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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Building 2011's Sub-$200 Computer
* The iPhone's Role In Crippling T-Mobile
* Ask Slashdot: Best Second Major For a Mechanical Engineer?
* Weak Typing — the Lost Art of the Keyboard
* Heise's 'Two Clicks For More Privacy' vs. Facebook
* Lenovo Claims Samsung Galaxy Tab Sold Just 20,000
* Canada Encouraged US To Place It On Piracy List
* Hands-On Account of Amazon's Upcoming Color Kindle
* Google To Shut Down 10 Products
* Sony Attacks Microsoft's Publishing Policies
* Kernel.org Attackers Didn't Know What They Had
* Court Renders $3 Judgment Against Spamhaus
* Intel and AMD May Both Delay Next-Generation CPUs
* Newly Digitized Film Shows Ed Catmull's 3D Graphics From 1972
* Toshiba Adds Two-Way Wi-Fi To SD Card
* Dutch Government Revokes Diginotar Certificates
* JavaScript Toolkit V1.1.0 Released
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| Building 2011's Sub-$200 Computer
| from the trade-one-form-of-depreciation-for-another dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday September 02, @20:59 (The Almighty Buck)
| with 366 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/02/2338213/Building-2011s-Sub-200-Computer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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adeelarshad82 links to PC Magazine's recent account (updating a similar
quest detailed last year) "to see if [0]a decent PC could put together
for less than $200. Turns out that between some great deals, an AMD
processor, and a Linux OS, it can actually be done." They actually come
out with a decent-enough system for that money ��� but omitting an optical
drive in a full-size desktop computer build seems something like
cheating.
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/02/2338213/Building-2011s-Sub-200-Computer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2392163,00.asp
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| The iPhone's Role In Crippling T-Mobile
| from the doubles-as-a-ninja-star dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 03, @16:19 (Iphone)
| with 226 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/191229/The-iPhones-Role-In-Crippling-T-Mobile?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]GMGruman writes "The feds may be [1]blocking AT&T's buyout of
T-Mobile, but T-Mobile is in poor shape to continue as is. Parent company
Deutsche Telekom's decision not to invest in U.S. spectrum a decade ago
constrained T-Mobile's ability to grow, especially through 4G networks
now finally emerging. But from a customer point of view, it was the
iPhone that has threatened the company the most. [2]Or, more precisely,
its lack of the iPhone."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/191229/The-iPhones-Role-In-Crippling-T-Mobile?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.infoworld.com/
1. http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/31/1543256/Justice-Dept-Files-Antitrust-Complaint-Against-ATampT-and-T-Mobile-Merger
2. http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/how-the-iphone-crippled-t-mobile-171349
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| Ask Slashdot: Best Second Major For a Mechanical Engineer?
| from the underwater-basketweaving dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 03, @14:02 (Education)
| with 209 comments
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/1629218/Ask-Slashdot-Best-Second-Major-For-a-Mechanical-Engineer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Scarred Intellect writes "After attending [1]DigiPen Institute of
Technology and deciding that I liked the idea of programming more than
programming itself (I still do enjoy it a bit); after getting my AA at a
community college with no direction; after much tinkering with engines
growing up; after 4 years of service in the US Marine Corps infantry; I
have finally decided what I want to do when I grow up: mechanical
engineering. The reason is simple: I believe our automobiles can be a lot
better (in terms of engine/propulsion) than they are now. Better
technology exists, and there's more technology to develop for them. I've
taken an intense interest in biodiesel and other clean, alternative
energy methods (fuel cells being one of my favorites ��� second is solar,
with wind being last). I figure mechanical engineering will give me a
broad understanding of the more specific engineering disciplines. My
uncle, also a mechanical engineer, suggested I get a second major in
computer science to complement ME. It sounds like a good idea to me; I
could mate mechanical processes with computer controls pretty
effectively. It should take me 3 to 4 years to complete. What do you
think? Is ME + CS a good option, or would ME work better with something
else? I'll almost definitely have a math minor coming out of this."
