Comment Re:IQ test (Score 1) 465
If I drape a jellyfish over a Roomba it isn't a cyborg.
...OR IS IT...dotdotdot.
Comment Re:AD 2200 (Score 1) 606
Flying Cars... I think you meant green (or maybe brown) screen of death.
Unless your making an ocean flight... then yes, it's a Blue Screen of Death.
US ISP Adopts Three-Strikes Policy 280
Andorin writes "Suddenlink, a United States ISP that serves nineteen states, has implemented a three-strikes policy. Subscribers who receive three DMCA takedown notices are disconnected without compensation for a period of six months. According to TorrentFreak, the takedown notices do not have to be substantiated in court, which effectively means that subscribers can be disconnected based on mere accusations. In justifying the policy, Suddenlink turns to an obscure provision of their Terms of Service, but also claims that they are required by the DMCA to disconnect repeat offenders."
HDCP Master Key Revealed 747
solafide writes "The HDCP Master Key has allegedly been revealed. If true, this information will allow anyone to create their own source or sink keys, essentially making HDCP useless for content protection permanently. No word yet on how it was obtained, but if true, this is a great day for content freedom around the world!"
Comment Re:competition? (Score 1) 775
I don't know much about PayPal, but wouldn't that be a viable option instead of keeping say... 600,000 pounds in PayPal?
from Notch's Blog:
Just to clear things up: I withdraw everything from paypal every week. They limited my account just as sales started spiking, so this money has accumulated since they limited the account.
from minecraft.net stats:
In the last 24 hours, 11837 people registered, and 4485 people bought the game.
4485*9.95 Euro = 44625.75. thats in 24 hours. it would only take about 2 weeks to accumulate over 600k.
AT&T Says Net Rules Must Allow 'Paid Prioritization' 390
suraj.sun writes "AT&T said Tuesday that any Net neutrality plan restricting its ability to engage in 'paid prioritization' of network traffic would be harmful and contrary to the fundamental principles of the Internet."
RIAA President Says Copyright Law "Isn't Working" 473
Kilrah_il writes "Apperantly not satisfied with the current scope of the DMCA, RIAA President Cary Sherman wants to broaden the scope of the law to have content providers such as YouTube and Rapidshare liable for illegal content found on their sites. 'The RIAA would strongly prefer informal agreements inked with intermediaries ... We're working on [discussions with broadband providers], and we'd like to extend that kind of relationship — not just to ISPs, but [also to] search engines, payment processors, advertisers ... [But], if legislation is an appropriate way to facilitate that kind of cooperation, fine.' Notice the update at the end of the article pointing out that Sherman is seeking for voluntary agreements with said partners and not to enact broader laws without their cooperation."
Comment Re:Wow! (Score 1) 228
It's ok, the poll is unneeded and nit-picky but it's something to do for 5-10 minutes.
Canon Abandons SED TV Hopes 120
angry tapir writes "Canon has decided to liquidate a subsidiary developing a flat-panel display technology called SED, effectively bringing to an end once high hopes that the screens would replace LCD panels and plasma displays in living room TVs. Development of SED (surface-condition electron-emitter display) screens began in 1986 at Canon and was joined in 1999 by Toshiba. SEDs combine elements of both CRT (cathode ray tube) and LCD (liquid crystal display) technologies. As with CRTs, electrons hit a phosphor-coated screen to emit light. But instead of being shot from an electron gun, electrons are drawn out of an emitter through a slit that is only a few nanometers wide. The result is a picture that is as bright as a CRT and does not suffer a time lag sometimes seen on LCD panels with rapidly moving images."
Comment Re:Zombie rappers? (Score 1) 320
shuffle and flow?
Feds Won't File Charges In School Laptop-Spy Case 398
jamie writes "Federal prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a Philadelphia school district or its employees over the use of software to remotely monitor students. From the article: 'US Attorney Zane David Memeger says investigators have found no evidence of criminal intent by Lower Merion School District employees who activated tracking software that took thousands of webcam and screenshot images on school-provided laptops.'"
Comment Re:because it's stealing (Score 1) 106
To take (the property of another) without right or permission.
So whether this counts as stealing all really comes down to whether we are going to allow intellectual property to be a type of property. Sounds like and interesting debate but it is still a complete waste of time.
I agree with the general emphasis and message of your post. However, you failed to notice that "take" and "copy" are two different words with different definitions.
Comment Re:RIAA (Score 3, Funny) 437
Except that they skip right to the second part.
Comment Re:Very Smart (Score 1) 190
burn the clothes, but keep wearing the helmet. it would be a great defense. "if i had just robbed the bank as dressed as vader i wouldn't be stupid enough to keep wearing the helmet!"
Alien Swarm Can Be Played As a Terrifying FPS 157
AndrewGOO9 writes "With a few simple commands from the developer console, Alien Swarm can go from being played as an isometric top-down shooter to a first-person perspective. Surprisingly easy, it does make the game, which was released for free via Steam earlier this week, a lot more terrifying. But, anyone who is at home playing games like Modern Warfare or Halo should have no problem slaughtering their way through wave after wave of creatures. In fact, it poses the potential to make the game easier for people who would've otherwise struggled with the overhead view."
