Comment Re:Free Ryzom pledges? (Score 1) 117
No. That project was an attempt by fans and at least one former Nevrax employee to form an organisation and buy Ryzom after Nevrax went bankrupt, and also after Gameforge France went bankrupt. There is no correlation between that and Winch Gate's open-sourcing move.
Robot With Knives Used In Robotics Injury Study 132
An anonymous reader writes "IEEE Spectrum reports that German researchers, seeking to find out what would happen if a robot handling a sharp tool accidentally struck a human, set out to perform a series of cutting, stabbing, and puncturing tests. They used a robotic manipulator arm, fitted with various sharp tools (kitchen knife, scalpel, screwdriver) and performed striking tests at a block of silicone, a pig leg, and at one point, even the arm of a human volunteer. Volunteer, really?! The story includes video of the tests."
Submission + - First Non-Latin TLDs Go Online Today (bbc.co.uk)
eldavojohn writes: ICANN today switched on the country code top level domains for Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates which are the first non-Latin TLDs available and are also fully readable right to left. Slashdot does not support them but you can find the TLDs in the BBC article. ICANN said it had 21 more requests for TLDs in 11 different languages. A quick note if you do not have the language packs installed, you may experience unpredictable browser behavior in the URL bar. Right now countries like China and Thailand have implemented workarounds to achieve the same effect.
Submission + - The MMORPG Ryzom goes Free Software! (ryzom.com)
acemtp writes: Breakthrough for Free Software Gaming--Ryzom Announces Full Release of Source Code and Artwork, and a Partnership with the Free Software Foundation to Host a Repository of the Game's Artistic Assets.
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