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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* The Myth of Renewable Energy
* Dell's Misleading Graphics Card Buying Advice
* Ask Slashdot: Science Sights To See?
* Smart Meters Wreaking Havoc With Home Electronics
* Lego Bible Too Racy For Sam's Club
* 3-Way Price War On Black Friday: iPad, Nook, and Kindle
* The Sports Footage You Won't See Today On TV
* System Recognizes Emotions In People's Voices
* Nature Publishes a "Post-Gutenberg" Electronic Text
* Electronic Contact Lens Displays Pixels On the Eye
* The Sketchbook of Susan Kare
* Bionic Implants and Spectrum Clash
* Stanford Researchers Invent Everlasting Battery Material
* EU Court: ISPs Can't Be Forced To Monitor All Traffic
* Carrier IQ Relents, Apologizes
* Min7 Micromouse Robot Solves Maze In 3.921 Seconds
* Dutch Government Officially Trusts OpenVPN-NL
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| The Myth of Renewable Energy
| from the in-the-long-run-we're-all-exhausted dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 24, @10:58 (Earth)
| with 648 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1527239/the-myth-of-renewable-energy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Harperdog writes to this "Excellent piece by Dawn Stover about what
renewables can and can't do. The sun and wind may be practically
inexhaustible, but [0]'renewable' energy isn't. Solar, wind, and
geothermal power are not fundamentally different from other energy
technologies that consume finite natural resources. Good reading for
anyone who thinks they know how to combat climate change."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1527239/the-myth-of-renewable-energy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/dawn-stover/the-myth-of-renewable-energy
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| Dell's Misleading Graphics Card Buying Advice
| from the you-should-know-better dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 24, @02:19 (Advertising)
| with 345 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/022247/dells-misleading-graphics-card-buying-advice?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Barence writes "[1]Dell's website includes a guide to graphics cards
for PC novices which contains a dangerous chunk of misinformation. The
monitor on the left, labelled as a PC that uses a 'standard graphics
card,' is displaying a Windows desktop that's washed out and blurry. The
seemingly identical Dell TFT on the right, powered by a 'high-end
graphics card,' is showing the same desktop ��� but this time it's much
sharper and more vivid. They're both outputting at the same resolution."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/022247/dells-misleading-graphics-card-buying-advice?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/
1. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2011/11/23/dells-unhelpful-graphics-card-buying-advice/
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| Ask Slashdot: Science Sights To See?
| from the world's-biggest-chemistry-set dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 24, @08:08 (United States)
| with 324 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/0349243/ask-slashdot-science-sights-to-see?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter [0]steevven1 writes "My girlfriend and I
are planning a long trip across the United States for this summer, and
we'd like to see the usual sights, but we both have a bit of a geeky
side, and we were trying to think of science-related marvels to see along
the way. So far, we have thought of places like the Very Large Array in
New Mexico and Fermilab in Illinois. Any suggestions?"
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/0349243/ask-slashdot-science-sights-to-see?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.keysphotography.com/
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| Smart Meters Wreaking Havoc With Home Electronics
| from the learn-to-play-nice dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 24, @05:16 (Networking)
| with 320 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/0331206/smart-meters-wreaking-havoc-with-home-electronics?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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wiredmikey writes "About 200 customers of the Central Maine Power Company
recently noticed something odd after the utility installed smart meters
in their homes: [0]household electronics, including wireless devices,
stopped working, or behaved erratically. Many Smart Meters broadcast in
the 2.4GHz frequency range. Unfortunately, so do many of the consumer
gadgets we take for granted these days including routers, electric garage
doors, fire alarms, clocks, electric pet fences, answering machines, and
baby monitors ��� even medical devices. The electromagnetic congestion in
the home is in some ways similar to the growing electronic congestion in
hospitals as they acquire more and more electronic monitors all operating
within a few feet of each other. Medical equipment has been known to shut
down or give erroneous results when positioned close to another piece of
equipment. Such interference is not new, just getting worse ��� rapidly."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/0331206/smart-meters-wreaking-havoc-with-home-electronics?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.securityweek.com/smart-meters-interfering-home-electronics
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| Lego Bible Too Racy For Sam's Club
| from the why-this-book-is-filthy dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 24, @13:59 (Censorship)
| with 257 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1637238/lego-bible-too-racy-for-sams-club?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]localman writes with this excerpt from CNET: "Through his hit Web site
and three popular books, [author Brendan] Smith has spread the gospel of
'The Brick Testament.' But now, because of what it says are concerns
about 'mature content,' Sam's Club, one of the nation's largest
retailers, has [1]banned in-store sales of the fourth book in the series,
The Brick Bible.
