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PhillyBlog Tech:• phillyblog site availability Forum: Philly TechPosted By: JoeOlneyPost Time: 07-04-2008 at 02:03 PM read more >> • Comcast Going Up And Down Like a $10 Whore Forum: Philly TechPosted By: MayfairMeatPost Time: 07-03-2008 at 04:50 PM read more >> • Forum: Philly TechPosted By: SGIANN1980Post Time: 07-01-2008 at 10:59 PM read more >> • Yet Another FIOS Thread (YAFT) Forum: Philly TechPosted By: fintlerPost Time: 07-01-2008 at 12:36 PM read more >> • Invention: Evolution or Creationism Forum: Philly TechPosted By: Colin P. VargaPost Time: 07-01-2008 at 07:10 AM read more >> • Getting the best sat or cable tv deal Forum: Philly TechPosted By: peacemoverPost Time: 06-29-2008 at 01:20 AM read more >> • Blu Ray vs. regular DVD- whats the difference? Forum: Philly TechPosted By: peacemoverPost Time: 06-27-2008 at 09:09 AM read more >> • Does phillyblog belong on wikipedia? Forum: Philly TechPosted By: wilreynoldsPost Time: 06-24-2008 at 05:11 PM read more >> • Software Engineers? Forum: Philly TechPosted By: GoagirlPost Time: 06-24-2008 at 01:02 PM read more >> • Forum: Philly TechPosted By: JoeInBHPost Time: 06-23-2008 at 03:07 PM read more >> • Philly Wifi program - interesting development... Forum: Philly TechPosted By: alesisPost Time: 06-18-2008 at 11:18 PM read more >> • Firefox 3 Vulnerability Found Forum: Philly TechPosted By: cerberus413Post Time: 06-18-2008 at 11:01 PM read more >> • getting cable Forum: Philly TechPosted By: philly_alPost Time: 06-17-2008 at 02:53 AM read more >> • Dumping my home phone Forum: Philly TechPosted By: LoverofPhillyPost Time: 06-15-2008 at 05:16 PM read more >> • Inexpensive place to print documents Forum: Philly TechPosted By: steluPost Time: 06-15-2008 at 04:04 AM read more >> Latest Slashdot News:• Cassini's Primary Mission Ends Two-Year Extension Begins wooferhound points out recent news that the Cassini probe has completed its original four-year mission and is beginning a two-year extended mission which was authorized earlier this year. Cassini's first mission brought us a treasure trove of information about Saturn and its various moons. The new mission will target two of those moons in particular for further study: Titan and Enceladus. Quoting: "The spacecraft is extremely healthy and carries 12 instruments powered by three radioisotope thermoelectric generators. Data from Cassini's nominal and extended missions could lay the groundwork for possible future missions to Saturn Titan or Enceladus. [The two moons] are primary targets in the two-year extended mission dubbed the Cassini Equinox Mission. This time period also will allow for monitoring seasonal effects on Titan and Saturn exploring new places within Saturn's magnetosphere and observing the unique ring geometry of the Saturn equinox in August of 2009 when sunlight will pass directly through the plane of the rings." • Working Towards an Eco-Friendly Fireworks Display phobos13013 writes "Here's an article just in time for 4th of July fireworks shows! The ACS's Chemical and Engineering News provides a fairly technical discussion about the hazardous chemicals in modern fireworks displays. Perchlorate is currently the oxidizer of choice in fireworks but it is also known to be a thyroid blocker. Since perchlorates are water-soluble anions they dissolve into groundwater quickly. A study performed last summer over a lake in Ada Oklahoma showed that less than a day after a fireworks display the lake's chlorate levels jumped by a factor of 1000. It took weeks for the levels to drop back down to their baseline. On the other hand heavy metals are used to produce the pretty colors typically associated with the best fireworks. The trend is to start using nitrogen-based oxidizing fireworks; they produce less smoke which means a smaller amount of colorizing agents can be used in displays." • Interview With Author of the First Spoof Language An anonymous reader brings us Computerworld's interview with Don Woods one of the creators of Compiler Language With No Pronounceable Acronym (INTERCAL). INTERCAL and its documentation were created in 1972 as a parody of that era's languages and instruction manuals. Among other things Woods had this to say: "We designed the language without too much trouble. Writing the manual took a while especially for things like the circuit diagrams we included as nonsensical illustrations. The compiler itself actually wasn't too much trouble given that we weren't at