick-film-in-apple-patent-spat/
1. http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/04/18/2053241/Apple-Sues-Samsung-Over-Galaxy-Phones-and-Tablets
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ8pQVDyaLo
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| Estimated Transfer Time Is No More In Windows 8
| from the good-riddance dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @15:07 (Microsoft)
| with 350 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1830255/Estimated-Transfer-Time-Is-No-More-In-Windows-8?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]MrSeb writes "Ahh, the Windows Explorer progress dialog. For years it
has been [1]struggling to figure out how to calculate how long our copy
and delete operations would take, sliding the progress bar back and forth
in a seemingly random, haphazard way, the laws of time all but ceasing to
exist ��� five seconds remaining one moment and 13 minutes the next. That's
(almost) all going to change, with the arrival of a greatly improved file
management experience in Windows 8. Copy, move, delete, rename, and
conflict resolution are all being overhauled and it's about time!"
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1830255/Estimated-Transfer-Time-Is-No-More-In-Windows-8?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://mrseb.co.uk/
1. http://www.extremetech.com/computing/93822-windows-8-explorer-to-feature-improved-copy-move-delete-and-conflict-resolution
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| Sports Bars Changing Channels For Video Gamers
| from the we-watch-channel-zero dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 24, @12:00 (Real Time Strategy (Games))
| with 317 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1511203/Sports-Bars-Changing-Channels-For-Video-Gamers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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dtmos wrote in to say that "This summer, [0]StarCraft II has become
[1]the newest bar room spectator sport. Fans organize so-called Barcraft
events, taking over pubs and bistros from Honolulu to Florida and
switching big-screen TV sets to Internet broadcasts of professional game
matches. As they root for their on-screen superstars, StarCraft
enthusiasts can sow confusion among regular patrons... But for sports-bar
owners, StarCraft viewers represent a key new source of revenue from a
demographic���self-described geeks���they hadn't attracted before."
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1511203/Sports-Bars-Changing-Channels-For-Video-Gamers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/
1. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904070604576516462736084234.html
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| Smartphones: the New Home of Crapware
| from the time-to-flush-your-system dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 23, @22:58 (Cellphones)
| with 302 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/0110257/Smartphones-the-New-Home-of-Crapware?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Barence writes "Smartphones are replacing PCs as [1]the new breeding
ground for pre-installed crapware, argues Mike Jennings. The Sony
Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro, for example, comes pre-loaded with McAfee
security software and other associated apps, four different app stores,
and a selection of games and other media management tools. 'And it's not
like you can just get rid of this software, either ��� most of it's there
to stay, with hard-coded blocks in place to ensure you don't uninstall
any of the tat you don't want,' he adds."
Discuss this story at:
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/0110257/Smartphones-the-New-Home-of-Crapware?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/
1. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2011/08/22/smartphone-crapware-worse-than-laptops/
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| What HP's TouchPad Fire Sale Teaches iPad Rivals
| from the flood-the-market dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @17:21 (Android)
| with 238 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/204234/What-HPs-TouchPad-Fire-Sale-Teaches-iPad-Rivals?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "Christopher Williams writes that the success of
HP's fire sale in [1]unloading hundreds of thousands of TouchPads at
heavily discounted prices may provide clues to other Apple competitors
hoping to loosen the iPad's stranglehold on the tablet computing market.
