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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* North Korea Threatens South Korea Over Christmas Lights
* Goodbye Textbooks, Hello iPad
* The Mexican Cartel's Hi-Tech Drug Tunnels
* German Court Issues Injunction Against iPhone & iPad
* Many Early Adopters of the Amazon Fire Are Unhappy
* Windows 8 Store Will Allow Open Source Apps
* Site Offers History of Torrent Downloads By IP
* Corporate Claims On Public Domain YouTube Videos
* Does Mega Media Control 90% of Content?
* Adblock Plus To Offer 'Acceptable Ads' Option
* Intel Revenue Dives $1bn On Hard Disk Shortage
* Linux Mint Diverting Banshee Revenue
* Predator Drone Helps Nab Cattle Rustlers
* Two Lost <em>Doctor Who</em> Episodes Found
* Life Possible On 'Large Regions' of Mars
* FBI Rejects Freedom of Information Act Request About Carrier IQ
* Verizon Tech Charged In $4.5M Equipment Scam
* Researchers Teach Subliminally; Matrix Learning One Step Closer
* Verizon Considering Purchase of Netflix
* Google Founder Offer $33M For Use of NASA Airship Hangar
* Scientists Create World's Smallest Steam Engine
* The Encyclopedia of Sci-fi Goes Live Online
* Tizen, webOS, & the Future of Mobile Open Source
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| North Korea Threatens South Korea Over Christmas Lights
| from the you're-a-mean-one-mr.-jong-il dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, @09:20 (Christmas Cheer)
| with 374 comments
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/136246/north-korea-threatens-south-korea-over-christmas-lights?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]K7DAN writes "North Korea warned South Korea on Sunday of 'unexpected
consequences' if Seoul displays [1]Christmas lights near the tense border,
and vowed to retaliate for what it called 'psychological warfare.' From
the article: 'The tree-shaped, 30 metre-high steel structure on Aegibong
hill - some 3km (2 miles) from the border - was illuminated by thousands
of small light bulbs last year. It could be seen from the North's major
city of Kaesong across the border, according to media reports. Pyongyang
has previously accused Seoul of using the tree to spread the Christian
message to people inside the secular state.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/136246/north-korea-threatens-south-korea-over-christmas-lights?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.mrdan.org/
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16129633
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| Goodbye Textbooks, Hello iPad
| from the out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, @08:09 (Education)
| with 361 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/0353249/goodbye-textbooks-hello-ipad?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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PolygamousRanchKid writes "Students and teachers in grade school through
higher education are [0]using the iPad to augment their lessons or to
replace textbooks. Jennifer Kohn's third grade class at Millstone
Elementary School in Millstone, New Jersey, mastered the iPad with
minimal training. For the most part, the students didn't need to be
taught how to use their apps, Kohn says. College students are also
turning to the iPad to do what they do instinctively well: saving
themselves money. Marianne Petit, a New York University staff member,
recently began taking credits in pursuit of another certification, and
uses her iPad in place of textbooks. 'The price of the iPad pays for
itself after a single semester,' Petit said. 'iPad books cost so much
less it's a legal alternative for students who are using BitTorent [to
pirate books].' Like the PC before it, Kohn noted that the iPad isn't a
panacea for educators: It has its appropriate time and place. 'I don't
use them with every lesson or even day. It's not always appropriate to
lesson or objective of what I'm trying to teach,' Kohn noted."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/0353249/goodbye-textbooks-hello-ipad?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.pcworld.com/article/245901/goodbye_textbooks_hello_ipad.html
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| The Mexican Cartel's Hi-Tech Drug Tunnels
| from the demand-based-technology dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, @11:14 (Crime)
| with 353 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/151236/the-mexican-cartels-hi-tech-drug-tunnels?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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In the past five years, more than 100 drug tunnels between Mexico and the
U.S. have been discovered. This is double the number found over the
previous 15 years. Not only are they growing in number, but [0]the
tunnels are becoming much more sophisticated, including electric rail
systems, hydraulic elevators, and secret entrances (one opened via a fake
water tap). From the article: "When architect Felipe de Jesus Corona
