Google Reverses "Absurd" Mozilla Code Ban (6)
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Barence writes "Google has reversed its decision to ban projects created under the Mozilla Public License from being hosted on its Google Code site. Google banned the license in August, claiming it wanted to 'make a statement against open-source license proliferation' which it blamed for hindering the cross-pollination of code from one project to another. Chris DiBona, of Google's open source team, described its decision to ban the MPL as 'absurd,' citing the community's huge ...
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Darkick said:
I was not aware of this ban, but I concur with Chris in saying that the action is absurd. I am VERY surprised that Google would do that, especially because I so well respected Google.Also, I am a fan of both Mozilla and Google products, so one against the other is just not possible for me.
Black Screens For Unauthorized Copies of Windows (8)
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arcticstoat writes "In a bid to deter people from using pirate versions of Windows XP, Microsoft is now updating its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) tool to introduce a few uncomfortable niggles for users of pirated versions of Windows. These include replacing the desktop wallpaper with a black screen every 60 minutes, although you can still replace it with your wallpaper of choice in the intervening period. As well as this, copies of Windows deemed to ...
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Darkick said:
Wow...it's amusing how far they will go to keep money, when they are simply wasting more time and more money doing it...
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Chuck LeDuc said:
Countdown to desktop advertisement on windows? 5... 4... 3... 2...
Dog protected abandoned newborn, doctors say - CNN.com (8)
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The dog had apparently carried the baby 50 meters from where his mother had abandoned him to where the puppies were huddled, police said.
Why the Olympics Didn't Melt the Internet (21)
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perlow tips his blog entry over at ZDNet on why the Internet didn't melt when millions of users streamed 480i video for a week. The short answer is Limelight Networks of Tempe, Arizona. "[W]hy the Internet didn't 'melt' is quite simple — [Limelight is] completely 'off the cloud.' In other words, unlike Akamai and similar content caching providers, their system isn't deployed over the public Internet... Limelight has partnered with over 800 broadband Internet providers ...
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TIGGR said:
Ihteresting....can we re-use this to deploy P2P stuff..and what makes the Chinese Olympic so fkcen important; can you "Live Video Streaming of Natural Disasters".... where the hell were the people whp push this shit into the ISP's when Katrina or the Indonesian Tsunami were about. TAG: FUCTCOMMERIALISM
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Miguel A. Arévalo said:
Cuando los reguladores se conjuran para limitar el mercado (casi como siempre disfrazado de "bien común") mediante la "neutralidad de la red", éste se rebela contra la comunista igualación por la base. Seguro que cuando se den cuenta intentan prohibirlo y tendrá que aparecer un mercado negro de ancho de banda de calidad.
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tosh said:
interesting
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Rick Dillon said:
Amazing - when we need efficient data transfer, we *don't* use the internet.
id, Raven Developers Discuss New Wolfenstein (4)
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CVG is running an interview with Kevin Cloud, executive producer at id, and Eric Biessman, who leads Raven Software's programmers and artists, about the upcoming installment to the Wolfenstein series. They provide some detail about what kind of weapons will be available, what those crazy Nazis are up to this time, and BJ Blazkowicz's new ability to "shroud" himself. "Press a single button, at any time, and you'll see the other side of reality: a ...
Vincentvw shared as favorite Scientists Closer To Invisibility Cloak (7)
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Aviran was one of many readers to submit news of a just-announced development in the ongoing quest to develop a working invisibility cloak, writing: "Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible. Researchers have demonstrated for the first time they were able to cloak three-dimensional objects using artificially engineered materials that redirect light around the objects. Previously, they only have been able to cloak very thin ...
Apple Can Remotely Disable iPhone Apps (9)
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mikesd81 writes "Engadget reports Apple has readied a blacklisting system which allows the company to remotely disable applications on your device. It seems the new 2.x firmware contains a URL which points to a page containing a list of 'unauthorized' apps — a move which suggests that the device makes occasional contact with Apple's servers to see if anything is amiss on your phone. Jonathan Zdziarski, the man who discovered this, explains, 'This suggests that ...
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Christopher Granade said:
The dangers of a closed platform.
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Ryan said:
And Apple is supposed to be better than Microsoft?
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Reto said:
This really surprises me and I think it's really unlikely that Apple will use it. No wait -- what's the opposite of what I just said?
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Zubin said:
...and people ask me why I'm anti-Apple. here's a great example why - they can screw you, over apps you've paid for, based on their whims.
Medical Consultations With Webcams Extremely Successful (7)
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AgaveNectar writes "Doctors are far from being early adopters, so they have just gotten around to publishing a report that webcams help immensely with making the right decision when someone shows up to a rural emergency room suffering from a stroke. Using clot-destroying medications like Alteplase is really risky, and it should only be given in acute cases. In a study of 222 patients, rural ER doctors consulted with faraway stroke specialists. They made the ...
China Claims Score In Weather Manipulation (14)
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hackingbear writes "Despite prior skepticism over effectiveness, China claims successful application of weather intervention to ensure a stunning Olympic opening ceremony, according to a report by the official Xinhua News Agency: 'We fired a total of 1,104 rain dispersal rockets from 21 sites in the city between 4 p.m. and 11:39 p.m. on Friday, which successfully intercepted a stretch of rain belt from moving towards the stadium,' said Guo Hu, head of the Beijing Municipal ...
Did NBC Alter the Olympics' Opening Ceremony? (29)
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techmuse writes "Viewing the 2008 Olympics opening ceremony online at NBC's Olympics website, you can see that the order in which the countries were presented was very different from the actual order of the countries in the ceremony, as listed at Wikipedia. NBC skipped roughly 100 countries ahead, then jumped back and forth, apparently delaying the appearance of the United States in its home market until later in the broadcast. (In fact, the US team ...
BIND Still Susceptible To DNS Cache Poisoning (7)
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An anonymous reader writes "John Markoff of the NYTimes writes about a Russian hacker, Evgeniy Polyakov, who has successfully poisoned the latest, patched BIND with randomized ports. Originally, the randomized ports were never supposed to completely solve the problem, but just make it harder to do. It was thought that with port randomization, it would take roughly a week to get a hit. Using his own exploit code, two desktop computers and a GigE link, ...
Airline Cancels All Flights Booked Through Third Party Systems (10)
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TechDirt is reporting that one airline is planning on canceling all flights booked through third party systems. This isn't the first time that an airline has fought against the inevitable wave of easier-to-search third party websites, but certainly tops the stupid scale. "We were already confused enough by American Airlines' desire not to be listed on the sites where people search for airfare, and easyJet's plan to sue the sites that send it customers, but ...
Microsoft Tries a New Ad Agency (4)
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Diomidis Spinellis writes "An article in this week's Economist outlines Microsoft's marketing response to Vista's travails and Apple's hip Get a Mac campaign. Describing the recent Mojave Experiment as 'Microsoft at its worst,' the article's writer wonders whether hiring a new hot ad agency, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, to put together a $300m campaign can make Microsoft look cool. Can money buy you love?"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
The Internet Meme Timeline (12)
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CNet pointed out a great use of timeline creation site "Dipity" that has created a timeline of internet fads and memes. While there are some subtle inaccuracies and a few notable omissions it seems to have touched on most of the big stuff. Everything from GOTO being considered harmful to "the website is down", it's a great trip down memory lane if you don't mind a few speedbumps like the goatse guy.Read more of this ...
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beggs said:
Ah... memories... painful memories...
