Comment: Re:SME Server 8 (Score 1) 409
And did I mention it installs from a single CD?
Just like Windows and see what that brought us!
John McCain myspace page hacked
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An anonymous reader writes "Senator McCain myspace page was hacked because he didn't give credit to the designer of his template. Page said, he endorsed gay marriage especially between women. Screenshot in story.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?com mand=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9014483&intsrc=hm_ list"
One million CC albums downloaded with BitTorrent
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lkratz
lkratz writes "Jamendo, a free music community, has distributed freely and legally more than one million albums using the popular peer to peer technology BitTorrent. The music is Creative Commons Licensed and is coming from everywhere in the world.
Inspired by Chris Anderson's theory, this online music platform helps volunteered artists promote themselves in search engine like mininova or torrentz.
Music is free, but supporting these artists is ok too !"
Music is free, but supporting these artists is ok too !"
Novell/Linux Parody on Apple's Mac vs PC Ads 324
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Zonk
from the john-hodgeman-still-wins dept.
from the john-hodgeman-still-wins dept.
xtaski writes "Wired's 'Cult of Mac' blog offers up video of Novell's spin on the Apple Mac vs. PC ads. The twist: a young lady portraying that winsome third party, Linux. There are two ads available for perusal, and the second is definitely the better of the two."
TV DRM freezes LG TV sets in Australia
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knorthern knight writes "According to this story, tens of thousands of LG customers [ in Australia ] will require a software upgrade for their televisions after the company identified the cause of a mystery glitch that is causing them to freeze. LG says it will need to send technicians to every affected home to perform a "simple software upgrade" but will not be in a position to begin the mammoth task for at least a week.
Several readers of the www.smh.com.au website have written in speculating that the malfunction was caused by Channel Nine switching on encryption — to prevent copying — when screening shows in the high definition (HD) or wide screen formats. This could explain why many readers who reported experiencing the glitch said it happened when they were watching prime time programs broadcast in the HD format, such as CSI."
Several readers of the www.smh.com.au website have written in speculating that the malfunction was caused by Channel Nine switching on encryption — to prevent copying — when screening shows in the high definition (HD) or wide screen formats. This could explain why many readers who reported experiencing the glitch said it happened when they were watching prime time programs broadcast in the HD format, such as CSI."
Alcohol more harmful than LSD or ecstacy.
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ozmanjusri writes "Professor David Nutt and colleagues have used a comprehensive 9-category matrix of harm to suggest commonly used drugs such as alcohol and tobacco are more damaging than many illicit drugs such as LSD and ecstacy. According to Professor Nutt, in a press release from the Bristol University,
If they could integrate a 9-category of positives; well I'd drink to that..."
While a sensible framework to assess harm from recreational drugs is helpful, I would be wary of wider adoption of such a scale, since it doesn't take into account the benefits of each drug."Drug misuse and abuse are major health problems. Our methodology offers a systematic framework and process that could be used by national and international regulatory bodies to assess the harm of current and future drugs of abuse."
If they could integrate a 9-category of positives; well I'd drink to that..."
Novell spoofs "Get A Mac" ads
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Raterman writes "At Novell's BrainShare 2007, Novell showed off three ads spoofing Apple's famous "Get a Mac" ads, but with a surprising penguin-friendly twist: "PC and Mac" are just as you'd expect, but Linux is... well, not a penguin, but something just as pleasant to a geek's eyes. Could this be the next Linux mascot? (Note: You must scroll down a little in the video listing to find them as "PC Mac Linux")"
Nature mandates opening source code
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vincefn writes "Nature Methods has clarified its policy towards software associated to novel methods: "Such software, or the underlying algorithms, must be made available to readers upon publication." While they do not mandate for the software to be open-source, it is encouraged as, "by doing so, authors not only provide accessibility and transparency, they also allow the community to build upon their own developments and make continuous improvements to the tool".
"The algorithmic components that constitute integral parts of new methods must be made available and in a format that will facilitate the method's adoption." So the most efficient way to encourage the adoption of a new algorithm is to open the source code, not file a patent for it ?"
"The algorithmic components that constitute integral parts of new methods must be made available and in a format that will facilitate the method's adoption." So the most efficient way to encourage the adoption of a new algorithm is to open the source code, not file a patent for it ?"
EA Announces Boogie
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mattox writes "EA has just announced a new music/rhythm based game called Boogie for the Nintendo Wii!
Montreal, Canada — March 23, 2007 — Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that Boogie(TM) — an all new intellectual property in development at EA Montreal will be released exclusively for the Wii(TM) worldwide in 2007.
Boogie is a unique music/rhythm-based game that takes advantage of the innovative Wii controls to get gamers off their couch, playing and dancing to a new beat.
http://ea.gamespress.com/link.asp?i=752&r=8410&r2= 6371"
Montreal, Canada — March 23, 2007 — Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that Boogie(TM) — an all new intellectual property in development at EA Montreal will be released exclusively for the Wii(TM) worldwide in 2007.
Boogie is a unique music/rhythm-based game that takes advantage of the innovative Wii controls to get gamers off their couch, playing and dancing to a new beat.
http://ea.gamespress.com/link.asp?i=752&r=8410&r2
Judge Strikes Down COPA, 1998 Online Porn Law 348
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from the one-for-free-speech dept.
from the one-for-free-speech dept.
Begopa sends in word that a federal judge has struck down the Child Online Protection Act. The judge said that parents can protect their children through software filters and other less restrictive means that do not limit others' rights to free speech. This was the case for which the US Department of Justice subpoenaed several search companies for search records; only Google fought the order. The case has already been to the Supreme Court. Senior U.S. District Judge Lowell Reed Jr. wrote in his decision: "Perhaps we do the minors of this country harm if First Amendment protections, which they will with age inherit fully, are chipped away in the name of their protection."