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Anonymous Coward 2 writes:
The SCO Group Inc., licenser of the Unix operating system, filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, drained by unsuccessfully filing lawsuits claiming its software code was misappropriated by developers of the open-source Linux operating system. — Need more be said?
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thefickler writes:
Frequent mobile phone users have demonstrated slowed brain function in a recent European-Australian study. The brain activity from frequent mobile phone users shows more slow activity (increased Delta and Theta) and a slowing of the Alpha Peak Frequency, interpreted as a general slowing of brain activity.
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Dimentox writes:
The classic UNIX magic poster by Overacre was distributed at past USENIX conferences and featured a white bearded wizard with UNIX related things around him... Its really cool to find all the references.
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alphadogg writes:
The IETF and ITU standards bodies are sparring over a set of next-generation network transport specifications that some say could lead to massive interoperability issues for service providers if left unchanged.``The situation is catastrophic,'' says Stewart Bryant, IETF liaison to the ITU-T on MPLS issues and a technical leader at Cisco. ``There's a fundamental opportunity for a major train wreck'' between the IETF's MPLS and the ITU-T's T-MPLS.
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thefickler writes:
The blogosphere has hit the mainstream, according to a new survey, which reveals that 80% of Americans know what a blog is, 50% regularly visit blogs, and 8% publish their own blog. The survey also reveals that more women than men are bloggers, with 20% of American women who have visited blogs having their own versus 14% of men.
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mattnyc99 writes:
As horrifying (and voyeuristic) as they are, plane crashes have actually done a lot of good. There's only been one fatal crash in the U.S. in the past five years, and, in a follow-up to their safest seat on an airplane investigation, Popular Mechanics says that's because 10 accidents spurred new technology that keeps air travel safe and routine today.
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jon_anderson_ca writes:
I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 with the (allegedly better-than-basic) 85 WHr battery. After a little over a year of using it, the battery is almost useless, and I'm not alone. Oh, and the battery's warranty is 12 months, of course.
My questions to Slashdot are: how do other laptop batteries fare these days? Do batteries last longer than 6-12 months on Apple, HP, even other Dell laptops? Is it just the Dell 85WHr 9-cell that's the problem? Why is it that battery life is so very short? Is there anything I can do about it (reconditioning or replacement)?
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iggypop writes:
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Most users find it impossible to dial out or open an IM session with any of their Skype contacts.
