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Submission + - Google, Microsoft Escalate Data Center Battle

Submitted by

miller60

on Sunday January 21, 2007 @05:18PM

miller60 writes: "The race by Microsoft and Google to build next-generation data centers is intensifying. On Thursday Microsoft announced a $550 million San Antonio project, only to have Google confirm plans for a $600 million site in North Carolina. It appears Google may just be getting started, as it is apparently planning two more enormous data centers in South Carolina, which may cost another $950 million. These "Death Star" data centers are emerging as a key assets in the competitive struggle between Microsoft and Google, which have both scaled up their spending (as previously discussed on Slashdot). Some pundits, like PBS' Robert X. Cringley, say the scope and cost of these projects reflect the immense scale of Google's ambitions."

Submission + - Blu-Ray is cracked now too

Submitted by on Saturday January 20, 2007 @10:45PM

An anonymous reader writes: Looks like Blu-Ray DRM has been compromised, for one disc at least:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=939873#pos t939873

Submission + - "Why Software Sucks, And What You Can Do About

Submitted by CPNABEND on Thursday January 04, 2007 @06:56PM

CPNABEND writes: Retired microbiologist Diana Westmoreland is no stranger to technology — except when it comes to computers. "The programs are intimidating. The language that's used is a foreign one to me," said Westmoreland, who lives near Cardiff, Wales. "I'm the sort of person who, when something crashes, apologizes to the screen." The problem, says consultant David Platt, lies not with the user but with the programmers, who just don't think like the people who use their products. Read The Article Here

Submission + - Meteor Breakup Captured on Film

Submitted by

TheDawgLives

on Thursday January 04, 2007 @06:56PM

TheDawgLives writes: "A Denver Fox affiliate's traffic copter caught a stunning video of something breaking up above Denver Thursday morning. The speculation is that it's either a meteor or space junk breaking up, but it could be an alien space craft that was shot down."

Submission + - Alternatives to Applecare ripoff?

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Thursday January 04, 2007 @05:45PM

Anonymous Coward writes: "In the high tech world, vendors often charge 10-20% per year for maintenance, which usually includes software updates. More importantly, it usually includes some level of SLA for repairs, typically somewhere between 24x7 to 3 day turnaround.

"Applecare" costs around 10-20% (for two years). It does not include software upgrades, but that is minor compared to their service record. A 1.5 year old machine has already been in the shop over 3 weeks between two different services and is not expected to be fixed any time soon. For this second repair it has been sitting for eight days and they have not even looked at it yet — and do not expect to anytime soon — "there's about 10 machines ahead of you". The Mac will soon have spent 5% of the time since purchase at "Applecare".

I run Linux for most things, but the Mac is used for Photoshop and the print drivers. It is needed to produce work for shows. So... are there service warranties for the mac from 3rd party providers that are worth anything?

Or is there any way of having Apple behave responsibly?"

Submission + - Tutorial: MS Terminal Server Cracking

Submitted by

ddonzal

on Thursday January 04, 2007 @04:05PM

ddonzal writes: "Chris Gates, who brought you the definitive work entitled "Tutorial: Rainbow Tables and RainbowCrack," is at it again. This time his focus is on MS Terminal Server. This highly detailed article takes you step-by-step through the concepts, tools and usage. http://www.ethicalhacker.net/content/view/106/24/"

Near-Complete Cure For Diabetes In Two Years? 271

Posted by kdawson on Saturday December 16, 2006 @07:21PM from the medical-miracle dept.

resistant writes "Researchers at a Toronto hospital have stumbled upon a dramatic treatment for mouse diabetes, with large implications for the treatment of diabetes in humans. From the article: 'The islet inflammation cleared up and the diabetes was gone. Some have remained in that state for as long as four months, with just one injection... They also discovered that their treatments curbed the insulin resistance that is the hallmark of Type 2 diabetes, and that insulin resistance is a major factor in Type 1 diabetes, suggesting the two illnesses are quite similar.'"
Update: 12/17 03:46 GMT by KD : resistant adds that the Cell Journal article is posted as a PDF as well as in plain text.

Submission + - Boston Globe: Stop using Opera

Submitted by PetManimal on Saturday December 16, 2006 @06:28PM

PetManimal writes: Mac Daniels of the Boston Globe weighed in on a prickly debate involving the updated local mass transit website. The Globe's advice to one complainer named "derspatchel": Stop using Opera. Derspatchel's response is to go Medieval on Daniels' ass, and ask the question: Why should Opera users give up the browser?
I don't give two whoops about the "percentage of the Internet population" or whatever. I don't care if a website works on someone else's choice of browser; I care if it works or not on my choice of browser. It's a modern browser, it's in active development, and it's free. Once dev stops on the Opera browser and the last version becomes outdated and unable to support newer Web innovations, then I'll "stop using it." How's that, Chuckles?

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