NASA Willing To Team With China; Rumors of a Budget Cut
2009-11-18 04:42:00
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eldavojohn writes "2009 has been an interesting year for NASA — from a new strategy to even closer ties with an old enemy. So it's perhaps no surprise that NASA has publicly stated that they are ready to team ...
UN Officials Remove Poster Mentioning Chinese Firewall
2009-11-16 07:04:00
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At a UN-sponsored Internet Governance Forum in Egypt, anti-censorship group Open Net Initiative was startled by a demand from UN officials to remove a poster mentioning Chinese Net censorship. When ONI refused ...
Save the Planet, Eat Your Dog
2009-10-26 13:16:00
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R3d M3rcury writes "New Zealand's Dominion Post reports on a new book just released, Time to Eat the Dog: The real guide to sustainable living. In this book, they compare the environmental footprint of our hous...
White House Website Switches To Open Source
2009-10-25 21:27:00
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Falc0n writes "WhiteHouse.gov has gone Drupal. After months of planning, says an Obama Administration source, the White House has ditched the proprietary content management system that had been in place since t...
Now Linux Can Get Viruses, Via Wine
2009-10-25 02:31:00
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fsufitch writes "Wine has advanced enough to make Linux not immune to Windows viruses. However, just like many Wine applications, it takes a bit of effort to get the program off the ground. Also, just like some...
Apple Discontinues ZFS Project
2009-10-24 07:59:00
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Zaurus writes "Apple has replaced its ZFS project page with a notice that 'The ZFS project has been discontinued. The mailing list and repository will also be removed shortly.' Apple originally touted ZFS as a ...
Singer In Grocery Store Ordered To Pay Royalties
2009-10-22 13:53:00
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yog writes "An assistant at a grocery store in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, was ordered by the Performing Right Society (PRS) to obtain a performer's license and to pay royalties because she was informally singi...
Yahoo Offered Lap Dances At Hack Event
2009-10-22 22:50:00
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Fotograf writes ""Yahoo's latest embarrassment seems like a sign that the company is just trying too hard to be cool. The latest debacle is earning the company some additional publicity. After Yahoo hosted Taiw...
Some Users Say Win7 Wants To Remove iTunes, Google Toolbar
2009-10-22 05:23:00
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Foofoobar writes "Due to a strike with the UK's postal system, people in Great Britain are getting copies of Windows 7 early and have already posted their experiences about the install process. Some have an eas...
1Mb Broadband Access Becomes Legal Right In Finland
2009-10-15 07:59:00
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An anonymous reader writes "Starting next July, every person in Finland will have the right to a one-megabit broadband connection, according to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Finland is the world...