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Submission + - Senate sneaks an anti-internet resolution

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destinyland
destinyland writes: "Apparently June is national "Internet is Dangerous" month. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution urging Americans to "learn more about the dangers of the Internet." And what counts as a danger? Disabling censor-ware, or making friends online if you ever plan to meet them in real life. Its extreme negativity is disappointing — especially since its co-sponsors include Barack Obama, who's supposed to be such a friend to the internet. But remember — it passed unanimously."

Feed Pinnacle kicks out $100 PCTV HD Stick USB tuner (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed

Filed under: HDTV, Portable Video

The Pinnacle PCTV USB Stick that you may have grown quite fond of over the past year has finally decided to get with the times, as the newest iteration throws HD capability into the minuscule tuner while still ringing up a penny under a Benjamin. The Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick steps it down a notch from its Professional sibling, but still allows users to "view live television on their PC with pause, rewind, and fast-forward timeshifting functionality." Pinnacle's latest USB 2.0 tuner is "about the size of a key," gets all the necessary juice right from the USB port, supports NTSC and ATSC broadcasts, and comes bundled with the firm's TVCenter Pro software. Best of all, this no frills portable TV tuner can get live programming on your laptop or desktop right now for a mere $99.99.

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The Almighty Buck

Submission + - Infosys goes for 'bonded-labour'! (rediff.com)

Submitted by Infocison
Infocison writes: IT outsourcing giant Infosys is having all its employees sign a non-compete clause which states that even after the employee quits the company, he/ she cannot work for any of Infosys' competitors. In fact, the clause allegedly lists by name the top five rival companies — TCS, Accenture, IBM , Cognizant and Wipro. click here for full story.
The Internet

Submission + - Myspace Design "Sense" Meets Facebook Plat (insidefacebook.com)

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MikeJ
MikeJ writes: "Inside Facebook has the scoop on a slightly controversial Facebook Application:

"Facebook has always been known for its clean, minimal look, and the fact that it does not allow users to spice up their stylesheets with their own colors or themes. Today, some clever (and humorous) hackers have found a way around this restriction. The app is tongue-in-cheekily called I CAN HAS A MYSPACE PLZ and was clearly made for a few laughs at the expense of some hole found in Facebook's style-protection system.""
Sci-Fi

Submission + - Babylon 5: The Lost Tales trailer released

Submitted by HistoryNerd
HistoryNerd writes: At long last Babylon 5 fans can catch a glimpse of Babylon 5: The Lost Tales through this trailer for the all new production ahead of the direct-to-DVD release this July 31st. This continuation of the Babylon 5 universe will feature John Sheridan (Boxleitner), Elizabeth Lochley (Scoggins), and Galen (Woodward) in two intertwined stories. Depending on its sales success, this may be the first in an anthology series of new releases focusing on different characters from the original series. Additional video diaries featuring behind the scenes footage of the shooting of this production have now been released as well, such as this one including a Minbari coffee break. The trailer can also be found along with additional video diaries and information about the production through the official site.
It's funny. Laugh.

Journal Journal: Be careful of who you put in the trunk of your car 2

Journal by nizo

When a woman in Germany witnessed what she thought was a young boy being taken away in the boot [trunk for us 'merkins] of a car she alerted police to a child kidnapping.

But police found the "boy" was in fact Klaus "Shorty" Mueller, a dwarf mechanic.

He had climbed into the boot and asked to be driven around so he could track down the source of a rattling noise in the car.
Space

Submission + - Radio wave on Saturn's moon hints at hidden ocean (www.cbc.ca)

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SleepyHappyDoc
SleepyHappyDoc writes: "The European Space Agency has announced that a mysterious radio wave may indicate the existence of a hidden ocean underneath the surface of Titan. The Cassini-Huygens spaceprobe, which entered Titan's atmosphere over two years ago, collected evidence and information which has led to this potential discovery. This technology may lead to entirely new ways of finding out information about other planets."
Republicans

Submission + - Integrity of Science: White House Misuse of Data (sciencemag.org)

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Science data nerds
Science data nerds writes: "The White House is consistently and persistently claiming that the US is doing better than Europe in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This turns out to be false — their claim is purely based on carefully selecting the only subset of data that shows this. When all the data are used, Europe emissions have declined substantially; the US emissions have grown substantially. This story, and the linked analysis, debunk the White House claims."
Linux Business

Submission + - Bank switches 12000 desktops to Linux (tectonic.co.za)

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rpc1980
rpc1980 writes: "Following recent reports of a South African bank eyeing out Linux, Novell South Africa today issued a statement in which it said it had reached an agreement with First National Bank of South Africa to standardise the bank's 12 000 desktops in its 680 retail branches on Novell's Linux product."
Television

Submission + - Why HD movie downloads are a big lie (com.com)

Submitted by jpfingst
jpfingst writes: "There's a lot of buzz lately about the delivery of HD TV and Movie content over the Internet with shows like Lost being delivered by ABC.com and other video download services with XBox360 or iTunes....But there's one dirty little secret that people are forgetting or that they don't understand, IT'S NOT HD they're getting over the Internet. Heck it's not even NTSC 480i (720?480 60 fields interlaced) DVD quality when you really look at the amount of video data you're getting!"
The Courts

Submission + - First court system running on FOSS

Submitted by vaidhy
vaidhy writes: One more for India. Allahabad high court in India is now running completely on FOSS software and supports ODF (open document format) and it provides the judgement in RSS format too. Sometime actions speak louder than words.
Media (Apple)

Submission + - iPhone available on June 29th

Submitted by bobbybobber
bobbybobber writes: AppleInsider has the good word on iPhone availability. The Apple news site is reporting that a just-aired AT&T Wireless commercial advertises the Apple handset will be available beginning June 29th. The spot aired on CBS at approximately 7:00 p.m. eastern time. It included a brief demonstration of some iPhone functions, ending with Apple-branded splash screen and the June 29th availability date.

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