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Submission + - Western Digital Sells DRM'ed External Hard Drive (wired.com)

Submitted by wanderingknight on Tuesday December 11, 2007 @12:25PM

wanderingknight writes: Western Digital's 1TB MyBook external hard drives won't share media files over network connections (UPDATE: Don't install the "required" client software! See workaround below). From the product page: "Due to unverifiable media license authentication, the most common audio and video file types cannot be shared with different users using WD Anywhere Access." It doesn't matter what the files are: If you try to share these formats over a network, Western Digital assumes not just that you're a criminal, but that it is its job to police users. Workarounds: The manual's appendix and online support site provide setup instructions for SAMBA, allowing access over IP instead of with the DRM-infested and poorly-reviewed client app, elsewhere claimed to be "required. Samba not enough? Gut the firmware and install made-to-measure Linux: An entire community of folks is here to help you hack your MyBook: mybookworld.wikidot.com.

Submission + - Storyboard for latest Coppola's movie stolen (reuters.com)

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wanderingknight

on Friday September 28, 2007 @04:10PM

wanderingknight writes: "Thieves broke into the Buenos Aires (Argentina) home of film director Francis Ford Coppola and made off with a laptop containing work on his new movie, an employee said on Thursday. The Oscar-winning director of "The Godfather" movies was out when five thieves raided the house late on Wednesday, injuring a member of the production crew working on Coppola's next film, "Tetro," due to start shooting in February. "Coppola is very sad and the only thing he's asked for is to get back his computer, which is essential for him and for his work," the employee, who was not identified, told a local television station. http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2732279120070927"

Submission + - Nebraska State senator sues God (msn.com)

Submitted by wanderingknight on Thursday September 20, 2007 @12:53PM

wanderingknight writes: State Sen. Ernie Chambers sued God last week. Angered by another lawsuit he considers frivolous, Chambers says he's trying to make the point that anybody can file a lawsuit against anybody. Chambers says in his lawsuit that God has made terrorist threats against the senator and his constituents, inspired fear and caused "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20827350/

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