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 | The end of the net as we know it |
 Anonymous writes "Seen on PCPro recently...
ISPs are threatening to cripple websites that don't pay them first. Barry Collins fears a disastrous end to net neutrality
You flip open your laptop, click on the BBC iPlayer bookmark and
press Play on the latest episode of QI. But instead of that tedious,
plinky-plonky theme tune droning out of your laptop’s speakers, you’re
left staring at the whirring, circular icon as the video buffers and
buffers and buffers...
That’s odd. Not only have you got a new 40Mbits/sec fibre broadband
connection, but you were watching a Full HD video on Sky Player just
moments ago. There’s nothing wrong with your connection; it must be
iPlayer. So you head to Twitter to find out if anyone else is having
problems streaming Stephen Fry et al.
The message that appears on your
screen leaves you looking more startled than Bill Bailey. “This service
isn’t supported on your broadband service. Click here to visit our
social-networking partner, Facebook.”
Read the full article here
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Posted by icecold on Monday, January 24 @ 11:52:31 GMT (303 reads)
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| ResellersPanel Adds a New Hosting Data Center |
 RossTodoroff writes "ResellersPanel, the reseller web hosting trailblazer, announces that it has expanded its data center network by adding Pionen - a Stockholm-based top-class facility operated by Bahnhof, one of Sweden's largest ISPs. So far, the clients under ResellersPanel's automated reseller hosting program have been able to choose between Peer1's facility in Fremont, California, and the BlueSquare data center located in Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK.
The new Swedish facility has a very interesting history. It used to be a nuclear bunker during the Cold War era. Designed to serve as a fallout shelter and located inside a solid granite cave, 30 meters below the ground surface, it is said to be able to survive even a hydrogen bomb hit.
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Posted by icecold on Monday, January 24 @ 11:52:09 GMT (271 reads)
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| Someone's Seeing Sense at Long Last |
 Anonymous writes "Seen in an interesting report in the Wall Street Journal
At the end of 2010, the "open-source" software movement, whose
activists tend to be fringe academics and ponytailed computer geeks,
found an unusual ally: the Russian government.
Vladimir Putin signed a
20-page executive order requiring all public institutions in Russia to
replace proprietary software, developed by companies like Microsoft and
Adobe, with free open-source alternatives by 2015.
The move will save billions of dollars
in licensing fees, but Mr. Putin's motives are not strictly economic.
In all likelihood, his real fear is that Russia's growing dependence on
proprietary software, especially programs sold by foreign vendors, has
immense implications for the country's national security.
Free
open-source software, by its nature, is unlikely to feature secret back
doors that lead directly to Langley, Va.
Read full article...
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Posted by icecold on Thursday, January 13 @ 12:45:08 GMT (269 reads)
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| They should have used GIMP. |
Anonymous writes "In an article seen recently on the Washington Post...
Altered BP photo comes into questionApparently BP is no more adept at doctoring photos than it is at plugging deep-sea oil leaks.
A blogger
has noticed that the oil giant altered a photograph of its Houston
crisis room, cutting and pasting three underwater images into a wall of
video feeds from remotely operated undersea vehicles. The altered photo is displayed prominently on the company's Web site.
Read full story and see the doctored image.
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Posted by icecold on Thursday, July 22 @ 10:51:46 BST (502 reads)
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| All you need to do is stop breathing |
 Anonymous writes "Seen recently on Guardian .co.uk.
London air pollution 'worst in Europe'
Britain faces court cases and unlimited fines after dangerous levels of minute particles breach EU levels • Comment: London, the dirty man of Europe• Dave Hill: Where's Boris Johnson's air pollution study?The City of London has been found to be one of the most polluted places in Europe after monitoring equipment recorded
dangerous levels of minute particles for the 36th time this year. Under
EU rules, Britain is allowed no more than 35 "bad air" days in the
whole year, and now faces court cases and unlimited fines by Europe. The breaching of the EU levels after just six months will embarrass the government, which was sent a final warning
only three weeks ago from the European commission to improve air
quality. Many other places in central London are close to the limit and
can be expected to break the law within weeks. Read full story.
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Posted by icecold on Thursday, July 01 @ 17:28:21 BST (467 reads)
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| Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price |
 Anonymous writes "Interesting and detailed article seen recently on New York Times. Oh no... this can't be about ME!!