Discuss this story at:
https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/1629218/Ask-Slashdot-Best-Second-Major-For-a-Mechanical-Engineer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:scarredintellect@gmail.com
1. https://www.digipen.edu/
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| Weak Typing — the Lost Art of the Keyboard
| from the i-dint-knwo-hwat-oyure-tlakig-aoutb dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 03, @19:43 (Input Devices)
| with 206 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/2213215/Weak-Typing-mdash-the-Lost-Art-of-the-Keyboard?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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mikejuk writes "How do you type? Hunt and peck? Two thumbs? Touch type?
Two thumbs touch type? For the first time since the computer was
invented, [0]the standard QWERTY keyboard is challenged by new ways of
inputing text. And yet even the iPad virtual keyboard has two useless
dimples on the F and J keys. Perhaps it isn't time to give up on the home
keys just yet."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/2213215/Weak-Typing-mdash-the-Lost-Art-of-the-Keyboard?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Heise's 'Two Clicks For More Privacy' vs. Facebook
| from the like-grit-in-the-eye-of-sauron dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday September 02, @23:55 (Facebook)
| with 179 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/0115241/Heises-Two-Clicks-For-More-Privacy-vs-Facebook?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter FlameWise writes "Yesterday, German
technology news site Heise [0]changed their social 'like' buttons to a
two-click format ([1]Original in German). This will effectively disable
unintentional automatic tracking of all page visits by third-party social
sites like Facebook, Twitter or Google+. Less than 24 hours later over
500 websites have asked about the technology. [2]Facebook is now
threatening to blacklist Heise ([3]Original in German)." As I read the
updated story, Facebook has backpedaled a bit, so "blacklist" may no
longer be the operative word. An anonymous reader adds a quick
explanation of the changed interface: "Instead of enabling Facebook to
track a user (arguably without prior consent) by placing a 'like' button
on the website in the usual way, a greyed-out like button is shown. If a
user wants to share or 'like,' he has to execute an additional click to
enable the original Facebook 'like' button and get the desired behavior.
This technique obviously has a disadvantage for Facebook, because the
behavioral tracking does not work anymore."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/0115241/Heises-Two-Clicks-For-More-Privacy-vs-Facebook?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heise.de%2Fnewsticker%2Fmeldung%2FFacebook-Co-2-Klicks-fuer-mehr-Datenschutz-1335091.html
1. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Facebook-Co-2-Klicks-fuer-mehr-Datenschutz-1335091.html
2. http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heise.de%2Fnewsticker%2Fmeldung%2FFacebook-beschwert-sich-ueber-datenschutzfreundlichen-2-Klick-Button-1335658.html
3. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Facebook-beschwert-sich-ueber-datenschutzfreundlichen-2-Klick-Button-1335658.html
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| Lenovo Claims Samsung Galaxy Tab Sold Just 20,000
| from the time-for-a-fire-sale dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 03, @09:36 (Android)
| with 167 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/1248215/Lenovo-Claims-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-Sold-Just-20000?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Andrew Barrow, director of consumer products
for Lenovo Western Europe, claims that [0]the original Galaxy Tab only
sold 20,000 out of one million shipped. He goes on to say Samsung was
'channel stuffing' in order to generate publicity and become known as a
major Android tablet manufacturer."
