Submission + - Poll: Favourite Transcendental Number
An anonymous reader writes: 0
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Submission + - Microsoft patents unified gaming infrastructure
slackarse writes: Microsoft has filed a patent for a multi-component gaming system that will ultimately have every Microsoft device you own communicating to each other via any network interface into a single gaming system.
Feed Cannabis compound slows lung cancer in mice (pheedo.com)
Injecting the active compound of marijuana, THC, into tumour sites appears to slash the growth of lung cancers by 60%
Boston Bans Boing Boing From City Wi-Fi 215
DrFlounder writes "The city of Boston has apparently blocked access to Boing Boing on the municipal Wi-Fi. This is possibly due to the popular blog's known Mooninite sympathies." Update: 4/22 13:11 GMT by KD : Seth Finkelstein did some research and posted an explanation of the blockage to his blog. "'Arbitrary and capricious' seems the relevant characterization."
Submission + - Microsoft Admits Vista Failure
mnath77 writes: ""With two overlapping events, Microsoft admitted what we have been saying all along, Vista, aka Windows MeII, is a joke that no one wants. It did two unprecedented things this week that frankly stunned us...
"What happened is the OEMs revolted in the background and forced Microsoft's hand. This is a big neon sign above MeII saying 'FAILURE'. Blink blink blink. OK, MeII won't fail, they have OEMs whipped and threatened into a corner, it will sell, but you can almost hear the defectors marching toward Linux. This is a watershed..."
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39 087"
RMS Protest Song On Gitmo 500
An anonymous reader tipped us to a protest song RMS has written and recorded (while visiting Cuba) and is hosting on stallman.org. It's a sort of parody, although it's too serious really to be called that, in Spanish of the song "Guantanamera," in which a Gitmo prisoner talks about his experiences and mourns his fate. RMS wrote the lyrics in 2006 after learning what "Guantanamera" actually means. The lyrics are moving, and the recording, in Ogg, is competent — RMS sings well and he's got some amateur musicians from Cuba backing him up. Here are the lyrics and an English translation.
Submission + - 65%Americans Spend More Time With Their PC Than SO
Ant writes: "PR Newswire reports that 65 percent of consumers are spending more time with a computer than with their significant other (SO), according to new independent research commissioned by support.com.
Conducted by independent research firm Kelton Research, the "Cyber Stress" study confirmed consumers' growing relationship with technology in their everyday lives. In fact, more than 8 out of 10 Americans (84%) say they are more dependent on their home computer now than they were just three years ago.
Like any relationship, the test comes not when things are going well but when times are tough. And unfortunately in the case of their computers, things aren't going so well for Americans...
Seen on Blue's News. Well, SO is my computer. [grin]"
Submission + - Is Vista Ultimate worth $400?
Deathspawner writes: "It's obvious that no Windows OS is worth $400, but for those who are considering it over another version should read through Techgages comparison with Home Premium. While Home Premium costs $170 less, it contains most of what people would even want from Ultimate. $400 is a lot of money to shell out for a new OS, especially an edition that includes a feature that 95% of people who purchase it will not be able to use."
IBM Releases Fastest SDK For Java 6 117
IndioMan writes "IBM is releasing an SDK for Java 6 and is sponsoring an Early Release Program to gather feedback from the Java community. Product binaries and documentation are available for Linux on x86 and 64-bit AMD, and AIX for PPC for 32- and 64-bit systems. In addition to supporting the Java SE 6 Platform specification, IBM's SDK also focuses on platform stability, performance, and diagnostics. It's tops on every benchmark."
Submission + - Men who love Linux are Sexier
caluml writes: "A female's tongue-in-cheek look at men who love Linux finds some interesting results. Among them are: We're passionate (and that rubs off in the bedroom too), not shy about spending our earnings, are problem-solvers, and are deep thinkers.
We need to make sure sites that lots of women read know about this!"
We need to make sure sites that lots of women read know about this!"
