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Comment Re:What a load of drivel (Score 1, Insightful) 668

Maybe because "we" north European countries are part of the European union which makes it easy for people to travel between poor and rich countries.

Note that I don't think it's the poor peoples fault. There's obviously some sort of organised crime utilising poor people for their own gains and this is made easier just because of the ease of travel, but that same ease of travel is a big win for other parts of society, and it's also fair to not bind people to the geographic region they happend to be born in. I'm sure americans have similar problems.

The Courts

Submission + - Utah Rethinking Anti-Keyword Advertising Law

Eric Goldman writes: "Slashdot previously reported on Utah's recent law banning trademark-triggered keyword advertising. This week, a group of technology executives met with Utah legislators to discuss the law, and it looks like the legislature is rethinking its position. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, "Legislative leaders are looking to tweak a troublesome trademark protection program rather than defend it in court, after an unprecedented meeting with Internet power brokers who would prefer the new registry be scrapped.""
Portables

Dell Releases Flash-Based Laptops 230

joetheprogrammer writes "Dell has announced that they are going to offer a special configuration option with its Latitude D420 laptop that will allow users to swap clunky old HDs in favor of a 32GB SanDisk Flash hard drive. The only hitch comes with the price tag, which is set at a rather expensive price of $549. This will definitely ensure the laptop is set for a very high-profile consumer. 'The 1.8-inch 32GB SanDisk SSD, which SanDisk announced in January, increases performance by as much as 23 percent and is three and a half times less likely to fail when compared with HDDs currently available for the Latitude line, Dell said. The drive, currently available in North and South America, costs $549 -- on par with the 32GB drive Sony is offering exclusively in Japan for the Type-G Vaio. SanDisk will expand SSD availability to Europe and Asia in the near future.'"

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