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Comment DocBook (Score 1) 325

DocBook sounds like you could benefit from it a lot. It's a standardized XML namespace (http://www.docbook.org/) which allows you to use the more popular XSLT stylesheets. AND you can put a customization layer on top of that should you want.

You'll typically transform from XML to TeX and then to any of the 98234098409234 other formats that tex can be exported into.

Sci-Fi

Submission + - 'Kryptonite' discovered in mine

acidrainx writes: "
Kryptonite is no longer just the stuff of fiction feared by caped superheroes. A new mineral matching its unique chemistry — as described in the film Superman Returns — has been identified in a mine in Serbia.
Dr Chris Stanley, a mineralogist at London's Natural History Museum, was astounded with the finding:

"Towards the end of my research I searched the web using the mineral's chemical formula — sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide — and was amazed to discover that same scientific name, written on a case of rock containing kryptonite stolen by Lex Luther from a museum in the film Superman Returns.
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United States

Submission + - How can we convert the US to the metric system?

thesolo writes: "Despite past efforts of the 1970s and 1980s, the United States remains one of only three countries (others are Liberia and Myanmar) that does not use the metric system. Staying with imperial measurements has only served to handicap American industry and economy. Attempts to get Americans using the Celsius scale or putting up speed limits in kilometers per hour have been squashed dead. Not only that, but some Americans actually see metrication efforts as an assault on "our way" of measuring.

I personally deal with European scientists on a daily basis, and find our lack of common measurement to be extremely frustrating. Are we so entrenched with imperial units that we cannot get our fellow citizens to simply learn something new? What are those of us who wish to finally see America catch up to the rest of the world supposed to do? Are there any organizations that we may back, or any pro-metric legislators who we can support?"
Announcements

Submission + - Apple Drops 'Computer' From Name

WeAz writes: "AppleInsider is reporting that Apple Computers will be renamed Apple, Inc. The move to rename the company follows Apple's move from traditional computing to being a serious competitor in multimedia (iPod, Apple TV) and telecommunications (iPhone)."

Feed Viagra for Women Turns Her On (wired.com)

One writer asks, why shouldn't modern sex medicine benefit women? Her boyfriend tries three erection enhancers to find out which is the best -- for her. In Sex Drive Daily.


Databases

Submission + - Firebird 2.0 final released

Samyem Tuladhar writes: After 2 years in development, the Firebird Project today officially releases the much-anticipated version 2.0 of its open source Firebird relational database software during the opening session of the fourth international Firebird Conference in Prague, Czech Republic.
Operating Systems

Submission + - Confessions of a Linux virgin

An anonymous reader writes: Can you remember when you saw the light and moved over to Linux? This guy recounts his fear, trepidation and ultimate bliss at leaving Windows behind and moving on to Linux. It's a bit light on detail, but the message is loud and clear — Linux rules! http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=366 9

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