Comment Re:Window close/minimize/maximize buttons (Score 2) 241
Hell, why use computers at all? Let's go back to smoke signals!
Submission + - BlackBerry 10 could be 'too little, too late' (bgr.com)
zacharye writes: Research In Motion confirmed part of an exclusive BGR report Thursday night when its co-CEOs announced during an earnings call that its first BlackBerry 10 smartphone would not launch until the “latter part of 2012.” Despite RIM’s earlier statement that a QNX-powered smartphone would launch in the first half next year, we reported in November that RIM’s first next-generation smartphone would not launch until the third quarter. RIM co-Chief Mike Lazaridis blamed the delay on new dual-core processors that were not yet ready to be manufactured in bulk, but the fact remains that by the time RIM’s first QNX-based smartphone launches it will be competing against Apple’s sixth-generation iPhone, a horde of new Android phones with next-generation features and specs, a variety of Windows Phones from Nokia, and more...
Submission + - US watchdog bans Photoshop use in cosmetics ads (extremetech.com)
MrSeb writes: "In an interesting move that should finally bring the United States’ fast-and-loose advertising rules and regulations into line with the UK and EU, the National Advertising Division (NAD) — the advertising industry’s self-regulating watchdog — has moved to ban the misleading use of photoshopping and enhanced post-production in cosmetics adverts. The ban stems from a Procter & Gamble (P&G) CoverGirl ad that photoshopped a model’s eyelashes to exaggerate the effects of NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara. There was a footnote in the ad’s spiel about the photo being manipulated, but according to the director of the NAD, that simply isn’t enough: “You can’t use a photograph to demonstrate how a cosmetic will look after it is applied to a woman’s face and then — in the mice type — have a disclosure that says ‘okay, not really.’” The NAD ruled that the ad was unacceptable, and P&G has since discontinued it. The ruling goes one step further, though, and points out that "professional styling, make-up, photography and the product’s inherent covering and smoothing nature” should be enough, without adding Photoshop to the mix. The cosmetics industry is obviously a good starting point — but what if the ban leaks over to product photography (I'm looking at you, Burger King), video gameplay demos, or a photographer's own works?"
Submission + - Microsoft Moves Into iOS Ecosystem (But Not Androi (itworld.com)
jfruhlinger writes: "With the release of the SkyDrive app for iOS, Microsoft is showing that it isn't going to just focus its service offerings on Windows — particularly in the mobile realm, where Windows has almost zero market share. Getting its cloud services onto iPhones and iPads is a no-brainer — but the real question is, why no Android app yet?"
Submission + - GNOME launches campaign for accessibility (gnome.org)
An anonymous reader writes: We've launched a new campaign at GNOME today. We know that computing must be accessible to everyone and so we want to make 2012 the Year of Accessibility at GNOME. GNOME has been one of the most accessible desktops but with GNOME 3 we have a lot to catch up on in this area. I've been so inspired by the work of the GNOME a11y team and how they're committed to making sure that everyone has access to good computing regardless of disability or financial status. It's nonprofit free software development at its core — software for the public good! Karen Sandler, GNOME's Executive Director
Submission + - Ask slashdot -- Oracle: getting rid of the drug de
vikingpower writes: "Working with a software and consultancy firm, together with two colleagues I am in the process of trying to convince a major ( and I mean: major ) media corporation to free itself from Oracle's considerable grip. The problem is: the corporation in question is as "hooked" as any addict can be. Coming loose from Oracle, however, would make them realize an enormous saving, not to speak of liberating quite some human resources from tedious maintenance and troubleshooting tasks.
How do we convince this corporation of what is good for them ?"
How do we convince this corporation of what is good for them ?"
Submission + - Best "parental control" solution for a multi devic
Rsriram writes: I have a preteen child at home with a PC, iPod, PS3, Mobile and Internet TV all of which access the internet through a router. I have installed K9 on the PC but with the new devices accessing the internet, I need a router based solution. I know about OpenDNS, but what I have seen on the internet about OpenDNS does not seem to do what the regular Parental Control software seems to be doing. Please help with any solutions or suggestions.
Comment Re:One million! (Score 2) 159
As a fellow Linux user, I was tempted to try out Desura thanks to the fact that most (if not all) of the bundles so far have Desura keys for those who want 'em. Not all of the games have had Linux builds added to Desura just yet (understandable - Desura's Linux version is just an Open Beta for the time being), but getting 75% of the HIB games in a "click install and play with no hassle" format is a sight to behold, especially considering all the wrangling it took to make Crayon Physics work on Debian - in the end I gave up and "borrowed" packages from Ubuntu.
Comment Re:A lot of us Americans did play Elite, though (Score 3, Interesting) 208
And there's now an Open Source remake/re-imagining, OOlite. I'd post a link, but I'm at work and I'm sure you can all use your search engine or package manager of choice to obtain it.
Comment Re:I am gonna start my own ask slashdot thread (Score 1) 488
Tip - install gvfs-backends, then run
sudo dpkg-reconfigure thunar
To display and browse network shares in Thunar. There's also the rather unfortunately named Gigolo, which provides out of the box share access. It's a stupid workaround, yes, but it's worth mentioning.
Comment Re:They better stop advertising it as "unlimited". (Score 1) 325
They prefer to call it "enhancing the truth".
Comment Re:Alright (Score 1) 143
sankakucomplex.com itself is NSFW, so why single out its *booru subdomain?
Not that any self-respecting human being would mind if sankaku was blocked by their ISP.
Comment Re:Best improvement ... (Score 1) 522
No, he's on a laptop. So... yeah, I feel sorry for the nut behind the keyboard.
Comment Re:GuerrillaMail, etc. (Score 2) 214
Obviously, a lot of minds have been boggled by the conundrum of Yahoo's continued existence.
Submission + - PS3 Compatible Arcade Machine in Action (bespoke-arcades.co.uk)
bespoke arcades writes: "Hi guys, we recently published an article which made some fantastical claims about next-gen console compatibility. We thought that you might like to see some proof so heres one of our Evo arcade machines in action, running the PS3 menu."
