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History To Repeat Itself With PS3? 390

Posted by Zonk from the kutaragi-hopes-so dept.
Dr. Eggman writes to mention a 1up article looking at the way things were when the PS2 launched vs. next week's PlayStation 3 launch. The question: can history repeat itself? From the article: "PS2: Released one year after the lower priced Dreamcast, lauded for its great games, ease of development, and superior online service. PS3: Releasing one year after the lower priced Xbox 360, lauded for its great games, ease of development, and superior online service. PS2: Competition from Nintendo: A smaller, cheaper 'family friendly' console with a 'focus on gameplay.' PS3: Competition from Nintendo: A smaller, cheaper 'family friendly' console with a 'focus on gameplay.'" The article also looks at how things have changed for Sony since the last time around.

Computer Date Glitch May Limit Next Shuttle Launch 354

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the 1999-called-they-want-their-date-bugs-back dept.
n3hat writes "Reuters reports that the next Space Shuttle mission may have to be deferred if it gets too close to the New Year because the onboard computers do not handle the changing of the date in the same way as the ground computers. From the article: '"The shuttle computers were never envisioned to fly through a year-end changeover," space shuttle program manager Wayne Hale told a briefing. The problem, according to Hale, is that the shuttle's computers do not reset to day one, as ground-based systems that support shuttle navigation do. Instead, after December 31, the 365th day of the year, shuttle computers figure January 1 is just day 366."
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Journal Journal: Humor 7

Journal by Dr Reducto
Some slashdot humor that I am pretty sure is original(thought of it during work). Feel free to add your own via comments.

-He's a few nodes short of a beowulf cluster.

Q: Why did Natalie Portman cross the road?
A: To get to the grits on the other side

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