1. Former HP CEO Mark Hurd heading to Oracle? 15 hours ago   permalink

Charles Cooper / CNET News

Hurd and Oracle are in negotiations to have the former HP chief join Oracle as a senior executive, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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Adrian Chen / Gawker Former HP CEO Mark Hurd Gets Job Offer at Oracle   —  Former HP Mark Hurd , who was fired amid a scandal involving softcore porn actress Jodie Fisher , has been offered a job at Oracle. Usually there would be some joke in here about sloppy seconds, but it's Sunday. The Lord's Day. More »

Reuters Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd says source   —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation. Luigi / I4U News HP Pavilion dv6 Core i3 Dual Core 2.26GHz 16" Laptop for $550 + free shipping   —  OfficeMax offers the 5.5-lb. HP Pavilion dv6-3034nr Intel Core i3 2.26GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook for $549.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find, and it's also $75 less... Jack Loftus / Gizmodo Source: Oracle Offered Ousted HP Ex-CEO Mark Hurd a Job   —  After Oracle CEO Larry Ellison blasted HP for ousting disgraced CEO Mark Hurd , he reportedly did what comes naturally to men of his stature and disposition: He offered the man a job. More » Yahoo! News AP source: Oracle, ex-HP CEO Hurd in talks for job   —  AP - Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp., the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions said Sunday. By JORDAN ROBERTSON / SFGate AP source: Oracle, ex-HP CEO Hurd in talks for job   —  Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp., the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions said Sunday. It wasn't immediately clear what job... L.A. Times Hurd is being considered for No. 2 spot at Oracle   —  The ousted chief executive of computer maker Hewlett-Packard is likely to serve under his friend and CEO of the business software firm, Larry Ellison, who in an e-mail had scolded HP for its decision. Mark Hurd, ousted a month ago as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co., is being considered for the No. 2 job at software giant Oracle Corp.

2. Gearbox discusses Aliens: Colonial Marines, Brothers in Arms, secret Pitchford-directed title, and more 1 hour ago   permalink

Christopher Grant / Joystiq

During today's Gearbox Software panel, the developer took the opportunity to assuage concerns that new franchises like Borderlands and Duke Nukem are siphoning away time from its previous projects, like the Brothers in Arms series or the announced-in-2009-and-still-invisible Aliens: Colonial Marines . Pitchford even commented on one of the studio'

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Stephen Totilo / Kotaku Gearbox Software Now Owns Duke Nukem's Future   —  Following the confirmation on Friday that Gearbox is reviving Duke Nukem Forever, the studio now says it owns Duke. Gearbox obtained the rights to "Duke Nukem and all future projects" from former franchise owner 3D Realms. More »

Gamespot Recent Updates [News] Gearbox acquires Duke Nukem IP   —  PAX 2010: CEO Randy Pitchford announces purchase of all future rights to 3D Realms' storied action hero; Borderlands free update with raised level cap coming soon.

3. The $131M Ford Rollover Death Verdict That Twitter Broke 4 hours ago   permalink

Www.fastcompany.com

Fast Company's Adam L. Penenberg tweets the breaking news about a verdict against Ford in the death of rising Mets star Brian Cole. As reporters lagged behind on the story, Penenberg discovered a new media use for the 140-character format.

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4. Some See a Ploy as Craigslist Blocks Sex Ads 3 hours ago   permalink

CLAIRE CAIN MILLER / NYT

Since blocking its “adult services” ads as the weekend began, Craigslist has refused to discuss its motivations.

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Ian Bell / Digital Trends Craigslist Drops Adult Listings Amid Legal Fears   —  Craigslist has removed it's adult service listings from the site after being a target of the U.S. state attorney general.

5. Using a Bamboo Tablet with Ubuntu 10.04 12 hours ago   permalink

Linuxtoday.com

" Are you a budding artist? Or are you already a professional graphic artist looking to expand the hardware you have to use? And are you hoping to shed the last remnants of either the Windows or Mac operating system? If any of these are true you might be looking at one of the many drawing tablets that can be connected, via USB, to your laptop or ...