Comment Of course, this is Slashdot ... (Score 2) 200
... but if you read the title it clearly says it is an ID card, not a debit/credit payment card.
AMD Puts Out Radeon HD 6000 Open-Source Driver 138
An anonymous reader writes "AMD has just released their open-source driver for the Radeon HD 6000 series graphics cards (sans the Cayman GPUs) with KMS, 2D, and 3D acceleration."
Comment Re:A Law That Guarantees (Score 1) 180
I really, really, wish yours was a troll.
Comment Re:A Law That Guarantees (Score 5, Insightful) 180
Well, yes. We are part of America. I believe you are thinking of USA.
Submission + - Israel Bans IPads From America (cio.com)
LiquidPaper writes: Israeli Customs is confiscating the devices upon entry. Authorities have already seized roughly 10 iPads, according to the Associated Press, and tourists who bring their iPads into the country will have to get them back when they leave. (Though, having dealt with Israeli Customs before, I have a feeling that won't be as simple as it sounds.)
The Israeli Communications Ministry blames the iPad's Wi-Fi, which supposedly uses low-powered "American standards" as opposed to the "European standards" on which Israel relies for electronics.
The Israeli Communications Ministry blames the iPad's Wi-Fi, which supposedly uses low-powered "American standards" as opposed to the "European standards" on which Israel relies for electronics.
Comment Re:Great! (Score 1) 374
Good! I just got a 0.001458333 % raise on my hourly wage.
Maybe I should start thinking on a second condo.
Submission + - A new server cooling system is built out-of-pocket (computerworld.com)
dcblogs writes: Two Silicon Valley electrical engineers have built a server cooling system that uses heat risers, thermal layers on the lid and a liquid cooling plate to remove heat. It will allow OEM's to build servers without fans and cuts energy usage. They started building it in their home office and garage and then did most of the development at Menlo Park's TechShop, where they learned how to mill. Paid for the development out-of-pocket and they didn't seek VC funding. Server has since received a California state energy grant and is now in Data Center Pulse Chill Off.
Cell Phones Don't Increase Chances of Brain Cancer 320
mclearn sends in news of "a very large, 30-year study of just about everyone in Scandinavia" that shows no link between mobile phone use and brain tumors. "Even though mobile telephone use soared in the 1990s and afterward, brain tumors did not become any more common during this time, the researchers reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Some activist groups and a few researchers have raised concerns about a link between mobile phones and several kinds of cancer, including brain tumors, although years of research have failed to establish a connection. ... 'From 1974 to 2003, the incidence rate of glioma (a type of brain tumor) increased by 0.5 per cent per year among men and by 0.2 per cent per year among women,' they wrote. Overall, there was no significant pattern."
Submission + - Hearst Launching Kindle Competitor (engadget.com)
ScuttleMonkey writes: "The Hearst Corporation has announced their intention to launch an e-reader competitor to Amazon's Kindle and a supporting store and platform that is much more "publisher friendly." More details are also available form their official press release this morning. "Launching in 2010, Skiff provides a complete e-reading solution that includes the Skiff Service platform, Skiff Store and Skiff-enabled devices. Skiff will sell and distribute newspapers, magazines, books, blogs and other content. Skiff gives periodical publishers tools to maintain their distinct visual identities, build and extend relationships with subscribers, and deliver dynamic content and advertising to a range of dedicated e-readers and multipurpose devices. Skiff is headquartered in New York City and also has offices in Palo Alto, Calif. Visit Skiff at www.Skiff.com.""
Submission + - Play with LEGOs, get arrested by SWAT team (jeremybell.com)
An anonymous reader writes: 6 SWAT, 2 uniformed officers, 2 undercover, a chopper in the air, surrounding streets blocked off with five cop cars, two ambulances and a dozen cops. That's what it takes to stop a man packing LEGOs. Jeremy bought himself one of these, someone saw him playing with it in the office and the rest is history.
One Way To Save Digital Archives From File Corruption 257
storagedude points out this article about one of the perils of digital storage, the author of which "says massive digital archives are threatened by simple bit errors that can render whole files useless. The article notes that analog pictures and film can degrade and still be usable; why can't the same be true of digital files? The solution proposed by the author: two headers and error correction code (ECC) in every file."
Spain's Proposed Internet Law Sparks Protest, Change 103
[rvr] writes "Last Monday, the Spanish Government published the latest draft for the Sustainable Economy Act, which would enable a Commission dependent of the Ministry of Culture to take down websites without a court order, in cases of Intellectual Property piracy. On Wednesday, using Google Wave, a group of journalists, bloggers, professionals and creators composed and issued a Manifesto in Defense of Fundamental Rights on the Internet, stating that 'Copyright should not be placed above citizens' fundamental rights to privacy, security, presumption of innocence, effective judicial protection and freedom of expression.' Quickly, more than 50,000 blogs and sites re-published the manifesto. On Thursday morning, the Ministry of Culture Ángeles González Sinde (former president of the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) organized a meeting with a group of Internet experts and signers of the Manifesto. The meeting was narrated in real time via Twitter and concluded without any agreement. On Thursday afternoon, the Prime Minister's staff had a private meeting with the Ministry of Culture and some party members (who also expressed their opposition to the draft). Finally, Spain Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announced in a press meeting that the text will be changed and a court order will continue to be a requirement, but [the government] still will search for ways to fight Internet piracy."
Submission + - Google opening Wave to 100,000 beta testers (cnn.com)
bradgoodman writes: "CNN reports that Google Wave, a product that promises to revolutionize online communication, will go out to about 100,000 beta testers Wednesday. Google demonstrated Wave at the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, California, in May. The closed group of beta testers will help Google fish bugs out of the application before a public release by the end of the year, according to the Google Wave Web site."
Submission + - Staffing Shake-up at Wikimedia (wikimedia.org)
An anonymous reader writes: In a message to the Wikipedia community, the Wikimedia Foundation's Chief Technical Officer, Brion Vibber, has announced that he will be leaving Wikimedia to become a lead developer at identi.ca. Brion was the Foundation's very first full-time hire and led the development of the Mediawiki software that now powers Wikipedia and many other wikis across the web. In 2004, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales officially declared that June 1st would forever be known in the Wikipedia community as Brion Vibber Day for his contributions to Mediawiki, one of only three people so honored. Brion's departure will create a second high level vacancy only one week after the Wikimedia Foundation announced they were firing their Chief Program Officer.
Submission + - OnLive CEO Releases Details of Cloud Gaming (technologyreview.com)
eldavojohn writes: "OnLive is a new cloud gaming service that is in beta testing. While it might sound like nothing more than corporate buzzwords creeping over into the gaming world, a new video reveals how the CEO claims his service will work. Perlman explains the video game compression problem and claims to have solved it with cloud computing and reached an "80 ms latency budget." It's pretty interesting listen to him figure out this budget and where the costs come from. Now, this all hinges on the 'microconsole' which — as he reveals at the beginning of the video — it's so cheap they plan to give it away. We may also see it incorporated with TVs and other electronic devices. He goes on to talk about perceptual science and dealing with packet irregularities on the internet."
