INT 21h - Slashdot User

Open Source Developer Knighted 101

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday May 02, 2010 @06:02PM from the knights-who-say-free dept.

unixfan writes "Georg Greve, developer of Open Document Format and active FOSS developer, has received a knighthood in Germany for his work. From the article: 'Some weeks ago I received news that the embassy in Berne had unsuccessfully been trying to contact me under FSFE's old office address in Zurich. This was a bit odd and unexpected. So you can probably understand my surprise to be told by the embassy upon contacting them that on 18 December 2009 I had been awarded the Cross of Merit on ribbon (Verdienstkreuz am Bande) by the Federal Republic of Germany. As you might expect, my first reaction was one of disbelief. I was, in fact, rather shaken. You could also say shocked. Quick Wikipedia research revealed this to be part of the orders of knighthood, making this a Knight's Cross.'"

Comment Re:Peak Oil is Not a Troll (Score 1) 710

by INT 21h on Monday January 04, 2010 @05:19PM (#30646394) Attached to: Thorium, the Next Nuclear Fuel?

Ah, yes, invading other nations "to take their oil" isn't a "desperation measure", but investing in domestic industry is. What world are you living in?

Wait, I thought it was all about Unobtainium?

Submission + - 250 DVDs in a Quarter-Sized Device -- Coming Soon? (nbcbayarea.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 20, 2009 @05:33AM

An anonymous reader writes: A new technique developed by scientists at UC Berkeley and University of Massachusetts Amherst may drastically increase the ability of devices to store things. The method lets microscopic nanoscale elements precisely assemble themselves over large surfaces. Xu explained that the molecules in the thin film of block copolymers — two or more chemically dissimilar polymer chains linked together — self-assemble into an extremely precise, equidistant pattern when spread out on a surface, much like a regiment of disciplined soldiers lining up in formation.

Submission + - 'Guilt Upon Accusation' Protest in NZ (creativefreedom.org.nz)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:52AM

An anonymous reader writes: At least some New Zealand artists and consumers protest the new Guilt Upon Accusation section of the copyright law. The Creative Freedom Foundation (NZ)

Submission + - Ubuntu now available for Eee PCs (bit-tech.net)

Submitted by

wehe

on Monday December 17, 2007 @05:49AM

wehe writes: "bit-tech.net has a story about eeeXubuntu, a customized Linux distribution for the Asus Eee PC: "If you're one of the lucky few who managed to get an Eee PC ahead of the Xmas rush, I'm sure you've thought about replacing the rather basic operating system with something a bit gruntier. Well, how about something gutsier? Dedicated Eee PC owners have produced a customised version of Xubuntu 7.10 'Gutsy Gibbon', the lightweight desktop Linux release based on Ubuntu (which, in turn, is built on Debian). Featuring full support for the Eee PC hardware with no post-installation configuration to worry about, the new release also handles the fairly low resolution screen better than a standard Linux distribution would. Dubbed eeeXubuntu, the most important change the distribution has from the standard Xubuntu install is a tweak to reduce the number of writes made to the irreplaceable solid-state storage device inside the Eee, which has a limited lifespan. Available, as is the tradition for desktop Ubuntu derivatives, as a Live CD which allows users to try it out before committing to install it, the operating system can be installed to either the internal SSD or to an external flash drive.""

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