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1637238/lego-bible-too-racy-for-sams-club?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://jonathanfield.com/
1. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57330639-52/brick-breaker-lego-bible-too-racy-for-sams-club/
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| 3-Way Price War On Black Friday: iPad, Nook, and Kindle
| from the bunch-of-exploiters dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 24, @13:03 (Businesses)
| with 200 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1623219/3-way-price-war-on-black-friday-ipad-nook-and-kindle?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]destinyland writes "Black Friday has [1]touched off a three-way price
war between Apple, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. Kobo readers [2]dropped
their price to just $99 to compete with the Nook, only to discover that
Barnes and Noble was lowering the price on their touchscreen Nooks [3]to
$79, to compete with [4]the new $79 Kindle from Amazon. And meanwhile,
Apple has announced aggressive pricing on all Apple products for Black
Friday, [5]reportedly including $100 off on MacBook and iMac products,
and a $61 discount on the iPad 2."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1623219/3-way-price-war-on-black-friday-ipad-nook-and-kindle?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.destinyland.org/
1. http://www.beyond-black-friday.com/2011/11/23/price-war-on-black-friday-kindle-nook-and-ipad/
2. http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/23/kobo-touch-with-offers-drops-e-readers-price-to-99-nook-going-for-79-on-black-friday/
3. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/11/barnes-noble-nook-simple-touch-black-friday.html
4. http://www.beyond-black-friday.com/2011/09/30/whats-changed-in-amazons-4-new-kindles-2/
5. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-57330201-17/apples-black-friday-$101-off-macs-up-to-$61-off-ipad-2/
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| The Sports Footage You Won't See Today On TV
| from the or-on-the-e-channel dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 24, @17:56 (Businesses)
| with 177 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/2140209/the-sports-footage-you-wont-see-today-on-tv?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "As sports nerds settle in [1]today after
Thanksgiving dinner for NFL and college football Reed Albergotti writes
that there is some footage you will never see as he argues that the
most-watched game in the US is probably the least understood. During
every NFL game there are cameras hovering over the field, lashed to the
goalposts and pointed at the coaches, but you will [2]never see a shot of
the entire field and what all 22 players do on every play which is
considered proprietary information available only to teams and coaches.
For decades, NFL TV broadcasts have relied most heavily on one view: the
shot from a sideline camera that follows the progress of the ball. Anyone
who wants to analyze the game, however, prefers to see the pulled-back
camera angle known as the "All 22." While this shot makes the players
look like stick figures, it allows students of the game to see things
that are invisible to TV watchers: like what routes the receivers ran,
how the defense aligned itself and who made blocks past the line of
scrimmage and [3]gives fans a 'bird's eye view' of the game to dissect
team strategies, performances, and keys to success. Without the expanded
frame, fans often have no idea why many plays turn out the way they do,
or if the TV analysts are giving them correct information."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/2140209/the-sports-footage-you-wont-see-today-on-tv?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/slashdot/
1. http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/11/24/2583514/thanksgiving-football-2011
2. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203716204577015903150731054.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
3. http://www.themtn.tv/11/11/09/iALL-22i-Football-Analysis-Show-Tonight-/landing.html?blockID=86779&feedID=2907
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| System Recognizes Emotions In People's Voices
| from the what's-wrong-dave? dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 23, @20:53 (AI)
| with 122 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/004214/system-recognizes-emotions-in-peoples-voices?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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cylonlover writes "Automated telephone services may get slightly less
annoying thanks to research being carried out at Spain's Universidad
Carlos III de Madrid and Universidad de Granada. A team of scientists
from those institutions has created a computer system that is able to
[0]recognize the emotional state of a person speaking to it, so that it
can alter its behavior to make things less stressful."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/004214/system-recognizes-emotions-in-peoples-voices?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/computer-system-recognizes-voice-emotions/20572/
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| Nature Publishes a "Post-Gutenberg" Electronic Text
| from the book-of-a-lifetime dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 23, @23:23 (Education)
| with 116 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/0026224/nature-publishes-a-post-gutenberg-electronic-text?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]lpress writes "Most of today's electronic textbooks are re-purposed
versions of print books. Nature has published an e-text that departs from
the traditional book format and business model. Their Introduction to
Biology e-text was created from the ground up and consists of [1]196
modules rather than a sequential book and the student gets a lifetime
subscription for $49. Nature will continuously update the e-text as the
science and pedagogy evolve."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/0026224/nature-publishes-a-post-gutenberg-electronic-text?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:lpress@csudh.edu
1. http://cis471.blogspot.com/2011/11/post-gutenberg-e-text-for-biology-101.html
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| Electronic Contact Lens Displays Pixels On the Eye
| from the micro-display dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 24, @09:01 (Science)
| with 110 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/0354208/electronic-contact-lens-displays-pixels-on-the-eye?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "The future of augmented-reality technology is
here ��� as long as you're a rabbit. Bioengineers have placed the first
[0]contact lenses containing electronic displays into the eyes of rabbits
as a first step on the way to proving they are safe for humans. The
bunnies suffered no ill effects, the researchers say."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/0354208/electronic-contact-lens-displays-pixels-on-the-eye?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/11/electronic-contact-lens-displa.html
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| The Sketchbook of Susan Kare
| from the ideas-in-action dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 24, @17:01 (Graphics)
| with 95 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/2025218/the-sketchbook-of-susan-kare?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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theodp writes "The Mac wasn't the first computer to present the user with
a virtual desktop of files and folders instead of a command line and a
blinking cursor, but [0]it was the sketchbook of Susan Kare that gave
computing a human face to the masses. After graduating from NYU with a
Ph.D. in fine arts, Kare was working on a commission from an Arkansas
museum to sculpt a razorback hog out of steel when she got a call from
high-school friend [1]Andy Hertzfeld offering her a job to work on the
Mac. The rest, as they say, is UI history. Armed with a $2.50 sketchbook,
Kare crafted the casual prototypes of a new, radically user-friendly face
of computing. BTW, just in time for holiday gift-giving, Kare has
self-published her first book, [2]Susan Kare Icons. So, could computing
could use a few more artists, and a [3]few less MBAs?"
