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Novell

Attachmate To Acquire Novell For $2.2B Cash 221

Posted by kdawson from the old-order-passeth dept.
wiredmikey and a few others wrote in to let us know that Novell has agreed to be acquired by Attachmate Corporation for $6.10 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion. The Boston Globe reports that the deal also includes the sale of some intellectual assets to a consortium organized by Microsoft. Attachmate plans to operate Novell and SUSE as separate business units. Here is the press release.
Transportation

Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty Black Ops Edition 102

Posted by samzenpus from the put-down-the-controller dept.
gadgetking writes "When I first saw this I thought it was a joke — the Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition. Seriously? I mean I like my COD first person shooter game as much as the next nerd but this really shows how mainstream video games have become. From the article: 'The Jeep brand today announced it has been named exclusive automotive partner by Activision for Call of Duty: Black Ops, and that they're making a COD Jeep. Hitting show floors next month, this limited-edition Jeep Wrangler will be available for a MSRP of $30,625 for the two-door model and $33,500 for the four-door. The 2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition comes standard with "aggressive 32-inch tires, unique military style and Call of Duty graphics."'"
The Military

Submission + - Would 1,000 space lasers deter a missile attack? (networkworld.com)

Submitted by coondoggie
coondoggie writes: Here's an idea: The government puts 1,000 lasers in space over the US to shoot down any missiles fired at us, oh, and the system will cost $20 billion. It might be an interesting start for a movie, but not so much in real life...well maybe. John Raese, West Virginia's Republican nominee for Senate actually wants to deploy such a system.

Submission + - Will Social Media Enable Humanity's Next Evolution (socialmedia.net)

Submitted by Dublino
Dublino writes: The topic of evolution has sparked controversy since Charles Darwin proposed it in 1858. Even in the twenty-first century, some education boards are seeking to replace textbooks describing evolution with those positing Intelligent Design. But regardless of whether you believe in evolution by natural selection or not, most people believe that human beings exist in their final form, and that we are not subject to evolving or changing in a significant way. However, a number of thought leaders are challenging that idea, and social media may have a role in taking humanity to the next level.

Submission + - DNA Mis-use case settled: Researchers 'Banished' 3

Submitted by bbsguru
bbsguru writes: A court settlement has ended a controversial case of medical privacy abuse. From the NYTimes: "SUPAI, Ariz. — Seven years ago, the Havasupai Indians, who live in the deepest part of the Grand Canyon, issued a "banishment order" to keep Arizona State University employees from setting foot on their reservation, an ancient punishment for what they regarded as a genetic-era betrayal.

Members of the tiny tribe had given DNA samples to university researchers starting in 1990, hoping they might provide genetic clues to the tribe's high rate of diabetes.

But members learned their blood samples also had been used to study many other things, including mental illness and theories of the tribe's geographical origins that contradict their traditional stories.
Bug

Saboteur Launch Plagued By Problems With ATI Cards 230

Posted by Soulskill from the more-or-less-finished dept.
An anonymous reader writes "So far, there are over 35 pages of people posting about why EA released Pandemic Studios' final game, Saboteur, to first the EU on December 4th and then, after knowing full well it did not work properly, to the Americas on December 8th. They have been promising to work on a patch that is apparently now in the QA stage of testing. It is not a small bug; rather, if you have an ATI video card and either Windows 7 or Windows Vista, the majority (90%) of users have the game crash after the title screen. Since the marketshare for ATI is nearly equal to that of Nvidia, and the ATI logo is adorning the front page of the Saboteur website, it seems like quite a large mistake to release the game in its current state."

