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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* In the EU, Water Doesn't (Officially) Prevent Dehydration
* Hybrids Safer In Crashes — Except For Pedestrians
* Pakistan Bans 1600 Words and Phrases For Texting
* Andrew Tanenbaum On Minix, Linux, BSD, and Licensing
* Copyright Isn't Working, Says EU Technology Chief Neelie Kroes
* Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Google Chase 'Got Milk?' Patents
* Ask Slashdot: Updating a Difficult Campground Wi-Fi Design?
* Sources Say Apple Originally Planned AMD Chip For MacBook Air
* Microsoft To Back Kinect-Based Startups
* A Kindle Fire Review For Those Who Plan To Void the Warranty
* Open Source Tool Lets Anyone Redistrict New York
* Exoplanet Count Tops 700
* The Top 10 Supercomputers, Illustrated
* The Convoluted Life Cycle of a News Story
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| In the EU, Water Doesn't (Officially) Prevent Dehydration
| from the you-need-prescription-only-dihydrogen-monoxide dept.
| posted by timothy on Saturday November 19, @21:11 (EU)
| with 690 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/025254/in-the-eu-water-doesnt-officially-prevent-dehydration?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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New Kohath writes with this news from The Guardian: "Bottled water
producers applied to the EU for the right to claim that 'regular
consumption of significant amounts of water can reduce the risk of
development of dehydration'. The health claim was reviewed by a panel of
21 scientists on behalf of the European Food Standards Authority. [0]The
application was denied, and now producers of bottled water are forbidden
by law from making the claim. They will face a two-year jail sentence if
they defy the EU edict."
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https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/025254/in-the-eu-water-doesnt-officially-prevent-dehydration?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Hybrids Safer In Crashes — Except For Pedestrians
| from the downloadable-cartones-soon-enough dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @08:29 (Transportation)
| with 292 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/0123256/hybrids-safer-in-crashes-except-for-pedestrians?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes writes "Hybrid vehicles are safer than their
conventional counterparts when it comes to shielding their occupants from
injuries in crashes with the [1]odds of being injured in a crash 25
percent lower for people in hybrids than people traveling in comparable
non-hybrid vehicles. "Weight is a big factor," says Matt Moore, of the
Highway Loss Data Institute. 'Hybrids on average are 10 percent heavier
than their standard counterparts. This extra mass gives them an advantage
in crashes that their conventional twins don't have.' The study's
findings are good news for green-minded drivers who are also looking for
safety in their cars, but it's worth noting that hybrid vehicles are much
quieter than gas-powered cars, [2]posing a risk to pedestrians. "When
hybrids operate in electric-only mode, pedestrians can't hear them
approaching," says Moore. Earlier this year, Congress gave the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration three years to come up with a
requirement for [3]equipping hybrids and electric models with sounds to
alert unsuspecting pedestrians."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/0123256/hybrids-safer-in-crashes-except-for-pedestrians?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/17/8837945-hybrids-safer-than-comparable-gas-powered-cars
2. http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811204.pdf
3. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20111117/CARNEWS/111119868
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| Pakistan Bans 1600 Words and Phrases For Texting
| from the when-the-stakeholders-hold-mallets-too dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @15:09 (Censorship)
| with 264 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/209220/pakistan-bans-1600-words-and-phrases-for-texting?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "In a move reminiscent of George Carlin's [1]Seven
Words You Can Never Say on TV, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
has handed down a [2]ban on about 1,600 terms and phrases it has deemed
obscene and told carriers they have seven days to block the words on
their networks, or face legal action. 'The filtering is not good for the
system and may degrade the quality of network services ��� plus it would be
a great inconvenience to our subscribers if their SMS was not delivered
due to the wrong choice of words,' says an official at a one of the
telecoms. [3]The list includes such words and phrases as 'idiot,' 'monkey
crotch,' 'athlete's foot,' 'damn,' 'deeper,' 'four twenty,' 'fornicate,'
'looser,' and 'go to hell,' among others. There are also various double
entendres included in the ban such as 'beat your meat' or 'flogging the
dolphin.' Mohammad Younis, a spokesman for the PTA, says the ban is 'the
result of numerous meetings and consultations with stakeholders' after
[4]consumers complained of receiving offensive text messages. 'Nobody
would like this happening to their young boy or girl.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/209220/pakistan-bans-1600-words-and-phrases-for-texting?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/slashdot/
1. http://www.lyricstime.com/carlin-george-the-seven-words-you-can-never-say-on-tv-lyrics.html
2. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2396659,00.asp
3. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bw6nfJopnFT5ZjQwODIyYzUtOWI5My00NDNlLTkyNzEtZDQyYTgyNDBhNjZk&hl=en_GB&pli=1
4. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/17/butt-out-pakistan-telecom-text-ban?newsfeed=true
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| Andrew Tanenbaum On Minix, Linux, BSD, and Licensing
| from the factors-converge-to-define-reality dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @09:30 (Operating Systems)
| with 263 comments
| https://bsd.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/1427227/andrew-tanenbaum-on-minix-linux-bsd-and-licensing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader points out an interesting, detailed [0]interview with
Andrew Tanenbaum at Linuxfr.org; Tanenbaum holds forth on the current
state of [1]MINIX, licensing decisions, and the real reason he believes
that Linux caught on just when he "thought BSD was going to take over the
world." ("I think Linux succeeded against BSD, which was a stable mature
system at the time simply because BSDI got stuck in a lawsuit and was
effectively stopped for several years.")
