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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Antarctica Once Abutted Death Valley
* Two Powerful Blows Against Air Pollution Controls
* Makemake Becomes the Newest Dwarf P***t
* What Tech Should Be Seen At TED?
* Tesla Motors Is Delivering Cars
* Amazonian Tribe Has No Word To Express Numbers
* Doing the Laptop Drive of Shame
* Shuttleworth Sees Possibility For a QT-based GNOME
* Linux 2.6.26 Out
* Open Source Adeona Tracks Lost & Stolen Laptops
* Movie Review, Hellboy II
* Viacom Looks For Google Staff Uploads in YouTube Logs
* EBay Deal Irritates Individual Sellers
* An Early Peek At AMD's Radeon HD 4870 X2
* 20 Features Windows 7 Should Include
* Nintendo Unveils Wii MotionPlus
* Kaspersky To Demo Attack Code For Intel Chips
* B-2 Stealth Bomber Gets Upgrade, Joins the '90s
* FSF Helps Launch Autonomo.us To Focus On Freedom In Network Services
* Second Life Faces Open Source Challenges
* eBay Beats Tiffany In Net Trademark Case
* Blizzard Wins Major Lawsuit Against Bot Developers
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| Antarctica Once Abutted Death Valley |
| from the may-i-borrow-some-grey-poupon dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday July 13, @21:04 (Earth) |
| http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/13/1941200 |
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Science News has a story of strange bedfellows. It seems that
[0]Antarctica was once adjacent to what is now the American Southwest,
some 800 million years ago. Earth's continents then formed a
supercontinent called Rodinia, predating Pangaea by some 550 million
years. "...the ratios of neodymium isotopes in the ancient sediments in
the Transantarctic Mountains are the same as those in what was then
Laurentia, says Goodge. Also, the hafnium isotope ratios in the
1.44-billion-year-old zircons found in East Antarctica match those of the
zircons found in the distinctive granites now found primarily in North
America. Finally, the researchers note, the ratios of various isotopes
and elements in a basketball-sized chunk of granite found in East
Antarctica ?€? a chunk ripped by a glacier from bedrock now smothered by
thick ice, the team speculates ?€? match those of granite found only in
what was southwestern Laurentia, which today is the American Southwest."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/13/1941200
Links:
0. http://sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/34011/title/Howdy%2C_neighbor!
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| Two Powerful Blows Against Air Pollution Controls |
| from the old-one-two dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday July 13, @22:57 (Earth) |
| http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/13/213259 |
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The NYTimes reports from Washington on two separate actions on Friday
that, between them, have [0]halted Bush administration clean-air
initiatives in their tracks. The current administration is no favorite of
environmental groups, but these groups sided with the administration in a
court case brought by the utility companies. On Friday an appeals court
threw out the EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule, established in 2005. The
court ruled that the EPA had exceeded its authority when it established
that rule, which set new requirements for major pollutants. According to
the article, even the utilities were appalled to see the rule completely
gutted; their objections had been narrower. Here is a [1]podcast with the
reporter (MP3) giving some background on the ruling. The second major
blow to clean-air efforts came later in the day on Friday. Quoting:
"...the EPA chief rejected any obligation to regulate heat-trapping gases
like carbon dioxide under existing law, saying that to do so would
involve an 'unprecedented expansion' of the agency's authority that would
have 'a profound effect on virtually every sector of the economy,'
touching 'every household in the land.'... In effect, Mr. Johnson was
simultaneously publishing the policy analysis of his scientific and legal
experts and repudiating its conclusions."
