Submission + - New information on GIMP 2.8 (gimp.org)
Max_W writes: Yesterday a new post appeared on the GIMP website — "Plans for 2.8 and beyond".
Cannot wait...
Cannot wait...
Submission Summary: 0 pending, 27 declined, 5 accepted (32 total, 15.62% accepted)
Submission + - A song from 1976 USSR went viral on Youtube (youtube.com)
Max_W writes: A song from 1976 of the Soviet singer, Eduard Khil, went viral on Youtube among mainly US listeners, 2 million hits. A song is without words, that is why the international audience call the singer a trololo man http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-03-10/trololo-khil-sensation-waltz.html
I had to listen to this song in 1976 and, frankly, I cannot get it why it is popular now.
I had to listen to this song in 1976 and, frankly, I cannot get it why it is popular now.
Submission + - Popular video blogger-policeman Aleksey Dymovskiy (dymovskiy.name)
Max_W writes: Aleksey Dymovskiy, an officer of the Russian militia, whose videos on Youtube were seen by millions of Russian speaking viewers, is arrested on January 22, 2010. He is in prison in the south of Russia.
It seems only a president is allowed to have a video blog in Russia.
It seems only a president is allowed to have a video blog in Russia.
Submission + - Russian Federation selects open source PHP (gosuslugi.ru)
Max_W writes: The government of Russian Federation selects open source PHP programming language for its central portal www.gosuslugi.ru (short for "gosudarsvennye usugi" — state services). One even can see ".php" file extensions.
This website is being updated directly from more than 60 ministries. It will work for one year in the testing mode, but it provides even now the real forms, for example, to get a civil passport, travel passport, etc.
We were talking a lot about Russian government's plans to use Open Source OSs on desktops, but it seems it became a reality first in a server-client environment.
It is not clear to me what database is being used. But if it is MySQL this thing may work after all.
This website is being updated directly from more than 60 ministries. It will work for one year in the testing mode, but it provides even now the real forms, for example, to get a civil passport, travel passport, etc.
We were talking a lot about Russian government's plans to use Open Source OSs on desktops, but it seems it became a reality first in a server-client environment.
It is not clear to me what database is being used. But if it is MySQL this thing may work after all.
Submission + - Tech solution to swine flu virus problem
Max_W writes: "The flu viruses are incredibly smart. They mutate to avoid an immune system, they are minuscule, they can transmit fast over large human population. Viruses use sort of a system of their own.
Can we, engineers, suggest decisions, which can outsmart viruses?
I hear medics suggest to wash hands often to protect oneself. I would suggest an international law to ban the handshakes totally, all over the world. And substitute a handshake with a bow like in Japan. Or maybe in some other cultures too?
What else geeks, system architects, software engineers, who are to deal with the computer viruses on daily basis, can suggest?"
Can we, engineers, suggest decisions, which can outsmart viruses?
I hear medics suggest to wash hands often to protect oneself. I would suggest an international law to ban the handshakes totally, all over the world. And substitute a handshake with a bow like in Japan. Or maybe in some other cultures too?
What else geeks, system architects, software engineers, who are to deal with the computer viruses on daily basis, can suggest?"
Submission + - Google maps satellite view is gone
Max_W writes: "Google maps satellite view is gone on 20FEB'09 at about 17:00 GMT. Any idea why this happened?"
Submission + - Exhibition and Conference "Photos08", Gene (enetplanet.com)
Max_W writes: "The leading Swiss magazine "L'illustré" www.illustre.ch (in French) and "International Committee of the Red Cross" www.icrc.org organized on June 27, 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland, the exhibition and conference "Photos08" www.photos08.ch (in French).
Almost everyone of us nowadays carries a digital camera. Why do people are interested in images, what are the obvious and hidden goals of taking a photo? How these hidden goals can interfere with story telling?
What is the difference between a great image and mediocre one? What it takes to make photos for albums of The Beatles, Françoise Hardy, and Rolling Stones?
I attended the conference and wrote a short article in English (with my photos) about it http://www.enetplanet.com/photos08/ , in which I as concisely as possible tried to report the interesting ideas and answers, which I learned at the conference.
Next time before pressing a button on your camera think about these issues."
Almost everyone of us nowadays carries a digital camera. Why do people are interested in images, what are the obvious and hidden goals of taking a photo? How these hidden goals can interfere with story telling?
What is the difference between a great image and mediocre one? What it takes to make photos for albums of The Beatles, Françoise Hardy, and Rolling Stones?
I attended the conference and wrote a short article in English (with my photos) about it http://www.enetplanet.com/photos08/ , in which I as concisely as possible tried to report the interesting ideas and answers, which I learned at the conference.
Next time before pressing a button on your camera think about these issues."
