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Comment Copyright? (Score 1) 205

by Toksyuryel on Friday October 02, 2009 @02:39AM (#29614351) Attached to: UK Court Order Served Over Twitter, To Anonymous User Posing As Another

I wasn't aware you could copyright your own name. This looks like yet another attempt to grossly extend the reach of copyright by dinging a guy who is genuinely guilty of a crime and trying to change that crime to copyright infringement. Blizzard would be so proud.

Reddit Javascript Exploit Spreading Virally 239

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday September 28, 2009 @09:39AM from the hate-when-that-happens dept.

Nithendil writes "guyhersh from reddit.com describes the situation (warning: title NSFW): Based on what I've seen today, here's what went down. Reddit user Empirical wrote javascript code where if you copied and pasted it into the address bar, you would instantly spam that comment by replying to all the comments on the page and submitting it. Later xssfinder posted a proof of concept where if you hovered over a link, it would automatically run a Javascript. He then got the brilliant idea to combine the two scripts together, tested it and it spread from there."

FCC Backs Net Neutrality, Chairman's Full Speech Posted 270

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday September 21, 2009 @02:39PM from the but-can-they-be-trusted dept.

ArmyofGnomes writes "FCC chairman Julius Genachowski delivered Monday on President Obama's promise to back 'net neutrality' — but he went much further than merely seeking to expand rules that prohibit ISPs from filtering or blocking net traffic by proposing that they cover all broadband connections, including data connections for smartphones. Genachowski stated: 'I understand the Internet is a dynamic network and that technology continues to grow and evolve. I recognize that if we were to create unduly detailed rules that attempted to address every possible assault on openness, such rules would become outdated quickly. But the fact that the Internet is evolving rapidly does not mean we can, or should, abandon the underlying values fostered by an open network, or the important goal of setting rules of the road to protect the free and open Internet. ... In view of these challenges and opportunities, and because it is vital that the Internet continue to be an engine of innovation, economic growth, competition and democratic engagement, I believe the FCC must be a smart cop on the beat preserving a free and open Internet.'"

Vegetative Patients Can Still Learn 159

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday September 21, 2009 @01:46PM from the better-than-some-biz-folks-i-have-known dept.

enigma48 writes to mention that a collaborative study between the Universities of Buenos Aires and Cambridge have demonstrated that individuals in a vegetative state can still learn and demonstrate at least a partial consciousness. Their findings are reported in a recent online edition of Nature Neuroscience. "It is the first time that scientists have tested whether patients in vegetative and minimally conscious states can learn. By establishing that they can, it is believed that this simple test will enable practitioners to assess the patient's consciousness without the need of imaging. The abstract is also available in the advance issue of Nature."

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