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Apple's original, flim-flam video explaining why Intel CPUs sucked arse. And the (deleted) web page at Apple explaining, in more details, why Intel CPUs sucked arse.

They are already Mac users.

Sorry, had to use tinyurl as there is no proper way to put a "web.archive.org"-address into /.

There are lots of causes for this, and Deep Impact has come up with a plan for it.I have found a discussion on the subject.

http://tinyurl.com/9mkc5

2) C++ Algorithms 3rd Edition by Robert Sedgewick also Addison Wesley books. Why? You seriouly have to know your date structure skills, linked lists, stacks, trees, queues and its accompanying algoritms, such as: searching and sorting, merging and merge sorting. Stroustrups books assumes you know how these all come together, if you do not believe this, then look at his stark and algorithmically complex data structure examples, once this is read everything will be a piece of cake, believe this, do not fool yourself.

While I agree that a good book (or three) on algorithms is necessary, this book does not qualify, at least IMO. I would recommend Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest and Stein as one of many superior alternatives. It has a few problems as well (mostly excessive formality) but at least it has the information you need. Of course the old standby in this genre is to get all three volumes of Knuth, plus the "fasicles" of volume four that are coming out (supplemented as needed in areas he hasn't covered yet). If you can find a copy of Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs by Niklaus Wirth, it's a very good book as well (though I'm pretty sure it's been out of print for quite a while -- but getting your favorite used book store to search for ISBN 0-12-022418-9 may be worthwhile). As you might expect, this uses Pascal for its examples, but for this kind of book, the specific language used doesn't matter all that much.

If you want more detail about these books (such as why Sedgewick's is utterly worthless) see: http://tinyurl.com/d68kl.

Last Word: Stroustrups book is definite worth in purchase and you cannot consider yourself a C++ software engineer, or C++ Software/Systems architect without having this book in your library, but patience and read books 1,2, and three first in that order.

Hmm...oddly enough, I don't have this book, and manage to get by fairly well -- IMO, if you want a book on software engineering, something by Grady Booch or Bertrand Meyer would be a better bet. Somewhere in here there should also be a mention of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs -- in fact, it might be the most important and useful of all -- even though it uses Scheme rather than C++.

--

The universe is a figment of its own imagination.

Here is a PDF paper: http://tinyurl.com/cfgl4

Hahahah.

I was dismayed to learn that "PG County" is actually a word in the Urban Dictionary:

http://tinyurl.com/bnjb4

The extradition agreement signed between the US's Ashcroft and the UK's Blunkett over terror is seriously flawed; it doesn't require the the Americans to provide *any* evidence, but demands so from the Brits, and American authorities have proved too willing to misuse it, far beyond "terror". Furthermore, the treaty removes key protections, and the UK parliament was *not* consulted at all http://tinyurl.com/4yph4. For all I've seen, it's all been one-sided so far, with Brits extradited for various reasons, even to a Brit CEO demanded by the Americans for "price-fixing"(!!) http://tinyurl.com/7tdkv. The UK should *not* extradite any Brits to the US, at all!!! This American Gitmo administration is not fit for any role of justice!

The extradition agreement signed between the US's Ashcroft and the UK's Blunkett over terror is seriously flawed; it doesn't require the the Americans to provide *any* evidence, but demands so from the Brits, and American authorities have proved too willing to misuse it, far beyond "terror". Furthermore, the treaty removes key protections, and the UK parliament was *not* consulted at all http://tinyurl.com/4yph4. For all I've seen, it's all been one-sided so far, with Brits extradited for various reasons, even to a Brit CEO demanded by the Americans for "price-fixing"(!!) http://tinyurl.com/7tdkv. The UK should *not* extradite any Brits to the US, at all!!! This American Gitmo administration is not fit for any role of justice!

