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Comment Re:New doomsday scenario? (Score 1) 383

Like I said, I've been a bit rusty on astronomy (add physics to that, too) for a while now. I was actually referring to a book (more then likely outdated, it was from the 80s) that referred to a scenario where a supergiant star the distance of Alpha Centuari from us going supernova.

Comment Here's the meat. (Score 5, Insightful) 475

We all know that Youtube costs Google money, that much is certain. But what do you do when you've been offering a free service for this long and then say, "Ok guys, you're going to need to pay for some things." I don't think it'll work. There's too many people that are used to the service being free, and not only that, but there are many alternatives should this arise.
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Robot Love Goes Bad 101

hundredrabh writes "Ever had a super needy girlfriend that demanded all your love and attention and would freak whenever you would leave her alone? Irritating, right? Now imagine the same situation, only with an asexual third-generation humanoid robot with 100kg arms. Such was the torture subjected upon Japanese researchers recently when their most advanced robot, capable of simulating human emotions, ditched its puppy love programming and switched over into stalker mode. Eventually the researchers had to decommission the robot, with a hope of bringing it back to life again."
Announcements

Submission + - Scientists invent GREEN food that cooks itself! (blogspot.com)

hydra writes: "A group of scientists in a Florida have claimed they have invented a low energy polymer which once injected into food, cooks it from the inside. Apparently six of the scientists dined on a three course meal at the weekend which was cooked entirely by using the cunning formula. The scientists intend to launch a website soon where they will sell 100 polymer pellets for $5.00. Their site will feature a full length video of how a sausage can be cooked in 10 minutes, once injected with a polymer pellet. This patented technology has enormous applications in other areas of science, not to mention potential reduction in green house gases when consumers stop using ovens, barbecues and microwaves. Now that's real innovation!"
Software

Submission + - Alternatives to Adobe's $2500 Creative Suite?

jsepeta writes: "I've been using Adobe products for years, and own several older versions of the products from their Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat Pro, and Dreamweaver. I'd like to teach some graphic design and web production skills to my coworkers in the marketing department, and realize that most of them can't afford $2500 to buy Adobe's premium suite, and frankly, shouldn't need to because there should be competitive products on the market. But I cannot seem to locate software for graphic design & printing that output CMYK files that printing companies would accept, and am unfamiliar with products that are better than FrontPage yet still easier to use for Web design. Any suggestions? Our company is notoriously frugal and would certainly entertain the idea of using open source products if we can implement them in a way that doesn't infringe upon our Microsoft-centric hegemony / daily work tasks in XP."
Security

Submission + - Germany declare hacking tools illegal (arstechnica.com)

dubbelj writes: Germany have updated their computer crime law to declare "hacking tools" illegal. This will make most of the network admin and computer security people in a gray area at work. How will this affect Linux distribution in Germany as most of standard Linux distributions come with these kind of "hacking tools" installed by default? How will the rest of EU member countries react on this law, will there be lobbying for the other countries to implement this kind of laws also? Articles in ars technica and The Register.
Google

Submission + - Google: The Security Company (crn.com)

dasButcher writes: "Is there anything Google can't do? It's most recent acquisition — GreenBorders — may position the search giant as the biggest protector of Web surfers on the Internet. Google isn't saying how it will use GreenBorder's Web browser sandboxing technology, but a betting man would say they'll incorporate it into their search engine and protect users against millions of sites compromised with spyware, malware and other naughty bugs. http://www.v3.crn.com/weblogs/tidalwaves/"
Red Hat Software

Submission + - Fedora 7 Released!

Vertana writes: After being developed for 6 months, the Fedora Project today has released the 7th release of Fedora (formerly Fedora Core). New in this release are Fast User Switching, the merging of the repositories (Core and Extras are now all in Core), faster package management, as well as more robust hardware detection. Read more about it here.
Censorship

Submission + - Atheist Movie BANNED by Religious Censorship

zer0skill writes: "Reverend Donald Wildmon's "National Federation for Decency" DOES NOT want you to see HEART of the BEHOLDER.

HEART of the BEHOLDER is based on the true story of how an average American family lost everything because they stood up to religious censorship, religious intolerance, and political corruption.

HEART of the BEHOLDER has won more Best Feature Film awards than any other independent movie ever, but has been banned from theaters and video stores because of pressure from religious extremists.

HEART of the BEHOLDER can now be seen FREE online. There is no cost, registration, or login to watch what the "religious right" doesn't want you to see.

HEART of the BEHOLDER Web Theater http://www.beholder.com/webtheater/webtheater_msa. aspx

HEART of the BEHOLDER Website http://www.beholder.com/

HEART of the BEHOLDER Video Player http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid40 3535559?bclid=403534727&bctid=400725250"

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