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KDE on KDE 4.0 (Groklaw)

Lately a lot has been said (or bemoaned) in the community about KDE 4, the 4.0 release and the KDE developers. In the following article we would like to address some common misconceptions about KDE 4 as we see it. As we firmly believe in KDE 4 and the future of the Free Desktop, we expected the heated discussions about KDE4 and especially the 4.0 release to go away - and we were wrong about that. As blogging about the issues raised didn't seem to reach the audience we intended, we took the opportunity presented by Groklaw for this article with both hands. We sincerely hope it sheds some light on why the KDE community did what it thought it had to do and we hope it shows we do take the criticism seriously.

NBCU Wireless GM On iPhone: 'We Didn't Feel That We Had To Be There On Day One'

When it comes to the iPhone, large entertainment companies are sitting on the sidelines. NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) can’t justify investing in one platform, but instead is putting equal time and investment across the board at this point, Salil Dalvi, NBCU’s GM of wireless, told mocoNews. He’s not yet convinced there’s a huge advantage of building on-device applications for the iPhone’s updated operating system. “We didn’t feel that we had to be there on day one … One of the real surprises from my perspective is it just really changes how we approach the market,” Dalvi said. “We’re taking a look at it. We haven’t ruled it in or ruled it out at this point … Do we get 80 percent of what the benefit is just by offering a highly-optimized experience on a web site?” For games, thereâ€

Nike + iPod Sensor review

There’s no doubt that music is a great motivator and, when we do indulge in pounding the streets, we’re never without our trusty MP3 player. We’re also keen to know just how far we’re running, the pace we’re keeping and, of course, the all important calories we’re burning (we don’t just run for fun, after all). Usually this would involve carrying a separate device, which only weighs us down. With the Nike + iPod Sensor system, however, we can have it all.

Linux gamers: We need your help!

We've written about games for Linux many times over the years. Now we want to do something different. We hope to sponsor a Linux game tournament, but we need your input before we start nailing down the details. Rather than make an ill-informed, arbitrary decision on what game to use in the tournament, we want to get your opinions.

We are not alone - NASA astronaut

I am totally with you Jeda of Melbourne... To think that we human on Earth are the only one in this universe is a total arrogance that is beyond comprehension. We, along with all things exists are made out of the same particles that made up the rest of the Universe. Instead of welcoming the findings and entertaining the possibilities, the ruling governments allow fear to set in and squashed all evidence. We need to change it to the perspective of love... not fear. Perhaps and just perhaps that if we collectively realized that we do indeed share the airspace with other civilizations it might give us a better incentive to unite as one to move our consciousness to a new height. And we might start to treat our own kind a little bit more humanely without the differentiations of country, race and religion.

Is There a Cure for the 'Distraction Virus'?

We all want to succeed in our careers. We go to school for at least 16 years. We study late at night to pass exams and get certifications. We take on-the-job training, and try to teach ourselves new skills. We attend industry conferences to build our knowledge and cultivate peer contacts. We read productivity books and blogs, and try to get more work done in less time. We work nights sometimes, and weekends. Success is important to us.

Firefox 3 Is Ready. Sorta. Kinda.

We love living on the edge. We sometimes take a chance and drink milk from a carton so old that the lost child pictured on it has already been found. We've even been known to participate in beta tests of buggy software. But we're a little leery of monkeying around with web browsers until they're finished, because we don't even trust them not to tell gangsters all our passwords even when they're working properly. So even though Mozilla calls the latest work-in-progress iteration of the Firefox browser a "release candidate," instead of a "beta test," we're going to let some other brave soul monkey around with it until it's ready. Someone like Lifehacker, with their Top Ten Firefox 3 Features. We like number one a lot:

Rinkya takes its place alongside Ebay,Google and Yahoo as an official Internet word.

Rinkya takes its place alongside Ebay,Google and Yahoo as an official Internet word. - Tempe, AZ and Tokyo, Japan June 3- On May 20th, 2008, Rinkya, the Japanese Internet shopping service received it’s Service Mark from the United States Patent and Trademark Office with registration number 3,430,161. “This is a giant step for us,” says Rinkya CEO Heather Russell. “As the largest Japanese internet shopping service in the English language, we needed the protection of a Trade Mark and Service Mark. As we move forward into the European marketplace from our new service in Italian, we had to be secure in our name and the quality we have built into it on a worldwide basis. We have built the most reliable internet shopping service that there is, and we needed to be sure that, not only could we maintain our high levels of service, but that

My LittleBig Game

We are now getting close to finishing LittleBigPlanet – it’s due for release in October so that doesn’t leave us much time. At the moment we’re basically making proper seat of the pants last minute changes and panicking about everything. There’s a lot of pressure to live up to but the game’s looking really good and it’s shaping into something that I know we’re going to be proud of here at Media Molecule, which is great because when we first pitched it we weren’t even quite sure of what we were going to create...

Sowing Nanophobia to Reap Regulation?

