http://www.shokk.com/news/rss.php Technology and Entertainment News for a Bunch of Geeks http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/MJSHlhTR3_o/article.pl An anonymous reader alerts us to a two-week-old story that hasn't gotten much traction in the press to date. A Japanese newspaper and the AP report that China plans to demand source code from hardware manufacturers, and ban the sale of products from companies that don't comply. China is calling this an "obligatory accreditation system for IT security products." The plan is to go into effect next May, according to sources. "Products expected to be subject to the system are those equipped with secret coding, such as [a] contactless smart card system developed by Sony Corp., digital copiers, and computer servers. The Chinese government said it needs the source code to prevent computer viruses taking advantage of software vulnerabilities and to shut out hackers. However, this explanation is unlikely to satisfy concerns that disclosed information might be handed from the Chinese government to Chinese companies. There also are fears that Chinese intelligence services could exploit such confidential information by making it easier to break codes used in... digital devices."Read more of this story at Slashdot. 1223196780 kdawson security http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/MJSHlhTR3_o/article.pl http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/194242.php What group elected this woman as their leader?Via FOXNEWS: Opponents said part of the reason for the opposition from Republicans was what they termed a partisan speech by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said one GOP source. House Minority Whip... 1222715220 Howie Democrats http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/194242.php http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-29-voa22.cfm?rss=topstories Unspecified number of US destroyers and cruisers surround Ukrainian vessel seized by pirates last week with its cargo of combat tanks and other weapons 1222695060 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-29-voa22.cfm?rss=topstories http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/bracelet-wars.html 1222560000 http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/bracelet-wars.html http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2008/09/brockovich_praises_palin_lefti.php Erin Brockovich is a liberal darling. She's foul-mouthed and sexed-up, and she took on a big corporation on behalf of the little people and the "environment". Hollywood made a movie about her starring Julia Roberts, and now Erin Brockovich is... 1222561560 Democratic Underground http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2008/09/brockovich_praises_palin_lefti.php http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Rofasix/~3/401845190/air-traffic-controller-trainees-almost.html Two trainee controllers, on duty by themselves, at Lehigh International Airport cleared a a Mesa Airlines CRJ700 to take off while a Cessna 172 was still taxiing on the runway. The regional jet missed the Cessna by 10 feet.The NTSB says the CRJ had 60 passengers aboard. The airline says there were 43 souls on-board. The CRJ had hit 120 knots on its take off roll when it spotted the Cessna ahead and aborted takeoff. It was a "save" by the CRJ crew who had been set up to die by the trainee controllers.According to the Controller Union, it is symptomatic of what ails our ATC system today. The union president said:"The FAA is so desperate to staff its towers they are forced to work trainees by themselves without adequate numbers of experienced controllers there to work with them. This has exposed the inexperience of our new workforce. It's unfair to these trainees and should be unacceptable to the flying public."Until we see the burning Jet-A and bodies strewn on an airport somewhere ... it will just be another day for the FAA, an agency that takes no actual responsibility for the dangerous environment it has helped create. Never has there been a part of the transportation sector begging for privatization more than this one. 1222265940 NOTR noreply@blogger.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Rofasix/~3/401845190/air-traffic-controller-trainees-almost.html http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2008/09/will_barack_obama_do_for_ameri.php You have absolutely just got to read this story about a reporter who tracked down Barack Obama's brother. (One caveat: I had not heard of the Thailand website this story is posted on before, although I did look it up... 1222266000 Election 2008 http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2008/09/will_barack_obama_do_for_ameri.php http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/sy8Clr4WmkY/article.pl mortonda writes to tell us that the person responsible for breaching Sarah Palin's private email account has been found. We discussed the breach last Wednesday, shortly before a message from the hacker, a University of Tennessee-Knoxville student, posted a message detailing his methods. Wired has a story examining the potential legal consequences for the hacker.Read more of this story at Slashdot. 1222016460 Soulskill privacy http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/sy8Clr4WmkY/article.pl http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,425665,00.html Pakistan's new president says his nation will not tolerate the violation of its sovereignty by "any power" in the name of fighting terrorism, a clear signal to the U.S. to avoid cross-border strikes. 1221908820 foxnewsonline@foxnews.com http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,425665,00.html http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/19/apple_recalls_iphone_3g_power_adapters_over_shock_risk.html Apple on Friday afternoon recalled the ultracompact USB power adapter for iPhone 3Gs with warnings that they might pose a hazard to owners. 1221862200 http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/19/apple_recalls_iphone_3g_power_adapters_over_shock_risk.html http://feeds.tuaw.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/397372158/ Filed under: Rig of the Week, Flickr Find Mitch Haile shared this set with our Flickr Pool to show us the ridiculously awesome setup he has in his office. From what we can tell, he has: a 24-inch Intel iMac a 15-inch MacBook Pro a Mac Pro with six (!) monitors several PCs a couple of Kinesis Freestyle keyboards The six monitors include four HPs, one ViewSonic, and a 30-inch Apple Cinema Display. The Mac Pro has three video cards. The whole shebang is served by two APC uninterruptible power supplies. Nice. Me, I just want a reason to keep an ice bucket on my desk. Thanks, Mitch!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments 1221847200 Robert Palmer apc http://feeds.tuaw.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/397372158/ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,424023,00.html A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least six people Wednesday, hours after the top U.S. military officer told Pakistani leaders that America respected Pakistan's sovereignty amid a furor over American strikes into Pakistan's northwest. 1221674340 foxnewsonline@foxnews.com http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,424023,00.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,421981,00.html Pope Benedict XVI condemned what he called a 'pagan' passion for power and money as he led a Mass for more than 250,000 Catholics in Paris. 1221309960 foxnewsonline@foxnews.com http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,421981,00.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,421922,00.html Russian forces pulled out of the Black Sea port of Poti on Saturday and appeared to be preparing to withdraw from other positions in western Georgia weeks after a war in the ex-Soviet republic, eyewitnesses and officials said. 1221298920 foxnewsonline@foxnews.com http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,421922,00.html http://feeds.tuaw.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/391106064/ Filed under: Developer, App StoreAn iPhone developer who created an app that manages and plays podcasts says the app was disqualified from the App Store because "it duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes." That's right, iTunes for the desktop. This opens up unsettling possibilities for other developers. There are many applications that duplicate the functionality of Apple software for both the desktop and mobile devices. For instance, there are many calculators that duplicate the functionality of Calculator. Twitterrific has a small browser built in, duplicating the functionality of Safari. NetNewsWire duplicates some RSS reading functionality in Mail for Mac OS X. There's a well-defined slippery slope here. While Apple is within its rights to accept or reject any app into the App Store for whatever reasons it sees fit, its communication with the developer community leaves a lot to be desired. (We talked a little about this on last Sunday's Talkcast.) Even though the developer says he followed all the rules, there's still a chance that an app will simply fall ill of Apple's fickle fancy. Will this latest move by Apple chill relations with developers? Or are the upsides still too great to ignore? Let us know what you think by leaving a comment. Thanks, Mike!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments 1221267600 Robert Palmer appstore http://feeds.tuaw.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/391106064/