Comment Re:Slashdotted? (Score 1) 559
Opera can be installed, but it is shipped with the default S60 browser, which uses Webkit.
Comment Re:Obviously.... (Score 1) 758
What about the Windows 7 Submarine Edition?
Comment Re:What web browsers support the Windows 7 Beta do (Score 5, Informative) 848
wget http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/3/3/633118BD-6C3D-45A4-B985-F0FDFFE1B021/EN/7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULXFRE_EN_DVD.ISO
Also: got full speed on my connection during the entire download.
Also: got full speed on my connection during the entire download.
Comment Re:So,no more DRM (Score 1) 1079
$0.640 should be enough for every song.
Comment Re:The good news (Score 1) 285
Never tell me the odds.
Comment Re:frist psot (Score 4, Funny) 429
Duh, Kelvin!
Ultra-Sensitive Camera To Measure Exoplanet Sizes 62
Roland Piquepaille writes "US astronomers and engineers have built a new camera to precisely measure the size of planets moving around distant stars. This camera has been dubbed OPTIC — short for 'Orthogonal Parallel Transfer Imaging Camera.' According to the research team, it is 'so sensitive that it could detect the passage of a moth in front of a lit window from a distance of 1,000 miles.' I'm not sure if this analogy is right, but the team said it was able to precisely define the size of a planet called WASP-10b which is orbiting around the star WASP-10, about 300 light-years from Earth."
Submission + - new gene that turns cancer off
An anonymous reader writes: Canadian team discovers gene that turns cancers off
VANCOUVER
August 13, 2007 at 6:49 PM EDT
A unique gene that can stop cancerous cells from multiplying into tumours has been discovered by a team of scientists at the B.C. Cancer Agency in Vancouver.
The team, led by Dr. Poul Sorensen, says the gene has the power to suppress the growth of human tumours in multiple cancers, including breast, lung and liver.
The gene, HACE 1, helps cells fight off stress that, left unchecked, opens the door to formation of multiple tumours.
Dr. Sorensen's team found cancerous cells form tumours when HACE 1 is inactive, but when additional stress such as radiation is added, tumour growth is rampant.
Kick-starting HACE 1 prevented those cells from forming tumours.
The study appears in the advance online publication of Nature Medicine.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM .20070813.wgenee0813/BNStory/specialScienceandHeal th
VANCOUVER
August 13, 2007 at 6:49 PM EDT
A unique gene that can stop cancerous cells from multiplying into tumours has been discovered by a team of scientists at the B.C. Cancer Agency in Vancouver.
The team, led by Dr. Poul Sorensen, says the gene has the power to suppress the growth of human tumours in multiple cancers, including breast, lung and liver.
The gene, HACE 1, helps cells fight off stress that, left unchecked, opens the door to formation of multiple tumours.
Dr. Sorensen's team found cancerous cells form tumours when HACE 1 is inactive, but when additional stress such as radiation is added, tumour growth is rampant.
Kick-starting HACE 1 prevented those cells from forming tumours.
The study appears in the advance online publication of Nature Medicine.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGA
Submission + - GNOME Turns 10
brunascle writes: The GNOME desktop environment turns 10 today. Yes, exactly one decade ago, Miguel De Icaza first announced the project. Time for baby pictures!
Submission + - Paper-thin Carbon Nanotube Battery on the Horizon (physorg.com)
Max Romantschuk writes: "As reported by the Inquirer: "Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have nanoengineered a flexible paper thin battery. According to Physorg, the battery is lightweight, ultra thin and completely bendy." This should have interesting applications... I already want to wrap it around my bicycle frame to power my lighting setup. Or how about combining it with flexible electronics and e-paper? As mentioned, there's more on the nano-paper battery at Physorg."
Submission + - Police kill filesharer in front of family
Shadowruni writes: On July 21st, 2007 theDattebayo[www.dattebayo.com/pr/40] staff was arrested at Otakon.
They've released subtitled (AKA fansubbed) copies of Naurto and Bleach online. The reason these even show on Cartoon network can likely be traced back to these guys making those shows available to American audiances.
The Dattebayo staff were arrested at the Baltimore Convention Center as they prepared for their panel as part of the Otakon Convention. Uniformed police officers, along with legal counsel of a complaintent company, approached the stage shortly before the presentation was to begin. Witnesses said that along with the arrest, the officers seized the laptop of one of the group members, which was intended to be used for presentation purposes.
