Comment Metric vs Imperial (Score 1) 197
So, what's the metric equivalent of a cell phone?
Comment Re:Screw anyone who dismissed privacy. (Score 1) 456
No, this is why human rights and freedom of speech are important. If you want privacy, don't make public statements (like posting on a blog).
Comment Re:Why? (Score 1) 202
Kindle and other e-readers on the market today do not feel like a book. It does provide similar and enhanced functionality but it's just not the same experience.
Comment Why? (Score 1) 202
We're a few years away from having e-paper that feels like a book and can hold as many as you need for a couple of weeks. Why does this library need to store more physical copies of printed books? When all is set and done they'll be left with maintaining a useless robot...
Twitter Sued By British Soccer Player 264
norriefc writes "Here in the UK super injunctions are all the rage. These are injunctions that bar the press from even mentioning that the injunctions exist. Recently a Twitter account exposed several of these super injunctions and named several people involved and what their alleged indiscretions were. Now one 'famous' soccer player is trying to sue Twitter and the yet to be named tweeters for invasion of privacy, apparently in ignorance of the Streisand effect. I'm doubtful of an American company paying much attention to UK anti-free-speech laws"
Comment Exactly! (Score 3, Funny) 172
After all things added, it should all fit on a single truck.
... or was it a series of tubes?
Feed Bush's Watch Stolen? (schneier.com)
Submission + - Sun CEO reveals ZFS will be OSX default filesystem
Fjan11 writes: Sun's Jonathan Schwartz announced that "Apple would be making ZFS "the file system" in Mac OS 10.5 Leopard". It seems likely that Leopad's Time Machine feature will require ZFS to run, because ZFS has back-up and snapshots build right in to the filesystem as well as a host of other features, such as built in Raid. Jobs is probably not happy about his thunder being stolen right before for the June 11th keynote...
Submission + - Wired: Does GPL v3 Alienate Developers?
An anonymous reader writes: Wired is reporting about a blog post in which BMC Software's whurley and Google's Greg Stein agree that the GPL v3 is currently on a path that will alienate developers. Stein has an interesting theory called "license pressure" which is similar to "pricing pressure". Stein's quote; "Due to pressure from developers, all software is moving towards permissive licensing" translation, the GPL and developers are moving in opposite directions.
Submission + - It's real: Dell sells PCs with Ubuntu preinstalled
javipas writes: "Today could mark a turning point for the history of Linux. Dell will start today 4pm CST selling three machines with Ubuntu 7.04 preinstalled. The two desktops (XPS 410n, $899 and Dimension E520n, $599) and the notebook (Inspiron E1505n, $599)will be the first three machines with the popular Linux distribution installed by default. Dell has announced that they will provide hardware support, and they've created a new site devoted to give further Linux support and updates. At the moment the offer is available in the US, but we all hope the rest of the world can enjoy it very soon. Good luck!"
Submission + - Visualizing the 'Power Struggle' in Wikipedia
todd450 writes: "A really cool new visualization of Wikipedia and controversial articles in it.
http://www.abeautifulwww.com/2007/05/20/visualizin g-the-power-struggle-in-wikipedia/"
Dell Partners with MS/Novell for Linux Servers 193
untouchableForce writes "Dell has announced that it will join forces with Microsoft and Novell to "make it easier for the Windows operating system and the [...] Linux [operating] system to work together." This is not overly surprising given Dell's good relationship with Microsoft, and since they already sell SUSE Linux on some of their servers, but it is likely to put a stop to the OSS community's celebration of them distributing Ubuntu. The debate over partnership between Microsoft and Novell has been drawn out since the deal was signed and for some this will add additional fuel to the fire but shouldn't the OSS community be reading this as an acceptance of Company's acknowledgment of Linux?"
Reiser Murder Case Gets Stranger 500
Fahrvergnuugen writes "Wired is running a story about how an ex-lover of the missing wife of accused spouse killer Hans Reiser has confessed to killing eight people unrelated to the case. While Reiser will still stand trial for the murder, this development will undoubtedly complicate things."
Prosecutor Announces Charges Against Pirate Bay 345
paulraps writes "Almost a year after a police raid on the Pirate Bay's servers, a Swedish prosecutor has announced that he intends to press charges against the individuals behind the file-sharing giant. They will be prosecuted for various breaches of copyright law, reports The Local. But a Pirate Bay spokesman was defiant, saying, 'I think they feel they have to do it. It would look bad otherwise, since they had 20 to 30 police officers involved in the raid.'"
Submission + - openSUSE Survey Results Online
apokryphos writes: "openSUSE have have announced that the results from the openSUSE survey are now online. The survey was live for almost 3 months and more than 27,000 users participated, making it one of the largest Linux distribution surveys ever."
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