Discuss this story at:
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/1248215/Lenovo-Claims-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-Sold-Just-20000?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/sep/02/samsung-galaxy-tab
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| Canada Encouraged US To Place It On Piracy List
| from the international-cooperation dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 03, @10:42 (Canada)
| with 145 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/1357251/Canada-Encouraged-US-To-Place-It-On-Piracy-List?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Copyright, U.S. lobbying, and the stunning
backroom Canadian response gets [0]front page news treatment today in
Canada as the Toronto Star covers new revelations on copyright by Michael
Geist (who offers [1]a longer post with links to the cables) from the
U.S. cables released by WikiLeaks. The cables reveal that former Industry
Minister Maxime Bernier raised the possibility of leaking the copyright
bill to U.S. officials before it was to be tabled in the House of
Commons, former Industry Minister Tony Clement's director of policy Zoe
Addington encouraged the U.S. to pressure Canada by elevating it on a
piracy watch list, Privy Council Office official Ailish Johnson disclosed
the content of ministerial mandate letters, and former RCMP national
coordinator for intellectual property crime Andris Zarins advised the
U.S. that the government was working on a separate intellectual property
enforcement bill."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/1357251/Canada-Encouraged-US-To-Place-It-On-Piracy-List?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1048993--leaks-show-u-s-swayed-canada-on-copyright-bill?bn=1
1. http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5986/135/
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| Hands-On Account of Amazon's Upcoming Color Kindle
| from the nook-nook-who's-there? dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday September 03, @02:51 (Android)
| with 138 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/0132250/Hands-On-Account-of-Amazons-Upcoming-Color-Kindle?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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jcgam69 writes with a description at TechCrunch of what's claimed to be
an [0]all-but-finished version of the upcoming color Kindle. "It's called
simply the 'Amazon Kindle.' But it's not like any Kindle you've seen
before. It displays content in full color. It has a 7-inch capacitive
touch screen. And it runs Android." That last part inspires sharp words
from some of the TechCruch readers, because the GUI described is an older
version of Android wrapped so thickly in Amazon livery that it's hard to
recognize. The author speculates that this new Kindle might be sold with
a tempting sweetener ��� a free subscription to Amazon Prime.
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/0132250/Hands-On-Account-of-Amazons-Upcoming-Color-Kindle?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/02/amazon-kindle-tablet/
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| Google To Shut Down 10 Products
| from the you-are-the-weakest-links dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 03, @12:53 (Google)
| with 133 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/1611214/Google-To-Shut-Down-10-Products?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Google announced yesterday that it is [0]closing a number of its current
products and merging others into similar services. Many of them will
continue to be available in the near future to facilitate the transition.
The list of affected services includes Aardvark, Desktop, Fast Flip, Maps
API for Flash, Google Pack, Google Web Security, Image Labeler, Notebook,
Sidewiki, and Subscriber Links. Google's Alan Eustace wrote. "This will
make things much simpler for our users, improving the overall Google
experience. It will also mean we can devote more resources to high impact
products���the ones that improve the lives of billions of people. All the
Googlers working on these projects will be moved over to higher-impact
products. As for our users, we���ll communicate directly with them as we
make these changes, giving sufficient time to make the transition and
enabling them to take their data with them." The link contains brief
descriptions of how each service is getting phased out.
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/1611214/Google-To-Shut-Down-10-Products?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-spring-clean.html
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| Sony Attacks Microsoft's Publishing Policies
| from the ooo-cat-fight dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 03, @17:22 (Microsoft)
| with 129 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/195244/Sony-Attacks-Microsofts-Publishing-Policies?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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winston18 writes "Sony's vice president of publisher relations has gone
on record as [0]saying that Microsoft is protecting an inferior
technology with their policies regarding [1]content on Xbox Live Arcade
and multiplatform titles. The comments stem from Microsoft's admission
that they reserve the right to [2]deny titles on Xbox Live if they launch
on the PlayStation Network first."
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/195244/Sony-Attacks-Microsofts-Publishing-Policies?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.industrygamers.com/news/sony-publishers-are-getting-the-living-crap-kicked-out-of-them-by-microsoft/
1. http://gamergaia.com/home/gaming-news/2-news/1844-sony-attacks-microsofts-publishing-policies-.html
2. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-24-why-microsoft-wont-publish-psn-firsts
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| Kernel.org Attackers Didn't Know What They Had
| from the you-never-appreciate-it-until-it's-gone dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 03, @15:15 (Security)
| with 125 comments
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/1638248/Kernelorg-Attackers-Didnt-Know-What-They-Had?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Trailrunner7 writes "The attack that compromised some high-value servers
[0]belonging to kernel.org ��� but not the Linux kernel source code ��� may
have been [1]the work of hackers who simply got lucky and didn't realize
the value of the servers that they had gotten their hands on. The
attackers made a couple of mistakes that enabled the administrators at
kernel.org to discover the breach and stop it before any major damage
occurred. First, they used a known Linux rootkit called Phalanx that the
admins were able to detect. And second, the attackers set up SSH
backdoors on the compromised servers, which the admins also discovered.
