Disgruntled programmer sabotaged WikiLeaks submission system. February 10, 2011, 2:55 PM — For all the efforts by the U.S. government and compliant corporations to undermine the effectiveness of WikiLeaks, the most damaging blow to the whistleblowing organization may have come from within. (Also see: The burgeoning whistleblower start-up sector) Reuters' Mark Hosenball reports: WikiLeaks's ability to receive new leaks has been crippled after a disaffected programmer unplugged a component which guaranteed anonymity to would-be leakers, activists and journalists who have worked with the site say. Details of the breakdown are contained in a book by estranged (Julian) Assange collaborator Daniel Domscheit-Berg which is due to be published on Friday, a source familiar with the contents of the book told Reuters. A WikiLeaks spokesman said the organization is suing Domscheit-Berg. Assange currently is in London, fighting extradition efforts by Swedish prosecutors, who are investigating alleged acts of sexual misconduct involving two women.
The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat. The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat is a book by journalist Charles Clover about overfishing. Clover, a former environment editor of the Daily Telegraph (London) and now a columnist on the Sunday Times (London), describes how modern fishing is destroying ocean ecosystems. He concludes that current worldwide fish consumption is unsustainable.[2] The book provides details about overfishing in many of the world's critical ocean habitats, such as the New England fishing grounds, west African coastlines, the European North Atlantic fishing grounds, and the ocean around Japan.[3] The book concludes with suggestions on how the nations of the world could engage in sustainable ocean fishing.[3] Synopsis[edit] Fishing is occurring at an unsustainable rate.
Technological advances, political indecisiveness, and commercial interests in the fishing industry have produced a culture where fish stocks are being exploited beyond their capacity to regenerate. Sarkozy under pressure as French judges take to the streets | World news. Thousands of judges and lawyers have taken to the streets in unprecedented protests against Nicolas Sarkozy, paralysing the legal system and shutting down almost all France's courthouses this week. Magistrates' unions have for days expressed outrage at the president by hearing only urgent cases, after the president used a shocking murder case to attack judges for being too lax.
The gruesome Laetitia case gripped France after a teenage waitress disappeared one night after her shift in western France. Her severed limbs and head were found in the waters of an abandoned quarry after a lengthy search, but the rest of her remains have not been recovered. The suspect, a 31-year-old, refused to co-operate with the search or the inquiry. Recently out of prison after completing a sentence, he had 15 previous convictions.
The case struck a chord with Sarkozy's longrunning campaign to appeal to the rightwing vote by cracking down on repeat offenders. Mad Mimi Email Marketing : Create, send & track emails with Mad Mimi. Nokia Confirms Microsoft Partnership, New Leadership Team. Ahead of its Strategy and Financial Briefing in London, Nokia has shared some details on what it plans to announce at the event. As expected, the company is aligning its strategy with Microsoft. By now, you’ve probably seen the ‘burning platform’ memo penned by the fresh CEO of the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, former Microsoft executive Stephen Elop (the existence of the brutally honest memo was first reported by TechCrunch Europe and later published in full by Engadget).
In it, Elop addressed the company’s formidable competitors (Apple and Google with its Android OS strategy), who are consistently out-innovating Nokia and steadily taking over its market share. Clearly, Elop was gearing up for the announcement of some significant changes with regards to Nokia’s strategy going forward. Here’s the meat: Windows Phone to become Nokia’s primary smartphone platform = huge. Nokia still plans to ship a MeeGo-related product later this year. Riz Khan - Tariq Ramadan and Slavoj Zizek on the future of Egyptian politics.
Android App coming to control your home. It's not news that Crestron home automation users use their iOS based smartphones and tablets to control their system. It saves them thousands over proprietary hand programmed remotes and offers flexibility as well. But what IS news today is that Crestron has announced that Android users will now be able to join in the savings as well. The app, slated for release later this Spring/Early Summer, will be able to control everything from Lights and sprinklers to security and suveillance systems, and even home theater systems. Anything the custom remotes can do, Crestron says the apps will do. Traditionally, home automation remotes are custom built and programmed and can cost thousands. Just for a remote. What's better for home automation fans who enjoy Android or iOs handsets is that this price plummets to the few dollars of an app and also be able use them for other things congruently like surfing the web and email.
