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In this issue:
    * TiVo Awarded Patent For Password You Can't Hack
    * Blame Your Mistakes on Technology
    * Monday is Wiretap the Internet Day
    * Culture Determines Which Emoticon You Use
    * MySpace Begins Rollout of Video Monitoring Tech
    * Who Isn't Afraid of Google?
    * First Map of an Extrasolar Planet
    * 3-D Model of Breast Cancer in the Lab
    *  France Launches Anti-Spam Platform
    * 'Virus Sponge' Could Improve Flu Treatments, Diabetes Care, Vaccine Development
    * Rethinking the Linux Distribution?
    * IBM Says 'Couldn't Fire 150K US Workers If We Wanted To'
    * AMD Promises Open Source Graphics Drivers
    * US Military Launches YouTube Channel
    * First R600 Review - The Radeon HD 2900XT
    * Tech Billionaire Boot Camp

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| TiVo Awarded Patent For Password You Can't Hack                    |
|   from the un-hack-able dept.                                      |
|   posted by Zonk on Saturday May 12, @20:47 (Patents)              |
|   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/12/2339246          |
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[0]Davis Freeberg writes "TiVo has always been know for thinking outside
of the box, but this week they were awarded an [1]unusual patent related
to locking down content on their hard drives. According to the patent,
they've invented a way to create password security that is so tough, it
would take you [2]longer than the life of a hard drive in order to figure
it out. They could be using this technology to prevent the sharing of
content or it could be related to their advertising or guide data, but if
their decryption technology is really that good, it's an interesting
solution for solving the problem of securing networks."

Discuss this story at:
    http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/12/2339246

Links:
    0. http://www.davisfreeberg.com/
    1. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=tivo.ASNM.&OS=AN/tivo&RS=AN/tivo
    2. http://davisfreeberg.com/2007/05/10/tivo-awarded-patent-for-password-that-is-so-hard-to-guess-it-will-outlive-your-hard-drive/


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| Blame Your Mistakes on Technology                                  |
|   from the pebkac-errors dept.                                     |
|   posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday May 13, @00:28 (Technology)    |
|   http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/0418204     |
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Techdirt has an quick look at how it is becoming much more common for
people to [0]blame their mistakes on technology. "There are people
driving off cliffs and through flooded roads and taking detours that span
half of England, apparently at the behest of their navigation units.
Things got so bad in one place that authorities even had to put up
"ignore your sat nav" signs. Now, a woman's car got hit by a train, and
for some reason, she's blaming a GPS navigation unit."

Discuss this story at:
    http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/0418204

Links:
    0. http://techdirt.com/articles/20070511/102354.shtml


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| Monday is Wiretap the Internet Day                                 |
|   from the i-had-other-plans-but-okay dept.                        |
|   posted by Zonk on Sunday May 13, @02:41 (The Internet)           |
|   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/053252           |
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Alien54 wrote with a link to a Wired blog entry noting that May 14th is
the [0]official deadline for [1]internet service providers to modify
their networks, and meet the FBI and FCC's new regulations. The
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act requires that everyone
from cable services to Universities give them access, within certain
parameters, to the usage habits of customers. "So, if you're a broadband
provider (separately, some VOIP companies are covered too) ... Hurry! The
deadline has already passed to file an FCC form 445, certifying that
you're on schedule, or explaining why you're not. You can also find the
68-page official industry spec for internet surveillance here. It'll cost
you $164.00 to download, but then you'll know exactly what format to use
when delivering customer packets to federal or local law enforcement,
including 'e-mail, instant messaging records, web-browsing information
and other information sent or received through a user's broadband
connection, including on-line banking activity.'"

Discuss this story at:
    http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/053252

Links:
    0. http://www.fcc.gov/calea/
    1. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/05/reminder_monday.html


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| Culture Determines Which Emoticon You Use                          |
|   from the i'm-feeling-:/ dept.                                    |
|   posted by Zonk on Sunday May 13, @04:32 (Communications)         |
|   http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/059239       |
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[0]Ant writes "A LiveScience story discusses [1]the cultural differences
in interpreting facial expressions. The article notes that where you come
from plays a large role in what part of the human face you use to
determine another person's mood. That also includes communicating online
with the usages of smiley faces. 'For instance, in Japan, people tend to
look to the eyes for emotional cues, whereas Americans tend to look to
the mouth, says researcher Masaki Yuki, a behavioral scientist at
Hokkaido University in Japan ... In Japan, emoticons tend to emphasize
the eyes, such as the happy face (^_^) and the sad face (;_;). "After
seeing the difference between American and Japanese emoticons, it dawned
on me that the faces looked exactly like typical American and Japanese
smiles," he said.'"