built Mexico's most powerful drug lord a 200-foot-long tunnel under the
U.S.-Mexican border with a hydraulic lift entrance opened by a fake water
tap, the kingpin was impressed. The architect 'made me one f---ing cool
tunnel' Joaquin 'Shorty' Guzman said, according to court testimony that
helped sentence Corona to 18 years in prison in 2006. Built below a pool
table in his lawyer's home, the tunnel was among the first of an
increasingly sophisticated drug transport system used by Guzman's Sinaloa
cartel. U.S. customs agents seized more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine
which had allegedly been smuggled along the underground route."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/151236/the-mexican-cartels-hi-tech-drug-tunnels?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/11/us-mexico-drugs-tunnels-idUSTRE7BA0D120111211
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| German Court Issues Injunction Against iPhone & iPad
| from the circle-of-litigation dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday December 11, @21:11 (Iphone)
| with 330 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/006203/german-court-issues-injunction-against-iphone-ipad?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]angry tapir writes "A German court has ruled that [1]Apple's iPhone
and iPad devices infringe a Motorola patent and issued an injunction
against sales of the products in Germany, in the latest move in a long
series of legal battles between the companies. It's the latest stage in
the international patent conflict that's been raging over mobile devices,
which has included the recent [2]Samsung victory over Apple in an
Australian court and a [3]defeat for Samsung in a Dutch court."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/006203/german-court-issues-injunction-against-iphone-ipad?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.techworld.com.au/
1. http://www.techworld.com.au/article/409876/german_court_issues_injunction_against_apple_products
2. http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/12/09/0319239/apple-loses-tablet-battle-in-australia
3. http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/10/17/0325220/dutch-court-rejects-samsung-patent-claims-against-apple
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| Many Early Adopters of the Amazon Fire Are Unhappy
| from the compare-features-compare-price-points dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 12, @16:52 (Businesses)
| with 327 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2151214/many-early-adopters-of-the-amazon-fire-are-unhappy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes "The NY Times reports that the Kindle Fire,
Amazon's heavily promoted tablet, is [1]less than a blazing success, with
many of its early users packing the device up and firing it back to the
retailer. A few of their many complaints: there is no external volume
control. The off switch is easy to hit by accident. Web pages take a long
time to load. There is no privacy on the device; a spouse or child who
picks it up will instantly know everything you have been doing and the
touch screen is frequently hesitant and sometimes downright balky.
Amazon's response was: 'In less than two weeks, we're rolling out an
over-the-air update to Kindle Fire.' The only problem with that is
[2]many of the complaints are hardware related and no amount of software
can fix one of the early blunders: 'The fire is shipped in a box that
advertised on the outside of the box exactly what it is. "Hello, you,
thief, please come steal me!"' wrote one would-be customer who, as you
might guess, had her Fire stolen and was left with the box. This was
[3]supposed to be an iPad killer, with its much lower price point, but
Apple is tough to beat because most of its mistakes are software-based."
Discuss this story at:
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2151214/many-early-adopters-of-the-amazon-fire-are-unhappy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/technology/personaltech/amazons-fire-some-say-may-become-the-edsel-of-tablets.html
2. http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhumphrey/2011/12/12/why-amazons-fire-solution-is-also-a-problem/
3. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397166,00.asp
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| Windows 8 Store Will Allow Open Source Apps
| from the dogs-and-cats-living-together dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 12, @14:43 (Microsoft)
| with 296 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/1841259/windows-8-store-will-allow-open-source-apps?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]MrSeb writes "Some interesting legalese found in the recent
publication of the Windows Store Application Developer Agreement could
signify a very big win for the open source community. The section in
question states that apps released under a license from the Open Source
Initiative (GPL, Apache, etc.) [1]can be distributed in the Windows Store.
