Comment Didn't Ubuntu Hear? (Score 0, Redundant) 104
Desktop Linux is Dead: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/10/18/1312214/Desktop-Linux-Is-Dead
Comment The Paypal Version sucked in the end... (Score 1) 242
I loved the service and used it a lot, but the problem was, in the end, every time I went to use it, they would put my order on hold, call me and leave a message and force me to call them back to be sure it wasn't a fraudulent charge. Really puts a damper on using it when you know they're going to call you every time.
I even asked them, why they bother to call me, and they said they have to do it for everyone. I can only imagine a stupid policy like that was cost prohibitive.
Submission + - Cheap live streaming for everybody !
jmlfr writes: A new technique of live streaming which does not require a specialized server has been found, a cheap httpd server with php extension is enough to use it. The inventor Jean-Michel LACROIX released the source code under GPL license on http://jeanmichel.lacroix.free.fr/ (french, google translation http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F %2Fjeanmichel.lacroix.free.fr%2F&langpair=fr%7Cen& hl=fr&ie=UTF8)
Submission + - Advertising to airplane passengers from the ground (timesonline.co.uk)
ni writes: From a times online article: "GATWICK Passengers landing at Gatwick airport are being greeted by a giant naked pole dancer. The 9,000 sq m (100,000 sq ft) image is painted on grassland under the incoming flight path. Planning officers are investigating whether permission was granted for the advertisement, which promotes a website." Is permission really needed if this is on someone's private land and does not cause any harm?
Submission + - Amazon Valuation Tops Google's, Baffles Some
theodp writes: "Trading at 53x expected 2008 earnings, Amazon's valuation is more than double that of Google and eBay, and nearly twice that of Apple, although some are less than impressed by a company that won't make a dime on over 1 million Harry Potter pre-orders."
Submission + - YouTube to Begin Using Video Fingerprinting (lawbean.com)
Spamicles writes: "YouTube will begin testing video recognition technology in conjunction with Time Warner and Disney. Testing will begin next month in hopes that the software, designed to recognize copyright content in videos, will be ready to roll out later this year, the company said. Google, which now owns YouTube, had agreed to implement some kind of technology to identify copyright content on its site so it can remove pirated content or negotiate with owners for a license."
Submission + - iPhone Poll Says 9% of Cell Users Want It
An anonymous reader writes: Steve Jobs stated at the unveiling of the iPhone that their goal is to capture 1% of the market by the end of 2008. If the recent poll by M:Metrics is accurate then Apple's new phone will blow past that figure before this year is up.
Feed Court Orders Vonage to Pay $58 Million in Patent Case (nytimes.com)
A jury ruled that Vonage violated three Verizon patents, dealing a blow to a company already showing signs of stress.
Submission + - Geothermal Energy Trumps all Others
guetenburg writes: "This story in MIT News and attached paper about the opportunities for Geothermal Grid Energy are significant and game changing. According to the Authors, we have the capability and resources in the USA to produce ten times our current energy needs using existing technology in geothermal. In my opinion, the country should be focusing on Geothermal Energy and Electric Vehicles.
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/geothermal.html "
Submission + - Vista Validation Totally Cracked
Brian Gordon writes: "The Inquirer reports that cracking group PARADOX has cracked Vista's activation model. The new crack results in an installation virtually identical to that of a legitimately activated license key, which means that cracked installs are eligible for Windows Updates and will pass WGA validation.
From the readme: Microsoft allows large hardware manufacturers (e.g. ASUS, HP, Dell) to ship their products containing a Windows Vista installation that does NOT require any kind of product activation as this might be considered an unnecessary inconvenience for the end-user. The basic concept of the tool at hand is to present any given BIOS ACPI_SLIC information to Windows Vista's licensing mechanism by means of a device driver. In combination with a matching product key and OEM certificate this allows for rendering any system practically indistinguishable from a legit pre-activated system shipped by the respective OEM."
From the readme: Microsoft allows large hardware manufacturers (e.g. ASUS, HP, Dell) to ship their products containing a Windows Vista installation that does NOT require any kind of product activation as this might be considered an unnecessary inconvenience for the end-user. The basic concept of the tool at hand is to present any given BIOS ACPI_SLIC information to Windows Vista's licensing mechanism by means of a device driver. In combination with a matching product key and OEM certificate this allows for rendering any system practically indistinguishable from a legit pre-activated system shipped by the respective OEM."
Submission + - CmdrTaco: 44th most important person on the Web
floateyedumpi writes: Slashdot's own CmdrTaco has recently been heralded as the 44th most important person on the Web by PC World Magazine, right behind Mikko Hypponen (F-Secure director of antivirus research), and ahead of the likes of Sir Tim Berners-Lee, director of the World Wide Web Consortium. What is the world coming to?
