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Submission + - PHP Founders Forget Hebrew Error Messages in Core. (quazen.com)

Submitted by

shokal_s

on Monday June 25, 2007 @05:50AM

shokal_s writes: "What would an error message titled T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM means to you? nothing I guess. It does mean something if you are an Hebrew speaker, though, as are PHP founders... http://www.quazen.com/Computers/Programming/PHP-Fo unders-Forget-Hebrew-Error-Messages-Within-PHP-Cor e.30432"

Submission + - FBI to restrict student freedoms (pressesc.com)

Submitted by

amigoro

on Sunday June 24, 2007 @03:57AM

amigoro writes: "US university students will not be able to work late at the campus, travel abroad, show interest in their colleagues' work, have friends outside America, engage in independent research, or make extra money without the prior consent of the authorities, according to a set of guidelines given to administrators by the FBI. Feds are going around briefing top universities including MIT about "espionage indicators" aimed at identifying foreign agents and terrorists who might steal university research."

Submission + - Hackers Insert Nuclear Explosion Into Webcam

Submitted by Ivan_Simic on Wednesday June 20, 2007 @07:57AM

Ivan_Simic writes: Czech hackers managed to get access to a webcam and insert realistic footage of nuclear explosion. The incident was broadcasted on the Czech TV programme Panorama on Sunday and a video is included.

Submission + - Mapping the Net (www.rant.st)

Submitted by Lawrence_Bird on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @03:29PM

Lawrence_Bird writes: Summary: Routing traffic through peer-to-peer networks could stave off Internet congestion, according to a new study. Technology Review has the story, complete with a very pretty picture. The study also notes that even cutting off the 'core' will allow up to 70% of the 'mantle' of internet connections to continue functioning.

Submission + - Court: Cops Can Steal and Lie to Conduct Searches (lawbean.com)

Submitted by

Spamicles

on Friday June 08, 2007 @05:59PM

Spamicles writes: "Police officers faked a car jacking in order to search a car that was suspected to be used in drug trafficking. They discovered drugs and arrested the owners of the car. A lower court ruled that the warrant-less search and seizure violated the Fourth Amendment and that the drugs could not be used as evidence. This ruling was overturned today."

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