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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* USPS Ending Overnight First-Class Letter Service
* TV Isn't Broken, So Why Fix It?
* Using a Tablet As Your Primary Computer
* Will Firefox Lose Google Funding?
* Filmmakers Reviving Sci-fi By Going Old School
* IT Pros Can't Resist Peeking At Privileged Info
* Greenpeace Breaks Into French Nuclear Plant
* Ask Slashdot: One Framework To Rule Them All?
* How To Avoid Infringing On Apple's Patents
* Discouraging Playstation Vita Details
* Kepler Confirms Exoplanet Inside Star's Habitable Zone
* New Theory Challenges Need For Dark Matter
* New US Government Project To Monitor Electronic Communication
* Ticketmaster Customers, Get Ready For Your (Tiny) Class-Action Payout
* Assange Wins Right To Submit Appeal
* Senator Uses FCC Nomination Process To Question National Wireless Network
* Researchers Say Carrier IQ Isn't Logging Data, Texts
* China Telecom Companies Pledge To Stop Monopolistic Practices
* Google Employees Are Receiving Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade
* Digital Face-Swapping Getting Cheaper
* Ask Greg Leyh of <em>The Lightning Foundry</em> What Charges Him Up?
* Book Review: Head First HTML5 Programming
* IBM Makes First Racetrack Memory Chip
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| USPS Ending Overnight First-Class Letter Service
| from the just-another-troubled-dot-com dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 04, @23:58 (Businesses)
| with 669 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/0414238/usps-ending-overnight-first-class-letter-service?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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New submitter cstacy writes "The United States Postal Service will be
closing half of its processing centers this spring. Currently, 42% of
first-class mail is delivered the following day for nearby residential
and business customers. But that overnight mail will be a thing of the
past, with [0]delivery guaranteed only for 2-3 days. About 51% will be
delivered in two days. Periodicals may take up to nine days. (Additional
delays beyond this may come into play when Congress also authorizes USPS
to close operations for some days each week.)"
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Links:
0. http://news.yahoo.com/postal-cuts-slow-delivery-first-class-mail-141723847.html
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| TV Isn't Broken, So Why Fix It?
| from the no-i-do-not-want-to-wear-3d-glasses-to-watch-tv dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 05, @14:27 (Television)
| with 669 comments
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/1912214/tv-isnt-broken-so-why-fix-it?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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PolygamousRanchKid sends this quote from a contentious article at CNN
that questions the need for further development of TVs and the entire
TV-viewing experience. "The technology industry is absolutely bent on
reinventing television. ... But nobody seems to be able to answer the big
question: [0]what exactly is so broken about TV anyway? The tech industry
is filled with engineers and geeks. They naturally want to optimize the
TV experience, to make it as efficient and elegant as possible, requiring
the fewest number of steps to complete a particular task while offering
the greatest number of amazing new features. But normal people don't
think about TV that way. TV is passive. The last thing we want to do is
work at it. ... As long as there's something on ��� anything ��� that is
reasonably engaging, we're cool. Most of us are even OK spending a few
minutes just shuffling through channels at random." So, what do you think
is broken about TV right now? Is there a point at which it'd be better
for us to stand back and say: "We've done what we can with this. Let's
work on something else."
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Links:
0. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/02/tech/gaming-gadgets/tv-does-not-need-fixing/index.html?hpt=hp_bn9
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| Using a Tablet As Your Primary Computer
| from the out-with-the-old dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 05, @08:50 (Apple)
| with 570 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/135227/using-a-tablet-as-your-primary-computer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]harrymcc writes "Three months ago, I started using an iPad 2 (with a
Zagg keyboard) as [1]my primary computing device--the one I blog on,
write articles for TIME magazine on, and use to prepare photos and other
illustrations that go with my writing. I now use it about 80 percent of
the time; my trusty MacBook Air has become a secondary machine."