Further, it says that the OSI license will trump the Microsoft Standard
Application License Terms, namely the the restriction on sharing
applications. As for the reasoning behind this big about-turn, it could
be down to Microsoft trying to soften the blow of its Android patent
litigation ��� or maybe Redmond is just trying to differentiate itself from
Apple, which famously restricts open source-licensed apps from being sold
in its iOS and Mac App Stores."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/1841259/windows-8-store-will-allow-open-source-apps?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://mrseb.co.uk/
1. http://www.extremetech.com/computing/108551-windows-8-store-will-allow-open-source-apps-unlike-ios-and-mac
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| Site Offers History of Torrent Downloads By IP
| from the exposing-the-obvious dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 12, @14:01 (Privacy)
| with 293 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/1832229/site-offers-history-of-torrent-downloads-by-ip?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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tsu doh nimh writes "You may have never heard of youhavedownloaded.com,
but if you recently grabbed movies, music or software from online
file-trading networks, chances are decent that the site has heard of you.
In fact, you may find that [0]the titles you downloaded are now listed
and publicly searchable at the site, indexed by your Internet address. So
far, youhavedownloaded.com has recorded more than 50 million unique
Internet addresses belonging to file-sharing users. The site is
searchable by file name and by Internet address. When you visit, it
automatically checks and lets you know if your Internet address is in the
database."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/1832229/site-offers-history-of-torrent-downloads-by-ip?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/12/who-knows-what-youhavedownloaded-com/
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| Corporate Claims On Public Domain YouTube Videos
| from the arrr-me-hearties dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 12, @15:24 (Media)
| with 252 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2016217/corporate-claims-on-public-domain-youtube-videos?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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esocid writes "Cory Doctorow has written a Guardian column, '[0]The
pirates of YouTube,' about how multinational copyright-holding companies
have laid false claim to public domain videos on YouTube. The videos are
posted by the nonprofit FedFlix organization, which liberates public
domain government-produced videos and makes them available to the world.
These videos were produced at public expense and no one can claim to own
them, but multinationals from CBS to Discovery Communications have done
just that, getting YouTube to place ads on the video that deliver income
to their coffers. What's more, their false copyright claims could lead to
the suspension of FedFlix's YouTube account under Google's rules for its
copyright policing system. This system, ContentID, sets out penalties for
'repeat offenders' who generate too many copyright claims ��� but offers no
corresponding penalties for rightsholders who make too many false claims
of ownership."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2016217/corporate-claims-on-public-domain-youtube-videos?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/dec/12/pirates-of-youtube-cory-doctorow
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| Does Mega Media Control 90% of Content?
| from the biggest-piece-of-the-pie dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, @10:26 (Media)
| with 205 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/1432211/does-mega-media-control-90-of-content?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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smitty777 writes "FastCo has an intriguing article on [0]the vast control
of our media by the mega corporations. In the article, Cliff Kuang
disputes such claims by the [1]the Frugal Dad that the revenue for the
Big Six was over $275.9 billion, and that these companies are in cahoots
to control our viewing. Just how much do these companies control?"
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/1432211/does-mega-media-control-90-of-content?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665600/infographic-of-the-day-the-mega-companies-behind-90-of-media
1. http://frugaldad.com/
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| Adblock Plus To Offer 'Acceptable Ads' Option
| from the polarizing-issue dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 12, @17:52 (Firefox)
| with 192 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2213233/adblock-plus-to-offer-acceptable-ads-option?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Many readers have submitted news of [0]a week-old announcement from
Wladimir Palant, creator of Adblock Plus, about a change to the addon
that will allow unobtrusive ads to be displayed. The change has been
controversial because most people who run the addon strongly dislike
seeing any ads. Palant hastens to point out that this is a toggle-able
option, and by changing one setting, users can resume ad-less website
viewing. Many are upset, however, that the setting defaults to allowing
the display of "acceptable" advertisements. The [1]description of
"acceptable" ads includes the following criteria: "Static advertisements
only (no animations, sounds or similar); Preferably text only, no
attention-grabbing images; At most one script that will delay page load
(in particular, only a single DNS request)."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. https://adblockplus.org/development-builds/allowing-acceptable-ads-in-adblock-plus
1. https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads
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| Intel Revenue Dives $1bn On Hard Disk Shortage
| from the disks-must-flow dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, @13:18 (Intel)
| with 177 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/175232/intel-revenue-dives-1bn-on-hard-disk-shortage?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]nk497 writes "The hard disk shortage caused by the flooding in
Thailand will cost [1]Intel $1 billion in lost revenue, the company said.
