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Slashdot: Evaluating A Data Center

A Slashdot discussion on evaluating data centers features more than 200 comments about what to look for and avoid when selecting a data center, including questions to ask when touring a facility.

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China Enforces Even Stricter Regulation On Games (Slashdot)

News Sources wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpteldavojohn writes “Chinese gamers have a pretty hard life. From crackdowns on ‘undesirable’ games to bans on gangster games to delayed World of Warcraft expansions, they suffer. The worst part is that in order to qualify for operating in China, you face a maze [...]

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Anti-Smoking Vaccine Is Nearing the Market

eldavojohn writes "Almost 6 years ago we discussed a vaccine to help people quit smoking as it entered human clinical trials. Now it looks like the finishing touches have been put on a deal that will go into effect once phase III testing of the drug now called NicVAX is completed. NicVAX was developed by Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, who have agreed to license it to GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals; it...

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Climatic Research Unit Hacked, Files Leaked

huckamania was one of many readers to write with the news that the University of East Anglia's Hadley Climatic Research Unit was hacked, and internal documents released. Some discussion and analysis of the leaked items can be found at Watts Up With That. The CRU has confirmed that a breach occurred, but not that all 61 MB of released material is genuine. Some of the emails would seem to raise concerns...

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Fedora 12 Package Installation Policy Tightened

AdamWill writes "After the controversy over Fedora 12's controversial package installation authentication policy, including our discussion this week, the package maintainers have agreed that the controversial policy will be tightened to require root authentication for trusted package installation. Please see the official announcement and the development mailing list post for more details."...

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Federal Judge Says Corps of Engineers Liable For Katrina Damage

Hugh Pickens writes "The Christian Science Monitor reports that a federal judge has ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers — and thus the US government — is liable for a big chunk of the damage caused when hurricane Katrina pushed ashore on August 29, 2005 by failing to stop the natural widening of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet canal (aka Mr. Go) causing it to eventually bump up...

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MS discovers flaw in Google plug-in for IE - Register

Telegraph.co.uk MS discovers flaw in Google plug-in for IE Register Microsoft has helped discover a flaw in the Google Chome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer users. The plug-in allows suitably coded web pages to be displayed in Internet Explorer using the Google Chrome ... Why Chrome OS will fail -- big time InfoWorld MS Finds Security Flaw In Google Chrome Frame Slashdot Google's Chrome OS: A...

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MS Finds Security Flaw In Google Chrome Frame

Christmas Shopping writes with this excerpt from Kaspersky Labs' threatpost: "Back in September, when Google launched the Google Chome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer users, Microsoft immediately warned that the move would increase the attack surface and make IE users less secure. Now comes word that a security researcher in the Microsoft Vulnerability Research (MSVR) has discovered a 'high...

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Modern Warfare 2 Not Recalled In Russia After All

thief21 writes "After claims that console versions Modern Warfare 2 had been recalled in Russia due to complaints from politicians and the gaming public over the infamous airport slaughter scene, it turns out the stories were completely untrue. Activision never released a console version of the game in Russia." Instead, they simply edited the notorious scene out of the PC version. They did...

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Dark Energy, Life Searches Make Strange Bedfellows

eldavojohn writes "Both the EU and US are using a strategy to merge what used to be two separate searches: the search for exoplanets that may harbor life and the search for dark energy. In an effort to develop 'robust, low-risk missions that maximize the scientific return,' the article analyzes how, without any changes, a space-based dark energy telescope could also check for microlensing events...

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Get Free Traffic - Submit Your Web Content to 30 Popular Website with a Single Click

Onlywire is a service that allows you to spread your web contents to multiple social sites from one place at the touch of a single button.If one click you can update and submit your web content to top social sites such as Social networking websites like face book, my space, hi5, twitter, and Social Bookmarking websites like stumbleupon, digg, reddit, google bookmark, yahoo bookmark, slashdot,

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EA Shuts Down Pandemic Studios, Cuts 200 Jobs

lbalbalba writes "Electronic Arts is shutting down its Westwood-based game developer Pandemic Studios just two years after acquiring it, putting nearly 200 people out of work. 'The struggling video game publisher informed employees Tuesday morning that it was closing the studio as part of a recently announced plan to eliminate 1,500 jobs, or 16% of its global workforce. Pandemic has about 220...

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Microsoft Applies For Patent On Tufte’s Sparklines

jenkin sear writes "Data Visualization Guru Edward Tufte developed Sparklines, a great way to display condensed data as an inline graphic. Excel's new version has incorporated the design element — and Microsoft has applied for a patent on them — without so much as a by-your-leave from Tufte." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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New York Testing Emergency Alerts Over Gaming Networks [Gaming]

I've seen "extreme weather warning" alerts beep-beep-beep across my TV during a show, but someone playing a video game might not. That's why NY state officials are intending to also send those Emergency Management Office issued alerts over gaming networks . According to officials, the idea is to "reach younger residents who spend more time on the Xbox, PlayStation, or Wii than with...

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Google Accused of Violating Copyright In China

angry tapir writes "The Chinese Authors Society has demanded that Google present a resolution plan by the end of the year and quickly handle compensation for Chinese authors whose books the US company has scanned without permission as part of its Book Search program. A local copyright protection group, co-founded by the authors group, has said it found at least 17,000 Chinese works included in...

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sony PSP Price Hoax Circles Internet

A forum posting that falsely announced the price of the new PlayStation Portable got picked up by gaming sites across the Internet yesterday, even making a front page article on the hugely popular Slashdot Games. Click Here More Information