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OpenTTD 1.0.0 Released 107

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday April 06, 2010 @02:51AM from the and-so-soon dept.

Gmer writes "Eming.com reports that OpenTTD, the open source clone of the Microprose game Transport Tycoon Deluxe, has reached a milestone. OpenTTD 1.0.0 has been released 6 years after work started on the first version, with the help of hundreds of contributors and thousands of testers/players. Over 30 language translations are considered complete, and OpenTTD is available for *BSD, Linux, Solaris and Windows. OpenTTD is a business simulation game in which the player is in control of a transport company and can compete against rival companies to make as much profit as possible by transporting passengers and various goods by road, rail, sea or air."

Comment Natara Bonsai (Score 1) 428

by dougsyo on Wednesday December 16, 2009 @06:24PM (#30465300) Attached to: What Does Everyone Use For Task/Project Tracking?

I use Natara Bonsai - Windows version, but there's also versions for Windows Mobile (touch or smartphone) and Palm.

Comment Removal utility link deleted (Score 2, Interesting) 116

by dougsyo on Wednesday July 15, 2009 @04:58PM (#28708185) Attached to: Spyware In BlackBerry Updates For Users in the UAE

The Register article stated:

No one from Etisalat, RIM, or SS8 is saying anything about the issue, despite the fact that the application appears remarkably difficult to remove. Enterprising hackers, though, have discovered it can be done, with one providing a useful utility (seventh message down) to automate the process.

It pointed to this link: http://supportforums.blackberry.com/rim/board/message?board.id=BlackBerryDeviceSoftware&thread.id=5504&view=by_date_ascending&page=2

But if you follow it you get:

The message you are trying to access has been deleted. Please update your bookmarks.

Interesting.

Doug

Comment An interesting counter-article (Score 5, Informative) 867

by dougsyo on Monday June 22, 2009 @07:35PM (#28431409) Attached to: Wind Could Provide 100% of World Energy Needs

I was looking for a quote about "open mouth, change feet" - completely unrelated to this topic - just a few moments ago, and ran across this post that really fits:

http://papundits.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/salazars-wind-power-first-open-mouth-then-change-feet/

The summary of the numbers in that article (replacing US coal-burning plants with offshore east coast windmills):

So, we have, just for the towers nacelles and fans:
- A workforce of 170,000 people, just to work at the plants to construct them.
- 120 huge factories to construct.
- Wind towers every 375 feet for the whole length of the Atlantic Coastline and stacked 38 rows deep.
- Construct those towers, nacelles and fans at the rate of one every 8 minutes for 40 years, in the Atlantic Ocean.
- $10.4 Trillion in today's dollars (conservatively).

It gets more ludicrous than that, when you consider continental shelf, keeping shipping lanes open, etc.

Admitted, adding on-shore windmills would be more doable, but still - it is quite pricey and impractical.

Doug

NIH Spends $400K To Figure Out Why Men Don't Like Condoms 844

Posted by samzenpus on Monday June 22, 2009 @06:59PM from the as-obvious-as-the-rubber-nose-on-your-face dept.

The National Institutes of Health has given $423,500 to researchers at Indiana University's Kinsey Institute to figure out why men don't like to wear condoms. The institute will also study why men have trouble using condoms and investigate "penile erection and sensitivity during condom application." "The project aims to understand the relationship between condom application and loss of erections and decreased sensation, including the role of condom skills and performance anxiety, and to find new ways to improve condom use among those who experience such problems," reads the abstract from Drs. Erick Janssen and Stephanie Sanders, both of the Kinsey Institute.

Comment Re:Binding Contracts. (Score 4, Informative) 234

by dougsyo on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @10:31PM (#28356929) Attached to: Senators To Examine Exclusive Handset Deals

US Cellular appears to be a CDMA network from my spot-checks, so they couldn't use a stock IPhone on their network if they wanted.

That's part of the battle right now - even US GSM phones from T-Mobile vs ATT aren't 3G-compatible, nor compatible with CDMA networks (Verizon, Sprint, US Cellular).

Doug

Comment Re:Why? (Score 5, Interesting) 379

by dougsyo on Wednesday December 31, 2008 @03:24PM (#26283613) Attached to: Time Warner Recommends Internet For Some Shows

They will use this to justify metered broadband, with caps and overage fees. They're already trialing it in Beaumont TX now.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/02/AR2008060202618.html

Doug

Comment Re:solve the problem at the client (Score 1) 288

by dougsyo on Saturday May 24, 2008 @07:57PM (#23532388) Attached to: P2P Traffic Shaping For Home Use?

Insist they use a client that can behave itself. I believe that Azeurus and MicroTorrent are in that category - and require they tune it down to a responsible level.

I suppose this is a better choice than a roommatectomy. I had to do that once (abuse of my house though, not my internet connection).

Doug

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