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Submission + - Vatican to build solar panel roof (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by r_jensen11 on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @11:33PM

r_jensen11 writes: FTA:

The deteriorating cement roof tiles of the Paul VI auditorium will be replaced next year with photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity.

The cells will generate enough power to light, heat or cool the hall, the Vatican engineers say.

Given its size, would this then make the Vatican the most energy-efficient country in the world?

Submission + - The Simpsons meets LinuxTag

Submitted by

Doener

on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @11:08PM

Doener writes: "crypticclarity.com asks: What would happen if the LinuxTag was in Springfield?

'McClure: Hi! I'm Troy McClure, you may remember me from educational films such as Amoeba: What You Don't Know Might Not Kill You and memorable blockbusters such as Snakes on the Rollercoaster. In the next 20 minutes we'll be learning about this revolutionary operating system called Linux.

Jimmy:Where does Linux come from?

McClure: Good question, Jimmy! Legend has it that Linus Torvalds, a Computer Science student from a very far away and magical Kingdom called "Finland" went to the zoo one day after being thrown out of class by Professor Tanenbaum for drinking Duff in class.'"

Submission + - Spam surge wreaks havoc

Submitted by digitalFX on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @09:39PM

digitalFX writes: Extremely aggressive spam blasts against single targets are on the rise, causing denial-of-service effects on smaller businesses, according to MessageLabs. http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?n ewsid=9031

Submission + - A paper analyzing Slashdot's users and comments (www.itu.dk)

Submitted by

pumba_lt

on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @08:47PM

pumba_lt writes: "This study has implemented a HTTP/HTML-based Slashdot comment crawler that automatically downloads the articles, parses the comments, and stores them. A dataset consisting of 10 articles and almost 4000 comments was collected using it.
After that, Slashdot was analyzed as a social network using PageRank and HITS algorithms as metrics and the most authoritative and trustworthy users were discovered."

Submission + - Apple's New MacBook Pro's (gadgettastic.com)

Submitted by fatgadget on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @08:22PM

fatgadget writes: Apple have revised their MacBook Pro Range, with prices from £1299 to £1799 for the top end model. Each model features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and 2GB of memory, together with an NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT video card, and all of them run on Intel's Santa Rosa platform. The high end model, features a 17-inch screen with a faster processor, whilst the entry level and mid range model feature a 15.4-inch screen, both displays are widescreen. Apple also offer custimization on each model, enabling you to have up to 4GB of Ram and there is also the option to upgrade the screen to a High Definition display which supports full 1080p. It also features Airpot Exreme 801.11n WiFi and BlueTooth for fast connectivity. Apple is really stepping things up a notch at the moment, with the amount of product updates, and upcoming launches, they are definately one step ahead of the competiton.

Submission + - What Google bought in the past 12 months (computerworld.com.au)

Submitted by Stony Stevenson on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @08:10PM

Stony Stevenson writes: Computerworld is running an article on what Google has bought in the past 12 months and what it means for Google's quest to rule the technology world.

In all, Google has agreed to make at least 11 purchases of companies or technologies in the past year. Google usually doesn't release financial terms of small deals, but the big ones are substantial: US$1.65 billion for YouTube and US$3.1 billion for DoubleClick (the latter deal is pending a federal investigation). A little bit more than a year ago, Google spent US$1 billion for a 5 percent stake in AOL.

Submission + - Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"? (slate.com)

Submitted by bantham on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @07:27PM

bantham writes: "Arrrrr" is strictly fiction, as are a number of the other affiliated signifiers: Nobody ever walked the plank, and nobody has ever discovered an actual pirate treasure map. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known to dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.

Submission + - The $200 Laptop - Asus - eee PC (gadgettastic.com)

Submitted by

fatgadget

on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @06:57PM

fatgadget writes: "Asus has announced the eee PC. 'eee' stands for 'Easy to learn, work, play'; 'Excellent internet experience' and 'Excellent mobile computing experience'. It is reported to have a battery life of 3 hours, and the base model will go one sale for about $200 (about £100) with the top model costing $500 (about £250), if the prices are right, this will be serious competition, for UMPC's and Palm's new Foleo. The eee features a 7 display and weighs just 0.8kg, with an Intel Mobile CPU, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Intel UMA graphics, and up to a 16GB Flash drive. It also features a webcam and intergrated speakers. For that price, its a bargain. http://www.gadgettastic.com/"

Submission + - 30th Anniversary of Apple II going on sale (wikipedia.org)