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Links:
0. http://www.technologizer.com/
1. http://technologizer.com/2011/12/05/how-the-ipad-2-became-my-favorite-computer/
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| Will Firefox Lose Google Funding?
| from the cutting-you-off dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 05, @13:02 (Firefox)
| with 507 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/1717201/will-firefox-lose-google-funding?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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SharkLaser writes "Mozilla's future looks uncertain. Last week [0]Chrome
overtook Firefox's position as the second most popular browser, the new
versioning scheme is alienating some Firefox users, and now the
advertising deal between Mozilla and Google, the one that almost fully
funds Mozilla's operations, [1]is coming to an end. One of Firefox's key
managers, Mike Shaver, also left the company in September. 'In 2010, 84%
of Mozilla's $123 million in revenue came directly from Google. That's
roughly $100 million in funds that will vanish or be drastically cut if
the deal is either not renewed or is renegotiated on terms that are less
favorable to Mozilla. When the original three-year partnership deal was
signed in 2008, Chrome was still on the drawing boards. Today, it is
Google's most prominent software product, and it is rapidly replacing
Firefox as the alternative browser on every platform.' Recently Mozilla
has been trying to get closer with Microsoft by [2]making a Firefox
version that defaults to Bing. If Google is indeed cutting funding from
Mozilla or tries to negotiate less favorable terms, it could mean
Mozilla's future funding coming from Microsoft and Bing."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/1717201/will-firefox-lose-google-funding?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/02/152227/chrome-becoming-worlds-second-most-popular-web-browser
1. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/firefox-faces-uncertain-future-as-google-deal-apparently-ends/4241
2. http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/2058248/official-firefox-with-bing-released
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| Filmmakers Reviving Sci-fi By Going Old School
| from the back-to-basics dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 05, @10:15 (Movies)
| with 385 comments
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/1417246/filmmakers-reviving-sci-fi-by-going-old-school?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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jjp9999 writes "The special effects arms race sci-fi films get stuck in
has pulled the genre further and further from its roots of good
storytelling and forward-thinking. The problem is that 'When you create
elements of a shot entirely in a computer, you have to generate
everything that physics and the natural world offers you from scratch
There's a richness and texture when you're working with lenses and light
that can't be replicated. The goal of special effects shouldn't
necessarily be to look realistic, they should be works of art themselves
and help create a mood or tell a story.' said filmmakers Derek Van Gorder
and Otto Stockmeier. They hope to change this with their upcoming sci-fi
film, 'C,' which will be [0]shot entirely without CGI or green screens,
opting instead for miniature models and creativity. They add that the
sci-fi genre has gone wrong in other ways���getting itself stuck in too
many stories of mankind's conflict with technology, and further from the
idea of exploration and human advancement. 'In an era where science and
technology are too often vilified, we believe that science-fiction should
inspire us to surpass our limits and use the tools available to us to
create a better future for our descendants,' they said."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://techzwn.com/2011/12/filmmakers-reviving-sci-fi-with-lights-miniatures-and-imagination/
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| IT Pros Can't Resist Peeking At Privileged Info
| from the pandora's-email dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 05, @11:38 (Privacy)
| with 343 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/1530240/it-pros-cant-resist-peeking-at-privileged-info?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Orome1 writes "IT security staff will be some of the most informed people
at the office Christmas party this year. A full 26 per cent of them admit
to [0]using their privileged log in rights to look at confidential
information they should not have had access to in the first place. It has
proved just too tempting, and maybe just human nature, for them to rifle
through redundancy lists, payroll information and other sensitive data
including, for example, other people's Christmas bonus details."
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Links:
0. http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=12048
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| Greenpeace Breaks Into French Nuclear Plant
| from the they-thought-plant-meant-something-different dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 05, @17:56 (Power)
| with 274 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/2148251/greenpeace-breaks-into-french-nuclear-plant?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]dotancohen writes "Greenpeace activists secretly entered a French
nuclear site before dawn and [1]draped a banner reading 'Hey' and 'Easy'
on its reactor containment building, to expose the vulnerability of
atomic sites in the country. Greenpeace said the break-in aimed to show
that an ongoing review of safety measures, ordered by French authorities
after a tsunami ravaged Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant earlier
this year, was focused too narrowly on possible natural disasters, and
not human factors."
