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Great White Sharks Visiting San Francisco
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Ponca City, We love you writes "Juliet Eilperin writes in the Washington Post that while for years, humans have thought of great white sharks as wandering the sea at random, only occasionally venturing close to shore, it turns out we were wrong. Scientists lured 179 great white sharks to their boat with a carpet decoy designed to look like a seal, and used a lance to attach satellite tags with the aid of 2.3-inch titanium darts to track the sharks and discovered that Pacific white sharks spend months near the northern and central California coast between August and February, foraging among elephant seals, sea lions, and other prey. The sharks were spotted as far inland as the mouth of the San Francisco Bay, east of the Golden Gate Bridge. 'It shows you how wild it is off our West Coast of North America. This is Yellowstone,' says Stanford University marine sciences professor Barbara A. Block. The fact that 'a major concentration' of great whites can ignore humans 'shows us the sharks are really minding their own business. The number of interactions with people is very small, considering,' says Salvador J. Jorgensen."<p><a href="http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/11/12/0026221/Great-White-Sharks-Visiting-San-Francisco?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/12/0026221"></a></p><p><a href="http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/11/12/0026221/Great-White-Sharks-Visiting-San-Francisco?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/xS8102Pklz0/Bing-To-Use-Wolfram-Alpha-Results
angry tapir writes "Microsoft is rolling out some enhancements to its Bing search engine, including some that rely on computational information delivered by Wolfram Alpha. That means that people will be able to search for some complicated information, and the search engine will be able to compute the answers. In a blog post, Tracey Yao, program manager, and Pedro Silva, product manager at Microsoft, give some examples."<p><a href="http://search.slashdot.org/story/09/11/12/0020205/Bing-To-Use-Wolfram-Alpha-Results?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/12/0020205"></a></p><p><a href="http://search.slashdot.org/story/09/11/12/0020205/Bing-To-Use-Wolfram-Alpha-Results?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/LKYJWhDtVJ8/Mimicking-Materials-and-Structures-In-Nature
eldavojohn writes "From special organic molecules to organic surfaces with special properties to organic concrete, MIT's Technology Review takes a look at inspirations in nature that materials scientists are currently mimicking for human purposes. You may be able to name other fields that have turned to evolution for inspiration as well."<p><a href="http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/11/12/0011257/Mimicking-Materials-and-Structures-In-Nature?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/12/0011257"></a></p><p><a href="http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/11/12/0011257/Mimicking-Materials-and-Structures-In-Nature?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/LZyT5NcEuhU/HP-To-Acquire-3com-For-27-Billion
An anonymous reader writes "HP and 3Com Corporation today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase 3Com, a leading provider of networking switching, routing and security solutions, at a price of $7.90 per share in cash or an enterprise value of approximately $2.7 billion. The terms of the transaction have been approved by the HP and 3Com boards of directors."<p><a href="http://slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/2342205/HP-To-Acquire-3com-For-27-Billion?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/11/2342205"></a></p><p><a href="http://slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/2342205/HP-To-Acquire-3com-For-27-Billion?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/nRXijGl7lv0/Making-Carriers-Shoulder-Smartphone-Security
alphadogg writes "Georgia Tech researchers have received a $450,000 NSF grant to boost security of iPhones, BlackBerries and other smartphones and the wireless networks on which they run. And it's those networks where the researchers are really zeroing in. The researchers are looking into ways wireless carriers such as AT&T and Verizon can detect malware on devices and clean up the devices before they do further damage. 'While a single user might realize that a phone is behaving differently, that person probably won't know why,' says Patrick Traynor, assistant professor at Georgia Tech’s School of Computer Science. 'But a cell phone provider may see a thousand devices behaving in the same way and have the ability to do something about it.' Georgia Tech is going to build out a cellular network test bed to try out its remote repair techniques."<p><a href="http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/2318247/Making-Carriers-Shoulder-Smartphone-Security?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/11/2318247"></a></p><p><a href="http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/2318247/Making-Carriers-Shoulder-Smartphone-Security?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/RoqmtAQUXZ8/Remus-Project-Brings-Transparent-High-Availability-To-Xen
An anonymous reader writes "The Remus project has just been incorporated into the Xen hypervisor. Developed at the University of British Columbia, Remus provides a thin layer that continuously replicates a running virtual machine onto a second physical host. Remus requires no modifications to the OS or applications within the protected VM: on failure, Remus activates the replica on the second host, and the VM simply picks up where the original system died. Open TCP connections remain intact, and applications continue to run unaware of the failure. It's pretty fun to yank the plug out on your web server and see everything continue to tick along. This sort of HA has traditionally required either really expensive hardware, or very complex and invasive modifications to applications and OSes."<p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/2246226/Remus-Project-Brings-Transparent-High-Availability-To-Xen?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/11/2246226"></a></p><p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/2246226/Remus-Project-Brings-Transparent-High-Availability-To-Xen?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ha8xxWCeJqE/Microsoft-Patents-Sudos-Behavior
Foofoobar writes "Just when you thought all was safe on the crazy patent front, Microsoft has come out of the obvious patent closet to file patent number 7617530, which basically duplicates the functionality of 'sudo' which is found in all Linux systems. PJ over at groklaw has a wonderful writeup on the entire fiasco."<p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/2055226/Microsoft-Patents-Sudos-Behavior?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/11/2055226"></a></p><p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/2055226/Microsoft-Patents-Sudos-Behavior?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/T2g75ju7Yxk/LegalTorrents-Launches-Copyright-Compliant-Tracker
