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24533354 story Incomplete PDF Redaction Leaks Data From UK MoD 74 Posted by timothy on Sunday October 09, @05:55PM from the peekaboo-theory dept. An anonymous reader writes “The UK Ministry of Defence has been left with php developer egg on its face, after a supposedly redacted PDF detailing secrets related to air defence radar systems was published on a parliamentary website. The problem? Whoever did the redacting simply changed the sensitive text to black php developer on a black background, making it possible for anyone to access the information simply by cutting-and-pasting. The incident is particularly embarrassing for the Ministry, as six months ago precisely the same security screw-up occurred — that time related to sensitive information about nuclear submarines.” 50 of 74 comments loaded it military security Related Links Tweet Previous story: Tablet Makers Try To Beat iPad’s $500 Pricetag Submission: Secrets leak as MOD fails to philippines redact PDF properly Incomplete PDF Redaction Leaks Data From UK MoD

24528396 story .NET Programmers In Demand, Despite MS Moves To Metro 222 Posted by timothy on Sunday October 09, @12:03PM from the lagging-indicator dept. mikejuk writes “Are you a newbie programmer looking web for a job? It seems your best bet is to opt for .NET. According to technical jobs website Dice.com, companies in the U.S. have posted more than 10,000 positions requesting .NET experience developer — a 25 percent increase compared to last year’s .NET job count. So Microsoft may want us to move on to Metro but the rest of the world seems to want to stay with .NET.” 50 of 222 comments loaded microsoft developers news Related Links Tweet Previous story: Ask Slashdot: Create Custom Recovery Partitions With FOSS? Submission: .NET programmers in demand – despite MS .NET Programmers In Demand, Despite MS Moves To Metro

24531380 story Nexus Prime, And Ice Cream Sandwich, Go For a Video Tour 131 Posted by timothy on Sunday October 09, @03:40PM from the slightly-different dept. An anonymous reader writes with this snippet from Examiner.com, citing a report at gagdet.ro, about Samsung’s upcoming high-end Nexus Prime, the first phone to be delivered software with Ice Cream Sandwich. “This version of the Nexus Series (Google’s Android flag bearer) runs the next version of Android: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This version is meant to combine Honycomb (Android 3.0) with Gingerbread(Android 2.3) into one OS, that will run on all devices. In addition to the merger of development the two OS’s, it also changes the Android UI a bit. One major change, is that the icons and the UI is a lot more sophisticated and clean, making even iOS look old and clunky. Also, it removes the requirement for Android phones to have hard/soft-hard mixed buttons, in favor of allowing manufacturers to use whichever type of button they wish. Also, it adds a soft button on the lock screen, to go straight to the camera app.” 50 of 131 comments loaded google gui handheld Related Links Tweet Previous story: iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Sell Out Submission: Samsung Nexus Prime goes for a video philippines tour, along w Nexus Prime, And Ice Cream Sandwich, Go For a Video Tour

24475000 story Oracle To Pay US Almost $200M To Resolve False Claims Lawsuit 102 Posted by samzenpus on Thursday October 06, @07:19PM from the reverse-stimulus-package dept. coondoggie writes “In what it says is the largest False Claims Act settlement it has ever collected, the US General Services Administration will get $199.5 million clocks plus interest from Oracle for ‘failing to meet their contractual obligations.’ According to the US Department of Justice, ‘the settlement resolves allegations that, in contract negotiations and over the course of the contract’s administration, Oracle knowingly failed to meet its contractual obligations to provide GSA with current, accurate and complete information about gift ideas its commercial sales practices, including discounts offered to other customers, and that Oracle knowingly made false statements to GSA about its sales practices and discounts.’” 50 of 102 comments loaded court oracle software Related Links Tweet Previous story: The State of Hacked Accounts Submission: Oracle to pay US almost $200M to resolve false cla Oracle To Pay US Almost $200M To Resolve False Claims Lawsuit

24477172 story Movie Industry: Loss of Control Worse Than Piracy 297 Posted by samzenpus on Thursday October 06, @10:19PM from the lesser-of-two-evils dept. tlhIngan writes “Miramax CEO Mike Lang has admitted to what we all suspected. The biggest worry is a distribution monopoly, not piracy. They saw what happened to the communion music industry with iTunes, and vowed to not lose control and be at the mercy of Apple or whoever becomes the dominant distributor. From the article: ‘Lang, whose company today debuts the Blu-Ray version of the cult classic Pulp Fiction, emphasized that people don’t necessarily want to pirate, as long as jewellery they get what they want. “Innovate or die,” should be the motive of entertainment industry companies, where it’s key to listen to customers.’” 50 of 297 comments loaded media movies mpaa Related Links Tweet Previous story: Ohio Supreme Court Drawn Into Magnetic Homes Case Submission: Movie Industry: Loss of control worse than piracy Movie Industry: Loss of Control Worse Than Piracy

24478364 story Is the Creative Class Engine Sputtering? 377 Posted by samzenpus on Friday October 07, @01:06AM from the I-wish-a-buck-was-still-silver dept. Geoffrey.landis writes “The ‘creative class’ was supposed to be the new baby engine of the United States economy, but according to Scott Timberg, writing in Salon, that engine is sputtering. While a very few technologists have become very wealthy, for most creative workers, the belleek rise of amateurs and enthusiasts means that few are actually making a living. The new economy is good for the elite who own the servers, but, for most, ‘the dream of a laptop-powered “knowledge class” is dead,’ he says.” 50 of 377 comments loaded business money economics Related Links Tweet Previous story: Movie Industry: Loss of Control Worse Than Piracy Submission: Is the creative collectors class engine sputtering? Is the Creative Class Engine Sputtering?