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Links:
0. http://dotancohen.com/
1. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2011/12/201112514312118302.html
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| Ask Slashdot: One Framework To Rule Them All?
| from the what's-your-least-displeasure? dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday December 05, @08:29 (Programming)
| with 247 comments
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/12/04/2227209/ask-slashdot-one-framework-to-rule-them-all?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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New submitter ittybad writes "I work with a small web-based company, and,
for some new web applications, we are looking to possibly change
frameworks if it will be a benefit to our developers and our customers.
We have experience with PHP's Symfony 1.4, and are not happy with what we
are experiencing with Symfony 2.0. We have some Ruby guys who would love
us to implement a Ruby on Rails solution, and our backend is Python
powered ��� so maybe Django is the way to go. So, I ask you, Slashdotters,
what web framework do you find to be the best and why? Why would you
avoid others?"
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https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/12/04/2227209/ask-slashdot-one-framework-to-rule-them-all?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| How To Avoid Infringing On Apple's Patents
| from the easy-as-pie dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 05, @17:35 (Patents)
| with 200 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/2143245/how-to-avoid-infringing-on-apples-patents?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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bdking writes "In a [0]public legal brief (PDF), Apple [1]offers numerous
design alternatives that Samsung could have used for its smartphones and
tablets to avoid infringing on Apple's patents. Basically, as long as
competitors' smartphones and tablets [2]bear no resemblance to
smartphones and tablets, everything's cool."
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https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/2143245/how-to-avoid-infringing-on-apples-patents?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/807407/Apple_Reply_Expert_declaration.pdf
1. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/230535/apples-helpful-guidelines-competitors-avoid-patent-infringement
2. http://www.pcworld.com/article/245493/apple_to_samsung_dont_make_thin_or_rectangular_tablets_or_smartphones.html
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| Discouraging Playstation Vita Details
| from the blaming-the-media dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 05, @16:14 (Handhelds)
| with 199 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/216246/discouraging-playstation-vita-details?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]itwbennett writes "Sony's new handheld gaming system, the Playstation
Vita, launches in Japan in two weeks, and [1]the latest report from
Andriasang has some interesting details, including Sony's decision to go
with proprietary memory cards. Sony says this is both for security
reasons and to ensure a consistent experience for all users, but that
'doesn't explain [2]why they're charging such enormous sums for these
cards,' says blogger Peter Smith. 'The caveat here is that we haven't
seen official pricing for the cards, but game retailer Gamestop lists
them at $120 (!!) for a 32 GB card, $70 for a 16GB, $45 for 8 GB and $30
for a 4 GB.'"
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Links:
0. http://www.itworld.com/
1. http://andriasang.com/comz65/vita_developer_interview/
2. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/230363/more-discouraging-playstation-vita-details-revealed
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| Kepler Confirms Exoplanet Inside Star's Habitable Zone
| from the book-your-vacation-early dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 05, @13:44 (Space)
| with 194 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/1754248/kepler-confirms-exoplanet-inside-stars-habitable-zone?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]astroengine writes "Plenty of 'candidate' exoplanets exist, [1]but for
the first time, Kepler has confirmed the existence of an exoplanet
[2]orbiting its Sun-like star right in the middle of its 'habitable
zone.' Kepler-22b is 2.4 times the radius of Earth and orbits its star
every 290 days. 'This is a major milestone on the road to finding Earth's
twin,' said Douglas Hudgins, Kepler program scientist at NASA
Headquarters in Washington. 'Kepler's results continue to demonstrate the
importance of NASA's science missions, which aim to answer some of the
biggest questions about our place in the universe.'"
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Links:
0. http://www.astroengine.com/
1. http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-planet-found-in-habitable-zone-111205.html
2. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/news/kepscicon-briefing.html
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| New Theory Challenges Need For Dark Matter
| from the propagating-through-the-ether dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 05, @15:51 (Space)
| with 182 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/2016258/new-theory-challenges-need-for-dark-matter?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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New submitter elsurexiste writes "An Italian Physicist came up with a
strange way to [0]explain anomalous galactic rotations without dark
matter, instead relying on the gravitational effects of faraway matter.
