_Stryker - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Abroad? (Score 1) 386

by _Stryker on Sunday December 28, 2008 @12:20AM (#26246681) Attached to: Study Abroad For Computer Science Majors?

I went to Sweden as an exchange student through ISEP (International Student Exchange Program). I attended the University of Karlstad. I ended up liking it so much there that I ended up staying for four years, I even finished by degrees there.

Here are some of the current Computer Science classes being taught in English

Submission + - Hans Reiser up for trial

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 10, 2007 @01:11PM

An anonymous reader writes: According to German IT news site http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/86524 , Hans Reiser will soon be up for trial.

The content of the link, Babelfished and slightly polished, reads as follows:

The namesake and creator of the file systems ReiserFS and Reiser4, Hans Reiser, will probably have to appear in front of a California court shortly, due to the accusation of murder. Reiser has been behind bars since the middle of October 2006, after his wife Nina at the end of of Septembers living in separation disappeared without trace. In house and car of the Linux programmer traces of his wife's blood were found.

Although the police could not find a corpse, the judge found that there are sufficient reasons to believe that Reiser must have been at least involved in the disappearing of his wife. For example is still missing the passenger seat of Reisers car, which was removed short time after Nina Reisers disappearing. Reisers lawyer assumes now within the next 90 days officially accusation is raised against its mandator.

Submission + - Bill Gates Offers U.S. Border Firewall

Submitted by

Scott Ott

on Thursday March 08, 2007 @08:01AM

Scott Ott writes: "by Scott Ott (2007-03-08) — Microsoft founder Bill Gates, alarmed that immigration curbs sparked by terrorism threats limit access to talented tech workers from overseas, today said his firm will work with the U.S. government to install "a virtual firewall at the borders that would let the good geeks in and keep the malicious geeks out."
READ THE REST AT http://www.scrappleface.com/?p=2509"

Submission + - Xbox Live feaures free HD Southpark Episode

Submitted by goombah99 on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @12:20PM

goombah99 writes: Xbox live and comedy central have teamed up to bring you Southpark in HD format. The announcement seems untinged by a sense of the absurd. Yes folks Southpark in such crystal clarity you can see the felt.

Submission + - Paul Allen Flips!

Submitted by

WED Fan

on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @10:58AM

WED Fan writes: "Paul Allen has a new hardware venture, smaller than a laptop, larger than a blackberry. According to the Seattle P-I, the vision is to replace the laptop for most everyday use, such as office applications, email, and web surfing.

"Really, FlipStart gives you everything that your laptop does," said Robin Budd, senior director with FlipStart Labs, a Seattle-based subsidiary of Allen's Vulcan Inc. "We're not promoting the idea that you would do CAD design on it, but for Office applications and most of what people do with their laptops, it's great."

But at a $2000 price tag, this could be a little bit out of the range of many users. The product will launch on the FlipStart in the not to distant future."

Submission + - Vista upgrades still causing pain

Submitted by

s31523

on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @10:35AM

s31523 writes: "Vista has been out for some time now, and it has many people asking "Should I upgrade?" BBC business editor Tim Weber details his experience as the "Vista Trap". The consensus seems to be, as the article says, "Wait for half a year until the driver issues are settled and then buy a new PC". I find it somewhat ironic that the numerous issues that people have with Vista, driver problems, software compatibility, lack of support, etc. are all akin to the problems people mention when getting a Linux Distro working right."

Submission + - Will the US have to conduct more nuclear tests?

Submitted by

Matthew Sparkes

on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @09:52AM

Matthew Sparkes writes: "The US has selected the design for a controversial new nuclear warhead to replace the Cold War era weapons currently deployed in its submarines. However, critics say the existing bombs are good enough, and that developing new warheads gives entirely the wrong message at a time when the US is trying to control nuclear proliferation. Questions also remain about whether or not the new warhead will require nuclear tests."

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