Comment Re:I do not see the fuss about it... (Score 1) 610
I blame Microsoft. Microsoft did come out with a PowerPC version of Windows and then stopped supporting it.
Comment Re:Why blame Adobe when there are no alternatives (Score 1) 172
I know you can't embed fonts in HTML, that's why it gives you the option of choosing different fonts. If you can't make a layout work with standard fonts you're not much of a designer. And, um, why would you publish data in an HTML5 video?
Comment Re:PDF Yes, Flash No (Score 1) 172
HTML is a great middle ground. By following XHTML rules and combining it with CSS, you have a very parse-able document and can typeset it virtually any way you want. I've loved the PDF format since it was PostScript, since it can literally do anything involving typesetting or vectors, but trying to get data out of it sucks. It'd be great if adobe could somehow embed text data or XML into it, but I don't see that happening.
I wonder if SVG might work well.
Submission + - Hulu talks of going behind a paywall in 2010 (tvweek.com)
Killer Orca writes: Chase Carey, the deputy chairman of News. Corp has stated that Hulu will soon be charging for broadcast content. Not all content will be paid but there is no mention of whether premium channels like HBO will eventually be added or whether the advertisements will go away for paid content. Either way this represents a significant turning point for Hulu.
Submission + - Judge rejects sheriff's suit against Craigslist (yahoo.com)
jjohn24680 writes: A federal judge has thrown out a local sheriff's lawsuit accusing the online classified group Craigslist of facilitating prostitution. Links back to Slashdot article in March.
Submission + - Augustine Committee Report Released (nasa.gov)
An anonymous reader writes: The Augustine Committee report has been released for the world to read. From the concluding summary: "Either additional funds need to be made available or a far more modest program involving little or no exploration needs to be adopted."
Comment Re:The Fucking Crybabies (Score 1) 572
Hm. Depends on the girl. My girlfriend complains that I don't go to strip clubs and buy her lapdances.
Comment Re:Yawn (Score 1) 572
I can't speak so much about the Seattle area, but I've definitely seen it with execs in the Southern U.S. and in the San Francisco Bay Area, though not so much in geek circles. A former roommate and a relative of mine would go all the time as part of their corporate jobs; hell, they were even told to use some of their company-alloted budget to do it. Even at a small (20 employees) company my bosses would go and sometimes take clients during lunch or at the end of a day.
Submission + - Symbian MicroKernel finally goes Open Source (ostatic.com)
ruphus13 writes: Symbian announced over a year ago that they were going to Open Source their code, and the industry has been patiently waiting for that to happen. Well, it finally has. According to news on Wednesday, "Symbian has released its platform microkernel, and software development kit (SDK), as open source under the Eclipse Public License. The Symbian Foundation claims that it is moving quickly toward an open source model, which is questionable, but the release of the EKA2 kernel is a signal that Symbian still means business about adopting an open source model. Accenture, ARM, Nokia and Texas Instruments contributed software to the microkernel, Symbian officials said. "
Submission + - Nigerian "Scam Police" shut down 800 web sites\
Sooner Boomer writes: "Nigerian police in what is named Operation "Eagle Claw" have shut down 800 scam web sites, and arrested members of 18 syndicates behind the fraudulent scam sites. Reports on Breitbart.com, and Pointblank give details on the busts. The investigation was done in cooperation with Microsoft, to help develop smart technology software capable of detecting fraudulent emails. From Breitbart "When operating at full capacity, within the next six months, the scheme, dubbed "eagle claw" should be able to forewarn around a quarter of million potential victims.". So maybe Microsoft does a little bit of good after all."
Submission + - Virus-Like Particles May Mean Speedier Flu Vacines (technologyreview.com)
An anonymous reader writes: As the world struggles to produce enough H1N1 vaccine, Technology Review reports on two human trials involving so-called virus-like particles (VLP) vaccines, which promise to be much faster to churn out. VLP vaccines use a protein shells, grown in either plants or insect cells, that look just like real viruses to the body's immune system but that contain no influenza RNA genetic material. A company called Medicago grows its VLPs in transgenic tobacco plants, while another, called Novavax, uses a "immortalized" cells taken from caterpillars. Providing they pass safety regulations both techniques should be able to produce an influenza vaccine more quickly than current methods, using just the DNA of the virus.
Submission + - A High-Res 3D Video of the Embryonic Heartbeat (technologyreview.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Researchers at the University of Houston, TX, adapted an imaging technique called optical coherence tomography to capture at 3D video of the mammalian heart as it forms. They used the method to image a mouse embryo just 8.5 days past conception and about a day after it starts to form. In the remarkable video a normal heartbeat is visible. Normally optical coherence tomography is used for clinical imaging of the retina. Having such a high-resolution, non-invasive way to image the developing heart could perhaps help doctors treat congenital heart disorders in human babies.
Submission + - Blu-ray add-on coming to the Xbox 360? (cnet.com)
SpuriousLogic writes: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told Gizmodo in a recent interview that a Blu-ray accessory could be coming to the Xbox 360.
"Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there," Ballmer told Gizmodo, responding to a question about Blu-ray in the Xbox 360. "You'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories."
Ballmer then quickly hedged his bets a little, saying that he believes that "the future of movies is on-demand, actually, as opposed to via distribution on physical media." He then said that his company is focused on trying to create the "best overall entertainment experience" that it can.
"Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there," Ballmer told Gizmodo, responding to a question about Blu-ray in the Xbox 360. "You'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories."
Ballmer then quickly hedged his bets a little, saying that he believes that "the future of movies is on-demand, actually, as opposed to via distribution on physical media." He then said that his company is focused on trying to create the "best overall entertainment experience" that it can.
Submission + - Privacy Ally Fights To Republish SSNs On Website (computerworld.com)
Lucas123 writes: A fight to stop a Virginia privacy advocate from republishing on her Website Social Security numbers obtained legally from public records on government sites is attracting the attention of some privacy heavyweights, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). EPIC filed a friend of the court brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to uphold Betty Ostergren's First Amendment right to publish the numbers.Ostergren's campaign has succeeded in the past in forcing state and county governments to revise images of public records that were posted online or to break online links to document images containing Social Security numbers.
Submission + - History in Video Games - A Closer Look (criticalgamer.co.uk)
scruffybr writes: Whether it’s World War 2, the American Wild West or ancient Greece, history has long provided a rich source of video game narrative. Historical fact has been painstakingly preserved in some games, yet distorted beyond all recognition in others. Whereas one game may be praised for its depiction of history, others have been lambasted for opening fresh wounds or glorifying tragic events of our near past. Games have utilized historical narrative extensively, but to what extent does the platform take liberties with, and perhaps misuse it?
