Comment Important! (Score 1) 1
I'm just happy they're not filming the entire thing and billing it as the next great reality show.
Submission + - 'Mars Mission' Crew to Spend 520 Days in Isolation (discovery.com) 1
nycheetah writes: Six men from Europe, Russia and China were Thursday locked away from the outside world for the next one-and-a-half years, in an unprecedented simulation of a manned mission to Mars.
Submission + - Using GIMP for real-world print jobs? 1
An anonymous reader writes: I made the switch to Linux several years ago and, for me, it's great. However, when it comes to creating printed materials for clients, I still outsource to a local artist who uses Photoshop or Illustrator. This has been fine but now I need to create some CMYK eps or pdf files that are suitable for real-world printing. The files will not be printed in house. Instead, they are sent out to some print company who will run the job and mail the finished product. Obviously I will get a physical proof before running a 10K piece order but I want to minimize changes later by using the tools correctly the first time around.
Searching the Net leads me to believe that doing anything in Scribus or GIMP for CMYK is going to be a challenge. Are there any professionals out there using only FOSS tools to create CMYK-ready eps/pdf files for offsite printing? If so, what advice can you offer to help me go about this the right way and minimize post-proof changes. My largest concerns are color shift, sharpness (high dpi?), and edge bleeds (is 1/8th inch enough?).
Thank you Slashdotters!
Searching the Net leads me to believe that doing anything in Scribus or GIMP for CMYK is going to be a challenge. Are there any professionals out there using only FOSS tools to create CMYK-ready eps/pdf files for offsite printing? If so, what advice can you offer to help me go about this the right way and minimize post-proof changes. My largest concerns are color shift, sharpness (high dpi?), and edge bleeds (is 1/8th inch enough?).
Thank you Slashdotters!
Comment Why do the best ones always leave early? (Score 2) 423
I did enjoy Tennant, but Eccleston and Smith are on a whole different level for me. To be fair, Smith has the benefits of a better showrunner.
Submission + - Which Android Phone is Less Evil? 2
An anonymous reader writes: My cellphone contract expired and I'm ready to splurge on an Android phone. It seems the four best models at this time are: HTC Nexus One, Samsung Galaxy S, Motorola Droid X, and HTC Evo.
Which is the best Android phone to buy to "vote with my wallet" for FOSS, unencumbered hardware ownership, and good telecom behavior?
HTC sold out to Microsoft. And so did Samsung. Motorola to my knowledge has not sold out to MS, but the Droid is on the network that wants to charge ridiculous amounts to do stuff like tethering on a supposed unlimited data plan. (And it's CDMA so I can't use it if I ever get to take vacations again and travel out of the US.)
Which is the best Android phone to buy to "vote with my wallet" for FOSS, unencumbered hardware ownership, and good telecom behavior?
HTC sold out to Microsoft. And so did Samsung. Motorola to my knowledge has not sold out to MS, but the Droid is on the network that wants to charge ridiculous amounts to do stuff like tethering on a supposed unlimited data plan. (And it's CDMA so I can't use it if I ever get to take vacations again and travel out of the US.)
Politically Correct Zoology 218
flynny51 writes "Dr. Dylan Evans of the School of Medicine, University College, Cork, Ireland, has had a two-year period of intensive monitoring and counseling imposed upon him and as a result his application for tenure is likely to be denied. His offense — sharing an article from a peer-reviewed journal on fellatio in fruit bats."
Comment Wow (Score 4, Funny) 182
Getting sued by GW must be frightening. You can never be sure when they're going to declare Exterminatus on your offices.
Games Workshop Sues Warhammer Online Fansite 182
chalkyj writes "WarhammerAlliance.com (run for the last five years as one of the leading fansites for the MMORPG Warhammer Online) is being sued by Games Workshop for the use of the 'Warhammer' name, 'cybersquatting' and 'unfair competition.' This lawsuit is yet another in Games Workshop's disturbing pattern of suing their fans and hobbyists, this time going after a legitimate fansite for their MMORPG franchise. The full complaint (PDF) has been posted online."
Comment Is this the same thing... (Score 1) 982
he was originally charged with? From what I've found online, he was charged with California statute 502(c) (5), which reads:
I couldn't find anything that is, definitionally, "computer tampering" through a judicious use of Google.
Comment Re:And yet... (Score 1) 189
You know, I thought that was disappointing as well, but then I installed the Opera Mini 5 beta on my N82. It pretty much covers all the features I would need from mobile Firefox; stuff like tabbed browsing, password manager, and a slicker interface than the Nokia Browser.
Comment Hope people start listening (Score 1) 582
Schneier's been saying most of these things in similar articles for years now, and I can only hope it eventually is taken seriously.
Submission + - Singularity Summit Videos Now Available (singularitysummit.com) 2
zerosomething writes: Videos from the October Singularity Summit 2009 have finally been posted for those of us unable to attend. Speakers include the usual suspects Peter Thiel and Ray Kurzweil plus other well know thinkers like Abubery de Grey and Stephen Wolfram and a host of other apparently intelligent people. What ever you may think of the truth or myth of smarter than man technology there are a number of big names working to pave the way.
Comment I wasn't going to boycott... (Score 1) 2
but after reading the direct quotes from IW, and the complete lack of explanation and how dismissive they've been about all these issues, it'd be dishonest for me, as a PC gamer, to buy MW2. They're not making this game for PC.
Submission + - OS X Update does not disabled hackintoshes (wired.com)
UnknowingFool writes: In a followup to the story that OS X 10.6.2 update would break hackintoshes, the latest developer's build from Apple appears to run fine on Atom processors. While Apple has not officially commented about the event, there are likely scenarios.
- Apple deliberately disabled Atom processor support. Faced with bad PR, they reversed their position.
- Apple unintentionally introduced bugs that disabled Atom support. Realizing this later, Apple developers quietly fixed it.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
Submission + - Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward Hates You (arstechnica.com) 2
Zarrot writes: Modern Warfare 2 was one of the most anticipated titles of the year. I, personally, have been anticipating this game for almost a year months. No longer... It is a slap in the face to PC Gamers what Infinity Ward has done with this title. No dedicated servers, no server admin, cannot kick hackers, no mods, no maps, no community, no customization, no respect... The author is right if we as a gaming community if we do not stand against this sort of behavior, this is the future of PC Gaming. I'm boycotting until they listen to their community of players and address this madness. I encourage everyone else to do the same.
