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Submission + - Multiformat Listening Test at 64kbps 1

Submitted by
prospective_user
prospective_user writes: "Do you think you have good ears? Think again.

The community at Hydrogenaudio has prepared a Public Listening Test for comparison of the most popular audio codecs (AAC, Vorbis, and Microsoft's WMA included) in a battle to see how they stand at compressing audio at 64kbps.

Many of the participants right now have expressed their surprise at being unable to determine which is the original and which is the compressed version of 18 samples covering a vast amount of musical styles.

The results of this test (and other that are conducted at Hydrogenaudio) will be used by the developers of the codecs to further improve the "transparency" and let this kind of test be even harder.

Everyone is invited to participate and show how good your listening is!"
Amiga

Submission + - Minimig: Amiga on FPGA with GPL'd verilog code (hetnet.nl)

Submitted by
akkartik
akkartik writes: "Minimig stands for Mini Amiga. Minimig is an FPGA-based re-implementation of the original Amiga 500 hardware. In it's current form, Minimig is a single PCB measuring only 12*12cm which makes it the smallest "Amiga" ever made and the first new "Amiga" in almost 14 years!"
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Man tries to patent "godly powers"

Submitted by
ErikInterlude
ErikInterlude writes: "I was originally going to select the "Patents" category as the topic, but it's a little too out there. Apparently a gentleman by the name of Christopher Anthony has filed a patent application declaring that he has "godly powers" and that he wants "wants exclusive right to the ethical use and financial gain in the use of godly powers on planet Earth". You can read the patent application here."
Announcements

Submission + - Memorial Website For Freenode Founder Rob Levin

Submitted by exeme
exeme writes: The memorial web site created to honor the passing of Freenode founder Rob Levin (known to many as "lilo") is now up and running. All messages received on the web site will be professionally printed and bound to be presented to Rob's family in the very near future (date yet to be announced). So far almost 500 messages have already been received by the web site and are posted for public viewing.

If you would like to leave your message to be added to both the web site and the book of condolences there is still plenty of time, just visit the memorial website and leave your message.
Linux Business

Submission + - A linux PC for babyboomers

Submitted by nietsch
nietsch writes: We all know some people that only use their PC for browsing and emailing, but need reinstalls, cleanups and new computers, just because the thing is running windows. You know they might be so much better off with a linux pc, if only you had a way to convince them it is not harder but easier.
Fujitsu Siemens is picking up that ball and introducing a PC for the babyboomers generation. The keys are bigger to help with slight trembling hands and it runs a restricted program set on a linux OS.
Now you can finally tell your parents: "I told you so!"
Software

Submission + - The Music Customer as Store

Submitted by
Manifest
Manifest writes: "Researchers in the group of Andrew Tanenbaum at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, have released the source code (BSD license) of a prototype implementation of a system, named 'DRM Paradiso', which allows consumers to buy music (or other digital content) along with the right to resell it to their friends a limited number of times without having to contact the online music store. The system allows the content owner to specify the resale rules and the system enforces these rules. They have implemented the system using Neuros OSD developer boards after adding wireless support to it. Eat that, Zune!"
Intel

Submission + - Intel launches quad-core processors

Submitted by Jasen B. Lee
Jasen B. Lee writes: Intel today formally launched its first set of quad-core processors, which officials say should give the chipmaker a comfortable headstart on archrival AMD. AMD quad-core offerings will not be due until the release around mid-2007. Intel's quad-core Xeon 5300 and Core 2 Extreme QX6700 chipsets are now available across three platforms: servers, high-end workstations and enthusiast PCs.

Intel's quad-core chips were built by melding two of its duo-core processors into a single package, AMD's quad-core design will put four processing cores on a single piece of silicon. The difference in approach, Intel seems to acknowledge that this less elegant design is an attempt aimed to stay ahead of AMD in the multi-core processor race. AMD however, appears, remains unfazed and has no plans to bring forward its scheduled launch date next year. "The company dishes will out new technologies when it "makes sense" for its customers." — isn't this the similar response Intel made when AMD introduce Opteron 2 years back?
Unix

Submission + - OpenBSD 4.0 released

Submitted by
silent77
silent77 writes: " OpenBSD 4.0 has hit the shelves — This is the 20th release on CD-ROM (and 21st via FTP). Still claiming a record of ten years with only a single remote hole in the default install. Release Notes are available here and here. Orders for the official media and other items here!"
Portables

Submission + - OLPC Pledge Bank Fails

Submitted by
mubes
mubes writes: "It was reported today that the One Laptop Per Child pledge bank has failed. The pledgebank pledge was created to encourage 100 000 purchasers to pay $300 for the $100 machine to encourage it's production. The effort was not officially supported by the OLPC project but was intended to encourage them to consider making the machine available for sale.

From the e-mail sent out last night; We are sorry to have to inform you that the pledge to which you signed up did not meet its target in the required time. It required 100000 other, but achieved only 3678. The pledge, created by Mike Liveright, read: 'I will purchase the $100 laptop at $300 but only if 100,000 other will too.'"
OS X

Submission + - Amit Singh Clears TCPA/TPM DRM Myths In Mac OS X

Submitted by Trusted Anonymous Coward
Trusted Anonymous Coward writes: Despite continuous attention from media and hackers nobody has been so far able to explain how Apple's TPM chips are used in Mac OS X. In a fascinating article Trusted Computing for Mac OS X Amit Singh finally dispells the myths about Apple's TCPA/TPM based DRM. Guess I better not put a spoiler here so you can read yourself what exactly is TPM used for in OS X? Singh has also released a GPL'ed open source TPM device driver for Mac OS X, complete with an OS X port of TrouSerS open source trusted computing software stack and provides a detailed guide for how you go about initializing your Intel Mac's TPM for your own use and how you perform your own cryptographic operations, data signing etc. For the executives among us there's a sweet and short executive summary provided in the article.
User Journal

Submission + - Domain resale market a 'haven' for phishers

Submitted by Krishna Dagli
Krishna Dagli writes: Well this is quite a good way to make money. Domain names are up for grabs on domain resale sites and prices ranges from hundred to few thousands.

From the article:
Finish security firm F-Secure has discovered that alongside the sale of such innocuous domains as filmlist.com comes the resale of domains that obviously belong to banks or other financial institutions. Sedo.com, for example, is reselling domains like chasebank-online.com, citi-bank.com and bankofameriuca.com. "Why would anybody want to buy these domains unless they are the bank themselves — or a phishing scammer?", F-Secure asks. The firm lists around 30 examples in a posting on its blog here.

The aricle is at The Register ishere.

Here is the one list of domains which are for resale at Moniker

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