It had initially predicted revenue of $14.7bn this quarter, but that will
now be $13.7bn, it said. 'Sales of personal computers are expected to be
up sequentially in the fourth quarter,' Intel said. 'However, the
worldwide PC supply chain is reducing inventories and microprocessor
purchases as a result of hard disk drive supply shortages.'"
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/
1. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/371701/intel-revenue-dives-1bn-on-hard-disk-shortage
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| Linux Mint Diverting Banshee Revenue
| from the getting-their-cut dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, @09:40 (Linux)
| with 159 comments
| https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/141227/linux-mint-diverting-banshee-revenue?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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LinuxScribe writes "According Linux Mint founder [0]Clement Lefebvre, the
popular Linux Mint distribution has changed the Amazon.com affiliate code
for the Banshee music player so that Mint, not Canonical or the GNOME
Foundation, will receive the revenue from MP3 sales through Banshee.
Though a trivial amount of money ($3.41 in November 2011), Linux Mint's
actions still [1]raise the question: how should revenue be shared between
upstream and downstream FLOSS projects?"
Discuss this story at:
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/141227/linux-mint-diverting-banshee-revenue?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.glasen-hardt.de/?p=1474&cpage=1#comment-1879
1. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/231963/linux-mint-diverts-banshee-revenue
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| Predator Drone Helps Nab Cattle Rustlers
| from the cattle-rustlers-apparently-still-exist dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 12, @17:10 (Crime)
| with 156 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/221252/predator-drone-helps-nab-cattle-rustlers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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riverat1 writes "KTLA reports police in North Dakota [0]arrested three
men accused of cattle rustling with the help of a Predator B drone from
nearby Grand Forks AFB. The sheriff of Nelson Country was chased off by
three armed men when he went to serve a warrant, so he came back the next
morning with reinforcements, including the drone, which, while circling 2
miles overhead, was able to determine the whereabouts of the men on their
3,000 acre spread and the fact that they were unarmed. A SWAT team
quickly moved in and apprehended the men. Local police say they have used
the Predator drones for at least two dozen surveillance flights since
June. The FBI and DEA have used the drones for domestic investigations as
well."
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Links:
0. http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/la-na-drone-arrest-20111211,0,5744305,full.story
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| Two Lost <em>Doctor Who</em> Episodes Found
| from the forgot-them-in-the-tardis dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, @12:37 (Sci-Fi)
| with 133 comments
| https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/1630251/two-lost-doctor-who-episodes-found?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter crow writes "[0]Two episodes of Doctor Who
from the 1960s, thought to have been destroyed in the 1970s, have been
found. Both were in the hands of a private collector who didn't know what
he had. Like most episodes of the time, these were half-hour shows, part
of a four-part story, and portions of both stories are still missing."
Discuss this story at:
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Links:
0. http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_111211_01/Missing_Eisodes_ecovered
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| Life Possible On 'Large Regions' of Mars
| from the quato-approved dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, @08:55 (Mars)
| with 131 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/1227237/life-possible-on-large-regions-of-mars?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]astroengine writes "Australian scientists who modeled conditions on
Mars to examine how much of the Red Planet was habitable [1]have said
that 'large regions' could sustain life. Using decades of global data,
the researchers have evaluated the entire planet, and found that 3
percent of the Martian volume could sustain Earth-like microbial life. As
a comparison, only one percent of the volume of Earth contains life.
