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by Bryansix on Tuesday May 20, @05:03PM (#23479878)
Attached to: Mac Cloner Psystar Ships First Service Pack
"There is perceived value in style and a nice interface". There I fixed that for you.
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  Flying Spaghetti Monster Gets Mainstream Press[->] 2007-11-16 16:00 LoveMe2Times

Submitted by LoveMe2Times on Friday November 16 2007, @04:00PM
LoveMe2Times writes "While the CNN article discusses the fact that some students will be making presentations about The Flying Spaghetti Monster at the American Academy of Religion's annual meeting, I think the real story here is that there's an article linked off of CNN's home page discussing His Noodley Appendages at all (however, if you take an interest in the topic, the linked article is actually worth a read). Surely, this will be a huge boon in the quest to convert the heathens and educate the unwashed masses! Anybody here ready to give up their Jedi ways and welcome our new Noodley Overlord?"
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/11/16/flying.spaghettimonster.ap/index.html
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  All-Pro Football 2K8 - O.J. Simpson[->] 2007-07-20 15:26 sause_coder

Submitted by sause_coder on Friday July 20 2007, @03:26PM
sause_coder writes "It looks like OJ. Simpson will be playable and has an (in)appropriate team. The Assassins, complete with knife logo, is a team in this NFL alternate game. This is getting the attention of Wall Street and not in a good way.

A game trailer on the Game Trailers Web site shows Simpson game highlights as his team, "The Assassins," moves down the field. Toward the end of the clip, Simpson scores a touchdown, prompting a large hooded mascot (above) above the scoreboard to make stabbing motions with a large knife. /quote.
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http://www.thestreet.com/newsanalysis/techgames/10369182.html
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Submitted by Galaga88 on Friday July 20 2007, @01:37PM
Galaga88 writes "In thoroughly unsurprising proof that the third world people really aren't all that different from first world (or second world) people, the children on the receiving end of the One Laptop Per Child project have been using their PCs to surf the internet for porn. An OLPC rep is reported to have said that they'll be putting filters on future OLPC systems, which will certainly give the third world pupils the initiative to develop their hacking skills even faster than before."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19871792/
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  HBO Exec Proposes DRM Name Change 2007-05-10 15:07

Posted by Zonk on Thursday May 10 2007, @03:07PM
from the that's-all-that's-in-the-way dept.
surfingmarmot writes "An HBO executive has figured out the problem with DRM acceptance — it's the name. HBO's chief technology officer Bob Zitter now wants to refer to the technology as Digital Consumer Enablement. Because, you see, DRM actually helps consumers by getting more content into their hands. The company already has HD movies on demand ready to go, but is delaying them because of ownership concerns. Says Zitter, 'Digital Consumer Enablement would more accurately describe technology that allows consumers "to use content in ways they haven't before," such as enjoying TV shows and movies on portable video players like iPods. "I don't want to use the term DRM any longer," said Zitter, who added that content-protection technology could enable various new applications for cable operators.'"

  Harmonix, MTV, and EA Announce Rock Band 2007-04-02 11:02 Anonymous Coward

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 02 2007, @11:02AM
Anonymous Coward writes "The rock gods are upon us! A mega collaboration between Harmonix, MTV, EA, and a bevy of huge music groups has produced Rock Band, a four player full-rock experience that'll hit the Xbox 360 and PS3 this holiday. The game will include nothing but master recordings (no more cover bands!), and will ship with a microphone, guitar, bass, and drum kit. What more could you ask for?"
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  Science: New State of Matter Boosts Quantum Computation 2007-03-15 09:10

Posted by kdawson on Thursday March 15 2007, @09:10AM
from the string-net-liquid dept.
Matthew Sparkes writes "In theory, quantum computers can be superior to classical computers for some kinds of problems; in practice their building blocks, qubits, are extremely fragile. Even a slight knock can destroy information. A radical solution to this problem was proposed in the 80's — instead of storing qubits in properties of particles, such as an electron's spin, it was suggested that qubits could be encoded into properties shared by the whole material, and so would be harder to disrupt. Unfortunately, no material with the needed properties existed. Scientists now think they have made a material in the lab, thought to be an example of a new state of matter, that might do the trick. It's an ultra-purified form of a mineral, herbertsmithite, first discovered in Chile in 1972. Its electrons are arranged in a triangular lattice. Researchers say it could become the silicon of the quantum computing era."
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  Captain America Dead at 66 2007-03-07 18:01

