Comment Re:Does it have 64-bit addressing? (Score 1) 283
Acorn's then current machine had 128K base.
Microsoft Unveils New Xbox 360 Wireless Controller 150
adeelarshad82 writes "Microsoft unveiled a new wireless Xbox 360 controller, which features a revamped D-pad that transforms from a plus to a disc. The new D-pad was developed to address complaints from users. Other new features include: A, B, X, and Y buttons that are gray instead of the standard red, green, yellow, and blue; and a matte silver color. The controller includes 2.4-GHz wireless technology with a 30-foot range."
Porting Aquaria To the PSP 25
Apple Prophet writes "Just a few short weeks after BitBlot released the source to Aquaria as part of the Humble Indie Bundle, Andrew Church hacked up an ambitious homebrew port of the game to the PSP. He wrote a detailed synopsis of the technical challenges in an article on the Wolfire Blog, and of course, contributed all of the patches back to the project so anyone with a homebrew-equipped PSP can try it out. Check out the mercurial repository for the source."
Comment Re:where do you get your facts? (Score 0, Redundant) 195
Your credibility as a reference was lost when you fail to expand the ARM chip acronym correctly.
Hah! Fail, Mr AC Troll.
NHS Should Stop Funding Homeopathy, Says Parliamentary Committee 507
An anonymous reader writes "Homeopathic remedies work no better than placebos, and so should no longer be paid for by the UK National Health Service, a committee of British members of parliament has concluded. In preparing its report, the committee, which scrutinizes the evidence behind government policies, took evidence from scientists and homeopaths, and reviewed numerous reports and scientific investigations into homeopathy. It found no evidence that such treatments work beyond providing a placebo effect." Updated 201025 19:40 GMT by timothy: This recommendation has some people up in arms.
Comment Re:What about the yeast? (Score 1) 21
It's ice distilled from a good regular beer.
Process is outlined in this quite entertaining video : http://vimeo.com/7812379
Gamerscore Hacking and Its Underground Economy 85
An anonymous reader writes "There's a writeup on SpywareGuide that explores the world of Xbox Gamerscore hacking, and how high Gamerscores are proving to be a big target for hackers and phishers. It also talks about how a recent release of a Gamerscore-altering program onto forums for hacking & cheating is proving to be lucrative business for both eBay sellers and those who want to artificially inflate a Gamerscore before selling that account, or trading it for credit card details."
Comment Logo usage (Score 5, Funny) 107
I like this: http://www.rackable.com/sgi/sgi_logo_guidelines6.pdf
Comment pah (Score 0, Troll) 93
"leak" is the right term, escaping like a trickle of urine down bono's juddery stack heeled old geezer leg.
