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Comment Core competencies.... (Score 1) 132

by A. Lynch on Friday March 27, 2009 @09:54AM (#27356531) Attached to: NVIDIA Countersues Intel Over License Conflict

Can't everyone just get back to what they're best at: making truckloads of cash?

I mean, Intel beat AMD in the desktop micro space, and NVIDIA beat ATI in the desktop GPU market. The two losers even had to join forces to stay afloat.

Seems to me that everyone would be happier if they just played nice, and counted their money.

Comment Re:IMAP WEEE!!! (Score 1) 440

by A. Lynch on Wednesday October 24, 2007 @08:53AM (#21098375) Attached to: Free IMAP On Gmail

However, I'd think that load balancing those connections would have been the primary issue. Keeping a stateful IMAP connection open across a given cluster of servers can be tricky, versus a straight "wham, bam, thank you ma'am" POP login.

This would generally be a problem only for mere mortals, but Google is, well... Google. So I'm not surprised to see them offering it, even if it is a little late in coming.

Humanity's Genetic Diversity on the Decline 285

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 08, 2007 @10:06AM from the meanwhile-my-beer-gut-it-on-the-incline dept.

jd writes "In a study covering five different periods of history, from 300 AD to the present day, and geographically spread across much of Europe, scientists have extracted the mitochondrial DNA from a sizable number of individuals in an effort to examine changes in diversity. The results, published in the Royal Society journal is intriguing to say the least. 1700 years ago, three out of every four individuals belonged to a different haplotype. In modern Europe, the number is only one in three. The researchers blame a combination of plague, selection of dominant lineages and culturally-inflicted distortions. The researchers say more work needs to be done, but are unclear if this involves archaeology or experiments involving skewing the data in the local female population."

Duke Wireless Problem Caused by Cisco, not iPhone 195

Posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday July 21, 2007 @09:00AM from the egg-on-someone's-face dept.

jpallas writes "Following up to a previous Slashdot story, it now turns out that the widely reported problems with Duke University's wireless network were not caused by Apple's iPhone. The problem was actually with their Cisco network. Duke's Chief Information Officer praises the work of their technical staff. Does that include the assistant director for communications infrastructure who was quoted as saying, "I don't believe it's a Cisco problem in any way, shape, or form?""

Executive Order Overturns US Fifth Amendment 853

Posted by kdawson on Thursday July 19, 2007 @01:03PM from the deprived-of-life-liberty-or-property-without-due-process-of-law dept.

RalphTWaP writes "Tuesday, there wasn't even a fuss. Wednesday, the world was a little different. By executive order, the Secretary of the Treasury may now seize the property of any person who undermines efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq. The Secretary may make his determination in secret and after the fact." There hasn't been much media notice of this; the UK's Guardian has an article explaining how the new authority will only be used to go after terrorists.

Surgeon General Describes Censorship From Bush Administration 805

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday July 11, 2007 @04:00PM from the flame-magnet dept.

UniversalVM writes "The NY Times is reporting that the former Surgeon General in damaging testimony given to the senate describes how he was repeatedly censored by the Bush administration while speaking out about topics such as global warming, Stem cell research and so on. The effort was to 'water down' or weaken reports on important issues to suit Republican Agenda. He describes how he attended one meeting where Global Warming was being described as a 'Liberal Agenda' and being dismissed. He tried to intervene thinking that the people there did not understand the science so he set about explaining it to them, the result? He was never invited back."

Feed Engadget: Engadget's E3 coverage kicks off tonight! (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Tuesday July 10, 2007 @05:32PM

Filed under: Announcements, Gaming

Alright kids, we're locked and loaded at E3 2007, and while the list of attendees has been pared quite substantially from years past, there's still fun to be had. The action here in Santa Monica will get kicked off tonight with Microsoft's press conference, and rest assured, we'll be delivering the blow-by-blow coverage right here with our brohams from Joystiq when it commences at 8:30PM PST. The rest of the week will see conferences from big shots such as Nintendo and Sony (both slated for tomorrow), as well as lesser brand names such as Activision, Disney Interactive, Electronic Arts, Midway, and Konami. So if you've been itching for some fresh gaming minutiae to chew on, keep it locked right here for your E3 fix.

See also: Engadget's E3 2006 coverage, Engadget's E3 2005 coverage, Engadget's E3 2004 coverage

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Submission + - Critical Security Bug in FireFox (com.com) 1

Submitted by

Gypsy2012

on Tuesday July 10, 2007 @01:28PM

Gypsy2012 writes: "This article from CNet says "A "highly critical" security flaw has been discovered in Firefox, which could allow a malicious attacker to gain remote control of a user's system, according to an advisory issued by Secunia." Looks like it's a good idea to make sure the 'firefox://' URI handler is not registered on your system."

