Torvalds Attacks De Icaza's Linux Desktop Claims; Do We Need a Longer School Year?

Don't miss a single issue of Slashback. Add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your address book. Torvalds Attacks De Icaza's Linux Desktop Claims Do We Need a Longer School Year? Apple Adds Samsung Galaxy SIII to Its Ban List Windows 7 Finally Snatches XP's Crown Networked Cars: Good for Safety, Bad for Privacy Hot Comment: Apple didn't kill it, Microsoft did. From the Vault: Brain Differences in Liberals and Conservatives Watch It: Training Next-Gen Video Game Designers Poll Booth: How Long Is Your Morning Commute? Torvalds Attacks De Icaza's Linux Desktop Claims Linux creator Linus Torvalds has lashed out at claims by GNOME Desktop project co-founder Miguel de Icaza that he (Torvalds) was in a way to blame for the lack of development in Linux desktop initiatives. Sound Off>> Do We Need a Longer School Year? While summer break holds a special place in Americans' hearts, languid summers can be educationally detrimental, according to Jennifer Davis of the National Center on Time and Learning. Is the traditional nine-month school year a relic of the 20th century? Sound Off>> Apple Adds Samsung Galaxy SIII to Its Ban List After its big win against Samsung, Apple named 8 Samsung products it wanted banned from sale in the U.S. And now Apple has asked that four more products be added to the list of banned goods, including Samsung's flagship smartphone Galaxy S III. Sound Off>> Windows 7 Finally Snatches XP's Crown It took nearly three years, but Windows 7 has finally taken Windows XP's spot as most popular operating system, according to the latest market share figures. The data also found that OS X and Windows Vista are dividing the rest of the spoils. Sound Off>> Networked Cars: Good for Safety, Bad for Privacy Cars that can identify each other's location and prevent collisions are coming soon, and will be a boon for safety, with one estimate having them cut the number of accidents by 70 percent. But what will happen to all the data the car will collect about your location and driving behavior? Sound Off>> Apple didn't kill it, Microsoft did. "Windows 7 was the nail in the coffin, if Windows 7 wasn't as good as it is, and another Vista stinker was pooped out of Redmond then Linux possibly may have had a chance." --by iCEBaLM Read More>> Brain Differences in Liberals and Conservatives Five years ago, scientists from NYU and UCLA reported that the brains of Democrats and Republicans process information differently. The study found that liberals were more likely to be accurate and showed more brain activity in the region associated with analyzing conflicts. Read More>> Training Next-Gen Video Game Designers From Slashdot TV: Gamestar Mechanics lets you "level up" from player to designer. Targeted at first-time game designers ages 8 and up, Gamestar reinforces critical thinking skills, systems thinking skills and design literacy. Watch the Video>> How Long Is Your Morning Commute? I work from home Around 15 minutes Around 30 minutes Around 45 minutes About an hour Over an hour I don't have a job, you insensitive clod Cast Your Vote>> Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.