Comment Re:Python (Score 1) 799
you're old-fashioned!
Comment Re:Python (Score 1) 799
someone else has already seconded this -- so I'll just add My $0.02us. I like that python has strict rules on coding style. Also -- while python has a lot of good features, I'd definitely suggest (to you student) that C be next, so that he'll appreciate python better, and know a classical language as well.
Submission + - Acer GD245HQ Monitor (smart-blogs.com)
adeesign writes: Acer is the first automaker to launch a 120 Hz monitor in 24 inch Full HD. So far, only Samsung and Viewsonic have invested in the market with models 22 inches. Acer GD245HQ monitor
Submission + - SPAM: 15% Off All Lenovo IdeaPad Laptops - One Day Only!
Submission + - Broadband Rights & The Killer App of 1900 (publicola.net)
newscloud writes: Tech writer Glenn Fleishman compares the arguments against affordable, high speed, broadband Internet access in each home to arguments made against providing for common access to electricity in 1900 e.g. "...electric light is not a necessity for every member of the community. It Is not the business of any one to see that I use electricity, or gas, or oil in my house, or even that I use any form of artificial light at all." Says Fleishman, "Electricity should go to people who had money, not hooked up willy-nilly to everyone...Like electricity, the notion of whether broadband is an inherent right and necessity of every citizen is up for grabs in the US. Sweden and Finland have already answered the question: It’s a birthright" In the meantime, DIY: cut your cable bill.
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As we know,there are many Zen models currently
Creative Zen Video Converter is a kind of software that can help you convert all videos to Creative Zen. such as some unsupported formats 3GP, MOV, VOB, ASF, RM, RMVB, MKV or FLV to video playable on Creative Zen. It is a simple yet powerful Video Converter software that can convert almost all video/audio formats to Creative Zen compatible format and enables you to solve these problems quite easily with a few mouse clicks. Besides, the conversion speed is very fast
in the conversion process,you can choose some detailed control,such as delete some unwanted parts , adujust the effect , select the length of the video by applying crop,effect,and trim
if you want to convert all of the loaded videos to your video Creative Zen in one format
Submission + - Australian Gov considers R18+ games classification (computerworld.com.au)
Sharky2009 writes: Following years of lobbying by gamers and the local games industry, the Federal Government has finally released a discussion paper on the introduction of an R18+ classification for computer games in Australia.
The paper, Should The Australian National Classification Scheme Include An R18+ Classification Category For Computer Games?, asks the community to contribute its ideas on whether the categories of the National Classification Scheme (NCS) should apply to computer games in the same manner as it does for films.
Although the NCS allows for the sale of R18+ DVDs, it does not allow the sale of R18+ computer games anywhere in Australia.
The paper, Should The Australian National Classification Scheme Include An R18+ Classification Category For Computer Games?, asks the community to contribute its ideas on whether the categories of the National Classification Scheme (NCS) should apply to computer games in the same manner as it does for films.
Although the NCS allows for the sale of R18+ DVDs, it does not allow the sale of R18+ computer games anywhere in Australia.
Comment Re:You don't (Score 1) 533
FWIW -- I find the majority of this story, stupid, in general, but your comment shares one of the least bits of actual sense.
I don't think a genuine assumption of privacy is possible, no matter how many I-saw-it-in-a-movie things you use to block google.
The fact is, as someone else commented, People commit crimes everyday, it's who gets prosecuted that's the problem. Personally, however, I think that the issue of being a dissadent runs deeper that my privacy in google, and that, ultimately, I'm less likely to be incriminated by my web activity than any other, but My hope is that I will be able so Subpoena Google in my own defense.
As far as sharing it with secretive agencies ... this is a government control problem, not a Google Problem
Submission + - Graphene Nanoelectronics on stage at IEDM (his.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Graphene, sometimes described as an unrolled carbon nanotube, is a one-atom-thick sheet of bonded carbon atoms with exceptional electronic, thermal and mechanical properties that give it great potential for electronics applications.
This year, graphene has received special attention at the 55th International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM), the world’s premier forum for the presentation of applied research in microelectronic, nanoelectronic and bioelectronic devices., held at the Hilton Baltimore on December 7-9, 2009.
The IEDM's Emerging Technologies session has featured a series of invited talks from leading experts on graphene nanoelectronics, including progress in how to integrate graphene into field-effect transistors, interconnects and other IC applications; graphene-based heterojunction devices that exhibit full quantum transport; spin transport valves that may lead to spintronics-based graphene devices; and nano-electro-mechanical devices.
Prof. Yuji Awano, from Keio University, has shown the prominence of graphene as an emerging research material both for front-end devices such as transistors, and back-end devices, such as interconnects. Dr Awano, who was previously with Fujitsu, has shown the recent progress of material technologies in industrial and academic research centers in Japan.
Dr Yu-Ming Lin from IBM has shown the realization of graphene FETs usable in amplifiers up to frequencies as high as 50 GHz, the fastest ever reported. Considering that this impressive performance was achieved with a rather long gate length (350 nm), the work opens up the possibility that graphene one day may replace silicon for MOSFETs in analog electronics.
Prof. Philip Kim, of Columbia University, has reported the fabrication of graphene nanoribbon structures, focusing on the obtained gap inversely proportional to the ribbon width and on the presence and role of edge disorder. Dr Kim has also presented the fabrication of lateral graphene heterojunction devices with a top gate structure.
