Comment Re:Am I Missing Something Here? (Score 1) 252
That or make the new recordable format unreadable in any stand alone players..
Comment Probably another agenda here... (Score 1) 252
I have a feeling this is not about raking in more cash and creating onflicting standards, but about reducing Piracy. They probably want to make a format that has the capacity to hold a lot of data without being used to clone Blu-Ray discs. It stands to reason that if a normal Blu-Ray player cannot read this format, then it oculdn't play a bootlegged version of an ISO downloaded.
Iron Alloy Could Create Earthquake-Proof Buildings 107
separsons writes "Researchers at Japan's Tohoku University designed a new shape memory metal alloy. The super elastic iron alloy can endure serious stretching and still return to its original shape. The scientists say that once optimized, the material could be used in everything from braces to medical stents to earthquake-proof buildings!"
Comment Here we go again... (Score 1) 1
I thought Microsoft said they were not going to push Bing on IE Users. Unfortunately I don't find it surprising in the least. If I used IE6 I would be annoyed.
Comment Doesnt IBM hold patents over Microsoft... (Score 2, Interesting) 462
and wont this result in a bloody battle where no clear winner emerges victorious? What could hurt Microsoft the most, more than any GNU/Linux distribution is consumer apathy. People sticking to XP, even if it goes on to be unsupported is a real danger. Microsoft's biggest challenge is itself. Also, we don't need brave distributions or Linux companies forcing the issue, we need a brave company, that has lots of PC's, switching to Linux and forcing the issue. That's when we'll see Microsoft make it's move.
