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walktalker · 17-01-02, 04:42 PM

Europe GPS Plan Shelved
Exasperated European officials say U.S. pressure appears to have torpedoed a $3 billion project to build a European version of the U.S. global positioning system, which uses signals from orbiting satellites to track geographical position within 36 meters. The proposed system, dubbed Galileo, was intended to give Europeans more autonomy, both industrially and militarily. That's no small concern, since the United States can selectively block access to GPS, as it has during the military campaign in Afghanistan.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,49778,00.html

TV Is Going Ga-Ga Over Games
Video game enthusiasts have two new reasons to leave their computers and head for the television set. Cable operators will launch two initiatives tailored to all levels of game players. Comcast will debut its gaming news channel this spring, and Charter Communications continues testing its on-demand game service. These are the latest combatants in the battle between the television and computer industries for control of home entertainment.
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,49784,00.html

Ukraine Ramrods Piracy Bill
Ukraine's parliament approved a watered-down law Thursday aimed at cracking down on pirated compact discs in hopes that the move would avert $75 million in U.S. trade sanctions due next week. The bill, which aims to regulate CD production in Ukraine, one of Europe's leading producers of fake music goods, was rushed through parliament Thursday and backed by 233 deputies in the 450-seat chamber in a snap-second reading.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,49830,00.html

Scientists: Ice Sheet Growing
It may be dropping huge chunks of iceberg that drift hundreds of miles while they slowly melt, but the West Antarctic Ice Sheet just may have stopped melting, scientists reported on Thursday. Their study, published in Friday's issue of the journal Science, is sure to provoke controversy and will have to be confirmed by other experts. But the team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology say their measurements show the ice sheet is getting thicker.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology...,49815,00.html

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink
Twenty years after it entered the mainstream of American society, recycling is still a partly filled glass. Whether it appears half-full or half-empty depends on if you are collecting the glass or remanufacturing it. Representatives from local and state governments, nonprofit recyclers and the waste management industry -- an estimated 1,200 people -- attended the 20th annual congress of the National Recycling Coalition. Topics have ranged from ways to cut garbage down to zero to dealing with the hazardous leftovers from the constant growth of computer power, including mercury-tainted mother boards and leaded glass from monitors.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology...,49803,00.html

License Snafu Irks Linux Lovers
license agreement goof on the part of application development software vendor Borland caused an uproar in the open source community -- showing that the old school of packaged software vendors and the proponents of open source still have some bridges to build if they are going to get along. Borland accidentally put the enterprise license, which is more stringent than the community/individual license, in a number of their products. Included were the community and single-user versions of Kylix, the Linux version of its popular Delphi programming tool, and JBuilder 5, its Java programming tool.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,49802,00.html

Alien life could be like Antarctic bugs
Scientists have found living microbes buried far deeper than ever detected before in Antarctica's ice-free dry valleys. The nature of the harsh environment once again raises the possibility of similar organisms existing on other worlds in our Solar System. The researchers found fungi and a common species of Penicillium bacteria at two sites in salty soil layers more than three to eight centimetres (1 - 3 inches) beneath the frozen Antarctic surface.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci...00/1765792.stm

A powered exoskeleton could transform the average joe into a supersoldier
Wearing a device built to DARPA specs, a grunt, without grunting, could heft 400 pounds, including bigger weapons, bulletproof armor, better communications devices, and more food, and remain continuously active for at least four hours. Exoskeletons could be optimized for other combat tasks, too, such as running much faster than ordinary humans, jumping over fences, or picking up rubble during rescue efforts. Add a soupçon of artificial intelligence and the suit could save its wearer if he is wounded. "You could send a command to take this guy home," says Stephen Jacobsen, CEO of Sarcos. The program to create a powered exoskeleton springs from the premise that future warfare will be urban. Soldiers will need to climb stairs, dart through narrow alleys, and leap from rooftops, none of which can be done in tanks or airplanes.
http://www.discover.com/feb_02/feattech.html