Prof. Giuseppe Iannaccone, from the University of Pisa, has highlighted the special role of modeling in the early evaluation of different technology options, before actual fabrication challenges have been overcome. Iannaccone has proposed tunnel field effect transistors based on bilayer graphene and graphene epitaxially grown on a silicon carbide, as very promising for ultralow power graphene chips, given their excellent performance at very low supply voltage.
Prof. Masashi Shiraishi from Osaka University, presented results on generation, control, and manipulation of spin current in single- and multi-layer graphene at room temperature. This basic science experiments can be important milestones for future graphene spin transistors.
The peculiar mechanical properties of graphene can be exploited in Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems (NEMS). Prof. James Hone, from Columbia University, reported on the fabrication and modeling of high-frequency NEMS resonators with electrical readouts. They could represent a first step towards a completely new class of sensor applications.
This year, graphene has received special attention at the 55th International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM), the world’s premier forum for the presentation of applied research in microelectronic, nanoelectronic and bioelectronic devices., held at the Hilton Baltimore on December 7-9, 2009.
The IEDM's Emerging Technologies session has featured a series of invited talks from leading experts on graphene nanoelectronics, including progress in how to integrate graphene into field-effect transistors, interconnects and other IC applications; graphene-based heterojunction devices that exhibit full quantum transport; spin transport valves that may lead to spintronics-based graphene devices; and nano-electro-mechanical devices.
Prof. Yuji Awano, from Keio University, has shown the prominence of graphene as an emerging research material both for front-end devices such as transistors, and back-end devices, such as interconnects. Dr Awano, who was previously with Fujitsu, has shown the recent progress of material technologies in industrial and academic research centers in Japan.
Dr Yu-Ming Lin from IBM has shown the realization of graphene FETs usable in amplifiers up to frequencies as high as 50 GHz, the fastest ever reported. Considering that this impressive performance was achieved with a rather long gate length (350 nm), the work opens up the possibility that graphene one day may replace silicon for MOSFETs in analog electronics.
Prof. Philip Kim, of Columbia University, has reported the fabrication of graphene nanoribbon structures, focusing on the obtained gap inversely proportional to the ribbon width and on the presence and role of edge disorder. Dr Kim has also presented the fabrication of lateral graphene heterojunction devices with a top gate structure.
Prof. Giuseppe Iannaccone, from the University of Pisa, has highlighted the special role of modeling in the early evaluation of different technology options, before actual fabrication challenges have been overcome. Iannaccone has proposed tunnel field effect transistors based on bilayer graphene and graphene epitaxially grown on a silicon carbide, as very promising for ultralow power graphene chips, given their excellent performance at very low supply voltage.
Prof. Masashi Shiraishi from Osaka University, presented results on generation, control, and manipulation of spin current in single- and multi-layer graphene at room temperature. This basic science experiments can be important milestones for future graphene spin transistors.
The peculiar mechanical properties of graphene can be exploited in Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems (NEMS). Prof. James Hone, from Columbia University, reported on the fabrication and modeling of high-frequency NEMS resonators with electrical readouts. They could represent a first step towards a completely new class of sensor applications.
Submission + - Rise of the Lich King - and Microsoft Codeplex too (itwire.com)
davidmwilliams writes: What does Microsoft's community open source software repository CodePlex have in common with massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs)? Answer: they both have an enormous surge of activity, traffic and popularity the day a new World of Warcraft (WoW) patch hits the Internet.
Submission + - Cuba Jails Worker Handing Out Laptops, Cellphones (washingtonpost.com)
eldavojohn writes: An American citizen working as a contractor for the United States Agency for International Development has been arrested for giving away laptops and cellphones in Cuba. The intent being to enable activists to connect with each other and spread information of what's happening inside Cuba. From the article, 'Cellphones and laptops are legal in Cuba, though they are new and coveted commodities in a country where the average worker's wage is $15 a month. The Cuban government granted ordinary citizens the right to buy cellphones just last year; they are used mostly for texting, because a 15-minute phone conversation would eat up a day's wages.' A Representative on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said the arrest was "no surprise" while a human rights watch group cited a report outlining the Cuban Criminal Code offense of "dangerousness" which is most likely what this individual was detained for. Of course there is at present no way to contact the individual nor official word on why they were detained.
Submission + - XFX HD5770 Video Card Review @ Tweaknews (tweaknews.net)
An anonymous reader writes: XFX's version of the HD5770 videocard is a great performing DirectX 11 videocard for the money. This videocard and its excellent reference cooling loves to overclock and performs beyond expectations for a mainstream videocard. In fact, two of them would make a highly affordable crossfire setup for slightly over US$350.
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IBM Faces DOJ Antitrust Inquiry On Mainframes 190
Several sources are reporting that IBM is facing an antitrust inquiry from the US Department of Justice due to a supposed refusal to issue mainframe OS licenses to competitors. "Part of CCIA's complaint stems from the tech giant's treatment of former competitor Platform Solutions. IBM had little competition in the mainframe market when Platform Solutions, early this decade, began work on servers that could mimic the behavior of more expensive IBM mainframes, CCIA said. Platform Solutions, based on past mainframe agreements between IBM and the DOJ, requested copies of IBM's OS and technical information under a licensing agreement. IBM declined to grant Platform Solutions a license and prohibited customers from transferring IBM software licenses to Platform Solutions machines, said CCIA, which has members that are potential competitors of IBM."
