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Submission + - Haiku R1 Alpha 4 has been released! (haiku-os.org)

kallisti5 writes: "The Haiku project released their 4th alpha release today. A year and four months have passed since the 3rd alpha release. Haiku R1A4 includes several enhancements such as a large number of bug fixes, early IPv6 support, better drivers, improved file system support, better localization, and a wide variety of new features and applications."
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Best Buy Cuts 650 Geek Squad Techies 143

tripleevenfall writes "Best Buy has cut approximately 650 jobs from its Geek Squad division, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The cut represents about 4% of Geek Squad's total workforce. The consumer electronics giant said the workers primarily service televisions and appliances in consumers' homes. Best Buy's performance has struggled to keep up with changes in consumer electronics, as the weight of its big-box format inhibits it from fending off competitive pressure of online retailers."

Comment Re:THEN YOU DO IT MISTER HIGH AND MIGHTY !! (Score 3, Interesting) 663

Then who's job is it?

Who's job is it to create reference drivers and release specifications for the hardware that nVidia makes?

nVidia seems to make it their job by refusing to release specifications for the hardware they create. They create this hardware to work with other open-specification hardware and software, and yet, they intentionally keep their own specifications secret.

Comment Re:Too late... (Score 3, Insightful) 335

I too always opt out of the body scanner - I'd rather have the temporary psychological stress of another guy putting his gloved hands on my thighs than permanent damage to my physical body from a machine that some "security company" lobbied to have placed in every airport in the U.S. under the guise that it miraculously makes us safer.

I wouldn't be surprised if the stress of dealing with the TSA and other privacy violations in a post-9/11 world has killed more people than terrorism ever did.

Comment Until the malware get smart (Score 4, Insightful) 441

Once malware developers get their hands on this, they'll be sure to find a way to infect the process such that their stuff gets "reset" and "refreshed" along with everything else.

I doubt it will be that useful to evade the really nasty malware, but at least it will provide an easy way for someone to "go back to step 1" with their computer after they ruined it all by themselves... or even someone who wishes to give it to a friend/family member/goodwill for recycling.

I suspect one of the main reason people throw away computers after they buy a new one, rather than recycle it, is because they're afraid someone else will see all their porn and/or "sensitive documents" that might still be hidden on the machine.

Comment Re:so ? (Score 2) 344

You mean those institutions that take your money and then reinvest it to make money for themselves - occasionally causing an economic collapse that decreasing the value of your money drastically? They also happen to keep a pretty handy record of every transaction so that governments can see what you've been up to with your money...

Yeah, I can't see why anyone might be searching for an alternative form of currency.

Comment Honeypot? (Score 5, Interesting) 120

Honestly, if I was even considering writing malware, this would smell like a major sting operation.

The group recruiting for this service must expect that plenty of white hats and/or law enforcement would apply just to see who responds. It would be asinine.

This is one of those industries where I would expect recruitment to be a "don't call us, we'll call you" type of situation.

Comment Re:I personally love it (Score 2) 358

This is SPECTACULAR!

I want this stuff installed on my house.

1) My wifi signals don't need to leave my house.
2) My neighbors' wifi signals don't need to enter my house.
3) I *hate* cell phones, and now when people come over, their calls will drop, their bars will drop, and they'll turn the damn things off finally.
4) I have satellite TV.
5) I need better insulation.

Comment Re:Ok. Who is the victim ? (Score 1) 254

I'm guessing Nintendo "represents" these very same game manufacturers because Nintendo licenses the right to produce software for the platform. Thus, as a result, Nintendo controls who can write software for this platform, and makes money from the manufacturers as a result - thus the manufacturers are "lucky" to get anything at all, since Nintendo makes the rules (sound familiar? hint: app store).

It's important to note that Nintendo does produce games of their own as well.

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