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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Ubuntu Linux Validates As Genuine Windows
* RIAA Web Site Moved To Linux
* “Cascade B” Particle Discovered At Fermilab
* Michael Moore’s New Film Leaked To BitTorrent
* IFPI Threatens UK Academic For Linking To Article
* Internet Defamation Suit Tests Online Anonymity
* Red Hat Linux Gets Top Govt. Security Rating
* The Psychology of Fanboys
* Blockbuster Chooses Blu-ray
* iPhone Gets Better Battery, Scratch Resistant Glass
* Marvel Studios to Produce Its Own Movies
* Even Century Old Records Had Restrictive Licensing
* The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer
* Female Astronaut Sets Space Record
* Practical Ruby Gems
* DreamWorks Picks up Neil Gaimans’ Interworld
* Expectation of Privacy Extended to Email
* Pressure Is On IBM To Forgive Millions In IT Debt
* AT&T Quietly Introduces $10/Month DSL
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| Ubuntu Linux Validates As Genuine Windows |
| from the it-was-the-wine-talking dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday June 17, @20:20 (Microsoft) |
| http://linux.slashdot.org
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[0]bobbocanfly writes “Another crack in the Windows Genuine Advantage
wall. A user at UbuntuForums.org managed to [1]validate an Ubuntu
installation as a genuine copy of Microsoft Windows and get to the
download page of Windows Defender, using IE4Linux and Wine. (Here is an
[2]OGG video of the process.) Along with the advancement of LiveCD
technology, this could spell the end of Microsoft’s control over who gets
their updates.”
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org
Links:
0. mailto://bobbocanfly [Email address: //bobbocanfly #AT# gmail.com/ - replace #AT# with @ ]
1. http://ubuntuforums.org
2. http://rapidshare.com/files
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| RIAA Web Site Moved To Linux |
| from the circle-the-wagons dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday June 17, @22:28 (Red Hat Software) |
| http://linux.slashdot.org
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xseedit writes “The RIAA has moved their main Web site [0]www.riaa.com
from IIS on Win2003 to Apache 2.2.3 on Red Hat. It appears that the move
did not go smoothly as it resulted in an 8-hour downtime starting
yesterday around noon, according to Netcraft. And the RIAA is still
showing a ‘temporarily under construction’ page. They also moved their
DNS from the small company that had been hosting them for the past 4
years, Tomorrow’s Solutions Today (TST Inc.), to Mindshift Technologies.
One can only guess what happened here, but the move seems to have been
sudden and unplanned. They still haven’t moved the riaa.org, riaa.net,
and musicunited.org domains — those are still pointing to the TST
nameservers that no longer accept queries for those domains. TST Inc.
deserves credit, however. They seem to have managed to host the RIAA
quite successfully for the past 4 years. Will Mindshift do a better job
hosting one of the most reviled, and therefore most attacked, Web sites
in the world? I wonder if anybody at the RIAA or TST would care to
comment on the reasons behind this sudden move. Could it be that the RIAA
is being sued by its hosting provider? Or perhaps the sue-happy
organizaiton is suing its provider?”
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org
Links:
0. http://www.riaa.com/
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| “Cascade B” Particle Discovered At Fermilab |
| from the three-three-three-quarks-in
| posted by kdawson on Monday June 18, @00:34 (Science) |
| http://science.slashdot.org
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pnotequalsnp writes to note that [0]physicists at Fermilab have
discovered a new heavy particle called the Cascade B. This is the first
particle ever seen that is made up of quarks representing all three quark
families. A team of 610 physicists from 88 institutions reported the
discovery in a paper submitted to Physical Review Letters last week. This
must be the discovery that triggered [1]rumors that the Higgs had been
found.
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org
Links:
0. http://www.fnal.gov/pub
1. http://science.slashdot.org
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| Michael Moore’s New Film Leaked To BitTorrent |
| from the blame-canada dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday June 18, @02:37 (Movies) |
| http://yro.slashdot.org
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[0]Jared writes “Michael Moore was afraid the Feds might sieze his new
documentary Sicko, a scathing indictment of the US health-care system,
because part of it was filmed in Cuba despite the US embargo. So he
stashed a copy of the film in Canada just to be safe. He might as well
not have bothered — [1]the film has shown up on BitTorrent and P2P
networks everywhere. So it’s safe now.”
