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rastos1 writes:
Shahid Malik, the MP for Dewsbury and an international development minister, was returning to Heathrow after meetings and talks on tackling terrorism, when he was stopped an questioned at Dulles Airport near Washington yesterday morning.
"The abusive attitude I endured last November I forgot about and I forgave, but I really do believe that British ministers and parliamentarians should be afforded the same respect and dignity at U.S.A. airports that we would bestow upon our colleagues in the Senate and Congress." said Shahid Malik.
Yay! I love it when a plan comes together! (And anti-terrorism measures hit the right people)
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Anonymous Terrorist writes:
Back in the midsts of time, when I was a lad and gopher was the height of information retrieval I read The Anarchist's Cookbook in one huge text file. Now it appears the UK government considers possession of the book an offence under the Terrorism Act 2000 and is prosecuting a 17 year old boy, in part, for having a copy of the book.
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freyyr890 writes:
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince has announced his intention to sue numerous websites such as Youtube, eBay, and The Pirate Bay for allegations of copyright infringement, and has enlisted the help of Web Sheriff to help him take down his work which has been posted on the internet. Prince accuses these websites of not making an effort to filter his work from other user's uploads.
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ScaredOfTheMan writes:
According to the Y2K forums a Bioshock PC install is only valid per one user (the one you were logged in as when you installed it). Any attempt to play the game from a different user account will require further activation. All I can say is Weak! Check out the metaphor of why your brother should not play the game you purchased.
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elrous0 writes:
Denis Kvasov, former head of the infamous Russian music download site "allofmp3.com" was acquitted by a Russian court today for alleged copyright infringement stemming from the site's sales of unlicensed music.
"The prosecution did not succeed in presenting persuasive evidence of his involvement in infringing copyright law," said judge Yekaterina Sharapova. "Everybody who uses soundtracks has to pay a certain amount of their income to the rights holders and this company has done that," she said. "MediaServices has paid a certain amount of money to ROMS."
A local official with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which is representing copyright holders in the case, said it would appeal the decision.
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An anonymous reader writes:
HTML 5 has been revived by the W3C at last. After some lobbying and continued work by the WHATG [Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group] the old web markup is getting an official face-lift by the W3C, and making a statement in the face of what was once its intended successor XHTML. http://www.webforefront.com/archives/2007/07/html_ 5.html#more
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OSS_ilation writes:
Apparently, Sun Microsystem's Ian Murdock did not receive the warm welcome he may have hoped for last night at a meeting of New York City's Unix and OpenSolaris user groups. The room held approximately 50 people and a good number of those were OpenSolaris users there to hear about Project Indiana. One observer said, "What I saw at the OpenSolaris user group meeting was a shock to me. Ian was on the defensive for most of the entire meeting. And it was their own user base that was fighting back!" Why the angst? OpenSolaris users and Linux users alike were confused about Sun's strategy to make OpenSolaris more "Linux-like," and decided to let their voices be heard when Murdock showed up to talk about Project Indiana. Another unidentified attendee reportedly blurted out "all this does is help Sun, what does this do for someone using Linux?"
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raw-sewage writes:
I've got a Computer Science degree and nearly six years of professional software development experience (engineering design applications and trading programs). I like writing code, but struggle to stay "energized" by it day after day. I'm looking for a job that is computer- and/or technology-centric, but also involves a lot of variety and different projects. Computer forensics seems like it would fit the bill. Of course I don't expect CSI-caliber glamor, but variation and the ability to learn about a lot of different technologies sound exciting.
However, I can't seem to find any information on what is required to get into this field. Does anyone have the answers to questions such as:
- What degree and/or certifications are required?
- Who does a computer forensics professional work for? Federal, state, local government? Private industry?
- What kind of compensation can one expect in this field?
- What are typical/likely career paths for someone involved in computer forensics?
- How does one find opportunities for this kind of work?
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MrM writes:
The RIAA's website was updated recently to include the following tips to "avoid piracy". Among them, under the section "Examples of easy ways you could violate the law", is the following: "You have a computer with a CD burner, which you use to burn copies of music you have downloaded onto writable CDs for all of your friends." Wow. Can we expect the militias with screwdrivers anytime soon?