Had the hackers been specifically targeting the kernel.org servers, the
attack probably would've looked quite different." A few blog posts in the
wake of the attack have agreed with the initial announcement; while it
was embarrassing, [2]the integrity of the kernel source is [3]not in
question.
Discuss this story at:
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/1638248/Kernelorg-Attackers-Didnt-Know-What-They-Had?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/31/2321232/Kernelorg-Compromised
1. https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/kernelorg-attackers-may-have-slipped-090111
2. http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/lwf/2011/08/31/the-cracking-of-kernelorg/
3. http://git-blame.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-inject-malicious-commit-to-git.html
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| Court Renders $3 Judgment Against Spamhaus
| from the that-is-not-a-typo dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 03, @11:49 (The Courts)
| with 120 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/1413213/Court-Renders-3-Judgment-Against-Spamhaus?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]www.sorehands.com writes "Back in 2006, e360Insight and David Linhardt
[1]obtained an $11.7M judgment against Spamhaus, an international
anti-spam organization. The judgment was subsequently appealed and
reduced to $27,002. That judgment was appealed yet again, and the appeals
court has now vacated the earlier number and [2]entered a judgment
against Spamhaus in the amount of $3. (Yes, three dollars.) As you may
recall, e360's oral arguments for the latest appeal [3]were not well
received by the court." [4]The ruling itself is a fairly entertaining
diatribe about how e360 shot itself in the foot repeatedly and with
enthusiasm throughout the case, and contains gems like this: "By failing
to comply with its basic discovery obligations, a party can snatch defeat
from the jaws of certain victory."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/1413213/Court-Renders-3-Judgment-Against-Spamhaus?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.barbieslapp.com/spam
1. http://slashdot.org/story/06/10/22/0339211/Judge-Rules-In-Favor-Of-Spamhaus
2. http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2011/09/seventh_circuit_2.htm
3. http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/06/18/1351255/Judges-Berate-Spammer-For-Incompetent-Litigation
4. http://www.scribd.com/doc/63822057/e360-v-Spamhaus-10-3538-amp-39-7th-Cir-Sept-2-2011
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| Intel and AMD May Both Delay Next-Generation CPUs
| from the make-it-so dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 03, @18:30 (AMD)
| with 95 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/2125244/Intel-and-AMD-May-Both-Delay-Next-Generation-CPUs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]MojoKid writes "AMD and Intel are both preparing to launch new CPU
architectures between now and the end of the year, but rumors have
surfaced that suggest the two companies may delay their product
introductions, albeit for different reasons. Various unnamed PC
manufacturers have apparently [1]reported that Intel may push back the
introduction of its Ivy Bridge processor from the end of 2011 to late
Q1/early Q2 2012. Meanwhile, on the other side of the CPU pasture, there
are rumors that AMD's Bulldozer might slip once again. Apparently AMD
hasn't officially confirmed that it shipped its upcoming server-class
Bulldozer products for revenue during August. This is possible, but seems
somewhat unlikely. The CPU's anticipated launch date is close enough that
the company should already know if it can launch the product."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/2125244/Intel-and-AMD-May-Both-Delay-Next-Generation-CPUs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hothardware.com/
1. http://hothardware.com/News/Uncertainties-Abound-Intel-AMD-May-Both-Delay-NextGeneration-CPUs/
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| Newly Digitized Film Shows Ed Catmull's 3D Graphics From 1972
| from the wasn't-even-conceived dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday September 03, @05:44 (Graphics)
| with 85 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/0431213/Newly-Digitized-Film-Shows-Ed-Catmulls-3D-Graphics-From-1972?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]AlejoHausner writes "In 1972, [1]Ed Catmull, then at the University of
Utah, put together a film showcasing many of the 3D computer graphics
techniques he and others had developed while working as students in Ivan
Sutherland's lab. That film [2]has been digitized and is available. All
kinds of modern techniques like [3]Gouraud shading, deformed meshes, and
z-buffering are shown in the film. There is a segment showing Catmull
digitizing a plaster model of his hand. Catmull later founded Pixar, but
at the time the Utah lab pioneered many of the graphics techniques we
take for granted today." I'm just sorry I missed when this film was first
made available online earlier this year.
