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Math

Submission + - Color breakdown in a bag of M&M's

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An anonymous reader writes: How accurate are the company-provided statistics about the colors in a bag of M&M's? Not very according to this article.

Most of these percentages are reasonably close to the above-mentioned distribution (Brown — 17%, Yellow — 17%, Red — 17%, Blue — 17%, Orange — 16%, Green — 16%). However, there are a few anomalies: Red is consistently low, Green is inconsistent but averages low, and Yellow is significantly higher than the 17% reported by the website.
Data Storage

Submission + - 1TB Optical Discs Coming!

Submitted by Anonymous Howard
Anonymous Howard writes: Have you heard of Mempile? I haven't, but this company based out of Israel have gone on the record stating that they are working on a 1TB optical disc that is the same size as a standard DVD disc. They key here is that they have actually demonstrated the optical disc, dubbed TeraDisc, successfully, so it's not just vaporware. Mempile says it is using non-linear two-photon technology to read and record data in over 100 transparent "virtual" layers which take up the entire volume of a disc. The approach is radically different from conventional blue-laser technology like Blu-ray and HD DVD, in which partial reflection from multiple layers significantly reduces signal while increasing background noise and interference. Mempile's technology, conversely, can handle over 100 layers wile providing true WORM capabilities and bit-by-bit recording and addressing. The best part: Mempile recently demonstrated the technology to Japanese consumer electronics manufacturers and they were reported as being "amazed". Could this be the beginning of the end of the Blu-ray and HD-DVD format wars?
Security

Submission + - Privacy-minded Hackers Use Encrypted IM

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narramissic
narramissic writes: "Hackers have created their own encrypted instant messaging program, called CarderIM, that allows buyers and sellers of stolen customer data, including credit-card numbers and e-mail addresses, to shield their private communiques from the prying eyes of law enforcement, says Andrew Moloney, business director for financial services for RSA. Speaking at the International e-crime Congress in London, Moloney used the example of CarderIM to illustrate the increased effort hackers are making to obscure their activities while continuing to use the Internet as a means to communicate with other criminals. 'They're even investing in their own custom tools, their own places to work,' Moloney said."
Music

Submission + - CDs - "I'm not dead yet!"

Submitted by Lunch2000
Lunch2000 writes: Turns out the fall of the big music cartels may create a renaissance for the CD. Up and coming retailers are changing their business models to fit the market and making a profit selling what many see as obsolete tech — CDs. By tailoring their inventory they are finding niches in the market place and thriving read the Slate article to find out why music on CD is not dead. http://www.slate.com/id/2162771/?GT1=9231
Wii

Submission + - Mario and Sonic to go head to head

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Josh Fink
Josh Fink writes: "The folks over at Nintendowiifanboy.com have posted an article commenting on a recent press release by Nintendo announcing that a game will soon be coming out featuring both Sonic and Mario, and all their friends too. Moral combat between these rivals will ensue once this came comes out, I am sure of it. From the press relese: "In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, players will compete in events that take place in environments based on the official venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.""
Security

Submission + - MSI Computers Tech Support page hacked

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: It appears that MSI's tech support page has been hacked to generate a lot of referral traffic for some very sketchy sites. The page is at (http://www.msicomputer.com/support/TechSupport.as p) — no link given for obvious reasons.
Adblock lists connections to a huge number of very non-MSI sites. Several other friends have confirmed the same behavior, so the problem is certainly on MSI's end of things.

You may wish to write to their webmaster (msiwebmaster@msicomputer.com) and let them know they've got a problem.
Television

Submission + - MythTV vs. TiVo Round 2: The Debate Continues

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Egadfly
Egadfly writes: " Open source MythTV or highly commercial TiVo’s new Series 3 – which product wins at what?

How different are the two system’s available remote control devices and their graphic interfaces when it comes to ease of use? Which product should you choose if your HD signal comes OTA or if you plan to use CableCARDs? And what software features (present and future) can you expect with each product? Will loopholes in FCC regulations and cable company encryption ultimately squeeze out MythTV and other open source players?"
Windows

Submission + - Vista PowerToy improves built-in search

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cbhacking
cbhacking writes: "Previously, searching for 'Powertoy Vista' has been a quick road to failure. However, Brandon Paddock, a MS developer, has independently produced and is maintaining a very handy tool called Search++ that adds all kinds of capabilities to the built in desktop search.
Some of the standard features are things like typing 'g <search string>' to launch a Google search, or 'play[artist|album] <name>' to find and start playing music. Another, very nice for those of us who start almost all programs in Vista from the Start menu, is the ability to start programs with elevated permissions via 'sudo <Program>'.
The basic features are great and very easy to use, but Start++ is also extensible and user-modifiable. You can even import additional search tools (called 'Startlets'), and export your own Startlets.
You can download Search++ and additional Startlets here."
Portables

Submission + - What's the best Linux Distro/Laptop pair?

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VincenzoRomano
VincenzoRomano writes: "It's now a year I'm running Linux KUbunbtu on my ASUS V6J Laptop. Almost happily.
In a near future I will need to buy one more laptop for my employee (aye, I have one!) and I'd like to know more about the Slashdot community experience.
What I have in mind is to have as much hardware as possible working under Linux, especially the modem and the irda (if present) as well as all other "basic" hardware, like wired/wireless interfaces and graphics card.
I have no special requirement for the Linux distro, as my personal experience is limited to (in time order) Slackware, Gentoo and KUbuntu. The activities to be carried out are somewhat in between "personal productivity" and "application development", as the guy will travel a lot and will run GCC compilers, PostgreSQL DB and Apache.
What'd be your choice?"
Portables

Submission + - Water Cooled Laptop Solutions?

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sr. taquito
sr. taquito writes: "Since my laptop's hard drive has died due to heat exhaustion, I have been trying to find a more efficient cooling solution for my Clevo D470K desktop replacement (AMD64 3700XP). I am thinking of water cooling it since nothing else seems to help. Other than simple pads with fans you place under a laptop, no manufacturer has tried to venture in to the land of laptop cooling. I was able to find a few sites that have rather crude DIY laptop water cooling, but is there anything else out there or other solutions you all have come up with?"

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