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Comment Re:Turn the Screws on Their Thumbs (Score 2, Informative) 542

by iMaple on Tuesday September 02, 2008 @04:37PM (#24849607) Attached to: Unsolicited Offer For My Personal Domain Name?

Well, you can just write them a polite email informing that you use the domain and it is not up for sale. However if they really need the domain, and are willing to recompensate you for the hassle of moving to another domain, you would be willing to help them out.

That way they can make an offer, are you get into no legal trouble (You clearly show that you do not wish to sell the domain, unless it is to help them out).

Submission + - Some Gmail accounts quietly jump to 10GB?

Submitted by MikeMulligan on Thursday August 09, 2007 @01:02PM

MikeMulligan writes: Last week I actually started getting worried that at 80%, I'd soon fill my gmail's >2GB capacity. Today I logged in to find I'm only using about 25% of my 9030MB! I searched the google blogs and other sites, but found only references to google's paid premium google apps accounts that provide 10GB of storage. Is it just me? Is this permanent? And why isn't there more news about it? At 10gb, that destroys most other free email services out there (again), and competes with other paid-for services (*cough* Apple).

Submission + - Gmail Increases Capacity to 9 GiB Per User 5

Submitted by

Chris Chiasson

on Wednesday August 08, 2007 @10:04PM

Chris Chiasson writes: "I was a little surprised to see that I was only using 7% of my Gmail storage capacity. Then I read all of the message: "You are currently using 680 MB (7%) of your 9030 MB." That's only 8.82 GiB, but I rounded up for the title. Anyone else?"

Submission + - Harry Potter and the Chinese Pirates

Submitted by mrogers on Wednesday August 01, 2007 @10:37AM

mrogers writes: Many Slashdot readers will have come across files that claimed to be leaked copies of the seventh Harry Potter book — perhaps some even downloaded the genuine bootleg that was made by photographing every page. But the IHT reports that in China, Potter piracy has become a cottage industry.

Here, the global Harry Potter publishing phenomenon has mutated into something altogether Chinese: a combination of remarkable imagination and startling industriousness, all placed in the service of counterfeiting, literary fraud and copyright violation.
Titles like "Harry Potter and the Hiking Dragon" are available alongside digital copies of the genuine article, raising the question of where fan fiction ends and counterfeiting begins. Is this a glimpse of what culture would be like without copyright?

Submission + - Comcast Weans Hogs Off Their Packet Teat

Submitted by

eldavojohn

on Thursday April 05, 2007 @09:58AM

eldavojohn writes: "The telecommunications giant Comcast has severed its services to internet hogs who use more bandwidth than others. From the article, "Carreiro said he received a message from a Comcast Security Assurance representative in December, who warned him that he was hogging too much of the company's bandwidth and needed to cut down. When Carreiro contacted customer service about the call, they had no idea what he was talking about and suggested it was a prank phone call. Unconvinced, Carreiro contacted Comcast several more times, but was again told there was no problem. A month later, he woke up to a dead Internet connection. Customer service directed him to the Security Assurance division, which Carreiro said informed him he would now be without service for one year." This is quite alarming to me, considering that I am forced into using a particular ISP based on some deal my neighborhood made many years before I moved here."

Submission + - 3D3 Solutions Releases Free FlexScan3D Scanner

Submitted by

3D3 Solutions

on Tuesday March 13, 2007 @12:47AM

3D3 Solutions writes: "Arizona based, 3D3 Solutions, an innovative 3D scanner development company announces the availability of FlexScan3D Lite, a free version of it's 3D scanner to enable individuals and companies to capture real world objects with no investment in a high end scanner.

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) February 27, 2007 — 3D3 Solutions announces the availability of the FlexScan3D Lite, a free software-based 3D scanner that enables users to plug in a projector and a digital camera to generate 3D models of real world objects. This no-cost solution opens the door to many who want to get into 3D scanning but have been unable to make the investment.

It is available for free downloading on the 3D3 Solutions website: http://www.3d3solutions.com/try.php and it is also available on its partner website Reverse Modeling: http://www.reversemodeling.com/try.html

FlexScan3D Lite is being used by many students and companies and is viewed as a money saving solution that requires no cash investment to get started with 3D scanning.

The Lite edition of the software features the core functionality from the commercial and academic versions of FlexScan3D:

* Includes all of the high end scan processing algorithms and hardware interfaces
* Supports cameras up to 2.5 megapixels.
* Supports projectors up to 800x600 resolution
* Output is points in *.asc format
* Supports Textures via UV mapping

The commercial versions support unlimited mega-pixels and 1024x768 resolution projectors. Additional bundled software from the full version allows you to take the data from a point cloud to a "watertight" 3D mesh.

FlexScan3D represents the next evolution in the 3D scanning market that requires a more cost effective solution for a mainstream audience. The full version of FlexScan3D can be used to quickly capture objects to create a 3D digital model for use in a variety of disciplines including engineering, research & development, architectural reconstruction, medical and dental reconstruction, games, art, and other applications.

3D3 Solutions has recently expanded its offering of FlexScan3D to include: Academic Licensing, Student Personal Editions, FlexScan3D Core System, and bundled solutions with GSI to create a watertight mesh. It is also offering a FlexScan3D-rapidformXOR bundle, through its partner Reverse Modeling for users that want to create parametric Cad models from scan data.

FlexScan3D packages are available worldwide from 3D3 Solutions and Reverse Modeling, it's US reseller. For more detailed pricing information or restrictions on licensing, and to learn more about the innovative FlexScan3D scanner, please visit http://www.3d3solutions.com/ or call 800-732-6010 in North America.

