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<p>KDevelop 4 Beta 9 is out.</p> <p>Users of our latest development release, Lucid, can get packages from our Beta PPA.</p> <p>To update, use the Software Repository Guide to add the following repository to your software sources list:<br /> ppa:kubuntu-ppa/beta<… Full story >>>

<p>Packages for the release of the <a href="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.4.1.php">KDE Software Compilation 4.4.1</a> are available.</p> <p>Users of the Lucid development release can upgrade to the newest packages.</p> <p>Users of our sta… Full story >>>

<p>The <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2010-February/000682.html">third alpha release</a> of Kubuntu Lucid has been released. KDE, Amarok and much more have received upgrades in this version. See our <a href="http://wiki.kubuntu.… Full story >>>

<p><a href="http://amarok.kde.org/en/releases/2.3/beta/1">Amarok 2.3 Beta 1</a> is out.</p> <p>Users of our latest development release, Lucid, can upgrade to the latest packages.</p> <p>Users of our stable 9.10 release can install it from the Kubun… Full story >>>

<p><img src="/system/files/kde44.png" width="400" height="156" /></p> <p>Packages for the final release of the <a href="http://kde.org/announcements/4.4/">KDE Software Compilation 4.4</a> are available.</p> <p>Us… Full story >>>

<p>KDE SC 4.3.5 is now in karmic-backports.</p> <p>The Backports repository is not enabled by default, so you may need to enable it in KPackageKit. Instructions for this are found on <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Kubuntu">the help wiki</… Full story >>>

<p>Packages for the second release candidate of the <a href="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.4-rc2.php">KDE Software Compilation 4.4</a> are available.</p> <p>Users of the Lucid development release can upgrade to the newest packages.</p> <p>… Full story >>>

<p>The <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2010-January/000665.html">second alpha release</a> of Kubuntu Lucid has been released. KDE, Amarok and much more have received upgrades in this version. See our <a href="http://wiki.kubuntu.… Full story >>>

<p><a href="http://amarok.kde.org/en/releases/2.2.2">Amarok 2.2.2</a> has been released to make your desktop rock.</p> <p>Users of the Lucid development release are advised not to upgrade yet, as the packages are only half-built due to a breakage of the underl… Full story >>>

<p>Packages for the first release candidate of the <a href="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.4-rc1.php">KDE Software Compilation 4.4</a> are available.</p> <p>Users of the Lucid development release are advised not to upgrade yet, as the packages are onl… Full story >>>

<h4>Freeview HD and internet connectivity on board too</h4> <p>LG will release its 3D TV range in May, the company said today. The line-up will comprise a pair of LED TVs and a Blu-ray Disc player.…</p> Full story >>>

<h4>Accelerators speed up cluster work</h4> <p>InfiniBand and Ethernet switch maker Voltaire this morning rolled out its Grid Director 4200, a midrange 40 Gb/sec InfiniBand switch that shoots the gap between its entry and high-end switches, and that is the product that Voltaire exp… Full story >>>

<h4>Celebrated cryptographer was accomplished runner</h4> <p>The campaigner who led a successful effort last year to secure a public apology for the UK government's mistreatment of Alan Turing is calling for recognition of the celebrated cryptographer during the 2012 London Olympic… Full story >>>

<h4>Account still restricted</h4> <p>"PayPal is a fucking liar, a cheat and a thug," says Cryptome operator John Young. The eBay-owned payment service closed the Cryptome account last week, with over $5,000 of donations intended for Young in limbo.…</p><p><a href="… Full story >>>

<h4>'Sferic' zap-sniff tech for future subterranean warriors</h4> <p>News has emerged of a secret US military programme intended to let troops navigate about inside huge underground enemy tunnel complexes by measuring energy pulses given off by lightning bolts.…</p><p>… Full story >>>

<h4>My own brother, a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire</h4> <p>Former Sun Microsystems boss Jonathan Schwartz has claimed that Apple chief Steve Jobs threatened to sue the newly-Oracle-owned database maker in 2003.…</p><p><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/… Full story >>>

<h4>Nid wyf yn deall gair rydych chi'n dweud</h4> <p>Almost 200 Welsh language programmes broadcast by S4C last month attracted precisely zero viewers, leaked audience figures show.…</p><p><a href="http://whitepapers.theregister.co.uk/paper/view/859/atth0s1n.pdf?td… Full story >>>

<h4>Don't need no good advice</h4> <p>The Ministry of Justice reduced its consultancy spending from £20.7m in 2007-08 to £10.5m in 2008-09, despite the failure of other departments to meet government cost-cutting targets.…</p> Full story >>>

<h4>Tackles hidden cost of 3D TV viewing</h4> <p>In a bid to become the leading supplier of 3D TVs, Samsung will bundle every one of its 3D tellies and Blu-ray Disc players with two pairs of active-shutter specs and a copy of <em>Monsters vs Aliens,</em> the company ann… Full story >>>

<h4>Code-only entry ended</h4> <p>Humax and the BBC have extended their <a target="_blank" href="http://bbciplayerbetatrial09.freesat.co.uk/index.php">iPlayer trial</a> to all of the manufacturers' Freesat set-top boxes, making the catch-up service available through rem… Full story >>>

This is the code for my Daily Mail Story Generator, which I have just added a page for. This code generates the story, which I then parse into html to fit into my site hierarchy. It is a fairly trivial bit of code, but then so are the journalists who it mocks. *hehe* Full story >>>

ALF is a little project on which I'm working. Its a SQL based Apache Log Filter for web admins who need a little more flexibility, but are using text logging. This is an ogg theora preview of the alpha. The finished program will be a lot easier to use and friendlier, but, you know I'm easily excited… Full story >>>

A brief but rather snazzy perl poem celebrating the joys of spring, written on a particularly glorious March day. First published on perlmonks. Full story >>>

I made this as a bit of a tongue in cheek dig at Vista, with a bit of help from the Real Ultimate Generator. It will make more sense if you look at realultimatepower.net first. Full story >>>

This is my friend Rob 'Bobban' Jones in ASCII art format. I used jave to convert a jpeg photo. Best viewed by printing it out and standing a couple of yards away... Full story >>>

smbopengtk.pl is a little utility written in perl/gtk that allows you to open windows or unix style filepaths and switch between the two. It'll be a bit of a lifesaver at work, where I've just started using a Debian GNU/Linux box in a primarily windows environment. First posted on Perl Monks. I've… Full story >>>