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Comment Re:The Microsoft key!!!! I've never used it...ever (Score 1) 698

It does, in Gnome at least (not used KDE in donkey's years, other environments YMMV). https://wiki.gnome.org/Gnome3C... This obviously assumes you use a bog-standard keyboard, but you need to make a real effort these days to get one without a Windows key.
Google

Submission + - Google Android on Intel Atoms (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by davidjgraph
davidjgraph writes: BBC News reports that Intel have ported Google's Android operating system to their Atom processor. This represents the second main attempt to take a significant netbook market share using a linux-based OS. The jury is still out of the first attempt, that of the Ubuntu Netbook Edition. Some claim it's market share is growing rapidly, others asking "But where has all the Windows gone?".

Submission + - Tax Day: Crunch Time for IRS Data Centers (datacenterknowledge.com)

Submitted by 1sockchuck
1sockchuck writes: It's crunch time for the Internal Revenue Service. As the IRS processes the annual crescendo of returns around today's tax deadline, the state of the agency's infrastructure depends upon who you ask. IT executives at the IRS say it has made huge strides in modernizing its data centers, which processed 139 million returns and issued $298 billion in refunds in 2009. Independent tests say the IRS web site is the fastest U.S. government site, and one of the fastest on the web. But a key government watchdog, the General Accounting Office, says the modernization effort hasn't moved quickly enough, and continues to fault the IRS for security weaknesses.
Transportation

Submission + - Britain Closes Airspace as Volcanic Ash Spreads

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Hugh Pickens
Hugh Pickens writes: "The NY Times reports that British civil aviation authorities ordered the closure of the country’s airspace as of noon on Thursday to shield aircraft from a high-altitude cloud of ash drifting south and east from an erupting volcano in Iceland. The perils of volcanic ash are well known to pilots and airline operators. After the 1982 eruption of Galunggung volcano in Indonesia, for example, a Boeing 747 flying from Kuala Lumpur to Perth, Australia, lost power in all four engines and descended from 36,000 feet to 12,500 feet before pilots could restart them and make an emergency landing in Jakarta. It was impossible to predict how long the disruptions might last or the extent of the flight cancellations, since the volcano was still erupting, says Deborah Seymour, a spokeswoman for Britain’s National Air Traffic Service. “We are completely and utterly hostage to weather conditions.""

Submission + - Review Finds no malpractice in Climategate methods (thinq.co.uk) 1

Submitted by Stoobalou
Stoobalou writes: An independent panel has found that there was no scientific malpractice at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit, despite all the 'Climategate' brouhaha.

The review was instigated after e-mails from the Climate Research Unit's (CRU) scientists were published online, just in time to destabilise the Copenhagen conference on combating climate change.

Comment Immortal souls not in any danger...! (Score 1) 2

by I confirm I'm not a (#31855768) Attached to: Fineprint says Game store owns your soul

Neat idea, but the dizzy majority need not fear for their immortal souls! An "unfair term" in a contract or other legal agreement is unenforceable - it's one of the reasons why the Office of Fair Trading is investigating the banks and the charges they apply. You might sign a contract with, say a loan shark, that "allowed" the other party to kill you if you didn't comply with their terms - however, if the other party did kill you they'd be breaking the law. If they tried to sue you for the right to kill you, the court would rule against them.
Privacy

Submission + - DOJ Demands warrantless email access. (cnet.com) 1

Submitted by chfriley
chfriley writes: CNET reports that Google, EFF, CDT, and other groups have joined Yahoo in defending against a U.S. Department of Justice demand for warrantless access to email messages. The DOJ contends in a 17 page brief that while 'federal law requires search warrants for messages in "electronic storage" that are less than 181 days old, the Yahoo Mail messages don't meet that definition. 'Previously opened e-mail is not in 'electronic storage.''' And it further states that "This court should therefore require Yahoo to comply with the order and produce the specified communications in the targeted accounts."

The EFF has a statement, here, http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2010/04/13.
Games

Submission + - Fineprint says Game store owns your soul (bit-tech.net) 2

Submitted by mr_sifter
mr_sifter writes: UK games retailer GameStation today revealed that it legally owns the souls of thousands of customers, thanks to a clause it secretly added to the online terms and conditions for its website. The "Immortal Soul Clause" was added as part of an attempt to highlight how few customers read the terms and conditions of an online sale. GameStation claims that 88 percent of customers did not read the clause, which gives legal ownership of the customer's soul over to the UK-based games retailer. The remaining 12 percent of customers however did notice the clause and clicked the relevant opt-out box, netting themselves a £5 GBP gift voucher in the process.
Anime

Submission + - NHL Considers Partnering With Anime Companies (bleacherreport.com)

Submitted by stevo3232
stevo3232 writes: National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed Wednesday rumors that the League Office is considering a partnership with several Japanese Animation studios which could be in place effect as soon as next season. Otaku a very dedicated bunch, and, more importantly, are a large demographic that intersects with current NHL viewers very little. If the NHL can turn the Otaku crowd into regular viewers, advertising for their games suddenly becomes much more lucrative.
News

Submission + - Icelandic volcanic ash alert grounds UK flights (bbc.co.uk) 1

Submitted by Zoxed
Zoxed writes: BBC News is reporting that volcanic ash from a recent eruption is grounding flights throughout the UK due to the risk of engine damage. The conditions could continue for several days, but it is not stated whether the cloud could extend further over Europe.
Apple

Submission + - Want to go to Israel? Leave your iPad at home (edibleapple.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: In fact, if you own an iPad and are planning to travel to the holy land anytime soon, you’d be well advised to leave the iPad at home, lest Israeli authorities confiscate it for not being compliant with the country’s wireless network standard.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft investigates Chinese sweatshop issues (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by Ronnie
Ronnie writes: The conditions at factories in China are known to be particularly abysmal. A recent report by the National Labor Committee focuses on KYE Factory, which seems to be breaking every rule imaginable. According to worker estimates, Microsoft accounts for the largest proportion of production at KYE, at about 30 percent. Other major corporations outsourcing production to KYE include Hewlett Packard, Best Buy, Samsung, Foxconn, Acer, Wi/IFC/Logitech, and Asus-Rd. For its part, Microsoft says it is investigating the environment outlined in the report.

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