I use cURL on these:

>curl http://tinyurl.com/8xdkf

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<TITLE>302 Found</TITLE>
</HEAD><BODY>
<H1>Found</H1>
The document has moved <A HREF="http://forwarding.tinyurl.com/redirect.php?n um=8xdkf">here</A>.<P>
</BODY></HTML>

>cURL http://forwarding.tinyurl.com/redirect.php?num=8xd kf

Location: http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB11178280 8075750561-moOzLbwRfVRAe_SqomVwCyG2Qds_20060606,00 .html?mod=blogs

I use cURL on these:

>curl http://tinyurl.com/8xdkf

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<TITLE>302 Found</TITLE>
</HEAD><BODY>
<H1>Found</H1>
The document has moved <A HREF="http://forwarding.tinyurl.com/redirect.php?n um=8xdkf">here</A>.<P>
</BODY></HTML>

>cURL http://forwarding.tinyurl.com/redirect.php?num=8xd kf

Location: http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB11178280 8075750561-moOzLbwRfVRAe_SqomVwCyG2Qds_20060606,00 .html?mod=blogs

http://tinyurl.com/dygn3

"Something more likely, though not much more, than an Apple switch from PPC to x86 would be Intel announcing that it will begin fabricating PowerPC CPUs.... The most likely Intel/Apple partnership would actually be the use of ancillary Intel chipsets in Apple products."

It's especially horrible when you consider that tax on the new iPod is going to be a chunk out of of that 10% anyway. Add in the fact that you can get iPods for cheaper than retail online (ex), and you're not really saving anything by going to the Apple Store.

Oh, and never mind the fact that you can sell your broken iPod on eBay for more than that 10%.

Wow, this is such a new and interesting argument. I've never heard anyone try to make this point before. Ever.

Wow, this is such a new and interesting argument. I've never heard anyone try to make this point before. Ever.

Wow, this is such a new and interesting argument. I've never heard anyone try to make this point before. Ever.

Wow, this is such a new and interesting argument. I've never heard anyone try to make this point before. Ever.

Fantastic! I just bought a new system at lunch today and now Slashdot has an article about CPUs :(

If anyone cares, here's what I picked up:

• AMD Athlon 64 2800+ CPU
• ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard
• Corsair CMX1024-3200 RAM module
• Maxtor 250G SATA Ultra 16, 7200 RPM harddisk
• CoolerMaster Centurion case

The system will be running OpenBSD 3.7.

Assuming I don't fry the mobo, bend pins on the CPU or squirt thermal compound all over the place, I should be good to go. Just to be sure, I'm going to pet my cats for luck :)

Fantastic! I just bought a new system at lunch today and now Slashdot has an article about CPUs :(

If anyone cares, here's what I picked up:

• AMD Athlon 64 2800+ CPU
• ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard
• Corsair CMX1024-3200 RAM module
• Maxtor 250G SATA Ultra 16, 7200 RPM harddisk
• CoolerMaster Centurion case

The system will be running OpenBSD 3.7.

Assuming I don't fry the mobo, bend pins on the CPU or squirt thermal compound all over the place, I should be good to go. Just to be sure, I'm going to pet my cats for luck :)

I wonder what proportion of /. readers are carrying SecurIDs or some other OTP token for two-factor authentication (2FA) at work? At least in Japan, NTT DoCoMo i-appi phones have had SecurID token-emulation software available for a couple of years. (This is the same one-time password (OTP) app that RSA offers in the US and elsewhere for PDAs, Blackberries, and various Ericsson and Nokia mobile phones.) 2FA, like everything else, comes packaged in incrimentally stronger or weaker form-factors. "Soft-tokens" are at one end of the 2FA spectrum, since they rely upon the token-holder for physical and virtual security, while sealed tamper-resistant hardware tokens are at the other. It seems entirely possible to more securely engineer the 2FA code into the phone's internal (GSM?) chip, merging the convenience of phone-based 2FA with the security of tamper-resistant hardware. (I noticed that the guys at the DoCoMo US Labs carry SecurID hardware fobs -- which is probably appropriate, given the resources they protect -- but many of us could safely switch to phone-hosted OTP tokens, even now.) One of the FAQs on the DoCoMO Labs website offered an extraordinary vision in its description of the company's R&D: "DoCoMo aims to strengthen people's five physical senses and expand their activities by coordinating data that is collected from information sources located everywhere, including a person's own body, and connected 24 hours a day to a network. DoCoMo R&D goes beyond the boundaries of a mobile operator to include such areas as multi-sensory communications, alter-ego interface technology, bio authentication technology, agent technology, super reality communications technology, and sensor network technology. By the acquisition of limitless knowledge, DoCoMo aims to lay a path for realizing a prosperous world." A phone for five senses?! Now that's an expansive baseline! For those enchanted by the vision, Wiley just published the DoCoMo US Labs's first book. For $120, you can plumb the depths of DoCoMo's R&D in, "Next Generation Mobile Systems: 3G & Beyond," edited by Minoru Etoh.