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://faculty.dwc.edu/hausner
1. http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1883592
2. http://nerdplusart.com/first-3d-rendered-film-from-1972-and-my-visit-to-pixar
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouraud_shading
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| Toshiba Adds Two-Way Wi-Fi To SD Card
| from the good-for-the-family-reunion dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday September 03, @07:50 (Data Storage)
| with 70 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/0454214/Toshiba-Adds-Two-Way-Wi-Fi-To-SD-Card?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]judgecorp writes "Toshiba has [1]announced an SD card with Wi-Fi. This
is an advance on previous products such as the [2]Eye-Fi Pro X2, as it
allows two-way transfers over Wi-Fi. This will be a very convenient
feature. It has been labelled a security worry ��� but most of us already
have cameras with wireless connections ... called phones."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/0454214/Toshiba-Adds-Two-Way-Wi-Fi-To-SD-Card?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/
1. http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/toshiba-adds-wi-fi-to-flash-card-38581
2. http://www.eye.fi/products/prox2
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| Dutch Government Revokes Diginotar Certificates
| from the now-you've-done-it dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday September 03, @08:27 (The Internet)
| with 63 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/0720218/Dutch-Government-Revokes-Diginotar-Certificates?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "After previously claiming that the Iranian
hack of CA Diginotar did not compromise certificates of the Dutch
government, it has now been decided that there is too much risk and the
[0]certificates will have to be revoked after all ([1]original Dutch text).
Since the Dutch government has been using only Diginotar-supplied
certificates, this will leave all government websites with invalid
certificates while a new supplier is being searched for. The minister of
internal affairs recommends people not to use the websites if a warning
about an invalid certificate appears." Related: Reader [2]TheAppalasian
links to Johnathan Nightingale of Mozilla Engineering explaining in clear
terms [3]why DigiNotar should no longer be trusted.
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/09/03/0720218/Dutch-Government-Revokes-Diginotar-Certificates?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://translate.google.nl/translate?sl=nl&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnos.nl%2Fartikel%2F269586-veiligheid-overheidssites-niet-gegarandeerd.html
1. http://nos.nl/artikel/269586-veiligheid-overheidssites-niet-gegarandeerd.html
2. https://twitter.com/#!/theappalasian
3. http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2011/09/02/diginotar-removal-follow-up/
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| JavaScript Toolkit V1.1.0 Released
| from the new-toolkit-to-blame dept.
| posted by timothy on Friday September 02, @20:03 (Programming)
| with 58 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/09/02/2321221/JavaScript-Toolkit-V110-Released?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter Mensa Babe writes "[0]Oliver Morgan, the
original author of the [1]JavaScript Toolkit, or just 'The Toolkit' as it
is known in the JavaScript community, has just announced the [2]release
of the long awaited version 1.1.0, with better documentation and added
function support. Quoting the [3]project documentation: '[JavaScript]
Toolkit offers a large number of integrated methods and utilities to help
enrich the javascript object library. Javascript was built originally for
browsers and as such lacks a large number of data utility methods with
are seen in languages such as Python and Ruby. However times have changed
and JavaScript is being used more and more in backend platforms. JS
Toolkit aims to bridge that gap and provide everyone a modern developer
needs to produce fast, secure and tidy code quick and easily.' The
Toolkit fully supports [4]ECMAScript 5 and runs on the most important
virtual machines that we have today, including [5]Node.JS, [6]V8,
[7]Rhino, [8]RingoJS, and many others. It continues to be actively
developed."
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Links:
0. https://github.com/ollym
1. https://github.com/ollym/toolkit
2. http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs/browse_thread/thread/45f4323d638926b6/9d8e51ee1c5df575?show_docid=9d8e51ee1c5df575
3. http://ollym.github.com/toolkit/
4. http://www.ecma-international.org/flat/publications/files/ECMA-ST/Ecma-262.pdf
5. http://nodejs.org/
6. http://code.google.com/p/v8/
7. http://www.mozilla.org/rhino/
8. http://ringojs.org/
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