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Comment Re:Lovely, but... (Score 1) 79

by Clazzy on Monday December 29, 2008 @08:46AM (#26256795) Attached to: Early Praise For <em>Empire: Total War</em>

And I have a lot of hope for this one, since a good chunk of it will deal with American history which many of the developers probably know a bit more about than Roman, Japanese, or medieval European history.

Actually, the developers are British.

Besides, I don't think they've ever set out to be 100% accurate. I think they'll keep key events and ideas in but they'll be creative. I read somewhere about them putting a weapon in that was considered to be an early machine gun. It never took off and became used in the real world but they put it in anyway.

New Google Apps For Linux Coming 159

Posted by kdawson on Sunday September 02, 2007 @08:32PM from the bated-breath dept.

techoon writes "The goal of the Google Linux Client Team is to develop Linux desktop applications, such as the official Linux versions of Google Earth and Google Picasa. This team made an interesting splash during a presentation at the first-ever Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit, which they had kindly hosted at their Mountain View campus. The Google presenters claimed some 'significant accomplishments' and other new Google desktop applications coming out this year for the Linux platform."

Submission + - The Top 15 most controversial Microsoft statements (computerworld.com.au)

Submitted by StonyandCher on Sunday July 08, 2007 @07:12PM

StonyandCher writes: In the pantheon of controversial Microsoft comments CEO Steve Ballmer's recent quote about the Apple iPod: "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance. It's a US$500 subsidized item," ranks right up there.

But Between Ballmer and Chairman Bill Gates that comment would be hard pressed to crack the Top 15 all-time most controversial or even colorful things the two of them have uttered in the past oh, 20 years or so.

Submission + - Mozilla CEO slams Apple's Steve Jobs

Submitted by

Kurtz'sKompund

on Monday June 18, 2007 @07:23AM

Kurtz'sKompund writes: "John Lilly, Mozilla's chief operating officer, has slammed Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs following the launch of Safari for Windows. http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/internet /applications/news/index.cfm?newsid=3539"

Submission + - Google smear campaign exposed

Submitted by

Mark Doughty

on Sunday June 10, 2007 @06:24AM

Mark Doughty writes: "According to a blog posting here: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1491.html Google has gone on the attack after Privacy International published an interim report daring to suggest that Google privacy sucked so bad it was bottom of the entire list of Internet companies researched."

Submission + - Chess Grandmaster Kasparov Arrested in Moscow

Submitted by carre4 on Saturday April 14, 2007 @03:42PM

carre4 writes: Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov was arrested in Moscow during an anti-Kremlin demonstration along with at least 100 other activists. Kasparov now leads the strongest opposition movement in Russia as previously discussed on Slashdot. This march was part of the Dissenters' Marches that have been held in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod in spite of refused permits.

Submission + - Donkey Kong Scene Made of Post-It Notes

Submitted by gEvil (beta) on Tuesday April 10, 2007 @09:53AM

gEvil (beta) writes: Some crazy kids at UC Santa Cruz have created a building-sized recreation of the first level of Donkey Kong out of Post-It(TM) notes stuck to the E2 building's windows. There are a number of images showing the progress of this ten-person, five-hour process.

Submission + - Beer Launcher

Submitted by

wittmania

on Friday March 02, 2007 @03:51PM

wittmania writes: "John Cornwell has built a beer launcher that has a 10 can magazine and can launch a beer up to 13 feet. It is controlled by a keyless entry remote which allows the "user" to lift a beer out of the mini-fridge, loading it into the catapult. The user then uses the remote to aim and fire the launcher. Cornwell has a video showing the Beer Launcher in action."

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