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Submission + - Duke's problems not iPhone, T'was Cisco-based (duke.edu) 1

Submitted by Kantara on Friday July 20, 2007 @07:56PM

Kantara writes: Update on the iPhone and Duke's networking issues. Duke put out an update on what was going on with their network and the real culprit. From the artice:

Cisco worked closely with Duke and Apple to identify the source of this problem, which was caused by a Cisco-based network issue. Cisco has provided a fix that has been applied to Duke's network and there have been no recurrences of the problem since.

Submission + - Cisco's network caused Duke's iPhone flooding (networkworld.com)

Submitted by

whitehartstag

on Friday July 20, 2007 @07:20PM

whitehartstag writes: "Cisco confirms it was a problem with its network that caused iPhones to flood the wireless LAN at Duke University."

Submission + - The biggest diamond EVER?

Submitted by Poohsticks on Friday July 20, 2007 @06:59PM

Poohsticks writes: Discoverers have found a star that collapsed into a white dwarf with a solid diamond core! Don't tell you girlfriend cause you can NEVER afford something this big!

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2007/07/a-gal actic-diam.html

I love that the article references Bill Gates, Donald Trump, and The Hitchhikers Galaxy. Gotta love the boffins who wrote that article!

Submission + - OLPC Used by School Children for pr0n (reuters.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 20, 2007 @06:29PM

An anonymous reader writes: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL196664 7020070720

Submission + - Driving on fumes? ... How far?

Submitted by

netbuzz

on Saturday June 23, 2007 @04:53AM

netbuzz writes: "How far can you drive after the the fuel-tank warning light has come on? The question has dogged car owners since the first Model T rolled off Henry Ford's assembly line. Now a new crowdsourcing Web site hopes to harness the input — as well as the courage — of the masses to get a good answer for every make and model.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1663 2"

Submission + - Toys for Bob hints at a new Star Control (toysforbob.com)

Submitted by PenguinX on Saturday June 23, 2007 @03:10AM

PenguinX writes: Toys for Bob recently strongly hinted at a possibility for a new Star Control II sequel, as well as the possibility of it being released via the XBox arcade. For all those who haven't enjoyed one of the the greatest games of all time you can freely do so at the open source version of the same game, StarCon 2.

Submission + - Independent Game Review Panel [June Edition] (gametunnel.com)

Submitted by

cyrus_zuo

on Saturday June 23, 2007 @12:15AM

cyrus_zuo writes: " Game Tunnel has published the June Independent Video Game round-up, the latest in their long-running Famitsu-styled panels that review all the newest Indie PC games. The 10 games reviewed this month include the shooter Jets'n'Guns Gold, an ecologically focused sim called Venture Arctic and a political sim called PeaceMaker that challenges players to bring peace to the Middle-East. This is the last panel for former Avault Editor-in-Chief Brian Clair as well as founding panel member Mike Hommel. Derek Yu of Tigsource and Greg Costikyan of Manifesto Games join the panel in July."

Submission + - Guided tour of the iPhone (apple.com)

Submitted by Kobayashi Maru on Friday June 22, 2007 @03:51PM

Kobayashi Maru writes: A guided tour of the iPhone is now available on Apple's website. The video demonstrates, in some detail, the call/phonebook interface, web browsing, messaging, email, and other features. While it doesn't answer many of the technical questions raised here on Slashdot, it does provide a very interesting overview of the forthcoming iPhone.

Submission + - Depletion Levels in Ghawar

Submitted by

Stuart Staniford

on Saturday May 19, 2007 @12:05PM

Stuart Staniford writes: "Something you'll never hear about in the news...Saudi Arabia cannot produce at any higher of a rate than it is right now and that's why we're in Iraq...to make sure we can get our hands on what's left and maintain our lifestyle and access to cheap energy.

http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2563"

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