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Submission + - Microsoft Zunes Committing Mass Suicide! (jackthehack.com)

Submitted by jddeluxe on Wednesday December 31, 2008 @10:13AM

jddeluxe writes: There are multiple reports springing up all over the internet of a mass suicide of Micro$oft 30Mb Zune players globally. Check Zune forums; Gizmodo; or other such sites, the reports are spreading rapidly, except apparently to the Micro$oft official Zune site. Let the M$ bashing/Steve Jobs conspiracy theorums begin!

Feed Michael Robertson launches new DRM-free music service (com.com)

From feed by cnetfeed on Thursday April 12, 2007 @06:52PM

Blog: Entrepreneur Michael Robertson is yet again launching a new online music service, one that offers digital albums stripped of security...

Is Gentoo in crisis? 199

Posted by Hemos on Monday March 12, 2007 @08:39AM from the well-yeah-probably dept.

TheCoop1984 writes "A recent article on distrowatch, and an extended thread on the gentoo forums, have pointed out that gentoo is not what it used to be. Daniel Robbins came back and went again after only a few days, developer turnover is as high as ever, personal attacks on the mailing lists are common, and people are generally not happy about the current state of affairs. Is gentoo rotting from the inside, and can anything be done about it?"

Submission + - Anti-Matter's Potential in Treating Cancer

Submitted by

eldavojohn

on Wednesday March 07, 2007 @11:39AM

eldavojohn writes: "The BBC is taking a look at how atomic physicists are developing cancer treatments. A step past radiotherapy, the CERN institute is publishing interesting results: "Cancer cells were successfully targeted with anti-matter subatomic particles, causing intense biological damage leading to cell death." The press release from last year is finally sparking interest in the medical community."

Submission + - Apple, Cisco settle iPhone trademark lawsuit

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 22, 2007 @02:10AM

An anonymous reader writes: Cisco and Apple have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit over the use of the iPhone name for Apple's new multimedia phone. The agreement allows Apple and Cisco to use the iPhone brand on their own products. Also, the companies said they would explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, consumer and business communications.

Comment Re:Linux installs still hit and miss (Score 1) 1070

by stlpct706 on Tuesday August 30, 2005 @11:33AM (#13436395) Attached to: Five Reasons Not to Use Linux

high end distros for experts like gentoo and slackware? that's like giving a 16 year old a Ferarri.... you dont do that. give him the VW bug with automatic and rubbvert bumpers

Before I moved to Linux, I was an advanced Windows user. I knew something about computers, but nothing about Unix/Linux/BSD.

When I switched to Linux (I was 17, BTW), I installed Gentoo. My install was painless, and with a little reading (10-20 hours), I was able to recompile my own system using custom compiler settings for my architecture. I customized USE flags, and learned a hell of a lot about how my computer works. Now that I'm proficient with Linux, I'm glad that I didn't start with an easier distro.

Starting from an "expert" distro allowed me to challenge myself to learn. It was an opportunity to gain real knowledge.

I wouldn't hand a Ferarri to a 16 year old either, but it's easier to fix a computer than a Ferarri.

My experience with Linux has been one of total satisfaction.

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