Discuss this story at:
nla_internal_3313790.jpg 0. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/washington/12enviro.html
1. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/podcasts/2008/07/11/12backstory-barringer.mp3
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| Makemake Becomes the Newest Dwarf P***t |
| from the this-one's-a-kuiper dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday July 14, @00:52 (Space) |
| http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/0147250 |
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Kligat writes "The Kuiper belt object formerly known as (136472) 2005 FY9
[0]has been rechristened Makemake and classified as a dwarf p***t and
plutoid by the International Astronomical Union, according to the United
States Geological Survey. The reclassification occurs just a month after
the latter [1]category was created. The object was referred to by the
team of discoverers by the codename Easterbunny, and the name Makemake
comes from the creation deity of Easter Island, in accordance with IAU
rules on naming Kuiper belt objects."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/0147250
Links:
0. http://p***tarynames.wr.usgs.gov/append7.html#DwarfP***ts
1. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/11/1857221&tid=160
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| What Tech Should Be Seen At TED? |
| from the worth-spreading dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday July 14, @03:20 (Technology) |
| http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/0031244 |
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[0]J0sh writes "I've been lucky enough to be asked to do tech spotting
for the [1]TED conference, one of the biggest and most exclusive
technology, entertainment, and design conferences in the US. Many of the
folks there are superstars in their field (like Craig Venter and Stephen
Hawking), and most of them have the opportunity to take action on the
technology that they see there. The problem is that I'm only one guy
trying to find the most mind-blowing technology on the p***t in order to
inform the few people who can make an immediate impact with it. I figured
if there's one place to find those kinds of advances, it's here. What
unknown tech is about to completely change the world that these people
need to know about? [2]Let me know."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/0031244
Links:
0. http://www.wireless.is/
1. http://www.ted.com/
2. mailto:josh@ted.com
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| Tesla Motors Is Delivering Cars |
| from the year-late-but-hey dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday July 14, @05:48 (Transportation) |
| http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/0210205 |
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jamie found the news that [0]Tesla Motors is delivering roadsters in
California. (We've been [1]following [2]developments on the Tesla front
for a couple of years now.) According to a letter from the CEO, "9
production Roadsters have arrived in California, another 3 arrive this
weekend, and they will keep arriving at the rate of 4 per week... In
fact, currently there are 27 Roadsters in various stages of assembly."
The early owners must be proud, but there could be [3]complications.
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/0210205
Links:
0. http://www.teslamotors.com/blog2/?p=62
1. http://slashdot.org/hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/05/151234
2. http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/20/0021209&tid=232
3. http://www.zoitz.com/archives/31
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| Amazonian Tribe Has No Word To Express Numbers |
| from the how-many-fingers dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday July 14, @08:08 (Math) |
| http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1111234 |
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In 2004 we discussed the Piraha, a tribe in the Amazon, when a study
appeared characterizing their language as a "[0]one, two, many" language.
Now reader [1]mu22le informs us of a new study of the Piraha pointing to
the possibility that they use [2]no number words at all. Instead they
seem to use the word formerly thought to mean "two" to represent a
quantity of 5 or 6, and the "one" word for anything from 1 to 4. The
language has about 300 native speakers. "The study... offers evidence
that number words are a concept invented by human cultures as they are
needed, and not an inherent part of language, Gibson said."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/1111234
Links:
0. http://slashdot.org/science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/20/0354222
1. http://jimdellacanapa.blogspot.com/
2. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/language-0624.html
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| Doing the Laptop Drive of Shame |
| from the monday-monday-monday dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday July 14, @08:58 (It's funny. Laugh.|
| http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1211215|
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[0]netbuzz writes "If you bring your work computer home with any
regularity, chances are good that you've done the [1]Laptop Drive of
Shame. (Oh, c'mon, admit it.) It's happening more than ever ... and
costing more than ever, too, what with the price of gas and all." I'll
spoil it for you- they mean leaving your laptop at home. Yay monday news
cycle.
