Month: October 2007

  • 2007/10/31 News On Laptops For Education

    Good Luck Mandriva as it is getting their os on the laptops of 17,000 children’s computers that is going nationwide in Nigeria: News On Laptops For Education Posted by kdawson on Tuesday October 30, @03:59PM from the battle-of-the-cheap-and-rugged dept. AdamWill notes a Mandriva press release with the news that the government of Nigeria has selected…

  • 2007/10/31 Halloween!

    What do you expect if your a kid on the Halloween night? Candy ofcourse! so Have a happy and mostly scary Halloween night! More posts comeing later today!

  • No Post Yesterday (2007/10/30) Because Site was Down

    Sorry about yesterday since the site was done I had to get it back up and running.

  • 2007/10/29 Wikipedia Begets Veropedia

    Wow the Veropedia is a profit organization while Wikipedia is a non-profit organization. Article from slashdot.org Wikipedia Begets Veropedia Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday October 29, @10:11AM from the and–veropedia-begat-a-ham-sandwich dept. Ponca City, We Love You writes “October saw the launch of Veropedia, a collaborative effort to collect the best of Wikipedia’s content, clean it…

  • 2007/10/26 Nova Scotia to Build Space Tourist Launchpad

    Here is a cool story! article from Slashdot.org: Nova Scotia to Build Space Tourist Launchpad Posted by Zonk on Friday October 26, @04:15PM from the going-up-eh dept. Identity Missing writes “Lockheed Martin is planning on building a commercial spaceport in Nova Scotia Canada. The details are a bit shaky, but apparently the project is serious…

  • 2007/10/24 Gen Y Tech Savvy, But Not Interested in a Career

    What is this all about?: article from slashdot.org: Gen Y Tech Savvy, But Not Interested in a Career Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday October 24, @10:41AM from the why-when-i-was-that-age dept. jcatcw writes “Young people aren’t choosing computer science majors because they take technology for granted — it’s something to use not something to make a…

  • 2007/10/23 Shuttle Launches Despite Bad Weather

    Yeah the Rocket launched this morning despite bad weather. more from http://www.google.ca/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=ca&topic=t Shuttle Launches Despite Bad Weather New York Times – 3 hours ago By JOHN SCHWARTZ The shuttle Discovery thundered off the pad to space this morning on a construction mission to the International Space Station that will bring the new “Harmony” module to the…

  • 2007/10/23 Amazon Patents Including a String at End of a URL

    Wow Amazon is getting to many patents for things that anyone can now do. article from http://slashdot.org Your Rights Online: Amazon Patents Including a String at End of a URL Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 23, @09:40AM from the why-didn’t-i-think-of-that-oh-wait dept. theodp writes “On Tuesday, Amazon search subsidiary A9.com was awarded U.S. patent no.…

  • 2007/10/22 Internet Archive Challenges Google

    Is this really a good idea?  article from http://slashdot.org Internet Archive Challenges Google Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday October 22, @09:52AM from the pistols-at-dawn dept. richards1052 writes “The Internet Archive, whose main claim to fame is the Wayback Machine, designed to archive the internet’s web history, has created a new project: the Open Content Alliance.…

  • 2007/10/21 Hellgate Beta’s In-Game Ads Raise Eyebrows

    Oh no a computer game with more In-Game Ads! article from slashdot.org: Your Rights Online: Hellgate Beta’s In-Game Ads Raise Eyebrows Posted by Zonk on Sunday October 21, @02:29PM from the use-the-coke-luke dept. ari wins writes “IGN.com has up a post discussing the new EA/Flagship game Hellgate: London, and the in-game advertisements it includes to…