The main Google Android tablets, made by Samsung and Motorola, are
pitched at around the same price point as the iPad but, put together with
all the other Android tablets, it's estimated the iPad outsells them
eight to one so 'the problem becomes circular: the user base is too small
for app developers to invest in,' writes Williams, 'so users buy an iPad
because there are more apps and the user base gets even smaller relative
to Apple's.' According to Williams, [2]Android tablet makers must find a
way of breaking the cycle to avoid the TouchPad's fate. 'No doubt acutely
aware of this is Amazon, which is [3]rumored to be preparing to release
an Android tablet this autumn,' writes Williams, adding that Amazon must
price their 'iPad killer' at break-even or a loss to succeed. 'Its online
retail empire and the Kindle brand mean Amazon has the marketing clout to
take on the iPad, but on the evidence of HP's successful TouchPad sell
off, the question is whether it has the courage to put its money on the
line. '"
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/204234/What-HPs-TouchPad-Fire-Sale-Teaches-iPad-Rivals?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/slashdot/
1. http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/20/1633239/HP-TouchPad-To-Be-Liquidated-At-Fire-Sale-Prices
2. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8720272/What-HPs-TouchPad-fire-sale-tells-iPad-rivals.html
3. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/amazon/8492812/Amazon-Kindle-takes-on-Apple-iPad-as-new-tablet-set-for-summer-launch.html
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| GameStop Opening <em>Deus Ex</em> Boxes, Removing Free Game Coupon
| from the you-won't-need-that dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @17:41 (Games)
| with 233 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/2114216/GameStop-Opening-Deus-Ex-Boxes-Removing-Free-Game-Coupon?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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DisKurzion writes "A leaked GameStop memo indicates that employees are to
open the regular PC release of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and [0]discard
the included OnLive coupon. From the article: 'GameStop spokesperson Beth
Sharum confirmed the practice, telling Ars that "Square Enix packed the
competitor's coupon with our DXHR product without our prior knowledge and
we did pull these coupons.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/2114216/GameStop-Opening-Deus-Ex-Boxes-Removing-Free-Game-Coupon?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| United Pilots To Use iPads For Navigation
| from the mid-air-update dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @15:27 (Apple)
| with 227 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1840209/United-Pilots-To-Use-iPads-For-Navigation?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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bonch writes "Pilots of United and Continental will ditch flight manuals
and charts in favor of [0]11,000 iPads containing the same data in app
form. Replacing 38 pounds of paper materials, the iPads will run an app
called Mobile FliteDeck from Jeppesen, a provider of software navigation
tools. [1]Alaska Airlines adopted iPads back in May. United estimates a
savings of 326,000 gallons of fuel a year due to the lighter load."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1840209/United-Pilots-To-Use-iPads-For-Navigation?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.28a184296dda6208bfa99078cd9b334d.f1&show_article=1
1. http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/05/28/1713211/Alaska-Airlines-Jettisons-Paper-Manuals-For-iPads
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| Interview With 'Idiot' Behind Key Software Patent
| from the hate-when-that-happens dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 24, @08:59 (Patents)
| with 210 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1239239/Interview-With-Idiot-Behind-Key-Software-Patent?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Last week, an appeals court ruling [0]opened
the door to making it easier to kill software patents. It turns out that
the guy whose name was on the actual patent didn't even realize it was at
the center of the debate, and [1]doesn't like software patents very much.
'So I was thinking ��� great they invalidated software patents, lets see
what crappy patent written by an idiot they picked to do it ��� then I
realized the idiot in question was me.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1239239/Interview-With-Idiot-Behind-Key-Software-Patent?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/18/1822255/Appeals-Court-Makes-It-Easier-To-Dump-Software-Patents
1. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110822/13094215621/what-idiot-wrote-patent-that-might-invalidate-software-patents-oh-wait-that-was-me.shtml
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| Could Assortative Mating Explain Autism?
| from the and-nerd-begot-nerd dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @16:11 (Medicine)
| with 196 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1948238/Could-Assortative-Mating-Explain-Autism?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]clm1970 writes "Researcher Simon Barone-Cohen has put forth the theory
that 'how we mate and marry' could [1]explain the increase in rates of
Autism Spectrum Disorders, particularly Asperger's. When two technically
minded people marry and have children, so the provocative theory goes,
they are more apt to produce a child who crosses the line into mild
autism."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1948238/Could-Assortative-Mating-Explain-Autism?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:w3yni1@gmail.com
1. http://healthland.time.com/2011/08/19/could-the-way-we-mate-and-marry-boost-rates-of-autism/
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| The Least Amount of Exercise Needed To Extend Life
| from the it's-up-to-you-whether-or-not-you-want-to-just-do-the-bare-minimum dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @16:55 (Medicine)
| with 169 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1956252/The-Least-Amount-of-Exercise-Needed-To-Extend-Life?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Toe, The writes "Of particular concern to couch potatoes, gamers, and
anyone who spends an inordinate amount of time sitting and staring at a
screen is how little exercise can I do and still receive a benefit. A new
study entitled '[1]Minimum amount of physical activity for reduced
mortality and extended life expectancy: a prospective cohort study,'
answers this important question. The conclusion: 92 minutes of moderate
activity a week can extend your life by three years."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1956252/The-Least-Amount-of-Exercise-Needed-To-Extend-Life?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://slashdot.org/~Toe,%20The
1. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60749-6/abstract
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| Verizon Makes It Easy To Go Over Your Data Cap
| from the as-it-was-as-it-ever-shall-be dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 24, @05:10 (Cellphones)
| with 160 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/0254200/Verizon-Makes-It-Easy-To-Go-Over-Your-Data-Cap?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "Verizon Wireless has revamped its video service;
many Android phones can now stream full episodes from a number of current
TV shows. You can even choose to just buy access for a day if you don't
see yourself using the service often. Sounds great, right? Well, except
for the part where all of Verizon's current smartphone plans have data
caps ��� and the new service makes it [1]awfully easy to go over them and
incur overage charges."
