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Submission + - Anonymously check your neighbour's income

Submitted by

Xemu

on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @06:19PM

Xemu writes: "A new website has been launched in Sweden that makes it possible to find out your neighbour's income at the touch of a button. The site makes it very simple to find out the income details of a person or company. All you need is the name. It allows the searcher total anonymity, writes the Local. The person whose details are revealed will not be notified. Of course a site like this could be used by shady elements to check out potential wealthy targets. Should details about people's income be freely and anonymously available on the net?"

Submission + - James Kim's Body Found

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @06:18PM

An anonymous reader writes: James Kim's body has been found. Cnn story

It's a sad day for his family, friends, and fans.

Submission + - EMI Selling Unprotected Songs. The end of DRM?

Submitted by

engtech

on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @05:57PM

engtech writes: "Digital song sales have stalled at the ~137-144 million mark and EMI has launched an experiment in selling songs in unprotected MP3 format through Yahoo (WSJ).

Nicholas Carr writes that "the writing's on the wall: The existing model of digital music sales is losing momentum."

From the article: "But won't selling songs as unprotected MP3s lead to rampant illegal copying? No. Because there's already rampant illegal copying. Most unauthorized copying is done either through online file-sharing networks or by burning CDs for friends. DRM schemes have little effect on either of those. All new songs are immediately available on file-sharing networks, DRM or not.""

Submission + - Wil Wheaton's Holiday Gift Guide for Geeks

Submitted by

Helen Suicide

on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @05:53PM

Helen Suicide writes: "There are just seventeen shopping days left until Christmas, and the holidays are now officially up in our shit like a drunken co-worker at the office Christmas party. Shopping at this time of year can be difficult at best, and shopping for geeks can be downright miserable. We speak a language not a lot of people understand, enjoy things that seem weird to most normal people, and the places you'd go to shop for us can be a little . . . scary. So, as a public service, I present Wil's First Annual Holiday Gift Guide for Geeks, featuring things you can buy from the comfort and saftey of your own home, right off the Internet. http://suicidegirls.com/news/geek/19482/"

Submission + - CNET Editor James Kim sadly found dead

Submitted by

Seumas Hyslop

on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @05:26PM

Seumas Hyslop writes: "CNET News.com is just reporting that MP3 Insider Editor James Kim has been found dead in Southwestern Oregon after a long search. A very sad day for his family Kati, Penelope and Sabine, and for everyone at CNET. I know I used to enjoy his podcasts. RIP James."

Submission + - James Kim Found Dead

Submitted by on Wednesday December 06, 2006 @05:06PM

An anonymous reader writes: James Kim, Digital Audio editor at CNET and former personality on TechTV has been found dead. Kim and his family when missing earlier last week. His wife and two children were found yesterday alive in the Oregon wilderness. Our condolences and prayers go out to the Kim family and the CNET community on this loss.

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