The Mathletes and the Miley Photoshop 555

Posted by CmdrTaco from the look-what-i-can-do dept.
Frequent Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton's essay this week is about "A Tennessee man is arrested for possessing a picture of Miley Cyrus's face superimposed on a nude woman's body. In a survey that I posted on the Web, a majority of respondents said the man violated the law -- except for respondents who say they were good at math in school, who as a group answered the survey differently from everyone else." Continue on to see how.
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Bikers Lawyer-Up: with a twist (domainnamewire.com)

Submitted by
bbsguru
bbsguru writes: "Art imitates life, but sometimes the opposite is true. Back in the day, Motorcycle gangs were populated with outside-the-law thugs who dealt harshly with interlopers. Well, that was the story, anyway. Then, as shown in a scene from the classic 1991 Hulk Hogan movie (Suburban Commando), the Bikers decided Lawyers might be better than brass knuckles. The technology tie-in? Yesterday in our courts, the Hell's Angels filed suit against an alleged cybersquatter for registering such things as "www.ha-mc.com" and selling them on e-bay. The lawsuit has made international news, and is sure to cement the reputation of these rough-tough road warriors as Not To Be (cyber)Trifled With!"
Microsoft

Microsoft To Open Retail Stores 535

Posted by kdawson from the world-class-shopping-experience dept.
chaz373 writes "CNET reports that Microsoft is going retail. In the 'Beyond Binary' blog Ina Fried reports, 'After years of brushing off the notion, Microsoft said on Thursday that it will open up its own line of retail stores. Without detailing the plans, Microsoft said it has hired David Porter, a 25-year Wal-Mart veteran, to lead the effort. Sources say that Porter's mission will be to develop the company's retail plans and that the effort is likely to start small with just a few locations.'"

Comment Re:A few things come to mind (Score 1) 252

by bbsguru (#26520371) Attached to: Tech-Related Volunteer Gigs
OK, Bizarre!

Two weeks ago, one of my Tech Support specialists quit a good government position(read "secure and well paid") after only 11 months. The reason? A elderly woman she had taught computers to around 6 years ago died, leaving her a 7 figure beque$t. They had stayed in touch, but not that close. It seems she was VERY grateful for learning how to do email to her great-grandkids in Asia.

Seriously, where can I get some actuarials?
Announcements

Submission + - Solar Power Storage - Without Batteries? 3

Submitted by bbsguru
bbsguru writes: The big advantage of coal or hydroelectric power compared to Wind and Solar (other than typical low cost) has always been the ability to generate power on demand. Now there's news that SolarReserve, a new venture of two US Technology companies, is planning to commercialize a way to stockpile solar energy for release on demand.
From the Article: The "concentrated solar power tower" technology harnesses the sun's energy and stores it using molten salt. The energy is released when a utility requires it. The product is designed to produce up to 500 megawatts of power per year under peak conditions. Lee Bailey, managing director of US Renewables, compared the technology to hydroelectric power plants, but said it has more benefits. "This product is more predictable than water reserves, the supply is free and inexhaustible, and the environmental impact is essentially zero," Bailey said in a statement.
Liquid Sodium solar power? How cool is that!?
The Media

Submission + - Wall Street Journal Going Free

Submitted by
Hugh Pickens
Hugh Pickens writes: "Rupert Murdoch announced today that he intends to make access to the Wall Street Journal's Web site free, trading subscription fees for anticipated ad revenue. Murdoch's News Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire Dow Jones & Company and the deal is expected to close by the end of the year. The WSJ web site, one of the few news sites to successfully introduce a subscription model, currently has around one million subscribers and generates about $50 million annually in user fees. Murdoch made his decision as paid circulation at major newspapers in the United States continued to decline this year with readership at 609 papers that filed on Sunday falling 3.5% to 46,771,486. With their business model under extreme pressure, publishers have been whittling back on circulation considered to be less useful by advertisers and increasing their internet presence because ad revenue has been increasing. Online advertising now accounts for an average 5.5% of newspapers' total ad revenue and online profits margins have been skyrocketing worldwide with revenue projected to hit 10% of newspapers' total ad revenue by 2008-2009."
Wii

Submission + - Wii Guitar Hero III outputs only mono sound

Submitted by butterflysrage
butterflysrage writes: Joystiq is reporting that the Wii version of GH3 does not support Dolby Pro Logic II as claimed, in fact, it does not support stereo at all.

from the article:
"If it weren't bad enough that Activision shipped out Guitar Hero III with no offline co-op quickplay mode, a few careful listeners have noticed another thing they left out — a few channels of sound."

Activision has not released any timeline on a fix

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