SAN FRANCISCO — When one of the most important e-mail messages of his
life landed in his in-box a few years ago, Kord Campbell overlooked it.
Not just for a day or two, but 12 days. He finally saw it while sifting
through old messages: a big company wanted to buy his Internet
start-up.
“I stood up from my desk and said, ‘Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God,’ ”
Mr. Campbell said. “It’s kind of hard to miss an e-mail like that, but
I did.”
The message had slipped by him amid an electronic flood: two computer
screens alive with e-mail, instant messages, online chats, a Web
browser and the computer code he was writing.
(View an interactive panorama of Mr. Campbell's workstation.)
Read more of the research and findings
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Posted by icecold on Tuesday, June 08 @ 11:51:43 BST (487 reads)
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| Google says no to Windows |
Anonymous writes "Internet search giant, Google, has banned the use of Microsoft’s
Windows operating system (OS) for internal use at its office, as
reported by the Financial Times. Google took this decision after the
Chinese hacking incident.
The employees at Google will now have to choose either of the two OS, Apple’s Mac OS or Linux. Though the option of Windows will be there but choosing it will require approval from Google’s CIO.
“We’re not doing any more Windows. It is a security effort,” said one Google employee.
Changes due to security issues at Google
Google has phased out Windows as it can be easily hacked and is prone to computer viruses, as compared to other operating systems.
“Many people have been moved away from [Windows] PCs, mostly towards
Mac OS, following the China hacking attacks,” said an employee.
Read full story
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Posted by icecold on Sunday, June 06 @ 14:37:15 BST (518 reads)
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| Microsoft Points To Security Controls In Addressing Google Exodus Rumor |
Anonymous writes "Posted recently on Hothardware.com
Saturday, June 05, 2010 - by Ray Willington
We actually wondered what Microsoft would say if they got wind of Google's plans to phase out Windows machines in favor of Linux and OS X alternatives, and it looks like our wish has been granted.
Microsoft recently published a response the rumor (which has still not been confirmed by Google), and the whole thing feels like Microsoft trying to cut this off before it blows up into something big.
Addressing a rumor that has yet to be confirmed is a pretty big move, and naturally the
focus is on security.
Read more and especially read comment.
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Posted by icecold on Sunday, June 06 @ 14:37:02 BST (473 reads)
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| WaveMaker 6.1 for Linux Delivers Cloud Portability to Citizen Developers |
Anonymous writes " Easy-To-Use Cloud Development Platform for Debian, Red Hat and Ubuntu Supports Multiple Clouds
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB)
June 3, 2010 -- WaveMaker Software™, the only open and easy-to-use
cloud development platform, today announced that it has released
version 6.1 of its platform for the Debian, Red Hat and Ubuntu
operating systems.
WaveMaker provides visual development and one-click
deployment of web applications to Amazon EC2, Rackspace Cloud, OpSource
Cloud, and Eucalyptus Private Cloud.
Gartner predicts that by 2014, 25% of enterprise applications will
be built by Citizen Developers who are not IT experts.
By eliminating
the complexity of building and deploying cloud applications, WaveMaker
6.1 enables these Citizen Developers to take advantage of cloud
computing.
Read more at PRWeb
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Posted by icecold on Sunday, June 06 @ 14:36:40 BST (457 reads)
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| Linux - the other operating system |
Anonymous writes "Most people have used some form of either a Windows or Macintosh
operating system (OS) to run their computers, but what's the open
alternative all about?
Some people may have never heard of Linux - and who could blame
them? It can be a bit difficult to digest, with the technical jargon
and relative obscurity compared to the two big systems.
In terms of worldwide usage, it's small fry: according to December
2009 statistics, about 92 per cent of computers use Windows, 5 per cent
use Mac OS and 1 per cent use Linux (source - Ed:- somewhat biased and perhaps inaccurate statistics from Ars technica, make of it what you will).
But those who do use it swear by it for a number of reasons.
I wanted to find out more about Linux, and to explain the main points in terms we can all understand (my explanations will look like this).
Read full article and comments for the whole picture.
Ed.Note:- Any article that attributes Linux's existence solely to Linus Torvalds, and fails to give due credit to the GNU Foundation, for the huge amount of work it did prior to and following Linus's creation of the Kernel (that which brings the operating system together), fails to understand the philosophy behind Open Source software and further shows a lack of understanding for what the GNU/Linux operating system is really all about. Some of the comments correct these inconsistencies.
