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The Almighty Buck

Charles Nesson Ruled Jointly Liable To Pay RIAA 207

Posted by timothy from the that-limb-looks-awfully-thin-professor dept.
eldavojohn writes "The highly anticipated Joel Tenenbaum trial ended in a disaster for Tenenbaum. But worse for his highly publicized lawyer, Charles Nesson, they are both liable for payment of the court's decision to the RIAA. Nesson's pro bono agreement with Tenenbaum may turn out to be a seriously expensive experiment for the Harvard Law Professor." As the Ars story points out, though, it's "some fees incurred by the RIAA during the trial" for which he'd be liable, not the whole judgment amount.
Security

Submission + - Microsoft: Press F1 Key in Windows XP at Peril (computerworld.com)

Submitted by CWmike
CWmike writes: Microsoft told Windows XP users today not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site, as part of its reaction to an unpatched vulnerability that hackers could exploit to hijack PCs running Internet Explorer. In a security advisory issued late Monday, Microsoft confirmed the unpatched bug in VBScript that researcher Maurycy Prodeus had revealed Friday, offered more information on the flaw and provided some advice on how to protect PCs until a patch shipped. 'The vulnerability exists in the way that VBScript interacts with Windows Help files when using Internet Explorer,' read the advisory. 'If a malicious Web site displayed a specially crafted dialog box and a user pressed the F1 key, arbitrary code could be executed in the security context of the currently logged-on user.'

Submission + - Early cannabis use linked to psychosis (cosmosmagazine.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The longer people use cannabis or marijuana, the more likely they are to experience hallucinations or delusions or to suffer psychosis, according to a study released Saturday.
The Military

Submission + - Israeli militarydeveloping battlefield robot snake (jpost.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A robot snake, capable of recording video and sound on the battlefield, is on the way to join the the IDF's hi-tech arsenal. The spying robot, which is about two meters long and covered in military camouflage, mimics the movements and appearance of real snakes, slithering around through caves, tunnels, cracks and buildings, while at the same time sending images and sound back to a soldier who controls the device through a laptop computer. Besides recording multimedia, the snake may also be used to carry explosives.
The Internet

AT&T Dropping Usenet Netnews; Low-Cost Alternatives? 345

Posted by timothy from the don't-want-to-perish-like-a-fading-horse dept.
franknagy writes "This announcement message has appeared in all the news groups on the AT&T/SBC News Server: 'Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be offering access to the Usenet netnews service. If you wish to continue reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party vendors.' So what free or low-cost alternatives are available for Netnews and the NNTP services for clients?"
Announcements

Submission + - Paris hosts the second Hacker Space Festival (hackerspace.net)

Submitted by
zoobab
zoobab writes: "Hackers from all over Europe will meet at the end of the month (27-30 June) at the second Hacker Space Festival (HSF), in Paris. The four-day schedule includes conferences and workshops on: Metasploit, HostileWRT, FPGA for beginners, ICT disaster recovery, Software Patents in Europe, Hadopi, Anonymisation or how to produce your own biodiesel... The future of Hacker Spaces will also be debated. The event will be hosted by the first french hackerspace /tmp/lab, located in an industrial zone in the outskirts of Paris."
Unix

Submission + - Unix Turns 40

Submitted by wandazulu
wandazulu writes: Forty years ago this summer, Ken Thompson sat down and wrote a small operating system that would eventually be called Unix. An article at ComputerWorld describes the the history, present, and future of what could arguably be called the most important operating system of them all.
Digital

Submission + - Money For Nothing and The Codecs For Free (davisfreeberg.com)

Submitted by Davis Freeberg
Davis Freeberg writes: In an in depth discussion on the codec industry, CoreCodec CEO and Matroska Foundation board member Dan Marlin shares his thoughts on the growing popularity of the MKV container, confusion in the marketplace between X.264/MKV and DivXHD and weighs in on a controversial decision by Microsoft to block third party filter support in future versions of Windows media player. His interview offers a behind the scenes look at an important piece of technology that is helping to power the P2P movement. It also raises the prickly question of whether or not Microsoft is abusing their OS monopoly, in order to rein in competition within the codec industry.
Announcements

Submission + - SDF Public Access UNIX System Celebrates 20 Years (lonestar.org)

Submitted by
Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones writes: "The SDF Public Access UNIX System Celebrates 20 Years!
http://sdf.lonestar.org/

It was on June 16th, 1987 that the SDF-1 received its first caller at
300bps. This little Apple ][e BBS of the late 80s turned into a Public
Access UNIX System with the demise of "killer.dallas.tx.us" during the
"Operation Sundevil" raids. Since then it has grown to become the oldest
and largest continually operating PUBNIX on the planet."

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