HP has decided UK consumers don’t want Linux-based netbooks. Actually, it appears to believe business buyers don’t want the open-source OS either. It emerged today that the company will not now be bringing its Mini 1000 netbook to the UK – at least not with Linux on board. Read more … Via [The Register]
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Unless you happen to have been living on Mars for the last year or so, you probably know that next week (January 26 to be precise) it will become a criminal offence (in England and Wales) to possess pictures that the government deems to be “extreme porn”. You might also be aware of two diametrically opposed views on this legislation. On the one hand, soothing words from Government and the Ministry of Justice suggest that the offence will catch only a very small number of people who possess the most abhorrent imagery. Cynics – including many lawyers who know a thing or two about obscenity – point out that the law as written is very broad, could catch a lot of quite ordinary stuff, and remind us of how laws, originally “intended” to focus on the most serious offences, end up being used far more widely. A good example is the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, supposedly aimed at terrorists, and now used by local Councils to pursue individuals guilty of anti-social doggy poo. Read More … Via [The Register]
The updated firmware Seagate issued to solve 1TB Barracuda drive faults is causing 500GB Barracuda drives to fail. The original fault was that Barracuda 7200.11 drives made in Thailand (ref: ST31000340AS with firmware level SD15) were failing at boot time with a firmware error that locked the drive up and rendered it inoperable. Other Seagate drives – DiamondMax 22 and Barracuda ES.2 SATA – were affected as well. Seagate issued a firmware upgrade fix (ref: SD1A) for this on January 17. (See also here.) That firmware update screws 500GB Barracudas and has been withdrawn pending an update to the update. It is apparent that testing of the update on the full range of drives the firmware applied to was not completely or satisfactorily carried out by Seagate. Hundreds of drives are said to be affected, and a Seagate support forum thread is at 22 pages and rising. Read the Full story ….. Via [Channel Register] |
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