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Now that you can run Remix OS 2.0 on hundreds of desktop and notebook computers, some folks have been wondering why you couldn’t run the latest version of the operating system on the first device to ship with Remix OS. Now you can. Remix OS 2.0 is now available for Jide’s Remix Ultra Tablet. Remix OS is a custom […]
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Now that you can run Remix OS 2.0 on hundreds of desktop and notebook computers, some folks have been wondering why you couldn’t run the latest version of the operating system on the first device to ship with Remix OS. Now you can. Remix OS 2.0 is now available for Jide’s Remix Ultra Tablet. Remix OS is a custom […]
Remix OS 2.0 now available for Jide’s Remix Ultra Tablet is a post from: Liliputing
Company warns customers to remove undocumented authentication feature ASAP.
A recently identified backdoor in hardware sold by security company Fortinet has been found in several new products, many that were running current software, the company warned this week.
The undocumented account with a hard-coded password came to light last week when attack code exploiting the backdoor was posted online. In response, Fortinet officials said it affected only older versions of Fortinet's FortiOS software. The company went on to say the undocumented method for logging into servers using the secure shell (SSH) protocol was a "remote management" feature that had been removed in July 2014.
In a blog post published this week, Fortinet revised the statement to say the backdoor was still active in several current company products, including some versions of its FortiSwitch, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiCache devices. The company said it made the discovery after conducting a review of its products. Company officials wrote:
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You can preserve a lot of things in jars, including fruits, vegetables… and data. Make Magazine has put together a guide for using a Mason jar into an aesthetically pleasing custom Raspberry Pi enclosure for storing media backup. It’s called a Raspberry Pi Preserve (that name!). Maker Matt Reed explains that he used BitTorrent Sync as the […]
Make a ‘Raspberry Pi Preserve’ data storage is a post from: Liliputing
You can preserve a lot of things in jars, including fruits, vegetables… and data. Make Magazine has put together a guide for using a Mason jar into an aesthetically pleasing custom Raspberry Pi enclosure for storing media backup. It’s called a Raspberry Pi Preserve (that name!). Maker Matt Reed explains that he used BitTorrent Sync as the […]
Make a ‘Raspberry Pi Preserve’ data storage is a post from: Liliputing
In West Virginia, cable lobby and telcos rally against expanded broadband.
(credit: Virginia Tech)
Private Internet service providers are speaking out against a proposal to build a publicly funded fiber network in West Virginia.
State Sen. Chris Walters, a Republican, introduced a bill this week that would deploy more than 2,000 miles of fiber optic cable. The state-owned and operated network would include only middle-mile infrastructure and not the "last mile" fiber connections that extend to people's homes and businesses. This network would be open access, however, so any Internet service provider could gain access to the lines and build last-mile facilities to offer service directly to customers.
That arrangement would make it easier for small Internet service providers to compete against the big ones. Naturally, small ISPs support the project while big ISPs oppose it, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported.
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Copyright holders want websites to implement strict filters to guarantee that content stays down after a DMCA notice is received. The EFF warns against these demands, arguing that they will lead to a “filter everything” approach. According to the EFF this will result in more abuse and mistakes from often automated takedown bots.
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This month the U.S. Government’s Copyright Office launched a public consultation to evaluate the effectiveness of the DMCA’s Safe Harbor provisions.
The study aims to signal problems with the current takedown procedures and addresses the repeat infringer issue that affects ISPs, copyright takedown abuses, and the ever-increasing volume of DMCA notices.
An issue that’s been high on the agenda are requests from copyright holder groups to ensure that content “stays down” after it’s removed. For example, when Google removes a copyrighted image from its search results, it should ensure that it doesn’t reappear under another URL.
This “take down, stay down” approach is being pushed by industry groups including the MPAA and RIAA who believe that the current takedown procedures are not effective.
However, not everyone welcomes tighter rules. In particular, the recent proposals struck a nerve with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) who warn against such broad copyright filters.
“Now, some lobbyists think that content filtering should become a legal obligation: content companies are proposing that once a takedown notice goes uncontested, the platform should have to filter and block any future uploads of the same allegedly infringing content,” the EFF’s Elliot Harmon notes.
“Filter-everything would effectively shift the burden of policing copyright infringement to the platforms themselves, undermining the purpose of the safe harbor in the first place.”
One of the problems is that copyrighted content may be infringing on one site, but not on another. For example, a video creator may want to take down infringing copies of his work, but that doesn’t mean that all the licensed versions should be removed from the web too.
In addition, the EFF points out that automated takedown tools are far from perfect. The takedown ‘robots’ that copyright holders employ often make mistakes, removing access to content that’s not infringing at all.
“Here’s something else to consider about copyright bots: they’re not very good,” Harmon writes.
