"Battlefield 3" performance: 30+ graphics cards tested

http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/1922214/battlefield-3-performance-30-graphics-cards-tested

Droughts linked to global warming

http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/10/29/216220/droughts-linked-to-global-warming

Schools in Portugal moving to free/open source software

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/30/024228/schools-in-portugal-moving-to-oss

ACCC launches iPhone app for product recalls

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/10/accc-launches-iphone-app-for-product-recalls/#more-404846

Emoticons at work: unprofessional or necessary evil?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/28/emoticons-work-smiley-business-correspondence_n_1063742.html

Bluetooth K-Bow

You've heard of an electric guitar.  You've probably heard of an electric piano.  Electric violin, maybe?   Get ready for the electric bow (for the violin).   Prices start at $1,995.

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/10/29/play-the-devil-went-down-to-georgia-on-your-fiddle-with-the-bluetooth-k-bow/