However, the only habitable regions are below the Martian surface where
the temperature and pressure could sustain liquid water."
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Links:
0. http://www.astroengine.com/
1. http://news.discovery.com/space/mars-life-habitability-regions-111212.html
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| FBI Rejects Freedom of Information Act Request About Carrier IQ
| from the let's-jump-to-conclusions dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 12, @18:16 (Android)
| with 114 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2237200/fbi-rejects-freedom-of-information-act-request-about-carrier-iq?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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bonch writes with news that website Muckrock recently [0]sent a Freedom
of Information Act request to the FBI asking for "manuals, documents or
other written guidance used to access or analyze data gathered by
programs developed or deployed by Carrier IQ." [1]The Bureau has now
responded with a rejection of the request, claiming an exemption applies
because such documents "could reasonably be expected to interfere with
enforcement proceedings." While many have been quick to [2]assume the
worst, the Muckrock article says it's unclear "whether the FBI used
Carrier IQ's software to in its own investigations, whether it is
currently investigating Carrier IQ, or whether it is some combination of
both - not unlikely given the recent uproar over the practice coupled
with the U.S. intelligence communities reliance on third-party vendors."
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Links:
0. http://www.muckrock.com/foi/view/united-states-of-america/manuals-or-documentation-regarding-accessing-carrier-iq-data-fbi/947/
1. http://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2011/dec/12/fbi-carrier-iq-files-used-law-enforcement-purposes/
2. http://boingboing.net/2011/12/12/fbi-says-it-uses-carrier-iq-fo.html
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| Verizon Tech Charged In $4.5M Equipment Scam
| from the show-me-the-money dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, @05:38 (Verizon)
| with 101 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/0431246/verizon-tech-charged-in-45m-equipment-scam?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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McGruber writes "Michael Baxter, a 62-year-old man from Ball Ground,
Georgia, was recently arrested and charged with multiple counts of fraud
for allegedly placing false equipment orders. As a network engineer at
the southeastern regional headquarters of Verizon Wireless, Baxter
allegedly submitted [0]hundreds of fraudulent service requests to Cisco.
According to prosecutors: 'The service requests were fraudulent in that
no parts needed to be replaced, and instead of placing the replacement
parts into service in Verizon Wireless network, Baxter simply took them
home and sold them to third-party re-sellers for his own profit.'"
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Links:
0. http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/ex-verizon-engineer-charged-1255880.html
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| Researchers Teach Subliminally; Matrix Learning One Step Closer
| from the I-know-kung-fu dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, @00:08 (Biotech)
| with 100 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/0223233/researchers-teach-subliminally-matrix-learning-one-step-closer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "For the first time ever, scientists from
Boston University and ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories in
Kyoto, Japan have managed to use functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,
or [0]fMRI to decode the process of learning. As the research stands to
date, it isn't capable of much. Rather than working with skills like
juggling, the researchers relied on images so they could tie into the
vision part of the brain, the part that they have managed to partially
decode. Nevertheless, they demonstrated that information could be taught
using neurofeedback techniques. And it was effective even when people
didn't know they were learning."
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Links:
0. http://www.fellowgeek.com/a-Researchers-Teach-Things-Subliminally-Matrix-Learning-not-Far-Away.html
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| Verizon Considering Purchase of Netflix
| from the shark-going-after-the-wounded-fish dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 12, @17:35 (Businesses)
| with 96 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2221230/verizon-considering-purchase-of-netflix?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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schwit1 writes "Shares of Netflix soared more than 6% Monday on a report
that [0]Verizon Communications is considering buying the troubled movie
renter. Verizon is reportedly evaluating whether [1]a purchase of Netflix
could provide an [2]entry into the video delivery business, DealReporter
said, citing a source close to the matter. The news comes as Netflix
continues to struggle from [3]a series of missteps earlier this year when
it raised subscription prices and separated its DVD-by-mail service and
streaming. Netflix's stock price plunged to a new 52-week low two weeks
ago when the company warned it would fall to a loss in 2012 if it failed
to boost its bruised customer base."