In Wake of Price Drops, Further PS3 Doubts 424

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday July 10, 2007 @11:58AM from the clouding-the-issue dept.

Sony fans undoubtedly cheered the news of a $100 drop in price for the 60GB PS3, but even with the price drop there are several issues surrounding the console. 1up reports that the 80GB PS3 is following the lead of the EU-released PS3s by removing the Emotion engine and relying on software emulation for backwards compatibility. In an effort to decrease costs Sony continues to reduce features and develop their product. Meanwhile, Konami executive Kazumi Kitaue doesn't see much impact from the cut ... and in fact told Reuters that they're seriously considering a multi-platform release for Metal Gear Solid 4. "Kitaue said Konami may need to expand the target hardware for its blockbuster fighting game Metal Gear Solid, which has so far been developed for Sony's PlayStation machines, to other consoles in the future to recoup development costs ... The release of the latest version of Metal Gear Solid series is expected to help lure hard-core gamers to the PS3 and alleviate concerns over scarcity of strong PS3 titles. Underscoring sluggish PS3 sales and robust demand for the Wii, Nintendo shot past Sony in market value last month and bumped the Tokyo-based electronics conglomerate off the list of Japan's 10 most valuable companies."

Submission + - Tools that manage both Macs and PCs (computerworld.com)

Submitted by johannacw on Tuesday June 12, 2007 @12:48PM

johannacw writes: Ryan Faas takes a look at nine tools that handle systems management tasks clients and servers in both Mac and Windows environments. He gives his take on each tool's strengths and weaknesses, and explains why security concerns caused him to leave Apple Remote Desktop off his list.

Doomsday Seed Vault Design Unveiled 293

Posted by Zonk on Friday February 09, 2007 @07:25PM from the any-room-for-humans-in-there dept.

in2mind writes "The BBC News is reporting on the completion of a design for a 'doomsday' vault ... that will house seeds. All known varieties of food crops will be represented in the structure, which will be constructed by the Norwegian government. The vault aims to safeguard the world's agriculture from future catastrophes by building into the side of a mountain. On a remote island. Near the North pole. The Svalbard International Seed Vault will house the seed samples at a preservative -18C (0F), and could be used by post-apocalyptic people to feed a hungry planet."

WoW Expansion Sells 2.4 Million, New MMOG Planned 161

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @01:22PM from the that-is-a-lot-of-nerds dept.

Computer and Videogames is reporting that 2.4 Million copies of Burning Crusade were sold on the first day of retail sales. Those numbers are just for North American and the EU, too, which totally discounts any sales the box may have had in Asian markets. Even without our eastern brethren, that number pretty much destroys every other launch-day sales number for a PC game. Meanwhile, the same gent that teased us with the next StarCraft game has tossed out this bone as well: Blizzard's next MMOG 'won't be another WoW'. From the article: "'When we announce our next MMORPG it's not going to be another WOW--we're not a company that tends to tread the same ground,' he told British film magazine Empire. 'It'll be something innovative and new that really brings entertainment to another level.' American Blizzard reps declined to expand on Bassat's comments, although the fact that the company began hiring real-time strategy developers last summer might offer a clue." So ... another Blizzard MMOG. Huh.

Microsoft's "Immortal Computing" Project 316

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @06:21AM from the beyond-the-grave dept.

SeenOnSlash writes "Microsoft is working on a project they call 'immortal computing' which would let people store digital information in durable physical artifacts and other forms to be preserved and revealed to future generations, and maybe even to future civilizations. The artifacts would be designed to make the process of accessing the information clear with instructions in multiple languages or hieroglyphics. In one possible use, messages for descendants or interactive holograms might be stored on tombstones. The project was revealed when their patent application recently became public."

Windows Chief Suggests Vista Won't Need Antivirus 361

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday November 09, 2006 @10:52PM from the steadfastly-bulletproof dept.

LadyDarth writes "During a telephone conference with reporters yesterday, outgoing Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin, while touting the new security features of Windows Vista, which was released to manufacturing yesterday, told a reporter that the system's new lockdown features are so capable and thorough that he was comfortable with his own seven-year-old son using Vista without antivirus software installed."

Why Upper Management Doesn't "Get" IT Security 126

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday November 08, 2006 @03:04PM from the part-of-your-job-to-explain-it-in-their-terms dept.

Schneier is reporting that the Department of Homeland Security has decided to delve into why upper management doesn't "get" IT security threats. The results aren't terribly surprising to those in the trenches, stating that most executives view security as something akin to facilities management. "Thankfully", the $495 report (if you aren't a "Conference Board associate") helps tell you how to handle the situation.

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