all concerned with optimising the performance of either the compiler or the compiled code. I admit I'm surprised at its longevity. Some of the jokes in the original work feel rather dated at this point. It helps that the language provides a place where people can discuss oddball features missing from other languages such as the 'COME FROM' statement and operators that work in base 3." • IE 8 To Include New Security Tools Trailrunner7 writes "Internet Explorer has been a security punching bag for years and rightfully so. IE 6 was arguably the least secure browser of all time. But Microsoft has been trying to get their act together on security and the new beta of IE 8 due in August will have a slew of new security features including protection against Type-1 cross-site scripting attacks a better phishing filter and better security for ActiveX controls." • NC Judge Takes "A Fresh Look" At RIAA Subpoenas NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "When some North Carolina State students recently brought to the attention of the Court the apparent illegality of the RIAA's investigations by unlicensed investigators they also caught the attention of the judges. After reading these new papers District Judge Louise W. Flanagan who admits that she's been routinely signing the RIAA's ex parte discovery orders in the past has indicated that she is now going to take 'a fresh look' at the RIAA's tactics. She issued a stay of the subpoena ordering NC State not to respond to it and referred the motions to dismiss the cases to a Magistrate Judge for him to take that 'fresh look' at what has been going on." • Open Source Twitter Competitor Emerges ruphus13 writes "Twitter has had a lot of public woes with Open Source technologies like Ruby on Rails and a lot of alternatives have sprung up in the micro-blogging world but no one has managed to dislodge twitter in its usage or appeal. Now an Open Source alternative by Identi.ca backed by project Laconica has emerged. From the article 'It supports OpenID for logins is completely free software and is designed to apply a Creative Commons license to all the traffic that it carries. It's also built to support the OpenMicroBlogging protocol meaning that (at least in theory) it can attack scalability issues by federating together multiple autonomous servers. The underpinnings of Laconica include PHP PEAR and XMPP. You can download a tarball of the source or check it out directly if you're using Darcs (there's also an unofficial mirror on Google Code giving you Subversion access for a read-only copy).' The community will still need to work on this if a true competitor to twitter is to be had. It is lacking APIs and SMS integration. Oh and millions of users!" • Lost Footage of "Metropolis" Found ram.loss writes "According to a Reuters article a long version of Metropolis has been found at a cinema museum in Argentina by a newly appointed archivist. The reels have been authenticated by the Murnau foundation at Germany. 'Although estimates of its original length vary depending on the speed at which it is shown Possmann said "Metropolis" was conceived as a film lasting just over 2-1/2 hours. Around 20 to 25 minutes of footage that fleshes out secondary characters and sheds light on the plot would be added to the film pending restoration he added. But around 5 minutes of the original were probably still missing he said.'" • eBay'er Arrested for Attempting to Sell His Vote The Associated Press reports that Max P. Sanders 19 is charged with a felony for attempting to auction off his vote in the upcoming presidential election on eBay. From the article: '"Fundamentally we believe it is wrong to sell your vote" said John Aiken a spokesman for the office. "There are people that have died for this country for our right to vote and to take something that lightly to say 'I can be bought.'" [...] "It's a real shame"' Yes that is a terrible shame isn't it. Perhaps we should arrest prosecute and imprison everyone who sells their vote. The boy says it was all a joke but prosecutors aren't laughing. Max faces up to 5 years in prison and $10000 in fines if he is convicted. • Prominent Mathemathicians Rebuke Recent Riemann Hypothesis Proof Bryan writes "Xian-Jin Li's purported proof of the Riemann Hypothesis (reported on recently) has been rebuked by Fields Medalist Terence Tao. Fortunately Dr. Li's proof fails alongside a respectable graveyard of previous attempts." Relatedly jim.shilliday writes "The proof cites and appears to be