I wonder what proportion of /. readers are carrying SecurIDs or some other OTP token for two-factor authentication (2FA) at work? At least in Japan, NTT DoCoMo i-appi phones have had SecurID token-emulation software available for a couple of years. (This is the same one-time password (OTP) app that RSA offers in the US and elsewhere for PDAs, Blackberries, and various Ericsson and Nokia mobile phones.) 2FA, like everything else, comes packaged in incrimentally stronger or weaker form-factors. "Soft-tokens" are at one end of the 2FA spectrum, since they rely upon the token-holder for physical and virtual security, while sealed tamper-resistant hardware tokens are at the other. It seems entirely possible to more securely engineer the 2FA code into the phone's internal (GSM?) chip, merging the convenience of phone-based 2FA with the security of tamper-resistant hardware. (I noticed that the guys at the DoCoMo US Labs carry SecurID hardware fobs -- which is probably appropriate, given the resources they protect -- but many of us could safely switch to phone-hosted OTP tokens, even now.) One of the FAQs on the DoCoMO Labs website offered an extraordinary vision in its description of the company's R&D: "DoCoMo aims to strengthen people's five physical senses and expand their activities by coordinating data that is collected from information sources located everywhere, including a person's own body, and connected 24 hours a day to a network. DoCoMo R&D goes beyond the boundaries of a mobile operator to include such areas as multi-sensory communications, alter-ego interface technology, bio authentication technology, agent technology, super reality communications technology, and sensor network technology. By the acquisition of limitless knowledge, DoCoMo aims to lay a path for realizing a prosperous world." A phone for five senses?! Now that's an expansive baseline! For those enchanted by the vision, Wiley just published the DoCoMo US Labs's first book. For $120, you can plumb the depths of DoCoMo's R&D in, "Next Generation Mobile Systems: 3G & Beyond," edited by Minoru Etoh.

In case you didn't quite get that URL, just click here.
Slashdot hates long A HREF statements (hyperlinks).

Try this tiny little eBay search...
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The Sony 24" Widescreen CRTs were some of the best ever made. They weigh a ton. But they'll do 2048x1280 @ 70fps. (To you HDTV types, that's 1920p60 ... 60 frames per second... not fields.)

Get 'em while they're cheap, and you still can. The only downside is that they have VGA inputs, so they won't work will your audio/video equipment and make a nice HDTV without a scan converter. But they will hook into your VGA card and look just great.

Google have secrets you can't even begin to imagine, like this toast!

even outside the us

and a real blast from the past

and let us not forget Bush's little bitch poodle

Time for the revolution then...

First things first. There's a "Rich Dad" series: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" - the advice rich fathers give their children vs. what most fathers tell their kids. Why do which people work for whom? Who owns the company and who works for the owner of the company? There's an entire series - advice for teens, investment advice...
Free tip for saving money (from me): Use Amazon to do your research about books - finding out a hardback book also has a paperback version, which you are willing to buy, the reviews, what books everyone else bought with it, etc.
Then: go to AddAll and use a book shopping 'bot to scan (40?) online book stores. Frequently, you'll find you can get a book and shopping for less than the book from B&N or Amazon. And occasionally, you can beat the number of days required to ship it|them. It's no different than using Froogle or PriceWatch to shop.
I was taught: go first class, then find the lowest price.

Now - a perfect example wealth and what the market (of 1) will bear in a clash of wealth vs. rich (or middle class)[1] in an episode of Taxi: Cooking for Two . Reverend Jim torches Louie's apartment and Jim's dad says he'll pay whatever Louie tells Jim on the phone (Jim's dad is extremely wealthy, as we see in another episode. Alex points out the danger of doing that - that Louie would fill it out for $1M and Louie tells him that's where they are different. Louie says there's a value low enough that (Louie shrugs his shoulders and makes a quick cheep) and high enough to make him (shudder). And Louie sets about to work through his body motions to find the right value. What happens? Louie $30,000 and Jim's dad okays it. Louie is overjoyed until he learns that Jim's dad was expecting the amount to be more like $200k.


