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Walled gardens look rosy for Facebook, Apple -- and would-be censors
by Lauren Weinstein 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

Battle for the Internet: Walled gardens look rosy for Facebook, Apple - and would-be censors http://j.mp/I3BV2B (Guardian) Zittrain's real worry is that "the personal computer is dead". His conclusion is a call to arms: "We need some angry nerds" - people capable of breaking out of the walled gardens. Indeed, the US government has found some: it has backed projects such as "the Internet in a suitcase", which could set up a telecommunications network inside a country separate from the existing infrastructure. Zittrain acknowledges such projects, but for the wider world, he says, "convenience is great. I wouldn't call for a return to the green blinking cursor of [Microsoft's pre-Windows] MS-DOS or the [text-based] Apple II. But we should build architectures that permit innovation and experimentation if consumers wish to go 'off-roading'." ------------------------------

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60% of Wikipedia entries about companies contain errors - correcting them isn't easy
by Lauren Weinstein 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

http://j.mp/IuII3Q (Science News) When respondents attempted to engage editors through Wikipedia's "Talk" pages to request factual corrections to entries, 40 percent said it took "days" to receive a response, 12 percent indicated "weeks," while 24 percent never received any type of response. According to Wikipedia, the standard response time to requests for corrections is between two and five days. Only 35 percent of respondents were able to engage with Wikipedia, either by using its "Talk" pages to converse with editors or through direct editing of a client's entry. Respondents indicated this figure is low partly because some fear media backlash over making edits to clients' entries. Respondents also expressed a certain level of uncertainty regarding how to properly edit Wikipedia entries. Of those who were familiar with the process of editing Wikipedia entries, 23 percent said making changes was "near impossible." Twenty-nine percent said their interactions with Wikipedia editors were "never productive." ------------------------------

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60% of Wikipedia entries about companies contain errors - correcting them isn't easy
by Lauren Weinstein 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

http://j.mp/IuII3Q (Science News) When respondents attempted to engage editors through Wikipedia's "Talk" pages to request factual corrections to entries, 40 percent said it took "days" to receive a response, 12 percent indicated "weeks," while 24 percent never received any type of response. According to Wikipedia, the standard response time to requests for corrections is between two and five days. Only 35 percent of respondents were able to engage with Wikipedia, either by using its "Talk" pages to converse with editors or through direct editing of a client's entry. Respondents indicated this figure is low partly because some fear media backlash over making edits to clients' entries. Respondents also expressed a certain level of uncertainty regarding how to properly edit Wikipedia entries. Of those who were familiar with the process of editing Wikipedia entries, 23 percent said making changes was "near impossible." Twenty-nine percent said their interactions with Wikipedia editors were "never productive." ------------------------------

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17 Apr '12

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17 Apr '12

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by Copelandmanager＠chocofan.com 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

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Hospital generator failure following earthquake
by Jonathan Hunt 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

A report in the Lancet by Michael Ardagh et al. describes the initial health-system response to the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, in February 2011, with a focus on the Christchurch Hospital emergency department. While the response is assessed as effective, the report notes "Power was lost immediately. Within seconds, six diesel-fueled generators activated to provide power to electrical outlets designated as essential services. However, the severe shaking disturbed sump sludge within the diesel tanks. Consequently during subsequent hours, a generator failed several times, leaving the emergency department clinical areas, ICU, blood bank, radiology department, and other areas with no power." Under Lessons learned, the report states, "The back-up generator diesel tanks have since been drained and cleaned." http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(12)60313-4/f… (registration required) ------------------------------

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Hospital generator failure following earthquake
by Jonathan Hunt 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

A report in the Lancet by Michael Ardagh et al. describes the initial health-system response to the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, in February 2011, with a focus on the Christchurch Hospital emergency department. While the response is assessed as effective, the report notes "Power was lost immediately. Within seconds, six diesel-fueled generators activated to provide power to electrical outlets designated as essential services. However, the severe shaking disturbed sump sludge within the diesel tanks. Consequently during subsequent hours, a generator failed several times, leaving the emergency department clinical areas, ICU, blood bank, radiology department, and other areas with no power." Under Lessons learned, the report states, "The back-up generator diesel tanks have since been drained and cleaned." http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(12)60313-4/f… (registration required) ------------------------------

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Feds shutter online narcotics store that used TOR to hide its tracks
by Eugen Leitl 17 Apr '12

17 Apr '12

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/feds-shutter-online-narcoti… Feds shutter online narcotics store that used TOR to hide its tracks By Dan Goodin | Published April 16, 2012 4:11 PM Federal authorities have arrested eight men accused of distributing more than $1 million worth of LSD, ecstasy, and other narcotics with an online storefront that used the TOR anonymity service to mask their Internet addresses. "The Farmer's Market," as the online store was called, was like an Amazon for consumers of controlled substances, according to a 66-page indictment unsealed on Monday. It offered online forums, Web-based order forms, customer service, and at least four methods of payment, including PayPal and Western Union. From January 2007 to October 2009, it processed some 5,256 orders valued at $1.04 million. The site catered to about 3,000 customers in 35 countries, including the United States. To elude law enforcement officers, the operators used software provided by the TOR Project that makes it virtually impossible to track the activities of users' IP addresses. The alleged conspirators also used IP anonymizers and covert currency transactions to cover their tracks. The indictment, which cited e-mails sent among the men dating back to 2006, didn't say how investigators managed to infiltrate the site or link it to the individuals accused of running it. Prosecutors said in a press release that the charges were the result of a two-year investigation led by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Los Angeles field division. "Operation Adam Bomb, " as the investigation was dubbed, also involved law enforcement agents from several US states and several countries, including Colombia, the Netherlands, and Scotland. Lead defendant Marc Willem was arrested on Monday at his home in Lelystad, Netherlands, federal prosecutors said in a press release. On Sunday, authorities arrested Michael Evron, a US citizen who lives in Argentina as he was attempting to leave Colombia. The remaining defendantsbJonathan Colbeck, Brian Colbeck, Ryan Rawls, Jonathan Dugan, George Matzek, and Charles Bigrasbwere arrested at their respective homes in Iowa, Michigan, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, and Florida. Attempts to reach the men for comment weren't immediately successful. The 12-count indictment charges all eight men with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and to launder money. Several of them are also charged with distributing LSD and taking part in a continuing criminal enterprise. Each faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted. The arrests come about a year after Gawker documented the existence of Silk Road, an online narcotics storefront that was available only to TOR users. The site sold LSD, Afghani hashish, tar heroin and other controlled substances and allowed customers to pay using the virtual currency known as Bitcoin, the article reported. It wasn't immediately clear what the relationship between Silk Road and Farmer's Market is. Farmer's Market had thousands of registered users who hailed from every one of the states of the United States and the District of Columbia, as well as 34 other countries, according to prosecutors. The site relied on multiple sources of various controlled substances. The suppliers, operators, and customers communicated primarily through the website's internal private messaging system. In addition to the eight arrests, authorities arrested seven other people on Monday. In the course of the arrests, authorities seized hash, LSD, and MDMA, in addition to an indoor psychotripic mushroom grow and three indoor marijuana growing operations. Photograph by images.cdn.fotopedia.com

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17 Apr '12

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