When they arrived at the home of one of the staff members they were surprised to find that the member had removed all the hard drives from his computer and they now lay in pieces in a garbage bag. Frustrated officers then began to yell at that staff member and accused him of destroying evidence. When the staff member met their response with silence they decided to take him into custody. Family members looked on in shock as they tasered this individual repeatedly despite him not fighting back. Suddenly, the staff member began to convulse on the floor. Doctors would later say that the individual had suffered an epileptic seizure, possibly resulting from the repeated tasering. Officers claim they then mistook these convulsions for an attempt at escape and one of the officers fired his firearm, injuring the individual. The injured staff member, in handcuffs, was later transported to a local hospital where he is now in critical condition in the ICU.
He died at 2:43 AM the next morning, leaving behind a wide and two young children.
They've released subtitled (AKA fansubbed) copies of Naurto and Bleach online. The reason these even show on Cartoon network can likely be traced back to these guys making those shows available to American audiances.
The Dattebayo staff were arrested at the Baltimore Convention Center as they prepared for their panel as part of the Otakon Convention. Uniformed police officers, along with legal counsel of a complaintent company, approached the stage shortly before the presentation was to begin. Witnesses said that along with the arrest, the officers seized the laptop of one of the group members, which was intended to be used for presentation purposes.
When they arrived at the home of one of the staff members they were surprised to find that the member had removed all the hard drives from his computer and they now lay in pieces in a garbage bag. Frustrated officers then began to yell at that staff member and accused him of destroying evidence. When the staff member met their response with silence they decided to take him into custody. Family members looked on in shock as they tasered this individual repeatedly despite him not fighting back. Suddenly, the staff member began to convulse on the floor. Doctors would later say that the individual had suffered an epileptic seizure, possibly resulting from the repeated tasering. Officers claim they then mistook these convulsions for an attempt at escape and one of the officers fired his firearm, injuring the individual. The injured staff member, in handcuffs, was later transported to a local hospital where he is now in critical condition in the ICU.
He died at 2:43 AM the next morning, leaving behind a wide and two young children.
Submission + - Shut down Apple and return money to shareholders
Matt writes: "Almost everyone is opinionated about Apple and so is Michael Dell around 10 years back at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo97, he was asked what he'd do if he was in charge of Apple Computer. To the dismay of thousands of IT executives he answered "I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders." Things have changed drastically in the past decade and it is Steve Jobs you has had the last laugh as in Friday's intraday NASDAQ trading, Apple's market value passed 2 times that of Dell's, $127.81 billion vs. $63.65 billion. Take that Mikey."
Submission + - Microsoft has shipped 60 million Vista copies
Gary writes: "At the annual meeting of financial analysts, Kevin Turner, Microsoft COO announced that it has sold over 60 million licenses for its latest operating system, Windows Vista. The announcement appears to confirm a permanent slowdown in Vista sales, which ran to 20 million in the first month, but were halved for both March and April. Microsoft officials also announced that the sales of Vista and Office helped boost revenues to $50 billion, first time in history for the company."
Submission + - Russia hopes to win back the North Pole
mernil writes: "Santa Claus might soon be a Russian citizen. At least, that is the hope of well-known Arctic explorer Artur Chilingarov, who will lead Arctic 2007, one of the biggest expeditions in the history of polar research. [...] Chilingarov acknowledges the expedition's geopolitical goal: "We want to prove that Russia is a great polar power." A titanium capsule with the Russian flag will be dropped to the bottom as evidence of this. In other words, Russia will publicly stake its claim to the North Pole."
Submission + - The Real Cost of Microsoft
bigtreeman writes: When everyone says we can already use Windows and Office, has anyone calculated the real cost of using Windows and Office.
Educating junior and senior schools, technical colleges and university, business user courses and private tuition.
The usage cost of providing government or privately funded campuses or classrooms, training the teachers, creating curriculum and course material or purchasing 'Windows for Dodos'.
The cost of programming spreadsheets, databases, templates, scripts, etc, then maintaining them.
Educating and funding administrators, technicians and ancillary IT staff.
And of course buying the software.
Please add all the other hidden costs I have missed.
Who wants to hazard an educated guess ? per annum ? per release ?
Educating junior and senior schools, technical colleges and university, business user courses and private tuition.
The usage cost of providing government or privately funded campuses or classrooms, training the teachers, creating curriculum and course material or purchasing 'Windows for Dodos'.
The cost of programming spreadsheets, databases, templates, scripts, etc, then maintaining them.
Educating and funding administrators, technicians and ancillary IT staff.
And of course buying the software.
Please add all the other hidden costs I have missed.
Who wants to hazard an educated guess ? per annum ? per release ?