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/2025218/the-sketchbook-of-susan-kare?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://blogs.plos.org/neurotribes/2011/11/22/the-sketchbook-of-susan-kare-the-artist-who-gave-computing-a-human-face/
1. https://plus.google.com/117840649766034848455/about
2. http://www.kareprints.com/
3. http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/11/18/clayton-christensen-how-pursuit-of-profits-kills-innovation-and-the-us-economy/
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| Bionic Implants and Spectrum Clash
| from the feel-the-waves dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 23, @19:22 (Medicine)
| with 84 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/23/2233247/bionic-implants-and-spectrum-clash?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]angry tapir writes "The battle over scarce radio spectrum that has
embroiled the mobile broadband world even extends to a [1]little-known
type of wireless network that promises to reconnect the human nervous
system with paralyzed limbs. At its monthly meeting next week, the U.S.
Federal Communications Commission will consider whether four sets of
frequencies between 413MHz and 457MHz can be used by networks of sensors
implanted in patients who suffer from various forms of paralysis. One
intended purpose of these MMNS (medical micropower network systems) is to
transmit movement commands from a sensor on a patient's spinal cord,
through a wearable MCU (master control unit), to implants that
electrically stimulate nerves."
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https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/23/2233247/bionic-implants-and-spectrum-clash?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.techworld.com.au/
1. http://www.techworld.com.au/article/408425/spectrum_clash_builds_around_bionic_implants#closeme
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| Stanford Researchers Invent Everlasting Battery Material
| from the for-practical-purposes dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 24, @18:45 (Power)
| with 78 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1815246/stanford-researchers-invent-everlasting-battery-material?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]judgecorp writes "Researchers at Stanford University have invented a
battery material that could allow batteries to go through [1]400,000
charging cycles instead of the 400 or so which today's Li-ion batteries
can manage. Among the uses could be storing energy to even out the
availability of renewable sources such as sun and wind." Adds a story at
ExtremeTech, "The only problem is, a high-voltage cathode (-) requires a
very low-voltage anode (+) ��� and the Stanford researchers haven���t found
the right one yet; and so they [2]haven���t actually made a battery with
this new discovery."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1815246/stanford-researchers-invent-everlasting-battery-material?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/
1. http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/researchers-invent-everlasting-battery-material-47222
2. http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/106539-stanford-creates-everlasting-nanoparticle-battery-electrode-free-water-based-electrolyte
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| EU Court: ISPs Can't Be Forced To Monitor All Traffic
| from the this-time-let's-track-europe-please dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 24, @10:02 (EU)
| with 60 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1415234/eu-court-isps-cant-be-forced-to-monitor-all-traffic?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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mmcuh writes "Back in 2004, Belgian copyright group Sabam managed to get
a court order forcing the ISP Scarlet to filter out filesharing traffic.
