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NASA's Kepler Telescope Launched Successfully 82

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday March 07, 2009 @03:15AM from the take-that-gravity dept.

Iddo Genuth writes "At precisely 10:49 p.m. EST, NASA's 'Kepler' telescope was successfully kicked off into space, embarking on a mission that the agency says 'may fundamentally change humanity's view of itself.' The telescope will search the nearby region of our galaxy for the first time looking for Earth-size planets, which orbit stars at distances where temperatures permit liquid water to endure on their surface — a region often referred to as the 'habitable' zone."

Dreamweaver Is Dying; Long Live Drupal! 318

Posted by timothy on Friday March 06, 2009 @07:18PM from the view-askew dept.

Barence writes "Here's an interesting blog post by a designer who reckons Dreamweaver is dying. It's not Dreamweaver's fault, though. Nor is the problem Adobe and its development team — the last Dreamweaver CS4 version was the most impressive release in years. Moreover, although Microsoft Expression Web poses a far more credible threat than FrontPage could muster, Dreamweaver remains the best HTML/CSS page-based editor available. The real problem for Dreamweaver and for its users is that the nature of the web is changing dramatically."

S3 Linux Driver Outperforms Its Windows Twin In Nexuiz 75

Posted by timothy on Friday March 06, 2009 @06:46PM from the battle-of-the-benchmarks dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Chrome Center has done some benchmarks with the proprietary S3 Chrome 400/500 Driver on Linux and Windows. They compared Nexuiz frame rates on a Phenom II system with a S3 430 GT — the surprising result: The Linux driver outperforms its Windows equivalent, offering frame rates about twice as high on average. The question now: Is the Linux driver that good or the Windows driver that bad?"

GM Cornered Into Defending the Volt 769

Posted by kdawson on Friday March 06, 2009 @01:20PM from the heavy-to-carry-around dept.

Al notes a story in Technology Review reporting on a CMU study (now over a month old) claiming that the Volt doesn't make economic sense, and GM's response. The study suggests that hybrids with large batteries offering up to 40 miles of range before an on-board generator kicks in simply cost too much for the gas savings to work out (PDF). Al writes: "Unsurprisingly, GM disputes the claims, saying 'Our battery team is already starting work on new concepts that will further decrease the cost of the Volt battery pack quite substantially in a second-generation Volt pack.' Interestingly, however, GM admits that the tax credits for plug-in hybrids will be crucial to making the volt successful. Without those credits, would an electric vehicle like the Volt be viable?"

Comment Re:I know the parent's joking, but... (Score 1) 377

by avilella on Tuesday July 25, 2006 @10:05AM (#15775729) Attached to: Apple Reaches 12% Market Share In U.S. Notebooks

> Except, of course, Apple, and possibly IBM/Lenovo. IBM used to be very good. And had really good linux support. I'm unsure if that it's still true. Otherwise, Apple's laptops support for Linux is rather incomplete... If _only_ taking the hardware into account, and for one willing to use Linux, I prefer a pricey IBM than a pricey Apple laptop.

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