Skype Gives Up Anti-GPL Appeal l2718 writes "Yesterday we discussed Skype's appeal of a German court's ruling against them regarding a violation of the GPL. Harald Welte (the plaintiff) now reports in his blog that following oral a

Category :Technology | 0 views | read more | 2008-05-09 08:01:00

US Lawmakers Propose New Net Neutrality Bill An anonymous reader brings news that Net Neutrality legislation is making another comeback. A new bill, sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), would make ISPs who fail to provide service in a non-disc

Category :Technology | 2 views | read more | 2008-05-09 07:21:00

Vista security credentials tarnished in malware survey Better off with a Win 2000 box Windows Vista is better at protecting against malware than XP but more easily infected than Windows 2000, according to a study by Australian anti-virus firm PC Tools.…

Category :Security | 0 views | read more | 2008-05-09 07:14:45

Facebook Agrees To User Safety Plan Facebook has reached an agreement with the attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia to develop and enhance controls to protect minors from inappropriate content. This follows a simi

Category :Technology | 4 views | read more | 2008-05-09 04:18:00

NASA Planning Mission To 40-Meter-Wide Asteroid FudRucker points out a story from The Guardian about NASA's plans to visit 2000SG344, an asteroid 40 meters wide and weighing roughly 71 million kilograms. The manned mission would take three to six m

Category :Technology | 3 views | read more | 2008-05-09 01:15:00

Infringement 'Detrimental To the Public Health, Safety' I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has declared that copyright infringement 'substantially interferes with the interest of the public in the qual

Category :Technology | 5 views | read more | 2008-05-08 23:14:00

Have You Changed Your Opinion On eBook Readers? An anonymous reader writes "The Kindle made waves when it came out, but they've now had the chance to calm. How many of you have been using your eBook readers since you've received them? How many of y

Category :Technology | 6 views | read more | 2008-05-08 21:11:00

Nathan Myhrvold and the Business Of Invention elwinc writes "There's a great New Yorker story about Nathan Myhrvold's Intellectual Ventures company, whose business model is to nurture ideas, write patents, and sell them. Apparently they're filing

Category :Technology | 6 views | read more | 2008-05-08 19:10:00

Data Mining In Law Enforcement jcatcw points out a blog entry by Scott McPherson, CIO for the Florida House of Representatives. McPherson condemns the state of data sharing and data mining in law enforcement, saying that the US cau

Category :Technology | 7 views | read more | 2008-05-08 18:05:00

Introducing Classical Guitar Hero Alex writes "I've just uploaded the video of a piece of classical electronic music I wrote for 2 Guitar Hero controllers and software (which I created). More information about this piece, its software

Category :Technology | 6 views | read more | 2008-05-08 17:15:00