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Comment So? (Score 0, Flamebait) 375

by Brazilian Geek on Thursday February 19, 2009 @10:32AM (#26916151) Attached to: Boxee Drops Hulu Support

Since I'm not in the US and can't see Hulu, I'm not missing a thing - in fact, this makes Boxee even more attractive to me now that a lot of the videos I click on won't block me.

I guess I have to thank Hulu for denying Boxee access.

Comment Slashdot... (Score 1) 356

by Brazilian Geek on Friday December 19, 2008 @05:50AM (#26170725) Attached to: Majel Roddenberry Dies At 76

The only place where all (or at least most) of us read this news and immediately felt sad. I'll miss her voice but as someone said, thank goodness we have DVDs.

Computer, rest in peace. End program.

Submission + - Theoretical parallel computer built for first time (networkworld.com) 1

Submitted by James McP on Tuesday June 26, 2007 @10:39AM

James McP writes: A working computer has been built that for the first time demonstrates the Parallel Random Access Model (PRAM) of parallel processing. According to the Network World article the unnamed machine uses FPGAs to create sixty four 75Mhz CPUs which have a claimed combined performance of "100x" a normal desktop. The PRAM computer was built as part of a NSF grant that has the goal of developing APIs and compiler optimizations to support the PRAM system. As a bonus, if you submit the winning name for the new PRAM computer you can win $500.

Submission + - Linspire's CEO changes tune after new MS deal

Submitted by lisah on Monday June 18, 2007 @08:43AM

lisah writes: In a whiplash-inducing reversal of opinion, Linspire CEO Kevin Carmony says his company's new agreement with Microsoft will offer a 'better experience' for users. That's a far cry from a few months ago when he told the Linspire community that Microsoft's attempt to cozy up to open source companies was nothing but 'lip service' and 'scare tactics.' Why the change of heart? He enigmatically says it's because 'Linux has gotten better.' Carmony also roundly criticized Novell's agreement with Microsoft last year, suggesting there was probably large amounts of money lubricating the deal and that Microsoft was 'basically paying Novell to be [its] poster child.' However when Carmony was asked last week about the money trail for Linspire's agreement with Microsoft, he didn't want to talk about it.

Submission + - Kurt Vonnegut has died, so it goes

Submitted by

MichaelSmith

on Thursday April 12, 2007 @05:01AM

MichaelSmith writes: "American science fiction author Kurt Vonnegut has died at the age of 84. Vonnegut was most famous for his ground breaking book Slaughterhouse-Five as well as the Sirens of Titan and at least one legendary short story. As Isaac Asimov might have said: Kurt is in heaven now"

Submission + - Kurt Vonnegut dies

Submitted by

ina_kulot

on Thursday April 12, 2007 @03:44AM

ina_kulot writes: "Kurt Vonnegut, author, humanist, and geek extraordinaire, died Wednesday at the age of 84. I'm sure the fact that his death was published in the Showbiz section of CNN amuses him in the afterlife to no end. He was the author of several best-selling books, and refused to be pigeonholed to a specific genre. While his earlier works, such as Piano Player, and The Sirens of Titan, had a distinct science fiction edge to it, most of his works, such as Slaughterhouse Five and Cat's Cradle, were known more for their black humor and distinct moral tone despite the fact that they featured time travel and scientific breakthroughs. His humor never wavered, and his honesty never censored, and I was hoping that we would still have his insight around for a few more years in these dark times. Alas, it wasn't meant to be."

Submission + - Kurt Vonnegut dies aged 84

Submitted by

Dynamoo

on Thursday April 12, 2007 @03:18AM

Dynamoo writes: "Author Kurt Vonnegut has died aged 84 in New York. Familiar to many Slashdotters through works such as Cat's Cradle and Galapagos and Breakfast of Champions, Vonnegut's works were an unusual mix of scifi, social comment and satire — often featuring the fictional pulp scifi writer Kilgore Trout. Many of Vonnegut's works were semi-autobiographical, the best example of which was Slaughterhouse-Five based on his experiences as a prisoner of war in Dresden in 1945.

Poignantly, Vonnegut's own website just has an illustration "Goodbye Blue Monday". But perhaps he is not dead.. just unstuck in time."

Submission + - Kurt Vonnegut dies

Submitted by

Allnighterking

on Thursday April 12, 2007 @01:07AM

Allnighterking writes: "Kurt Vonnegut, one of the great si-fi authors, has left us at the age of 84. An obituary is available here. For those who don't know this author, you can find out more about him on his wikipedia page or at his official website. Those who know him know that although he's gone from this time line he's still around in others."

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