Submission + - ASUS $199 Linux Laptop
walterbyrd writes: "New Eee laptop is supposed to compete with OLPC — but it will be available to anybody. It uses flash memory for storage 4GB for $199, and 8GB for $299."
"On May 8, 2007, we were pleased to announce that checkers is now solved. From the standard starting position, Black (who moves first) is guaranteed a draw with perfect play. White (moving second) is also guaranteed a draw, regardless of what Black plays as the opening move. Checkers is the largest game that has been solved to date.
IF I HAD A MINE SHAFT, I don't think I would just abandon it. There's got to be a better way. -- Jack Handley, The New Mexican, 1988.