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Comment Re:Finally! (Score 1) 224

But with so many in the Linux community being almost religious in their hatred of all things DRM it will be interesting to see if they will allow or tolerate Steam being on Linux.

Allow? Does RMS secretly have an orbital death laser? Is Linus going to nuke Valve if they don't open-source Steam? How would anyone besides Valve have any say in whether Steam will run on Linux?

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Mercedes Can Now Update Car Software Remotely 228

MatthewVD writes "Our cars run millions of lines of code that need constant and, often, critical updates. Jim Motavalli writes that Mercedes-Benz's new mbrace2 'cloud infotainment system' has a secret capability: it can update software automatically and wirelessly. In a process called 'reflashing,' the Mercedes system turns on the car operating system (CU), downloads the new application, then cuts itself off. With companies like Fisker paying dearly for constant recalls for software problems, automakers will likely rush to embrace this technology. No more USBs in the dashboard!"

Comment Re:Oh Frack! (Score 1) 377

Indeed. I know someone who owns a Tesla, and he likes it so much he bought two of them. He regularly uses it to make 100 mile business trips to Seattle, so range and performance are obviously not issues. Now, most of us are not wealthy enough to buy $120k sports cars, but most of us also don't need high-performance Tesla Roadsters. A more low-end car will get you around town nicely as long as you remember to plug it in at night; Tesla is actually developing a consumer-level car using the Roadster's battery technology that will start at ~$50k. And if you do need to make a long-range trip for some reason, you can rent a gasoline car; obviously if you need to make a 300 mile trip on a regular basis, this advice doesn't apply to you, but that would put you in the minority.

Price could still be an issue; there's more up-front cost, and the need to replace the batteries every 10-15 years, but in the long run you're saving over reduced fuel and maintenance costs (far fewer moving parts means far fewer things that can go wrong). I couldn't say how much you would save, or even whether it's actually cheaper than gas in the long run right now, but it's clear electric is the future.

Comment Re:I Must Be Missing Something Here (Score 1) 332

Same here, not buying any more Ubisoft games with over-the-top DRM. The good news is, the retail version of Rayman is supposed to be DRM-free when it's released (though online purchases still have a one-time activation for some reason), so it's possible Ubisoft is (slowly) learning their lesson.

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