With the recent publication of a particular MWCNTs-in-mice experiment, and pundits' various comments thereupon, we're back where we always are on the "unknown risks" of nanotechnology. Do we embrace innovation or fear it? Do we seek to build communities and business networks based on knowledge and trust, or do we imagine that a comprehensive scheme of prohibitions and penalties will lead to better outcomes? The answer is by no means an anarchical free-for-all (we're way past that), but rather collaborative and interdisciplinary mechanisms for reducing uncertainty that are as innovative and forward-looking as nanotechnology itself.

Netflix Changes Its Mind, Will Keep Profiles Feature

xChange writes "I too was disappointed at Netflix's decision to remove the Profiles feature, and let them know via email and telephone. I was surprised to find the following email in my inbox today: 'You spoke, and we listened. We are keeping Profiles. Thank you for all the calls and emails telling us how important Profiles are. We are sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused. We hope the next time you hear from us we will delight, and not disappoint, you.' I thought that it sounded too good to be true, and went to their blog to confirm, finding this entry. Netflix decided to listen to its customers, and keep a feature that many of us find essential for our use of their service. I am surprised, and very pleased."

Firefox's Effect On Other Browsers

An anonymous reader points out an interview with Mozilla's "evangelist," Christopher Blizzard, regarding the future of Firefox and how it affects other browsers. It's an Austrian site, so forgive the comma abuse. From derStandard: "It's sort of interesting though, part of our strategy is to make sure, that we continue making change and the indirect effect of this is that Microsoft continues to have to do releases, because if we get so far ahead that we're able to drive the platform they are not able to keep up and keep their users. I mean, we have this joke which says "Internet Explorer 7 is the best release we ever did", because they would not have done it, if we would have not built Firefox. And the same is true for Apple, they are doing a lot to keep up with us.

Moores looking for answers

We've got to find answers. We can't ignore it. We built a good foundation at Durham but now we've got to go away and work hard as we'll have a tough series against South Africa.

E-shop alert

We don't buy anything in our household until we research it to death online. Over the past few years we have received the best deal we could find on a number of bigger ticket items such as golf clubs, my son's iPod, a new big screen TV, my daughter's laptop and a number of items for our vehicles. We've also booked almost all of our travel over the past few years via the Internet.

Well we have to be interested somehow don't we, come and join the forum and add your dream team, 5 entry and all monies will be paid out to the person(s) with the most points...

Well we have to be interested somehow don't we, come and join the forum and add your dream team, £5 entry and all monies will be paid out to the person(s) with the most points...

Risks of a short sale

We have had our house for sale for three years. We have a first and second mortgage on the property, which has now dropped by more than 50 percent in market value. So we owe more than we can get for it. We have an offer for a short sale approved by the lenders for both the first and second mortgages.

Trading one vacation home for another

We own a second home in South Florida that we would really like to exchange for another home on the Gulf Coast. The problem is that the home has appreciated quite a bit and we don't want to pay taxes on its sale and lose that part of our equity. It doesn't seem right that we should when we're ending up in the same boat. Does a vacation home qualify for the like-kind exchange rules that apply to rental properties?

Hamish McRae: We may be off the cliff - but we haven't plummeted yet

Hamish McRae: We may be off the cliff - but we haven't plummeted yet - Hamish McRae - Independent.co.uk">Digg It

Guest author, Lynn Jones: If we MPs won't break the mental health taboo, how can we expect anyone else to?

Guest author, Lynn Jones: If we MPs won't break the mental health taboo, how can we expect anyone else to?

Exclusive Ninja Gaiden 2 HD Videos

You may have noticed we have not yet posted our review of Team Ninja's Ninja Gaiden 2. We just wanted to fill you in on why. There were a couple of issues with the review build discs, specifically with the load times and the framerate. We have been told that these issues have been resolved in the retail version of the game. Therefore, we have decided to hold off on posting our review article and score until we are able to get our hands on a retail build of Ninja Gaiden 2 in order to verify this.

Top MGS Moments: Metal Gear Solid 2

Here at GameSpy, it's no secret that we love Metal Gear Solid. After all, we concluded nearly three years ago that it's our favorite PlayStation game of all time. With MGS4 on the horizon in a month, we've decided to help refresh your memory with a look at some of the best moments from a decade's worth of Tactical Espionage Action. For the next four weeks on Thursdays and Fridays, we'll be rolling out all our favorite MGS moments, including our favorite bosses. This week, we'll be looking back on the sequel that's just as great as it is controversial, Metal Gear Solid 2.

E3 2008 Predictions

With E3 just a few short days away, we at GameSpy are working feverishly around the clock to ensure that we can deliver you the best and freshest content as it hits. Of course, it wouldn't be E3 if we didn't have a set of tinfoil hats stashed in our cubicles. We've all got some conspiracy theories and predictions, and we're sure that you'll be calling us out on our worst ones. After all, no one ever remembers when someone predicts something correctly on the Internet. Hopefully, you'll enjoy GameSpy's E3 2008 Predictions and contribute some of your own to the discussion!

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