Comment Re:Octopuses Have No Personalities and Enjoy HDTV (Score 1) 482
Far out...
What do you use for input devices?
Comment Re:Immortality is scary (Score 1) 359
Your assurance is based on a bunch of assertions that you pulled out of your ass. I'm still shooting for immortality.
Comment Re:Just a reminder (Score 1) 477
Later on down the paragraph
However, this would not apply to animals that are grazed rather than fed, especially those grazed on land that could not be used for other purposes.
I guess it's ok for vegetarians to beat a horse as long as it's dead, eh?
Submission + - TechRepubic still holding the line vs Mac OS X?
msmyj writes: So I ran across this article — available only to pro users — of the TechRepulic website: http://downloads.techrepublic.com.com/download.asp x?docid=235834. Seems to be a white paper from ZDNet that some 74 people have downloaded — almost a year old but may be worth a read, even if just for a chuckle or two.
Submission + - Human-animal hybrid embryo is approved in UK
CryogenicKeen writes: "The Layman's Version:
http://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsharpscience / — "Human-animal hybrid embryo gets go-ahead"
The Guardian Version:
http://society.guardian.co.uk/health/story/0,,2082 147,00.html
The Actual Bill:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_1990003 7_en_1.htm"
Submission + - 14-yr-old girl's self portrait stolen for porn DVD
titaniumdoughnut writes: "14 year old girl's self portrait stolen from Flickr and used as cover for porn DVD "Body Magic." TVX Films refuses to acknowledge infringement, claiming to have purchased the image from an unknown stock company and business partner of 25 years, and later blames girl (now 17) for putting her photo on Flickr in the first place. U.S. lawyers requesting £50,000 to take up case.
From TVX Films agent: "I'M SURE BY THE END OF THE MONTH YOUR FACE WILL BE HISTORY ... WE HAVE FURTHER CHECKED OUT YOUR NAME AND ITS NOT LIKE IT'S A HOUSE WHOLE NAME. ACTUALLY, REMOVING YOUR IMAGE WILL HELP IMPROVE THE SELL OF THE DVD..... SO FAR IT BOMBED ... AS FOR COMPSENSATION;YOUR SILLY!"
The DVD continues to be sold and marketed with the photo in question attached. DVD info claims that all models featured are over 18."
From TVX Films agent: "I'M SURE BY THE END OF THE MONTH YOUR FACE WILL BE HISTORY
The DVD continues to be sold and marketed with the photo in question attached. DVD info claims that all models featured are over 18."
Submission + - IIS overtakes Apache among Fortune 1000 sites
El Lobo writes: If you think back a few years to IIS 5.0, the future for Microsoft's web server looked rather bleak. With IIS 6.0, Microsoft made "locked down" mode settings the default at installation, which helped minimize security problems, and helped IIS 6.0 recapture a major part of trust that IIS 5.0 lost. No major security disasters have been reported since the release of IIS 6.0. Now, Microsoft is looking to consolidate IIS 7.0's position as a secure and robust web server.
A recent market survey indicated that Microsoft's IIS has a 31.13 percent market share, which places it in second position behind the open source Apache Web Server. Another survey by Port80 Software that takes Fortune 1000 companies into consideration reports that IIS has overtaken Apache among Fortune 1000 sites.
A recent market survey indicated that Microsoft's IIS has a 31.13 percent market share, which places it in second position behind the open source Apache Web Server. Another survey by Port80 Software that takes Fortune 1000 companies into consideration reports that IIS has overtaken Apache among Fortune 1000 sites.
Submission + - How To Reinstall System Restore - Windows XP
adamsdvds writes: "http://www.adamsdvds.co.uk/tutorials/windowsxp/sys tem_restore/reinstall.php
If you are having problems with System Restore in Windows XP then this tutorial should solve your problems, it shows you how to reinstall system restore. A clean slate/fresh start."