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org
Links:
0. mailto://soulxtc [Email address: //soulxtc #AT# gmail.com/ - replace #AT# with @ ]
1. http://www.zeropaid.com/news
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| IFPI Threatens UK Academic For Linking To Article |
| from the we’re-gonna-tell-on-you dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday June 18, @05:19 (Music) |
| http://yro.slashdot.org
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[0]NewYorkCountryLawyer writes “Apparently the RIAA is getting sensitive
about counterclaims. When a [1]British blog author linked to a [2]recent
article about [3]a defendant’s counterclaims for extortion and conspiracy
by the RIAA in a Florida case, [4]UMG v. Del Cid, a record company
executive who sits on the board of the RIAA’s UK counterpart, the IFPI,
[5]threatened the author if he did not take his link down.”
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org
Links:
0. http://recordingindustryvspeop
1. http://newmusicstrategies.com
2. http://www.downloadsquad.com
3. http://yro.slashdot.org
4. http://recordingindustryvspeop
5. http://p2pnet.net/story/12521
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| Internet Defamation Suit Tests Online Anonymity |
| from the nameless-and-hope-to-stay-that
| posted by kdawson on Monday June 18, @08:06 (The Courts) |
| http://yro.slashdot.org
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[0]The Xoxo Reader writes “Reuters reports that two women at Yale Law
School have [1]filed suit for defamation and infliction of emotional
distress against an administrator and 28 anonymous posters on AutoAdmit
(a.k.a. Xoxohth), a popular law student discussion site. Experts are
watching to see if the suit will unmask the posters, who are
[2]identified in the complaint only by their pseudonyms. Since
AutoAdmit’s administrators have previously said that [3]they do not
retain IP logs of posters, identifying the defendants may test the limits
of the legal system and anonymity on the Internet. So far, one method
tried was to [4]post the summons on the message board itself and ask the
defendants to step forward. The [5]controversy leading to this lawsuit
was previously discussed on Slashdot.”
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org
Links:
0. http://xoxoreader.blogspot.com
1. http://www.reuters.com/article
2. http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007
3. http://www.washingtonpost.com
4. http://www.xoxohth.com/thread
5. http://yro.slashdot.org
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| Red Hat Linux Gets Top Govt. Security Rating |
| from the take-that-to-yer-boss-and
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 18, @09:03 (Red Hat Software) |
| http://linux.slashdot.org
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[0]zakeria writes “[1]Red Hat Linux has received a new level of security
certification that should make the software more appealing to some
government agencies. Earlier this month IBM was able to achieve EAL4
Augmented with ALC_FLR.3 certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
putting it on a par with Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Trusted Solaris
operating system, said Dan Frye, vice president of open systems with
IBM.”
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org
Links:
0. http://www.zakeria.org/
1. http://www.computerworld.com
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| The Psychology of Fanboys |
| from the welcome-to-the-summerdome dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 18, @09:52 (The Media) |
| http://slashdot.org/article.pl
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Testiiiiing writes “CoolTechZone.com’s Gundeep Hora publishes his
thoughts on [0]why fanboys act the way they do. ‘For fanboys (and I use
the term with utmost respect, at least for this article), their appetite
to support their favorite company to beat the big, bad corporate
heavyweights gets delusional at times. And why not? After all, we all
like to cheer the underdog… reasonably. In addition to cheering for the
little guy, fanboys also think it’s their responsibility to spread the
word about their favorite company. Combine their need to do marketing on
behalf of their adopted companies and their products with the passion to
make others see things their way, and you have a powerful group of
people.’”
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments
Links:
0. http://www.cooltechzone.com
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| Blockbuster Chooses Blu-ray |
| from the nailing-the-coffin-shut dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 18, @10:43 (Movies) |
| http://hardware.slashdot.org
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[0]s31523 writes “The format war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray has posted
another battle, this time the victor seems to be the Blu-ray side.
[1]Blockbuster has announced it has chosen Blu-ray as the HD format to
rent out in the majority of its stores. This decision comes after rental
data was looked at for the 250 stores that carry both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray
with the majority of rentals being Blu-Ray. Blockbuster now plans to
stock Blu-ray only in 1450 of it’s stores, but says the 250 stores with
the HD-DVD movies will be kept on the shelf.”
