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Slashdot Daily Newsletter

In this issue:
* Privacy Concerns Over Google On the Rise In Germany
* Behind the Cogent-Sprint Depeering
* D.I.Y. Home Security
* 1/3 of Amphibians Dying Out
* Netflix Extends "Watch Instantly" To Mac Users
* In UK, 12M Taxpayers Lost With USB Stick
* How To Make Money With Free Software
* Discuss the US Presidential Election & Education
* Intel Core I7 Launched, Nehalem and X58 Tested
* Video Games Linked To Child Aggression
* Anonymous Anger Rampant On the Web
* Programming .NET 3.5
* Air Force To Rewrite the Rules of the Internet
* Cassini Could Find Signs of Life on Enceladus
* Wayland, a New X Server For Linux
* New Type of Particle May Have Been Found

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| Privacy Concerns Over Google On the Rise In Germany |
| from the not-being-evil-we-promise dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday November 02, @20:22 (Privacy) |
| http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/2254229 |
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An anonymous reader writes "After protests from several sources, major
German news site [0]Spiegel Online has dropped Google Analytics. 'Google
gathers so much detailed information about its users that one critic says
some state intelligence bureaus look "like child protection services" in
comparison,' they say. Spiegel Online no longer uses Google Analytics.
'We want to ensure that data on our users' browsing patterns don't leave
our site,' says Wolfgang B??chner, one of Spiegel Online's two chief
editors." The article covers a wide swath of German concern over Google's
data-collecting and -handling policies, including a local rebellion
against Google's Street View survey vehicles that threatens to go
national.

Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/2254229

Links:
0. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,587546,00.html


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| Behind the Cogent-Sprint Depeering |
| from the it's-an-ectomy dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday November 02, @21:43 (Networking) |
| http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/0143239 |
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An anonymous reader brings an update to [0]Sprint's depeering with Cogent,
which we discussed a few days back ?€? namely, [1]Sprint's side of the
story. According to them, no free peering contract had ever existed,
Cogent refused to pay the bills to exchange traffic, and after a year
Sprint gave Cogent 30 days notice of their intent to disconnect. During
this 30-day period, when one or two connections (out of ten) per week
were shut down, Cogent made no alternate arrangements to alleviate the
impact on their customers ?€? but they had a press release ready when
Sprint snipped the final wire. It will be interesting to see how Cogent
responds.

Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/0143239

Links:
0. http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/31/0439245&tid=95
1. https://www.sprint.net/cogent.php


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| D.I.Y. Home Security |
| from the try-this-at-home dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday November 02, @23:10 (Security) |
| http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/02/2225226 |
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[0]theodp writes "The NYTimes reports that [1]pre-wired home security
installations by alarm companies are on the way out. Thanks to wireless
window and door sensors and motion detectors, installing and maintaining
one's own security system is becoming a do-it-yourself project, with kits
available from companies like [2]InGrid and [3]LaserShield. Time to start
cranking out some new iPhone and Android apps, kids?"

Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/02/2225226

Links:
0. mailto:theodp@aol.com
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/technology/personaltech/30basics.html?em
2. http://ingridhome.com/
3. http://lasershield.net/


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| 1/3 of Amphibians Dying Out |
| from the world-without-frogs dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 03, @01:29 (Earth) |
| http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/02/2252213 |
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[0]Death Metal sends in a Scientific American article reporting that
[1]2,000 of 6,000 amphibian species are endangered worldwide. A
combination of environmental assaults, including global warming, seems to
be responsible. "... national parks and other areas protected from
pollution and development are providing no refuge. The frogs and
salamanders of Yellowstone National Park have been declining since the
1980s, according to a Stanford University study, as global warming dries
out seasonal ponds, leaving dried salamander corpses in their wake. Since
the 1970s, nearly 75 percent of the frogs and other amphibians of La
Selva Biological Station in Braulio Carrillo National Park in the
Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica have died, perhaps due to global
warming. But the really bad news is that amphibians may be just the first
sign of other species in trouble. Biologists at the University of
California, San Diego, have shown that amphibians are the first to
respond to environmental changes, thanks to their sensitivity to both air
and water. What goes for amphibians may soon be true of other classes of
animal, including mammals."

Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/02/2252213

Links:
0. http://www.anus.com/metal
1. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=world-without-frogs


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| Netflix Extends "Watch Instantly" To Mac Users |
| from the instant-grats dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 03, @04:19 (Movies) |
| http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/0241254 |
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CNet is reporting that [0]Netflix has opened up its "Watch Instantly"
feature to Mac users (here is Netflix's [1]blog entry). They accomplished
this by using Microsoft's Silverlight technology on both platforms,
abandoning the Windows Media Player solution that had been employed in
the first, Windows-only, version. Silverlight's DRM capabilities meet
Netflix's needs, apparently. Netflix warns that this is beta software.
Mac users can [2]opt in here, then watch instantly with Safari or Firefox
2+, with the Silverlight plugin in place. Movie selection is somewhat
limited.

Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/0241254

Links:
0. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10080842-93.html
1. http://blog.netflix.com/2008/10/opt-in-for-new-netflix-movie-player.html
2. http://www.netflix.com/silverlightoptin


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| In UK, 12M Taxpayers Lost With USB Stick |
| from the and-your-little-data-too dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 03, @07:08 (Security) |
| http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/0256203 |
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An anonymous reader tips a piece from the UK's Daily Mail that recounts
another sad tale of the [0]careless loss of massive amounts of private
user data. "Ministers have been forced to order an emergency shutdown of
a key Government computer system to protect millions of people's private
details. The action was taken after a memory stick was found in a pub car
park containing confidential passcodes to the online Government Gateway
system, which covers everything from tax returns to parking tickets. An
urgent investigation is now under way into how the stick, belonging to
the company which runs the flagship system, came to be lost."

Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/0256203

Links:
0. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1082402/Tax-website-shut-memory-stick-secret-personal-data-12million-pub-car-park.html


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| How To Make Money With Free Software |
| from the coin-of-the-realm dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 03, @09:14 (The Almighty Buc|
| http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/0219213 |
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[0]bmsleight writes "The Dutch Ministry of Finance organized an
architecture competition to design not a building, but rather the new
[1]5-Euro commemorative coin. The theme was 'Netherlands and
Architecture'. The [2]winning design was made 100% with free software,
mainly Python, but also including The Gimp, Inkscape, Phatch, and Ubuntu.
[3]The design is amazing ?€? the head of [4]Queen Beatrix is made up of the
names of architects based on their popularity in Yahoo searches (rendered
in a font of the artist's own devising). In the end the artist, [5]Stani
Michiels, had to collaborate closely on location with technicians of the
Royal Dutch Mint, so all the last bits were done on his Asus Eee PC.
Soon, 350,000 Dutch people will use and enjoy the fruits of free
software."

Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/0219213

Links:
0. http://www.barwap.com/
1. http://en.knm.nl/domains/knm/pages/article.asp?content=11720000000909_999_11650000000011&navid=11650000000014_11720000000067&cookie=init
2. http://pythonide.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-make-money-with-free-software.html
3. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KhIIKmJ4wWc/SQiViteeCUI/AAAAAAAAAFU/tnhGeVNgfa8/s1600-h/Architectuur+5+2008+vz+v5.jpg
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_of_the_Netherlands
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stani_Michiels


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| Discuss the US Presidential Election & Education |
| from the running-out-of-time dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday November 03, @10:00 (United States) |
| http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/1312242 |
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In 24 hours, many of you will be able to vote. So as we come down to the
wire, this is really our last chance to talk about the issues. We've
already discussed [0]Health Care, [1]the War, and [2]the Economy. Today
I'm opening up the floor to discuss education. Perhaps no other issue
will matter more in 50 years. Which candidate will make the next
generation smarter?

Discuss this story at:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/1312242

Links:
0. http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/31/1249259&tid=103
1. http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/30/1220208&tid=103
2. http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/29/1227202&tid=103


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| Intel Core I7 Launched, Nehalem and X58 Tested |
| from the time-to-go-shopping-again dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday November 03, @10:43 (Intel) |
| http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/1324208 |
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[0]MojoKid writes "Today marks the official launch of [1]Intel's new Core
i7 processor, the most major overhaul of Intel's core processor
architecture since the release of their Core 2 design. As has been
reported, the Core i7 is a major departure from Intel's aging Front Side
Bus architecture of old, now replaced by [2] Intel's QPI (Quick Path
Interconnect) serial links. This 20 *** bi-directional (40 ***s total)
point-to-point connection provides 6.4 GT/s of bandwidth and scalability
for future multi-socket designs as well. In addition, the Core i7 now has
an integrated triple channel memory controller offering over 3X the
bandwidth of the previous Core 2 architecture with DDR3 system memory.
Though the product is set to ship in volume later this month, [3] the
early benchmark numbers show Intel's new chip is markedly faster
clock-for-clock versus their previous generation CPU and much faster than
anything AMD has out currently."

Discuss this story at:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/1324208

Links:
0. http://hothardware.com/
1. http://hothardware.com/Articles/Intel-Core-i7-Processors-Nehalem-and-X58-Have-Arrived/
2. http://hothardware.com/Articles/Intel-Core-i7-Processors-Nehalem-and-X58-Have-Arrived/?page=2
3. http://hothardware.com/Articles/Intel-Core-i7-Processors-Nehalem-and-X58-Have-Arrived/?page=10


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| Video Games Linked To Child Aggression |
| from the zomg-this-makes-hulk-smash dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday November 03, @11:29 (PC Games (Games|
| http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/1520229 |
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[0]the4thdimension writes "CNN is running a story this morning that
explains new research showing a [1]correlation between video games and
aggression in children. The study monitored groups of US and Japanese
children, asking them to rate their violent behavior over a period of
several months while they played video games in their free time. The
study concludes that it has "pretty good evidence" that there is a link
between video games and childhood aggression." Stories like this make me
want to smash things.

Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/1520229

Links:
0. http://www.crackinwise.com/
1. http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/11/03/healthmag.violent.video.kids/index.html


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| Anonymous Anger Rampant On the Web |
| from the oh-now-this-too dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday November 03, @12:15 (Privacy) |
| http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/166229 |
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[0]the4thdimension writes "In a story that may bring out the "duh" in
you, CNN has a story about how [1]anonymous anger is rampant on the
Internet. Citing various reasons, it attempts to explain why sites like
[2]MyBiggestComplaint and [3]Just Rage exist and why anger via the web
seems to be everywhere. Various reasons include: anonymity, lack of
rules, and lack of immediate consequences. Whatever the reason, they
describe that online anger has resulted in real-life violence and suggest
methods for parents and teens to cope with e-aggression and to learn to
be aware of it." I can't figure out what makes me angrier: my habit of
anonymously trolling web forums, or my video game playing.

Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/166229

Links:
0. http://www.crackinwise.com/
1. http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/03/angry.internet/index.html
2. http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/
3. http://www.justrage.com/


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| Programming .NET 3.5 |
| from the dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 03, @13:00 (Programming) |
| http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/1545254 |
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lamaditx writes "The world of the .NET framework is taken to the next
level by the release of .NET 3.5. The intended audience of this book are
experienced .NET programmers. There are no sections that tell you details
about C#, SQL servers or anything like that. I don't recommend this book
if you never worked on a .NET project and don't know how to set up a SQL
database. You should be aware that the code is written in C#. You might
use one of the software code converters if you prefer Visual Basic
instead. I think the code is still readable even if you do not know C#. I
appreciate the fact that the authors decided to use one language only
because it keeps the book smaller. The authors assume you are using
Visual Studio 2008. You don't necessarily need to update to 2008 if you
are working with an older edition because you can use the free [0]
Express Edition to get started." Keep reading for the rest of Adrian's
review.

This story continues at:
http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/1545254

Discuss this story at:
http://books.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/1545254

Links:
0. http://www.microsoft.com/express/


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| Air Force To Rewrite the Rules of the Internet |
| from the because-they-can dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Monday November 03, @13:59 (The Internet) |
| http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/1750248 |
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meridiangod writes "The [0]Air Force is fed up with a seemingly endless
barrage of attacks on its computer networks from stealthy adversaries
whose motives and even locations are unclear. So now the service is
looking to restore its advantage on the virtual battlefield by doing
nothing less than the rewriting the 'laws of cyberspace.'" I'm sure
that'll work out really well for them.

Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/1750248

Links:
0. http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/11/air-force-aims.html


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| Cassini Could Find Signs of Life on Enceladus |
| from the buddy-can-you-spare-some-methane dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 03, @17:56 (Space) |
| http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/2150227 |
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New Scientist reviews the possibility that the Cassini probe might be
repurposed to [0]look for signs of life on Saturn's enigmatic moon
Enceladus. "[Enceladus' water vapor] plume's origin is still being
debated, but some models suggest the moon holds an ocean of liquid water
beneath its surface. This ocean could be a potential habitat for
extraterrestrial life. ... Though the probe was never designed to look
for life, it could do so by studying organic chemicals such as methane in
the plume, the team says."

Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/2150227

Links:
0. http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn15113-cassini-might-hold-secrets-to-life-on-saturn-moon.html


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| Wayland, a New X Server For Linux |
| from the at-least-it's-nt-called-Y dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 03, @18:47 (X) |
| http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/2217216 |
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An anonymous reader writes "Phoronix has a new article out on [0]Wayland:
A New X Server For Linux. One of Red Hat's engineers has started writing
a new X11 server around today's needs and to eliminate the cruft that has
been in this critical piece of free software for more than a decade. This
new server is called [1]Wayland and it is designed with newer hardware
features like [2]kernel mode-setting and a kernel memory manager for
graphics. Wayland is also dramatically simpler to target for in
development. A compositing manager is embedded into the Wayland server
and ensures 'every frame is perfect' according to the project's leader."

Discuss this story at:
http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/2217216

Links:
0. http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=13065
1. http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~krh/wayland/
2. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=xorg_kms_2008&num=1


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| New Type of Particle May Have Been Found |
| from the outside-the-pipe dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Monday November 03, @19:33 (Science) |
| http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/03/2229248 |
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An anonymous reader writes "The LHC is out of commission, but the
Tevatron collider at Fermilab is still chugging along, and may have just
discovered a [0]new type of particle that would signal new physics. New
Scientist reports that the Tevatron's CDF detector has found muons that
seem to have been created outside of the beam pipe that confines the
protons and anti-protons being smashed together. The standard model can't
explain the muons, and some speculate that 'an unknown particle with a
lifetime of about 20 picoseconds was produced in the collision, traveled
about 1 centimeter, through the side of the beam pipe, and then decayed
into muons.' The hypothetical particle even seems to have the right mass
to account for [1]one theory of dark matter."

Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=08/11/03/2229248

Links:
0. http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn15115-has-new-physics-been-found-at-the-ageing-tevatron.html
1. http://arxiv.org/abs/0810.5344



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