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Comment Re:probably still makes sense (Score 1) 292

This is pretty accurate. Grad students in the sciences aren't making lavish salaries, they are making stipends to pay for their schooling and living expensive. They do most of the work while the professors gives advice and manages. You can pay around eight graduate students for the salary of one professor, which is not bad at all.

Comment Re:Fortunately (Score 1) 439

This feature actually makes it so I don't watch the advertisements. If it was a normal advertisement, I would normally sit there and watch it instead of getting up and walking over to the computer to continue. With this button, it forces me to get up, so I may as well do something else and not watch the ad while its playing.
Windows

Submission + - SPAM: Importance of a Registry Checker

mpreyesmr writes: Read my article to find out why a registry checker is important for your computer software. Knowing these simple facts will be invaluable when trying to fix your applications.
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Patents

Wi-Fi Patent Victory Earns CSIRO $200 Million 267

bennyboy64 writes "iTnews reports the patent battle between Australia's CSIRO and 14 of the world's largest technology companies has gained the research organization $200 million from out of court settlements. CSIRO executive director of commercial, Nigel Poole, said the CSIRO were wanting to license their technology further, stating that he 'urged' companies using it to come forward and seek a license. 'We believe that there are many more companies that are using CSIRO's technology and it's our desire to license the technology further,' Poole said.'We would urge companies that are currently selling devices that have 802.11 a,g or n to contact CSIRO and to seek a license because we believe they are using our technology.'"

Comment Who gets the money (Score 3, Insightful) 414

Who ends up with the money from this CDR tax? There is no way to know what is going to be copied onto the cd, so there is no way to know who should be paid the cd tax. The article talks about how it helps the starving artist, but do they really end up with the money from this cd tax.
Microsoft

Submission + - Is it time to go 64-bit with Windows 7? (itwire.com)

davidmwilliams writes: "So you're planning to upgrade your Windows PC to Microsoft Windows 7? While considering the different versions — Home, Professional, Ultimate — you may not consider one other important decision, namely whether to go 64-bit. I think the time is right to make the leap. Here's how you effortlessly tell if your processor supports 64-bits and my experiences with upgrading to Windows 7."

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