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Microsoft’s media player dubbed Zune

Well, the info’s finally starting to come in about Microsoft’s wireless media player; the project, dubbed Argo, will apparently spawn at very least one device.

Zune is a brand from Microsoft that incorporates a line of portable media players, software that will drive the devices, and an online service for acquiring and sharing media. It was [...]

Love Countries

( Forwards and Fun )

H.O.L.L.A.N.D. - Hope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies.
I.T.A.L.Y. - I Trust And Love You.
L.I.B.Y.A. - Love Is Beautiful; You Also.
F.R.A.N.C.E. - Friendships Remain And Never Can End.
C.H.I.N.A. - Come Here.. I Need Affection.
B.U.R.M.A. - Between Us, Remember Me Always.
N.E.P.A.L. - Never Ever Part As Lovers.
I.N.D.I.A. - I Nearly Died In Adoration.
K.E.N.Y.A. - Keep Everything [...]

A notes on Programming Optimization

“None of us learn in a vacuum; we all stand on the shoulders of giants such as Wirth and Knuth and thousands of others. Lend your shoulders to building the future!”
-Michael Abrash
So without further ado, Michael presents to you Programming Optimization …
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Its a really good article on optimization ..irrelevant [...]

Google Search Code - Search public source code

( Google and Internet )

Google Inc. is introducing a new search service that only a geek could love.

The Web search leader said late on Wednesday it is introducing Google Code Search, a site that simplifies how software developers search for programming code to improve existing software or create new programs.
Google product manager Tom Stocky said the Mountain [...]

Microsoft aims to scuttle pirated copies of Vista

Microsoft Corp’s upcoming Windows Vista computer operating system will include technology that is designed to prevent pirated copies from fully functioning, the software giant said.
Reduced functionality is already a part of the Windows XP activation process, but Windows Vista will have a reduced functionality mode that is enhanced, Microsoft said [...]

Nepali eye surgeon brings sight to tens of thousands

( Others )

Sanduk Ruit needs just seven minutes to cut away a cataract and restore sight for destitute people. With 50,000 operations under his belt he wants to do the delicate procedure thousands of times more.
In the last 15 years, the remote Himalayan nation of Nepal has seen at least 13 government changes, a bloody Maoist [...]