Thursday, April 14, 2005
	10:48:52 PM   Opportunity Surfs the Dunes: The Opportunity Mars rover, now more than 350 days and 4.5 km past its "warranty", continues rolling south across the Meridiani plains. On Sol 433 (April 12), the rover was passing through this lovely dune field. The ripples are a few centimetres high.   9:52:50 PM   Adobe Releases Acrobat Client for Linux [Slashdot: 4/14/2005; 8:52:22 AM] Adobe has released a reader client (Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0) for the linux operating system. No news on open sourcing the client, but "Adobe now supports the ability to reliably view and print content across all major operating systems in the enterprise... Our customers were asking for Adobe Reader 7.0 on Linux as they begin to support core enterprise applications at the desktop." You can download the client from their site.   7:33:31 PM   Microsoft, Video Game Companies Invading Hollywood Turf Video games are already competing with movies in terms of earnings. Microsoft's "Halo 2" and Rockstar's "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," last year's biggest titles, generated sales of over $250 million each. Even more worrisome, some video game companies have begun to behave less like publishers and more like movie studios and networks. "Microsoft has decided to try and turn Halo 2 into a film -- without the help of a film studio. In a first-of-its-kind deal, Microsoft retained the services of ex-Columbia Pictures topper Peter Schlessel, who in turn helped broker a deal with CAA to bring 28 Days Later scribe Alex Garland aboard to create a screenplay for the property. Deal was made without the benefit of a studio overseeing development. Grand Theft Auto publisher Rockstar is also believed to be looking to hire a screenwriter to adapt its hit game." [Source: Could Hollywood be facing its first-ever video game strike? Variety.com 4/13/2005 via Boing Boing]

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