Martin Spamer - Slashdot User

Submission + - Dust 514 countdown (dust514.com)

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Martin Spamer

on Monday June 06, 2011 @10:19AM

Martin Spamer writes: "A count down clock, due to expire at midnight tonight Icelandic Time, has been running on the Dust 514 site for the last few days. Dust 514 is expected to expand the MMOG Eve Online into the console market with a FPS. While 'Dusters' will battle for control of the planet surfaces above them fleets battles will rage."

Submission + - UK Banks attempt to suppress Chip and Pin thesis (independent.co.uk) 2

Submitted by Martin Spamer on Tuesday December 28, 2010 @11:00AM

Martin Spamer writes: The UK Bank's Cards Association has tried to 'bully' the Cambridge University's Computer Laboratory into censoring a PhD student's thesis which exposes flaws in chip and pin technology.

Submission + - Fresh allegations against Assanges (guardian.co.uk)

Submitted by Guardian Reader on Sunday December 19, 2010 @07:34PM

Guardian Reader writes: As fresh allegations about third woman emerge, the Guardian Newspaper starts to distance it's self from Assanges.

Submission + - WOW use psychological tricks to fuel addiction. (bbc.co.uk) 1

Submitted by Martin Spamer on Monday December 06, 2010 @02:16PM

Martin Spamer writes: On the eve of the launch of WOW Cataclysm, the BBC current affairs programme Panorama exposes how WOW uses psychological tricks to fuel addiction.

Submission + - 100 Million Facebook users leaked.

Submitted by Martin Spamer on Thursday July 29, 2010 @05:39PM

Martin Spamer writes: Personal details of 100m Facebook users leaked. The man responsible Ron Bowes, speaks out his motives.

Submission + - Prosecutor recognises (indexoncensorship.org)

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Martin Spamer

on Tuesday June 30, 2009 @11:16AM

Martin Spamer writes: "The British Crown Prosecution Service has dropped obscenity charges against Darryn Walker, who faced trial under the Obscene Publications Act for publishing an online rape fantasy, 'Girls (Scream) Aloud', about pop group Girls Aloud on his blog.

Free speech campaign group Index On Censorship said that the case threatened the rights of writers and internet users.

Avedon Carol, spokeswoman for campaign group Feminists Against Censorship, said this attempted prosecution represented a dangerous precedent.

Outlaw.com suggests the court case that could have redefined UK citizens' right to free speech on the internet.

Prosecutors offered no evidence,after receiving expert testimony, and the judge ordered a directed not guilty verdict.

The case was brought following a complaint by the self appointed and unaccountable Big Brother of the internet the Internet Watch Foundation which has previously been involved in the controversial to blocking the Wikipedia and Amazon for hosting obscene images of album and book covers."

Submission + - UK Government 'must act on e-crime'

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Martin Spamer

on Friday August 10, 2007 @08:41AM

Martin Spamer writes: "The UK Government 'must act on e-crime' reports the BBC. The UK government must do more to protect internet users from the threat of e-crime, says a House of Lords report. The House of Lords report Science and Technology Committee said the internet was now "the playground of criminals". UK Government 'must act on e-crime'"

Submission + - Minnesota bridge collage.

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Martin Spamer

on Thursday August 02, 2007 @12:14PM

Martin Spamer writes: "As a Minnesota bridge collage claims up to 50 lives has Structural Engineers puzzled with some suggesting structural cracks and others even suggesting corrosion caused by pigeon droppings. Pictures."

Submission + - Eve-Online rocked by 700 Billon ISK (119,000 USD)

Submitted by on Wednesday August 23, 2006 @12:58PM

Martin Spamer writes: The space MMOG Eve-Online where mining rock plays a big part of the economy has recently been hit by a huge in-game scam. The aftermath of the EIB scam... was 700 Billion ISK, (yes that was Billion) might raise $119,000 USD if sold on ebay. Where the conversion rate of 100m isk to 18 USD. These events have prompted claims of player deaths, death threats, and speculation about What Would You Do With 700 Billion ISK?

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