Comment Oh wait, now they say plants only. (Score 1) 1
A PDF on the company website states the biological matter of interest can only be plant based.
The story from Fox and others was a rumor, I hope.
Red Hat Is Now Part of the S&P 500 128
phantomfive writes "Red Hat has made it onto the S&P 500, an important measure of the stock market. It is replacing CIT, which is expected to go bankrupt after the government refused to bail them out. Red Hat is the first Linux company to make it on to the S&P 500. While this means little directly for the company, it is an indication of the importance Linux is taking on in the world."
Interesting Uses For a USB LED Screen? 403
Hogwash McFly writes "My boss gave me one of those USB-powered red LED scrolling displays as a Christmas gift, and while cycling the usual 'I read your emails' and 'ID10T Error' messages will be entertaining for a day or two, I was wondering if it could be put to more constructive uses. The configuration file is plaintext and supports different scroll speeds, flashing, bitmaps, and WAV sounds. The font is defined as 5x5 pixels per character, also stored in plaintext as 5 hex values, one for each vertical line of pixels. A dynamically generated message could prove useful in my day-to-day work on the helpdesk, but are there any interesting uses beyond network notifications and news feeds?"
Configuring a Windows PC For a Senior Citizen? 823
An anonymous reader writes "I would like to know if there are any resources on the Web or elsewhere describing how to configure a Windows PC for an older parent not living in the same household. Assume little computer familiarity or aptitude. Some stuff is obvious, like using only a few large icons for favorite Web sites, or an icon perhaps for composing email and another for checking email. Other considerations are eliminating nuisance messages from Windows update and antivirus/firewall. What works and what doesn't? Can anyone who has worked/volunteered at a senior center offer some insights?"
Comment Just say thank you! (Score 1) 117
If your are like me and you don't want to buy another card because you are broke and you like to distro hop, then this is a great thing!
I do get tired of re-installing M/A and the like just to try it out.
Submission + - Yahoo-Microsoft Round Two
psychosmyth writes: "This is not supprising to anyone but it seems as though the deal that Microsoft has proposed is back on the table.
Yahoo execs met Monday with Microsoft to re-discuss the deal that fell through earlier. In this report http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080315/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_yahoo;_ylt=At_QxGFt.qNHojcQr7mTqr8jtBAF , Microsoft has stated that a hostile take-over is not out of the question. I wonder what the top percentile of Yahoo's Investors are thinking right now...oh yeah, ca'chinnng!!"