based in part on the work of the leading French theorist Alain Connes. A few hours ago Connes posted a comment on his blog stating that the purported proof is so badly flawed that he stopped reading it." • First Results From Messenger's Mercury Flyby Several readers noted the special section in Science published today with results from Messenger's flyby of Mercury last January. One conclusion is that volcanism has shaped the planet contrary to earlier theories that Mercury had been "dead on arrival." The LA Time's coverage highlights the finding that Mercury has shrunk by a mile in diameter over its lifetime due to shrinkage at its core. Philly Business:• Highmark CEO foresees merger benefits out of state The proposed merger of Independence Blue Cross and Pittsburgh's expansion-minded Highmark Inc. would create the biggest health insurer in Pennsylvania. >> read more or comment • 62000 jobs cut in June; more losses predicted WASHINGTON - The nation's job market stumbled badly through the first half of 2008 government figures released yesterday showed and analysts said it was likely to keep faltering through the rest of the year. >> read more or comment • JUNKYARD CASH DETROIT - It took an hour's worth of work but Roman Knight didn't mind.The 18-year-old needed a bumper for his '94 Buick LeSabre and a Detroit salvage yard had the right one. So he got down to business prying off the bumper from a junked-out car walking it to the clerk's desk and hoisting it up to the checkout counter. >> read more or comment • Business news in brief >> read more or comment • Judge tells YouTube to share user data NEW YORK - Dismissing privacy concerns a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when. >> read more or comment • Utah trims workweek to save fuel SALT LAKE CITY - Starting next month it will be "TGIT" for Utah state employees. As in: "Thank God It's Thursday." >> read more or comment • Stocks mixed at end of 3d dismal week NEW YORK - Wall Street capped a shortened trading week with a mixed finish yesterday after some uneven economic data: news of a contraction in the nation's services sector and a tame reading on employment. But stocks still had their third dismal week in a row. >> read more or comment • Radian rebounds after steep stock-price decline Shares in Radian Group Inc. rose from Wednesday's close of 77 cents after the Philadelphia mortgage and bond insurer gave investors a peek at second-quarter results. >> read more or comment • Records: Oil tops $145; gasoline at $4.10 NEW YORK - Oil prices raced above $145 a barrel for the first time yesterday as traders added to their bets on the commodity ahead of the long holiday weekend. >> read more or comment • Europe's Fed raises benchmark rate FRANKFURT Germany - Wary of rising energy and commodity prices the European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate yesterday a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25 percent a move it hopes will help curtail inflation in the 15 countries that use the euro. >> read more or comment • Penn National sale derailed by credit crunch The $6.1 billion purchase of casino and racetrack operator Penn National Gaming Inc. by two private-equity firms is off the latest in $65 billion worth of such buyouts to founder on credit-market turmoil since September. >> read more or comment • Comcast restructuring eliminates a division Comcast Corp. has eliminated one of its five operating divisions in a restructuring of its cable business. About 120 jobs will be lost in Michigan. >> read more or comment • Pa. Senate confirms insurance commissioner In a move linked with the proposed merger of Independence Blue Cross and Highmark Inc. the Pennsylvania Senate voted yesterday to confirm Joel Scott Ario as the state's insurance commissioner. >> read more or comment • Pa. Senate confirms insurance commissioner In a move linked with the proposed merger of Independence Blue Cross and Highmark Inc. the Pennsylvania Senate voted today to confirm Joel Scott Ario as the state's insurance commissioner. >> read more or comment • Highmark CEO foresees merger benefits out of state THIS STORY NEEDS A WEBHED NOT TO EXCEED THE LENGTH OF THE LINE OF X's BELOW >> read more or comment • Bourbon producers see amber-colored future To Wild Turkey master distiller Jimmy Russell the piercing sounds of a warehouse rising in the Kentucky countryside are the sounds of prosperity. >> read more or comment • Penn National sale derailed by credit crunch The $6.1 billion