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Linux Kernel 2.6.32 Released 195

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday December 03, 2009 @11:04AM from the download-compile-reboot-repeat dept.

diegocg writes "Linus Torvalds has officially released the version 2.6.32 of the Linux kernel. New features include virtualization memory de-duplication, a rewrite of the writeback code faster and more scalable, many important Btrfs improvements and speedups, ATI R600/R700 3D and KMS support and other graphic improvements, a CFQ low latency mode, tracing improvements including a 'perf timechart' tool that tries to be a better bootchart, soft limits in the memory controller, support for the S+Core architecture, support for Intel Moorestown and its new firmware interface, run-time power management support, and many other improvements and new drivers. See the full changelog for more details."

Yamaha Unveils Golf Cart Powered By Cow Dung 78

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday April 22, 2009 @05:19PM from the thirty-miles-per-pound dept.

Jessica Mischner writes "You've seen cars powered by the sun, wind and biofuels — but a vehicle propelled by dung? Yamaha just unveiled the first one at a golf course in Japan. The experimental golf cart doesn't run on cow dung directly — the poo is processed into biofuel which is then converted into methane — but it represents a huge leap forward for green innovations."

Submission + - Maine passes net neutrality bill (lawbean.com)

Submitted by

jihadist

on Monday June 18, 2007 @12:10AM

jihadist writes: "Maine has become the first state in the union to pass legislation on net neutrality. The resolution, LD 1675, recognizes the importance of full, fair and non-discriminatory access to the Internet and instructs the Public Advocate to study what can be done to protect the rights of Maine internet users. http://www.lawbean.com/2007/06/16/maine-becomes-th e-first-state-to-pass-internet-neutrality-legislat ion/"

Submission + - Baby monitor captures NASA mission (cbs2chicago.com)

Submitted by armindilo on Sunday June 17, 2007 @11:13PM

armindilo writes: A mother's baby monitor received videos of the current NASA space mission.

Submission + - Cause for Warrantless wiretapping?

Submitted by

Astrogen

on Friday May 04, 2007 @04:17PM

Astrogen writes: "The Globe & Mail (Canada's National Newspaper) has a story about how it took 5 months worth of attempts for CSIS (Canada's Spy network) to obtain a warrant to wiretap a key suscpect in the 1985 Air India bombing that took 329 lives. The delay was apparently due to a backlog of requests.

Is this a case for warrantless wiretaps? How would you suggest getting around delays like this and protecting privacy?"

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