Comment Re: That was then, this is now (Score 3, Informative) 123
As someone who bought the Motorola i1 with Android 1.5 on the promise of updates it never received, I'd have to disagree.
Comment in related news... (Score 5, Funny) 49
Jelly Belly has announced they're working on a new flavor.
Comment get F.B. Purity (Score 3, Informative) 108
F.B. Purity is available as an addon or GreaseMonkey script and already has the option to disable autoplay, among other things.
Submission + - Wireless devices go battery-free with new communication technique (washington.edu)
melios writes: The new communication technique, which the researchers call “ambient backscatter,” takes advantage of the TV and cellular transmissions that already surround us around the clock. Two devices communicate with each other by reflecting the existing signals to exchange information. The researchers built small, battery-free devices with antennas that can detect, harness and reflect a TV signal, which then is picked up by other similar devices.
Submission + - New technique for optical storage claims 1 Petabyte on a single DVD (theconversation.com)
melios writes: Using a two-light-beam method a company claims to have overcome Abbe's Law to dramatically increase the storage density for optical media, to the 9 nm scale.
Comment Re:What could be Kermit's most interesting legacy (Score 1) 146
So conceivably an open source Kermit-95 with just the SSH ripped out (if really necessary) could be made avaiable, if that would be all...
Alternativelly a legitimate message could be: C-Kermit is better and allready BSD so it's better in the long run even if Kermit-95 has some adventage in dying old machines
From the Kermit-95 project page:
On or before June 30th, Kermit 95 source code will be released with the Open Source Simplified BSD License, except for a few modules containing code that is proprietary to other companies.
Comment Re:Bastards! (Score 1) 151
Skype 2.1 Beta for Linux was released two days ago.
Comment VOIP is better than you think (Score 1) 248
Just for clarity, I don't want to use a VOIP solution; I need to use my plain old landline. My reason is this: if I'm watching a movie or listening to an MP3 while I'm waiting for a call, I don't want it to ever be apparent to the person who is on the phone with me, and I want to route all the audio I use through a single headset.
I use an LX-3000 headset I won with points from Live Search Club. There is no "Stereo Mix" option so WAV audio is totally separate from microphone input. Your callers will never hear your media.
- Sign up for a number with FreeDigits or GrandCentral.
- Configure X-Lite to use either service.
- Forward your POTS line to your VOIP number.
The process is totally transparent to incoming callers. Only one USB headset required.
Submission + - Tru64 Unix Advanced File System (AdvFS) now GPL (betanews.com)
melios writes: In a move that could help boost the scalability of Linux for grids and other advanced 64-bit multiprocessor applications, HP has release its Tru64 Unix Advanced File System (AdvFS) source code to the open source community. Source code, design documentation, and test suites for AdvFS are available on SourceForge.
Linux Kernel 2.6 Local Root Exploit 586
aquatix writes "This local root exploit (Debian, Ubuntu) seems to work everywhere I try it, as long as it's a Linux kernel version 2.6.17 to 2.6.24.1. If you don't trust your users (which you shouldn't), better compile a new kernel without vmsplice." Here is millw0rm's proof-of-concept code.
