Comment Coding Times (Score 0, Troll) 52
What's taking so long to get quality Wii titles out? This is pretty much the same system as the Gamecube. Coding for it should be easy by now.
Submission + - DNS Complexity
ChelleChelle writes: Paul Vixie of Internet Systems Consortium provides a journey into the sublime complexity of the domain name system. Although it contains just a few simple rules, DNS has grown into an enormously complex system. This article explores the supposed and true definitions of DNS, showing some of the tension between the two definitions through the lens of the philosophy of Internet development protocol.
Submission + - CSS of DVDs Ruled "Ineffective" by Finnish
An anonymous reader writes: The CSS protection used in DVDs has been ruled "ineffective" by Helsinki District Court. This means that CSS is not covered by the Finnish copyright law amendment of 2005 (based on EU Copyright Directive from 2001), allowing the circumvention of it. Quoting the press release: "Defendant's counsel Mikko Välimäki thinks the judgment can have major implications: "The conclusions of the court can be applied all over Europe since the word 'effective' comes directly from the directive". He continues: "A protection measure is no longer effective, when there is widely available end-user software implementing a circumvention method. My understanding is that this is not technology-dependent. The decision can therefore be applied to Blu-Ray and HD-DVD as well in the future.""
Submission + - Hardware Implants Mimic Brain Cells
An anonymous reader writes: PopSci on Ted Berger, a USC scientist working to engineer a brain implant the mimics the functions of neurons. Early tests on rat brain cells have shown promise, and if successful, Berger's implant could remedy everything from Alzheimer's to absent-mindedness — and reduce memory loss to nothing more than a computer glitch
Submission + - FCC says "no" to mobile phones on airplane
GayBliss writes: CNN is reporting that the FCC has decided to keep a rule in place that would ban mobile phone usage on airplanes. The FAA has a similar ban, but for different reasons.
From the article:
"In an order released Tuesday, the agency noted that "insufficient technical information" was available on whether airborne cell phone calls would jam networks below."
"Unlike the Federal Aviation Administration, which bans the use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices for fear they will interfere with navigational and communications systems, the FCC's concern is interference with other cell phone signals on the ground."
From the article:
"In an order released Tuesday, the agency noted that "insufficient technical information" was available on whether airborne cell phone calls would jam networks below."
"Unlike the Federal Aviation Administration, which bans the use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices for fear they will interfere with navigational and communications systems, the FCC's concern is interference with other cell phone signals on the ground."
Submission + - Top 21 Tech Flops
PetManimal writes: "Whatever happened to Digital Audio Tape? Or Circuit City's DIVX program? Or IBM's PCjr. and the PS/1? Computerworld's list of 21 biggest tech flops is an amusing trip down the memory lane of tech failures. Some are obvious (Apple Newton), while others are obscure (Warner Communications' QUBE). Strangely, Y2K didn't make the list."
Journal Journal: It Is Easy To Attack Labels... 1
...people not so much.
Feed Eight-core Mac Pros arrive (com.com)
Blog: Apple announced an update to its Mac Pro workstation PC this morning, moving to eight CPU cores via two, 3.0GHz quad core Intel...
