Impact on closing Megaupload

Open silos, missiles in the air. After both the FBI and the Department of Justice of the United States closed the Megaupload site in a joint operation, the consequences are being seen across the Web. The most important response has been found between the group of Anonymous, who has deployed the largest attack in its history. According to published data, more than five thousand users have been involved in the attack on specific sites, breaking down the gates of the Department of Justice, the RIAA, MPAA and many others.

After the massive protests that took place on Web January 18 in protest to the advancement of SOPA laws and PIPA, came the news of an intervention by the FBI and the Department of Justice United States against the storage service of Megaupload website. As Max told here, its founder Kim Dotcom and six of his employees were arrested in the process. The short time interval between SOPA and the protest against the disappearance of PIPA and Megaupload almost impossible to think of an accident. This has seen as a retaliation by the U.S. authorities, but as I said on another occasion, the Web knows how to strike back.

Slowly, some of the sites attacked have recovered its normal operating state, but others are fallen, or were temporarily disabled by your administrators

This time, the Anonymous group launched the largest attack since their existence is recorded. According to the channels of the group (primarily via Twitter), more than five thousand users are armed with the famous "Low Orbit Ion Cannon", carrying out attacks against high-profile sites. The sites of the Department of Justice, the Universal Music Group and the RIAA have been among the first to fall. Then other targets have been added as the site of the "Broadcast Music Inc.", the MPAA, the portal for Warner Music, Viacom, the website of the French Hadopi, Intellectual Property Office of the United States, and for some minutes also FBI dropped the page. There was talk that the White House site could also be a potential target, but no data have been his downfall yet. Until we can ascertain, the sites of BMI, the FBI and the MPAA, the Intellectual Property Office and the Department of Justice and were in line, while the RIAA, Warner and UMG are still down.


Anonymous has said that "there is more on the way", but guess that will be fulfilled on both sides. The FBI quickly published information about the operation against Megaupload, including specific details of the detained goods. However, one thing remains unchanged: Beyond the arrests and interventions, all this must be prove, and should reach the court that are required to define at what point Megaupload is part of a conspiracy to violate copyright commercial purposes, as the rest of its functions (offering online space, place advertisements and sell special service subscriptions) are perfectly legal. At the same time, this reminds us of the conflict between Viacom and YouTube, a case that lasted more than three years and finally concluded in favor of the video site, although the government says that Megaupload does not qualify as a service that can be protected the concept of "safe harbor" of the DMCA, because in theory, who operated on Megaupload were aware of illegal content on the service and did nothing to remove. Of course, the FBI didn't went to Mountain View to arrest anyone...

Hackerspace Global Grid: A network of satellites to bypass censorship on the Internet

Hackerspace Global Grid: A network of satellites to bypass censorship on the Internet - Global Grid hackerspacesThe current onslaught of security, the available content, privacy and the freedom to surf the web, who are being awarded the task of defending these values ​​to develop strategies with very high expectations and ambitions. Very high. So much so that at the Chaos Communication Congress, a group of security experts announced plans to send a network of satellites into space, building the Global Grid hackerspaces to combat censorship and there exists more strongly on Earth.

 With the law SOUP fluttering in the vast corridors of the U.S. Senate and lobby for its passage suggestively caressing the pocket of many of the protagonists of the debate, the community of security experts continues to discuss and predict what the state of the network in the case that this law is applied and leave others in the future may be even worse. Freedom and privacy are values ​​that can not be defiled, and the Chaos Communication Congress was interesting announcements at the censorship action. One of the most outstanding was the one who starred in called hackerspaces Global Grid, which expressed the intention to strengthen fundraising, research and community work to send a satellite into space and start a global satellite network that is an alternative to the Internet controlled by the powerful and their censors.

    Collection stations would function as signal-geographical area - Global Grid hackerspaces capture stations as officials said geographic area-

    Carrying several months of development ahead, the project hackerspaces Global Grid, will try, as in the past others have done so enthusiastic amateur, put several satellites in space through a service that the ground control without the need for constant presence of "owner" of the satellite. With this overhead, the idea is to create a communication network that is outside the territorial control of the intervening agencies, and users would connect to it through low-cost small stations that could be sold non-profit (100 ideal as a stop euros) or could even be built by the user. By partnering with the GPS satellite network, these stations will identify the satellite generating the appropriate feedback to surf the net without concerns about privacy and freedom of action. Mr. Bauer, a man in charge of the project, announced that the plan is to present 3 prototypes for half of 2012, and hopefully show the community in the next Chaos Communication Congress.
    Bauer is a highly respected expert and leader in the community that will support this project. - Global Grid hackerspaces Bauer is a highly respected expert and leader in the community that will support this project.

