2008 Jan 29
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology 
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TwistedOne151 writes to recommend a ScienceNOW article describing the work of a team of Italian neurobiologists who have found the read more »
SlashdotTwistedOne151 writes to recommend a ScienceNOW article describing the work of a team of Italian neurobiologists who have found the read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
Stony Stevenson writes "Computer security expert Bruce Schneier took a swipe at a number of sacred cows of security including RFID read more »
SlashdotStony Stevenson writes "Computer security expert Bruce Schneier took a swipe at a number of sacred cows of security including RFID read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
Hell Yeah! reminds us of a 2-week-old development that somehow escaped notice here. A team of Russian hackers has found a way to d read more »
SlashdotHell Yeah! reminds us of a 2-week-old development that somehow escaped notice here. A team of Russian hackers has found a way to d read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Angered at the RIAA's 'gamesmanship' in joining multiple 'John Does' in a single case without any bas read more »
SlashdotNewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Angered at the RIAA's 'gamesmanship' in joining multiple 'John Does' in a single case without any bas read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
ianare writes "An application that gives fresh new meaning to 'digital rights management' has been pioneered by Aboriginal Austral read more »
Slashdotianare writes "An application that gives fresh new meaning to 'digital rights management' has been pioneered by Aboriginal Austral read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
Apu writes in to inform us that the ACLU is trying to block an Ohio county from moving from touchscreen voting machines back to pa read more »
SlashdotApu writes in to inform us that the ACLU is trying to block an Ohio county from moving from touchscreen voting machines back to pa read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
_Hellfire_ sends us over to Baseline Magazine for a longish article entitled After 20 Years, Critics Question the BSA's Real Motiv read more »
Slashdot_Hellfire_ sends us over to Baseline Magazine for a longish article entitled After 20 Years, Critics Question the BSA's Real Motiv read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
Not Comcastic writes "Two weeks after officially opening proceedings on Comcast's BitTorrent throttling, angry users are bombardin read more »
SlashdotNot Comcastic writes "Two weeks after officially opening proceedings on Comcast's BitTorrent throttling, angry users are bombardin read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
Stony Stevenson writes "European Union countries can refuse to disclose names of file sharers on the Internet in civil cases, the read more »
SlashdotStony Stevenson writes "European Union countries can refuse to disclose names of file sharers on the Internet in civil cases, the read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
A group of respected security researchers has released a paper on the security holes that would be opened up if a broad warrantles read more »
SlashdotA group of respected security researchers has released a paper on the security holes that would be opened up if a broad warrantles read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
jmason reminds us of a story from a few weeks back that got little attention, adding "This doesn't seem to be just bluster; as far read more »
Slashdotjmason reminds us of a story from a few weeks back that got little attention, adding "This doesn't seem to be just bluster; as far read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
The C|Net Crave blog has up an article exploring the history of console gaming, and wonders aloud about the pecking order of the v read more »
SlashdotThe C|Net Crave blog has up an article exploring the history of console gaming, and wonders aloud about the pecking order of the v read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
Michael Larabel writes "Phoronix has up a list compiling eight of the most interesting improvements on track for GNOME 2.22. These read more »
SlashdotMichael Larabel writes "Phoronix has up a list compiling eight of the most interesting improvements on track for GNOME 2.22. These read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Do engineers have a way of looking at the world not all that different from terrorists? According to a read more »
SlashdotAn anonymous reader writes "Do engineers have a way of looking at the world not all that different from terrorists? According to a read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
sleeplesseye writes "In a speech at the Midem music industry convention in Cannes, Paul McGuinness, longtime manager of the band U read more »
Slashdotsleeplesseye writes "In a speech at the Midem music industry convention in Cannes, Paul McGuinness, longtime manager of the band U read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
cranberryzero writes "The demo scene has been around for twenty years now, and it has grown by leaps and bounds. From the early da read more »
Slashdotcranberryzero writes "The demo scene has been around for twenty years now, and it has grown by leaps and bounds. From the early da read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
Scott Jaschik writes "An essay at the Inside Higher Ed site looks at the fallout from the MPAA's admission that its statistics on read more »
SlashdotScott Jaschik writes "An essay at the Inside Higher Ed site looks at the fallout from the MPAA's admission that its statistics on read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
mikesd81 writes "Sunday we discussed apparently great news: a company announced making a deal with the major labels to provide DRM read more »
Slashdotmikesd81 writes "Sunday we discussed apparently great news: a company announced making a deal with the major labels to provide DRM read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
Anti-virus firm Trend Micro is suing Barracuda Networks over their use of the open source anti-virus product ClamAV. The issue is read more »
SlashdotAnti-virus firm Trend Micro is suing Barracuda Networks over their use of the open source anti-virus product ClamAV. The issue is read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
Dr. Eggman notes an Ars Technica analysis of the firefight that is the current Congressional debate over granting retrospective im read more »
SlashdotDr. Eggman notes an Ars Technica analysis of the firefight that is the current Congressional debate over granting retrospective im read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Search Engines 
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We asked search marketers how they would envision a combined Microsoft-Yahoo, in terms of search technology, search advertising, a read more »
Search Engine WatchWe asked search marketers how they would envision a combined Microsoft-Yahoo, in terms of search technology, search advertising, a read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Search Engines Search Engine Watch
We asked search marketers how they would envision a combined Microsoft-Yahoo, in terms of search technology, search advertising, a read more »
Search Engine WatchWe asked search marketers how they would envision a combined Microsoft-Yahoo, in terms of search technology, search advertising, a read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Search Engines Search Engine Watch
We asked search marketers how they would envision a combined Microsoft-Yahoo, in terms of search technology, search advertising, a read more »
Search Engine WatchWe asked search marketers how they would envision a combined Microsoft-Yahoo, in terms of search technology, search advertising, a read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
danlor writes "We were all taken aback 4 years ago when someone linked us the history of George Lawrence and his photos of the aft read more »
Slashdotdanlor writes "We were all taken aback 4 years ago when someone linked us the history of George Lawrence and his photos of the aft read more »
Date : 2008 01 29 Technology Slashdot
nilbog writes "What's the actual cost of sending SMS messages? This article does the math and concludes that, for example, sending read more »
Slashdotnilbog writes "What's the actual cost of sending SMS messages? This article does the math and concludes that, for example, sending read more »