Discuss this story at:
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/0254200/Verizon-Makes-It-Easy-To-Go-Over-Your-Data-Cap?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://joshreads.com/
1. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/196359/verizon-video-launches-bandwidth-capped-buyers-beware
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| Google Reaches $500 Million Settlement With Feds
| from the my-coumadin-tastes-funny dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @13:36 (Advertising)
| with 160 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1722221/Google-Reaches-500-Million-Settlement-With-Feds?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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bonch writes "[0]As expected, Google will pay the government $500 million
[1]to settle a criminal probe into whether or not they profited from the
display of ads from illegal online pharmacies. Google had vaguely
referenced its settlement plans in a quarterly filing last May after
charges that ads from rogue pharmacies were still appearing on Google
despite a change in advertising policy. Drug advertising [2]generates
lucrative profits of about $1 billion, leading critics to charge that
companies like Google aren't vigilant enough in policing their
advertisers."
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1722221/Google-Reaches-500-Million-Settlement-With-Feds?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/05/13/0439218/Google-Expected-to-Settle-Over-Drug-Ads-to-the-Tune-of-500M
1. http://www.cnbc.com/id/44256973
2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/13/google-ads-illegal-drugs-pharmacies-justice-department_n_861508.html
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| Russian Supply Vehicle To ISS Burns
| from the shuttle-for-sale-slightly-used dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @14:19 (ISS)
| with 157 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/182257/Russian-Supply-Vehicle-To-ISS-Burns?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter Oxford_Comma_Lover writes "The Russian
cargo spacecraft 'Progress' developed problems and [0]burned up in the
atmosphere shortly after its launch at 1300 GMT. From the article: 'The
Russian space agency said the Progress M-12M cargo ship was not placed in
the correct orbit by its rocket and fell back to Earth. The vessel was
carrying three tonnes of supplies for the ISS astronauts.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/182257/Russian-Supply-Vehicle-To-ISS-Burns?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14653371
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| MakerBot Gets $10 Million Investment
| from the thats-a-lotta-money dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 24, @10:24 (Businesses)
| with 154 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/145225/MakerBot-Gets-10-Million-Investment?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter chrisl456 writes "MakerBot Industries,
makers (hah!) of 3D printers / personal fabrication devices, [0]just got
a big boost in the form of $10 million from an 'all-star lineup.'
Replicators, here we come!"
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/145225/MakerBot-Gets-10-Million-Investment?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2011/08/23/all-star-lineup-invests-in-makerbot/
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| NYC Mayor Wants Traffic Camera On Every Corner
| from the here's-looking-at-you-citizen dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @18:27 (Transportation)
| with 151 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/226203/NYC-Mayor-Wants-Traffic-Camera-On-Every-Corner?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Mr_Blank writes "New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made it clear
that he wants to see more traffic light cameras in the Big Apple, saying
that [0]he'd have the devices on every street corner if possible.
According to The New York Daily News, the city brought in $52 million in
fines generated by red light cameras last year alone. Bloomberg doesn't
just want a jump in the number of cameras, however. He also wants to
publish the names of those who blow through the stop lights in local
papers to help shame wrongdoers into changing their ways. What's more,
the mayor wants to look into the possibility of adding speed cameras to
the mix. Big brother is coming to NYC."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/226203/NYC-Mayor-Wants-Traffic-Camera-On-Every-Corner?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/24/nycs-bloomberg-wants-traffic-cameras-on-every-corner/
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| New Video Brings <em>Portal</em> To Life
| from the feature-film-please dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 24, @06:40 (Games)
| with 131 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/0247239/New-Video-Brings-Portal-To-Life?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]NaklsonofNakkl writes "The Portal series was an amazing blend of
gameplay, storytelling and puzzles, which left players wishing there was
a portal gun they could use in real life. A recent YouTube video brings
[1]a cinematic view on what it would look like."
