Submission + - Florida man makes saltwater burn like fuel (wpbf.com)
Jesrad writes: While looking for away to heat up and destroy cancerous cells using radiowaves, Sanibel Island resident John Kanzius was surprised to see his saltwater sample ignite and produce a big flame instead of just heating up. It seems the apparatus radiolyses water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen, which can immediately recombine and burn. It's not known yet how energy-efficient the process is, but it could make hydrogen production cheap and fast.
Submission + - It's Still the Latency, Stupid.. (edgeblog.net)
bdognet writes: "If you think bandwidth is the only thing affecting your network speed, think again. As pipes get bigger, latency becomes the real bottleneck. This article discusses network latency, how to measure it, why its important, and how to plan for it. Complex concepts like TCP windowing are explained in plain English. Pay attention to the "Sandbag Problem""
Submission + - Co-Discoverer Of DNA Presented With His Own Genome (medicalnewstoday.com)
chuckymonkey writes: James Watson, Nobel Laureate and co-discoverer with Francis Crick of the DNA double helix was presented this week with his own genome sequence.
Submission + - AMD to open ATI video drivers
Submission + - IPv6 flaw could greatly amplify DDoS attacks
tygerstripes writes: The Register has a story about the discovery of a flaw in part of the IPv6 specification which has experts scrambling to have the feature removed, or at least disabled by default. From the article:
Paul Vixie, president of the Internet Systems Consortium, described the fault bluntly. "It can be exploited by any greedy Estonian teenager with a $300 Linux machine."The specification, known as the Type 0 Routing Header (RH0), allows computers to tell IPv6 routers to send data by a specific route. Originally envisioned as a way to let mobile users to retain a single IP for their devices... RH0 support allows attackers to amplify denial-of-service attacks on IPv6 infrastructure by a factor of at least 80.
Submission + - Boeing unveils improved access features on the 787
GOJO writes: It's not just on buses and trains that transport authorities are making access improvements for passengers. Boeing's newest airplane, the 787 Dreamliner, due to enter service in 2008, has been designed to better accommodate passengers of all ages and abilities.
http://www.mygojo.co.uk/news/national-news/boeing- unveils-improved-access-features-on-the-787-dreaml iner/
Submission + - EU approves new, stricter anti-piracy directive
A Pirate writes: "The European Parliament has voted for the new report submitted by Italian parliament member Nicola Zingaretti that criminalize even attempts to infringe on copyrights. Even if the new directive excludes end-users from the law it still criminalize sites like YouTube and practically all P2P services, even the developers of these services. The exceptions beside the end-users' personal use, includes studies and research. While the European Parliament apparently describes the new directive as a an attempt to harmonize the copyright laws of the European Countries others have been describing it as a lobby directive."
Submission + - Microsoft offers Vista upgrade pricing to all
SlinkySausage writes: "With a vague whif of desperation, Microsoft is offering anyone who downloaded one of the betas or release candidates of Vista upgrade pricing for the full version. The 'special' deal is a sweetener for the fact that the betas will start expiring and becoming non-functional from May 31st. APC Magazine in Australia writes: "Windows Vista is starting to look like those Persian rug stores which are always having a 'closing down' sale. 'Full' prices are set laughably high only to make you think you're getting an amazing discount, because no-one pays the marked price. All stock has been slashed, save $$$, why pay more?"
Submission + - 5.84 million Wiis sold worldwide
JamesO writes: "Nintendo has today reported fiscal year revenues of 966.5 billion yen and operating profits of 226.0 billion yen for the year ending March 31, 2007. This is an increase of 90 percent and 150 percent respectively, over the same period one year ago. The Revenues and profits reported are both record highs for the company.
The company has also announced that over the year more than 23 million Nintendo DS systems sold worldwide, with around 123 million Nintendo DS games. In total the Nintendo DS has now sold more than 40 million units.
The Wii is also performing well, selling 5.84 million units worldwide since its release around five months ago. Consumers have also bought almost 29 million Wii games.
For the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2007 Nintendo estimates sales of 14 million Wii systems along with 55 million Wii software titles. The company projects sales of 22 million Nintendo DS units and 130 million DS software sales.
As of March 31, 2008, these estimates would put worldwide sales of Wii at 19.84 million, with the DS sitting pretty with sales of 62 million units.
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/26-04-2007-5333.html"
The company has also announced that over the year more than 23 million Nintendo DS systems sold worldwide, with around 123 million Nintendo DS games. In total the Nintendo DS has now sold more than 40 million units.
The Wii is also performing well, selling 5.84 million units worldwide since its release around five months ago. Consumers have also bought almost 29 million Wii games.
For the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2007 Nintendo estimates sales of 14 million Wii systems along with 55 million Wii software titles. The company projects sales of 22 million Nintendo DS units and 130 million DS software sales.
As of March 31, 2008, these estimates would put worldwide sales of Wii at 19.84 million, with the DS sitting pretty with sales of 62 million units.
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/26-04-2007-5333.html"
Submission + - Adobe to Open Source Flex
wiff writes: Adobe is announcing plans to open source Flex under the Mozilla Public License (MPL). This includes not only the source to the ActionScript components from the Flex SDK, which have been available in source code form with the SDK since Flex 2 was released, but also includes the Java source code for the ActionScript and MXML compilers, the ActionScript debugger and the core ActionScript libraries from the SDK. The Flex SDK includes all of the components needed to create Flex applications that run in any browser — on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux and on now on the desktop using Apollo.
Developers can use the Flex SDK to freely develop and deploy Flex applications using either Adobe Flex Builder or an IDE of their choice.
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex:Open_S ource
Developers can use the Flex SDK to freely develop and deploy Flex applications using either Adobe Flex Builder or an IDE of their choice.
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex:Open_
Feed Amazon flows into digital music sales (theregister.com)
As it announces doubled Q1 profits
Online retailer Amazon looks set to take on Apple in the downloadable music market, with plans to launch its own iTunes rival.
Journal Journal: Resolution to impeach VP Cheney submitted 1202
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH, 10th district) has submitted a resolution to impeach VP Dick Cheney (HR 333) on charges of "high crimes and misdemeanors". The charges were submitted on 24 April 2007. Congressman Kucinich has posted his supporting documents online, including a brief summary of the impeachment procedure.
Feed Review: SimplyMEPIS Linux 6.5 (slashdot.org)
A few weeks ago, MEPIS released SimplyMEPIS 6.5. The latest version of the Ubuntu-based desktop distribution offers a number of interesting new features, including a 64-bit release and Beryl for 3-D desktop effects. After spending a fair amount of...
Submission + - 105 power supplies compared
Stephane writes: "You do not how to choose your power supply ? You would like to know which power supply is the best ? Well, we have maybe the answers in the 105 power supplies roundup that hardare reviews website Matbe.com has just published. In 140 pages, the author is describing each model and has tested the tensions, the efficiency and the noise level. 40 brands are represented from 400 to 1200 watts. Needless to say that it looks like the ultimate guide for choosing your next power supply. You can read the review here ."