Scarlet took the case to a national appeals court, which in turn asked
the European Court of Justice for an opinion. [0]The opinion was
delivered today: 'EU law precludes an injunction made against an internet
service provider requiring it to install a system for filtering all
electronic communications passing via its services which applies
indiscriminately to all its customers, as a preventive measure,
exclusively at its expense and for an unlimited period. [...] It is true
that the protection of the right to intellectual property is enshrined in
the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. There is, however, nothing
whatsoever in the wording of the Charter or in the Court's case law to
suggest that that right is inviolable and must for that reason be
absolutely protected.'" An anonymous reader adds a link to [1]the ruling
itself, but notes "The ruling is not quite as broad as I would have
liked, since it only pertains to filtering 'which applies
indiscriminately to all its customers; exclusively at its expense; and
for an unlimited period.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1415234/eu-court-isps-cant-be-forced-to-monitor-all-traffic?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/intellectual-property/2011/11/24/courts-cannot-order-isps-to-filter-p2p-ecj-rules-40094500/
1. http://curia.europa.eu/jurisp/cgi-bin/form.pl?lang=EN&Submit=rechercher&numaff=C-70/10
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| Carrier IQ Relents, Apologizes
| from the well-said-gentlemen dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 24, @14:57 (Android)
| with 52 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1852213/carrier-iq-relents-apologizes?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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symbolset writes "Update from an [0]earlier story here, where Carrier IQ
was pursuing a security researcher for pointing out privacy issues in an
application alleged to track and record the activities of smartphone
users. The company has [1]relented, and retracted their Cease and Desist
letter. In their [2]press release [PDF] they say: 'As of today, we are
withdrawing our cease and desist letter to Mr. Trevor Eckhart. We have
reached out to Mr. Eckhart and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
to apologize. Our action was misguided and we are deeply sorry for any
concern or trouble that our letter may have caused Mr. Eckhart. We
sincerely appreciate and respect EFF's work on his behalf, and share
their commitment to protecting free speech in a rapidly changing
technological world.' Notch another win for the Streisand effect."
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Links:
0. http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/11/23/0032233/carrieriq-tries-to-silence-security-researcher
1. http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/23/2583862/carrier-iq-retracts-cease-and-desist-letter-sent-to-xda-developers
2. http://www.carrieriq.com/company/PR.EckhartStatement.pdf
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| Min7 Micromouse Robot Solves Maze In 3.921 Seconds
| from the spurious-precision-is-always-fun dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 24, @12:00 (AI)
| with 50 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1448253/min7-micromouse-robot-solves-maze-in-3921-seconds?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes with this note about [0]the winner of an
annual Micromouse Robot Competition, writing "The current champion is one
Ng Bent Kiat, who works at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic focusing on embedded
systems and robotics. His skill and knowledge in the field of robotics
shows in his [1]winning mouse robot called the Min7. Min7 is the first
4-wheeled robot Ng has created. It weighs just 90 grams and measures 10 x
7.5 x 2.5cm. It has a straight line speed of 3.5m/s and uses a 20MHz
Hitachi 2633R processor for a brain. The Micromouse Robot Competition is
a two-stage process. The robots first enter the maze and have a chance to
map it out. They then get a second timed run where the object is to solve
the maze as quickly as possible. Min7 managed to navigate the maze in
just 3.921 seconds."
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Links:
0. http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/min7-micromouse-robot-solves-maze-in-3-921-seconds-20111122/
1. http://www.np.edu.sg/alpha/nbk/
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| Dutch Government Officially Trusts OpenVPN-NL
| from the goot-to-goeh dept.
| posted by timothy on Thursday November 24, @16:02 (Government)
| with 34 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1827251/dutch-government-officially-trusts-openvpn-nl?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter [0]joost.bijl writes "Yesterday the Dutch
government took a step to further improve the adoption of Open Source in
its ranks. It has [1]officialy approved a modified version of the open
source VPN software [2]OpenVPN for use on the governmental level
'Departementaal Vertrouwelijk' (Restricted). The release is called
[3]OpenVPN-NL and is fully open-source and available for use. The
software has undergone a security evaluation by the Dutch government's
[4]national communications security agency (NLNCSA). The major change is
the removal of [5]OpenSSL as the cryptographic core of OpenVPN-NL.
Instead, the Dutch government opted to include the smaller, better
readable and documented open source library [6]PolarSSL to provide the
cryptographic and SSL/TLS functionality. The Dutch IT Security company
[7]Fox-IT worked together with both OpenVPN and PolarSSL communities and
modified the stock software to support the government evaluation process.
In total 8000 lines of code and 4000 lines of documentation were
[8]checked in to the OpenVPN trunk."
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https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/24/1827251/dutch-government-officially-trusts-openvpn-nl?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://bit.ly/rto4Br
1. https://www.fox-it.com/en/news-and-events/news/recent-news/news-article/openvpn-modified-for-dutch-government-use/200
2. http://openvpn.net/
3. https://openvpn.fox-it.com/
4. https://www.aivd.nl/organisatie/eenheden/nationaal-bureau
5. http://openssl.org/
6. http://polarssl.org/
7. http://fox-it.com/
8. https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/PolarSSLintegration
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