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Iron Alloy Could Create Earthquake-Proof Buildings 107

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday March 25, 2010 @01:37AM from the shake-all-you-want dept.

separsons writes "Researchers at Japan's Tohoku University designed a new shape memory metal alloy. The super elastic iron alloy can endure serious stretching and still return to its original shape. The scientists say that once optimized, the material could be used in everything from braces to medical stents to earthquake-proof buildings!"

Game Development In a Post-Agile World 149

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @02:28AM from the slowly-but-surly dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Many games developers have been pursuing agile development, and we are now beginning to witness the debris and chaos it has caused. While there have been some successes, there have also been many casualties. As the industry at large is moving away from the phantasmagoria of Agile, Gwaredd Mountain, Technical Director at Climax Studios, looks at Post-Agile and what this might mean for the games industry."

Comment Re:GPLv3 and making available: FSF's view (Score 0, Troll) 252

by uucp2 on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @06:13PM (#23755619) Attached to: RIAA Throws In Towel On "Making Available" Case

I did not know that Warner's music was GPL'd. Thanks for the info.

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