Sony-contributed patches aimed at adding machine-specific features for the PS3 have been merged into the stable 2.4.20 kernel tree. This makes it easier to create and maintain Linux distributions that run on the PS3.
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A collection of Google Images that show the path James Kim on his quest to get help. The view from various vantage points shows the terrain and change in elevation he encountered.
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A Quicktime movie that made the rounds last week, which altered user profiles and changing links on their pages to redirect to phishing websites. In fact it was a flaw of MySpace in combination with a legit feature of QuickTime that caused all the damage.
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IBM and European astronomy organisation Astron are collaborating on designing a microprocessor that will help antennas collect weak radio signals from deep space, in an attempt to learn what happened at the time of the Big Bang.
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BitTorrent Inc. has just bought (merged with) the popular BitTorrent client, uTorrent for an undisclosed sum. Both CEOs are available for discussion on IRC.
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