Comment Re:A little anti clamantic... (Score 1) 202
WebKit is based on KHTML. KDE adds patches back from WebKit when they can, but they're not that different when it comes to web standards and performance.
Comment Re:Bet it will sound better than the CD album (Score 1) 82
That seems like a hard feat since the bass part is virtually indistinguishable from the guitar part in most of the songs.
Comment Re:There's no justice... (Score 1) 82
Ulrich can barely play Dyer's Eve with a double bass pedal. Metallica had to record the double bass sections separately in order to maintain accuracy and speed. Also, Ulrich is an old fart in comparison to the endurance and speed of your typical death or black metal drummer.
Comment Re:Not good enough. (Score 1) 1044
Most states in the US have the age of consent set at 16 or 17. Many more have laws regarding small age differences not being illegal. What you're looking for is pornographic laws.
Ted "A Series of Tubes" Stevens Found Guilty 565
techmuse writes "According to a series of tubes sites, Senator Ted Stevens has been found guilty of lying about free home renovations that he received from an oil contractor. He faces up to 5 years in jail, and the outcome of his current reelection bid is now in doubt. 'The conviction came after a tumultuous week in the jury room. First there were complaints about an unruly juror, then another had to be replaced when she left Washington following the death of her father. Finally, jurors on Monday discovered a discrepancy in the indictment that had been overlooked by prosecutors. Jury deliberations in this historic trial have at times been as contentious as some of the proceedings The Justice Department indicted Stevens on July 29, and the Alaska Republican took a huge legal gamble and asked for a speedy trial in order to resolve the charges before Election Day. Judge Emmet Sullivan complied with Stevens' request, and in less than three months from the time of his indictment, Stevens was found guilty.'"
Submission + - Today is Fair Use Day! (fairuseday.com)
jZnat writes: Several websites are reporting that today marks the third-annual global Fair Use Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of copyright issues. The idea was first put into action by Eric Clifford on 11 July 2005 to raise awareness of the ever-increasing shift of power in copyright issues around the world. Other reports on this include Ars Technica's, TorrentFreak's, Boing Boing's, and the Pirate Party's (US).
Submission + - Putting Piracy in Perspective
An anonymous reader writes: Over the past year, Slashdot has pointed to many industry claims and
governmental pressure (here,
here,
and here)
arguing that Canada
as a piracy haven. Canadian law prof Michael Geist has produced Putting Canadian
"Piracy" in Perspective, a video that
demonstrates how the claims are hugely exaggerated. For example, it
shows how despite the MPAA's claim of movie piracy, Canada was the
industry's fastest growing market last year. Similarly, while the
recording industry says Canada is the world's top P2P country, the data
shows that the Canadian music industry is experiencing record gains and
that most of the decline from the major labels is due to retail pricing
pressures.
Submission + - Clear Channel: indie artists must waive royalties (futureofmusic.org)
Theodora Michaels writes: "As part of Clear Channel's payola settlement with the FCC, the radio networks agreed to air 4,200 hours of local and independent music on their stations. Per the settlement, the broadcaster set up an online application for artists to submit their music for airplay on each of its stations. The application requires the artists to waive their right to digital performance royalties."
Submission + - Con Kolivas releases last ever -ck patchset (blogspot.com)
FreeGamer writes: "Anybody who ever tried ricing their Gentoo in order to attain half-decent audio/visual perforance, or knows much about kernel patchsets, will no doubt be aware of the -ck kernel patchset. It is a patchset for the Linux kernel that is aimed at providing an optimal desktop experience.
Today saw the last ever release of the -ck kernel patchset. Read on for an overview of the reasons why Linux is losing one of it's most talented contributors."
Today saw the last ever release of the -ck kernel patchset. Read on for an overview of the reasons why Linux is losing one of it's most talented contributors."
Turns Out Ubuntu Dell Costs $225 More 361
An anonymous reader writes "One week ago this community discussed the apparent price advantage of Ubuntu Dell over Vista. The article linked to a Dell IdeaStorm page with the status: 'Implemented.' Today the status has changed on that page to 'Reneged: Ubuntu Dell is $225 More Than Windows Dell.' The full price of a Ubuntu Inspiron 1420N is indeed $50 cheaper than the identical hardware configuration with Vista — except that a $275 free upgrade to 2GB memory and a 160-GB hard drive is available for Windows only."
Microsoft's OOXML Formulas Could Be Dangerous 360
hill101 writes "According to Rob Weir's blog, Microsoft's 325-page OOXML specification for spreadsheet formulas is deeply flawed. From basic trigonometric functions that forget to specify units, to statistical functions, to critical financial functions — the specification does not contain correct formulas that could possibly be implemented in an interoperable way. Quoting Mr. Weir: 'It has incorrect formulas that, if implemented according to the standard, may cause loss of life, property, and capital... Shame on all those who praised and continue to praise the OOXML formula specification without actually reading it.'"
Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Released 590
Lots of readers told us about the official release of Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn (screenshots here for Ubuntu and Kubuntu). Some readers report that the distribution servers are being hammered. Here is a review of Feisty Fawn. Reader LinuxScribe sends us to LinuxPlanet for the story on a pleasant Java surprise in the release.
Submission + - The nightmare of Xbox live DRM
Darren writes: There is a huge elephant in the room with XBox Live. If you are one of the "3 to 5%" (ha!) of XBox 360 owners who have had to have their defective console replaced, you'll suddenly find that the content you legally purchased on XBox Live is only playable by the same account that downloaded it, and only when you're connected. This is Microsoft's way of punishing you for having a defective console. 55 page (and counting) discussion here. — but no solution from Microsoft yet, just an awkward work-around. (I'm currently on console #7.) This was made all the worse by the recent 14 hour+ XBox Live outage.
Submission + - Canadian University students protecting their IP
innocent_white_lamb writes: Graduate students at Carleton University (Ottawa) are taking steps to protect their intellectual property and insuring that they are being properly recognized for their work, according to this article. This is in response to the increased commercialization of research done at universities, and high-profile cases of copyright infringement by professors at the University of Toronto and Indiana University.
Submission + - openSUSE Hobbled by Microsoft Patents
kripkenstein writes: "openSUSE 10.2 no longer enables ClearType (which improves the appearance of fonts). The reason given on the openSUSE mailing list for not enabling it is:
As reported on and discussed here and here, this matter may be connected to the Microsoft-Novell deal. If so, Novell should have received a license for the Microsoft patents, assuming the deal covered all relevant patents. Does the license therefore extend only to SUSE, but not openSUSE?"Note that this feature is covered by several Microsoft patents and should not be activated in any default build of the library.