About 3D3 Solutions

3D3 Solutions is the developer of FlexScan3D, a 3D scanner that lets anyone capture digital 3d models directly from physical objects in seconds. 3D3 Solutions' novel approach to 3D scanning makes it an attractive option for those who have been looking for a powerful and cost effective 3D scanning solution. To find out more about how 3D3 Solutions can meet your digitalizing needs, visit http://www.3d3solutions.com/

About Reverse Modeling

Reverse Modeling, based in Los Angeles, CA, provides a suite of 3D scanning hardware, software and services to solve complex modeling problems. We specialize in the conversion of physical objects into 3D computer models. 3D scanning is widely used in the reproduction of architectural artifacts, pre and post medical and dental reconstruction, reverse engineering, legacy data update, quality inspection, rapid prototyping, animation, and various other applications. To learn more about Reverse Modeling, and to find pricing information please visit the company's website at http://www.reversemodeling.com/

Contact information:
3D3 Solutions

info@3d3solutions.com
http://www.3d3solutions.com/

Contact information:
Reverse Modeling
PO Box 4760
Covina, CA 91723
800-732-6010
info@reversemodeling.com
http://www.reversemodeling.com/

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Submission + - The Incredible Shrinking Engine

Submitted by Somnus on Monday March 12, 2007 @09:12PM

Somnus writes: In the latest issue of MIT's Technology Review , researchers describe how they can dramatically boost engine output and efficiency by preventing pre-ignition, or 'knock:'

... Both turbocharging and direct injection are preexisting technologies, and neither looks particularly impressive ... by combining them, and augmenting them with a novel way to use a small amount of ethanol, Cohn and his colleagues have created a design that they believe could triple the power of a test engine ...
Why didn't I think of this?

Submission + - Reading a DVD with VLC is illegal in France

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 07, 2007 @02:17PM

An anonymous reader writes: Starting December 31st 2006, reading a DVD protected with CSS (as most DVD are) is illegal in France when it is done with software allowing to circumvent the protection, such as VLC or mplayer which can both use the libdvdcss library. This Journal Officiel (where laws and executive orders are published) says that you may be fined 135 (around $180) for doing so. This includes watching any DVD that you have legally purchased.

Submission + - Men who love Linux are Sexier

Submitted by

caluml

on Sunday January 07, 2007 @01:16PM

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!"

Submission + - XXX Top Level Domain Update

Submitted by

eldavojohn

on Sunday January 07, 2007 @11:39AM

eldavojohn writes: "The contract between ICANN & ICM Registry has just been revised for procedures on using the .XXX TLD. ICM is saying that the domain should be readily available for registration as early as this summer. This means that parents will most likely have an easier time protecting their children from these sites and these sites will be more tightly regulated and easier to scrutinize by authorities. ICM also mentioned the collaboration with International Foundation for Online Responsibility."

Submission + - Will Vista make it cheaper to be a gamer ?

Submitted by

rathalian

on Sunday January 07, 2007 @10:59AM

rathalian writes: "After spending many a year wrestling home built PCs and working through the inevitable issues seen with increasing performance including heat and noise reduction, I decided to investigate purchasing a 'gaming' laptop. As the salary sacrificing options I have make it very appealing, particulary as I have an IT business that requires some mobility, it was interesting to see how over the last 4 months the online specifications available for laptops is changing fairly rapidly as we have approached Vista's release. Notably the premium that was charged for a laptop containing a 'decent' GPU to play games has dropped sharply. You can now get laptops with Core 2 Duo's, ATI X1700 GPUs and 1 gig of memory for under $2000 (Australian) as these chips are now more mainstream. And why are they more mainstream ? — see Vista GPU requirements for one... A classic example of this has been Dell's site. Previously their 6400 and 9400 Inspiron series of laptops offered the Intel 950, ATI X1400 and in the case of the 9400, the Nvidia 9700GS. Just over a month ago the Intel line was dropped from both the 6400 and the 9400's catalogue and it is standard on the 6400 to get an X1400 at a much lower price than Dell was offering around the end of October 2006. You can now get Toshiba's laptop that includes an Nvidia 7900GTX for $3400 (Australian) which was previously unheard of in a laptop re bang for buck. Now I know that prices change, however there has been a clear surge in the amount of laptops running higher performance GPU's and for a lower cost. So, does this mean that 2007 will mark the year where there is an across the board drop in GPU prices as the higher performance GPU cards become the standard cards in the 'average' PC or laptop due to Vista requirements? What are your thoughts?"

Submission + - Acer bugging computers

Submitted by tomjen on Sunday January 07, 2007 @08:50AM

tomjen writes: What if a well known laptop company had silently placed an ActiveX Control on their computers that allowed any webpage to execute any program?

Well Acer did and they have (based on the last modified-by date of the file) been doing this since 1998.

"Checking the interface of the control reveals it has a method named "Run()" as shown below. The method supports parameters "Drive", "FileName", and "CmdLine". Isn't it strange for a control that's marked "safe for scripting" to allow a method that is suggestive of possible abuse?"

Father of Instant Ramen Passes Away 195

Posted by Zonk on Sunday January 07, 2007 @05:21AM from the a-sad-day-for-noodles dept.

Chained Fei writes "Ando Momofuku, Father of the Instant Ramen, passed away on January 5th at the age of 96. He concocted the idea for Instant Ramen after WWII, hoping to reduce the amount of poor nourishment for soldiers in the field. If not for this great man, many a poor college student and programmer would have starved over the years. From the article: 'In 1971, Nissin introduced the Cup Noodle featuring instant ramen in a waterproof plastic foam container. Dubbed the "Ramen King," Ando is credited with expanding Nissin into the No. 1 company in the industry and was well-known for his dedication to his work ... In 1999, Ando opened the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, after installing his second son, Koki, as president of the company.'"

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