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EvlG (24576)

  will a paint can blow up if sprayed at fire? 2007-01-10 21:29 david, rich and chris, branfield

Submitted by david, rich and chris, branfield on Wednesday January 10 2007, @09:29PM
david, rich and chris, branfield writes "Will a spray can blow up if it is sprayed next to fire, and is it possible to enter can once pressure decreases?"
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  'Craplets' Could Hurt Vista Launch 2007-01-10 21:08 chromacat

Submitted by chromacat on Wednesday January 10 2007, @09:08PM
chromacat writes "Uncertified OEM installed applications could cause compatibility problems for Vista users — at least one senior Micrsoft official thinks so.

From the CBC article: "We call them craplets," the official said. The term is a contraction of the words "crap" and "applet.""
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  Play GBA Games on Your Nintendo Wii 2007-01-10 20:27 Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 10 2007, @08:27PM
An anonymous reader writes "DCEmu have posted a tutorial that explains how to get Game Boy Advance games on your Nintendo Wii using an Action Replay disc with builtin Freeloader and also Datels Advance Game Port which plugs into a Gamecube Memory Card slot on the Nintendo Wii, using this tutorial will allow you to play all your GBA games and even homebrew if you have the hardware needed."
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  Microsoft publishes free XBox development tools 2006-12-11 17:39 prostoalex

Submitted by prostoalex on Monday December 11 2006, @05:39PM
prostoalex writes "Microsoft announced the release of free XNA Game Studio Express tool for developing C# games that run on both Windows and XBox. They're also selling XNA Creators Club subscriptions, which, similar to MSDN subscriptions, offer access to sample code and additional documentation. Also, Microsoft is explicitly aiming towards uniting the Windows and XBox development platforms: "You will have to compile the game once for each platform. In this release simply create a separate project for each platform and then compile them both. Our goal is to allow as much code as possible to be shared between those two projects, allowing you to use the same source files in both projects, but platform-specific code will need to be conditionally-compiled.""
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From feed by wiredfeed on Friday December 08 2006, @10:12PM
Ingenious hacks abound for the game console's input device. Plus: The


http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/topheadlines/~3/58826051/controlling_a_s.html
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  BitTorrent, Inc. Acquires uTorrent 2006-12-07 18:22

Posted by Zonk on Thursday December 07 2006, @06:22PM
from the now-torrenting-faster-than-ever dept.
ColinPL writes "BitTorrent, Inc. has taken the next step — the acquisition of uTorrent. In a joint announcement made today, the two firms have publicly solidified the merger. 'Together, we are pleased to announce that BitTorrent, Inc. and uTorrent AB have decided to join forces ... BitTorrent has acquired uTorrent as it recognized the merits of uTorrent's exceptionally well-written codebase and robust user community. Bringing together uTorrent's efficient implementation and compelling UI with BitTorrent's expertise in networking protocols will significantly benefit the community with what we envision will be the best BitTorrent client.'"
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  Science: Professor Comes Up With a Way to Divide by Zero 2006-12-07 03:01

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday December 07 2006, @03:01AM
from the it-seems-so-obvious-now dept.
54mc writes "The BBC reports that Dr. James Anderson, of the University of Reading, has finally conquered the problem of dividing by zero. His new number, which he calls "nullity" solves the 1200 year old problem that niether Newton nor Pythagoras could solve, the problem of zero to the zero power. Story features video (Real Player only) of Dr. Anderson explaining the "simple" concept."
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