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Microsoft and OLPC Agree To Put XP On the XO Laptop
microsoftApro+im points out a NYTimes report which states that Microsoft and the OLPC project have officially agreed to put Windows XP on the XO laptop. While Microsoft has been working toward this for some time, analysts began to think a deal was more likely after Walter Bender resigned from the project and was replaced by Charles Kane. Former OLPC security developer Ivan Krstic had a lot to say about Windows on the XO as well. From the Times: "Windows will add a bit to the price of the machines, about $3, the licensing fee Microsoft charges to some developing nations under a program called Unlimited Potential. For those nations that want dual-boot models, running both Windows and Linux, the extra hardware required will add another $7 or so to the cost of the machines, Mr. Negroponte said. The project's agreement with Microsoft involves no payment by the software giant, and Microsoft will not join One Laptop Per Child's board. 'We've stayed very pure,' Mr. Negroponte said.
Valencia (song)
Espana. Song from the 1926 silent film Valencia (film). Tony Martin in 1950 recorded a remake of the song.
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Gwalarn
breton nationalismGwalarn (Northwest Wind) was a Breton language literary journal. By extension, the term refers to the style of literature that it encouraged. 166 issues (numbered from 0 to 165) appeared between 1925 and May 1944.
The journal was founded by Roparz Hemon and Olier Mordrel.
Stephen L. Price
1960 births | 1995 deaths | pancreatic cancer deaths | people from illinois | people from marin county, california | visual effects supervisorsStephen L. Price (born November 9, 1960 – died May 22, 1995) was a visual effects supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic, one of the world's premiere special effects companies.
The first two films that he worked on are Hook and Death Becomes Her (both 1991), and yet, another film that he worked on was Jurassic Park (1993).
British Raj Apologist
British Raj Apologist, also known as Imperial Apologist or British Apologist, refers to individuals or groups who justify, promote, or glorify British Raj, frequently denying negative events, crimes, and persecution inflicted by the British Empire.
PlayStation Store Update: Overlord, DBZ Demos, Downloadable Content out the Wazoo
Being that today is Thursday, Sony Computer Entertainment has updated the PlayStation 3's online PlayStation Store with a few new demos and loads of downloadable content. Among today's addition
Get the Lowdown on Cloud Computing at GigaOM’s Structure 08
company & product profiles | eventsNext month GigaOM will hold Structure 08, a conference centered on the changing face of computing infrastructure. The event will discuss the wave of cloud computing technology that has been driving a revolution in web applications and has started to overthrow the notion of conventional servers. Structure 08 will feature a workshop on Google App [...]
Forget Credit Cards, Scammers Now Want Your VoIP Accounts?
Last month, we pointed out that the market for stolen credit card data was so saturated that prices were falling . Of course, that just inspired scammers to go looking for other types of data that was a bit harder to find: VoIP accounts. According to the BBC, scammers selling VoIP account info are now able to get higher prices than those selling credit card data. Of course, it's not at all clear how widespread this really is. The info seems to be coming from a company trying to sell a solution to deal with this -- which already makes it somewhat suspect. Also, you have to wonder how valuable VoIP account data really can be compared to credit card numbers which have much wider applicability. Either way, it will be interesting to see how the market deals with the "glut" of credit card data out there, and where else data scammers turn.
Evening Reading
Man, thank goodness we have more music games to choose from! I was starting to feel like there was just no way my hunger for being a fake musician could be met! Robo suits are hot RIA
Streamlining and Testing RFID Technology
securityMultiple readers have written to let us know that an experiment at the upcoming Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference will use RFID to track the movements of at least 1,500 registrants for the duration of the conference. Those movements will be transmitted onto screens which "show in real-time where people go, with whom they associate, for how long and how often." The system will also be used for games which involve manipulation of the available data. Meanwhile, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a method for testing large quantities of RFID tags, which may serve to greatly speed distribution.
Nevada State Route 429
state highways in nevada length_round=3 direction_a=South starting_terminus=Hobart Road near Carson City junction= direction_b=North ending_terminus= near Washoe City cities= established=1976-07-01 previous_type=SR previous_route=428 next_type=SR next_route=430 }}
State Route 429 is a rural state highway located in southern Washoe County, Nevada. It is named Bowers Mansion Road and is a former alignment of U.S. Route 395.
Anemone thomsonii
anemone }} Anemone thomsonii is a species of Anemone which grows on the slopes of mountains in East Africa.
Description
Anemone thomsonii leaves attach to the base of the plant and are extremely divided almost into separate parts with the segments linear and less than a millimeter wide. The whole leaf, the collection of divided segments, is deeply lobed and broadly elliptically shapped.Yodogawa Station
railway stations in osaka prefectureYodogawa-eki is a train station in Fukushima-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
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- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Main Line
O-1238
cannabinoidsO-1238 is a drug which is a cannabinoid derivative that is used in scientific research. It is a partial agonist at the cannabinoid receptor CB1,Griffin G, Wray EJ, Martin BR, Abood ME. Cannabinoid agonists and antagonists discriminated by receptor binding in rat cerebellum. British Journal of Pharmacology. 1999 Oct;128(3):684-8. PMID 10516649 producing a maximal stimulation of 58.3%Griffin G, Wray EJ, Rorrer WK, Crocker PJ, Ryan WJ, Saha B, Razdan RK, Martin BR, Abood ME. An investigation into the structural determinants of cannabinoid receptor ligand efficacy. British Journal of Pharmacology. 1999 Apr;126(7):1575-84. PMID 10323589 with a Ki of 8.45nM.Ross RA, Gibson TM, Stevenson LA, Saha B, Crocker P, Razdan RK, Pertwee RG. Structural determinants of the partial agonist-inverse agonist properties of 6'-azidohex-2'-yne-delta8-tetrahydrocannabinol at cannabinoid receptors. British Journal of Pharmacology. 1999 Oct;128(3):735-43. PMID 10516656
Ford Racing: Offroad
2008 video games | off-road racing video games | playstation 2 games | playstation portable games | wii games | windows gamesPlayStation 2, PSP
Wii
genre = Racing modes =Single player
multiplayer cabinet = arcade system = display = input = ratings= platforms= Playstation 2, Playstation Portable, Wii, Windows media= input =PS2 and PSP:Gamepad Wii: Wii Remote Windows: Keyboard, mouse, Gamepad (optional) }}
Wii
genre = Racing modes =Single player
multiplayer cabinet = arcade system = display = input = ratings= platforms= Playstation 2, Playstation Portable, Wii, Windows media= input =PS2 and PSP:Gamepad Wii: Wii Remote Windows: Keyboard, mouse, Gamepad (optional) }}
Ford Racing: Off Road (known in Europe as Off Road) is a 2008 racing video game for the Ford Racing series. It's developed by Razorworks and published by Empire Interactive.
Himejima Station
railway stations in osaka prefectureHimejima-eki is a train station in Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Main Line
Vassacyon
eocene mammals | prehistoric carnivoraVassacyon is an extinct genus of Miacidae. It contains at least two species; Vassacyon promicrodon and Vassacyon bowni. It is considered the largest of the early Eocene mammals.
Sources
- Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pp.110-123 in C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (eds.) Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-35519-2
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