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Submission + - Robot Jet Fighter Takes First Flight (singularityhub.com)

Submitted by lysdexia
lysdexia writes: The X-47B is a Tailless Flying Robotic Overlord, which requires neither puny human pilot, nor extraneous remote control. First flight was 29 minutes, climbing to a height of 5000 ft. Next step: landing on aircraft carrier.
GNU is Not Unix

New LLVM Debugger Subproject Already Faster Than GDB 174

Posted by timothy from the pop-will-eat-itself dept.
kthreadd writes "The LLVM project is now working on a debugger called LLDB that's already faster than GDB and could be a possible alternative in the future for C, C++, and Objective-C developers. With the ongoing success of Clang and other LLVM subprojects, are the days of GNU as the mainstream free and open development toolchain passé?" LLVM stands for Low Level Virtual Machine; Wikipedia as usual has a good explanation of the parent project.
Handhelds

Submission + - Amazon Kindle Fails First College Test

Submitted by theodp
theodp writes: If Amazon hoped for honest feedback when it started testing the Kindle DX on college campuses last fall, writes Amy Martinez, it certainly got its wish. Students pulled no punches telling the e-tailer what they thought of its $489 e-reader. But if Amazon also hoped the Kindle DX would become the next iPhone or iPod on campuses, it failed its first test. At the University of Virginia, as many as 80% of MBA students who participated in Amazon's pilot program said they would not recommend the Kindle DX as a classroom study aid. At Princeton and Reed, students complained they couldn't scribble notes in the margins, easily highlight passages or fully appreciate color charts and graphics. 'The pilot programs are doing their job — getting us valuable feedback,' said Amazon spokesman Drew Herdener. Martinez notes that Reed, Seton Hall and other colleges plan to test the iPad in the fall to see if it gets a passing grade.

Comment You don't always pay full price for notebooks (Score 1) 145

by phatcabbage (#23696525) Attached to: The Future of Subnotebook Pricing

the successful pricing model for 'mini me too' laptops will look nothing like the notebook pricing model (where you always pay full price for the hardware)

I know that as recently as two years ago when I was working for Circuit City, we would discount laptops up to $150 off of the price we paid just to get people in the door -- and hopefully sell some warranties, accessories, and services (our real money-makers).
I'm just pointing out that we've already hit the point the author was talking about in notebooks, too.

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