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by Andrew McCaskey
Slashdot Review Podcast
Rapid Prototyping of Design in Air
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YouTube Removes Comedy Central Clips Due to DMCA
Watch the content owners move to their corners in the ring
Place their bets on the winning combination
Some figure, as noted publicity worth the technical violation
Opposite corner, Viacom
all Daily Show, Colbert Report and South Park clips
it’s helped them generate the kind of water cooler talk that has made them a ton of money
a Wired interview in 2005 where Daily Show Executive Ben Karlin encouraged viewers to download:
Obama YouTube Comedy Central
Computer History Museum dinner last week
Diffie, Hellman, Ray Ozzie
ZDNet article: ‘ no technology has had a more profound impact than cryptography .. Without public key cryptography, ecommerce would be an idea as opposed to an enabler of billions of daily transactions.
Podcast and Photos linked onsite
Firefox 2 Downloads Top 2 million in 24 Hours
Faster Rate than IE7 although IE7 is still leading with 3 million in 4 days
Done the install for OSX, several XP – not done Linux boxes yet
Restore handy after Acrobat crashes-
Easier Install
UK Banks Dump Credentials in Bin Bags
Human factor in identity theft
several UK banks face ‘unlimited fines’ for careless handling of sensitive client information.
Old fashioned dumpster diving rummaging through the trash outside the banks involved.
Bush Signs Bill Enabling Martial Law
President Bush has signed into law a provision which, according to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), will actually encourage the President to declare federal martial law
Revising the Insurrection Act, a set of laws that limits the President’s ability to deploy troops within the United States.
Along with the Posse Comitatus Act helped to enforce strict prohibitions on military involvement in domestic law enforcement.
John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007 allows the President to declare a “public emergency” and station troops anywhere in America and take control of state-based National Guard units without the consent of the governor or local authorities, in order to “suppress public disorder.”
Had CNN on all weekend. Must have missed it.
Incredible experience
Not sure use or purpose
Some things do just because you can
A Flash visualisation tool that lets you explore the top digg stories in a 3D environment.
Caution: before viewing, do not smoke
anything
Seek top of Del.icio.us ?
Post an offer to give away an 80GB ipod
All you have to do is post to del.icio.us
Drawn at random
Will this thing float to the top until Nov 22nd ?
Methamphetimines – over the counter
Science blogs “molecule of the dayâ€
L-methamphetimine
D-methampetimine
3D molecules right hand/left hand
Just wait until a politician gets that info
Kid dressed up as voting machine for Halloween – I’m
Easily hacked
No paper trail
No verification
Nine days before elections
One third of jurisdictions using them
Can you think of anything scarier ?
Jason, Most people don’ think about this stuff
Agree – that is scarier
Tackling Global Warming Cheaper Than Ignoring It
Nicholas Stern is former chief economist at the World Bank
1% GDP address it now
ignoring the problem 5% and 20% of global GDP.
700-page study an economist rather than a scientist.
introduction of green taxes and carbon trading schemes
calls on the international community to sign a new pact on greenhouse emissions by next year rather than in 2010/11.
MySpace Accounts Compromised By Phishers
Netcraft detected a fake phishers spoof login form on the main site.
victim’s username and password server hosted in France.
fraudulent login page is hosted on MySpace’s servers
No signs of external content, such as cross-site scripting or open redirects,
convincing and even security-conscious users are at risk of becoming victims
Invisible pen strokes in the air recorded with Motion Capture become digital 3D-files. Through Rapid Prototyping, the files are materialised into real pieces of furniture.
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