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org
Links:
0. mailto://crdecker [Email address: //crdecker #AT# gmail.com/ - replace #AT# with @ ]
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi
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| iPhone Gets Better Battery, Scratch Resistant Glass |
| from the clean-off-your-pants dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 18, @11:40 (Technology (Apple))|
| http://apple.slashdot.org
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[0]Dekortage writes “Prior to its much-hyped launch on June 29, [1]Apple
has announced upgrades to its battery life (almost 40% more than
originally announced) and scratch resistance (using “optical quality
glass” rather than plastics). The announcement also includes a
[2]comparison chart pitting the iPhone against smartphones from Nokia,
Samsung, Palm, and Blackberry.”
Discuss this story at:
http://apple.slashdot.org
Links:
0. http://www.cheapcheap.biz/
1. http://www.apple.com/pr
2. http://images.apple.com/pr
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| Marvel Studios to Produce Its Own Movies |
| from the i-would-make-a-great-tony
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 18, @12:22 (Movies) |
| http://slashdot.org/article.pl
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[0]Dekortage writes “According to the New York Times, [1]Marvel Studios
will be producing its own superhero movies instead of licensing the
superheros to other Hollywood studios. It’s all about the money: despite
the enormous popularity of Sony Pictures’ Spiderman 1 and 2, the
licensing deal only netted Marvel $62 million. The article includes some
tips about upcoming works: Edward Norton as Bruce Banner in a new
[2]Incredible Hulk, and Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark in [3]Iron Man.”
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments
Links:
0. http://www.cheapcheap.biz/
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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| Even Century Old Records Had Restrictive Licensing |
| from the old-dog-same-tricks dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday June 18, @13:11 (Music) |
| http://yro.slashdot.org
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[0]natch writes “While rummaging through some old records at an antique
store I found some turn-of-the-century Victor Record Company pressings.
The label on the back laid out the terms of use, something similar to an
EULA. In today’s modern world of RIAA lawsuits and DRM, it’s interesting
to note that similar tactics have been in use by record companies for
over a century, restricting your right to use what you purchased. The
label clearly states that unless the record was sold for at least one
dollar, there is [1]no license to use it.”
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org
Links:
0. http://www.natch.net/
1. http://www.natch.net/stuff/78
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| The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer |
| from the no-glam-no-fun dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Monday June 18, @14:02 (The Almighty Buck) |
| http://games.slashdot.org
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An anonymous reader writes “This weekend’s New York Times Magazine
[0]puts a human face to the ‘gold farming’ profession. Virtual world
economist Julian Dibbell travels to Nanjing, China, for a look at the
working conditions and first-hand experience of farming gold from virtual
monsters as a way to make a living. From the article: ‘At the end of each
shift, Li reports the night’s haul to his supervisor, and at the end of
the week, he, like his nine co-workers, will be paid in full. For every
100 gold coins he gathers, Li makes 10 yuan, or about $1.25, earning an
effective wage of 30 cents an hour, more or less. The boss, in turn,
receives $3 or more when he sells those same coins to an online retailer,
who will sell them to the final customer (an American or European player)
for as much as $20. The small commercial space Li and his colleagues work
in — two rooms, one for the workers and another for the supervisor –
along with a rudimentary workers’ dorm, a half-hour’s bus ride away, are
the entire physical plant of this modest $80,000-a-year business.’”
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org
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| Female Astronaut Sets Space Record |
| from the falling-into-the-record-books dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday June 18, @14:48 (Space) |
| http://science.slashdot.org
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[0]Raver32 writes to tell us that U.S. astronaut Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams
has set a record for the [1]longest single spaceflight by a woman.
Breaking the previous record of 188 days set by astronaut Shannon Lucid
in ’96, Williams has lived aboard the space station since last December.
“‘It’s just that I’m in the right place at the right time,’ Williams, 41,
said when Mission Control in Houston congratulated her on the record.
‘Even when the station has little problems, it’s just a beautiful,
wonderful place to live.’”
