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Maliha Rahman

BBC NEWS | Technology | Anger at UK file-sharing policy - 0 views

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  • The government is proposing a tougher stance which would include cutting off repeat offenders from the net.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Aug 09
       
      Areas of Impact > Government
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Aug 09
       
      Areas of Impact > Government
  • There are many families whose children, unbeknown to them, might be illegally downloading but now their own access could be put in jeopardy by Lord Mandelson's proposals."
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Aug 09
       
      Social > Authenticity
  • 'Digital piracy is a serious problem and a real threat to the UK's creative industries," it said in a statement.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Aug 09
       
      IT systems > Networking
Andrew Beadle

A-Z of Programming Languages: Scala - a-z of programming languages, LinkedIn, programmi... - 0 views

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  • Scala is not really a scripting language — that's not it's main characteristic. In fact, it can express everything that Java can and I believe there are a lot of things it can offer for large systems that go beyond the capabilities of Java
    • Andrew Beadle
      Andrew Beadle on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT System: this is a form of digital communication that helps with developers developping programs.
Zaheen Ahmad

Hackers Break Into Police Computer | Australian Federal Police - 1 views

www.theage.com.au/...g-backfires-20090818-eohc.html

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  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
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  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
  • Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
    • Salman Rushdi
      Salman Rushdi on 19 Aug 09
       
      Security: Security consultants are involved therefore it is a security issue.
  • accessed both police evidence and intelligence about federal police systems such as its IP addresses.
    • Salman Rushdi
      Salman Rushdi on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT SYS APPS: When they have access to police evidenceit includes images and recordings.
  • The hacker wrote 'I couldn't stop laughing' on seeing that the federal police's server was running Windows, which is known among hacker communities for being insecure.
  • The hacker wrote 'I couldn't stop laughing' on seeing that the federal police's server was running Windows, which is known among hacker communities for being insecure.
  • The hacker wrote 'I couldn't stop laughing' on seeing that the federal police's server was running Windows, which is known among hacker communities for being insecure.
  • The hacker wrote 'I couldn't stop laughing' on seeing that the federal police's server was running Windows, which is known among hacker communities for being insecure.
  • me came undone after the officers forgot to set a password. Last Wednesday, federal po
  • These included shots of files containing fake IDs and stolen credit card numbers, as well as the federal police's server information.
    • Salman Rushdi
      Salman Rushdi on 19 Aug 09
       
      Politics: Govt information and files has been hacked. Against the law.
  • We can operate in a covert activity here fairly seamlessly with no harm to our members with continual and actual significant penetration,
  • the administrator of an underground hacking forum, r00t-y0u.org, which had about 5000 members.
  • These dipshits are using an automatic digital forensics and incident response tool,
Sanchit Jain

Castle 'rebuilt' in virtual world-TOURS OFFERED! - 0 views

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  • The 1740 virtual castle was cloned and then torn down to leave it looking like today's ruin.
  • Second Life is the best-known virtual world on the internet.
  • People are shown as digital versions of themselves, known as avatars, who can build homes and businesses, buy and sell land and have relationships.
Eunice Vincent

BBC NEWS | Technology | Sony to back open e-book format - 0 views

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shared by Eunice Vincent on 19 Aug 09 - Cached
  • The electronics giant said it would stop using a proprietary standard in favour of the ePub open format.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      IT systems in a social context-software & application
  • Sony said it would have its store converted to the format by the end of 2009. Most Sony Readers can already handle books in the ePub format.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      areas of impact-science and the environment
  • This may not mean the end of all locks on books readable on Sony's device as the ePub format has an option to implement copyright controls.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues-intellectual properties
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  • The common format would give Sony Reader owners much more choice about where they get their e-books from.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      Areas of impact business
  • "Consumers should not have to worry about which device works with which store," said Steve Haber, president of Sony's digital reading business division, in a statement.
    • Shih-Chen Chiu
      Shih-Chen Chiu on 27 Aug 09
       
      social & ethical issues reliability areas of impact education
  • Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
     
