New submitter amxcoder writes: "A recent bill making its way through the California state legislature reaffirms 4th amendment protections against NSA-style wiretapping of cell phones and computer records, and declares that the NSA's data collection methods and practices are unconstitutional. The bill has passed the California Senate with only a single opposing vote. It would require a warrant to be issued by a Judge before the state's law enforcement and other departments can assist federal agencies in obtaining these records. Similar bills in other states are trickling through the legislative process, but California's is the furthest along. At the least, it will establish that a state of 38 million people are unhappy with the NSA's methods."

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Minst 118 personer dödades och 56 skadades i dag när två bilbomber utlöstes i staden Jos i mellersta Nigeria. Bombdåden utfördes samtidigt som många invånare handlade på den centrala marknaden Abuja. Fler dödsoffer befaras finnas kvar i byggnader som kollapsade i samband med explosionerna.

Minst 118 personer dödades och 56 skadades i dag när två bilbomber utlöstes i staden Jos i mellersta Nigeria. Bombdåden utfördes samtidigt som många invånare handlade på den centrala marknaden Abuja. Fler dödsoffer befaras finnas kvar i byggnader som kollapsade i samband med explosionerna.

Undersökningen gjordes i samarbete med Gavagai, som gjorde den som en del av ett arbete i ett projekt för Internetstiftelsen. Analysen bygger på samtliga anföranden i riksdagen mellan oktober 1993 till och med april 2014 och mäter vilka ord som används mer frekvent i meningar där ord som brukar beskriva EU-samarbetet (som till exempel EU, Bryssel eller Europaparlamentet) jämfört med i samtliga meningar i samlingen.

Undersökningen gjordes i samarbete med Gavagai, som gjorde den som en del av ett arbete i ett projekt för Internetstiftelsen. Analysen bygger på samtliga anföranden i riksdagen mellan oktober 1993 till och med april 2014 och mäter vilka ord som används mer frekvent i meningar där ord som brukar beskriva EU-samarbetet (som till exempel EU, Bryssel eller Europaparlamentet) jämfört med i samtliga meningar i samlingen.

En man skadades på tisdagskvällen vid ett rån mot en Pressbyråbutik i Sigtuna norr om Stockholm. Enligt polisen var det en knivbeväpnad man som rånade butiken medan en annan man väntade i en bil utanför.

An anonymous reader writes "10 years ago today, in the wake of two disappointing Star Wars prequels, we discussed whether Episode III could salvage itself or the series. Now, as production is underway on Episode VII under the care of Disney, I was wondering the same thing: can it return Star Wars to its former glory? On one hand, many critics of the prequels have gotten what they wanted — George Lucas has a reduced role in the production of Episode VII. Critically, he didn't write the screenplay, which goes a long way toward avoiding the incredibly awkward dialogue of the prequels. On the other hand, they're actively breaking with the expanded universe canon, and the series is now under the stewardship of J.J. Abrams. His treatment of the Star Trek reboot garnered lots of praise and lots of criticism — but his directorial style is arguably more suited to Star Wars anyway. What do you think? What can they do with Episode VII to put the series back on track?"

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An anonymous reader writes "10 years ago today, in the wake of two disappointing Star Wars prequels, we discussed whether Episode III could salvage itself or the series. Now, as production is underway on Episode VII under the care of Disney, I was wondering the same thing: can it return Star Wars to its former glory? On one hand, many critics of the prequels have gotten what they wanted — George Lucas has a reduced role in the production of Episode VII. Critically, he didn't write the screenplay, which goes a long way toward avoiding the incredibly awkward dialogue of the prequels. On the other hand, they're actively breaking with the expanded universe canon, and the series is now under the stewardship of J.J. Abrams. His treatment of the Star Trek reboot garnered lots of praise and lots of criticism — but his directorial style is arguably more suited to Star Wars anyway. What do you think? What can they do with Episode VII to put the series back on track?"

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Sent på tisdagskvällen kom beskedet från danska högerliberala Venstre om partiledaren Lars Løkke Rasmussens framtid.

Sent på tisdagskvällen kom beskedet från danska högerliberala Venstre om partiledaren Lars Løkke Rasmussens framtid.

Brandon Butler writes: "OpenStack has no shortage of corporate backers. Rackspace, Red Hat, IBM, Dell, HP, Cisco and many others have hopped on board. But many wonder, after four years, shouldn't there be more end users by this point? 'OpenStack backers say this progression is completely normal. Repeating an analogy many have made, Paul Cormier, president of products and technology for Red Hat, says OpenStack’s development is just like the process of building up Linux. This time the transition to a cloud-based architecture is an even bigger technological transformation than replacing proprietary operating systems with Linux. "It’s where Linux was in the beginning," he says about OpenStack's current status. "Linux was around for a while before it really got adopted in the enterprise. OpenStack is going through the same process right now."'"

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Brandon Butler writes: "OpenStack has no shortage of corporate backers. Rackspace, Red Hat, IBM, Dell, HP, Cisco and many others have hopped on board. But many wonder, after four years, shouldn't there be more end users by this point? 'OpenStack backers say this progression is completely normal. Repeating an analogy many have made, Paul Cormier, president of products and technology for Red Hat, says OpenStack’s development is just like the process of building up Linux. This time the transition to a cloud-based architecture is an even bigger technological transformation than replacing proprietary operating systems with Linux. "It’s where Linux was in the beginning," he says about OpenStack's current status. "Linux was around for a while before it really got adopted in the enterprise. OpenStack is going through the same process right now."'"

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World powers asked to help secure the release of Abdullah Elshamy, whose health is failing while being held in Egypt.

World powers asked to help secure the release of Abdullah Elshamy, whose health is failing while being held in Egypt.

På tisdagen utlyste militären undantagstillstånd i hela Thailand och beordrade censur av medier. Är det en kupp eller inte? Det spelar egentligen inte så stor roll. Det viktiga är vad som händer efter att den politiska oron lagt sig, skriver SvD:s Bertil Lintner.