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BioShock 2 Interviews and Early Looks 105

Posted by Soulskill
from the hello-big-daddy dept.
Parz writes with word that new information is emerging about the much-anticipated BioShock 2. Eurogamer has a detailed write-up about the game, saying that it raises curiosity and exhibits plot-depth in a manner similar to the first game. Gamespot has a video interview with some of the developers, in which they talk about some of the new environments and how they're able to do more with the story in a sequel by not having to explain the fundamental characteristics of the setting. In an interview with Gameplayer, Lead Level Architect Hogarth de la Plante said, "You'll see locations in BioShock 2 that are completely flooded interior structures that you can walk through out in the ocean." A gameplay trailer was recently released, and screenshots are available as well.
The Almighty Buck

Fuel Efficiency and Slow Driving? 1114

Posted by timothy
from the practical-interest-here dept.
vile8 writes "With the high gas prices and ongoing gas gouging in my hometown many people are trying to find a reasonable way to save gas. One of the things I've noticed is people driving exceptionally slow, 30mph in 45mph zones, etc. So I had to take a quick look and find out if driving slow is helpful in getting better mileage. I know horsepower increases substantially with wind resistance, but with charts like this one from truckandbarter.com it appears mileage is actually about the same between 27mph and 58mph or so. So I'm curious what all the drivers out there with the cool efficiency computers are getting ... of specific interest would be the hemis with MDS; how do those do with the cylinder shutoff mode at different speeds?" Related: are there any practical hypermiling techniques that you've found for people not ready to purchase a new car, nor give up driving generally?
Software

Asus resolves Eee GPL violation->

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Jety
Jety writes "Last week, software developer Cliff Biffle wrote a blog post pointing out certain discrepancies in the source code archive made available by Asus for the Linux-based software platform distributed on the Eee PC.
In response to criticism from Linux enthusiasts, Asus has made additional source code archives available for download with code for the asus_acpi module, BusyBox, and several other components. The code released by Asus brings the company into compliance with its obligations under the GPL and should satisfy most of the critics.
It's always nice to see companies in touch with their audience who are able to respond quickly to issues raised by the community, especially when it involves adhering to the licensing requirements for the software they are distributing."

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Comment: Re:Maybe... (Score 1) 415

by Jety (#21436165) Attached to: The Pirate Bay Facing "Old Fashioned" Pressure
This is more along the lines of what I was interested in...
What the editor stripped from my article submission was this:
This sort of borderline-harassment raises an interesting question: with billions of dollars on the line, and the 'pure evil' of those who stand to lose it, how long will it be before someone takes a page from the Tony Soprano playbook and TPB headquarters mysteriously burns down or one of the admins has an 'unfortunate accident'? Though the question strikes me as a bit sensationalistic, a part of me marvels that it hasn't happened already.
Music

Pirate Bay Facing A More 'Old Fashioned' Pressure->

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Jety
Jety writes "Ars Technica has an article reporting that The Pirate Bay is facing legal pressure from a new front. A wealthy musician with a track record for going head-to-head with record labels and little kids is now joining the queue to take a legal swing at TPB. What I find particularly interesting about this article is the description of the "camera-toting investigators following [The Pirate Bay admins] around in cars marked with Danish plates."

This sort of borderline-harassment raises an interesting question: with billions of dollars on the line, and the 'pure evil' of those who stand to lose it, how long will it be before someone takes a page from the Tony Soprano playbook and TPB headquarters mysteriously burns down or one of the admins has an 'unfortunate accident'? Though the question strikes me as a bit sensationalistic, a part of me marvels that it hasn't happened already."

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Microsoft

Sysinternal Tools going Bye Bye...? 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "Recently I have tried to download the source codes for some Sysinternal tools, namely pskill.exe, to incorporate it into my program to help kill a spawned process when it is not behaving properly. Since Microsoft have purchased sysinternal.com, us administrators have have become worried that these cool tools, that are necessary for our day to day needs, might vanish into thin air. The Source codes have disappeared from the website during migration, and now all their download links no longer works. Is this the end of Sysinternal tools?"

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