purchase of casino and racetrack operator Penn National Gaming Inc. by two private-equity firms is off the latest in $65 billion worth of such buyouts to founder on credit-market turmoil since September. >> read more or comment • Moody’s lowers some Toll debt to ‘junk’ Moody's Investor Service Inc. downgraded the credit rating on Toll Brothers Inc.'s senior unsecured debt to junk status because of a deteriorating outlook for new-home construction. Moody's lowered Toll's rating to "Ba1" from "Baa3." Moody's said it was concerned about the condo market in the Northeast and tightening credit standards. Joel Rassman the Horsham company's chief financial officer said Toll Brothers still had one of the highest credit ratings in the homebuilding industry. Moody's said the company's ratings outlook is stable. >> read more or comment • Comcast restructuring eliminates a division Comcast Corp. has eliminated one of its five operating divisions in a restructuring of its cable business. About 120 jobs will be lost in Michigan. >> read more or comment • Radian rebounds after steep stock-price decline Shares in Radian Group Inc. rose from yesterday's close of 77 cents after the Philadelphia mortgage and bond insurer gave investors a peek at second-quarter results. >> read more or comment Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce:• Chamber to Co-host Great Expectations “A City That Works” Forum for the Business Community Senior City of Philadelphia officials will meet with the business community to discuss the City’s customer service at the offices of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce on Monday July 21 from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. The Nutter Administration... >> read more or comment • Chamber Thanks House Committee for Support of Tax Incentives Statement from Mark Schweiker President & CEO Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce The Chamber extends its thanks to the members of the House Finance Committee for its passage of several key business tax incentives and urges the full ... >> read more or comment • U.S. Reps. Mica and Gerlach Describe Proposed Amtrak Funding and Rail Improvements to CEO Council for Growth Rep. John L. Mica (R-FL) U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican Leader and Committee member Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) met May 29 2008 in the Chamber’s offices with several CEO Council members to describe federal legislati... >> read more or comment • City Businesses That Hire Ex-offenders Can Apply for BPT Credit Mark Schweiker president & CEO of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce congratulated Mayor Nutter on his announcement today that businesses can now begin to apply for a city tax credit if they hire ex-offenders. “Providing jobs is t... >> read more or comment • Northeastern U.S. Business Leadership Joins Together to Create the Business Alliance for Northeast Mobility Convenes Roundtable Discussion on Amtrak Issues at the U.S. Capitol with Notable Members of CongressWASHINGTON D.C. – Today over 25 business leaders from Boston Massachusetts to Washington D.C. came together to announce the formation of the B... >> read more or comment • Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Appoints New 'On The Move' Campaign Chairman The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GPCC) announces that William R. Sasso Esq. chairman of Stradley Ronon was recently selected as the incoming chairman of the On The Move campaign. Kicking off its ninth year On the Move is an 11-... >> read more or comment • Mayor Nutter and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Team Up To Identify 2000 Summer Internships To meet Mayor Nutter’s challenge of doubling the number of summer internships the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GPCC) announced today it has launched an ambitious two-pronged initiative to identify 2000 paid positions for Philadelphia y... >> read more or comment • Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Names AT&T Preferred Wireless Service Provider Philadelphia PA – March 3 2008 – The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce has announced a member promotion with AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) the nation’s largest wireless provider. AT&T is offering the Chamber’s 5000 member companies special di... >> read more or comment • Chamber Responds to Gov. Rendell’s 2008-09 State Budget Plan Statement from Mark Schweiker