    While the project is feasible because it is not the first time a group of this kind send satellites into space (although these dimensions and integration with other projects, such as Constellation), technical difficulties as the amount of time may be operating these satellites, geolocation and efficiency, the possibility of repair and delays in the transfer of information because it would not count on such advanced technology. In addition to needing money to do so, the community of security experts and will require working together, because for 23 years in planning to launch the first computer to the moon, but that's another story.

Best christmas Ecards

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How to know if you have Alzheimer's

 A group of Finnish researchers have discovered a new system to detect Alzheimer's disease at an early stage by a simple blood test, which could allow the disease diagnosed several years before symptoms appear.
As reported in today's Technology Research Centre of Finland (VTT), scientists at the agency and the University of Eastern Finland have found that Alzheimer's is preceded by a "molecular signature" consisting of three metabolites (molecules produced during metabolism).
The study, published in the journal "Translational Psychiatry" suggests that the detection of these biomarkers in the blood can distinguish between people with mild memory problems and those that are in early stages of dementia.

Thus, a simple blood test would help identify patients at high risk of developing Alzheimer's, so that preventive measures could be taken to slow or even prevent the onset of the disease.
To develop the clinical work, the team of Finnish scientists analyzed more than two years for blood samples from 226 elderly, of whom 46 were healthy, 37 had Alzheimer's and 143 suffered mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a stage prior to the dementia.
Once the follow-up period, 52 of the 143 patients with MCI had developed Alzheimer's.
Analysis of blood plasma of these old revealed that he had changed the chemical composition of their blood, a sign of changes in the brain.
"To establish the pathogenic relevance of this type of predictive biomarkers may not only facilitate early diagnosis, but can also help identify new therapeutic avenues," say the authors, led by Professor Matej Oresic.

According Oresic, research on these chemicals and their relation to the development of Alzheimer's could help create new drugs to fight the disease.

Historical hero or a liar?

This is what is supposed Dakoya happened to Meyer in September 2009 when he was marine in Afghanistan was his patrol car with two sections of Afghan troops heading to a town called Ganjgal when they were attacked. Four of the co-Meyer became caught fire several bursts with so many soldiers. Meyer could hear on the radio. He had been ordered to stand still, but ignored. Like a madman, rushed to the heavy gunfire and went to where his companions. In the end, that day would end up saving 37 people (about two dozen Afghans among them) on several trips. He broke five trucks that were so intense bursts of bullets. The last trip I made up and went to recover the bodies of their dead comrades.An incredible story. Both Meyer became the first soldier from the Vietnam War, receiving the highest honor you can give the U.S. a member of the army: the Medal of Honor.But there is another version.In that convoy was another person, a journalist named Jonathan Landay, who has submitted a report claiming that everything is quite exaggerated. Meyer could not save because at the U.S. 13 traveling alone were 12 and four others were killed Meyer. Of the survivors, no one saw a Meyer kill those eight Taliban killed are supposed to, but remember that some were saved by a helicopter that came later. The rest said they got in the truck all by themselves while Meyer sought refuge. Nor is it clear that Meyer was ordered to sit still.The Marines have rejected this report. Say it is easier than in a battlefield to see things differently, and has followed a rigorous research process to deliver the Medal of Honor, including witnesses, graphics, and two major investigations. What is not known is the version of Meyer himself. The army continues to refer to the version that is posted on their website to not make the sergeant now have to repeat what he considers "the worst day of his life."The curious thing is that this change of image, from hero to liar, is not the first big problem with Meyer since he received the Medal of Honor. It has also been sued by the company that hired him when he returned home, the arms manufacturer BAE Systems. It turns out that this company spent as much effort to put their weapons on both U.S. soldiers and Afghans. And Meyer that sounded wrong. So he explained to his boss by e-mail: "While my job is to create better weapons for my countrymen, I am doing. But arming those killing our people ...". BAE sued him for libel, and dismissed him. Since then, no private company related to the military-even those who directed his friends-he wanted to hire. All cite the demand. Meyer, the only veteran of Afghanistan, which Obama has personally decorated, the Maxim magazine that wanted to be his military technician, who starred in an article in the prestigious entire 60 minutes, is now working as a mason.

