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Journal Journal: Google Chromebook (CR-48) - Part 1 10

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Back in early December last year Google announced a beta/developer program for their ChromeOS program. They were offering free notebook computers running ChromeOS to a limited number of people to test. Never to be one to pass up an opportunity for free toys, I signed up.
Security

Submission + - Bomb Detecting Plants to Root Out Terrorists

Submitted by Hugh Pickens writes
Hugh Pickens writes writes: The Denver Post Reports that a biologist at Colorado State University has re-engineered plants so that they can detect explosives, air pollution and toxic chemicals, signalling the presence of potentially deadly vapors by turning from green to white. "If you take something into Denver International Airport, like an explosive for a plane, my plants are going to turn white," says June Medford, who developed the system. "That's going to get the security guys on you." Military and Homeland Security research directors say they envision wide applications for the genetically modified plants positioned in buildings, war zones and cities where terrorists could set up covert bombmaking factories and add that strategic placement of the plants could help reach a goal of deploying a decentralized, nationwide system for detecting explosives. "Our hope is if these plants could be located ubiquitously, we might be able to detect explosives at the point they are being assembled," says Doug Bauer, the Homeland Security explosives research program manager. "You would have a much greater opportunity for first-responders to interdict and disrupt that activity."
Iphone

Submission + - Verizon to Offer iPhone Users Unlimited Data

Submitted by
Hugh Pickens
Hugh Pickens writes: "The WSJ reports that Verizon Wireless, the country's largest wireless carrier, is confident enough in its network that it will offer unlimited data-use plans when it starts selling the iPhone around the end of this month, a person familiar with the matter says. Such plans would provide a key means of distinguishing its service from rival AT&T Inc., which limits how much Internet data its customers may use each month. Verizon has a lot at stake as it starts to carry the iPhone, which it will announce Tuesday at an event in New York City, people familiar with the matter say. Verizon more than any other U.S. carrier has built its reputation on its network quality, and any stumble in handling iPhone traffic will call into question Verizon's major selling point. On the other hand, if it does handle the iPhone well, then AT&T will have a harder time arguing it didn't mismanage its own network. Anthony J. Melone, Verizon's chief technology officer, says the company has invested heavily in its 3G network to handle surging smartphone traffic including nine million Android subscribers, up from none a year earlier. "We added enormous capacity to the network in one fell swoop," says Melone. "It is there waiting for us to grow into it. That will help me tremendously with my 3G network.""

Comment Re:BASIC (Score 1) 709

by razzam21 (#34700350) Attached to: Why Teach Programming With BASIC?

10 print "hello" 20 goto 10

This is why we can't have nice things.

So to prove a language is bad you do something dumb. How about: while(1) { echo 'hello'; } Languages aren't dumb they are a set of rules. Both examples are dumb and should be avoid just because you can doesn't make it right or the language bad. Just the programmer.
Data Storage

Submission + - Build your own $2.8M petabyte disk array for $117k (backblaze.com)

Submitted by
Chris Pirazzi
Chris Pirazzi writes: "Online backup startup BackBlaze, disgusted with the outrageously overpriced offerings from EMC, NetApp and the like, has released an open-source hardware design showing you how to build a 4U, RAID-capable, rack-mounted, Linux-based server using commodity parts that contains 67 terabytes at a material cost of $7,867. It's open-source hardware! Their blog states: 'Our hope is that by sharing, others can benefit and, ultimately, refine this concept and send improvements back to us.'"
Google

Submission + - Google, Sony ink browser deal (blogspot.com)

Submitted by
consonant
consonant writes: "FT is reporting that Google has reached a deal with Sony to ship Chrome on the Viao line of PCs.

Google confirmed that Sony PCs carrying Chrome had started to go on sale and said it was in talks for similar deals with other computer makers. It said the arrangement was "experimental" and part of wider efforts to boost distribution, including a deal to make Chrome available to internet users who download the RealPlayer software and the company's first use of television advertising.

While mainstream media coverage and financial details were very sparse, El Reg terms it a "Microsoft-snubbing deal". Google also mentioned it was pushing for similar deals with other vendors. Could this spell the beginning of the end for IE?"

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