MacBook Air (Mid 2012) Software Update 1.0 TidBITS(cached at June 18, 2012, 11:39 pm)

Includes fixes to improve graphics stability, external display support, and flash memory performance. (Free, 1.06 GB)

 

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National "Do Not Kill Registry" Launched In Response To Drone Kill List Slashdotby samzenpus on idle at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at June 18, 2012, 11:37 pm)


First time accepted submitter crtitheories writes "In response to the national kill list revealed by the New York Times a few weeks ago, an online "Do Not Kill" Registry has been launched where users can sign up to avoid being mistakenly added. From the Do Not Kill website: 'Through an active collaboration between the Do not Kill Registry, the brave pilots and operators of the U.S. drone program, and the American public, we believe that we can find the political and moral solutions needed to both protect the security of the United States while also satisfying the concerns of the broader global community'. "

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”Breivik psykiskt frisk” SvD Utrikes(cached at June 18, 2012, 11:08 pm)

Selen och Q10 bra för äldre SvD Inrikes(cached at June 18, 2012, 11:08 pm)

Tillskott av selen och det vitaminliknande ämnet Q10 mer än halverar risken för äldre att dö i hjärt- och kärlsjukdomar.
Gäng bråkade i Uppsala SvD Inrikes(cached at June 18, 2012, 11:08 pm)

Två gäng drabbade samman i kväll i ett bråk i stadsdelen Stenhagen i Uppsala.
Book Review: Digital Vertigo Slashdotby samzenpus on books at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at June 18, 2012, 11:07 pm)


benrothke writes "In Digital Vertigo: How Todays Online Social Revolution Is Dividing, Diminishing, and Disorienting Us, author Andrew Keen, who describes himself as the Anti-Christ of Silicon Valley (whatever that means), raises numerous profound questions about social media and its implications on society. In the new world of social media and Web 3.0, which is claiming to revolutionize communication and interactions, Keen writes that history is repeating itself and points to the beginning of the industrial revolution as an example. He writes of Jeremy Bentham who invented the Panopticon; a structure where the inhabitants were watched at all times. Bentham felt the Panopticon could make humanity more virtuous, more hard-working and happier; similar to the promise of Web 3.0. The Panopticon was a failure, and Keen sees the same for Web 3.0. The book is a critique of Web 3.0." Read below for the rest of Ben's review.

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How We Use Glassboard for Work inessential.comat January 1, 1970, 8:00 am (cached at June 18, 2012, 11:03 pm)

Last week was WWDC, which I missed this year — which meant that I was home working on Glassboard while my friends at the conference were using the app to figure out where to eat lunch and which parties to attend.

I had fun watching. I could live vicariously while I was otherwise just working. (Shields! No, Chieftain!)

While Glassboard is useful for conferences — huge thanks to everyone who gave it a go at WWDC! — it’s even more useful for day-to-day work. We’ve been using it inside Sepia Labs for over a year now, since the very first moment it was usable at all. We use Glassboard to make Glassboard.

We’ve found that the social-networking-like model — messages, comments, pictures, videos, likes, shared files, locations — works great for work, for getting things done as a team.

We hardly use email at all any more. (Especially now that there’s a web app. It may still be in beta, but it works.)

Jenny posted a thing to the Glassboard blog (that I had written on a Glassboard board) with some more details about how we use it for work. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me on Twitter or on the inessential board in Glassboard. (Invitation code: rovhy.)

Grekiska partier utlovar regering SvD Utrikes(cached at June 18, 2012, 10:39 pm)

De grekiska partierna Ny demokrati och Pasok kommer att bilda regering i morgon, säger en källa med insyn i förhandlingarna till nyhetsbyrån Reuters.
EU ökar bistånd till Sahel SvD Utrikes(cached at June 18, 2012, 10:39 pm)

EU-kommissionen ökar biståndet till den oroliga Sahel-regionen i sydvästra Sahara med ytterligare 40 miljoner euro (motsvarande drygt 353 miljoner kronor).
Fängelsebränder i Turkiet SvD Utrikes(cached at June 18, 2012, 10:39 pm)

Flera fängelser i Turkiet stacks i dag i brand av fångar.
Dagliga dåd mot shiiter i Irak SvD Utrikes(cached at June 18, 2012, 10:39 pm)

Dagliga attentat mot shiamuslimer förekommer just nu i Irak.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Face Unlock Tricked By Photograph Slashdotby samzenpus on android at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at June 18, 2012, 10:37 pm)


AlistairCharlton writes with a story about an Android Face unlock security system that could use some tweaking. "Android's Face Unlock security on the Samsung Galaxy S3 can be tricked into unlocking the phone by showing it a photograph of the owner. In a test carried out by IBTimes UK, we found that the Galaxy S3 cannot distinguish between a photograph and a real person, leading us to suggest users should select a more secure way of locking the phone, such as with a PIN or password."

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”Vargar på djurpark farligare än de vilda” SvD Inrikes(cached at June 18, 2012, 10:08 pm)

Expert: Kontakt med människor kan provocera.
Två beskjutna med paintballskott SvD Inrikes(cached at June 18, 2012, 10:08 pm)

Två personer träffades på måndagen av paintballskott i Västra Frölunda i Göteborg.
Smugglare tvärvänder vid norsk gräns SvD Inrikes(cached at June 18, 2012, 10:08 pm)

Flera bilförare på väg från Sverige in i Norge har den senaste tiden vänt bilen och kört mot färdriktningen när norska tullen har sänkt bommen vid gränskontrollen i Svinesund, uppger norska tv-bolaget NRK.