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First Look At Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 236

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the you-mean-there-are-people-who-don't-use-vi? dept.
snydeq writes "InfoWorld's Martin Heller takes VS2010 Beta 1 for a test drive and finds the upgrade promising, particularly with regard to improved thread debugging and a revamped UI. But the biggest enhancements have to do with parallel programming, Heller writes. 'I'm not sure that I've completely grasped the power of the new .Net Framework and native C++ support for task and data parallelism in VS2010, but what I've seen so far is impressive.' Heller points to intriguing parallel programming samples posted to CodePlex and offers numerous screenshots of VS2010 Beta 1 functionality. He also notes that the beta still lacks support for ASP.Net MVC, smart devices, and the .Net Micro Framework."
Media

Submission + - Scientists report others fake data...

Submitted by TemporalBeing
TemporalBeing writes: Scientists, at least according to the Times of London, are doing science a great injustice as One in Seven Scientists Say Colleagues Fake Data, stating:

Around 46 percent say that they have observed fellow scientists engage in "questionable practices", such as presenting data selectively or changing the conclusions of a study in response to pressure from a funding source.

And people wonder why the science is so fought nowadays. It's interesting that only 2 percent reported having engaged in such practices though...but then, is the study author trying to justify their study? Or are they presenting the facts?

Comment Re:So the WaPo reports a story a month obsolete? (Score 1) 266

by docbrody (#28226019) Attached to: MS Issued a Fix For Its Unwanted FireFox Extension

Had to know what?

What = installing software automatically, under the radar, without asking. Read the other posts for more detail.

Where is there any maliciousness here?

Didn't say there was. Actually I said the exact opposite. But characterizing it as 'innocent' is just letting Microsoft off the hook too easily. Read what I wrote again if its confusing.
Microsoft

Submission + - Bing blocks sexual content in 20% of regions

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: One Microsoft Way is reporting that 20 percent of the regions offered on Bing get the following error message when searching for sexual content: 'The search sex may return sexually explicit content. To get results, change your search terms.' 12 out of 58 receive this message. You can see the block yourself by changing your region in the top right corner of a Bing search. The workaround is just as simple: just choose a region that isn't on the list above to get around the block. Microsoft says it determined this list of regions by looking at their local laws.
Books

Submission + - Author David Eddings Has Passed Away, Age 77 (about.com)

Submitted by
thejynxed
thejynxed writes: "From the source article:

Eddings was famously old-fashioned, never using a typewriter or computer (he wrote out his scripts in long-hand) and was well-known for being self-effacing, once remarking, "I'm never going to be in danger of getting a Nobel Prize for literature."

From another article:

David Eddings, the acclaimed fantasy novelist and author of such series as The Belgariad and The Malloreon, has died at the age of 77. David Eddings was predeceased by his wife and writing partner Leigh two years ago.

It's a shame really, as The Belgariad is one of the better series out there, IMHO. I spent many hours of class time during my junior and high school years reading his novels."
Utilities (Apple)

Submission + - Racing toward an iPhone app (cio.com)

Submitted by
CIOtom
CIOtom writes: "SaaS providers want an iPhone client app that taps into their Web services, but it's not as easy as it sounds. Scrapping up cash to build the app, finding a good developer and then suffering through technical hurdles are just some of the challenges. WhippleHill, a SaaS provider serving private schools across the country, convinced a few smart Stanford students to develop the iPhone app for free in return for a share of future revenues. The students were more than qualified: They had created the award-winning iStanford iPhone app and formed a company called TerriblyClever. Still, it took six months to get the app to the App Store this week. The students had to re-engineer access and authentication layers used by WhippleHill's servers, build support for multiple business rules and, of course, take class finals."

Comment Re:So the WaPo reports a story a month obsolete? (Score 5, Insightful) 266

by docbrody (#28224283) Attached to: MS Issued a Fix For Its Unwanted FireFox Extension

Oh, and it was an honest mistake in the first place, not some horrible malicious act.

Not really buying it. It may not have been some horrible malicious act... but it sure was not some 'innocent mistake.'

Sure, innocent mistakes happen at big companies (like the whole thing with Amazon de-ranking Gay and Lesbian books). But for a company that is a constant target of anti-trust suits, who is notorious for this kind of thing, you think by now that they would be more careful. Its hard to believe that someone internal at Micrsoft didn't realize what was this was doing and just say 'fuck it' - even if it was a low level developer, somebody had to know - at the very least the guy(s) who wrote the code. I mean come on, this took some work to do. Its not like the amazon issue where practically one click of a check box reclassified a whole genre of books... some one had to put finger to keyboard and code this out.

So I think its really really hard to call this an innocent mistake. Maybe not a 'horrible malicious act' but once again they are injecting their shit into other peoples shit.
Data Storage

Submission + - "Colossal magnetic effect," a tech revolut 1

Submitted by
Bryant
Bryant writes: "Scientists with the Carnegie Institution for Science have discovered what could bring yet another massive advance in memory and storage. The discovery, a magnetoresistence literally "up to 1000 times more powerful" than the Great Magnetoresistence Effect discovered roughly 20 years ago which led to one of the major breakthroughs in memory, seems to be a result of high-pressure interactions between Manganites. Manganites aren't new to this game; MRAM uses Manganite layers to achieve the Magnetic Tunnel Effect needed to keep the state of memory stable. Applying significant amounts of pressure to known tech-useful materials isn't a new trick; slashdotters might recall the recent breakthrough with Europium superconductivity thanks to similar high-pressure antics."
Media

Submission + - Howto: Linux Media Server Using Ubuntu 8.10

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: This project attempts to show you how to make your own home media server from readily available PC components and open source software. The software components we'll be using in this feature are Ubuntu Linux 8.10, Firefly DAAP Server, and MediaTomb. Most newer TVs and game consoles (for example, the PS3) are UPnP capable and allow you to stream content from UPnP-enabled sources. iTunes (Windows) and Rhythmbox (Linux) can play media that is centrally hosted on this type of server — an excellent way to setup a centralized, on-demand audio/video library in your home.

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