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ODF Toolkit gets first Apache release

jf — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:09:02 +0000

The ODF Toolkit allows a developer to programatically create, scan and manipulate ODF documents with a set of lightweight Java modules but does not have the overhead of an office suite. This makes it ideal for use on servers to allow web applications to import the open format …

h-online.com/-1423805

Max-Planck-Institut: Vorratsdatenspeicherung hilft Verbrechensbekämpfung nicht

jf — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:34:14 +0000

(Golem.de) – Achim Sawall:

Immer wieder behaupten Innenpolitiker und Strafverfolger, fehlende Vorratsdatenspeicherung führe dazu, dass Kindesmissbrauch, Morde und islamistischer Terrorismus nicht konsequent verfolgt werden könnten. Eine Studie des Max-Planck-Instituts hat dafür keinen Beleg gefunden …

golem.de/1201/89362

NGC 3239 and SN 2012A

jf — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:25:58 +0000

(Astronomy Picture of the Day) – Irregular galaxy NGC 3239 - near the center of this lovely field of galaxies in the galaxy rich constellation Leo – is notable for hosting 2012′s first confirmed supernova, designated SN 2012A …

apod/ap120127

The ACTA Fight Returns: What Is at Stake and What You Can Do

jf — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:41:40 +0000

(Michael Geist) – Beyond the substantive concerns, the ACTA process remains a major issue as it sets a dangerous precedent for international IP agreements. For years, the ACTA process was shrouded in secrecy, with only the occasional leak bringing plans to light …

michaelgeist…/6269/125

Das Grundgesetz ist links

jf — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:37:09 +0000

(SPIEGEL Politik) – Jakob Augstein:

Von wegen Verfassungsschutz! Es geht um das vorherrschende System. Darum werden auch nicht die irren Links-Fundis im Westen überwacht, sondern die Realos im Osten. Die sind für den real existierenden Kapitalismus viel gefährlicher …

spiegel…0,1518,811506,00

Copyright-Abkommen: Warum ACTA in den Papierkorb gehört

jf — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:14:15 +0000

(SPIEGEL Netzwelt) – Markus Beckedahl:

Wollen wir mit dem ACTA-Abkommen eine Privatisierung der Rechtsdurchsetzung mit schädlichen Nebenwirkungen für Meinungsfreiheit, Datenschutz und den Zugang zu Kultur zulassen? …

spiegel…0,1518,811808,00

Investigators achieve important step toward treating Huntington’s disease

jf — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:13:20 +0000

(Medical Xpress) – “For the first time, we have been able to successfully deliver inhibitory RNA sequences from stem cells directly into neurons, significantly decreasing the synthesis of the abnormal huntingtin protein,” said Jan A. Nolta, principal investigator of the study and director of the UC Davis stem cell program and the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures …

medicalxpress…2012-01-…huntington

Seeing Quadruple

jf — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:40:09 +0000

(ESA/Hubble) – The core of the galaxy is only the faint and diffuse object seen at the centre of the cross-like structure formed by the other four dots, which are images of a distant quasar located in the background of the galaxy …

spacetelescope…potw1204a

To Thwart Hackers, New Security Software Makes Hacking Tedious

jf — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:24:02 +0000

(Discoblog) – Veronique Greenwood:

When you think of protecting a website from hackers, the first thing that comes to mind is probably blocking them out. But what if you just let them on a wild-goose chase, feeding them nuggets of false information and leading them down dead-ends until they get fed up and go do something else? …

discoblog/2012/01/25/…tedious

Bonobos: the self-domesticated ape?

jf — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:10:18 +0000

(Not Exactly Rocket Science) – Ed Yong:

Brian Hare puts forward the hypothesis that bonobos are “self-domesticated” apes. By naturally selecting for a ‘nicer’, less competitive ape, evolution has forged an animal with the same cluster of traits that humans have pushed onto other species …

notrocketscience/2012/01/25/bonobos