Discuss this story at:
    http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/059239

Links:
    0. http://aqfl.net/
    1. http://www.livescience.com/health/070510_facial_culture.html


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| MySpace Begins Rollout of Video Monitoring Tech                    |
|   from the need-to-rollout-usability-tech-now dept.                |
|   posted by Zonk on Sunday May 13, @06:26 (Businesses)             |
|   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/0523216              |
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C|Net is carrying an article looking into new technology MySpace is
rolling out to [0]combat user violation of copyright laws on their pages.
Called 'Take Down, Stay Down', the service will attempt to ensure that
once content is removed because of a complaint it can never be uploaded
again. "Copyright owners have access to Take Down Stay Down free of
charge, according to a release from MySpace. If the social-networking
service receives a takedown notice regarding a copyrighted clip hosted
through its MySpace Videos hosting service, MySpace's new feature will
take a 'digital fingerprint' of the video and add it to a copyright
filter that blocks the content from being uploaded again. '(It's) the
ability to have a piece of content imprinted and put in a database so we
can identify it,' said Vance Ikezoye, CEO of Audible Magic." The article
goes on to discuss the problems YouTube is facing with the same issues,
as well as recent investigations of this issue in the political arena.

Discuss this story at:
    http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/0523216

Links:
    0. http://news.com.com/New+MySpace+copyright+tech+turns+heads%2C+raises+brows/2100-1030_3-6183162.html?tag=nefd.top


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| Who Isn't Afraid of Google?                                        |
|   from the i'm-sort-of-not-most-of-the-time dept.                  |
|   posted by Zonk on Sunday May 13, @07:23 (Businesses)             |
|   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/0533205              |
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An anonymous reader writes "Google, despite 'doing no evil', has managed
to make itself a number of enemies recently. That's the subject of an
article from the San Francisco Chronicle, which looks into [0]the Davids
looking to slay Goliath. In this strange, strange tale the Davids are the
size of companies like Microsoft and Yahoo, rumoured to be discussing an
alliance to take on the search leader. The list of detractors is longer
than other search providers, though; privacy experts, advertisers,
startups, and Hollywood executives are all frustrated with the company
for one reason or another. 'Despite Google's power, few say the company
strikes as much fear in them as Microsoft did during the 1990s, when its
near-monopoly on computer operating systems earned it the nickname "evil
empire." Google's spotty track record with new products -- few outside of
search have much of a following -- and intense competition with other
Internet companies keeps it a step below. "With Google, there is still
choice," said Chris Le Tocq, an analyst for Guernsey Research, "so I'm
not sure if the 'evil empire' epithet can be equally applied." But he
cautioned that the warning sign will come when Google becomes so dominant
that customers cannot do without it. How well will Google deal with its
customers' problems then?'"

Discuss this story at:
    http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/0533205

Links:
    0. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/05/11/MNGRIPPB2N1.DTL


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| First Map of an Extrasolar Planet                                  |
|   from the google-not-earth dept.                                  |
|   posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday May 13, @08:15 (Space)         |
|   http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/128206       |
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[0]jiawen writes "Data from the Spitzer Space Telescope has been used by
researchers to make the first-ever [1]map of an extrasolar planet. It's a
weather map, more precisely, showing temperature variations over the
surface of a [2]Hot Jupiter. It really is hot: even the coldest regions
are about [3]1200 degrees F."

Discuss this story at:
    http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/128206

Links:
    0. http://www.jiawen.net/
    1. http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2007-09/ssc2007-09a.shtml
    2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Jupiter
    3. http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/press/2007/pr200713.html


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| 3-D Model of Breast Cancer in the Lab                              |
|   from the just-add-water dept.                                    |
|   posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday May 13, @09:17 (Biotech)       |
|   http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/1212224      |
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[0]Roland Piquepaille writes "According to BBC News, U.K. researchers
have built [1]a 3-D version of breast cancer in a test tube. Their model
contains cells from normal and cancerous breast tissue. The researchers
used a collagen gel to form 3-D structures to create structures similar
to the ones found in a woman's breast. So far, they focused on a common
pre-cancerous condition known as 'ductal carcinoma in situ' (DCIS). With
this model, they hope to reduce experiments done on animals such as mice.
In fact, these experiments are not always useful because similarities can
be poor between mice and humans. Now it remains to be seen if this model
will be endorsed by the scientific community."

