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Livedoor founder loses appeal
Takafumi Horie, the internet entrepreneur, lost his appeal against a 2½ year jail sentence for securities fraud.
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China says Web users top US at 253 mln
China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday. The latest figure on Web use at the end of June is a 56 percent increase from a year ago, the China Internet Network Information Center said. It said the share of the Chinese ...
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Great quotes from great men in software and hardware
Pingdom has cobbled together a sampling of some excellent quotes from Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds. While the selection may seem a little bias, you can still get a feel for the egos and brains behind some of the greatest software and hardware to have ever been created. Some of my [...]
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Panel quizzes NRC, nuke owners over computer model
(AP:NEWFANE, Vt.) A hearing on the proposed re-licensing of Vermont Yankee nuclear plant wrapped up with federal regulators and the plant's owners testifying about a computer model designed to predict the effects of aging on the plant's piping.
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Prof whose 'last lecture' became a sensation dies
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47.
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China says Web users top US at 253 mln
China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday.
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'Last Lecture' professor dies
Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 at 1:32 p.m. Randy Pausch has died. The Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor's "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 25th Oct 2006 08:41 UTC
A few months ago we ran a poll about the most important non-free Linux apps. We had over 8,000 votes in that poll and we consider the results pretty interesting. Interesting enough to push Linux's market share if a distro capitalized on them?
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Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps
(AP:PHILADELPHIA) With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you've got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes for riding around town. Well, not so fast.
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3 shot at Phoenix college; suspect arrested
Associated Press - July 25, 2008 1:14 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) - Three young people remain hospitalized following a shooting yesterday afternoon inside a computer lab at Phoenix' South Mountain...
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AOL to shut down Xdrive, other services
AOL will axe several services that haven’t achieved enough popularity, as it struggles to grow its online ad business.
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Splash Media Announces New Networks on Adobe Media Player
DALLAS, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Splash Media LP, an Emmy Award winning innovator of digital video publishing announced today that selected content from two of Splash's networks, The Success Training Network (TSTN), and xTrain have been accepted into the Adobe Media Player platform and will be available as new networks effective immediately.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 24th Jul 2008 22:04 UTC
As someone who uses Windows Vista practically daily, I've always wondered where all the negativity in the media comes from. Sure, Vista isn't perfect (as if any operating system is), but I just don't see where all the complaints are coming from.
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E-mail List Vendor: Our Records Are Accurate
Emailappenders, a database company, maintains its data is good after being accused of selling a bunk e-mail list to Javelin...
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"Last Lecture" Professor Pausch Dies
Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, has died. He was 47.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 7th Dec 2005 09:47 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"When looking at desktop Linux by itself, any analysis of the subject quickly leads to this question: why do users choose one version over another?
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3 shot at Phoenix college; suspect arrested
PHOENIX (AP) -- A long-standing dispute between two men turned violent when a former student shot three people in a computer lab at a community college, injuring one of them critically, authorities said. The suspected gunman was arrested nearby.
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Asustek to extend battery life and storage capacity for Eee PCs in 2H08
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 23rd Apr 2006 17:40 UTC
Vista is all the rage at the moment (and now even the Sunday Eve Column is about it). I don't think there's a single piece of beta software that has ever been discussed as much as Windows Vista.
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Lawmakers Weigh Blocking Porn Sites On State PCs
Legislative officials are considering whether to install software on state computers to block pornography after state investigators seized computers from a veteran assemblyman being investigated for child pornography possession.
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Screen test: Parental guidance on this week's movies
By JANE HORWITZ Space Chimps (G, 1 hr., 21 min.) Walking out of a showing of Space Chimps, The Family Filmgoer overheard a father and daughter — she appeared to be 7 or 8 — debate the computer-animated film. She thought it was funny and he thought it was the dumbest thing he’d ever seen. That sums it up for this ’toon about NASA chimps who are way smarter than their human handlers know. ...
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NJ Legislators Weigh Blocking Porn Web Sites
Legislative officials are considering whether to install software on state computers to block pornography after state investigators seized computers from a veteran assemblyman being investigated for child pornography possession. Albert Porroni, state Office of Legislative Services executive director, said legislative computers don't currently block such Web sites. He said he and other top ...
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NJ Legislators Weigh Blocking Porn Web Sites
Legislative officials are considering whether to install software on state computers to block pornography after state investigators seized computers from a veteran assemblyman being investigated for child pornography possession. Albert Porroni, state Office of Legislative Services executive director, said legislative computers don't currently block such Web sites. He said he and other top ...
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Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps
PHILADELPHIA - With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you've got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes for riding around town. Well, not so fast.
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