The article explains, 'Conceptually the idea makes little sense.
Positioning gravitationally significant mass outside of the orbit of
stars might draw them out into wider orbits, but it���s difficult to see
why this would add to their orbital velocity. Drawing an object into a
wider orbit should result in it taking longer to orbit the galaxy since
it will have more circumference to cover. What we generally see in spiral
galaxies is that the outer stars orbit the galaxy within much the same
time period as more inward stars. But although the proposed mechanism
seems a little implausible, what is remarkable about Carati���s claim is
that the math apparently deliver galactic rotation curves that closely
fit the observed values of at least four known galaxies. Indeed, the math
delivers an extraordinarily close fit.' As usual, these are extraordinary
claims that divert from the consensus, so keep a healthy skepticism. The
paper is [1]available at the arXiv (PDF)."
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Links:
0. http://www.universetoday.com/91520/astronomy-without-a-telescope-could-dark-matter-not-matter/
1. http://arxiv.org/pdf/1111.5793v1
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| New US Government Project To Monitor Electronic Communication
| from the unseen-mechanized-eye dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 05, @10:57 (Government)
| with 150 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/1511239/new-us-government-project-to-monitor-electronic-communication?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "PRODIGAL (Proactive Discovery of Insider
Threats Using Graph Analysis and Learning) is a recently uncovered U.S.
government program created in partnership with the Georgia Tech School of
Computational Science and Engineering, ostensibly to [0]monitor IMs,
texts, and emails on government networks, is feared to be turned on the
U.S. population at large. From the article: 'Cherie Anderson runs a
travel company in southern California, and she's convinced the federal
government is reading her emails. But she's all right with that. "I
assume it's part of the Patriot Act and I really don't mind," she says.
"I figure I'm probably boring them to death."'"
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Links:
0. http://news.discovery.com/tech/government-reading-emails-privacy-111203.html
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| Ticketmaster Customers, Get Ready For Your (Tiny) Class-Action Payout
| from the 16-million-for-the-lawyers dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday December 05, @05:53 (The Courts)
| with 137 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/0146212/ticketmaster-customers-get-ready-for-your-tiny-class-action-payout?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "If you used Ticketmaster's website to buy
tickets between October 21, 1999 and October 19, 2011, you're in for a
windfall. Well, a [0]$1.50 per ticket order windfall. Because of a
proposed class action settlement, Ticketmaster is being forced to credit
$1.50 per ticket order (up to 17 orders) to customers because they
profited from 'processing fees' without declaring as much. And despite
the reparations, Ticketmaster can continue to profit off transactions ���
they just have to say they're doing so on their website."
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Links:
0. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/everyone-used-ticketmaster-last-12-190940783.html
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| Assange Wins Right To Submit Appeal
| from the not-so-fast dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 05, @09:31 (United Kingdom)
| with 121 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/1328241/assange-wins-right-to-submit-appeal?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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beaverdownunder writes "Julian Assange has won the right to submit [0]an
appeal of his extradition to Sweden on 'public interest' grounds. He now
has two weeks to come up with a convincing argument for Britain's Supreme
Court. From the article: 'The judges ruled that Mr Assange's case is of
general public importance, but the Supreme Court could still refuse to
hear his case. Mr Assange now has 14 days to formally lodge an appeal,
meaning his stay in Britain, where he has been staying since his arrest
in December last year, is certain to stretch into 2012.'"
