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Comment Re:If we stop aging... (Score 1) 639

by lunar_legacy on Thursday July 10, 2008 @07:50PM (#24145541) Attached to: Ask Aubrey de Grey About Longevity Research

For hell's sake dude, how can anybody do any research or experiment on that before attaining longevity? What do you suggest: Invoking spirits of the dead that still drift in purgatory? Reading Noah's diary?

Einstein Letter Goes on Sale 615

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday May 15, 2008 @05:10AM from the read-what-a-smart-guy-says dept.

ErkDemon writes "For any Slashdotters who want a piece of frameable Einstein memorabilia, a letter from A.E. to Eric Gutkind goes on sale at Bloomsbury Auctions today (May 15th). The content of the letter mostly deals with Einstein's views on religion. (Einstein pronounces himself rather unimpressed by the whole idea and rejects it as "childish.") The Guardian has printed a translated excerpt from the letter."

Feed New York Times: Electronic Arts to Add 2 Video Game Studios to Its Stable (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Sunday October 14, 2007 @12:53AM

Electronic Arts said Thursday that it would acquire two software studios from Elevation Partners in a deal worth $860 million.

Ubuntu 6.06 Reviewed 351

Posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday June 03, 2006 @12:43PM from the kicking-the-tires dept.

Mark writes "This year has been a huge step forward for Desktop Linux users. First, Fedora Core 5 was released and featured the new Gnome 2.14. Then SUSE 10.1 showed us how well applications could be integrated to make a desktop look great. Now it was time for Ubuntu to release their latest version: 'Dapper Drake.'" Oh yeah, the inital review is good, too. Worth checking out for desktop Linux users.

An Ajax Reality Worth Worrying About 79

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday May 11, 2006 @06:24PM from the ajax-world-order dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This article discusses the hype that currently surrounds Ajax and it's shortcomings. Reliable Ajax frameworks are still under construction, and you should worry about navigation history, bookmarkability, feedback, persistence, concurrency, and security. This article will help you avoid the major problems inherent in Ajax development."

Joomla's Project Director Talks 1.1 96

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 28, 2006 @10:52AM from the fast-times-at-joomla-high dept.

daria42 writes "It's been a hectic six months for the Joomla open-source CMS since its split from the Mambo project, but according to this interview with project director Andrew Eddie there are even faster times ahead. Next week Joomla will make its formal debut at LinuxWorld Expo in Boston, with the milestone Joomla 1.1 release due towards the end of April. As Mambo and Joomla continue to diverge, Eddie says, users and developers will be forced to declare their colours and pick one or the other for production sites."

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