Comment Re:journalism (Score 4, Funny) 277
It may have been unintentional on your part, but I like the use of "Buy The iDevice++" as opposed to "Buy The ++iDevice".
Submission + - Opera 10.0 released, ready to "Unite" the (opera.com) 1
sherl0k writes: "Opera 10.0, dubbed Opera Unite, has been released. Built into the web browser is a full fledged web server, complete with nifty little gadgets such as a "fridge" where people can post notes onto, a chat room, ability to stream your music library anywhere, and a built-in file-sharing mechanism. It also scores 100/100 on the Acid3 test."
Feed The Register: Stolen satnav guides thieves to owner's home (theregister.com)
The perils of programmed return routes
Police have warned drivers not to leave their journey home programmed into their satnav systems following the theft of a device from a car at Alton Towers theme park which directed ne'er-do-wells to the owner's Shropshire home where they promptly made off with a £20k Saab convertible.
Submission + - Education Journal Says Schools Should Use OSS (linuxinsider.com)
pfaffman writes: "LinuxInsider has
a Two part
copy of a piece that a University of Tennessee professor wrote for TechTrends (original
article by paid subscription only). The article makes the case
that proprietary software is inconvenient and that when schools choose
to use proprietary products they spend their constituents' money."
Comment Re:That is insane. (Score 1) 202
While they are mandating the use of an open, but specific format, the specified formats are not required to be used to the exclusion of any other format
FTFA:
"The information can be published in other formats in addition, as long as they are also published in one of the mandatory formats."
The original press release can be found at the Norwegian Government's website(Norwegian). Following the translated text above, it goes on to say "...one of the mandatory formats, e.g. MicroSoft's DOC format, provided the document is also available as ODF or PDF"
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