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/0247239/New-Video-Brings-Portal-To-Life?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.tekgoblin.com/
1. http://www.tekgoblin.com/2011/08/23/new-video-brings-portal-to-life/
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| NASA Discovers 7th Closest Star
| from the practically-in-my-back-yard dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 24, @12:48 (NASA)
| with 127 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1520206/NASA-Discovers-7th-Closest-Star?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Thorfinn.au says "Scientists using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared
Survey Explorer (WISE) have discovered [0]the coldest class of star-like
bodies, with temperatures as cool as the human body. Astronomers hunted
these dark orbs, termed Y dwarfs, for more than a decade without success.
When viewed with a visible-light telescope, they are nearly impossible to
see. WISE's infrared vision allowed the telescope to finally spot the
faint glow of six Y dwarfs relatively close to our sun, within a distance
of about 40 light-years. 'WISE scanned the entire sky for these and other
objects, and was able to spot their feeble light with its highly
sensitive infrared vision,' said Jon Morse, Astrophysics Division
director at NASA Headquarters in Washington. 'They are 5,000 times
brighter at the longer infrared wavelengths WISE observed from space than
those observable from the ground.'"
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Links:
0. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/WISE/news/wise20110823.html
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| NASA Tries To Save Hubble's Successor
| from the try-hard dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 23, @22:17 (Government)
| with 126 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/23/2348242/NASA-Tries-To-Save-Hubbles-Successor?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Last month we discussed news that the James Webb Space Telescope, the
planned successor to the HST, is [0]on the budgetary chopping block. Now,
an anonymous reader points out hopeful news from TPM's Idea Lab blog,
which says NASA is [1]trying to "spread the cost across the agency rather
than just pulling from the $1 billion astrophysics division, with at
least half of the funds coming from other areas of NASA's total $18
billion budget." According to Nature News, the decision resides with the
White House's Office of Management and Budget, and support for the
project [2]depends in particular on Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD).
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Links:
0. http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/07/0038247/Congress-Dumps-James-Webb-Space-Telescope
1. http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/nasa-tries-to-save-hubbles-successor-from-budget-ax.php
2. http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110822/full/476379a.html
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| Researchers Report Spike In Boot Time Malware
| from the can't-fight-the-fever dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 24, @11:18 (Security)
| with 113 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1439204/Researchers-Report-Spike-In-Boot-Time-Malware?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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wiredmikey writes "In their most recent intelligence report, Symantec
researchers pointed out a [0]massive increase in the amount of boot time
malware striking users, noting there have already been as many new boot
time malware threats detected in the first seven months of 2011 as there
were in the previous three years. Also known as MBR (master boot record)
threats, the malware infect an area of the hard disk that makes them one
of the first things to be read and executed when a computer is turned on.
This enables the threats to effectively dodge many security defenses."
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Links:
0. http://www.securityweek.com/researchers-report-massive-increase-boot-time-malware
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| When Algorithms Control the World
| from the break-out-the-tin-foil-hat dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @15:50 (Math)
| with 109 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1850201/When-Algorithms-Control-the-World?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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MTCicero writes "The BBC has an interesting if not [0]apocalyptic take on
the spread of algorithms into everyday life. Perhaps the author should
have spent a little more time discussing how algorithms in everyday life
have improved things like communications, medical care, etc... I guess
doom and gloom sells more ads. From the article: 'At last month's
TEDGlobal conference, algorithm expert Kevin Slavin delivered one of the
tech show's most "sit up and take notice" speeches where he warned that
the "maths that computers use to decide stuff" was infiltrating every
aspect of our lives. Among the examples he cited were a robo-cleaner that
maps out the best way to do housework, and the online trading algorithms
that are increasingly controlling Wall Street.'"
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Links:
0. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14306146
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| Humanoid Robot Wakes In Space, Tweets
| from the kill-all-humans dept.
| posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 24, @09:45 (NASA)
| with 88 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1317244/Humanoid-Robot-Wakes-In-Space-Tweets?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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DeviceGuru writes to note that "[0]Robonaut 2 (aka R2), the first
humanoid robot to become a permanent resident of the International Space
Station (ISS), [1]was awakened from stasis this week after six months in
orbit. R2s first words? 'Those electrons feel GOOD!' The success of R2's
activation on the ISS paves the way for putting R2 through its first
movements in orbit on Sept. 1, when R2 will be sent commands for moving
its arms and hands. Assuming these and other tests proceed without a
hitch, R2 will start assisting the ISS crew with simple tasks in 2012.
Coffee? Tea? Cigarettes?"