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Links:
0. http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2011/12/12/report-verizon-mulling-netflix-buy/
1. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/12/idUS349138544220111212
2. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/06/us-verizon-paytv-idUSTRE7B527L20111206
3. https://slashdot.org/story/11/10/26/1240248/netflix-loses-800000-subscribers-after-qwikster-gaffe
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| Google Founder Offer $33M For Use of NASA Airship Hangar
| from the picking-up-the-check dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, @03:14 (Earth)
| with 84 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/0227212/google-founder-offer-33m-for-use-of-nasa-airship-hangar?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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theodp writes "The Mercury News reports that [0]NASA is considering an
offer from Google's billionaire founders to provide '100 percent' funding
to save Hangar One. Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt have,
through [1]a company they control, proposed paying the full $33 million
cost of revamping Hangar One, once home to the Navy's giant airships at
Moffett Field, in return for use up to two-thirds of the floor space of
the hangar to house their fleet of eight private jets. In October, the
Googlers [2]struck an agreement with NASA Ames calling for the use of
their [3]'co-located' Alpha fighter jet to, among other things, help NASA
mitigate wildfires and study global warming."
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Links:
0. http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_19515086
1. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/google-founders-pick-up-another-big-plane/
2. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/pdf/605039main_NASAH211_LLC_2011_NRSAA.pdf
3. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/a-new-fighter-jet-for-googles-founders/
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| Scientists Create World's Smallest Steam Engine
| from the I-think-I-can-I-think-I-can dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, @11:59 (Technology)
| with 79 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/162212/scientists-create-worlds-smallest-steam-engine?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter [0]Virtucon writes "German physicists say
[1]they've built a heat engine measuring only a few micrometers across
which works as well as a normal-sized version ��� although it sputters,
they admit. Researchers at the University of Stuttgart and the Max Planck
Institute for Intelligent Systems say that the engine does basically
work, meaning there's nothing, in principle, to prevent the construction
of highly efficient, small heat engines."
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Links:
0. mailto:wkwood@gmail.com
1. http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/60148-worlds-smallest-steam-engine-comes-to-life
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| The Encyclopedia of Sci-fi Goes Live Online
| from the making-things-easier-to-grok dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 12, @15:48 (Sci-Fi)
| with 63 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2046218/the-encyclopedia-of-sci-fi-goes-live-online?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]arcite writes "After [1]twenty years of hard work, the [2]Encyclopedia
of Science Fiction website has recently gone live. It's an online
database containing thousands of entries for all things Sci-fi, and a
great place to read all about your favourite [3]authors, [4]characters,
[5]themes, and [6]everything else."
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Links:
0. mailto:nicktw@gmail.com
1. http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/12/11/%E2%80%98the-encyclopedia-of-science-fiction%E2%80%99-makes-internet-debut/
2. http://sf-encyclopedia.com/
3. http://sf-encyclopedia.com/category/authors
4. http://sf-encyclopedia.com/category/media/character
5. http://sf-encyclopedia.com/category/themes
6. http://sf-encyclopedia.com/category/all
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| Tizen, webOS, & the Future of Mobile Open Source
| from the distro-wars-coming-to-a-phone-near-you dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday December 12, @16:07 (Cellphones)
| with 60 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2033227/tizen-webos-the-future-of-mobile-open-source?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "When HP announced it would release [1]webOS as
open source, it added a competitor to a narrow niche: there's already
Tizen, the descendant of MeeGo, which is, like webOS, an open source
Linux-based operating system for smartphones. Can they co-exist, or will
one come out on top? [2]One built-in advantage for webOS is that already
has hardware, in the form of all those $99 TouchPad's being snapped up on
eBay."
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https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2033227/tizen-webos-the-future-of-mobile-open-source?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://jfruh.com/
1. http://slashdot.org/story/11/12/09/1857254/hp-making-webos-open-source
2. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/232415/what-will-open-webos-mean-tizen
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