drDugan writes "Many legitimate media providers are using Bittorrent to distribute content, but the recent Pirate Bay legal verdict and closures left many content downloads unavailable. Along with the ongoing legal issues at Mininova and other sites, options have been scarce for legitimate Bittorrent tracking service. Once a torrent is created with a tracker URL, that tracker has to stay running for normal distribution to continue. LegalTorrents.com has quietly launched a solution with three open Bittorent trackers for its members, including a fully automated, community-based flagging system to blacklist and immediately remove copyright-infringing content. Users submit SHA1 hash values for content with infringing materials. Site members can include and track their own published materials regardless of flagging."<p><a href="http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/2026244/LegalTorrents-Launches-Copyright-Compliant-Tracker?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/11/2026244"></a></p><p><a href="http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/2026244/LegalTorrents-Launches-Copyright-Compliant-Tracker?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Maw9bk65seg/China-Lauds-iPhone-App-That-Spreads-Govt-Views
angry tapir writes "China's film and TV regulator has praised the growth of an iPhone application from state broadcaster CCTV as the country looks for new ways to project its political views abroad. The free iPhone app, one of a growing number from Chinese state-owned news outlets, has gained 500,000 users in the month or so since it went online and is adding 2,000 new users each day, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television said in a statement on its Web site. The CCTV app has shown 'favorable performance' and proven especially popular during broadcasts of major events, such as a high-flown military parade held in Beijing last month, the statement said."<p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/1950225/China-Lauds-iPhone-App-That-Spreads-Govt-Views?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/11/1950225"></a></p><p><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/1950225/China-Lauds-iPhone-App-That-Spreads-Govt-Views?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fyCoLnS1NHk/40-Years-of-Multics-1969-2009
gribll writes "October 2009 marked an important milestone in the history of computing. It was exactly 40 years since the first Multics computer system was used at MIT. The interview is with Multics co-developer, MIT Professor and Turing Award winner Fernando J. Corbato. Multics (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service) is regarded as the foundation of modern time-sharing systems. Multics was the catalyst for the development of Unix and has been used as a model of operating system design since its release four decades ago. There is also a picture gallery of Multics history."<p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/197205/40-Years-of-Multics-1969-2009?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/11/197205"></a></p><p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/197205/40-Years-of-Multics-1969-2009?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/k7nrGBSnauI/Microsoft-Disconnects-Modded-Xbox-Users
S-4'N3 writes "The BBC reports that Microsoft has disconnected approximately 600,000 Xbox users from Xbox Live because the devices they are using have been modified, either with software or with new chips, to play pirated games. 'Microsoft confirmed that it had banned a "small percentage" of the 20 million Xbox Live users worldwide. Microsoft said that modifying an Xbox 360 console 'violates' the service's 'terms of use' and would result in a player being disconnected.'"<p><a href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/1821255/Microsoft-Disconnects-Modded-Xbox-Users?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/11/1821255"></a></p><p><a href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/1821255/Microsoft-Disconnects-Modded-Xbox-Users?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ZSppWt6VFuk/Firefox-Most-Vulnerable-Browser-Safari-Close
An anonymous reader writes "Cenzic released its report revealing the most prominent types of Web application vulnerabilities for the first half of 2009. The report identified over 3,100 total vulnerabilities, which is a 10 percent increase in Web application vulnerabilities compared to the second half of 2008. Among Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox had the largest percentage of Web vulnerabilities, followed by Apple Safari, whose browser showed a vast increase in exploits, due to vulnerabilities reported in the Safari iPhone browser." It seems a bit surprising to me that this study shows that only 15% of vulnerabilities are in IE.<p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/1626224/Firefox-Most-Vulnerable-Browser-Safari-Close?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/11/1626224"></a></p><p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/1626224/Firefox-Most-Vulnerable-Browser-Safari-Close?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/GRoRv3sxvq4/Heart-of-the-Milky-Way-Photos-From-NASA
PBH submitted a link to a really amazing composite image of the Milky Way released by NASA. They combined infrared, visible, and x-ray images taken by Spitzer, Hubble, and Chandra to create one beautiful image to commemorate the 400 years since 1609, when Galileo looked up.<p><a href="http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/1550233/Heart-of-the-Milky-Way-Photos-From-NASA?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/11/1550233"></a></p><p><a href="http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/1550233/Heart-of-the-Milky-Way-Photos-From-NASA?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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scruffybr writes "Today the first information about the pricing and launch of Microsoft’s Project Natal has emerged. The pricing for the hardware will be much much lower than many had anticipated, coming in at around £50 when sold separately from the console. The idea being that it’s low enough that people will purchase on impulse."<p><a href="http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/1544201/Project-Natal-Release-Details-Emerge?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/11/1544201"></a></p><p><a href="http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/1544201/Project-Natal-Release-Details-Emerge?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/SF4cU0tSBpU/Scientists-Unveil-Lightweight-Rootkit-Protection
DangerFace writes "Scientists are set to unveil a lightweight system they say makes an operating system significantly more resistant to rootkits without degrading its performance. The hypervisor-based system is dubbed HookSafe, and it works by relocating kernel hooks in a guest OS to a dedicated page-aligned memory space that's tightly locked down. The team installed HookSafe on a machine running Ubuntu 8.04, and found the system successfully prevented nine real-world rootkits targeting that platform from installing or hiding themselves. The program was able to achieve that protection with only a 6 percent reduction in performance benchmarks."<p><a href="http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/1517233/Scientists-Unveil-Lightweight-Rootkit-Protection?from=rss"><img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/11/11/1517233"></a></p><p><a href="http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/1517233/Scientists-Unveil-Lightweight-Rootkit-Protection?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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