“Content ID routinely flags videos as infringement that don’t copy from another work at all. Bots also don’t understand the complexities of fair use. In September, a federal appeals court confirmed that copyright holders must consider fair use before sending a takedown notice,” he adds.
The EFF does agree with copyright holders that the DMCA notice-and-takedown procedure isn’t perfect. But, instead of more strict filtering they would like more safeguards to ensure that free speech and fair use are protected. This is not the case at the moment.
“You don’t need to look far to find examples of copyright holders abusing the system, silencing speech with dubious copyright claims,” Harmon notes.
“Under the filter-everything approach, legitimate uses of works wouldn’t get the reasonable consideration they deserve. Even if content-recognizing technology were airtight, computers would still not be able to consider a work’s fair use status,” he adds.
The above clearly shows that there’s a great divide on how the DMCA takedown process should operate and what changes the U.S. Government should implement.
Considering the parties involved and the stakes at hand, copyright holders, Internet services and ISPs will do everything in their power to convince the Copyright Office that they know what’s best for the future of the Internet.
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In nationally representative survey, ~60% of Americans would buy safer weapons.
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With fingerprint-readers and radio frequency identification, smart guns will only fire in the hands of specific, authorized shooters. Though not new, such technology would undoubtedly help in preventing the tens of thousands of injuries and deaths each year from gun accidents. However, the development and sale of these guns have been jammed amid gun industry claims that few people would buy them.
Now, a group of public health researchers say that those claims are way off target.
In a nationally representative survey, 59 percent of people reported that they were willing to buy a smart gun. Among gun owners, 43 percent said they’d consider one, while 33 percent said they were undecided. The safer, childproof weapons even sparked interest among non-gun owners—nearly two thirds of people who don’t currently own a gun said they’d be interested in buying a smart gun.
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Although the two are linked, there seems to be another cause underlying both.
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The widely mocked stoner sloth anti-drug campaign typifies a long-held stereotype about marijuana—it makes you slow, stupid, dull. There’s been some research backing up the stereotype, suggesting that marijuana usage can be linked to declines in intellectual function.
But it’s hard to establish that marijuana is definitely the culprit. It’s not like conducting a clinical trial with marijuana would be feasible given the drug's status. So it’s necessary to look in other places for a ready-made control group that can help give a clearer picture of what’s causing the decline.
A paper in this week’s PNAS does just that by looking at marijuana use in twins. The research found that while there was a link between marijuana and lower scores on IQ tests, there seems to be another mystery factor underlying both the drug use and the cognitive decline.
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The Google Nexus 5X has already received a price drop: you can pick one up from Google for $349 and up… which is $30 less than the original price. But today you can save even more money. Yapper Wireless is selling unlocked 16GB models on eBay for $312. Sadly there’s no option for a cheap […]
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The Google Nexus 5X has already received a price drop: you can pick one up from Google for $349 and up… which is $30 less than the original price. But today you can save even more money. Yapper Wireless is selling unlocked 16GB models on eBay for $312. Sadly there’s no option for a cheap […]
Deals of the Day (1-22-2015) is a post from: Liliputing
The rule requires a 32 percent reduction in power plant emissions by 2030.
The sulfer-coal-burning John E. Amos Power Plant in West Virginia. (credit: Cathy)
A federal appeals court is refusing to block the President Barack Obama administration's climate change initiative. Two dozen states and other energy companies sued (PDF) the Environmental Protection Agency in October, on the day the carbon-emissions cutting plan became law.
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the plan, which impacts hundreds of power plants across the nation and is one of the president's centerpiece accomplishments, can proceed even as the legal challenge is pending. "Petitioners have not satisfied the stringent requirements for a stay pending court review," the court ruled in a brief order Thursday. (PDF)
The rule requires a 32 percent reduction in power plant emissions by 2030, with the baseline set at 2005 emission levels. Coal-burning power plants, which generate about a third of the nation's power, are the hardest hit. West Virginia and Kentucky, two of the states that rely heavily on coal for power and jobs, initiated the legal challenge to the Clean Power Plan. Utilities are the nation's largest source of carbon emissions.
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Das war ein schönes Versprechen: eine kleine, günstige Kameradrohne mit tollen Funktionen. Zu schön für die vielen Unterstützer, die den Entwicklern Geld über die Crowdfunding-Plattform Kickstarter gaben und am Ende leer ausgingen. Ein US-Journalist hat nach Gründen für das Scheitern von Zano gesucht. (Crowdfunding, Technologie) 
Das war ein schönes Versprechen: eine kleine, günstige Kameradrohne mit tollen Funktionen. Zu schön für die vielen Unterstützer, die den Entwicklern Geld über die Crowdfunding-Plattform Kickstarter gaben und am Ende leer ausgingen. Ein US-Journalist hat nach Gründen für das Scheitern von Zano gesucht. (Crowdfunding, Technologie) 
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