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Submission + - HD disk format wars are over!

Submitted by DoctorBit on Tuesday December 26, 2006 @11:35AM

DoctorBit writes: According to a spot-on opinion piece in The Inquirer, a clear victor has now emerged in the next-generation disk-format war:

Piracy, the better choice (TM).

Submission + - The Wikipedia for hardware hackers

Submitted by

Joakim Ogren

on Tuesday December 26, 2006 @11:32AM

Joakim Ogren writes: "I've just released the Wiki version of The Hardware Book. The site has been around for 10 years, full with technical info for the DIY and hardware hackers. Here you'll find info about the hardware in the old Commodore 64 and the latest home A/V equipment."

Submission + - Nintendo's 'Alpha Moms'

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 26, 2006 @11:29AM

An anonymous reader writes: The LATimes reports on Nintendo's "organic events" orchestrated in 8 major US cities. They are trying to create a grassroots-like campaign to spread Wii-awareness in these cities. In the light of Sony's adventures in grassroots, is Nintendo guilty of astroturfing?

From the article:
"The company hired a consultant to identify three sets of "ambassadors" in each city: a core gamer/loyalist who would sing the praises of the system to other gamers; a large multi-generational family, where everyone from the kids to the grandparents could take turns with the Wii remote; and an alpha mom, who would presumably spread the word at schoolyards, soccer fields and her neighborhood."

Journal Journal: Buy anything direct today?

Journal by glenrm on Friday February 25, 2005 @06:16PM

Sometimes you have to ask yourself have I bought anything direct from the developer today? Steam powered or PDF downloads of fiction?
Donkey Konga...

Journal Journal: Way too much noise

Journal by glenrm on Friday July 02, 2004 @08:50AM

Way to much political noise on /. wired and elsewhere. Almost impossible to cut through to tech that is coming FTTP, WiMAX, VOIP, and UPPC.
FTTP - Fiber to the your building or home
WiMAX - Wide area wifi
VOIP - Voice over IP and Video too
UPPC - Ultra portable PCs

Journal Journal: Freedom for Iraq

Journal by glenrm on Monday November 17, 2003 @12:28PM

I don't get using people's Freedom to attack a political opponent. Why would a kind hearted liberal not want freedom for Iraq or the world? Odd...

Journal Journal: You would think these are interesting stories...

Journal by glenrm on Friday June 20, 2003 @09:30AM

# 2003-01-22 20:22:53 Nuclear Space Exploration (radio,news) (rejected)
# 2003-03-27 21:02:31 Al-Jazeera Hacked (articles,security) (rejected)
# 2003-06-20 13:28:38 DOD says go ahead and use Linux (articles,linux)

Journal Journal: Another Day...

Journal by glenrm on Saturday January 18, 2003 @07:38AM

Mechwarrior killed this evening, thoughts of cheap VR and wireless heartrates dance through my head...

Journal Journal: Game Creator

Journal by glenrm on Monday January 13, 2003 @11:30AM

I create games and write code (C++). You can check out my company at Zenfar.

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