[1] Years ago, "middle class" was a defined value. It seems now as though there's upper class and everyone else.

e.g.
http://tinyurl.com/2yl43

Up to nearly 1 in 3 in some areas. Sooo there appears to be fairly good statistical evolutionary reasons for males to be naturally distrustful.

DNA tests are quick, cheap and easy these days.

Depending on the country, area, demographic etc. It seems that up to 1 in 5 fathers are not actually the genetic parent of at least one of the children they think is theirs.

e.g.
http://tinyurl.com/2yl43

So it isn't just in Japan. Still with DNA testing there's no reason to be deceived in that matter these days.

Just 'ebay' RJ11 to USB http://tinyurl.com/8rmr4

Noble effort indeed but here in Japan we Pioneer has a USB Chordless phone that I can use with Skype. Great quality! http://tinyurl.com/9ahkw/ http://tinyurl.com/ckveb/ Are these available in North America/EU? Not sure.

Noble effort indeed but here in Japan we Pioneer has a USB Chordless phone that I can use with Skype. Great quality! http://tinyurl.com/9ahkw/ http://tinyurl.com/ckveb/ Are these available in North America/EU? Not sure.

Would anyone be surprised if the images appear on T-Shirts (ala Zero Wing)? Flash animations?

It's okay to take that picture down now (NSFW).

The posting link is to an abstract of the story. Here is the actual article.

Thanks for the reply. I think there is a degree of confusion here between X.500 distribution and LDAP referrals. A referral system forces the work back onto the client and therefore does not support proper server side distribution. I believe there are performance issues in this approach that do not lend LDAP only servers well to certain performance sensitive applications.

I can see this descending into a rather long debate so here is a good link that I think fairly explains the differences between X.500 and LDAP.

http://tinyurl.com/7829u

I've only used OpenLDAP, AD and Open Directory (now Computer Associate's eTrust Directory) so I'm willing to be corrected on the exact features of Netscape's directory.

To my knowledge there are only 3 X.500 directories on the market, none of which are free or open source. :-(

• Isode Directory (http://www.isode.com/)
• Siemens DirXServer (http://www.siemens.ie/fixedoperators/CarrierNetwo rks/Meta/meta_range.htm)
• eTrust Directory (http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Product.asp?ID=160)

http://pegacat.com/jxplorer/

I think it gives Red Hat a huge boost.

As someone who's written books with actual URLs on the printed page, I can understand his desire to have some way to update stale links without having to track down and change every copy. Automatically redirecting is not a big deal -- this is how TinyURL and other similar (and useful) services work. Most of the printed links in my new book (see below) are done in this way to keep them from breaking when the destination site changes things around and they don't bother to redirect incoming links to the correct location.

There is a difference between "redirecting" and "hijacking". Redirection by itself is not hijacking.

http://tinyurl.com/bj8tl

I had the oppurtunity to try one of these out from a 4" S&W a couple weeks ago. Yowza. I have a touch of recoil junky in me, but that thing is just a little too overwhelming to be a "fun" shooter.

Magnum Research (makers of the Desert Eagle) also make a revolver called the "BFR" which is even more ridiculous - it's basically chambered for various large rifle rounds, like .45-70 govt, .480 ruger and .444 Marlin (it blows my mind that anyone would even consider touching one of those off :) ).

http://www.magnumresearch.com/

Forgot the link - http://tinyurl.com/bqmxt

Well, the Slashdot story is not a hoax, nor is the ABC News article, though the original article in vol 233 issue 4 of Journal of Theoretical Biology might be. (If that link doesn't work, go to Science Direct and do a search for kanazawa.)

...this message is: please notice, that the current topic has had a quite deep coverage in Russian science fiction, here is a link to a recent and, presumably interesting for an international audience, example (in an automatized English translation). (or just use a URL, that has been previously created: http://tinyurl.com/c6grb )

But then the slogan is missing quotation marks. When I read it, I think "stupid" and you can find many grammarians who agree, regardless of Apple's protestation so it doesn't convey the message Apple intended.