Mitsubishi presents its interface EMIRAI vehicular

In the '50s, humanity imagined that in 2000 the cars were to be true rockets that defy gravity and allow us to cover large distances in a few minutes. You have a few days into 2011, and although we have these "rocket cars" that our forefathers dreamed of, at least we can say that their control interfaces are pretty close to becoming reality. The concept is called EMIRAI, and was presented by the people of Mitsubishi in the 2011 edition of the Tokyo Motor Show, which ended last Sunday.

 On Sunday December 11 ended the 42nd edition of the famous Tokyo Motor Show, with the presence of more than 840 000 people in its eight-day for the general public. We had seen some of the new Nissan Pivo through 3, but this time, our attention is accusing people of Mitsubishi. No doubt we could have hoped for a complete vehicle from them, but what they offered in the exhibition was a concept that has the potential to become the default vehicle interface a lot of electric cars ... between now and ten years if all goes well. His name is EMIRAI, and if for some reason you thought that high-definition projection and tactile interfaces have no place in a car, better take a closer look.

The highlight of the system is undoubtedly EMIRAI your dashboard. Instead of using multiple LCD displays to present information, chose Mitsubishi rear projection, a detail that allows them to create a panel with different levels of curvature, adapting the original design of the car. At the same time, these have support projection surfaces touch, through which a user can enter text quickly with one hand. Another very important point of the interface is on the steering wheel buttons eighteen integrated and associated with different functions. Eighteen buttons may seem much on a wheel, but Mitsubishi has made the buttons change their profile according to the functions available at the time.

As if that were not enough, EMIRAI can also serve as personal information system for the driver, reporting useful data on the health of it, including heart rate. The information is not limited only to those leads, but the other passengers can also access such data through the screens mounted in the back seat. According to Mitsubishi, they can make suggestions on different types of technologies, but the key is to demonstrate to manufacturers how these technologies can be used and applied in different vehicles. While EMIRAI interface is approximately a decade away, imagine what is to come between EMIRAI and interfaces today.

Source: GizMag

Gordon: Supercomputer with SSD

The processing capacity of supercomputers have shown some really leaves us surprised, but even these high performance systems must yield to the hard drives and the sacrifice in speed represent, in exchange for a high storage density and a relatively low cost . But in the Supercomputer Center San Diego, have developed a different idea and that idea is named after Gordon. Gordon is the world's first supercomputer that uses massive amounts of solid state drives, thanks to which users can access their reading and writing speeds close to 200 gigabytes per second.

It is without doubt a vicious circle. Solid state disks have shown benefits in terms of speed and power consumption, but the main barrier to their widespread adoption is still the price. And the price drops, we need cheaper manufacturing methods ... but also an increase in demand. With the prospect of hard drives affected by floods in Thailand, the feeling that "this" is the time for the SSD can be detected almost everywhere. In lieu of a general change of platform, the installation of a SSD is becoming a logical choice to upgrade our systems. And if that happens on desktop computers and laptops, why can not pass between servers and supercomputers?

People Supercomputer Center San Diego recently announced that it has put online to Gordon, a supercomputer that is already ranked 48 of the known list of "Top 500". This is a monster of 16,384 cores, 64 terabytes of RAM, four petabytes of storage space, and what brings us here today, 300 terabytes of solid state storage, thanks to the installation of a total of 1.024 units of Intel 710 high performance and 300 GB each. This space will allow users to access databases up to ten times faster than they would if they were stored on hard drives.

Gordon (named by Flash Gordon) has faster read / write of 200 gigabytes per second. As expected, the cost of Gordon has been quite high, about $ 20 million to be precise, but more than a thousand SSDs inside, and a theoretical maximum of 280 Teraflops, it seems money well assigned. Michael Norman, director of the Center in San Diego, stated forcefully that "double the amount of information generated every year," and the current systems are already "overwhelmed." Personally, I hope the presence of the SSD from supercomputers to increase. Not only increase the performance of these systems, but also stimulate demand in the market. And we want SSD cheap, there's no doubt.