Microsoft may well have gained the bulk of the desktop user market, by the fact that it created a system which detaches users from an understanding of what a computing system is. As a corporate monopoly, it must be said that its bottom line must not only put the interests of its share-holders above the interests of its customers, but this detachment offers many options to strengthen its control over its users.
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Posted by icecold on Sunday, June 06 @ 14:36:15 BST (462 reads)
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| Job Situation getting Desperate in UK |
Anonymous writes "Seen on SkyNews.
Jobcentres Offering Women Adult Porn Work
Government-run dole offices are offering unemployed women jobs on X-rated websites.
The girls are told they can earn up to £700 a
week if they strip naked on webcams and have sexually explicit
conversations with customers.
Young jobseekers looking for
clerical work were given sex line applications when they went to sign
on at Jobcentre Plus offices in Birmingham, Warwickshire and Shropshire.
Faceclick,
the adult agency recruiting for the work, encourages job applicants to
perform "activities that you feel comfortable with" when naked in front
of the camera.It features photos of its clients under various titles including "just legal 18", "fetish" and "role play"
Read full story
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Posted by icecold on Friday, May 14 @ 12:50:30 BST (582 reads)
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| WhiteHouse.gov Releases Open Source Code |
Anonymous writes "Seen today on Slashdot...
The White House has released four custom modules for
the Drupal content management system. The modules address scalability, communication, and accessibility for disabled users, and the release is expected to benefit both the Drupal community and the WhiteHouse.gov site as the code is reviewed and improved by the open source community.
Reader "ChiefMonkeyGrinder" adds an opinion piece with a somewhat
envious view from the UK where Open source is treated as something akin to devil-worshipping in some parts of government.
So, the idea that a major project in the government backyard would be based on something as basic as Drupal is pretty far-fetched.
No, this side of the Atlantic would have involved a closed-tender process; a decision made behind closed doors based on proprietary software and we'd be completely in the dark about costs, about delays, and about functionality.
Read report on the WhiteHouse Blog."
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Posted by icecold on Saturday, April 24 @ 11:34:25 BST (535 reads)
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| New Speed Cameras Catch You From Space |
Anonymous writes "A new type of speed cameras which can use satellites to measure average speed
over long distances are being tested in BritainThe cameras, which combine number plate reading technology with a global
positioning satellite receiver, are similar to those used in roadworks.
The AA said it believed the new system could cover a network of streets as
opposed to a straight line, and was “probably geared up to zones in
residential areas.”
Read the full story in the Telegraph.
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Posted by icecold on Thursday, April 22 @ 11:57:18 BST (476 reads)
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| EditShare Announces First Ever Lightworks Open Source Platform |
Anonymous writes "Industry
leader blazes new path for creative editing solutions; introduces
Lightworks Open Source; an extensible platform for developing
collaborative features and creative workflows
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR Log (Press Release) –
Apr 11, 2010 – Boston, MA – EditShare®, the technology leader in
cross-platform collaborative editing and shared media storage, unveiled
plans for the newly acquired Lightworks solution at the NAB 2010
exhibition on opening day. The company has transformed the time-honored
editing solution into Lightworks Open Source, the industry’s first
open-source development initiative for a large-scale, non-linear
editing (NLE) platform. A departure from standard 3rd-party developer
programs that limit access, the Lightworks Open Source platform offers
an unprecedented gateway into the NLE’s core engine, enabling a
wide-range of creative developers to implement forward-thinking
features and workflows. “EditShare has built a reputation for offering
open solutions that enhance collaboration.
Read full story and press release |
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Posted by icecold on Thursday, April 15 @ 10:56:31 BST (432 reads)
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| Pirate Party and Philip Nitschke teach seniors to hack filter |
Anonymous writes "AUSTRALIAN NEWS
Pro-euthanasia group Exit International is holding
national hacking crash-courses in how to bypass the Federal
Government's planned ISP-level Internet content filter with help from the Australian Pirate Party.
The first of eight "Hacking Masterclasses" was held in Chatswood NSW on Thursday last week, and drew about 50 elderly people - some bearing laptops.