If you are having problems with System Restore in Windows XP then this tutorial should solve your problems, it shows you how to reinstall system restore. A clean slate/fresh start."
Submission + - iPod Casualties Can Offer New-in-box Bargains
An anonymous reader writes: For the last few years makers from Creative to Virgin have proclaimed their latest DAP to be an iPod Killer, only to watch those portables flame-out in the marketplace. This doen't mean there was anything wrong with them, in fact some were pretty decent. They just couldn't compete under all the iPod hype. It turns out this created a a huge sub-market of unsold stock, sold for pennies on the dollar to overstock vendors who then pawn them off cheap to the public. For the price of a basic iPod Shuffle you can now acquire some well-equipped units. Examples include the 40GB Toshiba Gigabeat F40 and AlienWare's CE-IV with external speaker system.
Submission + - PCI - Minnesota LAW!
cybermalandro@gmail.com writes: "Minnesotas governor signed a law requiring companies that have had a security breach and were storing prohibited card data to reimburse banks for the costs of blocking and reissuing cards."
Submission + - Is parallel programming just too hard?
pcause writes: There has been a lot of
talk recently about the need for programmers to shift paradigms and begin building more parallel applications and systems. The need to do this and the hardware and systems to support it have been around for a while, but we haven't seen a lot of progress. The article says that gaming systems have made progress, but MMOGs are typically years late and I'll bet part of the problem is trying to be more parallel/distributed.
Since this discussion has been going on for over a decade with little progress in terms of widespread change, one has to ask is parallel programming just too difficult for most programmers? Are the tools inadequate or perhaps is it that it is very difficult to think about parallel systems. Maybe it is a fundamental human limit. Will we really see progress in the next 10 years that matches the progress of the silicon?
Since this discussion has been going on for over a decade with little progress in terms of widespread change, one has to ask is parallel programming just too difficult for most programmers? Are the tools inadequate or perhaps is it that it is very difficult to think about parallel systems. Maybe it is a fundamental human limit. Will we really see progress in the next 10 years that matches the progress of the silicon?
Submission + - Storing Music for Personal Use Online is Illegal
An anonymous reader writes: In a court case of JASRAC vs. Image City, The Tokyo District Court handed down a ruling that says Image City's MYUTA service is guilty of copyright infringement. MYUTA is an online music storage service that allows users to upload music from their own CDs etc. to a central server from which they can download to their cellphones to listen to. Music uploaded to the central server is accessible only by the user who uploaded it and can only be downloaded to their cellphone. Despite the music only being stored for personal use, the ruling reasoned that the act of uploading music to a central server owned by a company is the equivalent of distributing music to that company. This has implications for other services such as Yahoo! Briefcase which could mean Yahoo! is gulity of copyright infringement if any of its users store music in their account for personal use. Google's translation can have a go at the original Japanese article.
Submission + - Instructor in the art of killing
An anonymous reader writes: A young soldier recently stationed in Indian-administered Kashmir describes the feelings of soldiers braving the cold at high altitudes as they wait to intercept militants. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6660951.stm
Submission + - Internet helps youths with personality disorders
amigoro writes: "Youths with personality disorders who would've otherwise gone friendless turn to the Internet for social contacts and creating a positive impact on their lives by reducing their social isolation, according to a paper published in Schizophrenia Research. The researchers believe that their could be potential therapeutic uses of the Internet, perhaps as a virtual step in social skills training that can be later generalized to real-life interpersonal situations."
Submission + - Another radio station offers free classical MP3s
Petrushka writes: Following a couple of years after the BBC Philharmonic did it, Radio New Zealand is also offering free downloads of live performances by the Auckland Philharmonia. The downloads go through a monthly cycle: they began in April with Dvorak's "New World" symphony; currently they're offering Beethoven's 7th symphony. Recordings are in MP3 format at 192 kb/s, though the sample rate is a disappointing 32 kHz. What other stations are out there offering freebies like this?