As to the origin of the slogan, this is apple.slashdot.org, hence my reference was to fans of Apple. I.e., people who think different instead of "different" are also likely to use "then" instead of "than".

Well, the next one actually has been out for 28 years.

http://tinyurl.com/bk7x2

Hi,

A while back I was involved in a bizzarre accident. I lost my arms and
legs in it. Yet I do try to keep a positive outlook even though my arms
and legs aren't the only things I lost. Actually, I'm just a head being
kept alive in a university lab. Of course, you can tell this will mean
that petting and fucking are out of the question, but I give great blowjobs
(if you grab my ears and move me around) and I LOVE having my neck kissed.
Also, for the women, if you doubt my talents at using my tongue... how do you
think I am typing this post?

I'm sure, judging by what I've seen on this group, that there are guys
out there who will be interested in dating a disembodied head and I'll
get lots and lots of mail. Hopefully some of you lurking women will
write too.

I'm not interested in cybersex, but I'll be glad to invite you up to the
lab. Just bring a bowling bag (without the ball in it) so you can sneak
me out.

Love and kisses,
Heddy

Gee, that sounds TOUGH. However, what if you first used an artificial means (super-heated generator-powered conduit) to add more heat energy into that water as it was shot into an engine as steam energy ("flash steam")? http://www.newpath4.com/paget6.htm . Dude, the answers aren't as far away as people have been brainwashed to believe (and accept, and pay for), and the answer does not involve killing birds. In our pell mell rush for extravagant, costly, waste-producing answers, the answers that work are being overlooked. The world deserves answers. Many are to be found on http://www.newpath4.com/ and, more specifically, this page: http://www.newpath4.com/NNINDEX/nnindex.htm . When we plug the Niagra flow of U.S. TAX DOLLARS over to OPEC, we will have money for health insurance here. All these issues are interconnected, like dominoes: http://tinyurl.com/bevf9 . Have a Great Day. I am. Woodrow Riley May 22, 2005

Miss Saturnine,

> I win when women stop being treated like pieces
> of meat by the gaming industry.

Are you talking about the portrayal of women in video games? The unrealistic proportions of Lara Croft? You can certainly make a case of it.

But think about the portrayal of men. Seriously, think about it.

It is, by now, common knowledge that the key to modern advertising is creating a feeling of deficit in the target audience, i.e. to make them feel bad about themselves so as to create a need for the product.

Look at this image of Duke Nukem:
http://tinyurl.com/cdhvv

It would appear to objectify both men and women. The girl is there to make Duke Nukem look more manly to guys. It is similar to the models on TV game shows, who fulfill the role of making the male host appear more virile to the female audience. Does this have any effect on the self image of males?

Analyse what it says men should be like. Do most men have these characteristics? How many males in games are far and beyond what is possible in real life? Also, isn't that the point?

Now look at the Duke Nukem "booth babe":
http://tinyurl.com/al66t

Not even this bodybuilder can resemble the unrealistic proportions of Duke Nukem, yet he is obviously far more muscular than the majority of males attending the convention. This shows that both the male and female booth models are those who possess desired physical characteristics in greater proportion than the general population.

Pieces of meat.

> I specified women, because the article was
> about women, not men.
> Show me an article about the way men are
> mistreated and used and ignored by the gaming
> industry...and oh. Wait. There aren't any, are
> there. Because it doesn't happen.

Um, the article in question could be interpreted as fulfilling the criteria you just posed. Men are not going to be hired to 'man' the booths by the game producer, hence ignored.

You aren't going to find many articles discussing mistreatment of men. This could just as easily mean it is a silent problem.

(in Australia, it is increasingly common for tv advertisements to portray passive, uncertain, unnattractive males being made fools of by smart, sophisticated and attractive women.)

RJK.

Miss Saturnine,

> I win when women stop being treated like pieces
> of meat by the gaming industry.

Are you talking about the portrayal of women in video games? The unrealistic proportions of Lara Croft? You can certainly make a case of it.

But think about the portrayal of men. Seriously, think about it.

It is, by now, common knowledge that the key to modern advertising is creating a feeling of deficit in the target audience, i.e. to make them feel bad about themselves so as to create a need for the product.