President & CEO Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce As Gov. Rendell begins to describe in detail important elements of his 2008-09 state spending and tax plan the Chamber is studying his proposals car... >> read more or comment • Chamber Applauds Progress of Convention Center Expansion Statement from Mark Schweiker President & CEOGreater Philadelphia Chamber of CommerceOn behalf of the 5000 member companies of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce I applaud the imminent release of bid documents for the $700 mil... >> read more or comment • Mark Schweiker Urges Lawmakers to Cut Business Taxes and Offer Hiring Incentives Mark Schweiker President & CEO Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce wrote an OP-ED in the January 25-31 edition of the Philadelphia Business Journal entitled “Let Lawmakers Invest in Jobs.” To read the article click here >> read more or comment • Listen to Mark Zandi keynote speaker at the 2008 Economic Outlook Conference on the Region’s Economy Mark Zandi Ph.D. Chief Economist & Co-Founder Moody's Economy.com Inc. spoke recently at the Chamber’s 10th annual Economic Outlook Conference presented in partnership with Sovereign Bank. Zandi provided his perspective on Greater Philadelp... >> read more or comment Philadelphia Tech News:• Cover Story: Inside Comcast’s Downingtown (MultiChannel News) Downingtown Pa. — About an hour from the gleaming 58-story Comcast Center in the heart of downtown Philadelphia there’s a far-less-spectacular warehouse building owned by the same company in this suburban borough. read more >> • US Tech Stocks Up; Yahoo Leads Upswing (INO News) Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) led an upswing in tech stocks Wednesday morning on news that Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is shopping around for partners to help it make a fresh run at acquiring all or part of the Web portal's business. read more >> • Tech Stocks: Nvidia plunge leads tech stocks lower (Market Watch) Technology stocks close in the red despite gains in the broader market as a warning from chip maker Nvidia Corp. weighs down the semiconductor group. read more >> • Voters not gettin' what they paid for (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Philadelphia taxpayers have spent $20 million over the last five years to upgrade the city's voting machinery permitting a rapid computerized vote count on election night. read more >> • US Tech Stocks Down; Nvidia Plunges Leading Sector Lower (INO News) Technology stocks sank Thursday morning as Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) plunged at the opening bell after lowering its outlook. Nvidia fell nearly 30% after lowering its quarterly forecast due to weaker demand and heightened competition. The company also announced a major charge due to a production glitch. read more >> • Philadelphia Weather Forecast (FOX 29 Philadelphia) Could your fireworks be a rain-out? Meteorologist John Krasting is watching the possibility of some late evening thunderstorms. read more >> • Nikkei edges down amid economic gloom (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Japan's Nikkei stock average edged down 0.3 percent on Friday taking aim at the longest losing streak in more than half a century with high-tech shares such as Tokyo Electron Ltd sinking in the face of general economic pessimism. read more >> • ID Thieves Used Phony Licenses To Buy Guns Commit Crimes (FOX 29 Philadelphia) Pennsylvania State Police get some high-tech help in making a big identity theft bust. Troopers say identity thieves used phony licenses to buy guns and commit an assortment of other crimes. read more >> • Akron Racers to Host "Together Breast Cancer Event" (OurSports Central) Akron OH-The Akron Racers will host their annual "Together Against Breast Cancer Night" at Firestone Stadium when the team plays the league-leading Philadelphia Force Saturday June 5 at 7:05pm. The Racers have been a supporter of various breast cancer related projects for nearly 10 years. read more >> • Bulls hire three assistant coaches retain Myers (Daily Herald) The Bulls announced today that Del Harris Bernie Bickerstaff & Bob Ociepka will be hired as assistant coaches on Vinny Del Negro's coaching staff. In addition Pete Myers will remain in his current role as assistant coach. In accordance with club policy terms of the contracts were not announced. read more >> << Next Page >> |
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