Random Links for Wednesday, October 24th

Some random interesting links from Slashdot for today:

• The Greatest Battle of the Personal Computing Revolution Lies Ahead - Slashdot. A bit of a rant, but makes some good points that are close to my heart, and unfortunately far from the thoughts of many non-techies.
• Terms of Service; Didn’t Read - an interesting project
• How Patent Trolls Harm the Economy - Slashdot
  • another issue close to my heart
• How Google Cools Its Armada of Servers » Data Center Knowledge
• Data centers – Google Data centers - A photo tour of Google data centers, by Google, along with a Google+ post about the architecture photographer who did this work.
• DARPA Funds a $300 Software-Defined Radio For Hackers - Slashdot
  • way cool.
• Honeynet Map - “realtime” map of cybersecurity incidents, from the Honeynet Project.
• Malware Is ‘Rampant’ On Medical Devices In Hospitals - Slashdot
  • a bit scary, but unfortunately not that hard to guess. I’ve seen (probably unpatched) Windows 2000 workstations on hospital networks.
• To top off the scary posts: Researcher Reverse-Engineers Pacemaker Transmitter To Deliver Deadly Shocks - Slashdot