Comment: Re:5, 10, 20 years down the road (Score 2, Funny) 349
you don't have to wait that long - hellgate london achieved this in less than five years...
BioWare Targeting Spring 2011 For Star Wars: The Old Republic Launch 82
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from the may-the-force-eventually-be-with-you dept.
from the may-the-force-eventually-be-with-you dept.
MTV's Multiplayer blog reports on comments from BioWare employee Sean Dahlberg, which indicate that they are aiming to release the game in spring 2011. He said, "While we have not announced a specific date, we can confirm that we are targeting a spring 2011 release for Star Wars: The Old Republic. We've got a lot of exciting updates and reveals planned throughout 2010, including the first-ever hands-on testing for the game. ... We can't wait to share more about the game with you as we progress through the year, so make sure you stay tuned to the official website for details." Recent posts to the game's developer blog provide details on the Imperial Agent and the Jedi Knight. They also released a video which gives insight into their design process for the Dark Side.
Comment: Nethack (Score 1) 460
although your graphics chip might not be decent enough
Microsoft faces injunction on selling Word->
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thesp writes "Microsoft faces an injunction on, among other things, "selling, offering to sell, and/or importing in or into the United States any Infringing and Future Word Products that have the capability of opening a .XML, .DOCX, or .DOCM file ("an XML file") containing custom XML". Further, the Texan judge, Judge Davis, hit the software giant for $200 million compensatory and $40 million punitive damages. The decision is appealable, however, and may well be overturned in the light of the recent In Re Bilski decision.
Patently O has the writeup."
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Patently O has the writeup."
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Mathematical proof of OS kernel code 1
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felix.rauch writes "about an iTWire article:
Breakthrough software testing technology hailed by a Cambridge University expert as a tool able to deliver "currently unimaginable standards of reliability" to software has been unveiled by NICTA chief executive officer Dr David Skellern. [...] researchers last week completed the world's first formal machine-checked proof of a general purpose operating system. In short the technology is a way for developers to test that the software they have designed works the way it is expected to, before it is put into production. According to Dr Skellern, NICTA's formal verification research team has completed the world's first mathematical proof of a general purpose operating system kernel. The Secure Embedded L4 (seL4) microkernel is being initially targeted at applications in defence and safety-critical sectors.
Is it finally time to switch our desktops to microkernels in order to get bug-free OSs?"
Microsoft looses patent fight for Word
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EMB Numbers writes "Microsoft infringed U.S. Patent No. 5,787,499 on "document architecture and content."
Judge upholds $200,000,000 Verdict, adds $40 million for willful infringement, $37 million in interest, and $144,060 per day until the date of final judgment. Most importantly... Judge's injunction prohibits Microsoft from selling some Microsoft Word products.
Story: http://sev.prnewswire.com/banking-financial-services/20090811/DA6039911082009-1.html
Will Microsoft change sides in the software patent battle of mutually assured destruction?"
Judge upholds $200,000,000 Verdict, adds $40 million for willful infringement, $37 million in interest, and $144,060 per day until the date of final judgment. Most importantly... Judge's injunction prohibits Microsoft from selling some Microsoft Word products.
Story: http://sev.prnewswire.com/banking-financial-services/20090811/DA6039911082009-1.html
Will Microsoft change sides in the software patent battle of mutually assured destruction?"
Palm Pre reports your location, usage, to Palm-> 1
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AceJohnny writes "Joey Hess found that his Palm Pre was ratting on him. It turns out the Pre periodically uploads detailed information about the user, including installed apps, application usage (and crashes), as well as GPS coordinates to Palm. This, of course, without user consent or control. The only way he found to disable this was to modify system files."
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Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word 1
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fractalVisionz writes "A judge on Tuesday ordered Microsoft to stop selling Word, one of its premier products, in its current form due to patent infringement.
Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction that "prohibits Microsoft from selling or importing to the United States any Microsoft Word products that have the capability of opening .XML, .DOCX or DOCM files (XML files) containing custom XML," according to a statement released by attorneys for the plantiff, i4i."
Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction that "prohibits Microsoft from selling or importing to the United States any Microsoft Word products that have the capability of opening
Australia Plans to Shoot 650,000 Camels
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Ponca City, We love you writes "Explorers first brought camels to Australia from India and the Middle East in the 1840's and today there are more than 1 million of the one- and two-humped feral animals in the outback with a population that doubles every nine years devastating large swaths of the outback, eating every plant in their path and causing damage to sacred Aboriginal sites. Scientific American reports that last month the Australian government allocated $16 million to cull the camels, which rank as Australia's largest invasive species and is now considering the most effective way to cut back camel numbers. One of the most popular plans is an aerial cull, which is regarded as the most effective and humane method of killing large numbers of camels at one time although using helicopters is expensive, and push the cost of each kill to around £50 per camel. Animal rights groups are upset about the proposal, but Tony Peacock of the University of Canberra's Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Center brushes off their concerns. "To be shot from a helicopter is actually quite humane, even though that sounds brutal," says Peacock. "If I was a camel, I'd prefer to just get it in the head." Other proposals for cutting back on camel numbers include taking tourists on camel shooting safaris, setting up mobile abattoirs to turn camel meat into pet food and even encouraging Australians to consider throwing a camel steak on the barbie."
Comment: Other: Trackball (Score 1) 460
Not only is the trackball the most ergonomic (lazy) device it also gives you more room for clutter on your desk.