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Smartphone Comparison Chart for the New Year

From: http://lifehacker.com/5441380/current-crop-of-smartphones-a-cost-and-feature-comparison?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehacker%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Google release new "F' You iPhone" Phone

Google release new "F' You iPhone" Phone

Ubuntu and Blueray

Well, I have been boycotting BlueRay discs for some time now, however, I do get them as gifts from time-to-time and need to play them.  Nowadays I will purchase HD movies streamed online from Amazon using their media library and my Roku, but I received a few more physical BD discs that I need to decrypt this Christmas...

At this point though it is more economicalfor me to re-purchase the titles on Amazon then to spend the time getting the discs decrypted, but for those looking for a challenge:

Here are a few links of interest in playing blue-ray discs from Ubuntu 9.10

The Main Ubuntu Blueray guide:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVD

BDRom decryption keys by Movie title:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1293367#post1293367

DumpHD ( Open source ripping program )
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=123111

MakeMKV ( Closed Source ripping program )
http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=224

MPX (Multipointer) works in Ubuntu Lynx!

Finally, the MPX subsystem is included in the alpha version of Ubuntu 10.04.   I was able to create three separate mouse pointers on my TabletPC as a test following this guide: http://alec.mooo.com/mpx.php

Why? Because I can ;) and because this is hopefully the beginning of multi-touch support throughout the Gnome Desktop environment.

Last night my wife and I shared the laptop for a while using both the bluetooth mouse and the internal trackpoint.

Turn your child's drawing into a real doll

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My Arcade Machine

Someone asked me for pictures of my arcade machine and here are a few.

Config:
- MAME 1.31
- 4 sets of controls (8 way joystick + 7 buttons)
- Trackball
- Light Gun
- Spinner
- 4 way joystick