Exit International director and controversial Australian physician, Philip Nitschke, created the class to help the elderly access euthanasia-assistance material online, following fears that the Internet filter will block access to the information.
A leaked copy of the filter blacklist revealed Exit International
websites, the UK publisher of the Peaceful Pill eHandbook, and three YouTube videos were on the list of banned materials.
Read full article on ComputerWorld
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Posted by icecold on Monday, April 12 @ 00:41:07 BST (455 reads)
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| Digital economy bill: One clown giveth and the other clown taketh away |
Anonymous writes "Richard Stallman on the UK Digital Economy Bill
MPs are pushing for faster broadband in the digital economy bill – but also planning to restrict what the public can do with it
When I read about Gordon Brown's plan to give the UK more broadband,
I couldn't restrain my laughter. Isn't this the same clown now busy
circumventing democracy to take away broadband from Britons who already
have it? And what good would broadband do them if they're punished for
using it (or even being suspected of using it)? Laying cables would be
a waste of resources if people are not allowed to use them.
Read full story on guardian.co.uk
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Posted by icecold on Wednesday, April 07 @ 11:02:54 BST (504 reads)
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| Is Linux Finally Hitting the Mainstream? |
Anonymous writes "It seems as though every day more people are tasting some flavor of
Linux for the first time. There are a lot of reasons that cause users
to choose this type of operating system, including the fact that it is
open-source.
Linux is becoming so popular amongst power users (and even
novices) that companies are starting to work harder to make their
products compatible with Linux. Lexmark is a great example of this. All
of their printers and scanners now have the cute little Tux logo
alongside those of Windows and OS X.
Full article on LockerGnome
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Posted by icecold on Tuesday, April 06 @ 11:59:52 BST (498 reads)
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| Shuttleworth goes Maverick with Ubuntu's 'Perfect 10' |
Anonymous writes "10.10 is an insect eater
By Cade Metz in San Francisco • Get more from this author
Posted in Software & Security, 6th April 2010 05:58 GMT
Mark Shuttleworth has named Ubuntu 10.10 after a very fast, highly social, and primarily insectivorous African mammal. With a Friday blog post,
Ubuntu's "benevolent dictator" announced that version 10.10 of the
Linux distro will be known as "Maverick Meerkat". According to
Shuttleworth, this means that Ubuntu's "Perfect 10", as he calls it,
will be very fast and very social - if not insectivorous Read all about it at Channel A Register |
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Posted by icecold on Tuesday, April 06 @ 11:59:35 BST (471 reads)
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| Securing a Virtualized E-mail System |
Anonymous writes "
by Greg Olsen.
The
optimal solution for most companies looking to lower the operating
expenses associated with an e-mail environment through virtualization
is to deploy a hybrid approach.
Data center virtualization is still one of the hottest trends in
enterprise IT today. Virtualization has moved from the lab to
production environments for many applications in large enterprises.
Initially, less-critical applications were migrated to a virtual
platform; today, more mission-critical applications, notably e-mail
servers (where e-mail is delivered into users' inboxes), are more often
being migrated to a virtual platform.
Read article on esj.com
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Posted by icecold on Tuesday, April 06 @ 11:59:10 BST (509 reads)
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| End of Western capitalism! |
 Anonymous writes "Apr, 04, 2010 08:00 AM - Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)
The first
blow came in October 2008, of course, when the recklessness of a
deregulated financial services industry in the US and Britain nearly
threw the globe into a depression. Now, the smug Eurocrats have joined
the arrogant pinstriped set in the Emperors Without Clothes Club.
The
rest of the world has noticed. Zhu Min, deputy governor of the People's
Bank of China, told a conference in Hong Kong last week he viewed
Greece as the tip of a huge fiscally dysfunctional iceberg, one likely
to swallow up European hopes for growth for years to come. Sounding
vaguely Reaganite, he criticised the way governments in the West seem
unable to live within their means, and noted that the United States and
Britain were little better than Greece, Portugal or other weaker EU
economies. "The UK is weak. America itself is weak, because in a two-
to four-year horizon, US debt will climb to 110 per cent [of GDP] and
stay there for a while," he said. "The governments tried to put every
burden from the financial sector onto their own children. Now they find
nobody can save them." Newt Gingrich couldn't have put it more clearly
Read full article
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Posted by icecold on Sunday, April 04 @ 15:02:12 BST (422 reads)
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