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Submission + - Test Drive the Asus Eee PC online for Free (honeypothack.com) 1

Submitted by

JoshuaB86

on Tuesday November 27, 2007 @12:52PM

JoshuaB86 writes: "The good folks at HPHstudios have put together a great little utility for those of you curious about the Asus Eee PC. If you are looking to buy one of these laptops for someone special this Christmas, but are not sure if the Eee PC is really the right one; then you need to visit http://www.honeypothack.com/eee/
HPHstudios has developed an online interface that almost exactly mimics that of the Eee PC. What you see is an intuitive, easy to use, Online Graphical interface that allows you to explore the Linux Xandros operation system implemented on the Asus Eee PC. While the interface is not 100% complete, the depth of detail and level of "clickability" is incredible. Thanks to many images supplied by eeeuser.com and other Eee PC owners, you can visually explore the Eee PC just as if you had one on your lap. Hop on over to http://www.honeypothack.com/eee/ and test drive the Eee PC for Free!
Test Drive the Asus Eee PC"

Submission + - Thailand Bans Teen Info on the Internet

Submitted by

Reservoir Hill

on Saturday November 24, 2007 @04:26PM

Reservoir Hill writes: "Internet providers in Thailand have been prohibited from disclosing personal data about anyone under the age of 18 in a way that would allow others to search the data to gain access to them including disclosure of their age, sex, phone number, email address, logon name for chat lines, photos and names of their schools. Article 27 of Thailand's Child Protection Act prohibits advertising or revealing information about young people in a way that could damage their mental well-being or reputation, or take advantage of them. The prohibition is also to prevent crimes, including kidnapping, rape, robbery and murder, said Social Development and Human Security Minister Paiboon Wattanasiritham. Violators will face a maximum jail term of six months and a maximum fine of $1,900 in accordance with the 2003 National Child Protection Act . Web sites have been given a one-month period for adjustment, Paiboon said."

Submission + - San Fran' Chronicle secretly censors their webpage

Submitted by ahbi on Saturday November 24, 2007 @04:25PM

ahbi writes: The San Francisco Chronicle has recently activated a devious system by which it deceives commenters on its website, SFGate.com. Here's how it works:

If you make a comment on an article posted at SFGate, and if the site moderators then subsequently delete your comment for whatever reason, it will only appear as deleted to the other readers. HOWEVER, your comment will NOT appear to be deleted if viewed from your own computer! The Chronicle's goal is to trick deleted commenters into not knowing their comments were in fact deleted.

Submission + - Playing a Video Game Marathon for Charity 1

Submitted by Cerlyn on Saturday November 24, 2007 @03:48PM

Cerlyn writes: Members of the LoadingReadyRun comedy group are playing a marathon session of the Desert Bus video game to support the Child's Play charity. Child's Play goal is to provide toys, games, books and cash to a variety of hospitals within the United States as well as abroad.

While this video game marathon may seem straightforward, the goal of Desert Bus is to make a series of eight-hour trips from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada in real-time without pausing, and the amount of time members of LRR are willing to play the game depends on how much in donations they receive. So far, they have driven the bus for 17 hours, and have another 73 hours paid-in-advance to go...

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