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the monolith writes:
If you have ever thought what your 'app' profits may bring, or that nifty website selling rock memorabilia, then take a look at what big Kim Dotcom has to put up with.
The indoor swimming pool, the studio, the garden!
A lifetime of hacking real-time code gets me near as damn all when compared to this stately pile.
Anyone need a programmer? :)
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the monolith writes:
The British Government will later today clarify it's new position on when making copies of copyrighted material is acceptable. The statement will also detail the legal position on changing format of copyrighted material e.g. to MP3, OGG etc.. Clarifying the boundaries will also define in a heavy chalk outline where other works of artfulness stand, or not.
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the monolith writes:
Julian Assange is freed at last from a police cell after an interminable two day delay in his release after bail was posted finally ended. He seems to be banned from using Twitter, but he's free for the moment.
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the monolith writes:
The company supplying bandwidth to The Pirate Bay have been forced to disconnect them. The new location has not yet been officially disclosed but, sooner or later, the ship will dock somewhere!
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the monolith writes:
The UK laws on file sharing are being extended and powers added to remove access to the internet feom persistent file sharers
BBC article at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8219652.stm
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the monolith writes:
Well, someone had time on his hands, the boss was out, and a spare processor on the bench. It simply had to be done, and a Japanese engineer went where no one has gone before in producing a husband hunting bra. The victim is distracted by the firmware, and the wearer can move in swiftly for the kill wielding the strategically positioned wedding ring.
What other projects could be thought up by bored slashdotters? Answers on the proverbial digital postcard.
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the monolith writes:
Link: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080301/tot-uk-baer-b86c26b.html
Quote "The court has serious questions about the effectiveness of any order this court might issue, given the current state of affairs, that these matters are fully out in the public domain, in the virtual domain," White said in making his ruling on Friday."
