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Homeland Security Seizes 70+ Websites for Copyright Violations
Homeland Security Seizes 70+ Websites for Copyright and Trademark Violations
The Business InsiderThe US government's crackdown on file sharing and counterfeiting has taken a new and disturbing turn. Yesterday, we reported that the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement office had seized Torrent-Finder.com, ...Mashable View related stories » -
Take a sensible approach to air security - CNN.com
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| The Sensible Body Scan Alternative| from the take-the-bus dept.| posted by Soulskill on Friday November 26, @14:34 (Transportation)| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/11/26/1914218/The-Sensible-Body-Scan-Alternative?from=newsletter+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
An anonymous reader sends in a CNN article that looks at airport securityfrom more reasonable point of view, suggesting that [0]looking for everylast micro-gram of potentially explosive material is a waste of time,since very small quantities of explosives are unlikely to significantlydamage a plane. The author also recommends incorporating parts of [1]theIsraeli method of securing airplanes — look for the bomber, not thetools. Quoting: "Clearly everything should be done to prevent explosivesgetting on board an aircraft in quantities sufficient to cause structuralfailure and bring the plane down. But is it worth chasing lesserquantities that would result in zero or minimal damage? The enhancedpat-down that some find so offensive is designed to search for thesesmall amounts. It often ends with a swab being taken to test forexplosive residues. Technology does have a role to play, but imaging isnot the solution. Operator fatigue sets in after short periods of timestaring at computer images. That's why there are reports that contrabanditems have been smuggled through X-ray units used to scan carry-on bags.The aim should be to detect high explosive in quantities that aresufficient to cause significant damage. We don't need a machine thattakes pictures of the human body. It makes more sense to develop adetector that clearly discriminates between high explosives and humantissue or water."
Discuss this story at: http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/26/1914218&from=newsletter
Links: 0. http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/11/26/rez.air.security/index.html?hpt=T2 1. http -
Ben Strong's Blog: Google and Microsoft Cheat on Slow-Start. Should You?
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Google, Microsoft Cheat On Slow-Start — Should You?| from the reply-hazy-ask-again dept.| posted by Soulskill on Friday November 26, @13:47 (The Internet)| https://developers.slashdot.org/story/10/11/26/1729218/Google-Microsoft-Cheat-On-Slow-Start-mdash-Should-You?from=newsletter+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
kdawson writes "Software developer and blogger Ben Strong did a littleexploring to find out how Google achieves its admirably fast load times.What he discovered is that Google, and to a much greater extentMicrosoft, are [0]cheating on the 'slow-start' requirement of [1]RFC-3390.His research indicates that discussion of this practice on the Net is atan early, and somewhat theoretical, stage. Strong concludes with thisquestion: 'What should I do in my app (and what should you do in yours)?Join the arms race or sit on the sidelines and let Google have all thepage-load glory?'"
Discuss this story at: http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/26/1729218&from=newsletter
Links: 0. http://blog.benstrong.com/2010/11/google-and-microsoft-cheat-on-slow.html 1. http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3390.txt
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