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Links:
0. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-05/uk-high-court-says-assange-can-appeal-extradition/3714072
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| Senator Uses FCC Nomination Process To Question National Wireless Network
| from the good-a-place-as-any dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday December 05, @08:08 (Government)
| with 91 comments
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/12/04/2217216/senator-uses-fcc-nomination-process-to-question-national-wireless-network?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]K7DAN contributes this excerpt from the intersection of politics,
regulation, and high technology: "Sen. Charles Grassley is standing by
his threat to place a hold on two nominees to the Federal Communications
Commission over [1]concerns about a controversial new wireless network
the agency has allowed to move forward. The Iowa Republican this week
accused the FCC of refusing to comply with his requests for information
on its discussions with Virginia company LightSquared regarding its
next-generation national wireless network. Some fear the network would
hinder the effectiveness of high-precision GPS systems ��� used by the
military, farmers and others. Grassley also raised questions about the
involvement of Harbinger, the hedge fund behind the project and founded
by Democratic donor Philip Falcone."
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Links:
0. http://www.mrdan.org/
1. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/12/03/grassley-stands-by-threat-to-hold-up-fcc-nominees-over-wireless-network/?test=latestnews#ixzz1fbUYpuJi
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| Researchers Say Carrier IQ Isn't Logging Data, Texts
| from the but-our-pitchforks-are-all-polished-and-sharpened dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 05, @18:36 (Android)
| with 83 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/2225202/researchers-say-carrier-iq-isnt-logging-data-texts?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Trailrunner7 writes "Security researchers who have investigated the inner
workings of the Carrier IQ software and its capabilities say the
application has some powerful, and potentially worrisome capabilities,
but as it's currently deployed by carriers [0]it doesn't have the ability
to record SMS messages, phone calls or keystrokes. However, the
researchers note [1]there is still potential for abuse of the information
that's being gathered, whether by the carriers themselves or third
parties who can access the data legitimately or through a compromise of a
device. Jon Oberheide, a security researcher who has done a lot of work
on Android devices, also analyzed several versions of the Carrier IQ
software and found the software has the ability to record some
information, but that doesn't mean it's actually doing so. That part is
up to each individual carrier. However, he says the ability to collect
such data is a dangerous thing. 'There is a lot of capability to collect
sensitive data, which is dangerous in any scenario,' Oberheide said in an
interview. 'It's up to the carriers to use the software as they choose,
but you could sort of put some blame on Carrier IQ. But they put it on
the carriers.'" For those who don't want to trust in the good will of
Carrier IQ or carriers themselves, here are [2]a couple ways to get it
off your phone.
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Links:
0. https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/researchers-say-carrier-iq-not-logging-texts-or-emails-has-some-worrisome-capabilities-120511
1. http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2011/12/05/carrieriq-the-real-story/
2. http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/291327-how-to-delete-carrier-iq-from-your-android-phone-or-iphone
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| China Telecom Companies Pledge To Stop Monopolistic Practices
| from the take-it-with-a-mine-of-salt dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday December 04, @21:00 (China)
| with 68 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/0046229/china-telecom-companies-pledge-to-stop-monopolistic-practices?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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hackingbear writes "China's two telecommunications giants, China Telecom
and China Unicom, announced Friday [0]they will substantially raise their
broadband speeds while further lowering broadband costs by 35% over the
next five years. They also acknowledge the existence of monopolistic
practices in reply to a [1]recently launched investigation, which is the
first of its kind against major Chinese state-owned enterprises. Being
state-owned companies, their profits supposedly belong to the nation, but
they have also become 'golden rice bowls' for their management and
employees, and their supervising departments and officials." If the
Chinese government would like to investigate these companies'
monopolistic behavior, I have a suggestion on [2]where to start looking.
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Links:
0. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/business/2011-12/02/c_131285213.htm
1. http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/11/10/1932237/china-telecom-mulls-entry-into-us-telecoms-market
2. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90778/90860/7246526.html
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| Google Employees Are Receiving Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade
| from the this-sure-is-some-good-dog-food dept.
| posted by timothy on Monday December 05, @02:56 (Android)
| with 67 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/0539236/google-employees-are-receiving-ice-cream-sandwich-upgrade?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Android Police reports that Google employees have [0]begun receiving the
newest version of Android for their Nexus S phones in the form of
over-the-air updates. CNET adds a note for the impatient that "the
CyanogenMod project to build unofficial versions of Android is [1]working
on CM9, the version based on the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich source
code. Early CM9 builds are available in alpha for the Samsung Nexus S and
beta for the Samsung Galaxy S."
