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Submission + - Linux receives 20th birthday video from Microsoft

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moonbender

on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @08:27AM

moonbender writes: "The Linux kernel has received birthday wishes from an unexpected direction — a video animation from Microsoft. Quoting The H: The video picks up on the strained relationship between Microsoft and Linux by displaying the phrase "Microsoft Vs. Linux" and then showing Tux, the Linux mascot, turning his back on the offer of a birthday cake from Microsoft. After a brief outline of the history between Microsoft and Linux, the video ends with a conciliatory gesture: Tux accepts the birthday cake in his igloo and the video ends with "Happy Birthday" and the editing of the initial phrase to "Microsoft and Linux?". The Linux Foundation has more stuff celebrating the kernel's 20th birthday."

Submission + - P != NP 1

Submitted by

morsch

on Sunday August 08, 2010 @05:26PM

morsch writes: "Researcher Vinay Deolalikar from HP Labs claims proof that P != NP. The 100 page paper has apparently not been peer-reviewed yet, so feel free to dig in and find some flaws. However, the attempt seems to be genuine, and Deolalikar has published papers in the same field in the past. So this may be the real thing! Given that one million USD prize money from the Millenium Prize is involved, it will certainly get enough scrutiny. Greg Baker broke the story on his blog, including the email Deolalikar sent around."

Submission + - German Wikileaks domain suspended without warning

Submitted by mb on Friday April 10, 2009 @03:39PM

mb writes: Germany has gone one step further in impeding access to Wikileaks. Their own take on it: "On April 9th 2009, the internet domain registration for the investigative journalism site Wikileaks.de was suspended without notice by Germany's registration authority DENIC. The action comes two weeks after the house of the German Wikileaks domain sponsor, Theodor Reppe, was searched by German authorities, on March 24, 2009, following WikiLeaks' publication of Australia's secret internet censorship list." Of course, Wikileaks remains accessible through other domains — for now!

Submission + - iTunes gift card key system, exploited (trustedreviews.com)

Submitted by moonbender on Tuesday March 10, 2009 @04:23PM

moonbender writes: Fake but working iTunes gift cards are being sold on Chinese auction sites for a fraction of their value: "The owner of the Taobao shop told us frankly that the gift card codes are created using key-generators. He also said that he paid money to use the hackers' service. Half a year ago, when they started the business, the price was around 320 RMB for 200 USD card, then more people went into this business and the price went all the way down to 18 RMB per card, "but we make more money as the amount of customers is growing rapidly."" The people at Outdustry have apparently confirmed this by buying a coupon and transferring it into an iTunes account. Oops.

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