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MySQL creator kicks MySQL 5.1 team in the teeth
Monty chides Sun for premature, bug-riddled release
MySQL creator Michael ?Monty? Widenius has gone on a noisy rant about last week?s release of MySQL 5.1 because Sun Microsystems has unleashed the database even though it still contains ?fatal bugs?.?
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New terror guidelines on photography
No change - but police continue to bend the law
New guidelines on the use of police stop and search powers under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in respect of individuals taking photos in public are to be published this afternoon, according to a spokesman for the National Police Improvements Agency (NPIA).?
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Phorm, Norman Lamont, and the Broadband Stakeholder Group
Fibre investment forum denies conflict of interest
Analysis Norman Lamont is no stranger to unpopularity, so he should feel right at home on Phorm's board.?
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Tux makes home on the iPhone
Linux means never having to ask why
The iPhone DevTeam has managed to get a Linux image to boot up on an iPhone, at least to console level, though they've resolutely failed to explain why one would want to do such a thing.? 
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McDonalds survey scam is super-size fraud
Fillet O'Phish
Phishing fraudsters are attempting to scam the credulous into handing over their credit card details on the basis of a supposed offer from McDonalds.?
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NYT scribe: No bailout for Tesla-buying 'centimillionaires*'
'Moore's Law doesn't govern batteries' - well, duh
A New York Times columnist has launched an attack on the idea of electrocar poster-child firm Tesla Motors receiving "bailout" federal loans, saying that the company's products are toys for the super-rich. Tesla says that the only reason it wants the government money is to finance the production of more affordable cars; the existing $100k Roadster supercar is expected to start turning a profit shortly without further investment.?
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MSI readies netboks with HDDs and SSDs
Hybrid Storage
MSI has turned to Intel's other Atom processor, the Z series, for its next netbooks.?
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Down the Digital River, into the heart of download darkness
You may own the bits. But you can't have 'em
Fail and You Before the internet, software distribution was cumbersome. While it was relatively cheap to reproduce computer code once it was written, sending floppy disks and CD-ROMs about created friction. Now, with heavy adoption of high speed connections, you can easily buy software and download it over the tubes. Bytes are bytes, no matter the medium.?
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