2008 Jan 09
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology 
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theodp writes "US corporations and shoppers spent more than $54M last year on credits toward tree planting, wind farms, solar plan read more »
Slashdottheodp writes "US corporations and shoppers spent more than $54M last year on credits toward tree planting, wind farms, solar plan read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "According to James Bullen of NXT, 'The UK ministry of defense was experimenting with a way to dampen t read more »
SlashdotAn anonymous reader writes "According to James Bullen of NXT, 'The UK ministry of defense was experimenting with a way to dampen t read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
coondoggie writes "Looking to save $1 million, 20 tons of paper, or close to 500 trees, the White House said today President Bush' read more »
Slashdotcoondoggie writes "Looking to save $1 million, 20 tons of paper, or close to 500 trees, the White House said today President Bush' read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
mattnyc99 writes "With top geeks saying photovoltaic cells are still four years away from costing as much as the grid, and the fir read more »
Slashdotmattnyc99 writes "With top geeks saying photovoltaic cells are still four years away from costing as much as the grid, and the fir read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
The Register has a brief look posted (with photos and diagrams) of "USB 3.0, the upcoming version of the universal add-on standard read more »
SlashdotThe Register has a brief look posted (with photos and diagrams) of "USB 3.0, the upcoming version of the universal add-on standard read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
slim-t writes "The Star Tribune is reporting that students have been disciplined for photos of them on Facebook. 'Eden Prairie Hig read more »
Slashdotslim-t writes "The Star Tribune is reporting that students have been disciplined for photos of them on Facebook. 'Eden Prairie Hig read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
nerdyH writes "Google's Android stack for Linux phones has been successfully hacked onto several actual hardware devices, includin read more »
SlashdotnerdyH writes "Google's Android stack for Linux phones has been successfully hacked onto several actual hardware devices, includin read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "A new European project using plastic fiber and off-the-shelf components could make optical networking read more »
SlashdotAn anonymous reader writes "A new European project using plastic fiber and off-the-shelf components could make optical networking read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
Ian Lamont writes "The OLPC Project and Microsoft are developing a dual-boot system to put both Linux and Windows on the laptops, read more »
SlashdotIan Lamont writes "The OLPC Project and Microsoft are developing a dual-boot system to put both Linux and Windows on the laptops, read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
GuruBuckaroo writes "Virtual Ponzi schemes — pardon, "Banks" — have finally been given the boot by the policymakers at read more »
SlashdotGuruBuckaroo writes "Virtual Ponzi schemes — pardon, "Banks" — have finally been given the boot by the policymakers at read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
kramed8 writes "As a student myself, after reading the recent 'Slam' article on Java I really began to be concerned with the path read more »
Slashdotkramed8 writes "As a student myself, after reading the recent 'Slam' article on Java I really began to be concerned with the path read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
coondoggie writes "A security company is willing to fork over $500,000 in prize money to the person or company that comes up with read more »
Slashdotcoondoggie writes "A security company is willing to fork over $500,000 in prize money to the person or company that comes up with read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
kabz writes "Refactoring (as I'll refer to the book from here on in) is a heavy and beautifully produced 418 page hardback book. T read more »
Slashdotkabz writes "Refactoring (as I'll refer to the book from here on in) is a heavy and beautifully produced 418 page hardback book. T read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
TheBrutalTruth writes "Bug Labs will soon be launching what Webware calls 'the LEGO of gadgets.' From their site: 'BUG is a collec read more »
SlashdotTheBrutalTruth writes "Bug Labs will soon be launching what Webware calls 'the LEGO of gadgets.' From their site: 'BUG is a collec read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
obsolete1349 writes "Microsoft has just bid 1.2 billion dollars for FAST (Fast Search And Transfer [Microsoft to use a self-recurs read more »
Slashdotobsolete1349 writes "Microsoft has just bid 1.2 billion dollars for FAST (Fast Search And Transfer [Microsoft to use a self-recurs read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
1sockchuck writes "A Bay Area startup is planning to build data centers on cargo container ships, which would be docked at piers i read more »
Slashdot1sockchuck writes "A Bay Area startup is planning to build data centers on cargo container ships, which would be docked at piers i read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
Yogi_Stewart_4 writes "More OLPC/Intel love — apparently Intel used 'underhanded' tactics to try to block sales' contracts o read more »
SlashdotYogi_Stewart_4 writes "More OLPC/Intel love — apparently Intel used 'underhanded' tactics to try to block sales' contracts o read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
cweditor writes "A former Medco Health systems administrator was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $81,2 read more »
Slashdotcweditor writes "A former Medco Health systems administrator was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $81,2 read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
Well the title says it. I figured some of you guys might be interested in the results of New Hampshire. Next week is Michigan, whe read more »
SlashdotWell the title says it. I figured some of you guys might be interested in the results of New Hampshire. Next week is Michigan, whe read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
Dr. Zarkov writes "At a CES forum, representatives of AT&T and other ISPs discussed the need to filter traffic at the network read more »
SlashdotDr. Zarkov writes "At a CES forum, representatives of AT&T and other ISPs discussed the need to filter traffic at the network read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Search Engines 
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog
Posted by Ríona MacNamara, Webmaster Tools TeamConfused about the best uses of robots.txt, nofollow, URL removal tool? Wondering read more »
Official Google Webmaster Central BlogPosted by Ríona MacNamara, Webmaster Tools TeamConfused about the best uses of robots.txt, nofollow, URL removal tool? Wondering read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
Spinal cord damage blocks the routes that the brain uses to send messages to the nerve cells that control walking. Until now, doct read more »
SlashdotSpinal cord damage blocks the routes that the brain uses to send messages to the nerve cells that control walking. Until now, doct read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Business ClickZ Features
How to determine when it's time to ditch your internal e-mail solution and call the pros. read more »
How to determine when it's time to ditch your internal e-mail solution and call the pros. read more »
Date : 2008 01 09 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "Mobile phones with built-in mini projectors will launch later this year, according to 3M, which gave P read more »
SlashdotAn anonymous reader writes "Mobile phones with built-in mini projectors will launch later this year, according to 3M, which gave P read more »