Nazi Items Gone From Ebay Under German Pressure
San Jose, California-based Ebay has received a caution from the German government about its hosting sales of Nazi-related clothing and paraphernalia. A look at the Ebay site today found at least two items related to the German National Socialist period (1932-1945): a World War II propaganda book called, "Joy and Work," and German army uniforms from the time. But neither of these items were actually available for sale.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173746.html

FBI Issues Net Terrorism Warning, Italy Finds Hackers
An FBI official today confirmed that the agency has issued a warning that possible terrorist activity is on the horizon involving the Internet. The warning comes shortly after Italian authorities identified - but did not arrest - six young hackers who launched attacks on computer systems at the Pentagon and NASA. The warning, sent to law enforcement agencies and some businesses, says that terrorists either could use the Internet to cause harm, or could potentially strike a target that would affect the Internet.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173744.html

Kazaa Suspends Downloads - Court Verdict Due

Dutch portal Kazaa has announced it is voluntarily suspending downloads of its file sharing software until further notice. The company is halting all downloads in lieu of a decision of the Dutch court on its future, which is due on Jan. 31. Kazaa was ordered to shut down its operations last November, or face $40,000 a day in fines. The case stems from allegations that the company disseminated software that allows users to illegally download music from the Internet.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173743.html

Doing the math on ‘Weakest Link’
THE SHOW, renowned for the acerbic comments of its British host Anne Robinson, tests the wits of eight contestants who win more money for the group with each correct answer. But winnings are only carried over to the next round if contestants bank them before hearing the next question. Players considered the weakest link are voted off and the last player left wins all. Mathematician Paul Coe, of Dominican University in River Forest, Ill., said banking after six right answers was the strongest strategy but rarely happened.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/689174.asp?0dm=C17PT

