For Lunatics, we need several space vehicles. For a few of them, we have existing free-licensed computer models that we can use, but others are not so easy, or need customizations. The Soyuz launch vehicle is one of these, and it was relatively easy to model, since launch vehicles are geometrically simple (basically a bunch of extruded cylinders and cones).
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Mozilla issues final Thunderbird 3.1 release candidate
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According to the Mozilla developers, the latest development milestone is considered to be stable and it is expected to be the last release before the final version of Thunderbird 3.1 arrives "around mid-June"
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Google Employee Hacks Windows XP, Shows World How To Do The Same
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Google is a pretty smart company, and it employs some pretty smart people. A couple of weeks ago, one of those smart people – security engineer Tavis Ormandy – figured out how to use a bug in Windows XP’s Help and Support Center to hijack PCs through hacked websites. And last week, he decided to show the world how to do it, too.
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Pardus 2009.2 review
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Pardus is a desktop-oriented Linux distribution sponsored and developed by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey. It’s not a perfect Linux distribution, but it works – out of the box.
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Cortina: Yet Another Gnome Wallpaper Changer
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Few years back, I always lamented that there are few and little wallpaper changer apps for Ubuntu desktop. Fast forward to today, this is no longer the case.
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Astromenace- A 3D space shooter game for Linux
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AstroMenace is a modern 3D scrolling space shooter with ship upgrade possibilities. You can improve your ship configuration by installing new weapons, defensive systems, power stations and much more. To improve your ship, you must earn money by destroying throngs of enemies on every level.
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Linux is as secure as ever
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There have been several stories proclaiming that a recent Linux infection proves Windows malware monopoly is over and that Think Linux is free from malware? Think again; it's been hacked. Much as it pains me to disagree with the good people, they're wrong.
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Five tips for improving Linux security
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Protecting a networked computer is a never-ending challenge — even in Linux. These simple measures will help protect your Linux box.
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7 Dock Applications For Linux Desktops
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Dock applications is really cool way to get quicker access to your installed applications, directories, or files, it’s fully customized with different desktop and window managers. you will find a lot of docks available to use with different features for extra plugins, docks applets, and themes.
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Ubuntu one step closer to dropping Mono
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Maverick Meerkat will drop the Mono-based F-Spot image organiser in favour of Shotwell, reducing the number of Mono-based apps in a default Ubuntu install to just one. Change is afoot. Ubuntu developers have already said that Chromium will be the default browser in the Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) 10.10 release and now news is in that Shotwell will be the default image organiser in Maverick Meerkat.
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Ubuntu-based Windows XP looker freshens up
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An Ubuntu-based Linux distro identical in look and feel to Microsoft's Windows XP's been updated.
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Ubuntu Developer Summit: Maverick Meerkat highlights…
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UDS is always held in a different location, and usually switched between Europe and the USA each time. The latest one was held in La Hulpe (near Brussels), Belgium, to plan the next Ubuntu release Maverick Meerkat. Ubuntu's Dave Walker takes us through the event…
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A Week With Google Android 2.2 (Froyo)
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Google’s new Android treat has been named “Froyo” after frozen yogurt, and it’s nearly every bit as sweet as it sounds. I’ve been running a leaked Android 2.2 ROM on my Droid for a week now. Here are my first impressions.
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OpenOffice.org Resource Files
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Most users interact with OpenOffice.org on the desktop. But what if you need to do a selective restore on the files that store custom gradients or colors? Troubleshoot why an extension won't install? Share resources with other users? For these kinds of tasks, you need to know a bit about where OpenOffice.org stores its files, and what you can do with them.
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Ylmf OS - Ubuntu-based Linux distro identical in look and feel to Windows XP
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An Ubuntu-based Linux distro identical in look and feel to Microsoft's Windows XP's been updated.
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