Submission + - Beryl and Compiz Reunion
Printer Hacker writes: "Beryl project leader Quinn Storm discusses a merge of both 3D windowmanagers at the mailing list of the Beryl project."
Submission + - Digg.com Accounts Compromised
An anonymous reader writes: There is a cross-site scripting vulnerbility on the registration page of popular social networking site Digg.com. The hole allows cookies and sessions of logged-in users to be hijacked, compromising the account. The exploit can be triggered simply by a user clicking a maliciously-crafted link. A full explanation and sample exploit code is available here
Submission + - Citizendium open for reading
Electrawn writes: "Citizendium is now open for everyone to view. Major AP stories hit wire in the next hour. Site moves from a pilot phase to a beta phase.
-Jason Potkanski, Citizendium"
Submission + - World's most expensive train ticket?
BeerCat writes: The UK National Rail site can search for journeys between different destinations, and will also display the likely fare. Unless, the journey is from Oxford to Hawarden (about 170 miles by road, according to Google Maps), travelling tomorrow from 08:00, in which case the fare will be £179,769,313,486,231,570,000,000,000,000,000,000,0 00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,0 00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,0 00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,0 00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ,000,000,000.00
The site even notes "We are sorry, but we couldn't find any First Class tickets available. You can try searching in different times or dates for available First Class tickets". Which is probably just as well.
The site even notes "We are sorry, but we couldn't find any First Class tickets available. You can try searching in different times or dates for available First Class tickets". Which is probably just as well.
Submission + - De Icaza Pleads for Cooperation Between Mono, .Net
suka writes: "In a recent interview with the online edition of the Austrian daily Newspaper "DER STANDARD", Mono project-lead Miguel de Icaza pleads for a cooperation between Mono and Microsofts .Net: 'I think that the deal should include a technical Mono/.NET collaboration, and even go as far as Microsoft recommending Mono for all of their developers looking at migration'. The whole interview has some other interesting bits, like de Icazas thoughts on an open sourced java and infos about upcomping versions of Mono."
Submission + - Does Open Source Development Pay Back?
An anonymous reader writes: I always wondered whether or not developing open source software pays back. Seems like it doesn't, but maybe we have to watch this pal's blog closely the following days to know better. I doubt that this type of invitation to Sun Microsystems and Cisco has any success, unless it is more publicly exposed. Or does Jonathan read fellow bloggers?
Submission + - Intel vs. AMD: Today's generation compared
Bender writes: The Tech Report compares 15 Core 2 and Athlon 64 processors from Intel and AMD — from sub-$200 to a cool grand, from slower dual cores to fast quad cores — in 32 & 64-bit apps in Windows Vista, including the new, multithreaded RTS game Supreme Commander. Folding@Home in Linux, power use, and energy efficiency are tested, too.
Submission + - UK PS3 Launch Success?
stpk4 writes: Looks like the people in the UK have had something to smile about after all the delays and cuts that the PAL PS3 has taken
according to the BBC "At the London launch everyone who bought a PS3 also received a free 46-inch HD television and a taxi home."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6474045.stm
Meanwhile calling the Australian Launch a disaster is an understatement with more media and employees present than actual buyers.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/games/crowds-go-mild-fo r-ps3/2007/03/23/1174153291466.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6474045.stm
Meanwhile calling the Australian Launch a disaster is an understatement with more media and employees present than actual buyers.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/games/crowds-go-mild-f
Submission + - KDE 4.0 Release Schedule Finalised
ajdlinux writes: "The release schedule for the next major version of KDE has just been finalised. The schedule is available on KDE TechBase and is aiming for a full feature freeze by June and release towards the end of October. But will they be able to stick to it?"
Feed CD Sales Tanking Faster Than Ever (wired.com)
Feed March 22, 1993: Enter Pentium (wired.com)
Feed E-Vote Memo Is a 'Smoking Gun' (wired.com)
Submission + - Hibernate(R) and JBoss(R) ?
popeyethesailor writes: Redhat Legal has been busy of late. They've been sending out C&D letters to several consultants offering training services for Hibernate and JBoss. Apparently, it has to be HIBERNATE(R) Object Relational Mapping Software Training or, as another example, JBoss(R) Application Server Training.
Submission + - Six out of 10 UK businesses have 'no plans' for Vi
Kurtz writes: "UK firms show little enthusiasm for the Windows Vista operating system, with nearly six out of 10 businesses saying they have no plans to deploy it, research has revealed.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/operatin g-systems/windows/news/index.cfm?RSS"
Submission + - HDR images in print magazine
okinawa_hdr writes: "This feature, published in one of Japan's largest English language publications, Okinawa Living magazine, uses High Dynamic Range tonemapped images to create a dynamic and visually powerful feature. http://www.johninjapan.com/photography/january-200 7/hdr-in-print.html"
