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ZFS Hits an Important Milestone, Version 0.6.1 Released 99

Posted by samzenpus from the brand-new dept.
sfcrazy writes "ZFS on Linux has reached what Brian Behlendorf calls an important milestone with the official 0.6.1 release. Version 0.6.1 not only brings the usual bug fixes but also introduces a new property called 'snapdev.' Brian explains, 'The snapdev property was introduced to control the visibility of zvol snapshot devices and may be set to either visible or hidden. When set to hidden, which is the default, zvol snapshot devices will not be created under /dev/. To gain access to these devices the property must be set to visible. This behavior is analogous to the existing snapdir property.'"

Comment Great.... now I have confidence.... (Score 1) 157

by SFWind (#35408478) Attached to: Hungary Uses iPad To Draft New Constitution
Reading the article he brags about being able to write during a work dinner in Brussels while on EU business. I would certainly hope that the new Hungarian constitution is not being written during dinner, on the plane, in the car, on the train and during meetings with fellow politicians as he said in his blog. While I understand that it is very convenient to pop something open and read, I highly doubt one can pay enough attention during meetings and dinner with people around to something so complex as a new constitution.
Microsoft

Microsoft Research Takes On Go 175

Posted by Soulskill from the narrowing-the-possibilities dept.
mikejuk writes "Microsoft Research has used F# and AI to implement a consumer-quality game of Go — arguably the most difficult two-person game to implement. They have used an interesting approach to the problem of playing the game, which is a pragmatic cross between tree search with pruning and machine learning to spot moves with a 'good shape.' The whole lot has been packaged into an XNA-based game with a story."
Censorship

Hungarian Officials Can Now Censor the Media 185

Posted by Soulskill from the constant-bleeping dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Hungary is set to regulate the media, including web-published content, under a new law applicable today. The law requires all the media to provide a 'balanced view' and must not go against 'public morality,' and places all publications under the control of a new regulating body, whose top members have all been nominated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Orban, whose strong ways have been compared to Putin's, has been tightening his grip over Hungary. 'In the seven months since Orban came to power with a two-thirds parliamentary majority, he has implemented retroactive taxes in violation of the constitution, curbed the Constitutional Court's power, effectively nationalized private pension funds and put ruling-party allies in charge of at least four independent institutions, including the audit office.' Citizens sentenced in application of the new law can still challenge it at the European Court of Human Rights — see you in a few years."

Comment Upgrade does not support 32 to 64 bit (Score 1) 570

by SFWind (#29829747) Attached to: Some Users Say Win7 Wants To Remove iTunes, Google Toolbar
Users should consider upgrading to x64 of Windows 7. When you upgrade from 32 bit Windows XP and provided your hardware supports it you shuld install 64 bit OS. Yet one more reason not to upgrade. User state migration tool will greatly improve your experience and in the process you can install 64 bit OS. Download it form here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722032(WS.10).aspx

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