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Also, join today to enter for a chance to win a cash prize of $1,000, $500 or $200. Learn More!    Windows Blue: Microsoft's Plan To Release a New Version of Windows Every Year  From the operating-systems-shouldn't-have-subscription-fees department MrSeb writes "Way back in August, three months before the release of Windows 8, we learned about the existence of a project at Microsoft codenamed Blue. At the time it wasn't clear whether this was Windows 9, or some kind of interim update/service...   Seas Rising Faster Than Projected  From the invest-in-canoes department New submitter zenyu writes "IPCC's 2mm per year estimate for sea level rise at current CO2 levels has proven too optimistic. Sea levels have been rising 3.2mm per year in the last two decades. The IPCC's 50 cm — 100 cm projection for the...   Ask Richard Stallman Anything  From the ask-away department Richard Stallman (RMS) founded the GNU Project in 1984, the Free Software Foundation in 1985, and remains one of the most important and outspoken advocates for software freedom. RMS now spends much of his time fighting excessive extension of...   Red Light Cameras Raise Crash Risk, Cost  From the time-to-test-red-light-clown-technology department concealment writes with news of dissatisfaction with a pilot program for stoplight-monitoring cameras. The program ran for several years in New Jersey, and according to a new report, the number of car crashes actually increased while the cameras...   Ask Slashdot: Will You Shop Local Like President Obama, Or Online?  From the i-buy-local-businesses-off-amazon department theodp writes "President Obama and his daughters headed to an indie bookstore last Saturday to promote shopping local. The White House did not disclose which books were bought, but author Lauren Oliver tweeted her delight after a White House photo...   Silicon Valley's Dirty Little Secret: Age Bias  From the get-off-my-lawn department MightyMait writes "With my 40th birthday coming up, seeing this article makes me happy I have a good job (and a little wary of having to find another). From the article: '[T]he start-up ethos extols fresh ideas and young programmers willing to...   Apple Axes Head of Mapping Team  From the openstreetmaps-for-all department New submitter drkim writes "'Apple has reportedly fired the head of its mapping team following software glitches which annoyed customers and rained mockery on the company.' Mr. Williamson promptly left Apple headquarters in Antarctica, and walked...   Canada Prepares For Crackdown On BitTorrent Movie Pirates  From the nothing-else-to-do-until-the-NHL-stops-being-stupid department New submitter dreamstateseven tips this Postmedia News report: "A forensic software company has collected files on a million Canadians who it says have downloaded pirated content. The company, which works for the motion picture and recording...   Ask Slashdot: Which OSS Database Project To Help?  From the flip-a-coin-or-flip-a-table department DoofusOfDeath writes "I've done a good bit of SQL development / tuning in the past. After being away from the database world for a while to finish grad school, I'm about ready to get back in the game. I want to start contributing to some OSS...   Lamar Smith, Future Chairman For the House Committee On Science, Space, and Technology  From the politician-selected-for-job-in-politics department An anonymous reader writes "Lamar Smith, a global warming skeptic, will become the new chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Someone who disagrees with the vast majority of scientists will be given partial jurisdiction...   BP and Three Executives Facing Criminal Charges Over Oil Spill  From the now-spilling-lawyers-to-compensate department New submitter SleazyRidr writes "Finally some news that will please a lot of the Slashdot crowd: a company has been charged with manslaughter! BP has been charged with manslaughter following the Macondo Incident. 'BP has agreed to pay $4.5 billion...   US Congressman Wants To Ban New Internet Laws  From the not-sure-that-issa-good-idea department SchrodingerZ writes "Representative Darrell Issa, a Republican congressman from California, has drafted a bill for the internet. The bill, aptly named the Internet American Moratorium Act (IAMA), is, 'a two-year moratorium on any new laws, rules...   Canada Creates Cap On Liability For File Sharing Lawsuits  From the mpaa-ground-troops-reported-in-toronto department An anonymous reader writes "Over the past couple of days, there have been reports about the return of file sharing lawsuits to Canada, with fears that thousands of Canadians could be targeted. While it is possible that many will receive demand...   Why Facebook Is Stressing You Out  From the must-make-gradeschool-classmates-envious department Hugh Pickens writes "Megan Garber reports that the more friends you have on Facebook — or, perhaps more accurately, the more 'friends' you have on Facebook — the more stressed you're likely to be about actually having them. The wider...   British Skylon Engine Passes Its Tests  From the some-hope-for-humanity department An anonymous reader writes "The BBC reports that the SABRE hybrid (part air-breathing jet, part rocket) that is intended to power the Skylon single-stage-to-orbit space plane has passed its final technical demonstration test, and is now looking...

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