4909931
submission
Karrde712 writes:
A Federal jury found a Minnesota woman guilty of copyright violations put forth by the RIAA. The jury awarded a fine of $80,000 for each of 24 songs that she downloaded. The woman and her lawyers were shocked at the size of the fine and plan to appeal.
83868
submission
Karrde712 writes:
From Vista's EULA (Warning: PDF):
"13. UPGRADES. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the software that is eligible for the upgrade. Upon upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the agreement for the software you upgraded from. After you upgrade, you may no longer use the software you upgraded from."
According to LXer, during the upgrade process, Microsoft will invalidate your original Windows XP cd-key, preventing its use on another computer. Since you cannot install the Vista upgrade media from a system without Windows XP already on it and activated, this makes the Vista upgrade a one-way move.
83862
submission
Karrde712 writes:
From the article: "The Coast Guard planned to call off its search early Thursday for an acclaimed computer scientist whose sailboat has disappeared off Northern California.
Despite unusually calm weather, searchers have exhausted any area Jim Gray could have drifted or sailed after leaving for a solo sailing trip Sunday to scatter his mother's ashes at sea, a Coast Guard spokesman said."
61532
submission
Karrde712 writes:
According to a study by the British government (reported by the BBC here), robots may be improving to a level of intelligence where they might be able to demand rights, even "robo-healthcare".
