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In a healthy project we would expect to see a large number of volunteer developers involved, in addition — we would expect to see a large number of peer companies contributing to the common code pool; we do not see this in OpenOffice.org. Indeed, quite the opposite we appear to have the lowest number of active developers on OO.o since records began: 24, this contrasts negatively with Linux's recent low of 160+. Even spun in the most positive way, OO.o is at best stagnating from a development perspective.
What does this say about the open source movement if only 24 developers are working on Microsoft Office's free alternative?
The liquid metal is a key component in Danamics cooling systems. Liquid metal has two major advantages when cooling high power density heat sources: Firstly it has superior thermo physical properties that decrease temperature — and temperature non-uniformity — on die and across chips. Secondly, the electrical properties of the liquid metal enables efficient, reliable and ultra compact electromagnetic pumping without the use of moving parts, shafts, seals, etc.
Awesome technology, if it actually works and is affordable. The submitter requests that the moderators terminate all T-1000 jokes.
While I am tired of celebrities using their fame — which is completely unrelated to politics — to spout off about their opinions, it is troubling that the UK's Olympic bigwigs have decided to help the Chinese government stifle dissent. Where should the line be drawn between "shutup you daft celebrity, nobody asked you" and censorship? Regardless, Olympic athletes are again being used as political pawns, as in 1980. To make it even worse, this time the UK is on the wrong side of history.British Olympic chiefs are to force athletes to sign a contract promising not to speak out about China's appalling human rights record — or face being banned from travelling to Beijing.
The move — which raises the spectre of the order given to the England football team to give a Nazi salute in Berlin in 1938 — immediately provoked a storm of protest.
The controversial clause has been inserted into athletes' contracts for the first time and forbids them from making any political comment about countries staging the Olympic Games.
Yesterday the British Olympic Association (BOA) confirmed to The Mail on Sunday that any athlete who refuses to sign the agreements will not be allowed to travel to Beijing.
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