Discuss this story at:
    http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/1212224

Links:
    0. http://www.primidi.com/
    1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6636373.stm


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|  France Launches Anti-Spam Platform                                |
|   from the more-blacklists dept.                                   |
|   posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday May 13, @10:19 (Spam)          |
|   http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/130250            |
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[0]njondet writes "French-law.net reports that the French government has
[1]just launched 'Signal Spam', an [2]anti-spam platform created in
association with public entities and private companies, such as
Microsoft. Internet users will be able to report spam messages by mailing
them to this platform which will act as a centralised monitor of spamming
activities. The platform will generate a blacklist and help initiate
prosecutions against spammers."

Discuss this story at:
    http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/130250

Links:
    0. http://french-law.net/
    1. http://french-law.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=1
    2. http://www.signal-spam.fr/en/index.php/frontend


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| 'Virus Sponge' Could Improve Flu Treatments, Diabetes Care, Vaccine|
|   from the many-pegs-in-many-holes dept.                           |
|   posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday May 13, @11:22 (Biotech)       |
|   http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/1413249      |
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University of Maryland researchers have announced a new "[0]virus sponge"
that could aid in the treatment of, among other things, avian flu. The
sponge woks similar to kidney dialysis, filtering the harmful virus from
the blood. "The virus sponge is based on a technology called molecular
imprinting. In molecular imprinting, researchers stamp a molecule's shape
into a substance (in this case, a hydrogel--a sponge-like material). When
the specific molecule filters through the hydrogel, it fits in the
imprint hole and is trapped."

Discuss this story at:
    http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/1413249

Links:
    0. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070513083222.htm


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| Rethinking the Linux Distribution?                                 |
|   from the pc-to-mainframe-and-back-again dept.                    |
|   posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday May 13, @12:31 (Operating Syste|
|   http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/1441227        |
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[0]eldavojohn writes "ONLamp.com is running an interesting article about
[1]rethinking how the community distributes Linux and the open source
applications that often come with Linux. The author isn't arguing that
Linux needs to become a full blown web OS over night but instead, asking
if the community should be considering 'Software as a Service' and what
he means by that is perhaps many of the open source applications that run
on Linux should be available through a browser. The reasons for this are
obvious, the code is open so anyone could host it, it would be platform
independent so anyone could use it and it might attract more users to the
Linux environment. The obvious note here is that many of the enterprise
software makers are switching to Software as a Service, shouldn't the
open source community investigate the possibility of a Web OS?"

Discuss this story at:
    http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/1441227

Links:
    0. mailto:djohnsop@gmu.edu
    1. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2007/05/10/rethinking-the-linux-distribution.html?page=1


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| IBM Says 'Couldn't Fire 150K US Workers If We Wanted To'           |
|   from the big-blue-responds dept.                                 |
|   posted by Zonk on Sunday May 13, @13:37 (Businesses)             |
|   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/1655255              |
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[0]theodp writes "In an e-mail worthy of the Dilbert Hall of Fame, [1]IBM
execs responded to Robert X. Cringely's Project LEAN layoff rumors,
reassuring employees by pointing out that they've already wiped out too
many U.S. jobs to be able to lay off another 150,000. Big Blue's
employment [2]peaked around 1985, when it had about 405,000 workers who
were acclimated to a long tradition of lifetime employment. IBM [3]puts
its current global workforce at 355,766, with a 'regular U.S. population'
of less than 130,000."

