http://www.shokk.com/news/rss.php Technology and Entertainment News for a Bunch of Geeks http://digg.com/programming/The_25_Year_Old_UNIX_Bug 1983. The year of the IBM PC XT, the Apple Lisa, Pioneer 10 leaving the solar system, and Hooters opening up shop in Florida. It's also the birthyear of a 25 year old UNIX bug, squashed only a few days ago. 1210489260 http://digg.com/programming/The_25_Year_Old_UNIX_Bug http://digg.com/environment/Physicists_Create_Universe_Smaller_Than_a_Marble At Lancaster University, they’re unraveling the secrets of how to build a universe. In fact, they have already formed one, or something very much like it. This scientific breakthrough lies in the bottom of a chamber no larger than your pinky finger, filled with helium and cooled to 0.0003 degrees Fahrenheit above absolute zero. 1210311600 http://digg.com/environment/Physicists_Create_Universe_Smaller_Than_a_Marble http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1315456,00.html?f=rss The leader of al Qaeda's wing in Iraq has been arrested, according to a TV report quoting the Iraqi Defence Ministry.(image/gif; 0.12 MB) 1210219200 http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1315456,00.html?f=rss http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1315281,00.html?f=rss Fierce gun battles have erupted on the streets of Beirut between militant and government supporters, bringing much of Lebanon's capital to a standstill.(image/gif; 0.12 MB) 1210132800 http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1315281,00.html?f=rss http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/285343459/index.html Read full story for latest details. 1210123380 http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/285343459/index.html http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/29856_Hamas_MP-_Pepsi_Stands_For_Pay_Every_Pence_to_Save_Israel#rss Here’s one of those bizarre Arabic clips that’s like a TV show from a parallel universe, where the rules of cause and effect and logic are ... different. Who knew that Pepsi Cola was a tool of the International Zionist Conspiracy? (Courtesy of MEMRI TV.) [Video] 1210095480 Militant Islam http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/29856_Hamas_MP-_Pepsi_Stands_For_Pay_Every_Pence_to_Save_Israel#rss http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/284685911/index.html A "surge" brigade deployed to Iraq last year is heading back to the United States, the U.S. military said Monday. 1210079940 http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/284685911/index.html http://digg.com/xbox/Microsoft_has_no_plans_for_Xbox_360_Blu_ray_Drive_2 As we have stated, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-ray drive for Xbox 360," said a Microsoft official in an email to GamePro on Monday. "Games are what drive consumers to purchase game consoles, and we remain focused on providing the largest library of blockbuster games available." 1210039200 http://digg.com/xbox/Microsoft_has_no_plans_for_Xbox_360_Blu_ray_Drive_2 http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/284273623/how-to-repair-your-xbox-360-in-4-easy-steps 1. Call 1-800-4-MY-XBOX 2. Demand your reference number ASAP. 3. Call escalated support at 866-506-3826. 4. Speak to someone who can actually help. Make sure to write this down. You're gonna need it. [consumerist] 1210030200 Mark Wilson 360 http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/284273623/how-to-repair-your-xbox-360-in-4-easy-steps http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/283965471/nine-inch-nails-releases-free-album-in-high-definition-audio Tren Reznor is not only breaking the old distribution model, he's even breaking the newest, like Radiohead's pay-what-you-want: Nine Inch Nails' latest album—The Slip—is 100% free, no payment required in any case, not even when you download the whooping 1.2GB version—which includes high definition WAVE 24/96 files (better-than-CD-quality 24bit 96kHz audio.) You can also choose from high-quality MP3s, FLAC lossless and M4A lossless. Note to record labels: drop dead. [NIN] 1209995400 Jesus Diaz Digital Downloads http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/283965471/nine-inch-nails-releases-free-album-in-high-definition-audio http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/281548258/article.pl palegray.net notes that on this day in 1964, the first BASIC program was run. From the Wired article:"Mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz had been trying to make computing more accessible to their undergraduate students. One problem was that available computing languages like Fortran and Algol were so complex that you really had to be a professional to use them. BASIC is still alive and well these days, from Microsoft's VB.net to cross-platform variants like REALbasic. For the old-school among us, there's always Joshua Bell's Apple II BASIC emulator implemented in Javascript."Read more of this story at Slashdot. 1209659940 timothy programming http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/281548258/article.pl http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/29800_Hamas_TV-_Jewish_Leaders_Planned_the_Holocaust#rss The friends of Jimmy Carter broadcast an “educational program” on Hamas TV recently, explaining that Jewish leaders planned the Holocaust. Jewish leaders planned the Holocaust to kill “disabled and handicapped” Jews to avoid having to care for them, according to a Hamas TV educational program. As much of the world prepared to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Hamas TV presented its latest sinister twist on Holocaust denial.   The Hamas TV educational program, broadcast last week, taught that the murder of Jews in the Holocaust was a Zionist plot with two goals:   1- To eliminate “disabled and handicapped” Jews by sending them to death camps, so they would not be a burden on the future state of Israel. 2- At the same time, the Holocaust served to make “the Jews seem persecuted” so they could “benefit from international sympathy.”   Amin Dabur, head of the Palestinian “Center for Strategic Research” explained that “the Israeli Holocaust - the whole thing was a joke, and part of the perfect show that [Zionist leader and future Israeli prime minister] Ben Gurion put on.” The “young energetic and able” were sent to Israel, while the handicapped were sent “so there would be a Holocaust.” 1209659640 Militant Islam http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/29800_Hamas_TV-_Jewish_Leaders_Planned_the_Holocaust#rss http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2008/04/reputed-12-million-paid-to-free-spanish.html It took two and a half months of captivity before the crew of the Danica White was freed, but a little over a week ago a Spanish fishing boat was captured by Somali pirates, and by Saturday the crew had been released.On Saturday the BBC reported:Pirates free crew of Spanish boatPirates have released a Spanish fishing boat and its 26 crew members seized off the coast of Somalia last week.The Playa de Bakio, a Basque tuna fishing boat, was released along with all of its crew on Saturday, the Spanish government says.Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa de la Vega said the crew were safe and on their way to “safer waters”.She said the release had been achieved through talks. A local official told the BBC a $1.2m ransom had been paid. This is just as AMDG predicted: for “negotiations” read “paying of ransom”.The article continues:- - - - - - - - -“Five men on a speed boat came to the ship and informed the pirates that they were ready to meet their demand of ransom,” said Abdi-salam Khalif Ahmed, a local leader in the Somali port town of Haradhere.“They then boarded the ship and handed a bag with $1.2m to the leader of the pirates.”Ms de la Vega, who did not comment on whether a ransom had been paid, said her government had taken steps to ensure that “a similar situation does not taken place again”.“We must put an end to maritime piracy,” she added.Well, duh — keep on paying ransom, and you’ll get more piracy.This isn’t rocket science.Hat tip: AMDG 1209527460 Baron Bodissey http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2008/04/reputed-12-million-paid-to-free-spanish.html http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/pcmag/breakingnews/~3/279549066/0,1759,2288680,00.asp While there's little doubt about the power of this week's launch of "Grand Theft Auto IV," there is some question about the video game's legs. 1209355200 http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/pcmag/breakingnews/~3/279549066/0,1759,2288680,00.asp http://digg.com/general_sciences/An_Extreme_Close_Up_of_an_Iris_Melanoma_Eye_Tumor_Pic Iris melanoma patients usually have no symptoms. The tumor might be noticed by the patient, their family, or by the eye care specialist (during a routine eye examination). 1209360000 http://digg.com/general_sciences/An_Extreme_Close_Up_of_an_Iris_Melanoma_Eye_Tumor_Pic