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Blockbuster's Movie Download Box Runs Linux 194

Posted by timothy on Wednesday November 26, 2008 @07:06PM from the but-does-it-run-emacs dept.

DeviceGuru writes "In a better-late-than-never move, Blockbuster has introduced a video-on-demand (VOD) service accompanied by a 'free' set-top box (STB). Like TiVo, Roku's Netflix box, and many other modern Internet-enabled A/V gadgets, Blockbuster's new VOD STB runs Linux. But darn it; when will someone finally offer a reasonably-priced, open-platform STB that serves as an A/V gateway to multiple Internet-based services — one consumer-friendly, environmentally-designed, low-power gadget 'to rule them all,' if you will."

Comment Re:Why no 32 bit browser? (Score 2, Insightful) 329

by lp_bugman on Monday November 17, 2008 @02:12PM (#25788827) Attached to: Adobe Releases Preview of 64-bit Flash For Linux

Because we need to move everything to 64bit. There is just no valid reason on staying on 32bit camp.
With your argument we should still be using Netscape 3 over wine.

Also most most linux distros come with Firefox 64bit preinstalled. So it make sence to use native (64bit) applications and plugins.

The Trap Set By the FBI For Half Life 2 Hacker 637

Posted by timothy on Thursday November 13, 2008 @07:37PM from the well-deserved-shadenfreude dept.

eldavojohn writes "You might remember the tiny news that Half Life 2 source code was leaked in 2003 ... it is the 6th most visited Slashdot story with over one kilocomment. Well, did anything happen to the source of the leak, the German hacker Axel 'Ago' Gembe? Wired is reporting he was offered a job interview so that Valve could get him into the US and bag him for charges. It's not the first time the FBI tried this trick: 'The same Seattle FBI office had successfully used an identical gambit in 2001, when they created a fake startup company called Invita, and lured two known Russian hackers to the US for a job interview, where they were arrested.'"

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