Discuss this story at:
    http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/1655255

Links:
    0. mailto:theodp@aol.com
    1. http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070511_002058.html
    2. http://www.crn.com/it-channel/171200537http://www.crn.com/it-channel/171200537
    3. http://www.ibm.com/ibm/us/


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| AMD Promises Open Source Graphics Drivers                          |
|   from the feel-the-love-linux-gamers dept.                        |
|   posted by Zonk on Sunday May 13, @14:42 (Graphics)               |
|   http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/1659245        |
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[0]MoxFulder writes "Henri Richard, AMD's VP of sales, has [1]promised to
deliver open-source drivers for ATI graphics cards (recently acquired by
AMD) at the recent [2]Red Hat Summit. A series of good news for
proponents of open-source device drivers. In the last year, Intel, the
leading provider of integrated graphics cards, has opened their drivers
as well. But ATI and NVidia, the only two players in the market for
high-performance discrete graphics cards, have so far released only
closed-source drivers for their cards. This has created numerous
compatibility, stability, and ethical problems for users of Linux and
other open source OSes, and prompted projects like [3]Nouveau to try and
reverse-engineer NVidia drivers. Hopefully AMD's decision will put
pressure on NVidia to release open-source drivers as well!"

Discuss this story at:
    http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/1659245

Links:
    0. http://toleressea.net/
    1. http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/05/09/amd-will-deliver-open-graphics-drivers/
    2. http://www.redhat.com/summit
    3. http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/


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| US Military Launches YouTube Channel                               |
|   from the you-can't-stop-the-signal dept.                         |
|   posted by Zonk on Sunday May 13, @15:28 (Censorship)             |
|   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/1732213          |
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Jenga717 writes "The US military has [0]launched its own channel on
YouTube, in efforts to shift the media's focus of Iraq from a negative to
a more positive light, and to 'counter the messages of anti-American
sites.' From the article: 'The footage is not picked specifically to show
the military in a good light ... and is only edited for reasons of time
or content too graphic to be shown on YouTube ... And while all the clips
currently posted have been shot by the military's combat cameramen,
soldiers and marines have been invited to submit their own clips.' The
question is, where are they supposed to submit them? Starting 'on or
about 14 May 2007', the Department of Defense will [1]block troop access
to Myspace, Youtube, MTV, and more sites, due to a 'growing concern for
our unclassified DoD Internet, known as the NIPRNET'." More commentary
below.

This story continues at:
    http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/1732213

Discuss this story at:
    http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/1732213

Links:
    0. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6639401.stm
    1. http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_rob_kall_070512_department_of_defens.htm


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| First R600 Review - The Radeon HD 2900XT                           |
|   from the tech-drool dept.                                        |
|   posted by Zonk on Sunday May 13, @16:33 (AMD)                    |
|   http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/1741228     |
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mrneutron2004 writes "Tweaktown seems to have [0]the first review out of
the gate on AMD's flagship R600 core. 'Our focus today is solely on the
HD 2900 XT 512MB GDDR-3 graphics card ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ it is the first GPU with a fast
512-bit memory interface but what does this mean for performance? ...
After taking a look at the GPU and the card from PowerColor as well as
some new Ruby DX10 screenshots, we will move onto the benchmarks and
compare the red hot flaming Radeon monster against Nvidia's GeForce 8800
GTX along with the former ATI GPU king, the Radeon X1950 XTX."

Discuss this story at:
    http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/1741228

Links:
    0. http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1100/ati_radeon_hd_2900_xt_amd_s_long_awaited_r600_dx10_gpu_arrives/index.html


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| Tech Billionaire Boot Camp                                         |
|   from the getting-a-leg-up dept.                                  |
|   posted by Zonk on Sunday May 13, @19:22 (Businesses)             |
|   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/13/1724247              |
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[0]theodp writes "Forget the [1]Summer of Code. If you've got a hot idea
for a start-up, Newsweek says [2]Y-Combinator, the [3]boot camp where
Silicon Valley meets 'American Idol', is the place you should be. 'Some
critics scoff that Y Combinator's investment is peanuts for that amount
of equity. But the opportunity is unparalleled -- total immersion into
Silicon Valley start-up culture, advice from Graham and a fast track to
the top angel investors and venture-capital funds. When Graham calls the
winners, the founders have only five minutes to accept. "If people turn
us down," he says, "as far as we're concerned they've failed an IQ
test."'" We've [4]previously discussed the program on the site, just over
a year ago.

Discuss this story at:
    http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/05/13/1724247

Links:
    0. mailto:theodp@aol.com
    1. http://code.google.com/soc/
    2. http://ycombinator.com/
    3. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18628572/site/newsweek/
    4. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/21/162204&tid=187



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