Linus Torvalds Answers Your Questions; Smokers Need Not Apply

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Don't miss a single issue of Slashback. Add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your address book. Linus Torvalds Answers Your Questions Smokers Need Not Apply Evolution Is a Lie From Hell: U.S. House Science Committee Member How We'll Get to 54.5 MPG by 2025 Supreme Court to Decide Whether You Own What You Own Hot Comment: People hate hearing this From the Vault: Violating a Patent as Moral Choice Watch It: Whirlydoodle: Fun Wind-Powered Spinny Thing Poll Booth: Hallowe'en is coming. Trick-or-Treaters who visit ... Linus Torvalds Answers Your Questions You had questions for Linus Torvalds and he had answers. At least for to the dozen we sent him. Find out what he has to say about computers, programming, books, copyrights and what he would have done differently with Linux if he had to do it all over again. Sound Off>> Smokers Need Not Apply Delray Beach, Florida has become the latest local government with a policy that prohibits agencies from hiring employees who use tobacco products. Throughout the U.S., both government and businesses are moving to ban tobacco-use beyond working hours. Sound Off>> Evolution Is a Lie From Hell: U.S. House Science Committee Member Rep. Paul Broun (R., Ga.), who sits on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, was caught on tape saying evolution, embryology, and the big-bang theory are "lies straight from the pit of hell" meant to convince people that they do not need a savior. Sound Off>> How We'll Get to 54.5 MPG by 2025 The Obama administration wants to double the average fuel efficiency of cars and light trucks by the next decade-- 54.5 miles per gallon (mpg) by 2025. It will be tough, but doable considering the range of recent engine technologies. Take a look at what's coming. Sound Off>> Supreme Court to Decide Whether You Own What You Own The Supreme Court is set to decide whether the first-sale doctrine in copyright law applies to products made with parts sourced from outside the U.S. Depending on how it goes, your old used CDs, cell phone and books may not be yours to sell without permission. Sound Off>> People hate hearing this "But there are really two kind of people. Those who aim a laser at an aircraft, and those who don't... " --by SmallFurryCreature Read More>> Violating a Patent as Moral Choice Seven years ago, the Taiwanese government announced that it would violate patent laws to manufacture a drug that can help fight bird flu virus. Officials said they had applied for the right to copy the drug, but the priority was to protect the public. Read More>> Whirlydoodle: Fun Wind-Powered Spinny Thing The Whirlydoodle is a wind-powered generator that produces twirling colors in response to the wind. Meet the mind behind the Whirlydoodle and see the colorful "micro-electric wind turbine" in action. Watch the Video>>    Hallowe'en is coming. Trick-or-Treaters who visit ... Will get some conventional candy treat. Will get an above average candy treat Will get fruit, religious pamphlets or other non-candy Get to see my awesome haunted house (but fun) Will get scared out of their wits, at least that's the goal Will probably egg or otherwise vandalize my house. Cast Your Vote>> Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.

 

