http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:40:48 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/3rd_annual_esctoday.com_awards.html The third annual esctoday.com awards are just a few weeks away, and this year, we're adding a twist! esctoday.com members will be given the chance to determine the nominations for each category. (http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12441) http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:40:48 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ENCORE_Annual_Conference_2008.html Contact ENCORE. Faculty of Economics. University of Amsterdam. Roetersstraat 11. 1018 WB Amsterdam. T +31 20 525 7162. F +31 20 525 5591. info@encore.nl. Conference Coordinator: http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:40:48 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/8th_annual_club_meeting_of_EC_Germany.html Eurovision Club Germany invites all Eurovision fans to attend their annual club meeting on November 15th in Cologne and promises a fun event full of surprises. (http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12363) http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:40:48 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/3rd_annual_esctoday.com_awards_moving_fast.html The third annual esctoday.com awards have taken off with a bang this week, with over six thousand votes being registered in the first day. As fans flock to have their say on the year that was, you now have your chance to vote on the Eurovovision Song Contest, the national finals and take a look back at the year that was as we prepare for a new season and the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. (http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12633) http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:40:48 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Microsoft%27s_Annual_Report_Reveals_OSS_Mistakes.html mjasay writes "Microsoft's most recent annual report suggests that the company is increasingly coming to grips with open source, yet also seems determined to perpetuate myths about open source that poorly serve it and its shareholders. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has suggested before that 'free software means no free soda' for Microsoft employees; but this is perhaps the first time that Microsoft has managed to enshrine its ignorance in a public document. In the annual report, Microsoft makes two primary false claims about open source: 1) Open source companies don't invest in research and development and instead largely free-ride on Microsoft's patents and copyrights; and 2) Open source projects don't innovate and instead mimic Microsoft's products. Perhaps Microsoft has forgotten its own 'innovative' past copying of markets and technologies created by Apple and others. But at least Microsoft gets one thing right: 'To the extent open source software gains increasing market acceptance, our sales, revenue and operating margins may decline.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:40:48 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/The_Official_Ferrari_Magazine_-_annual_subscription.html About this product: The Official Ferrari Magazine is the new publication ... Ferrari F2008 t-shirt EUR 32.50 ? $ 50.55 (Ex.VAT) http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:40:48 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Gallery%3A_Images_From_the_16th_Annual_DefCon.html : Photo: Dave Bullock/Wired.comLAS VEGAS -- Last weekend, more than 9,000 hackers, freaks, feds and geeks gathered for the 16th annual DefCon, the world's largest computer security convention. Wired.com brought you live coverage of the most newsworthy events at DefCon 16. Here are some photos from the lighter side of the conference. Left: South Korean hackers compete in the Capture the Flag competition. The goal is to hack into and keep control of targeted servers. : Photo: Dave Bullock/Wired.comMr. Sinister and Dragon Cracker battle it out in a round of Guitar Hero -- one of DefCon's newest competitions.: Photo: Dave Bullock/Wired.comBringing-your-own-booze supply ensures optimal buzz at DefCon. Shortly after this picture was taken, hotel security escorted this backpack-hacker to his room.: Photo: Dave Bullock/Wired.comComputer geeks from the National Institute of Standards and Technology set up a network secured with quantum encryption in a conference room at DefCon. The quantum-entangled photons are being used to encrypt a video stream across a line-of-site network.: Photo: Dave Bullock/Wired.comA compact optical bench and an atomic clock (left) are used to secure a network with quantum encryption. : Photo: Dave Bullock/Wired.comIn the Lock Pick Pavilion, DefCon attendees Dustin, Jennalynn and Kunfoozball practice their lock-picking skills. : Photo: Dave Bullock/Wired.comDefCon founder and organizer Jeff Moss, aka Dark Tangent, at the conference's closing ceremony Sunday. : Photo: Dave Bullock/Wired.comA collection of black badges awaits the winners of the various competitions. These badges give their holders lifetime entry to DefCon.: Photo: Dave Bullock/Wired.comOne of DefCon's logos, the smiley-faced skull and crossbones, is welded inside a yellow sphere. The sphere is the primary stage of one of the most difficult competitions at DefCon: The Mystery Challenge. : Photo: Dave Bullock/Wired.comUnbeknownst to attendees, this laptop is sniffing RFID tags and taking photos of their owners when they pass in front of the detectors. RFID tags are used in everything from building access to some credit cards.: Photo: Dave Bullock/Wired.comAt the closing ceremony, DefCon organizers turn off the lights while the attendees wave their high-tech badges back and forth. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:40:48 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/S%26P%3A_Home_prices_post_16_pct._annual_drop_in_July_%0A____%28AP%29.html <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080930/ap_on_bi_ge/home_prices"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080925/capt.1dea6d2000de429a827709b58ccc5189.economy_home_sales_ilsp101.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=7PveMAI4.YaJmBLXNn.cSg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A newly built home site for sale in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. New home sales tumbled in August to the slowest pace in 17 years, while the average sales price fell by the largest amount on record, demonstrating the depth of the problem that Washington is trying to solve. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)" border="0" /></a>AP - A closely watched index shows home prices tumbling by the sharpest annual rate ever in July, but the rate of decline is slowing.</p><br clear="all"/> http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:40:48 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/Spanish_town_blushes_with_annual_tomato_fight_%0A____%28AP%29.html <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080827/ap_on_fe_st/odd_spain_food_fight"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080827/capt.141ab1bd2f194b7a916e105288b39667.spain_fiesta_tomatina_fb803.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=PWKAQnKjd3v4Aoo9P4171Q--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Revelers throw tomatoes during the annual food fight, the Tomatina, in the town of Bunol, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Each year thousands of people gather to hurl truckloads of tomatoes at each other. Local lore says it began in the mid-1940s with a food battle that broke out between youngsters near a vegetable stand on the town square in Bunol. (AP Photo/Fernando Bustamante)" border="0" /></a>AP - Spanish revelers have pelted each with 113 tons of ripe tomatoes in an annual food fight. Town hall says an estimated 40,000 people took part in the hour of messy fun in the village of Bunol near Valencia. The ritual dates back to the 1940s.</p><br clear="all"/> http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:40:48 +0100 http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/%22Slightly_ill%22_Thai_king_misses_annual_speech.html BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has a throat infection and is on a drip, his daughter said on Thursday after he failed to make his traditional birthday eve address amid a crippling political crisis. http://www.jouwnieuws.nl/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:40:48 +0100