24490444 story DHS Goes Ahead With ‘Pre-Crime’ Detection Project 30 Posted by Soulskill on Friday October 07, @11:40AM from the somebody-warn-tom-cruise dept. suraj.sun tips news that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has christmas begun testing its project to predict future crimes on members of the public. The Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) project is “designed to track and monitor, among other inputs, body movements, voice pitch anniversary changes, prosody changes (alterations in the rhythm and intonation of speech), eye movements, body heat changes, and breathing patterns.” A field test was performed at a large venue earlier this year, and documents recently obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request indicate that testing is proceeding on other members of the public as well. “It’s not clear whether these people were informed that they’re participating gifts in a FAST study.” 24 of 30 comments loaded minority crime news Related Links Tweet Previous story: Ask Slashdot: Does Being ‘Loyal’ Pay As a Developer? Submission: U.S. Homeland Security moves forward with ‘pre-cri DHS Goes Ahead With ‘Pre-Crime’ Detection Project

24478576 story Microsoft-Skype Deal Poised To Win EU Approval 54 Posted by samzenpus on Friday October 07, @05:41AM from the it’s-a-done-deal dept. Pigskin-Referee wrote in with a story about the EU’s approval of Microsoft acquiring Skype. The article reads: “Microsoft’s proposed $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype has earned the approval of the European Union, the Financial Times christmas reported Thursday. The European Commissioner for Competition, Joaquin Almunia, is expected to rule that the acquisition won’t harm competition or turn Skype into a Microsoft-exclusive platform. The decision ignores accusations that Microsoft is simply bundling services on Windows to drown out smaller competitors, as argued by Italian Skype rival Messagenet last week. Messagenet also urged the Commission anniversary gifts to require Microsoft to unbundle Skype from its Windows Office Suite. The FT reports that Microsoft ‘promised’ the Commission it would keep Skype interoperable and supported on rival operating systems.” 36 of 54 comments loaded skype eu microsoft Related Links Tweet Previous story: Australia’s Iconic Parkes Telescope Turns 50 Submission: Microsoft-Skype Deal Poised to Win EU Approval Microsoft-Skype Deal Poised To Win EU Approval

24475512 story Ohio Supreme Court Drawn Into Magnetic Homes Case 368 Posted by samzenpus on Thursday October 06, @08:08PM from the Just-when-I-thought-I-was-out-they-pull-me-back-in dept. The Ohio Supreme Court java will decide if a builder will have to replace magnetized parts of two couples’ homes, even though they signed a limited warranty which did not specifically cover developer replacing positively- or negatively-charged building materials. After moving into the homes the couples found that something was not quite right. Their TV screens were distorted. Cordless phones ran into interference. Computer hard drives were corrupted. Soon after, it was discovered that steel joists in the homes had become magnetized.” 50 of 368 comments loaded java developer court news idle Related Links Tweet Previous story: Oracle To Pay US Almost $200M To Resolve False Claims Lawsuit Submission: Ohio Supreme Court drawn into magnetic homes case Ohio Supreme Court Drawn Into Magnetic Homes Case

24489786 story Ask Slashdot: Does Being ‘Loyal’ Pay As a Developer? 253 Posted by Soulskill on Friday October 07, @10:56AM from the looking-out-for-numero-uno dept. An anonymous reader writes “As a senior developer for a small IT company based in the UK that is about php to release their flagship project, I know that if I were to leave the company now, it would cause them some very big problems. I’m currently training the other two ‘junior’ developers, trying to bring them up to speed with our products. Unfortunately, they developer are still a long way from grasping the technologies used – not to mention the ‘interesting’ job the outsourced developers managed to make of the code. Usually, I would never have considered leaving at such a crucial time; I’ve been at the company for several years and consider many of my colleagues, including higher management, to be friends. However, I have been approached by another company that is much bigger, and they have offered me a pay rise of £7k to do the same job, plus their office php is practically outside my front door (as opposed to my current 45 minute commute each way). This would make a massive difference to my life. That said, I can’t help but feel that to leave now would be betraying my friends and colleagues. Some friends have told me that I’m just being ‘soft’ – however I think I’m being loyal. Any advice?” 50 of 253 comments loaded business it developers Related Links Tweet Previous story: FCC Wants To Shift Phone Subsidy Funds To Broadband Submission: does being ‘loyal’ pay as a developer? Ask Slashdot: Does Being ‘Loyal’ Pay As a Developer?