More news later on... If you're still alive or not too drunk

17-01-02, 04:42 PM	#2
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	Europe GPS Plan Shelved Exasperated European officials say U.S. pressure appears to have torpedoed a $3 billion project to build a European version of the U.S. global positioning system, which uses signals from orbiting satellites to track geographical position within 36 meters. The proposed system, dubbed Galileo, was intended to give Europeans more autonomy, both industrially and militarily. That's no small concern, since the United States can selectively block access to GPS, as it has during the military campaign in Afghanistan. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,49778,00.html TV Is Going Ga-Ga Over Games Video game enthusiasts have two new reasons to leave their computers and head for the television set. Cable operators will launch two initiatives tailored to all levels of game players. Comcast will debut its gaming news channel this spring, and Charter Communications continues testing its on-demand game service. These are the latest combatants in the battle between the television and computer industries for control of home entertainment. http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,49784,00.html Ukraine Ramrods Piracy Bill Ukraine's parliament approved a watered-down law Thursday aimed at cracking down on pirated compact discs in hopes that the move would avert $75 million in U.S. trade sanctions due next week. The bill, which aims to regulate CD production in Ukraine, one of Europe's leading producers of fake music goods, was rushed through parliament Thursday and backed by 233 deputies in the 450-seat chamber in a snap-second reading. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,49830,00.html Scientists: Ice Sheet Growing It may be dropping huge chunks of iceberg that drift hundreds of miles while they slowly melt, but the West Antarctic Ice Sheet just may have stopped melting, scientists reported on Thursday. Their study, published in Friday's issue of the journal Science, is sure to provoke controversy and will have to be confirmed by other experts. But the team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology say their measurements show the ice sheet is getting thicker. http://www.wired.com/news/technology...,49815,00.html Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink Twenty years after it entered the mainstream of American society, recycling is still a partly filled glass. Whether it appears half-full or half-empty depends on if you are collecting the glass or remanufacturing it. Representatives from local and state governments, nonprofit recyclers and the waste management industry -- an estimated 1,200 people -- attended the 20th annual congress of the National Recycling Coalition. Topics have ranged from ways to cut garbage down to zero to dealing with the hazardous leftovers from the constant growth of computer power, including mercury-tainted mother boards and leaded glass from monitors. http://www.wired.com/news/technology...,49803,00.html License Snafu Irks Linux Lovers license agreement goof on the part of application development software vendor Borland caused an uproar in the open source community -- showing that the old school of packaged software vendors and the proponents of open source still have some bridges to build if they are going to get along. Borland accidentally put the enterprise license, which is more stringent than the community/individual license, in a number of their products. Included were the community and single-user versions of Kylix, the Linux version of its popular Delphi programming tool, and JBuilder 5, its Java programming tool. http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,49802,00.html Alien life could be like Antarctic bugs Scientists have found living microbes buried far deeper than ever detected before in Antarctica's ice-free dry valleys. The nature of the harsh environment once again raises the possibility of similar organisms existing on other worlds in our Solar System. The researchers found fungi and a common species of Penicillium bacteria at two sites in salty soil layers more than three to eight centimetres (1 - 3 inches) beneath the frozen Antarctic surface. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci...00/1765792.stm A powered exoskeleton could transform the average joe into a supersoldier Wearing a device built to DARPA specs, a grunt, without grunting, could heft 400 pounds, including bigger weapons, bulletproof armor, better communications devices, and more food, and remain continuously active for at least four hours. Exoskeletons could be optimized for other combat tasks, too, such as running much faster than ordinary humans, jumping over fences, or picking up rubble during rescue efforts. Add a soupçon of artificial intelligence and the suit could save its wearer if he is wounded. "You could send a command to take this guy home," says Stephen Jacobsen, CEO of Sarcos. The program to create a powered exoskeleton springs from the premise that future warfare will be urban. Soldiers will need to climb stairs, dart through narrow alleys, and leap from rooftops, none of which can be done in tanks or airplanes. http://www.discover.com/feb_02/feattech.html Nazi Items Gone From Ebay Under German Pressure San Jose, California-based Ebay has received a caution from the German government about its hosting sales of Nazi-related clothing and paraphernalia. A look at the Ebay site today found at least two items related to the German National Socialist period (1932-1945): a World War II propaganda book called, "Joy and Work," and German army uniforms from the time. But neither of these items were actually available for sale. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173746.html FBI Issues Net Terrorism Warning, Italy Finds Hackers An FBI official today confirmed that the agency has issued a warning that possible terrorist activity is on the horizon involving the Internet. The warning comes shortly after Italian authorities identified - but did not arrest - six young hackers who launched attacks on computer systems at the Pentagon and NASA. The warning, sent to law enforcement agencies and some businesses, says that terrorists either could use the Internet to cause harm, or could potentially strike a target that would affect the Internet. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173744.html Kazaa Suspends Downloads - Court Verdict Due Dutch portal Kazaa has announced it is voluntarily suspending downloads of its file sharing software until further notice. The company is halting all downloads in lieu of a decision of the Dutch court on its future, which is due on Jan. 31. Kazaa was ordered to shut down its operations last November, or face $40,000 a day in fines. The case stems from allegations that the company disseminated software that allows users to illegally download music from the Internet. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173743.html Doing the math on ‘Weakest Link’ THE SHOW, renowned for the acerbic comments of its British host Anne Robinson, tests the wits of eight contestants who win more money for the group with each correct answer. But winnings are only carried over to the next round if contestants bank them before hearing the next question. Players considered the weakest link are voted off and the last player left wins all. Mathematician Paul Coe, of Dominican University in River Forest, Ill., said banking after six right answers was the strongest strategy but rarely happened. http://www.msnbc.com/news/689174.asp?0dm=C17PT More news later on... If you're still alive or not too drunk __________________ This post was sponsored by Netcoco, who wants cookies, cookies, cookies and, you guessed it, more cookies