    Asia-Pacific\n
  • Shih-Chen Chiu on 19 Aug 09
     
    Asia-Pacific
Maliha Rahman

Doctor in the Digital Age : NPR - 0 views

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  • Health consumers are increasingly shopping online for doctors through peer-based sites like FindADoc.com, DoctorScorecard.com, and even local city search sites
  • Reese says that about half his new patients find him through sites like Yelp, a social networking site that has a section where users can share their experiences about doctors.
  • After being misdiagnosed with a rare, fatal lymphoma, she urges patients to search several different review sites.
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  • There's no doubt that doctors can procure positive reviews from friends, relatives, or even patients. So Victor checked to make sure the reviewers had written about other doctors or topics and weren't just online to rave about Reese. Victor ended up giving Dr. Reese a try and writing a favorable review himself.
Luay Kanaan

The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed - As A Matter Of Fact Blog : NPR - 28 views

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shared by Luay Kanaan on 29 Sep 09 - Cached
  • The software used to scan books, called Optical Character Recognition software or OCR for short
    • dana engineer
      dana engineer on 04 Oct 09
       
      how can you destroy a book when u scan it?
    • dana engineer
      dana engineer on 04 Oct 09
       
      Google created a nifty infared camera technology that detects the three-dimensional shape and angle of book pages when it is placed in the scanner. It allows the OCR software to read text more accurately.
    • Bassel Kanj
      Bassel Kanj on 04 Oct 09
       
      Yeah.
    • Luay Kanaan
      Luay Kanaan on 04 Oct 09
       
      Google actually created a camera technology that detects the three-dimensional shape and angle of book pages when it is placed in the scanner. It allows the OCR software to read text more accurately.
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  • How was one to go about scanning a book quickly and efficiently without destroying it?
  • book scanning was a tedious process that sometimes resulted in the death of a book.
  • The software used to scan books, called Optical Character Recognition software or OCR for short
    • Dalal Najibi
      Dalal Najibi on 04 Oct 09
       
      How is the process? Do they have to open every book and scan each page?
  • Google created some seriously nifty infrared camera technology that detects the three-dimensional shape and angle of book pages when the book is placed in the scanner
  • a way to digitize books en masse
  • The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed
  • The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed
  • Now anyone who's ever opened a book knows it's next to impossible for a book to lie flat without some sort of device. One solution to the problem was to use glass plates that individually flattened each page, but this method wasn't very efficient. The other solution was to chop off the book's binding, but that method destroyed the book.
  • It was a problem that vexed book scanners for years until Google came up with this solution
  • OCR for short
  • was a tedious process that sometimes resulted in the death of a book
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    Message Board Assignment
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    Message board assignment
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    Message board assignment
Jeff Ratliff

Text Messages: Digital Lipstick On the Collar (The Committed Sardine) - 1 views

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  • Jeff Ratliff on 02 Jan 10
     
    This became painfully obvious a week ago when a woman who claims to have had an affair with Tiger Woods told a celebrity publication that he had sent her flirty text messages, some of which were published. It follows on the heels of politicians who ran afoul of text I.Q., including a former Detroit mayor who went to prison after his steamy text messages to an aide were revealed, and Senator John Ensign of Nevada, whose affair with a former employee was confirmed by an incriminating text message.
Elvira Russ

Ending illegal music downloads (The Sydney Morning Herald) - 0 views

www.smh.com.au/...y-downloads-20091125-jq9n.html

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  • Elvira Russ on 21 Apr 10
     
    This article talks about what is believed to lead to the end of illegal music downloading, spotify. What kind of software it is and what individuals have to do in order to get free music.
anonymous

Facebook Statistics (Digital Buzz Blog) - 1 views

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  • anonymous on 21 Apr 10
     
    Statistical figures of Facebook in 2010.
Ståle Brokvam

Vermont uses draft horse to lay cable for Internet access - 2 views

www.reuters.com/...internet-idUSTRE75R6Y720110628

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  • Ståle Brokvam on 07 Jul 11
     
    Surprising, but very efficient, low-tech approach to providing broadband for all.
Ståle Brokvam

DIY wireless Internet access in the developing world - 1 views

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  • Ståle Brokvam on 07 Jul 11
     
    "like the "telephone" of your youth and the best MacGyver episode ever, all rolled up into one."
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