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submission
lucabrasi999 writes:
Big Blue has announced an effort to become more green. IBM is the largest Data Center operator in the world, and it will be introducing technology to reduce data center energy consumption and also offer those technologies to customers. By 2010, IBM plans on doubling the computing power at its own data centers without increasing energy consumption.
163111
submission
GNU Guy writes:
Red Hat announced their Red Hat Exchange yesterday. Apparently you can now buy support for a bunch of open source software (EnterpriseDB, MySQL, Zimbra and Zenoss to name a few) directly from Red Hat. My question is would you rather go to Red Hat or directly to the source? Obviously this service is only available for Red Hat Enteprise Linux users but it would be nice to use up2date to get all my non-Red Hat software. What do other ./ers think?
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submission
Molasses writes:
In the wake of Comcast showing off DOCSIS 3.0 and Verizon's blazing-fast FiOS, an article at Ars Technica points out that the largest telecommunications company in the US is missing out on superfast broadband. 'The company that should be really concerned by the arrival of superfast cable broadband is AT&T. Unlike FiOS, AT&T's U-Verse is a fiber-to-the-node network, relying on existing infrastructure to close the loop between the node and the premises. It's an economical choice for AT&T, but one that severely limits the amount of bandwidth the company will be able to offer.'
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story
mikee805 writes
"A lengthy article in Spiegel explores the possibility that global warming might make life on Earth better, not just for humans, but all species. The article argues that 'worst-case scenarios' are often the result of inaccurate simulations made in the 1980s. While climate change is a reality, as far as the article is concerned, some planning and forethought may mean that more benefits than drawbacks will result from higher temperatures. From the article:'The medical benefits of higher average temperatures have also been ignored. According to Richard Tol, an environmental economist, "warming temperatures will mean that in 2050 there will be about 40,000 fewer deaths in Germany attributable to cold-related illnesses like the flu." Another widespread fear about global warming -- that it will cause super-storms that could devastate towns and villages with unprecedented fury -- also appears to be unfounded. Current long-term simulations, at any rate, do not suggest that such a trend will in fact materialize.'"
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elrous0 writes:
CNN, the Inquirer, et. al. are reporting that Europe's "Galileo" program is facing a serious financial and technical crisis and may be permanently stalled. The European program, designed to be a superior answer to the United States' "Global Positioning System" (GPS), has faced numerous hurdles since its incenption. To date, the Galileo program has succeeded in launching only one of its 30 planned satellites and has been beset by delays and cost overruns. Apparently, squabbling between the eight companies in the consortium behind the project is responsible for many of the problems. The project is now threatened with an EU takeover. But many are skeptical that even the EU can save the flagging program.