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday March 07 2007, @06:01PM
from the not-bad-for-a-66-year-old dept.
jas_public writes to mention ABC news is reporting that comic book super hero Captain America has apparently tackled his last mission. "It ends a long run for the stars-and-stripes-wearing character, created in 1941 to incarnate patriotic feeling during World War II. Over the years, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books, published by New York-based Marvel Entertainment Inc., have been sold in a total of 75 countries. But resurrections are not unknown in the world of comics, and Marvel Entertainment editor in chief Joe Quesada said a Captain America comeback wasn't impossible."
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  Star Trek To Return Christmas 2008 2007-02-28 03:09

Posted by kdawson on Wednesday February 28 2007, @03:09AM
from the beaming dept.
Tycoon Guy writes "Paramount today announced the new Star Trek film is scheduled for release on Christmas Day 2008. The studio also confirmed the film will be directed by J. J. Abrams, who said the film will 'embrace and respect' Trek canon, but will also 'chart its own course.' Also today, rumors are out claiming Matt Damon, Adrien Brody and Gary Sinise will play Kirk, Spock, and Scotty, respectively."
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  Science: Vanishing Honeybees Will Affect Future Crops 2007-02-27 15:07

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday February 27 2007, @03:07PM
from the bee-gone dept.
daninbusiness writes "Across the US, beekeepers are finding that their bees are disappearing — not returning while searching for nectar and pollen. This could have a major impact on the food industry in the United States, where as much as $14 billion worth of agriculture business depends on bees for crop pollination. Reasons for this problem, dubbed 'colony collapse disorder,' are still unknown. Theories include viruses, some type of fungus, poor bee nutrition, and pesticides."
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  Vista Worse For User Efficiency Than XP 2007-02-27 14:27

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday February 27 2007, @02:27PM
from the two-steps-back dept.
erikvlie writes "Pfeiffer Consulting released a report on User Interface Friction, comparing Windows Vista/Aero with Windows XP and Mac OS X. The report concludes that Vista/Aero is worse in terms of desktop operations, menu latency, and mouse precision than XP — which was and still is said to be a lot worse on those measures than Mac OS X. The report was independently financed. The IT-Enquirer editor has read the report and summarized the most important findings."
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  Scientists find "Altruistic" brain center 2007-01-22 00:33 davidwr

Submitted by davidwr on Monday January 22 2007, @12:33AM
davidwr writes "A team of researchers at Duke University published a paper linking the brain's posterior superior temporal cortex to altruistic behavior. The BBC also picked up the story. If confirmed, this has applications in neurology, psychology, child-rearing, and a host of other domains."
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  Aussies miss out on Vista downloads 2007-01-22 00:13 daria42

Submitted by daria42 on Monday January 22 2007, @12:13AM
daria42 writes "Although Microsoft has announced that people will be able to purchase Windows Vista and download it online for installation, not all of the world will have access to the service. The Australians seem to be particularly annoyed. Can you say "US and Canada only"?"
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  Making a Real Living Out of a Second Life Career 2007-01-22 00:13 blackbearnh

Submitted by blackbearnh on Monday January 22 2007, @12:13AM
blackbearnh writes "The virtual community known as Second Life has been getting a lot of press lately, as the hyperbolic real estate market has made some residents into real life millionaires. The Christian Science Monitor set out to find some Second Lifers making a good living doing something other than land speculation. It wasn't hard to find. From the article:

Blaze Columbia is, by any measure, doing well with his line of designer clothing. He's on track to generate more than $100,000 in annual profits, barely a year after launching his business. And that's in addition to a first career as a professional photographer. There's just one big difference between the clothing that this Missouri resident produces and that of any other top-of-the-line dress or business suit: His don't exist — at least not in the physical world.

The article also considers the real life problems that Second Life may face as virtual money is used for real world vices. From the article:

Some SL businesses already may be operating outside current law. Casino gambling and sports betting are pervasive in SL. The fact that bets are made in lindens, not dollars, won't shield gamblers from possible prosecution under federal laws banning Internet gambling, says Jaclyn Lesch, a spokeswoman for the US Justice Department. "Regardless of how one pays for the bet, it is still a bet if it involves something of value. While not a credit card or cash, [virtual currencies] would still be a 'thing of value' especially considering the fact that they are later redeemed for cash.

Truth in advertising: The submitter is also the author of the article."
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From feed by nytfeed on Monday January 22 2007, @12:12AM
Some chief executives pull blogging off with aplomb. Others, like Jason Goldberg of Jobster, have had more difficulty.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/22/technology/22blog.html?ex=1327122000&en=3fa19e8a98ae1cf5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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