Comment Re:Dental Applications? (Score 2, Funny) 105
So, when people at work call you Frankenstein, do you remind them that Frankenstein was the doctor, not the guy made out of dead bodies?
Comment Re:Sounds like a grat murder weapon (Score 1) 105
Then it's not much of a murder weapon. Might as well just buy them an extra beer after work for a couple of years and hope they die in a car accident.
Submission + - Java DST Patch Breaks DST
Christopher_G_Lewis writes: "This is just coming out, but Sun's DST patch "may break backward compatibility for the Eastern, Hawaiian, and Mountain time zones, under certain circumstances."
DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)
There's a Sun alert, but only for subscribed members: Sun Alert 102836 for Java.
The introduction of Olson Timezone (TZ) data, version 2005r or greater, may break backward compatibility for the Eastern, Hawaiian, and Mountain time zones, under certain circumstances.
This issue is also outlined in Sun BugIDs 6466476 and 6530336, listed at:
6466476
6530336"
Submission + - FBI Accused of Abusing Power in Searches
WebHostingGuy writes: "According to MSNBC, A Justice Department investigation has found pervasive errors in the FBI's use of its power to secretly demand telephone, e-mail and financial records in national security cases. Some of these abuses may also be criminal abuses as well."
Submission + - Linux & Open Source Greener Than Windows
eldavojohn writes: "A recent UK report is saying that Linux is greener than Windows upon deciding that Linux on a server will cause the machine to have a much longer life expectancy (up to twice) than the same machine running a Windows server. This, in turn, reduces the amount of e-waste that results from the operation of the machine. But the report doesn't stop there, it goes on to reason about open source in general: "One of the benefits frequently put forward for the use of open source software is the level of resources needed to support it. This means that for equivalent open source and Microsoft Windows systems, the open source will require less memory and a slower processor speed for the same functionality.""
Submission + - Wikipedia May Require Proof of Credentials
narramissic writes: "According to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, a new policy is currently under discussion by the community of users who regularly write and maintain Wikipedia that would require contributors to the site who claim certain credentials to prove they really have them. The new policy comes after one of Wikipedia's most prolific and respected editors, who went by the pseudonym 'Essjay,' was found not to be the 'tenured professor of theology' he claimed to be but a run-of-the-mill 24 year-old from Kentucky. Said Wales, 'To discover that someone had been deceiving the community for a long time really was a bit of a blow to our trust. Wikipedia is built on the idea of trusting other people and people being honest and we find that in the most part everyone is, so it was a real disappointment.'"
Building an ODF Intranet Portal? 19
jeevesbond writes "I have been doing some feasibility work on creating a FLOSS Intranet Portal for ODF documents; the first task is to find existing projects that already provide some of the required functionality. The requirements are: version control — including diff and merge capabilities for ODF; integration with OpenOffice for check-in/out as a starting point; a Web-based CMS for group sharing of files (preferably one that can be extended to perform other tasks); and network authentication for the CMS (so users don't have to login twice). The eventual aim is to be able to bundle all this up in some way: 'apt-get odf-portal', for instance. Which FLOSS tools would you use for this job? How would you handle diffs and merges for ODF documents?"
Submission + - Flash Memory To Replace Apple Hard Drives
bbavar writes: According to Reuters, Apple could soon "be among the first personal computer makers to use flash memory for storing data in computers, a step that some chip memory makers, including Micron Technology Inc., have said is inevitable as prices for flash decline and storage capacity increases." This could happen as soon as the second half of this year.
Submission + - Chip giants, others, at odds over Vista
netbuzz writes: "Intel will bide its time, says CEO Paul Otellini, while AMD can't get there fast enough. One blogger who calls Intel's pace "irresponsible" has posted an internal memo from AMD that he says provides a compelling contrast. Elsewhere the Vista tea leaves reveal a mixed bag.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1229 3"
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/122
Submission + - Google Maps SuperZoom.
micronicos writes: "Philipp Lenssen of Google Blogoscoped has details showing how it's possible to zoom-in beyond the normal limit for the satellite views of certain areas in Google Maps.
http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-03-07-n12 .html
Looks like Google (and others) are seeing more of us than we thought!"
Submission + - Linux on the 360
toothe writes: Felix Domke (tmbinc), known from the GameCube homebrew scene and the 'Console Hacking 2006' & 'Xbox and Xbox 360 Hacking' presentations at 23/22C3 posted diff-style kernel patches on ozlabs' linuxppc-dev mailinglist to add Xbox360 hardware support to the linux v2.6.20 kernel.
He also talks about a 'linux loader' that will be released soon that will allow to (easily) exploit the Hypervisor Vulnerability (so I guess that means it'll only work on Xbox360 kernel 4532 or 4548, not with the new 4552) ... so we might soon be able to boot linux on a retail 360 :-)
[QUOTE]
This series of patches add support for the Xbox 360 gaming console.
Note that these patches were written by different people, who want to remain anonymous. These drivers were written without hardware documentation being available.
There are probably more than some rough edges. Please comment and/or provide patches.
To actually run this, you need a special loader which exploits the recently announced vulnerability. This loader was developed separately and should be available soon.
[/QUOTE]
News-Source: ozlabs.org (via qj.net)and x-scene.com
Submission + - RIAA Offensive Continues
Patrick Henry writes: The recording industry's assault on our free use of software has been well chronicled on this site. Today brings further evidence that the RIAA is continuing this offensive. The Washington Post is reporting that the copyright cartel is starting to pressure colleges and universities to do their dirty work.. This will cause a burden on higher education's resources (a cost borne by students, not the copyright holders) and have questionable efficacy. Further, Torrentfreak is reporting that this is already happening outside the US. Will there be a breaking point or will we just take this assault? Have (or will) the bastions of free speech yield to the mighty RIAA?
Submission + - RIAA Tells Students: Pay Up for Downloads
BBali writes: The music industry is asking 50 Ohio University students to pay $3,000 each to avoid lawsuits accusing them of pirating songs off the Internet.
Submission + - Scientists make electric components from shells
Matthew Sparkes writes: "Microscopic glass skeletons of algae could be transformed into silicon for novel electronic applications. Each replica is converted from silica to semiconducting silicon, and since the algae, known as diatoms, come in a huge variety of forms, the converted shells could have various potential applications. These could range from making microscopic gas sensors, to creating new kinds of batteries. Diatom shells are about 10 micrometres across and come in a variety of shapes — resembling barrels, donuts, triangles, and stars — with regularly sized features of 10 nanometres or smaller."
Submission + - Machine forms crockery as you need it
Matthew Sparkes writes: "The Dishmaker is a table top machine that makes dishes, plates and cups to order before every meal. Each piece of crockery takes about 1 minute to make from a flat disc of plastic — the machine heats it and then squashes it into shape. A similar process can return the objects back into discs for easy storage.
The maker claims it will save on storage space — since you don't need to have all the cups needed for a drinks party and the plates and dishes needed for a dinner party."