Torvalds Takes On Your Questions; Alan Cox to NVIDIA: You Can't Use DMA-BUF

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Editor's Note: We've been celebrating our 15th anniversary all month and it's time to get this party really started. The first big round of Slashdot get-togethers is kicking off tomorrow, Oct. 13. But it's not too late! Gatherings around the world are happening throughout October. Sign up now to join the fun!     Mathematicians Extend Einstein's Special Relativity Beyond Speed of Light   |  Why Eric Schmidt Is Wrong About Microsoft Not Mattering Anymore     LogMeIn Rescue: Instant, Anywhere, Remote Support for PCs and mobile devices With Rescue, get instant access to devices from anywhere around the globe Support mobile devices as if they were in your hand Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers Learn More!  Learn More! 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Also, join today to enter for a chance to win a cash prize of $1,000, $500 or $200. Register today! Learn More!  Learn More!    Linus Torvalds Answers Your Questions  From the read-all-about-it department Monday you had a chance to ask Linus Torvalds any question you wanted. We sent him a dozen of the highest rated and below you'll see what he has to say about computers, programming, books, and copyrights. He also talks about what he would have... Alan Cox to NVIDIA: You Can't Use DMA-BUF  From the gauntlet-has-been-thrown department DMA-BUF is a recent kernel feature that allows multiple GPUs to quickly copy data into each others' framebuffers. A use case would be the NVIDIA Optimus that pairs a fast GPU with an Intel integrated GPU, where the NVIDIA GPU writes into the Intel...   Mathematicians Extend Einstein's Special Relativity Beyond Speed of Light  From the carry-the-universal-constant department Hugh Pickens writes "The Christian Science Monitor reports that despite an apparent prohibition on faster-than-light travel by Einstein's theory of special relativity, applied mathematician James Hill and his colleague Barry Cox say the theory...   Why Do So Many Liberals "Like" Mitt Romney On Facebook?  From the strange-bedfellows department pigrabbitbear writes "Mother Jones reports that, 'In recent weeks, a host of liberal types have complained that their Facebook accounts have erroneously "liked" Romney's page, and some are floating the theory that the Romney campaign has deployed...   Why Eric Schmidt Is Wrong About Microsoft Not Mattering Anymore  From the I'm-feeling-better department First time accepted submitter Gumbercules!! writes "Eric Schmidt said he believes there is a 'Gang of Four' technology platform leaders — Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook — Microsoft isn't one of them. I wrote about why I believe...   US Looks For Input On "The Next Big Things"  From the talking-fruit department coondoggie writes "What are the next big things in science and technology? Teleportation? Unlimited clean Energy? The scientists and researchers at DARPA and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy put out a public call this week...     Kurzweil: The Cloud Will Expand Human Brain Capacity  From the big-bigger-and-biggest-head department Nerval's Lobster writes "Futurist and author Ray Kurzweil predicts the cloud will eventually do more than store our emails or feed us streaming movies on demand: it's going to help expand our brain capacity beyond its current limits. In a...   Where Has All the Xenon Gone?  From the went-into-hallmark-mylar-balloons-by-accident department LucidBeast writes "Xenon, the second heaviest of the noble gasses, is only found in trace amounts in the atmosphere. Atmosphere contains less xenon than other lighter noble gasses. Missing xenon has perplexed scientists and it has been speculated...   Air Force Lab Test Out "Aircraft Surfing" Technique To Save Fuel  From the watch-your-spacing department coondoggie writes "It's not a totally new concept, but the Air Force is testing the idea of flying gas-guzzling cargo aircraft inline allowing the trailing aircraft to utilize the cyclonic energy coming off the lead plane — a concept known...   Prince of Sealand Dies At 91  From the interesting-character-fades-from-view department jdavidb writes "46 years ago, occupying an abandoned WWII platform off the coast of Britain, Paddy Roy Bates declared independence, naming himself Prince of the Principality of Sealand. Today, Bates has passed away at 91. Long time Slashdot...   Ask Slashdot: How Often Do You Push To Production?  From the hold-on-we're-going-live department First time accepted submitter Stiletto writes "I work for a traditional 'old school' software company that is trying to move into web services, now competing with smaller, nimbler 'Web 2.0' companies. Unfortunately our release process is still...   Firefox 16 Pulled To Address Security Vulnerability  From the cautious-cautious department Shortly after the release of the newest major version of Firefox, an anonymous reader writes with word that "Mozilla has removed Firefox 16 from its installer page due to security vulnerabilities that, if exploited, could allow 'a malicious site...   Facebook Confirms Data Breach  From the you-like-this department another random user writes "A researcher by the name of Suriya Prakash has claimed that the majority of phone numbers on Facebook are not safe. It's not clear where he got his numbers from (he says 98 percent, while another time he says 500...   Canadian Spying Case Proves Floppy Drive Isn't Dead Yet  From the who-spies-on-canada?! department An anonymous reader writes "The details of a Canadian spying case are coming to light, including the method of copying the sensitive data from the 'secured' computer linking five countries and the Russian handlers: Copy Data into Notepad; Save...   Australian Government Censors Draft Snooping Laws  From the all-the-better-to-see-you-with department coolstoryhansel writes "Stating that release of the draft legislation is not in the public interest [PDF] because it would prejudice decision making processes already in train, the Attorney General's Department has denied the release of the draft...

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action alert! A woman gets raped by the police, then charged with indecency in the cover up. We can't let them get away with it. Justice for Tunisian Rape Victim please share it helps!     Dear Annisa, Last week, police attacked a Tunisian woman and her fiance. While some officers took the fiance to an ATM and demanded cash, another raped the woman in the couple's car. Now, to add insult to injury, the police are charging the woman with indecency to evade conviction. The police say they found the woman in an "immoral position" and want to charge her with "intentional indecent behavior." But the only indecent and immoral actions in this whole scenario were the police's reckless, inhumane and cruel sexual assault of an innocent woman. The consequences are serious. If convicted the couple could face six months of jail time while the rapists get off scot free. That's not what I call justice. Authorities can't let the police get away with serious crimes. Tell Magistrate Mohamed Ben Meftah to drop the indecency charges and prosecute the police officers for rape. Thank you for taking action, Emily V. Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team
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