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Links:
0. http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/12/02/google-employees-are-receiving-ice-cream-sandwich-otas-on-their-nexus-s-phones-dogfooding-has-begun/
1. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57336376-94/google-tests-android-update-on-employees-nexus-s/
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| Digital Face-Swapping Getting Cheaper
| from the video-evidence-soon-to-be-inadmissible dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 05, @16:34 (Movies)
| with 54 comments
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/2110228/digital-face-swapping-getting-cheaper?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Zothecula writes "If you've seen the film The Social Network, then you
might have wondered about the identical Winklevoss twins ��� were a
real-life pair of twins cast for the roles, or was it a bit of Hollywood
magic? Well, it was magic. Although two different actors' bodies were
used, their faces both belonged to actor Armie Hammer. After the movie
was shot, the body double's face was digitally replaced with Armie's.
While such computer-enabled face-swapping trickery has so far been
available only to feature film-makers with deep pockets, [0]that could be
about to change, thanks to [1]research being conducted at Harvard
University (PDF)."
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Links:
0. http://www.gizmag.com/low-budget-face-swapping/20713/
1. http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~dale/docs/faceReplace_sa2011.pdf
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| Ask Greg Leyh of <em>The Lightning Foundry</em> What Charges Him Up?
| from the prepare-the-lightning-cannon dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 05, @12:20 (Science)
| with 50 comments
| https://interviews.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/1257222/ask-greg-leyh-of-the-lightning-foundry-what-charges-him-up?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Greg Leyh is an electrical engineer who has spent most of his career
working around particle accelerators and high-voltage machinery. Recently
Leyh has been working on [0]The Lightning Foundry, a project to see if
humans can replicate the voltage economy effect of lightning. With the
help of [1]a Kickstarter campaign and a pair of 10-story Tesla Coil
towers he hopes to generate [2]man-made lightning. Greg has agreed to
take some time away from his lightning machines and answer your
questions. Ask as many as you like but [3]please confine your questions
to one per post.
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Links:
0. http://www.lod.org/Projects/LightningFoundry/LightningFoundry.html
1. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/648673855/the-lightning-foundry
2. http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/11/17/1540235/working-on-man-made-lightning
3. http://slashdot.org/faq/interviews.shtml
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| Book Review: Head First HTML5 Programming
| from the read-all-about-it dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 05, @17:15 (Book Reviews)
| with 48 comments
| https://books.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/1230204/book-review-head-first-html5-programming?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Michael J. Ross writes "Web designers and developers alike are
increasingly enthused about the capabilities offered by HTML5, which is
generally considered the combination of the latest version of the Web's
primary markup language and its related technologies. Consequently,
publishers have rushed to market a wide variety of books that purport to
explore the inner mysteries of HTML5, even as the standards ��� and how
browsers implement them ��� are still in flux. In characteristic fashion,
O'Reilly Media took the time to wait for some of the dust to settle, and
attempted to create a resource more approachable and solid than those
thrown together quickly. The final result is Head First HTML5 Programming."
Read on for the rest of Michael's review.
This story continues at:
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Links:
0. http://www.ross.ws/
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| IBM Makes First Racetrack Memory Chip
| from the write-fast-read-left-write-fast-read-left dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 05, @15:07 (Data Storage)
| with 38 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/12/05/1924248/ibm-makes-first-racetrack-memory-chip?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]holy_calamity writes "For several years, [1]we've followed the
progress of IBM's revolutionary [2]'racetrack' memory, which stores data
inside nanowires for several years. Now [3]Big Blue has made the first
prototype integrated onto a single chip, using the CMOS processing
technique used in commercial chip fabs. It's still a research prototype,
but goes some way to validate IBM's claim that the technology could be
commercialized."
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Links:
0. http://www.technologyreview.com/
1. http://hardware.slashdot.org/index2.pl?fhfilter=racetrack+memory
2. http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/07/05/16/1216237/racetrack-memory-could-replace-hard-drives
3. http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/39239/
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