Cody Taylor

Getting started with Linux can be an intimidating task, particularly for people who have never tried any operating system besides Windows. In truth, however, very little about Linux is actually difficult to use. It’s simply a different OS, with its own approach to doing things.

A motorist in the US had an amazing escape when his van careered off a mountain road in Colorado and ended up balanced perilously on a cliff edge.

The Democratic-controlled House approved 9 billion in spending increases and tax cuts at the heart of President Barack Obama’s economic recovery program Wednesday evening, despite Republicans’ charges that the bill is wasteful. The measure passed by a vote of 244-188. Eleven Democrats voted against the measure, while no Republicans supported it.

Researchers surveyed 800 men, about half of whom had suffered prostate cancer, and found that the more sexual activity they had engaged in as young adults, the more likely they were to have been stricken with the disease. A higher rate of intercourse did contribute to this discrepancy, but most of the difference was attributed to self-love.

Lucas123 writes “Six of the largest disk manufacturers, along with encryption management software vendors, are backing three specifications finalized [Tuesday] that will eventually standardize the way encryption is used in firmware within hard disk drives and solid state disk drive controllers ensuring interoperability. Disk vendors are free to choose to use AES 128-bit or AES 256-bit keys depending on the level of security they want. ‘This represents interoperability commitments from every disk drive maker on the planet,’ said Robert Thibadeau, chief technologist at Seagate Technology.”

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An anonymous reader writes “Professional digital photographer and website publisher Rob Galbraith has performed both objective and subjective tests on laptop displays, finding that the late-2008 Macbook Pro glossy displays are ‘deep into the not acceptable category’ when used in ambient light environments. The Apple notebook came in dead last for color accuracy, and second to last in viewing angles (besting only the Dell Mini 9). He concludes: ‘Macs are no longer at the top of the laptop display heap in our minds.'”

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