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Submission + - Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems (wsj.com)

Submitted by l00sr on Monday April 20, 2009 @07:36PM

l00sr writes: Software giant Oracle just agreed to buy hardware giant Sun Microsystems. As a hardware company, Sun has been a strong supporter of open source software, including OpenOffice, VirtualBox, and perhaps most relevantly, MySQL. One can only wonder what the corporate overlords at Oracle have in mind for the future of these and many more open-source projects.

Submission + - fiber line cut knocks out land AND cell phones (sfgate.com)

Submitted by

mtrachtenberg

on Thursday April 09, 2009 @02:39PM

mtrachtenberg writes: "Phone service sabotaged for thousands
Henry K. Lee,Ryan Kim, Chronicle Staff Writers
Thursday, April 9, 2009
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(04-09) 11:20 PDT SAN JOSE — Vandals cut four AT&T fiber-optic cables in San Jose early this morning, knocking out landline and cellular phone service and the Internet to thousands of residential customers and businesses in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties, authorities said."

Submission + - The Truth About: Programmers - Web Dev Myths Debun (352media.com)

Submitted by

pvr352

on Thursday April 09, 2009 @01:29PM

pvr352 writes: "http://www.352media.com/rantingandraving/rave.aspx?raveid=570 All programmers are nerds who live with their parents and attend sci-fi conventions. At least, that's what the stereotypes say. In this second video of a multi-part series examining myths about Web development employees, we look at the myths and truths about programming staff."

Submission + - Red Dwarf Returns!

Submitted by Logrusweaver on Thursday April 09, 2009 @12:45PM

Logrusweaver writes: It looks like Red Dwarf is finally returning! Red Dwarf:Back to Earth is airing in 3 parts in the UK starting this Friday. It seems to be a 3-parter followed by a "Making Of" special. Not trying to give away anymore of the plot than the title does, but it does involve the crew finally returning to Earth. More details by following the link. http://dave.uktv.co.uk/ (just hope it's not a bombed out planet with 'space angels' running around...)

Bookmark Frushi :: Visual Bookmarking. (frushi.com)

by nku on Friday April 03, 2009 @08:50PM

Comment Re:nice... (Score 1) 711

by nku on Monday March 30, 2009 @12:11PM (#27389539) Attached to: Is That "Sexting" Pic Illegal? A Scientific Test

No no, what else floats in water?

Comment Re:Two words. (Score 1) 181

by nku on Monday February 02, 2009 @07:01PM (#26701119) Attached to: Google Earth To Show Ocean Floor

20% Informative? **Shudder** :-)

Comment Re:Going postal (Score 1) 318

by nku on Sunday February 01, 2009 @03:01AM (#26682569) Attached to: Senate Passes Another Bill To Delay Digital TV Transition

Not to mention a lot of unhappy advertisers who would have paid in millions for a chance to get to the masses. Nobody would have approved the timeline.

Comment Re:Not that I condone piracy but (Score 1) 431

by nku on Friday January 23, 2009 @05:29PM (#26581171) Attached to: Trojan Hides In Pirated Copies of Apple iWork '09

Will I be able to listen to my mp3s while using the keygen?

Well, I think you know the answer to that.

Comment Re:Would like to see a worm disable Vista's DRM (Score 1) 290

by nku on Thursday January 22, 2009 @03:09AM (#26557147) Attached to: US-CERT Says Microsoft's Advice On Downadup Worm Bogus

The 3 steps guide to make profit anywhere -
1. Mention DRM
2. ???
3. Profit!!!

Comment Re:No more DRM on music, but... (Score 1) 1079

by nku on Tuesday January 06, 2009 @08:14PM (#26351393) Attached to: Apple Intros 17" Unibody MBP, DRM-Free iTunes

I was wondering how in the world you got +5 Funny. I remembered the obscure documentary "Mods Must Be Crazy" before I read the last 5 lines.

Comment Re:thieves standing around (Score 1) 655

by nku on Monday October 20, 2008 @02:42AM (#25438051) Attached to: TSA Employee Caught With $200K Worth of Stolen Property

I started flying in 2002 in India. As soon as I understood that they can open my checked in baggage without my permission, I haven't travelled with anything of value in checked in baggage; I have always kept it with my carry on bag, my laptop, my camera, my mp3 player, my jewelry etc . Call me paranoid, but I feel safer that way.

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