Comment Deleted Scene: (Score 1) 368
Tux eats a piece of cake, begins bleeding from the ears, nose and mouth then falls over dead.
Comment Re:This is actually reasonable. (Score 1) 219
"I'd rather have the government be involved than have private entities colluding to create their own extra-legal framework. With the government, I have recourse to contest or change the law. With private entities, I'm practically a powerless serf. As messed up as things are in our republic now, I'll still take it over neo-feudalism"
Ummm.... You do realize that the government IS OWNED by these "private entities" right? You don't really believe that what our Congress and Senate is doing is in OUR best interest do you?
The government has become just one of the corporate muscles to be flexed.
Comment Some have 65 more... (Score 1) 246
I understand that country western music listeners have an average of 65 mutations...
Drupal's Dries Buytaert On Drupal 7 55
itwbennett writes "The Drupal community has been working on Drupal 7 for two years, and there are 'hundreds of changes' to show for it, says Drupal creator Dries Buytaert in an interview with ITworld's Esther Schindler on the occasion of Drupal 7 going into Alpha test this week. Most notable for end users are 'some massive usability improvements,' says Buytaert, while site builders will see the greatest changes in the Drupal Content Construction Kit (CCK), which has been moved into the Drupal core. But one thing that hasn't changed is the not-so-easy upgrade path. 'The upgrade path for a Drupal site has never been really easy, to be honest,' Buytaert says. 'We do break backwards compatibility. It's a little bit painful because it requires all of the contributed modules — and there's 4,000-5,000 of them — to make changes.' But Buytaert doesn't think that's all bad. 'Innovation is key. Backwards compatibility limits innovation,' Buytaert contends. 'The rule we have is: We'll break the API if it makes a better API, and if it allows good innovation and progress to be made. Also: The second rule is that we'll never break people's data. We'll always provide an upgrade path for the data.'"
A Hyper-Velocity Impact In the Asteroid Belt? 114
astroengine writes "Astronomers have spotted something rather odd in the asteroid belt. It looks like a comet, but it's got a circular orbit, similar to an asteroid. Whether it's an asteroid or a comet, it has a long, comet-like tail, suggesting something is being vented into space. Some experts think it could be a very rare comet/asteroid hybrid being heated by the sun, but there's an even more exciting possibility: It could be the first ever observation of two asteroids colliding in the asteroid belt."
Comment Re:Dear Mr Murdoch (Score 1) 504
The question here is not "Does professional reporting take resources?" It does. The question here is "Should any individual or corporation have the power to fundamentally change the way in which the World Wide Web works?" I say no. It was designed from the very beginning to freely allow the sharing of information. If Murdoch doesn't like that then he should find some other way to distribute his content. He could for example make his content subscription based. What he should not be allowed to do is to dictate to the entire world how the WWW should be used so that a particular business model that he likes works for him.
Comment What's that I hear? (Score 1, Insightful) 239
IE's not done till Chrome won't run!
Comment Re:Vaporware (Score 1) 1006
"The electrical grid probably can't handle the load, even in off peak hours, let alone in high-demand hours."
You're just guessing and base most of your post on this guess. I have heard that the grid CAN handle it right now but then the person who stated that was probably guessing also.
Is there any real data on this?
Comment Is it obvious enough yet?? (Score 1) 1142
Is Microsoft's corporate bully attitude obvious enough for Congress yet? Do you think it's time to force Microsoft to split into two or three smaller corporations?
I think that any corporation that feels that it is big enough to bully the United States Government is too big and a national security risk.
Comment Seems pretty simple... (Score 1) 228
The military has lethal weapons and spammers are mortal... Need I say more?
Comment I can hardly wait... (Score 1) 274
...to see all of the "improvements" Microsoft will make to ODF. Why I'll bet that within three years we won't even be able to recognize it... or inter-operate with it!
Comment Could this be to protect the user? (Score 1) 1127
After reading the article I feel fairly pissed off but before I get my underwear all in a bunch could not allowing a modified dll from running be a way of preventing Trojans and viruses from compromising the user's computer?
If this is any thing but that we should all scream long and loud but let's be sure.
Submission + - Hologram Reproduces 100-frame Video Images (nikkeibp.co.jp)
JagsLive writes: "'Tech On' reports:
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20070 712/135920/
Dai Nippon Printing and Sony's Hologram Reproduces 100-frame Video Images:
" With the new hologram, moving images such as animation and live
action can be played back by changing the viewing angle. It is
targeted for authentication stickers, etc. used as measures against
counterfeit products. The companies have already started receiving
orders.
Although the production cost of the Lippmann hologram is higher than
that of the embossed hologram, which uses a die to transfer
interference patterns, the Lippmann hologram has an advantage that it
makes counterfeiting more difficult. ""
Submission + - Prince Gives Away Latest CD--Angers Music Industry
penguin_dance writes: Slashdotters will have some obvious fun with the idea that Prince is giving away his latest CD with the Sunday Mail, but what's really funny is how music industry and retailers are in a snit about it. (This is hardly J.K. Rowling giving away the 7th Harry Potter book.)
Prince also plans to give away copies of the CD with each concert ticked sold. Imagine, another artist taking control of their music! I think even those who are better known find they make more money from the concerts and t-shirt sales than from the tiny amount of royalties on CDs. Giveaways generate excitement, get out songs that aren't being played on the radio (what's the last song you've heard by Prince — probably "1999" or "Red Corvette") and basically create fan good will that they've essentially 'open-sourced' their music.
Prince also plans to give away copies of the CD with each concert ticked sold. Imagine, another artist taking control of their music! I think even those who are better known find they make more money from the concerts and t-shirt sales than from the tiny amount of royalties on CDs. Giveaways generate excitement, get out songs that aren't being played on the radio (what's the last song you've heard by Prince — probably "1999" or "Red Corvette") and basically create fan good will that they've essentially 'open-sourced' their music.
Submission + - Federal court denies Internet Radio appeal
StonyandCher writes: A U.S. federal appeals court has denied a petition from music webcaster associations for an emergency stay of new royalty rates that Internet radio companies have to start paying on Sunday.
The stay, if granted, would have delayed the July 15 due date of the increased royalty payments that are owed by music webcasters to SoundExchange, the nonprofit organization set up by the Recording Industry Association of America to collect so-called digital performance royalties for recording artists and record companies.
"If Internet radio goes silent, I will fight to make sure the silence is brief," Inslee said in a statement sent via e-mail. "One thing is sure: After July 15, national pressure for a resolution of this travesty only will increase. We are not going away."
The stay, if granted, would have delayed the July 15 due date of the increased royalty payments that are owed by music webcasters to SoundExchange, the nonprofit organization set up by the Recording Industry Association of America to collect so-called digital performance royalties for recording artists and record companies.
"If Internet radio goes silent, I will fight to make sure the silence is brief," Inslee said in a statement sent via e-mail. "One thing is sure: After July 15, national pressure for a resolution of this travesty only will increase. We are not going away."