Discuss this story at:
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/1211215
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=buzzblog
1. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/29791
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| Shuttleworth Sees Possibility For a QT-based GNOME |
| from the left-some-neurons-in-space dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday July 14, @09:44 (GNOME) |
| http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1245204 |
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An anonymous reader writes "derStandard.at has an extensive [0]interview
with Ubuntu-founder Mark Shuttleworth, in which he seems to be pushing
for a switch to QT in the GNOME-project: "I think it would be perfectly
possible to deliver the values of GNOME on top of QT". He goes on to talk
about Apple as an "innovation leader" and problems with Hardy Heron."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/1245204
Links:
0. http://derstandard.at/?id=3413801
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| Linux 2.6.26 Out |
| from the kernel-about-town dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday July 14, @10:21 (Linux) |
| http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/132220 |
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[0]diegocgteleline.es writes "After three months, [1]Linux 2.6.26 has
been released. It adds support for read-only bind mounts, x86 PAT (Page
Attribute Tables), PCI Express ASPM (Active State Power Management),
ports of KVM to IA64, S390 and PPC, other KVM improvements including
basic paravirtualization support, preliminary support of the future
802.11s wireless mesh standard, much improved webcam support thanks to a
driver for UVC devices, a built-in memory tester, a kernel debugger, BDI
statistics and parameters exposure in /sys/class/bdi, a new
/proc/PID/mountinfo file for more accurate information about mounts,
per-process securebits, device white-list for containers users, support
for the OLPC, some new drivers and many small improvements. Here is the
[2]full list of changes."
Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/132220
Links:
0. http://diegocg.blogspot.com/
1. http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/13/216
2. http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_26
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| Open Source Adeona Tracks Lost & Stolen Laptops |
| from the marco-polo-marco-polo dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday July 14, @11:08 (Security) |
| http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1339219 |
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An anonymous reader writes "Adeona is the first Open Source system for
[0]tracking the location of your lost or stolen laptop that does not rely
on a proprietary, central service. This means that you can install Adeona
on your laptop and go ?€? there's no need to rely on a single third party.
What's more, Adeona addresses a critical privacy goal different from
existing commercial offerings. It is privacy-preserving. This means that
no one besides the owner (or an agent of the owner's choosing) can use
Adeona to track a laptop. Unlike other systems, users of Adeona can rest
assured that no one can abuse the system in order to track where they use
their laptop."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/1339219
Links:
0. http://adeona.cs.washington.edu/
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| Movie Review, Hellboy II |
| from the because-i-can dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday July 14, @11:50 (Entertainment) |
| http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1443254|
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Although I'm not sure the corporate overlords will let me retroactively
expense a movie ticket, I wanted to take a few minutes to write my review
of Hellboy II. It's been a pretty good summer for movies already: but
Wall-E and Iron Man were pretty much perfect A movies. I was a big fan of
the original Hellboy comic, the first movie, and of Pan's Labyrinth- my
fear was that it could only go downhill. And I was wrong. VERY wrong.
Read on for my review which will be mostly spoiler free.
This story continues at:
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1443254
Discuss this story at:
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/1443254
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| Viacom Looks For Google Staff Uploads in YouTube Logs |
| from the behold-the-data dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday July 14, @12:28 (Google) |
| http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1449254 |
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[0]Barence writes "Viacom wants to know [1]which YouTube videos have been
uploaded by members of Google's staff, in what could be a potentially
explosive aspect of its copyright infringement claim against the search
giant."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/1449254
Links:
0. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/
1. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/212070/viacom-wants-to-know-what-google-staff-are-youtubing.html
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| EBay Deal Irritates Individual Sellers |
| from the so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday July 14, @13:12 (Businesses) |
| http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1540259 |
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[0]Dekortage writes "EBay's recent deal with Buy.com appears to be
seriously [1]irritating its veteran individual sellers. The deal allows
Buy.com and other large fixed-price retailers to list millions of items
on eBay without paying listing fees, and appears to be the direction that
eBay will follow in the future. Understandably, [2]individual sellers are
outraged. 'I've paid eBay many hundreds of thousands in fees over the
past several years and believed them when they talked about a level
playing field. And they just plain and simple are going back on their
word.' This comes after the dire prediction that eBay is [3]losing its
popularity."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/1540259
Links:
0. http://www.arrowbay.net/
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/technology/14ebay.html
2. http://rksmythe.blogspot.com/2008/05/impact-of-ebaybuycom-deal.html
3. http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/topstocks/archive/2008/07/09/americans-losing-interest-in-ebay.aspx
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| An Early Peek At AMD's Radeon HD 4870 X2 |
| from the soon-we'll-be-back-to-external-video-cards dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday July 14, @14:02 (Graphics) |
| http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1646211 |
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Dr. Damage writes "AMD has quite a hit in the Radeon HD 4000 series.