Discuss this story at:
https://bsd.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/1427227/andrew-tanenbaum-on-minix-linux-bsd-and-licensing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://linuxfr.org/nodes/88229/comments/1291183
1. http://www.minix3.org/
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| Copyright Isn't Working, Says EU Technology Chief Neelie Kroes
| from the pirate-party-taking-new-crewmembers dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @03:02 (EU)
| with 255 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/0511214/copyright-isnt-working-says-eu-technology-chief-neelie-kroes?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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superglaze writes "Against the backdrop of governments and courts around
the world ordering ISPs to block file-sharing sites, European
commissioner Neelie Kroes has said people have started to see copyright
as '[0]a tool to punish and withhold, not a tool to recognise and reward.
... Citizens increasingly hear the word copyright and hate what is behind
it,' the EU's digital chief said, adding that the copyright system also
wasn't rewarding the vast majority of artists."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/0511214/copyright-isnt-working-says-eu-technology-chief-neelie-kroes?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Google Chase 'Got Milk?' Patents
| from the object-lesson dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @10:32 (Google)
| with 190 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/1519247/amazon-apple-microsoft-and-google-chase-got-milk-patents?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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theodp writes "Among the new iOS 5 features is [0]Reminders, which Apple
explains this way: 'Say you need to remember to pick up milk during your
next grocery trip. Since Reminders can be location based, you'll get an
alert as soon as you pull into the supermarket parking lot.' But does
Reminders infringe on a newly-granted patent to Amazon for [1]Location
Aware Reminders, which covers the use of location based reminders to
remind a user 'to purchase certain items such as, for example, as milk,
bread, and eggs'? Or could Reminders run afoul of Google's new patent for
[2]Geocoding Personal Information, which covers triggering a voice
reminder or making a computing device vibrate when a user approaches a
location if 'one of the user's events is a task to pick up milk and
bread'? Not to be left out of the 'Got Milk?' patent race, Apple also has
a patent pending for [3]Computer Systems and Methods for Collecting,
Associating, and/or Retrieving Data, which covers providing a reminder to
a user whose 'to do' list includes 'get milk' when the user's location
matches 'a store that sells the item "milk."' (Continues, below.)
This story continues at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/1519247/amazon-apple-microsoft-and-google-chase-got-milk-patents?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://www.apple.com/ios/features.html#reminders
1. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=8,054,180
2. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=8,060,582
3. http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220110078151%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20110078151&RS=DN/20110078151
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| Ask Slashdot: Updating a Difficult Campground Wi-Fi Design?
| from the streaming-for-the-airstream dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @12:40 (Networking)
| with 178 comments
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/1719254/ask-slashdot-updating-a-difficult-campground-wi-fi-design?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]MahlonS writes "I am a retired network hack wintering in my RV in a
campground in southern GA. 3 years ago I reconfigured the Wi-Fi system to
a marginal working ability; It's now ready for a serious upgrade,
prompted by a new cable net connection replacing a weak DSL. 5 dual-radio
HP Curve access points connect to a 6th via single or double radio hops
(effectively a Wireless Distribution System) in heavily wooded space.
Unidirectional antennas at the APs (the APs are in water resistant
enclosures) are placed on poles above the RVs, about 15 feet above
ground. Primary hops are about 300 feet to 3 of the APs, secondary hops
about the same. Signal measurements indicate that there is adequate RF
between the access points. In 2008, average user count averaged about 30
users; newer devices (smart phones, etc) will likely increase that number
(winter population total is about 80 RVs). While the old design worked OK
when lightly loaded, I suspect that the single DSL line generated so many
packet resends that the APs were flooded. This is a quasi-State Park, so
money is always an issue, but there is enough squawk from the user
community that a modest budget might be approved. The main AP connects to
an old Cisco router. Burying wire is frowned upon, due to shallow
utilities, and campfire rings that float around the campsites ��� sometimes
melting TV cables. Since I'm not up on current Wi-Fi tech, are there
solutions out there that would make this system work much better?"
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. mailto:mahlonstacy@gmail.com
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| Sources Say Apple Originally Planned AMD Chip For MacBook Air
| from the llano's-just-a-town-in-texas dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @14:02 (AMD)
| with 138 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/191242/sources-say-apple-originally-planned-amd-chip-for-macbook-air?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Several media sources (here's PC Magazine's version), all seemingly based
on an [0]account at SemiAccurate citing (but not naming) "multiple
sources," report that Apple originally planned an AMD-chip based MacBook
Air, rather than the Intel-based version that emerged later ("Plan B,"
says the report).
