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Submission + - Inside Second Life's Data Centers

Submitted by

Mitch Wagner

on Monday March 05, 2007 @05:11PM

Mitch Wagner writes: "InformationWeek strips Second Life naked and exposes its pink, quivering flesh. We caress its pulsating bosom with our lusty eyes. In other words, we go inside the data centers and describe the 2,000 servers running Debian Linux and MySQL that keep the virtual world running. Also: Contrary to rumor, Linden Lab, the company that develops and maintains Second Life, has not yet decided whether to open source the server, although they do plan in some fashion to allow other companies to host their own SL servers."

Journal Journal: DOT bans Microsoft?

Journal by 140Mandak262Jamuna on Monday March 05, 2007 @05:02PM

Citing the cost and compatibility issues, US Dept of Transportation has banned or racheted back the installation of Office 2007, IE7 and Vista.

Submission + - GDC 2007: PS3's Comeback Party?

Submitted by

fistfullast33l

on Monday March 05, 2007 @04:59PM

fistfullast33l writes: "With Phil Harrison slated to give the GDC keynote on March 7th, the rumor mill has been swirling for weeks about what announcements are going to happen this week for Sony's new console. PS3 Fanboy has two articles up today talking up the two most likely rumors. First, it comments on a forum post late last week that supposedly outlines Harrison's GDC speech in some detail. Several huge PS Store rollouts are mentioned, including demos for Lair, Battlefield Bad Company, and Warhawk, along with new trailers for Killzone 2 and Battlefield Bad Company. It also mentions the Sony Connect Store with hundreds of videos and music files for download and Playstation Lifestyle, which resembles a My Space/YouTube hybrid. The second article touches on a less mentioned rumor — that Sony is recuriting Devs for Cell Programming classes and exclusive IP opportunities. Can Sony turn around over a year of bad press in one week?"

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