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+ - Haiku R1 Alpha 4 has been released!->

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kallisti5 writes "The Haiku project released their 4th alpha release today. A year and four months have passed since the 3rd alpha release. Haiku R1A4 includes several enhancements such as a large number of bug fixes, early IPv6 support, better drivers, improved file system support, better localization, and a wide variety of new features and applications."
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Best Buy Cuts 650 Geek Squad Techies 143

Posted by Soulskill
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tripleevenfall writes "Best Buy has cut approximately 650 jobs from its Geek Squad division, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The cut represents about 4% of Geek Squad's total workforce. The consumer electronics giant said the workers primarily service televisions and appliances in consumers' homes. Best Buy's performance has struggled to keep up with changes in consumer electronics, as the weight of its big-box format inhibits it from fending off competitive pressure of online retailers."

Comment: Re:THEN YOU DO IT MISTER HIGH AND MIGHTY !! (Score 3, Interesting) 663

by NiteMair (#40352025) Attached to: Torvalds Slams NVIDIA's Linux Support

Then who's job is it?

Who's job is it to create reference drivers and release specifications for the hardware that nVidia makes?

nVidia seems to make it their job by refusing to release specifications for the hardware they create. They create this hardware to work with other open-specification hardware and software, and yet, they intentionally keep their own specifications secret.

Comment: Re:Too late... (Score 3, Insightful) 335

by NiteMair (#38866185) Attached to: Maine Senator Wants Independent Study of TSA's Body Scanners

I too always opt out of the body scanner - I'd rather have the temporary psychological stress of another guy putting his gloved hands on my thighs than permanent damage to my physical body from a machine that some "security company" lobbied to have placed in every airport in the U.S. under the guise that it miraculously makes us safer.

I wouldn't be surprised if the stress of dealing with the TSA and other privacy violations in a post-9/11 world has killed more people than terrorism ever did.

Comment: Until the malware get smart (Score 4, Insightful) 441

by NiteMair (#38599100) Attached to: Windows 8 To Include Built-in Reset, Refresh

Once malware developers get their hands on this, they'll be sure to find a way to infect the process such that their stuff gets "reset" and "refreshed" along with everything else.

I doubt it will be that useful to evade the really nasty malware, but at least it will provide an easy way for someone to "go back to step 1" with their computer after they ruined it all by themselves... or even someone who wishes to give it to a friend/family member/goodwill for recycling.

I suspect one of the main reason people throw away computers after they buy a new one, rather than recycle it, is because they're afraid someone else will see all their porn and/or "sensitive documents" that might still be hidden on the machine.

Comment: Re:so ? (Score 2) 344

by NiteMair (#36475326) Attached to: Trojan Goes After Bitcoins

You mean those institutions that take your money and then reinvest it to make money for themselves - occasionally causing an economic collapse that decreasing the value of your money drastically? They also happen to keep a pretty handy record of every transaction so that governments can see what you've been up to with your money...

Yeah, I can't see why anyone might be searching for an alternative form of currency.

Comment: Honeypot? (Score 5, Interesting) 120

by NiteMair (#36369684) Attached to: Malware Gangs Run Ads To Hire New Coders

Honestly, if I was even considering writing malware, this would smell like a major sting operation.

The group recruiting for this service must expect that plenty of white hats and/or law enforcement would apply just to see who responds. It would be asinine.

This is one of those industries where I would expect recruitment to be a "don't call us, we'll call you" type of situation.

Comment: Re:I personally love it (Score 2) 358

by NiteMair (#35818140) Attached to: New Houses Killing Wi-Fi

This is SPECTACULAR!

I want this stuff installed on my house.

1) My wifi signals don't need to leave my house.
2) My neighbors' wifi signals don't need to enter my house.
3) I *hate* cell phones, and now when people come over, their calls will drop, their bars will drop, and they'll turn the damn things off finally.
4) I have satellite TV.
5) I need better insulation.

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