Juergen Kreileder - Slashdot User

Submission + - Germany is getting serious on climate change

Submitted by cagrin on Saturday July 07, 2007 @12:46PM

cagrin writes: From the article: "Gabriel told reporters that a progress report on a renewable energy law (EEG) passed in 2000 showed that the country had already surpassed the quota of 12.5 percent set for 2010. He said Berlin was now setting a more ambitious target to produce at least 20 percent of electricity used in the country with renewable resources such as wind and solar power by 2020 and 45 percent by 2030." Nearly half of electricity from renewable resources by 2030: Berlin

Submission + - Dutch kidney reality television show a hoax

Submitted by

PigIronBob

on Friday June 01, 2007 @06:45PM

PigIronBob writes: "It turns out that the entire dutch kidney donor show was a hoax, aimed at getting nation (if not world) wide attention for the shortage of organ donors,
The donor herself is a fighting fit actor, the 3 patients involved all do have kidney problems but where part of the plot.

seems like they got their attention alright.
english dutch"

Submission + - Verizon Adds 5GB Limit to Unlimited Data Plan

Submitted by

Jason

on Tuesday April 03, 2007 @04:50PM

Jason writes: "For years there have been stories about people getting their unlimited Verizon accounts terminated because of excessive data usage, but Verizon never explicitly said that there is a limit. Now if you dive a into the terms of the Unlimited Data Service plan they have put a section in that specifically states that anything over 5GB of data usage in a one month period is considered abnormal. Since when does 5GB per month equal unlimited? Does Verizon need to hire some new mathematicians?"

Submission + - Programming Photoshop plugins: A starting guide

Submitted by

Enrique

on Tuesday April 03, 2007 @04:47PM

Enrique writes: "The Programming Photoshop Plugins guide from The Photoshop Roadmap is a comprehensive list of resources covering all the areas needed to create a Photoshop plugin. This includes the idea generation, plugin programming, electronic distribution and online or retail commercialization."

Submission + - Why I Switched to iTunes from Musicmatch

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 03, 2007 @04:36PM

An anonymous reader writes: I've always been one to root for the underdog. In this case, I picked Musicmatch five years ago. But for all my time spent with Musicmatch, I was somewhat disconnected from that group of friends big into using iTunes. So I decided to give iTunes a test run, and now I don't think I can go back. Here's why: http://www.computers.net/2007/04/why_i_switched_.h tml

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