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Comment Re:Like many people... (Score 1) 425

by Juanvaldes (#27085771) Attached to: How many torrents are you seeding right now?
Its actually a deamon called "Growl". Transmission is simply pushing the notification out to it which in turn is making the bubble pop up and display for the user. So while it sorta is locked in to a Mac OS specific feature, I know there are other notification demaons for linux (ie Libnotify). I see no reason why the transmission team couldn't push the notification on linux if a demon is present.
Music

Artists Strive To Wrest Rights From Music Industry 287

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the industry-jenga dept.
eldavojohn writes "The funny thing about the RIAA & BPI is that the artists are just as tired as the fans with how online music is being handled. So they're trying something new called the Featured Artists' Coalition. FAC's site states in their charter: 'We believe that all music artistes should control their destiny because ultimately it is their art and endeavors that create the pleasure and emotion enjoyed by so many.' As digital releases are increasing, the artists aren't seeing any more money. With the advent of online distribution, are the traditional music industry functions of promotion, samples, radio, and marketing now nothing but costly overhead for the artists? From Iron Maiden to Kate Nash to Radiohead, some big names are backing this new organization."

Comment Re:Time for a little history lesson... (Score 1) 261

by Juanvaldes (#25196385) Attached to: New Nintendo DS to Include Camera, Music
About the Wii you are mostly right. You do not have to connect to the net and still have to manually start a update. But some games require a firmware update before you can play. I think Metroid or Mario Galaxy was one such game. So Nintendo can force people to upgrade, assuming they want to play the shinny new game they just purchased.
Hardware Hacking

Shuttle SDXi Water-Cooled SFF PC 74

Posted by kdawson from the looks-hot-runs-cool dept.
MojoKid writes "Shuttle Computer single-handedly invented the SFF PC or Small Form-Factor PC a few years back. Their line of XPC mini-PC systems, no bigger than a toaster oven, has evolved nicely over the years. This article takes a look at the features and performance of a new XPC from Shuttle that is built on a i975X/Core 2 Duo platform and is designed with the PC enthusiast in mind. The SDXi features a number of unique features like a built-in water-cooler for Radeon GPU-based graphics cards and a slick, flamed-out paint job that you've just got to see." Update: 07/08 23:53 GMT by KD : Here is a link to the version split over 12 pages, in which the images are clickable thumbnails.
Intel

Submission + - Crucial PC2-8500 CL5 Ballistix DDR2 RAM (benchmarkreviews.com)

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Benchmark Reviews
Benchmark Reviews writes: "Everyone always wants good stable system memory, but not everyone wants to pay the price. When computer enthusiasts build or upgrade a system, RAM purchases are often relegated to the cheapest parts available, saving money at the expense of performance. Benchmark Reviews has tested the 2GB set of Crucial PC2-8500 CL5 Ballistix BL12864AA1065 DDR2 RAM against the rest of the competition, and the results may just be enough to sway your opinion away from discount memory."
Announcements

Submission + - Elderly Woman Jailed for Not Watering Lawn

Submitted by i_like_spam
i_like_spam writes: BBC news is running a story about Betty Perry, a 70-year-old resident of Orem, Utah. Betty was cited and sent to jail for not watering her lawn. Like many other communities around the country, Orem (aka 'Family City USA') has rules mandating that residents maintain and water their lawns. In terms of privacy, is it right for communities to enforce lawn maintenance? And, in this day and age of energy and water conservation, shouldn't well-manicured lawns be a thing of the past?
The Internet

Submission + - How to read 20,000 tech articles a month (cnet.co.uk)

Submitted by jeffery holmes
jeffery holmes writes: An interesting and amusing article at CNet explains how it's possible to read over 20,000 technology articles a month, with analogies about using RSS readers to work like 'Magic Eye' images. Obviously, it's different for a journalist than for those with time-demanding jobs, but the article explains intricacies that the average Slashdot reader could employ to gain a much broader intellect from the technology world around them.
Programming

Submission + - Put eyeballs on the code

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: "Eyeballs on the code" means having plenty of peer review — through pair programming, inspection, or other techniques. The aim is that all artifacts that contribute to a program — all the source, all the build procedures, and so on — should be read. Segments that compile and link successfully and do not appear to cause any obvious problems often receive the benefit of the doubt. They shouldn't. Learn how shifting your habits a bit can put an end to memory defects.
Operating Systems

Submission + - Aggregate Computing and Linux Community

Submitted by
ess
ess writes: "I'm looking for a way to get involved in figuring out a way to get individual casual users involved in some aspect of Linux development. I don't have anything but the most remedial coding abilities, but I do want to be able to contribute to the cause. Is there any discussion of a way to get users like me involved in something more than helping design theme ideas? How about collecting statistics voluntarily based on my daily habits for the greater good? This is something I know many Linux users would gladly do if they thought the information would be used some way that benefits them. It just seems like in this day and age, when Window and Google are the kings of discreet information, we can go further than a wiki or a message board, especially with a voluntary force that wants to help."
Portables

Submission + - Have Linux, Will Travel? 1

Submitted by qw0ntum
qw0ntum writes: Next week I'm traveling to the Middle East, and this time I'm planning on bringing my Ubuntu-running laptop with me. However, this will be the first time my laptop will have traveled with me outside the country. I hope everything will work fine; my biggest concern is that I won't be able to get an internet connection, since the last time I was there pretty much all that was available was dialup access, which I've never had occasion to test here in the states. My question to the /. community is, have you ever experienced any unpleasant surprises with your computers while traveling abroad? Any tips for ensuring a smooth trip with a working laptop?
Programming

Submission + - Want to be a computer scientist? Forget maths (itwire.com.au)

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Coryoth
Coryoth writes: "A new book is trying to claim that computer science is better off without maths. The author claims that early computing pioneers such as Von Neumann and Alan Turing imposed their pure mathematics background on the field, and that this has hobbled computer science ever since. He rejects the idea of algorithms as a good way to think about software. Can you really do computer science well without mathematics? And would you want to?"
Classic Games (Games)

Submission + - You Don't Know Jack is Back

Submitted by Skittles
Skittles writes: My brother habitually humiliated me in every video game we ever played (except "Tempest", but that's another story.) Then one year he gave me You Don't Know Jack for my birthday, and I dominated! So you can imagine how excited I was to see that You Don't Know Jack is back as a Flash game. They're currently posting a daily DisOrDat game every weekday, and if you believe the chatter in the comments, there's a full game on the horizon. If only it were multiplayer... I'd give my brother a call.

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