Coming up next is a product code-named R700, a high-end graphics card
based on two 4870s paired together. TechReport has a preliminary look at
how the card ?€? to be called the [0]Radeon HD 4870 X2 ?€? performs. Nvidia
could have one heck of a fight on its hands."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/1646211
Links:
0. http://techreport.com/articles.x/15105
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| 20 Features Windows 7 Should Include |
| from the downhill-since-dos dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday July 14, @14:48 (Windows) |
| http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1720224 |
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[0]Damian Francis writes "Australian computer expert Vito Cassisi has
come up with a list of [1]20 features that Windows 7 should have. The
article includes features like modularized OS, new UAC, program caching,
standards compliant browser and a whole lot more with explanations as to
why these features should be included. With Windows Vista only receiving
a luke-warm reception, Microsoft needs to make sure Windows 7 is a winner
from the get go." What other features would you suggest to Microsoft if
they are to have a hope for recovery?
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/1720224
Links:
0. http://www.gadgetzone.com.au/
1. http://loader.gadgetzone.com.au/Movies/July-2008/20-things-that-Windows-7-MUST-include.aspx
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| Nintendo Unveils Wii MotionPlus |
| from the out-to-spoil-someone's-day dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday July 14, @15:29 (Nintendo) |
| http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1731238 |
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[0]Tim MacDonald writes "In a pre-conference announcement at E3, Nintendo
has unveiled the newest accessory for the Nintendo Wii ?€? [1] the Wii
MotionPlus. The Wii MotionPlus combines with the Wiimote's accelerometers
and the Sensor Bar to give true, almost 1:1 matching of motion. More to
come during Tuesday's conference." If all these battery mods and add-ons
to the Wiimote continue my controller is going to start looking less like
a controller and more like a quarterstaff. Looks like the wrist strap is
going to have to go through another round of beefing up.
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/1731238
Links:
0. http://modern-clockwork.blogspot.com/
1. http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/07/14/first-e3-surprise-nintendo-unveils-motion-plus-wii-add-on/
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| Kaspersky To Demo Attack Code For Intel Chips |
| from the also-releasing-a-paint-by-number dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday July 14, @16:14 (Security) |
| http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1852203 |
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[0]snydeq writes "Kris Kaspersky will demonstrate how attackers can
[1]target flaws in Intel microprocessors to remotely attack a computer
using JavaScript or TCP/IP packets, regardless of OS. The demo will be
presented at the Hack In The Box Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur in
October and will show how processor bugs can be exploited using certain
instruction sequences and a knowledge of how Java compilers work,
allowing an attacker to take control of the compiler. The demonstrated
attack will be made against fully patched computers running a range of
OSes, including Windows XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server
2008, Linux, and BSD. An attack against a Mac is also a possibility."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/1852203
Links:
0. http://www.infoworld.com/
1. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/14/Researcher_to_demonstrate_attack_code_for_Intel_chips_1.html
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| B-2 Stealth Bomber Gets Upgrade, Joins the '90s |
| from the decade-late dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday July 14, @17:03 (The Military) |
| http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/1934228 |
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WmHBlair writes "Flightglobal has a report about the [0]upgrades being
made to the B-2A Stealth Bomber, which include Pentium class processors,
JOVIAL code rewritten in C, and fibre channel hard drives. The Register,
as usual, makes its usual light of this event with a tongue-in-cheek news
item noting that the upgrade [1]drags Stealth Bomber IT systems into the
90s."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/1934228
Links:
0. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/07/10/225219/b-2-computer-upgrade-passes-first-milestone.html
1. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/11/stealth_bomber_upgrades/
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| FSF Helps Launch Autonomo.us To Focus On Freedom In Network Service|
| from the save-the-intartubez-bumper-stickers-coming-soon dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday July 14, @17:45 (Networking) |
| http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/2019253 |
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[0]mako writes "The FSF just announced the results of a meeting it held
on [1]software freedom and network services. They are hailing the launch
of a new group called Autonomo.us to follow up on these issues and the
publication of the [2]Franklin Street Statement on Freedom and Network
Services which lays out a set of recommendations and guidelines for
protecting freedom for software as a service." Update 22:07 GMT by SM:
Corrected language incorrectly crediting FSF with creating Autonomo.us.
