Archive for May 17, 2008

New comments system crashes Opera.

Opening an article comments page on the newly redesigned Digg.com site crashes the browser back to desktop.

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Breaking: Condé Nast/Wired Acquires Ars Technica

Condé Nast has acquired popular technology blog Ars Technica, we’ve confirmed. The site will become part of Wired Digital (which in turn is under CondéNet, run by Sarah Chubb). Wired Digital assets include Wired.com and Reddit (acquired in 2006). The acquisition price will not be disclosed, but our sources say it is in the $25 million range,

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Linux On A Stick: Fedora 9 Puts Your Desktop on a USB Drive

This week’s release of Fedora 9 makes carrying a full-fledged Linux desktop around on a USB drive a three-click affair. Even better, you don’t need Linux installed to create it, you can leave the data on your thumb drive untouched, and any files you create or settings you tweak remain in place the next time you boot up.

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The Pirate Bay File Police Bribery Complaints

The chief investigating officer in the Pirate Bay case who was revealed as recently working for Warner Bros, has been reported to the police. Yesterday the Pirate Bay crew filed “at least” three complaints, and further people have been reported for bribing the police.

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