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Links:
0. http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/robonaut1.html
1. http://deviceguru.com/humanoid-robot-wakes-in-space/
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| NASA Creating Laser Communication System For Mars
| from the mars-needs-lasers dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @18:06 (NASA)
| with 77 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/2118202/NASA-Creating-Laser-Communication-System-For-Mars?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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techtribune writes "NASA is in the process of developing a new technology
under [0]project Laser Communications Relay Demonstration or LCRD which
will allow them to provide faster means of communications from Mars. The
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) currently can only send at speeds of
around 6 Mbps or about like a DSL modem here on Earth. At this rate, it
can take upwards to 90 minutes to transmit a single high resolution image
to Earth from Mars. With the MRO outfitted with the new technology it
would be able to transmit the same high resolution image back to Earth at
over 100 Mbps and only taking about 5 minutes to do so."
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Links:
0. http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/crosscutting_capability/tech_demo_missions.html
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| Sony: Emotion-Reading Games Possible In Ten Years
| from the level-up-by-experiencing-a-towering-rage dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 24, @01:32 (Sony)
| with 69 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/0318200/Sony-Emotion-Reading-Games-Possible-In-Ten-Years?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Calidreth writes "At Gamescom last week two of Sony's executives stated
their belief that in merely ten years' time, video games will have the
ability to read more than just movement on the part of the player.
[0]Reading player emotions will be a key feature that is possible now and
might be implemented into games in the future."
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https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/0318200/Sony-Emotion-Reading-Games-Possible-In-Ten-Years?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Fukushima Robot Operator Tells His Story
| from the man-and-machine-versus-radiation dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 24, @02:11 (Japan)
| with 54 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/0228241/Fukushima-Robot-Operator-Tells-His-Story?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "An anonymous robot operator at Japan's
Fukushima nuclear plant has kept a blog [0]describing in candid detail
his day-to-day life at the crippled facility, including robot training
exercises and actual radiation-survey and clean-up missions. The blog was
recently deleted, but some copies existed around the web and IEEE
Spectrum has translated and published portions of it in English. The blog
shows that although the operators use remote-controlled robots, they have
to work in areas of high radiation, using protective gear and shielded
trucks. They also rely on a great deal of improvisation, and there have
been a few incidents that put the robot missions at risk."
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Links:
0. http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/fukushima-robot-operator-diaries
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| Ticketmaster Lets You Sit With Facebook Friends
| from the just-like-real-friends dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @16:35 (Businesses)
| with 54 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1940229/Ticketmaster-Lets-You-Sit-With-Facebook-Friends?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Ticketmaster has added Facebook integration
to its interactive seat maps. The new feature allows you to share your
live event plans by tagging yourself into your seat, and thus [0]allowing
your Facebook friends to see where you are sitting. If you have already
purchased tickets for an event, you can also tag yourself at a later
date."
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/1940229/Ticketmaster-Lets-You-Sit-With-Facebook-Friends?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/ticketmaster-now-lets-you-tag-sit-with-your-facebook-friends/2987
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| Apache Warns Web Server Admins of DoS Attack Tool
| from the protect-ya-neck dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, @19:37 (Security)
| with 39 comments
| https://apache.slashdot.org/story/11/08/24/2213201/Apache-Warns-Web-Server-Admins-of-DoS-Attack-Tool?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]CWmike writes "Developers of the Apache open-source project [1]warned
users of the Web server software on Wednesday that a denial-of-service
(DoS) tool is circulating that exploits a bug in the program. 'Apache
Killer' showed up last Friday in a [2]post to the 'Full Disclosure'
security mailing list. The Apache project said it would release a fix for
Apache 2.0 and 2.2 in the next 48 hours. All versions in the 1.3 and 2.0
lines are said to be vulnerable to attack. The group no longer supports
the older Apache 1.3. 'The attack can be done remotely and with a modest
number of requests can cause very significant memory and CPU usage on the
server,' [3]Apache said in an advisory. The bug is not new. Michal
Zalewski, a security engineer who works for Google, pointed out that he
had brought up the DoS exploitability of Apache more than
[4]four-and-a-half years ago. In lieu of a fix, Apache offered steps
administrators can take to defend their Web servers until a patch is
available."
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Links:
0. http://twitter.com/mikeatcw
1. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219471/Apache_warns_Web_server_admins_of_DoS_attack_tool
2. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Aug/175
3. http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-announce/201108.mbox/browser
4. http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2007/Jan/83
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