Yes it is. Or at least it will be soon, whether you like it or not. Microsoft, Apple, Ubuntu and Gnome all say so.

You'll just have to hope that KDE don't give in to this trend of phone/tablet interfaces on PCs.

And also the FAQ says, "What Linux distros will be supported at launch? Ubuntu, Debian and hopefully Fedora and ArchLinux will be supported from the start. "

Which is why I don't buy Sony products.

I was just going to say the same thing. PC running too slow? Just hit the Turbo button and marvel at the instant power.

Dell is only worth $25 billion? Apple should buy Dell and close them down.

I'm seeing...

lashdot Launches Re-Design

oday we are pleased to announce the launch of the third major re-design
our 13.5 year history, and I don't think it looks half bad.The new theme
presents a serious gutting of the underlying HTML and CSS, as well as
ll-new graphics. There will be many design wiggles, bug squashes, and
ompatibility glitches that survived testing, so bear with us for a bit.

Except that this case is being brought in Europe, so Hustler vs Falwell is completely irrelevant.

I am also in the UK, so I am going to stuff myself with curry and beer later. Not because it's Thanksgiving in the former colonies, but because it's a Friday night.

Jaguars are very reliable these days. In last years JD Power owners satisfaction survey, they came joint 6th (out of 29 manufacturers), above Porsche, BMW, Volvo, Audi and Volkswagen.

http://www.whatcar.com/NonCar/AC/19699419442.jpg

Sky were compelled by court orders to hand over these details to ACS Law. Sky also encrypted the data before sending it. ACS Law then posted the unencrypted data on their web site.

Sky are now going to challenge and fight these court orders.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2010/sep/28/bskyb-acslaw-filesharing

A virtual machine for old games would only require a tiny fraction of a modern hard drive.

If you just want to run old games, then a VM is the way to go. If you want a pet programming project then do something like this.

Or you start small, as a hobby in your spare time, and only quit your full time job once you know that you can make a success of your business.

Lyons saw through SCO a very long time ago now. He just took longer to do so than the rest of us and was suckered by Darl's lies (as were a lot of people who bought SCO's worthless stock at stupidly high prices).

A kill switch in cars will result in many hundreds of thousands of calls to breakdown services. How many riders have called out breakdown services because their bike won't start and then been extremely embarrassed when the mechanic flicks the kill switch to the on position. It happens all the time.

"Romantic Comedies are popular in large part because they try and reflect what women dream of happening"

So is Twilight. But I'm not sticking my cock in the freezer and then covering it with glitter for anybody.