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Submission + - Taleban Frees French Hostage

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reporter
reporter writes: "In an earlier Slashdot discussion, several participants worried that the Taleban might kill its French hostages upon the election of Nicolas Sarkozy. Well, the BBC reports that the Taleban has released the hostages. This situation parallels the one with the American hostages in Iran 26 years ago. Then, after Ronald Reagan was sworn into the office of the presidency, Teheran promptly released all 52 American hostages. So, is Sarkozy the Reagan of France? Does Sarkozy strike the same fear into the hearts of terrorists?"
Editorial

Submission + - Do We Have To Legislate Everything? State Bans Tex

Submitted by mrneutron2004
mrneutron2004 writes: Stuff like this just smacks of utter absurdity. Is there really a rampant national danger of people text messaging behind the wheel? If so, maybe these people deserve to have traffic accidents for being STUPID. Still, can we really legislate "everything" that is remotely not safe? It's a mistaken assumption to think we can. If so, why hasn't touching up your makeup or drinking a can of cola while driving required the attention of state legislatures. This is a knee-jerk reaction to technology by people that think it's somehow worse than any other dumb thing people do merely because it's a technology issue. This sets a very dangerous precedent in our eyes. http://www.fastsilicon.com/latest-news/do-we-have- to-legislate-everything-state-bans-text-messaging- while-dr.html?Itemid=60
Wii

Google Reader - Now for Wii! 28

Posted by Zonk from the here's-looking-at-you dept.
Thwomp writes "I love using my Wii to catch up on my Google Reader feeds and now that activity is officially supported by Google. It's really great to see that the Google Reader team has created an improved user interface optimized for the Wii's Opera browser and Wiimote. You can also try out the Google Reader for Wii in your browser. Google account is mandatory, of course."
Graphics

What LAMP-Based Gallery Software Would You Use? 62

Posted by Cliff from the show-off-your-photography-skills dept.
Zanguinar asks: "I've been a Gallery user for years now. I have a ton of photos, organized by albums, mainly just for use by my family and close friends. However, some of my friends have begun using Flickr. I can't say I blame them, since it's got a great design, and I love the tagging concept. However, I'm not eager to store my photos on somebody else's server, and don't want to pay for the privilege, especially since I already run my own web server. The problem is, I can't find any Flickr-like software to run on my home LAMP setup. All I want is to be able to tag my photos like Flickr and be able to display them by tag, tag intersection, date, and other such fields. Is there an OSS that is doing this?"
The Internet

Does Wikipedia Suck on Science Stories? 400

Posted by CowboyNeal from the knowing-your-audience dept.
An anonymous reader writes "An editor from Wired writes on his blog that Wikipedia sucks for science stories — not because they are inaccurate, but because of what he calls the 'tragedy of the uncommon': Too many experts writing about subjects in ways that no non-expert can understand. Would this be the dumbing-down of Wikipedia — or would it be a better resource for everyone?"
The Media

Submission + - A new weapon against tsunamis

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Roland Piquepaille
Roland Piquepaille writes: "A new mooring system has been developed by U.S. researchers to install a seismic monitoring station on the top of an active underwater volcano in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. According to the researchers who installed the underwater earthquake monitoring system on top of Kick'em Jenny volcano, their Real Time Offshore Seismic Station (RTOSS) will significantly improve the ability of natural hazard managers to notify and protect the island of Granada's residents from volcanic eruptions and tsunamis. Read more for additional details and illustrations about the RTOSS."
The Internet

Submission + - Are Flash Websites Dying?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: This controversial article which has caused quite a stir in the design world discusses three compelling reasons why complete Flash websites are dying, being replaced by AJAX and PHP platforms. The article also talks about how Flash is now used more for elements on site, instead of for the backbone of the site itself. From the article "People in the design world eat Flash sites up, because from a design aspect it can produce incredible results. With that said however, from a technical and business perspective, if a website is built with Flash incorrectly it can be a nightmare, and ultimately lead to the downfall of a site. As we all know, form follows function." Read More Here
Programming

Submission + - Virgin America asking for in-flight Linux Games ?

Submitted by Ageing Metalhead
Ageing Metalhead writes: Virgin America (http://www.virginamerica.com) is asking for the Open Source community to contribute to their in-flight entertainment offerings.

Seats will include 110v power, USB and RJ45 (Hopefully connected to some net connection on the other end) Open source video games (and an invitation for savvy linux game developers to participate in Red)"

Virgin softening the pain for all and not just First class, the main cabin has all the toys as well.

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