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Comment Re:How many more (Score 1) 351

by WagTheGod on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @04:10PM (#27850541) Attached to: Borland Being Purchased By Micro Focus

And does it have an IDE that doesn't crash randomly by now? I gave up after Delphi 5, 6, 7 and 2005, which were all utter crap in terms of stability...

The biggest problem with Delphi 5, 6, and 7 was not the Delphi IDE itself, but the manner in how components were integrated. A component was compiled into a DLL with a renamed extension (DPL) and loaded by the IDE when it started up. Some of these DLLs behaved badly and corrupted the process. The best way to use Delphi was to be particular of what 3rd party components you used and to disable the ones you did not use most of the time. Delphi was a very powerful and pleasant platform to use in its day.

Why Fear the End of the R-Rated Superhero Movie? 640

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday March 26, 2009 @08:41AM from the at-least-as-much-as-that-reaper dept.

brumgrunt writes "Last year, Marvel said that R-rated comic book superhero movies weren't in its future plans. Now, in the light of Watchmen's box office performance, Warner Bros is going the same way, meaning high-profile comic book superhero films will be restricted to the PG-13 rating at most. But is this a bad thing, and should we fear the end of the R-rated superhero movie?"

Blockbuster OnDemand Comes To TiVo 57

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday March 26, 2009 @07:57AM from the watching-the-late-fee-channel dept.

MojoKid writes "Netflix isn't the only company that sees that streaming is the future of movie rental distribution. Blockbuster, which always seems to be playing catch-up with Netflix, will start making its on-demand rental and purchase content available on TiVo DVRs. Blockbuster OnDemand has only been available as a streaming service on Windows PCs or streaming to TVs via the 2Wire MediaPoint device. Meanwhile, Netflix streaming is available on far more platforms, such as on Windows and Mac computers, TiVo, the Roku Digital Video Player, LG and Samsung Blu-ray players, the Xbox 360, as well as a number of video portal software applications, like Boxee and ZeeVee's Zinc. Blockbuster's partnership with TiVo is yet another indication of the coming revolution of on-demand media available to TVs — that is, if the revolution hasn't already started."

Obama Stimulus Pours Millions Into Cyber Security 156

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday March 02, 2009 @11:48AM from the because-they-need-it dept.

nandemoari writes "As his administration continues to work on a stimulus plan that can save America's economy, Obama's latest course of action will see millions of dollars being allocated to heighten cyber security. The move will assist government officials in preventing future attacks on the United States. The President recently addressed his 2010 budget, outlining funding plans that will grant the Department of Homeland Security $355 million to secure the nation's most essential computer systems. The money will be spent on both government and private groups, with much of the funding going to the National Cyber Security Division and the Comprehensive National Cyber Security Initiative programs."

Yahoo Spent $79 Million To Fend Off Microsoft 82

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday March 02, 2009 @11:08AM

Apologetics Blog writes "Getting bought by one of the biggest companies in the world turns out to be a rather costly thing. Last year when Microsoft was in talks with Yahoo regarding a possible buy-out, in a report recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Yahoo announced that it cost them $79 million to fight off Microsoft. Most of that money was spent on advisors who examined Microsoft's proposals, and the way it would impact on Yahoo's search agreement with Google. The deal fizzled out when federal antitrust regulators said it would challenge any deal made between the two companies."

Wine Goes 64-Bit With Wine64 385

Posted by timothy on Sunday December 14, 2008 @06:50PM from the leathery-but-not-presumptuous dept.

G3ckoG33k writes "Wine (Wine Is Not an Emulator) is a popular way to run Windows programs on Linux, and it has an impressive compatibility list. After 15 years of development it reached version 1.0 a few months ago. Now, Wine developer Maarten Lankhorst has succeeded in running 'Hello World' in 64-bit, natively! The 64-bit variety is unexpectedly named Wine64."

Vista To XP Upgrade Triples In Price, Now $150 907

Posted by timothy on Sunday December 14, 2008 @05:31PM from the don't-forget-special-reserve-windows-xp dept.

ozmanjusri writes "Dell has tripled the charge to upgrade Vista PCs to XP. Under current licensing 'downgrade' agreements, system builders can install XP Pro instead of Vista Business or Vista Ultimate; however, Dell has opted for a surcharge of $150 over the price of Vista for the older but more popular XP Professional operating system. Rob Enderle says the downgrade fees could potentially be disastrous for Microsoft: 'The fix for this should be to focus like lasers on demand generation for Vista but instead Microsoft is focusing aggressively on financial penalties," says Enderle. 'Forcing customers to go someplace they don't want to go by raising prices is a Christmas present for Apple and those that are positioning Linux on the desktop.'"

The End of Individual Genius? 364

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday December 14, 2008 @09:27AM from the at-least-until-zefram-cochrane dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A recent study suggests the downfall of individual researchers, who are being rapidly replaced by enormous research groups. Quoting: '... in recent decades — especially since the Soviet success in launching the Sputnik satellite in 1957 — the trend has been to create massive institutions that foster more collaboration and garner big chunks of funding. And it is harder now to achieve scientific greatness. A study of Nobel Prize winners in 2005 found that the accumulation of knowledge over time has forced great minds to toil longer before they can make breakthroughs. The age at which thinkers produce significant innovations increased about six years during the 20th century.'"

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