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://semiaccurate.com/2011/11/17/apple-macbook-air-with-amd-processor-dead/
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| Microsoft To Back Kinect-Based Startups
| from the cheaper-than-going-through-hr-dept dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @18:50 (Businesses)
| with 134 comments
| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/2348210/microsoft-to-back-kinect-based-startups?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]angry tapir writes "Microsoft has announced a program designed [1]to
help 10 developers or startups launch businesses around products for
Kinect, the controller that senses motion and voice. Developers with
Kinect applications for the Xbox or Windows are invited to apply to the
[2]Kinect Accelerator program, even though Microsoft does not yet allow
the sale of products based on Kinect for Windows."
Discuss this story at:
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/2348210/microsoft-to-back-kinect-based-startups?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.techworld.com.au/
1. http://www.techworld.com.au/article/407972/microsoft_help_10_kinect_startups
2. http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/kinectaccelerator/
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| A Kindle Fire Review For Those Who Plan To Void the Warranty
| from the for-those-about-to-root dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @00:07 (Android)
| with 89 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/051258/a-kindle-fire-review-for-those-who-plan-to-void-the-warranty?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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The mixed reviews so far available for the new Amazon Fire tablet mostly
address the Fire in its intended role as a locked-down portal through
which to buy and consume ready-made content from Amazon. New submitter
[0]terracode writes with a different kind of review, which "goes into
depth on the Kindle Fire's hardware, and provides [1]details on how to
root and tweak the tablet." The article also provides a friendly chart
comparing the hardware in the Fire to that of the Nook Color and the iPad
2.
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. mailto:vasr@terracode.com
1. http://www.terracode.com/KindleFire/KF_Review_and_Tweaks_P1.html
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| Open Source Tool Lets Anyone Redistrict New York
| from the move-staten-island-a-bit-closer-to-the-bronx dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @11:37 (Government)
| with 85 comments
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/1637208/open-source-tool-lets-anyone-redistrict-new-york?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter [0]Micah_Altman writes "As the next
redistricting battle shapes up in New York, members of the public have
[1]an opportunity to create viable alternatives. Unlike the previously
reported [2]crowdsourced redistricting of Los Angeles, the public mapping
of New York is based on open source software ��� anyone can use this to set
up their own public web-based redistricting effort."
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/1637208/open-source-tool-lets-anyone-redistrict-new-york?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://micahaltman.com/
1. http://boingboing.net/2011/11/16/open-source-tool-to-evaluate-r.html
2. http://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/05/25/1719206/redistricting-20-cloud-lets-voters-take-part
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| Exoplanet Count Tops 700
| from the earth-count-is-still-one dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @17:30 (Space)
| with 79 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/2156247/exoplanet-count-tops-700?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]astroengine writes "On Friday, the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia
[1]registered more than 700 confirmed exoplanets. Although this is an
amazing milestone, it won't be long until the 'first thousand' are
confirmed. Only two months ago, the encyclopedia ��� administered by
astrobiologist Jean Schneider of the Paris-Meudon Observatory ���
registered 600 confirmed alien worlds. Since then, there has been a slew
of announcements including the [2]addition of a batch of 50 exoplanets by
the European Southern Observatory's High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet
Searcher (or HARPS) in September."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://www.astroengine.com/
1. http://www.astroengine.com/2011/11/exoplanet-count-tops-700/
2. http://news.discovery.com/space/new-batch-of-alien-worlds-revealed-110912.html
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| The Top 10 Supercomputers, Illustrated
| from the sorry-no-centerfold dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @05:57 (Supercomputing)
| with 61 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/0529230/the-top-10-supercomputers-illustrated?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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1sockchuck writes "The twice-a-year list of the Top 500 supercomputers
documents the most powerful systems on the planet. Many of these
supercomputers are striking not just for their processing power, but for
their design and appearance as well. Here's a [0]visual guide to the top
finishers in the latest [1]Top 500 list, which was released this week at
the SC11 conference."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/0529230/the-top-10-supercomputers-illustrated?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/the-top-10-supercomputers-illustrated-nov-2011/
1. http://top500.org/
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| The Convoluted Life Cycle of a News Story
| from the ok-let's-randomly-update-this-story dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday November 20, @16:26 (Social Networks)
| with 56 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/2126237/the-convoluted-life-cycle-of-a-news-story?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]ideonexus writes "Once upon a time, newspapers were considered the
"first draft of history." Today, rather than the daily episodic updates
of major news stories developing a narrative over time, we have a
perpetual stream of factoids from which a story emerges. Lauren Rabaino
of mediabistro details this [1]new lifecycle of a newspaper story, from
tweets to blog posts to an eventual print edition, and asks What are the
best standards of practice? Should news sources provide a single web
address with a stream of updates, post new blog entries that link to
older ones, or should they adopt a Wiki approach to the news ��� revising a
single story with a history of revisions available behind the scenes?"
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https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/20/2126237/the-convoluted-life-cycle-of-a-news-story?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://ideonexus.com/
1. http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/the-new-convoluted-life-cycle-of-a-newspaper-story_b8552
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