Comment Re:Is Desktop Linux [still] relevant? (Score 1) 472
As for me and my laptop...
$ uname -a
Linux mmm 2.6.35-22-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 20:45:36 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Comment Re:I see only one reasonable solution (Score 1) 738
We could do mass sterilization of the conquered? How about just sterilizing all stupid people? (Ever seen Idiocracy?)
Comment Re:We will only need 0.2 Earths by 2030 (Score 1) 738
Then that would mean that the USA is only working for the greater good!!! By depleting the population of the world of foriegn religious stupid people and replacing it with fewer of our own, we are truly doing something good, noble and worthwhile for the planet... I feel goosebumps!!!
Comment I see only one reasonable solution (Score 1) 738
WAR!!!
Comment Re:Easy to say. Not so easy to do. (Score 1) 606
As an IT "customer" I loathe this kind of centralized environment.
At our company, we have both environments -- the highly centralized one built on traditional UNIX, and the PC world -- along with a few people that live outside the norm with "unsupported" Linux PCs. The centralized world is truly difficult when you need something perceived "new." For instance, I have had three weeks of pulling my hair out cajoling UNIX IT (being supported by a temp out of India) just to get the latest version of subversion client installed on the corporate network. What a joy it is when I can "just do it myself" on my own PC.
Also -- another "for instance"... I was forced into weeks of meetings where I was asked to reduce disk space on the UNIX filer for my project -- for less than 2TB worth of storage... That seemed a complete waste of time to me -- because our corporate laptops have 320GB personal space backed up daily, while the space on the filer was way more important -- supporting mission critical work for greater than 25 engineers.
So, having admin access on your very own decentralized tool is very empowering -- and a tool that can be customized for a particular person's style of work can be a _very_ powerful tool. Also, having the freedom to have your own tool rids you of so much bureaucratic CRAP. Centralization is good to a point -- yes -- but only the things that you _know_ will never/seldom/rarely have to change. Everything else -- decentralize. Give people the freedom to do dangerous and wonderful things.
Ubuntu 10.10, Maverick Meerkat, Now Available 473
teeks99 writes "The latest version of Ubuntu — 10.10, called Maverick Meerkat — has been released. This release contains new improvements, like an update to the Ubuntu One online service (with music streaming), Shotwell instead of F-Spot, the new Unity interface (for netbooks), and an upgrade to just about every piece of existing software. The announcement e-mail has more details."
Gaming Mouse Changes Shape For a Custom Fit 156
crookedvulture writes "Most of us spend a considerable amount of time with a mouse in our hand, but finding the right fit can be tricky. Mad Catz subsidiary Cyborg Gaming attempts to solve that problem with its adjustable Rat 7 mouse, which changes its size and shape to accommodate different hands. This review takes a closer look at the Rat's customization options, its myriad of programmable buttons, and an interesting scroll wheel for your thumb. Despite looking like a torture device, the Rat is said to be very comfortable for gaming and even better for general desktop use." Just look at the pictures. This is truly a wacky device. I want one.
Ubuntu 10.10 Release Candidate Launched 172
tuXx writes "On Thursday, Canonical rolled out the official release candidate of its upcoming Ubuntu OS version 10.10, codenamed Maverick Meerkat. The release announcement has a feature list, and a review of the RC is up at ITWorld. It's available for download at the Ubuntu wiki site. If all goes well, the stable release is planned for Oct. 10th."
Comment Re:Worse it what could follow (Score 1) 390
Or it could result for the better & people/companies that handle and vend Software that enables critical infrastructure start taking a passing thought about security -- and at the VERY least stop programming/controlling PLC's with Windows.
Comment Transparency and Competition (Score 2, Insightful) 225
If the customer cares about Bandwidth to a particular service that is discriminated against, then given the availability of competition the customer will move on. Heck, maybe a particular customer agrees with the discriminatory choices -- in this way, it is a gain and a feature for him. The issue for me is not with network neutrality, it's if companies don't tell you up-front about their practices, and if government allows no competition in the space.
U. Penn Super Quadcopter Learns New Tricks 124
Freddybear writes "University of Pennsylvania's GRASP lab posted new video of their scary fast maneuverable quad-rotor drone. It can now fly through openings (hoops) which are themselves moving." The entire list of GRASP projects is worth crawling through.
Submission + - 9/11 Attacks - CENSORED - the History.com Version (history.com)
An anonymous reader writes: History.com — On September 11, 2001, hijackers flew planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon in the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
Problem is History.com and the History channel show [I'm watching it now] about the 911 attacks will not show what really happened — they have decided that the truth is just too much for you and I to handle.
No planes flying into towers and no towers falling. 9/11 the CENSORED VERSION care of History.com and the History channel. Thank god I popped in some tapes and taped everything on TV that entire day — 9/11 the uncensored true version. Actual history as it happened.
Check their site, every video has been censored. Nothing but Propaganda for you. We can't have you seeing the truth now can we, no that just wouldn't do at all.
History.com or maybe it should be propaganda.com
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Problem is History.com and the History channel show [I'm watching it now] about the 911 attacks will not show what really happened — they have decided that the truth is just too much for you and I to handle.
No planes flying into towers and no towers falling. 9/11 the CENSORED VERSION care of History.com and the History channel. Thank god I popped in some tapes and taped everything on TV that entire day — 9/11 the uncensored true version. Actual history as it happened.
Check their site, every video has been censored. Nothing but Propaganda for you. We can't have you seeing the truth now can we, no that just wouldn't do at all.
History.com or maybe it should be propaganda.com
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Broadcom Releases Source Code For Drivers 350
I'm Not There (1956) writes "Broadcom, the world's largest manufacturer of Wi-Fi transceivers, open sources its Linux device drivers. This is a big win for Linux users, as there are a lot of users that face Wi-Fi problems when they use Linux on their laptops. With these device drivers now open source, distributions can ship them out-of-the-box, and that means no Linux Wi-Fi problems for new devices and upcoming distributions at all."
SCO Assets Going To October Auction 217
An anonymous reader noted that the SCO Group is having a
bankruptcy auction in October. The article says 'After bankruptcy in September 2007, SCO and an affiliate filed schedules listing combined assets of $14.2 million and debt totaling $5.2 million.' I wonder if we could all chip in and buy something as a sort of 'Thanks for being a pimple on the face of humanity' present.
Sorting Algorithm Breaks Giga-Sort Barrier, With GPUs 187
An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the University of Virginia have recently open sourced an algorithm capable of sorting at a rate of one billion (integer) keys per second using a GPU. Although GPUs are often assumed to be poorly suited for algorithms like sorting, their results are several times faster than the best known CPU-based sorting implementations."