Submitted by WhatAboutTheAltair on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @05:18AM

WhatAboutTheAltair writes: June 5th 1977 (exactly 30 years ago today) was an important date in the history of computing: the Apple II, the world's first practical personal computer went on sale. $1,298 (equivalent to about $4,000 in 2007 terms) got you a MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor blitzing away at 1MHz, 4KB of RAM, Interger BASIC on ROM, an audio cassette interface for storing programs & data, and a 24x40 caps-only video output which you could connect to your TV with an RF modulator. For $2,638 you could get your hands on the top-end machine equipped with a massive 48KB of RAM — and you thought the price of RAM upgrades at the Apple Store was expensive today!

Submission + - Google Images Undisclosed Face Recognition Feature

Submitted by alberion on Friday June 01, 2007 @04:06PM

alberion writes: The Google image search has an undisclosed face recognition feature. Just add "&imgtype=face" to the url of an image search result to check it out. Can we expect individual face recognition in the future? How will this affect people's privacy?

Submission + - LiveJournal Giving Russian Sites Your Username (livejournal.com)

Submitted by on Thursday May 31, 2007 @07:11PM

An anonymous reader writes: As if LiveJournal didn't have enough problems, a member of the no_lj_ads community discovered that whenever you visit the Russian sites kommersant.ru or livejournal.ru (confusingly, not actually owned by Livejournal), it automatically hands them your currently logged-in username. Unlike normal OpenID, you don't get asked for permission first, or even told that this has happened. Better still, livejournal.ru has a JavaScript injection hole that allows any other site to discover your LiveJournal username too, without your knowledge.

The official solution? Log off from LiveJournal before visiting the sites. It may also be possible to get the same result by deliberately breaking OpenID on your journal, but it remains to be seen how long this loophole will last for.

Submission + - Celebrate Commodore Computer 30th Anniversary

Submitted by

JoeCommodore

on Saturday May 19, 2007 @12:13PM

JoeCommodore writes: "This year's East Coast Vintage Computer Festival (June 9th and 10th at the InfoAge Learning Center in Wall Township, New Jersey) will mark the 30th anniversary of Commodore's entry into the computer market in 1977 with the PET computer. Part of the festivities includes a panel discussion with many luminaries of the company.

The story of how it happened and how it evolved is truly legendary in the industry. Above all, the 30th birthday of Commodore's computer division is worth celebrating! This panel discussion (on June 9th) features Chuck Peddle (creator of the 6502 Microprocessor and the PET computer), Bil Herd (designer of later Commodore 8-bit computers from the Plus/4 to the Commodore 128 & LCD), Bob Russell (software engineer — partly responsible for the VIC-20 and Commodore 64), and Dave Haynie (hardware engineer who worked on the Plus/4 series to the Amiga and end of the original Commodore in 1993). The discussion will include an audience Q&A session followed by autograph signings and maybe a few surprises.

Whether you love or hate Commodore they did have a big impact on the industry, the company may not always have been the best managed but they did produce some notably low cost and innovative computers. MOS Technologies (later bought by Commodore) created the low-cost 6502 Processor which helped make personal and hobby computing accessible to many of us either directly or indirectly."

Submission + - Joomla : Installation des composants

Submitted by

partage

on Friday May 11, 2007 @06:28PM

partage writes: "http://partager.info/content/view/84/ Nous arrivons enfin à l'installation des composants sur joomla. Ce tuto a pour but de vous initier un peu avec les composants, une toute petite explication de ce qu'est un composant, la gestion des composants installés avec joomla et enfin le télechargement d'un composant et son installation. Si vous n'etes pas habitués avec les composants, je vous invite à suivre ce tuto. Pour toute question utilisez le Forum. Bon apprentissage."

Submission + - Outsourcing newspaper reporters

Submitted by

jsjacob

on Friday May 11, 2007 @06:18PM

jsjacob writes: "California Web Site Outsources Reporting. From the article: "Outsourcing first claimed manufacturing jobs, then hit services such as technical support, airline reservations and tax preparation. Now comes the next frontier: local journalism." Pasadena News is the employer. The Craigslist posting has been removed."

Submission + - Phase-Change Memory explained

Submitted by

Lucas123

on Friday May 11, 2007 @01:13PM

Lucas123 writes: "This article is one of the best explainers of PRAM that I've seen. It helps with understanding why this new nonvolatile memory technology will replace flash drives and memory chips for just about all applications."

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