Want to be a good Computer Scientist? Forget Math.
itwire.com.au — ITwire from Australia is running an interesting story about a new book seeks to demolish the concept that computer science is rooted in mathematics and, in particular that the notion of the algorithm is fundamental to computer science. (Submitted by RmaS) More...
Why is Dell restricting Ubuntu to US? Could be a Huge Mistake.
itwire.com.au — At a time when much of the world is salivating with excitement over the release of Dell's new Ubuntu Linux computers in the US, it's ironic that the market in which Ubuntu originated, Europe, still has not received word on when the new Dell boxes will be available. (Submitted by Salviati) More...
Topless cop photo email becomes another internet cautionary tale
itwire.com.au — By sending her boyfriend a topless photo of herself whilst in uniform, policewoman Melissa Scannell has joined Claire "I hadn't swallowed for years" Swire on the list of those who learned the hard way there's no such thing as a private message in the online age. (Submitted by SputnikMeister) More...
Where are the Linux admins?
itwire.com.au — In the battle to spread the use of GNU/Linux, it is often forgotten that education has to be the starting point. People need to be educated to the point where they come to demand decent behaviour from an operating system; companies need educated admins to keep GNU/Linux systems running. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Wikipedia entry causes pro-golfer Fuzzy Zoeller to sue
itwire.com.au — Prevented by law from suing Wikipedia, pro-golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is suing the owner of an IP address from where allegedly defamatory remarks were posted onto Wikipedia, in what could set a precedent for online defamation cases. (Submitted by PPoff) More...
300 TB hard drive by 2010; Entire Library of Congress...No Compression!
itwire.com.au — It will also be enough to store 6,144 50 GB Blu-ray discs. That would be hundreds of thousands of standard DVD discs, millions upon millions of CDs and probably billions of photos. There are concerns about losing 300 TB of data to a hard drive crash and Defragging tools had better dramatically speed up, or a defrag might take days (Submitted by CLIFFosakaJAPAN) More...
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