Kvinnor döms för dataintrång SvD Inrikes(cached at June 5, 2012, 11:38 pm)

Tio anställda inom äldrevården snokade på ex-kollegas journaler.
Försvunnen i Älvsbyn hittad vid liv SvD Inrikes(cached at June 5, 2012, 11:38 pm)

Den 72-åriga man som försvann från familjens stuga i Muskus, väster om Älvsbyn har anträffats vid liv av hemvärnet.
Do Solo Black Holes Roam the Universe? Slashdotby Soulskill on space at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at June 5, 2012, 11:37 pm)


sciencehabit writes "Two mysterious bright spots in a disheveled, distant galaxy suggest that astronomers have found the best evidence yet for a supermassive black hole being shoved out of its home. If confirmed, the finding would verify Einstein's theory of general relativity in a region of intense gravity not previously tested. The results would also suggest that some giant black holes roam the universe as invisible free floaters, flung from the galaxies in which they coalesced. Although loner black holes may be an entity that has to be reckoned with, they would still be rare."

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Ask Slashdot: Reasonable Immigration Policy For Highly-Trained Workers? Slashdotby Soulskill on business at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at June 5, 2012, 11:37 pm)


davidwr writes "What are a reasonable temporary-worker or immigration-visa rules to apply to workers whose skills would quickly net them a 'top 20th percentile wages' job (about $100,000) in the American workplace, if they were allowed to work in the country? Should the visa length be time-limited? Should it provide for a path to permanent residency? Should the number be limited, and if so, how should we decide what the limit should be? The people affected are already likely eligible for special work-permit programs, but these programs may have quotas, time limits, prior-job-offer-requirements, and other restrictions. I'm asking what Slashdotters think the limits and restrictions, if any, should be. (Let's assume any policy to keep out criminals and spies remains as-is.)"

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Protesters press political demands in Egypt AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at June 5, 2012, 11:30 pm)

Thousands descend on Cairo square for the fourth straight night to demand Ahmed Shafiq's removal from presidential race.
US says drone killed al-Qaeda commander AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at June 5, 2012, 11:30 pm)

Abu Yahya al-Libi, targeted in Pakistan's tribal region, described as group's second-in-command by US officials.
Queen Elizabeth II marks a milestone AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at June 5, 2012, 11:30 pm)

Diamond jubilee celebrations wrap up in London, awash with flags and well-wishers, after four days of events.
Nigerians mourn air-crash deaths AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at June 5, 2012, 11:30 pm)

Government suspends licence of Dana Air as anxious families crowd into hospital and morgue in effort to identify bodies.
Tunisisk journalist i hungerstrejk SvD Utrikes(cached at June 5, 2012, 11:08 pm)

En tunisisk journalist hungerstrejkar sedan den 29 maj för att försvara pressfriheten.
Polisen visar sin ”strategi” för hbtq-personer Stockholms Fria Tidningby Lennart Fernström (cached at June 5, 2012, 10:37 pm)

Inledare | <!--break--> <p>Jag antar att det för polisen inte är en nyhet att...

Bra av LO att bojkotta varor från ockuperad mark Stockholms Fria Tidningby Lennart Fernström (cached at June 5, 2012, 10:37 pm)

Inledare | <!--break--> <p>En svaghet i den svenska BDS-¿rörelsen (kraven på bojkott, desinvesteringar och...

Vad hjälper några grader Stockholms Fria Tidningby Lennart Fernström (cached at June 5, 2012, 10:37 pm)

Inledare | <!--break--> <p>Nu, när Stockholm liksom stora delar av landet slår köldrekord, är...

Fighting Counterfeiters With Quantum Money Slashdotby Soulskill on money at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at June 5, 2012, 10:37 pm)


the_newsbeagle writes "This article discusses a proposal to create cash that can't be counterfeited by embedding quantum particles in banknotes. A counterfeiter trying to copy a real bill would have to precisely measure all the attributes of the embedded quantum particles — which is impossible under the tricky laws of quantum mechanics (PDF). MIT computer scientist Scott Aaronson, who famously offered a prize for anyone who could prove quantum computers are impossible, said, 'This is science fiction, but it’s science fiction that doesn’t violate any of the known laws of physics.'"

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Queen Elizabeth II marks a milestone AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at June 5, 2012, 10:30 pm)

Ringing church bells, artillery salutes and cheering crowds greet monarch in honour of her 60 years on the throne.
Why Kids Should Be Building Rockets Instead of Taking Tests Slashdotby Soulskill on education at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at June 5, 2012, 10:07 pm)


An anonymous reader writes "MAKE Magazine founder Dale Dougherty has an article in Slate about how educators are missing the punchline when it comes to getting kids interested in learning. He describes a recent visit he made to a middle school: 'The science lab was empty, as were the library and the playground. It was not a school holiday: It was a state-mandated STAR testing day. The school was in an academic lockdown. This is what the American public school looks like in 2012, driven by obsessive adherence to standardized testing. The fate of children, their schools, and their teachers are based on these school test scores.' Dougherty's preference would be to more tightly integrate basic engineering projects into the science curriculum. 'I see the power of engaging kids in science and technology through the practices of making and hands-on experiences, through tinkering and taking things apart. Schools seem to have forgotten that students learn best when they are engaged; in fact, the biggest problem in schools is boredom. Students sit passively, expected to absorb all the content that is thrown at them without much context. The context that's missing is the real world."

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