Beyond the engineering effort to make wider support happen, there's the question of what HTML5 will use as its VIDEO element. If nobody claims support for Theora, it won't wind up being the standard. So, it's not a bad thing, but this is MS trying to exert its influence over the debate.

There's also the point that supporting a 64-bit OS means that MATLAB should be able to support data structures larger than 4GB in size. It's simply a question of whether users needed to deal with large operands or large amounts of data. With high-speed data and image acquisition tools, I'd wager the latter is a higher priority.

Current the SC2 beta has a Gold rating on the Wine AppDB. It requires a custom compile with a patch, and a little config hacking, to work. I followed these instructions myself borrowing a friend's account, and could play the game. However, compared to my Windows XP install on the same PC, performance is horrid on Linux via Wine.

I'm hoping OpenGL support means better Wine performance. I'm sure with such a large community, Linux gamers will be able to play this game one way or another.

Can they also get back the research that was done, now likely digitally archived? That's the more creepy precedent set by DNA misuse. Heck, why would the university want it after it's been sequenced?

Although I'm not 100% in on your rhetoric, I think we agree, this would be terrible for the topology of the tech industry.

To say that ARM makes smartphone processors is touching just the tip of the iceberg of ARM's influence: ARM is the embedded processor maker. They also don't make processors; they license IP, including to other chip companies like Intel. Apple acquiring ARM just to get better control over mobile hardware would send shockwaves into one of the most dynamic sectors of the tech industry today.

I'd relax, at least in this case. I don't really see how downloader lawsuits have much to do with individual freedoms. You could make the case that the limitless extension of copyright terms erodes the public domain, but making the leap from that to destruction of civil liberties is a bit of a stretch. Let's be honest here, movie piracy isn't a fundamental right of man. It exists because in an information age, the cost of information can become trivially low, unless it is artificially raised.

I do not mean to trivialize the problem you see, as it is indeed quite dire on other fronts. But this particular story is just an example of a dinosaur industry thrashing about in a series of increasingly violent death throws. Nothing more, nothing less. This sign of desperation should give you hope, friend.

Since the overwhelming majority of defendants will simply settle out-of-court, it's unlikely there'll be a whole lot of time wasted in court. That's how it works. Most people can't possibly afford to fight a case, especially if they lose. So filing the lawsuit itself is usually enough to ensure revenue, via a crooked protection racket.

I hate to be a downer, as I'm often fascinated by computer vision technology, but aren't there some very negative potential applications here? The UK is basically coated in CCTV cameras at this point, and our phones can broadcast GPS data to telcos (whom we KNOW are happy to hand over data to the NSA if they ask kindly). Isn't fully-automated human tracking the third element of the surveillance state trifecta?

Who's going to identify the write said reports, and identify the risks? Are you trusting Toyota to do this in-house? Because the article shows the NHTSA has zero qualifications do any diligence on its own.

A line-by-line audit is silly, and nobody is suggesting this. However, I can't see why the department that oversees embedded systems (automobiles) has no electrical engineering talent on hand.

What's the story with DRM on this game?

Nobody bought it anyway, but that's another issue.

No, I don't think that's another issue. I think that's THE issue. Many people look upon Sun's implosion as a reckoning that a mainstream tech company can't put all of its software eggs into the FOSS basket. If Oracle agrees, one can expect more hard-to-monetize ideas and projects bite the dust.

I'm going to go with a third option: ignoring Internet sensationalism. I recall a recent incident where it appeared AT&T was "censoring" 4chan. Turns out AT&T was just trying to stem a massive DDOS attack originating from that and other domains.

I expect a statement from Verizon shortly.

In my experience, bullying and rejection was very rarely physical harassment. Just psychological and social. It's much harder to enforce, and to some extent the GP is right. It shouldn't be our prerogative to make sure no harm comes to anybody ever. Kids are dicks to others, and we're not going to change that. However, some kids are fucking animals to others, and we CAN do something about that.

Middle ground, people. Middle ground.

That would be fairly stupid of them. You don't survive as a company for so long as Oracle has by making those kind of decisions.

4 years here, same experience. Works perfectly for my own needs, and if really wanted the pay service, I'd definitely drop the cash for it. I've been that satisfied with their service. I'm not sure what the GP is talking about.