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/2019253
Links:
0. http://mako.cc/
1. http://www.fsf.org/news/network-services
2. http://autonomo.us/2008/07/franklin-street-statement/
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| Second Life Faces Open Source Challenges |
| from the war-on-two-fronts-is-never-good dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday July 14, @18:30 (Role Playing (|
| http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/2049251 |
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ruphus13 writes "Linden Labs has talked about Open Sourcing aspects of
their platform for a while, but have not always followed through. Now,
the OpenSimulator project has been [0]gathering some solid momentum, and
this was followed by an announcement by IBM that showed
[1]interoperability between OpenSimulator and Linden Servers. What this
means is that you can use a Second Life client to log on to an OpenSim
server. Beyond that, anyone can run their own server. 'Working with the
protocols derived from the official Second Life client, and a knowledge
of how Second Life works, these people have implemented their own
compatible server code.' It is only a matter of time before users will be
able to move profiles, virtual goods, and other elements of their 'second
life' on to any server in a truly open world, thereby threatening Linden
Labs' virtual world experience. With Google and Sun at the fringes of
this space, things are going to get very interesting, virtually
speaking."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/2049251
Links:
0. http://ostatic.com/168356-blog/second-life-faces-open-source
1. http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/07/08/ibm-linden-lab-interoperability-announcement/
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| eBay Beats Tiffany In Net Trademark Case |
| from the it's-your-darn-brand dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday July 14, @19:13 (The Almighty Buck) |
| http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/222204 |
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sm62704 notes a Reuters story reporting that [0]eBay has beat Tiffany in
court in a "knockout" decision. If this had gone the other way, not only
would eBay be in trouble (especially after the [1]loss of a similar case
in France), but so would Net commerce as a whole. Tiffany seems certain
to appeal. "All of Tiffany's trademark infringement claims against eBay
were rejected ?€? a knockout blow to the four-year-old lawsuit that had
been closely watched by Internet companies as well as luxury goods makers
seeking to stop the sale of counterfeit products online. Tiffany & Co had
alleged that eBay turned a blind eye to the sale of fake Tiffany silver
jewelry on its site. EBay had countered that it was not in a position to
determine which goods were knock-offs... and had said the jeweler did not
adequately participate in eBay's programs that help brand owners prevent
fraud. The judge... said he was 'not unsympathetic' to Tiffany and others
who have invested in building their brands only to see them exploited on
the Web. But he said the law was clearly on eBay's side."
Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/222204
Links:
0. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080714/wr_nm/ebay_tiffany_dc;_ylt=AiYopkjiU4aOkjA4ylpza1Gs0NUE
1. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/01/154231&tid=123
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| Blizzard Wins Major Lawsuit Against Bot Developers |
| from the gliding-off-into-the-sunset dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday July 14, @19:59 (The Courts) |
| http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/14/2313247 |
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Captain Kirk writes "World of Warcraft owners Blizzard have [0]won their
case against the programmer who wrote Glider, Michael Donnelly. (We
[1]discussed the case here when it was filed.) Blizzard won on two
arguments: first, that if a game is loaded into RAM, that can be
considered an unauthorized copy of the game and as such a breach of
copyright; second, that selling Glider was interfering with Blizzard's
contractual relationship with its customers. The net effect? If you buy a
game, you transfer rights to the game developer that they can sue you
for."
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/07/14/2313247
Links:
0. http://virtuallyblind.com/2008/07/14/blizzard-wins-sj-mdy/
1. http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/26/2050250&tid=209
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