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Submission + - Motorola mobile with PicoP laser projection

Submitted by alobar72
alobar72 writes: Motorola and Microvision are planing to bring out a mobile phone with a laser projector included http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/25/motorola-signs- on-with-microvisions-picop-laser-projection/ ( german article here: http://www.golem.de/showhigh2.php?file=/0707/53722 .html&wort%5B%5D=motorola ) I only hope this new mobile phones with projectors, GPS, large displays and so on all build in will not need a battery the size and weight simmilar to a common projector.
Education

Submission + - Most common non-CS/IT degree in best co-workers.

Submitted by
An anonymous reader writes: Most common non-CS/IT degree in best co-workers.

Math
Physical Science
Life Science
Engineering
Business
Liberal Arts
CowboyNeal's "Computer Learnin' Certificate"
Microsoft

Submission + - Running Vista in Parallels will Cost You More

Submitted by
Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward writes: "This press release details about the way MS will limit your ability to run Vista in a virtual machine. One cannot run run Vista virtually unless you pay for the more expensive versions of their new operating system (starting at $299.) On top of the loss of extra funds from your checking account, you will also lose your XP license with the upgrade. There are some definite DRM questions that come into play here. http://www.macobserver.com/article/2007/01/31.7.sh tml"
Microsoft

Submission + - Legitimate question: Is anyone upgrading to Vista?

Submitted by
boxlight
boxlight writes: "I don't want this to turn into an anti-Microsoft flame-fest; I'm seriously asking ... is anyone actually upgrading to Vista?

I ask because I'm a Mac user, but if I was still using XP I would have been at the store yesterday and upgrading last night. But at work today — a high tech office of Windows users — I'm very surprised that no one cares about Vista. Literally *no one* in my office is upgrading, some people laughed at the mere suggestion, and many didn't even seem to know Vista came out yesterday. One fellow said he may consider it after a service pack or two gets released.

So again: Have you upgraded to Vista? Are you planning to? Are you recommending yours friends & moms to do so? Do you know anyone who actually went out and bought it?"
Enlightenment

Journal Journal: Car SO2 Emissions vs Volcanoes - Al Gore vs Facts 7

Journal by robi2106

EDIT: entire article content yanked due to some math flaws and CO2 vs SO2 number problems. I'm going to recalculate and repost when I can find the corrected data. Sorry for the confusion and stay tuned
The Courts

Submission + - Record Companies accused of Collusion

Submitted by JoeSchmoe999
JoeSchmoe999 writes: Robert Santangelo who is the 16 yr old son of Michelle Santangelo (who succesfully fought off a RIAA lawsuit) has filed counter charges against the MPAA and all of the associated recording companies claiming that they are in colusion to violate anti-trust laws.

Click here for more information.
Democrats

Submission + - House Introduces National Service Bill

Submitted by Slithe
Slithe writes: On January 10, House Representative Charles Rangel introduced a bill, H.R. 393, that would require all persons in the U.S., between the ages of 18 & 42, to perform 'National Service' for a period of two years. The bill defines 'National Service' as military service or service in a civilian capacity that, as determined by the President, promotes the national defense, including national or community service and service related to homeland security. The bill would also make women eligible for Selective Service.
Microsoft

Submission + - Dvorak compares Vista to a "Park Avenue hooker

Submitted by guaigean
guaigean writes: John C. Dvorak has recently written a piece regarding the failures of Vista, and the problems existing today regarding OS development and practices. Included in the article is the evolution of the OS from a "file loader" to a series of icons and animations, which Dvorak says have nothing to do with an Operating Systems purpose, eventually causing the whole system to become a constant problem, barely holding together. The article is available here

From the article: 'It became a clunker, in fact, with a pretty face and a high price tag like a Park Avenue hooker using too much makeup to hide the fact that she's old.'
User Journal

Journal Journal: Nobody dared answer the question 12

Journal by Marxist Hacker 42
And so I'm reposting here, on the topic of supporting the troops but not the mission:

Ok. Now put on some camo, go to Iraq, and try to get to century old enemies to quit blowing the hell out of each other. Now have dozens of "important" senators and reps deride what you do while supposedly paying lip service to you. You cannot separate the person from the job when the job is soo closely linked to the very survival of the person. The job becomes the person, for better or worse.
Democrats

Journal Journal: House Introduces Conscription Bill 1

Journal by Slithe
On January 10, House Representative Charles Rangel introduced a bill, H.R. 393, that would require all persons in the U.S., between the ages of 18 & 42, to perform 'National Service' for a period of two years. The bill defines 'National Service' as military service or service in a civilian capacity that, as determined by the President, promotes the national defense, including national or community service and service related
Microsoft

Submission + - Jim Gray, Turing Award winner, goes missing

Submitted by slimjim8094
slimjim8094 writes: Jim Gray, a recipient of the A.M. Turing Award, has gone missing.

Gray, 63, of San Francisco, was last heard from on Sunday, the day he set out from San Francisco for the Farallon Islands, about 25 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge. ... Coast Guard spokeswoman Lt. Amy Marrs called Gray's disappearance a mystery because the weather was good, he was in good health and the boat was equipped with radios and flares. There were no distress signals.
Media

Submission + - BBC proposing DRM for Linux

Submitted by VJ42
VJ42 writes: This morning the new BBC trust reached provisional conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals. The headline is that they are giving the go ahead for on demand services, but buried further down in the document is this:

The Trust will require the BBC Executive to adopt a platform-agnostic approach within a reasonable timeframe. This requires the BBC to develop an alternative DRM framework to enable users of other technology, for example, Apple and Linux, to access the on-demand services.
The good news is that these proposals are still open for consultation. Take particular note of question 5

Question 5
How important is it that the proposed seven-day catch-up service over the internet is available to consumers who are not using Microsoft software?
If the Beeb don't develop a "Linux DRM" will they just not support Linux users at all, and if they do how long until it's cracked?
XBox (Games)

Submission + - Was Blue Dragon What X360 Needed In Japan?

Submitted by simoniker
simoniker writes: Have major RPG Blue Dragon and other Microsoft efforts paved the way for Japanese Xbox 360 success? 8-4 Ltd's John Ricciardi and Kotaku's Japanese correspondent Brian Ashcraft have been talking about the issue, with Ricciardi commenting on Gears Of War's recent appearance in the Japanese Top 10 game chart, with 33,000 units sold in one week: "I mean, granted, everything is relative — so yes, in a market where the average 360 game sells around 5,000 copies, 30,000 or so may seem like a big deal, but at the end of the day, their userbase is not expanding. The week Gears came out they only sold a little over 7,000 pieces of hardware. It's not enough."

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