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Linux 3.12 Codenamed "Suicidal Squirrel"

First time accepted submitter noahfecks writes “After the Linux 3.11 kernel was codenamed ‘Linux for Workgroups’ in memory of Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Linus Torvalds is using ‘Suicidal Squirrel’ as the Linux 3.12 kernel codename.” Seems only fitting. (The list of kernel names should reflect this soon.) Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Apple Now Relaying All FaceTime Calls Due To Lost Patent Dispute

Em Adespoton writes “Before the VirnetX case, nearly all FaceTime calls were done through a system of direct communication. Essentially, Apple would verify that both parties had valid FaceTime accounts and then allow their two devices to speak directly to each other over the Internet, without any intermediary or ‘relay’ servers. However, a small number of calls—5 to 10 percent, according to an Apple engineer who testified at trial—were routed through ‘relay servers.’ At the August 15 hearing, a VirnetX lawyer stated that Apple had logged ‘over half a million calls’ complaining about the quality of FaceTime [since disabling direct connections].” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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BlackBerry Cuts 250 Workers, Calls It Efficiency

First time accepted submitter Dawn Kawamoto writes “Want to become more efficient? Try lopping off 250 workers. That’s what BlackBerry did this week — saying it was a move to become more efficient. From the article: ‘“This is part of the next stage of our turnaround plan to increase efficiencies and scale our company correctly for new opportunities in mobile computing. We will be as transparent as possible as those plans evolve, ” says Lisette Kwong, a company spokeswoman.'” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Feds tell major internet companies to decrypt and hand over users’ account passwords

At CNET, Declan McCullagh reports that the U.S. government has demanded that large Internet companies provide them with users’ stored passwords, which are typically encrypted.        

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MI5 Hiring Industrial Espionage IT Support Staff

AmiMoJo writes “A recent job posting by MI5 seeks to recruit ‘Data Exploitation Specialists.’ The core of the role is described as ‘provid[ing] tactical solutions and operational support to business users of information exploitation systems.’ In other words, industrial espionage. This open admission comes at a time when the UK and its partners are accusing China of the same thing. Pot, meet kettle?” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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How One Drunk Driver Sent My Company To the Cloud

snydeq writes “Andrew Oliver offers further proof that drunk driving and on-site servers don’t mix. Oliver, who had earlier announced a New Year’s resolution to go all-in on cloud services, had that business strategy expedited when a drunk driver, fleeing a hit-and-run, drove his SUV directly into the beauty shop next door to his company’s main offices. ‘Our servers were down for eight hours, and various services were intermittent for at least 12 hours. Had things been worse, we could have lost everything. Like our customers, we needed HA and DR. Moreover, we thought, maybe our critical services like email, our website, and Jira should be in a real data center. This made going all-cloud a top priority for us rather than “when we get to it.”‘ Oliver writes, detailing his company’s resultant hurry-up migration plan to 100 percent cloud services.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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