Look at this image of Duke Nukem:
http://tinyurl.com/cdhvv

It would appear to objectify both men and women. The girl is there to make Duke Nukem look more manly to guys. It is similar to the models on TV game shows, who fulfill the role of making the male host appear more virile to the female audience. Does this have any effect on the self image of males?

Analyse what it says men should be like. Do most men have these characteristics? How many males in games are far and beyond what is possible in real life? Also, isn't that the point?

Now look at the Duke Nukem "booth babe":
http://tinyurl.com/al66t

Not even this bodybuilder can resemble the unrealistic proportions of Duke Nukem, yet he is obviously far more muscular than the majority of males attending the convention. This shows that both the male and female booth models are those who possess desired physical characteristics in greater proportion than the general population.

Pieces of meat.

> I specified women, because the article was
> about women, not men.
> Show me an article about the way men are
> mistreated and used and ignored by the gaming
> industry...and oh. Wait. There aren't any, are
> there. Because it doesn't happen.

Um, the article in question could be interpreted as fulfilling the criteria you just posed. Men are not going to be hired to 'man' the booths by the game producer, hence ignored.

You aren't going to find many articles discussing mistreatment of men. This could just as easily mean it is a silent problem.

(in Australia, it is increasingly common for tv advertisements to portray passive, uncertain, unnattractive males being made fools of by smart, sophisticated and attractive women.)

RJK.

Although I know it's a joke, you can view them here:

http://tinyurl.com/ccuwz

Sorry for the tinyurl, it's a reeeeally long URL (search page result).

Alternatively you can search yourself on the ESRB site.

Anyway, some resources. If you are taking/thinking about taking meds, I highly recommend http://www.crazymeds.org/ The site isn't run by a doctor, but having checked his information from a number of different sources, he definitely seems to get the information right. Plus, the site is irreverant, which I appreciate.

The first course of therapy for depression is cognitive behavioral therapy. There is a standard book that explains these techniques. Feeling Good, by David Burns. Amazon link here: http://tinyurl.com/7dxos

I've read a lot of books on depression over the past 18 months, and the best, the most informative, I found was The Noonday Demon, by Andrew Solomon. Amazon again: http://tinyurl.com/99neh

Finally, the links in the post were good, and a good start, but I definitely disagree with some of his advice. Everybody is different, so take the time to hear different viewpoints on diagnoses, symptoms, and cures.

If you're wondering, treatment has made me better than I was, but I still have room for improvement. This is important. Depression may never (or it may) be "cured" for you, but in nearly all cases, treatment will decrease its severity. But not necessarily right away. Treatment is a process, and it takes some time to get there. Be patient.

Anyway, some resources. If you are taking/thinking about taking meds, I highly recommend http://www.crazymeds.org/ The site isn't run by a doctor, but having checked his information from a number of different sources, he definitely seems to get the information right. Plus, the site is irreverant, which I appreciate.

The first course of therapy for depression is cognitive behavioral therapy. There is a standard book that explains these techniques. Feeling Good, by David Burns. Amazon link here: http://tinyurl.com/7dxos

I've read a lot of books on depression over the past 18 months, and the best, the most informative, I found was The Noonday Demon, by Andrew Solomon. Amazon again: http://tinyurl.com/99neh

Finally, the links in the post were good, and a good start, but I definitely disagree with some of his advice. Everybody is different, so take the time to hear different viewpoints on diagnoses, symptoms, and cures.

If you're wondering, treatment has made me better than I was, but I still have room for improvement. This is important. Depression may never (or it may) be "cured" for you, but in nearly all cases, treatment will decrease its severity. But not necessarily right away. Treatment is a process, and it takes some time to get there. Be patient.

So why is it illegal again?

As a public service, would you mind adding a link to your .sig? http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=125856&cid=105 43621 http://tinyurl.com/dakp4

Five years ago when I still worked for Sony we made a data server called MediaCaster http://tinyurl.com/7ud7f that injects metadata into digital tv broadcasts (think EPG, broadcasted Applets, etc.). That server was completely based on open standards and it ran from a Debian based live cd which we created. The product is still being sold to digital TV studios today.

So yes, Sony does use Linux and open standards in its products.