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Submission + - Linux.com | Linus fires latest shot in GNOME Wars

Submitted by

tito2502

on Sunday February 18, 2007 @05:38PM

tito2502 writes: "http://applications.linux.com/applications/07/02/1 6/1937237.shtml?tid=26 Some bad blood between Linus Torvalds and GNOME developers is flaring up again. Previously, Torvalds has said that Linux users should switch to KDE instead of GNOME because of the GNOME team's "users are idiots" mentality. Now he has "put his money where his mouth is" by submitting patches to GNOME in order to have it behave as he likes."

Journal Journal: France is getting ready for Fiber to Home Internet Access

Journal by neutrino38 on Sunday February 18, 2007 @05:18PM

Orange (Ex France Telecom) will launch [fr] Fiber to Home Internet access

Submission + - New Xbox 360 Rumored For May 1st Release

Submitted by EveryNickIsTaken on Sunday February 18, 2007 @04:51PM

EveryNickIsTaken writes: Gameinformer.com is reporting that the oft-rumored Zephyr may in fact be getting a May 1st release. From the artcle:

Retailers have confirmed that the new SKU is in their systems, set for a May 1 release for $479.99. In addition to the new video interface, the system would also pack a 120 GB hard drive into its nifty black exterior.
HDMI, 120GB hard drive, and a new black case? At that price point, I'd say it's rather unlikely the HD-DVD drives will be included.

Submission + - Einstein's twin paradox resolved

Submitted by

slashthedot

on Sunday February 18, 2007 @08:59AM

slashthedot writes: "An Indian American scientist Subhash Kak from Louisiana State University has resolved the 100+ years old Einstein's twin paradox. "The fact that time slows down on moving objects has been documented and verified over the years through repeated experimentation. But, in the previous scenario, the paradox is that the earthbound twin is the one who would be considered to be in motion — in relation to the sibling — and therefore should be the one aging more slowly. Einstein and other scientists have attempted to resolve this problem before, but none of the formulas they presented proved satisfactory. Kak's findings were published online in the International Journal of Theoretical Science, and will appear in the upcoming print version of the publication."
"The implications of this resolution will be widespread, generally enhancing the scientific community's comprehension of relativity. It may eventually even have some impact on quantum communications and computers, potentially making it possible to design more efficient and reliable communication systems for space applications."
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-02/lsu -lpr021407.php"

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