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Thing is. âoeDesign Aceâ is immediately perceived as company, where as âoedesign aceâ as a person. Not being a native speaker these subtle difference matter. This style of writing headlines extremely condensed, skipping verbs nouns and basic grammar rules makes it more difficult to interpret the text. CNN also does a lot of this

Comment Re:WTF is wrong with people (Score 1) 346

by Bastardinho (#55076407) Attached to: Samsung TV Owners Furious After Software Update Leaves Sets Unusable
I know that, but for me a TV is just a monitor. I use a box for that. If people want connected services and start treating their televisions as PC's then don't complain when things go wrong. It's a matter of time when some imbecile app on some samsung-tv-app-store starts doing nasty stuff on a large scale. Btw, I remember my Sony Trinitron lasting 20 years
Technology

Why Motivation Is Key For Artificial Intelligence 482

Posted by Soulskill from the i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream dept.
Al writes "MIT neuroscientist Ed Boyden has a column discussing the potential dangers of building super-intelligent machines without building in some sort of motivation or drive. Boyden warns that a very clever AI without a sense of purpose might very well 'realize the impermanence of everything, calculate that the sun will burn out in a few billion years, and decide to play video games for the remainder of its existence.' He also notes that the complexity and uncertainty of the universe could easily overwhelm the decision-making process of this intelligence — a problem that many humans also struggle with. Boyden will give a talk on the subject at the forthcoming Singularity Summit."
Government

China Considering Cuts In Rare-Earth Metal Exports 456

Posted by kdawson from the thulium-and-thalium dept.
SillySnake sends in a report from the Telegraph on draft plans in China to restrict exports of rare earths. "Beijing is drawing up plans to prohibit or restrict exports of rare earth metals that are produced only in China and play a vital role in cutting edge technology, from hybrid cars and catalytic converters, to superconductors, and precision-guided weapons. A draft report by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has called for a total ban on foreign shipments of terbium, dysprosium, yttrium, thulium, and lutetium. Other metals such as neodymium, europium, cerium, and lanthanum will be restricted to a combined export quota of 35,000 tonnes a year, far below global needs."
PC Games (Games)

The Future of Indie MMOGs 69

Posted by Soulskill from the don't-have-to-have-ten-million-subs-to-succeed dept.
Karen Hertzberg writes "Ask any 10 gamers what constitutes an 'indie MMO' and you'll probably get 10 different answers. But one definition that most can agree on is that an indie game lacks the financial support of a well-funded publisher. But do smaller budgets mean greater freedom? Ten Ton Hammer asked Nathan Richardsson, Executive Producer for CCP (developers of EVE Online), and Todd Harris, Executive Producer of Global Agenda, to share their thoughts on the bright future of independent MMOG development. 'By definition a niche market is a segment that is currently underserved by the mainstream providers. So, to serve that audience a developer typically needs to deliver something really different and innovative vs. just more of the same thing available elsewhere,' says Harris. 'With a big budget there could be a temptation to cover up stale gameplay by shoveling out more content or simply pumping up the marketing hype. However, for an indie developer such as Hi-Rez Studios, the game must stand on its own merits and we find that liberating.'"
Cellphones

In the UK, T-Mobile and Orange To Merge 74

Posted by kdawson from the what-is-this-competition-of-which-you-speak dept.
EthanV2 sends in BBC coverage of the merger plans of Orange and T-Mobile in the UK. "T-Mobile and Orange plan to merge their UK businesses, creating a mobile phone giant with 28.4 million customers. If completed, a deal between Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile and Orange owner France Telecom would see a firm with sales of €9.4 B (£7.0 B, $13.4 B). It would be the UK's largest provider, overtaking Telefonica's O2, with about 37% of the mobile market. ... However, it is likely that competition authorities in the UK and EU will probe the deal."

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