jim69821
1121 Karma Points
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Former Employees of Google Prepare Rival Search Engine view story
19 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 3 months ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/28...)
Former Google employees are unveiling a search engine that they promise will be more comprehensive than Google’s and hope will give its users more relevant results.
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NASA's Most Embarrassing Goofs view story
23 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 3 months ago
- (http://www.wired.com/science/spac...)
NASA's failures can be as fascinating as its successes. Of course, more cynical critics might suggest that NASA's failures overshadow its successes -- but let's see you send a ship to the moon.
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Cryptic Studios unveils Star Trek Online, launches website view story
19 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 3 months ago
- (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/28...)
With the intergalactic cat already out of the bag this weekend, Cryptic Studios has officially announced Star Trek Online and unveiled a website for the in-development MMO.
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LucasArts and BioWare building KOTOR MMO - Joystiq view story
18 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 4 months ago
- (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/17...)
One doesn't need to connect too many dots to arrive at the conclusion that BioWare is returning to the Star Wars universe with a Knights of the Old Republic MMO.
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Nabbed for speeding? GPS data could get you off the hook view story
18 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 4 months ago
- (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/p...)
An 18-year-old in Colorado was found not guilty of going 17 miles over the speed limit thanks to the data logged on the GPS device installed in his car. GPS may now be able to get you out of speeding tickets, but it could also act as a double-edged sword.
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Critical Week for Canonical and Ubuntu Linux view story
18 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 3 months ago
- (http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/07/...)
Canonical CEO and Ubuntu Linux backer Mark Shuttleworth will step into the spotlight July 22, when he keynotes OSCON (Open Source Convention) in Portland, Oregon. It will be a critical moment for Shuttleworth and the Ubuntu movement
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YouTube - The Moon transits the Earth as seen by EPOXI view video
18 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 4 months ago
- (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME...)
This animation, created by Don Lindler for the EPOXI team, shows the Moon passing directly in front of the Earth, from 31 MILLION miles away
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Blogger gets $200 check from HP for declining Vista's EULA view story
17 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 3 months ago
- (http://arstechnica.com/journals/m...)
Blogger uncle_benji went over to Best Buy and purchased an HP dv6815nr for $599.99 plus tax. When he saw the Windows Vista EULA and the HP EULA, he decided he wanted to move to Linux.
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Certain Nintendo controllers face retail ban view story
15 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 3 months ago
- (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22...)
Nintendo has lost its attempt to overturn a $21 million patent-infringement verdict brought against the company by patent trolls, err patent holders Anascape Ltd. of Tyler, Texas.
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New York governor signs 'unnecessary' game law view story
17 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 3 months ago
- (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22...)
Talk about an unneccessary law...calling for game makers, console makers, and the ESRB to do what they already do. What a new novel way to waste taxpayer's money

