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Submission + - Open Source Journey Around The World (bmc.com)

Submitted by

whurley

on Friday June 29, 2007 @01:27AM

whurley writes: " Noel Hidalgo is about to take off on an open source journey. For seven months, he'll traverse the seven continents, dive into the seven oceans, and visit the seven ancient wonders of the world. Using new media voodo, Noel will harness the collective knowledge of the globe and report weekly on seven topics relating to freedom and the organic component of digital communication ."

Submission + - LINA: run existing Linux apps on Windows, OS X (apcmag.com)

Submitted by

Krispy Sausage

on Friday June 29, 2007 @01:13AM

Krispy Sausage writes: "Between WINE, VMware, BOCHs and ilk — not to mention the renewed focus on virtualisation we're now seeing — we're somewhat spoilt for choice when it comes to running Windows applications on Linux. But what about the other way around? Cygwin aside, there is another way.

It goes by the name of LINA, and after four years of development, it is due for release later next month. Building off a concept similar to Java, LINA aims to provide open-source developers the ability to compile applications that will run on all of Windows, MacOS X, and various Unix systems. Additionally, it promises to do so using each OS' own interface libraries — so a Linux application on Windows doesn't look out of place — and runs them within their own contained environment to ensure they don't play up."

Submission + - bad ogame

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 16, 2007 @09:30PM

An anonymous reader writes: Recently Gameforge has just added "officers" to ogame. This will kill the game and anybody who is thinking about playing the game and not paying for officers should not start. THe rich people will take over yet another internet game

Submission + - Nvidia Unlocks Computing Potential in Graphics Chi

Submitted by kog777 on Friday February 16, 2007 @09:05PM

kog777 writes: Graphics chipmaker Nvidia Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) said Friday that it has released a new software development tool that will allow programmers to tap into the power of its processors, opening the door to solve complex computing problems. The firm's core product, the graphics processor (GPU) has traditionally been used to create complex 3D images in games and design software. Over the years, the GPU has become increasingly adept in handling mathematically intense calculations — functions specifically needed for graphics. Nvidia's CUDA development kit, however, promises to bring those functions outside of gaming, empowering scientists and engineers with raw processing power. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20070216/nvidia-cu da-sdk.htm

Submission + - Inventor of the TV remote dies

Submitted by QuietLagoon on Friday February 16, 2007 @08:12PM

QuietLagoon writes: Zenith Electronics Corporation said today that Engineer Robert Adler, who co-invented the TV remote control with fellow Engineer Eugene Polley, has passed on to the big sofa in the sky. In his six-decade career with Zenith, Adler was a prolific inventor, earning more than 180 U.S. patents. He was best known for his 1956 Zenith Space Command remote control, which helped make TV a truly sedentary pastime. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded Adler and co-inventor Polley, another Zenith engineer, an Emmy in 1997 for the landmark invention.

Bookmark Linux.com | Linus fires latest shot in GNOME Wars (linux.com)

by DFJA on Friday February 16, 2007 @07:07PM

Submission + - More Martian Water Evidence

Submitted by tubapro12 on Friday February 16, 2007 @06:42PM

tubapro12 writes: NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has detected light-toned bedrock on Mars occurring in an alternating pattern with darker bedrock within a rift valley. Researchers at the University of Arizona point to this as a product of a liquid, probably water, passing through the rocks.

"On Earth, bleaching of rock surrounding a fracture is a clear indication of chemical interactions between fluids circulating within the fracture and the host rock," Okubo and co-author Alfred S. McEwen reported in the paper. The researchers also said that layered outcrops can indicate cycles with materials deposited by regular episodes of water, wind or volcanic activity.

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