Feed news.com: Logitech announces an ergonomic keyboard with no learning curve (com.com)
Blog: Cordless Desktop Wave keyboard and mouse has arrived
Feed Wired: Linux: It's Not Just for Servers Anymore (wired.com)
Submission + - AI Poker shows machines can bluff
timrichardson writes: Computers playing poker can now give strong human players a real challenge (NY Times free link) , which is quite a surprise given the element of bluffing and risk-taking. In the first of a new annual human-machine challenge. Interestingly, the program has a range of different personalities (such as highly aggressive), which a supervisor module would monitor and select according to performance against the humans.
Submission + - Google Is Evil, A Full List of Privacy Concerns (lowesoftware.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Google has been growing and consuming information like no other entity in history. With this consolidation of public, personal, and trend data in a single searchable, cross-referenceable database there is a new threat to privacy. There are numerous Google privacy concerns that have been published and discussed over the years. Here's the formula: Google is pervasive and peddles seemingly free wares and services that only ask to record information about you; the Google privacy policy is broad in what Google will collect and what Google will do with the data; Google has proved it will violate privacy rights and use your information. Finally, there is much more possibility for abuse and therefore this is something we should be cognizent of.
Journal Journal: Private Jets,Business Jets and VLJ's
Current info and news about biz jets and Very Light Jets which are the new kid on the block in aviation.
http://www.private-jet.ws/
Submission + - UK rejects lengthening of copyright (yahoo.com)
timrichardson writes: The British Government has rejected extending copyright for sound recordings. This is an important development in the face of trends to extend copyright duration, although it leaves British copyright protection for music recordings at a shorter duration than for written works. The decision was despite fierce lobbying from the large British music industry. The music industry will now lobby direct to the European Commission, but without the support of the national government, its position is significantly weakened. British copyright for music recordings therefore remains at 50 years after the death of the artist, in contrast to 95 years in the US and 70 years in Australia.
Submission + - Intel joins One Laptop per Child (pressesc.com)
Drawoc Mous writes: "The war is over. Negroponte and Barrett have decided to kiss and make up. The folks who make the "$100 gadget" will now work with the folks who "should be ashamed of themselves". Under the agreement, Intel and OLPC will explore collaborations involving technology and educational content. Intel will also join the board of OLPC."
Feed Newsforge: Mind-blasting Japanese language learning tools (newsforge.com)
Knowledge of a secondary language has long been a coveted skill, whether it be for academics, business, or travel, but learning another language can be a challenging task. While many Western languages at least offer a level of familiarity by sharing the Roman alphabet, Japanese and other Eastern languages offer no such comfort. Here are three applications that can help you overcome some learning roadblocks.
Submission + - Blu-ray Backers launch deceptive "HiDef News&# (valleywag.com)
An anonymous reader writes: There is a new web site focused on unbiased coverage of high-def discs. The only problem: it's a Blu-ray promotional campaign — exclusively covering Blu-ray — created by Sony Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney Studios, and other backers of the format. Sony, of course, should know better... they've been caught creating a fake blog promoting the PSP last December and fake critics for its movies six years ago.
