Beefysworld - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:YOU STEAL MEN'S SOULS! (Score 3, Informative) 364

by Beefysworld on Thursday December 06 2007, @11:45PM (#21607993) Attached to: Twelve Game Music Tracks Worth Keeping

Would you like to specify which of Bach's many fugues you're referring to? He wrote a couple books full of them, as well as seperate works.

Fugue is a type of music. Not a title.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugue

He was probably referring to Bach's 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor', which is the more well known fugue of Bach.

NVIDIA Demo: Ultra Realistic Human Head

Submitted by

Bozdemir

on Sunday May 27 2007, @04:43PM

Bozdemir writes "Finally we will able to control real-like characters, Nvidia unleashed a new technology, this is a nice proof of what will the future games will look like, ultra realism ! It is a new epoch ! Take look at the screen shots. (These are real time screen shots, not a render of hours-long processing :) ) , this is a demo made for GeForce 8800 Ultra, you may learn the details from the demo site of Nvidia. Check out it now ! http://www.buraak.com/2007/05/24/nvidia-demo-human -head/"

How to moderate an underlying story

Submitted by

cprael

on Sunday May 27 2007, @01:40PM

cprael writes "So, it's rather obvious how to moderate comments that are good or bad, crap or interesting. But how does one do same to the underlying article? I'm not suggesting on a regular basis, but every once in a while, some of the top-level story stuff that gets posted just cries out to be moderated. Man bites dog journalism, slow news day... it's still crap. And deserves to mod'd accordingly."

Aussie Software Pirate Extradited to USA

Submitted by

rjodwyer

on Monday May 07 2007, @01:42AM

rjodwyer writes "Hew Griffiths, an Australian is has been extradited for trial in America for crimes committed outside of the USA, and to a country to which he has never set foot in. Leader of the infamous Drink or Die cracking group, he has been extradited to the USA, in what only seems to be Australia bowing under pressure from America. As Australian Senator Ellison had the power to refuse extradition, this looks like Australia handed him over to satisfy corporate interests in America. His fellow crackers had their trials conducted in their own countries."

Steve Jobs highest paid CEO - $646 Mil

Submitted by

Whiney Mac Fanboy

on Monday May 07 2007, @01:36AM

Whiney Mac Fanboy writes "Fans of Apple CEO Steve Jobs are quick to point out that he is only paid a $1 salary for his role at Apple. However, according to Forbes he's the highest paid executive in the US — to the tune of 646 Million dollars for 2006. From the article

Forbes said the highest-paid CEOs were not always those that delivered the most to shareholders.Forbes said by its analysis, Apple's Jobs was 36th. Topping the list was John Bucksbaum of General Growth Properties, a real-estate investment trust. Over the past six years, Bucksbaum was paid $US723,000 a year while delivering a 39 per cent annual return to shareholders.
I wonder how much of that $646 Million was from improperly backdated options?"

Aussie pirate extradited to the US

Submitted by

doll_yoko

on Monday May 07 2007, @12:20AM

doll_yoko writes "Setting a disturbing precedent, the Australian Government has co-operated fully with US authorities to facilitate the extradition of Australian resident Hew Griffith to face charges in Virginia for US copyright violations. Griffith was allegedly the leader of a New South Wales branch of Drink or Die, a software cracking network, which circulated warez for free download. He has been fighting extradition in the Australian courts since the US Department of Justice charged him in 2003. He is facing a fine of US $500,000 and up to 10 years in prison. He will be sentenced in June 2007. http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/aussie-softw are-pirate-extradited/2007/05/06/1178390182639.htm l"

Breast cancer survivor's portrait banned from grou

Submitted by

SoulKeeper41

on Monday April 30 2007, @09:48PM

SoulKeeper41 writes "Rhon is an artist in Dallas, Texas whose portrait of a breast cancer survivor was banned from a group art show. The portrait was deemed "not family friendly" despite other nude submissions being allowed at the show. Please read the full story on her blog at http://www.daddyrhon.com/?p=741"

Dell to choose Ubuntu

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 30 2007, @09:32PM

An anonymous reader writes "DesktopLinux reports that source from Dell unofficially confirm that Ubuntu 7.04 will be the distribution of choice for Linux preloaded computers. "While unable to confirm this through official Dell channels, we have heard the same story now from several internal Dell sources. They tell us that the Austin, Texas, computer giant will be preinstalling the newly released Ubuntu 7.04. These systems will be released in late May 2007. According to our sources, Ubuntu will be released on a Dell e-series "Essential" Dimension desktop, an XPS desktop, and an e-series Inspiron laptop.""

Mistaken YouTube takedown of national TV reporter

Submitted by parodyca on Monday April 30 2007, @09:11PM

parodyca writes "David Akin is a national TV reporter for CTV in Canada. Youtube recently took down his home video of his trip to Vimy Ridge (A Canadian national monument) in France. His video was here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71fBv-U-6b8 and was ordered down via DMCA by a law firm called Holland & Hart LLP. But from Akins description there is nothing possibly infringing in the video. By strange coincidence another video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71fBv-U-6b9 was also ordered down by the same law firm. Is this another example of the consequences of not having any accountability for these takedown notices? Having now happen to a national TV reporter with the DMCA get the bad press it so richly deserves?"

iGoogle To Debut

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 30 2007, @08:46PM

An anonymous reader writes "It's time to bid adieu to the Google Personalized Home Page. In just a few hours, Google will release its replacement called iGoogle. iGoogle will have a new Gadget Maker feature that will let people create their own gadgets with their own content without having to know any code or HTML. One of the templates — GoogleGram, an unfolding "greeting card" gadget that shows different messages and images over seven days."