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org
Links:
0. mailto://rob%2Edack [Email address: //rob%2Edack #AT# gmail.com/ - replace #AT# with @ ]
1. http://www.thestar.com/News
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| Practical Ruby Gems |
| from the tricks-of-the-trade dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Monday June 18, @15:32 (Book Reviews) |
| http://books.slashdot.org
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[0]TimHunter writes “I was skeptical when I first saw the title of David
Berube’s new book, Practical Ruby Gems, from Apress. Do Ruby programmers
really need a book devoted entirely to add-on libraries? Most Ruby
programmers already know about the RubyGems package management system,
and most already have their set of favorite gems. About a third of the
way through the book I grudgingly admitted that Rubyists might be able to
use this book. After all, even long-time Ruby programmers are unlikely to
know about all the gems covered in this book. So then I had a new
question. Would I find something in this book that made me say ‘I didn’t
know you can do that with Ruby!’” Read on for the rest of Tim’s review.
This story continues at:
http://books.slashdot.org
Discuss this story at:
http://books.slashdot.org
Links:
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| DreamWorks Picks up Neil Gaimans’ Interworld |
| from the they-all-have-goatees dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday June 18, @16:20 (Movies) |
| http://slashdot.org/article.pl
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[0]Lisandro writes to tell us Geeks of Doom is reporting that author Neil
Gaiman recently announced DreamWorks has [1]optioned the film rights for
his upcoming novel, ‘Interworld’. “Gaiman said that in 1996 he began
working with Michael Reaves on the idea for a story ‘about a boy who
finds himself in the middle of a war between two equally powerful forces,
who joins a super-team consisting of versions of himself from different
alternate realities to try and maintain the cosmic balance.’ Soon after,
the idea was pitched to DreamWorks and other studios, but was turned
down.”
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments
Links:
0. http://plisandroatsinectis.com
1. http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/06
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| Expectation of Privacy Extended to Email |
| from the making-it-harder-to-snoop dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday June 18, @17:09 (Communications|
| http://yro.slashdot.org
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An anonymous reader writes “In a 6th circuit court [0]decision [PDF]
today 4th amendment expectation of privacy rights were [1]extended to
email. ‘The ruling by the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Ohio
upholds a lower court ruling that placed a temporary injunction on e-mail
searches in a fraud investigation against Steven Warshak, who runs a
supplements company best known for a male enhancement product called
Enzyte. Warshak hawks Enzyte using “Smiling Bob” ads that have gained
some notoriety.’”
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org
Links:
0. http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov
1. http://blog.wired.com/27bstrok
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| Pressure Is On IBM To Forgive Millions In IT Debt |
| from the highly-unlikely dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday June 18, @18:01 (IBM) |
| http://it.slashdot.org/article
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[0]coondoggie writes to tell us that several California state legislators
are pressuring IBM to release the Costa school district from some [1]$5
million of long-standing debt as a charitable donation. “The back story
on this tale is that the school district owes IBM for computers ordered
in the late 1980s and early 1990s. For one reason or another the
computers were never used and no one now seems to be able to locate
either the paperwork or the hardware. The school district experienced
hard financial times and ultimately never paid Big Blue for the
computers. In 1993 the district and IBM negotiated a long-term settlement
that said the school district would pay the first of four $1.25 million
installments beginning in 2008. Payments were deferred until then because
2008 was the year the district was scheduled to finish making state loan
repayments under its previous loan plan, according to the Contra Costa
story.”
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comment
Links:
0. http://networkworld.com/
1. http://www.networkworld.com
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| AT&T Quietly Introduces $10/Month DSL |
| from the not-what-i-call-broadband dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday June 18, @19:17 (Communications) |
| http://slashdot.org/article.pl
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[0]prostoalex writes “As part of the deal with the FCC to approve the
AT&T/BellSouth merger, AT&T [1]started selling, but not advertising, a
$10-per-month DSL service in 22 states, AP has learned. ‘The service
provides download speeds of up to 768 kilobits per second and upload
speeds of up to 128 kbps, matching the speeds of the cheapest advertised
AT&T plan, which costs $19.95 per month in the nine-state former
BellSouth area and $14.99 in the 13 states covered by AT&T before the
acquisition.’”
Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments
Links:
0. http://www.moskalyuk.com/blog
1. http://apnews1.iwon.com/
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