For home automation users, it's a win-win. [via AndroidMeUp] Neuroscience. SiliconBeat | The people and companies driving the innovation of Silicon Valley. Opens in a new window Opens an external website Opens an external website in a new window This website stores and accesses information on your device, such as cookies. Personal data may be processed, such as cookie identifiers, unique device identifiers, and browser information. Third parties may store and access information on your device and process this personal data. You may change or withdraw your preferences by clicking on the cookie icon or link; however, as a consequence, you may not see relevant ads or personalized content. By remaining on this website, you indicate your consent. Storage Preferences Third Parties Skip to content Breaking News Housing | ‘There’s no words to describe this’: Friends mourn couple killed in South Bay crime spree.
Hands-on with Twitterrific 4.0 for Mac: still a worthy competitor. Two long years have passed since Iconfactory's Twitterrific—one of the original Twitter clients on the Mac—got a major overhaul, but the day has finally arrived. Twitterrific 4.0 is now available via Iconfactory's website and also from the Mac App Store.
Like its predecessor, it comes in either a free, ad-supported version or a more feature-rich (and ad-free) $9.99 version. Since this app is our old favorite (and remains a top choice among Mac users), we decided to give the new app a spin. So far, we like what we see. Twitterrific's interface has had a complete overhaul since its previous version, one that—like Twitter's official app—makes it more similar to the iOS version of Twitterrific. The sidebar on the left tastefully lists your tweets, mentions, messages, and favorites, and it includes a search box, a list of today's trends, and list support (helpful for when you only want to see certain tweets).
There are plenty of smaller things Twitterrific has gained in its latest release. HP TouchPad vs. Motorola Xoom vs. iPad: How They Stack Up - PCWorld. To look at them, there's not much difference between the HP TouchPad announced Wednesday, Motorola's Xoom (arriving later this month), and the Apple iPad. But if you look beyond the roughly 10-inch touchscreens, you'll find some significant differences. In physical size and weight, the TouchPad is nearly identical to the iPad; its screen size (9.7 inches) and resolution (1024 by 768 pixels) match the iPad's specs, too.
The Motorola Xoom has a slightly larger screen (10.1 inches) and resolution (1280 by 800 pixels), making it a bit bigger, though just as heavy. Together, the three tablets represent the top end of modern tablet computers. See how they compare at a glance by clicking on the chart at the side. The TouchPad runs on a speedy dual-core Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm. Although the TouchPad will come in 16GB and 32GB versions, the Xoom will come in just one 32GB version.
Initially the TouchPad will support only Wi-Fi connections, with a 3G version to come later. Your Personal Homepage. Yes Yes Y'all - Channel Y / Lia Ices - Daphne. Google's two-factor authentication: nice idea, but unwieldy. Google's new two-factor authentication scheme is a huge improvement in terms of account security in the public Cloud.
But I can't use it for regular day to day use. Sometimes, with technology, you need to be careful what you wish for. A couple of days ago I kvetched about needing something better than straight password authentication for sites like Google and FaceBook. I suggested that perhaps we might need to look at biometrics, but I realize that getting that type of thing standardized and deployed into actual products might take several years. There is another type of authentication mechanism, which is extremely effective at keeping out the bad guys from your applications and accounts and that has been around for quite some time -- it's called two-factor token-based authentication using one-time passwords. That verification code, when used in combination with the account password, uniquely identifies the user.
If you l don't have that authenticator token, you don't get in. ”Allt är skört i Egypten men underbart att skåda” Samhällsdebattören och filosofen Torbjörn Tännsjö: Hur förklarar vi den revolutionära glöden i Egypten? Hur har upproret varit möjligt? Hur har förtrycket kunnat upprätthållas i Egypten årtionde efter årtionde? Och hur förklarar vi det som nu sker? Hundratusentals människor har gått ut på Frihetstorget och ifrågasatt diktaturen. Demonstranterna samlas om och om igen på Frihetstorget i Kairo. Frågan har varit föremål för forskning. En tradition förklarar förtrycket med hänvisning till ideologi. Ideologiteorin utreds för närvarande av en doktorand vid Stockholms universitet, Niklas Olsson Yaouzis. En annan förklaring till förtryckets stabilitet hänvisar till de förtrycktas problem att koordinera sina handlingar. En viktig referens här är den franske tänkaren och amerikaresenären Alexis de Tocqueville, som med fascination beskrivit hur fångvaktare i Sing-Sing kunde hålla hundratals fångar under kontroll.
Vi känner igen detta från Egypten. Vinner upproret så kan jag gratulera mig själv. Punchline Magazine Blog » Iranian refugee is “female comedian of the year”; talks women’s rights, racism - Comedy Blog, Comedy News, and all things in Stand Up Comedy.