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Submission + - Daylight Savings Time Increased Energy Consumption

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 20, 2007 @10:50AM

An anonymous reader writes: An article in the Toronto Globe and Mail (here) reports that the change to extend Daylight Savings Time in an effort to save energy backfired. It seems that electrical usage (as reported here earlier) didn't significantly change, but what is new is that fuel usage for cars and trucks increased more than seasonally adjusted figures would allow.

Submission + - Microsoft and Samsung sign Linux patent deal

Submitted by AceJohnny on Friday April 20, 2007 @10:43AM

AceJohnny writes: Microsoft continues with its patent FUD tactic it used with Novell, now striking a deal with Korean giant Samsung. Since the Novell affair, Microsoft had also inked a deal with Fuji-Xerox. Microsoft still hasn't explicited which patents Linux is violating.

Submission + - Human blood may contain a cure for AIDS

Submitted by

Lisandro

on Friday April 20, 2007 @10:39AM

Lisandro writes: "German scientists at the University of Ulm have identified a natural ingredient of human blood that prevents the HIV-1 virus from from infecting immune cells and multiplying. The molecule, which they call virus-inhibitory peptide (VIRIP), promises new types of effective treatment for HIV in the future."

Submission + - Linux sponsered Indy 500 car campaign

Submitted by fedaykin42 on Friday April 20, 2007 @10:07AM

fedaykin42 writes: The Tux500 program was created with a simple goal: "to collect community donations to enter a Linux sponsored car in the 2007 Indianapolis 500." For those that don't know, the Indy 500 is one of the world's most viewed sporting events. With approximately 350,000 spectators at the Speedway, over 5.5 million in the U.S., and an estimated 344 million international viewers, this is a great opportunity to get the Linux name out there. The team is actively working to raise enough money to have "Primary Sponsership", which means not only a large logo on the side of the car but also "Team Linux" in the race team name. Donations can only be accepted through May 21, 2007, so fire up your paypall accounts and let's see a very big Tux going 200mph!

Submission + - Head of Vista, Jim Allchin: "I would buy a Mac

Submitted by moonbirds on Monday December 11, 2006 @08:00PM

moonbirds writes: ComputerWorld is reporting that Windows Vista Chief, Jim Allchin, co-president of Microsoft's Platforms and Services division wrote in a 2004 e-mail to Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer that "he would buy a Mac if he wasn't working for Microsoft." The e-mail was presented as evidence late last week in the Iowa antitrust trial, Comes v. Microsoft Corp. As in past antitrust trials against Microsoft, much of the evidence came in the form of e-mails from Allchin and other Microsoft executives. Ironically, Allchin himself is quoted in two internal memos directing employees to get rid of all e-mails after 30 days. "This is not something you get to decide," he wrote on Jan. 23, 2000. "This is company policy. Do not think this is something that only applies to a few people. Do not think it will be okay if I do this, it hasn't caused any problems so far. Do not archive your mail. Do not be foolish. 30 days." Iowa's counsel also presented evidence designed to show that an ostensibly charitable program from Microsoft for developing countries and schools was actually designed to ensure that Windows remained preinstalled on PCs to discourage competition from the open-source Linux operating system. The so-called Education Government Incentive (or EDGI) program, appears "to be based on Microsoft generosity, but in fact the program is intended only for use where Linux is a threat," according to Roxanne Conlin, co-counsel for Iowa.

Submission + - Invention: Light Razor!

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 11, 2006 @07:48PM

An anonymous reader writes: NewScientist reports ( http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns?id=dn10 772&feedId=online-news_rss20 ) that Philips is patenting a device that uses light to painlessly remove hair follicles, doing away with shaving for weeks at a time. The full patent application can be viewed here: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=P TO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2F srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220060247740%22.PGN R.&OS=DN/20060247740&RS=DN/20060247740

Submission + - Cobol compilers for today's computers

Submitted by innocent_white_lamb on Monday December 11, 2006 @07:45PM

innocent_white_lamb writes: The recent discussions of COBOL have piqued my interest in playing around with and learning COBOL. I have found some COBOL compilers but very little discussion about them. Does anyone have an opinion on the best COBOL compilers to use, books to learn from, online resources, freely available subroutines and the like?

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