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Submission + - Buy CO2 quotas here - and buy back the climate

Submitted by eddd on Tuesday March 13, 2007 @10:08AM

eddd writes: Everybody seem to be trying to save the world in different ways these days, and now private persons have the chance to buy CO2 quotas online. The web site co2quota.org is a kind of novel idea. For 14 euro (app. $18) you buy a ton of CO2 which is taken off the market, thus ensuring less emission to the athmosphere. Sure, it's all about transferring money from your pocket to "the cause", but this should appeal to the geek in you. If nothing else, you get a nice diploma as proof of ownership.

Journal Journal: YouTube sued for $1 Billion

Journal by charnov on Tuesday March 13, 2007 @10:00AM

Viacom has filed suit against Google subsidiary YouTube for $1 billion for "massive intentional copyright infringement". Better copy off all your favorite Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, VH1, and MTV videos before they go poof!"

Journal Journal: All is right with the world? BigBoy [Brother] lives well ...

Journal by OldHawk777 on Tuesday March 13, 2007 @09:50AM

All is right with the world of US, EU, and ....

FYI: US, EU ... it is horrible to have our beliefs destroyed by reality AT&T spying on citizens for US government, but we all live in totalitarian nations. Fortunately for US, EU and some others it has allowed US and EU to maintain delusional beliefs that we have enough cake and can eat cake forever. Let's not blame terrorist for US and EU citizens being fools.

Submission + - "Talking Muffin" May Yield Secret to Laugh

Submitted by

sg3000

on Tuesday March 13, 2007 @09:49AM

sg3000 writes: "The NYT reports that scientists are close to cracking the science of laughter. According to one hypothesis, laughter is a natural response from people low on the social hierarchy:

Occasionally we're surprised into laughing at something funny, but most laughter has little to do with humor. It's an instinctual survival tool for social animals, not an intellectual response to wit. It's not about getting the joke. It's about getting along. ...When you're low in the status hierarchy, you need all the allies you can find, so apparently you're primed to chuckle at anything even if it doesn't do you any immediate good.
So maybe Dwight Shrute was right — smiling is a sign of submission."

Submission + - Internationalized domain names root servers test

Submitted by

FormOfActionBanana

on Tuesday March 13, 2007 @09:48AM

FormOfActionBanana writes: "The BBC reports that Internationalized domain names have been tested successfully in the internet's root DNS servers. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6441093.stm The article briefly mentions Vint Cerf's previous opposition to the scheme."

Submission + - Linux Starts to Find Home on Desktops

Submitted by

WSJdpatton

on Tuesday March 13, 2007 @09:24AM

WSJdpatton writes: "The much-hyped notion that Linux would be a viable alternative to Windows to run desktop and notebook PCs for corporate users seemed dead on arrival a few years ago. But the idea is showing some new vital signs as companies look for cheaper alternatives to Microsoft products."

HDMI-Enabled Graphics Cards Debut 235

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 13, 2007 @08:41AM from the no-way-things-can-go-wrong-here dept.

TrackinYeti writes "HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), is the first industry supported digital-only interface, that requires a single cable to connect an output source to an HD-ready device, such as a television or monitor and deliver HD video, plus multi-channel digital audio, like Dolby Digital and DTS. Recently, Asus Computer released versions of their GeForce 7600 and Radeon X1600 cards with HDMI outputs on them, driven by an on-board Sil1930 controller. These are some of the first graphics cards to hit the market that can output HDMI natively with an integrated HDCP cipher engine and support HD-audio as well. Just the thing for that HTPC?"

Piracy Forced id's Hand To Multiplatform Gaming 224

Posted by Zonk on Monday March 12, 2007 @02:07PM from the quit-stealing-their-stuff dept.

CVG is reporting on comments from a GDC talk last week by id CEO Todd Hollenshead on the necessity of multiplatform development. Essentially, said Hollenshead, id was forced to start developing for consoles because of the rampant piracy of PC games. "Enemy Territory: Quake Wars was given as an example of id's multiplatform direction. Originally in development for PC at the hands of Splash Damage and id Software, the multiplayer-focussed action game is now additionally heading to Xbox 360 and PS3."

Intel Viiv vs. AMD LIVE! 115

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday March 12, 2007 @01:52PM from the boxing-match dept.

Searching4Sasquatch writes "Hot Hardware has tested two nearly identical HP systems in an effort to determine the best solution between Intel's Viiv and AMD's LIVE! campaigns. Priced around $999, these general purpose systems are tested straight out of the box with no tweaking or refinement to illustrate how "Joe Consumer" would fare in using one of these platforms."

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