Comment Re:XKCD (Score 1) 396
I'm still new to this Internet thing. I'm using Mosaic and I just skipped by that underline thing.
(My apologies -- I can't believe I actually missed that in the summary).
Comment XKCD (Score -1, Redundant) 396
XKCD has a lovely tribute to it today as well.
Comment Re:Hoax (Score 4, Informative) 177
Comment Re:A few ideas: (Score 1) 212
-Variable scroll speed with arrow keys
Variable scroll speed for ViM position keys.
Comment Re:liek wot? (Score 1) 176
I didn't even read the rest of the summary. I couldn't get back "Mar's".
Submission + - MS accidentally announces XP SP3 for this year
nicolastheadept writes: "Microsoft have released a press statement that says that Service Pack 3 will be released this year.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/may0 7/05-21MSJuniperPR.mspx
via http://www.tweakguides.com/"
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/may
via http://www.tweakguides.com/"
Submission + - Holllywood Trying to Starve Canadian Pirates
KenAndCorey writes: "From an article on the CTV News web site, Warner Brothers has decided it won't be giving Canadians previews of its summer blockbusters.
This is total crap, as we already know that the Canadian Movie Piracy Claim is Mostly Fiction. But as is the norm in Canada, we try to make it sound like it's not as bad as it may first appear. Douglas Frith of the Canadian Motion Pictures Distributors Association says,Citing a failure by the government of Canada to make illegal the recording of movies directly from the screen by camcorder, the studio will not issue advance screenings of such audience pleasers like "Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix" and "Ocean's 13."
Well, not yet, anyway."We're not looking at the individuals who go in for fun to camcord a film in a theatre. It's organized crime. People are going in, they get paid between $5,000 to $7,000 for a very good copy of a film."
Submission + - Warner Bros stops Canadian previews, piracy blamed
CommaToes writes: According to Reuters, Warner Brothers is stopping showing advance screenings in Canada. The Movie industry is urging the Canadian Government to crack down on camcorder recordings by putting in harsher penalties. It seems that IP laws in Canada once again is under attack from foriegn interests.
Submission + - Warner Bros. bans previews in Canada
Shambly writes: In an article by the cbc
Warner Bros announces that it will cancel all previews of Movies in Canada citing its reason it says "Recently, the U.S. International Intellectual Property Alliance put Canada on a watchlist of countries it believes responsible for illegal filming and copying of movies. The group alleged that the recording, movie and software industries lose $225 million a year due to illegal trafficking in Canada."
Submission + - 'Major' Anti-Spam Lawsuit to Be Filed in Virginia
Rick Zeman writes: "According to the Washington Post, a John Doe suit will be filed in U.S. District Court Thursday in spam-unfriendly Alexandria, Virginia on behalf of Project Honey Pot seeking the identity of individuals responsible for harvesting millions of e-mail addresses on behalf of spammers.
From the article: 'The company is filing the suit on behalf of some 20,000 people who use its anti-spam tool. Web site owners use the project's free software to generate pages that feature unique "spam trap" e-mail addresses each time those pages are visited. The software then records the Internet address of the visitor and the date and time of the visit. Because those addresses are never used to sign up for e-mail lists, the software can help investigators draw connections between harvesters and spammers if an address generated by a spam trap or "honey pot" later receives junk e-mail.'"
From the article: 'The company is filing the suit on behalf of some 20,000 people who use its anti-spam tool. Web site owners use the project's free software to generate pages that feature unique "spam trap" e-mail addresses each time those pages are visited. The software then records the Internet address of the visitor and the date and time of the visit. Because those addresses are never used to sign up for e-mail lists, the software can help investigators draw connections between harvesters and spammers if an address generated by a spam trap or "honey pot" later receives junk e-mail.'"
Submission + - Carbon Credit Fraud
WED Fan writes: "As mentioned, the carbon credit industry is quickly falling into disrepute. The Financial Times conducted an investigation and found some very disturbing things.
This is a shell game that will kill the environmental movement with the general public if the movement doesn't clean themselves up, quickly."
Companies and individuals rushing to go green have been spending millions on "carbon credit" projects that yield few if any environmental benefits.
A Financial Times investigation has uncovered widespread failings in the new markets for greenhouse gases, suggesting some organisations are paying for emissions reductions that do not take place.
This is a shell game that will kill the environmental movement with the general public if the movement doesn't clean themselves up, quickly."
Feed Microwave Your Kitchen Sponge To Keep It Clean (sciencedaily.com)
Every kitchen has at some time or another been home to a sponge, that oh-so-versatile cleaning tool. It wipes up messes on countertops and absorbs liquid droplets quickly. Best of all, it's reusable. Now researchers can tell you two easy ways to keep it clean.
Submission + - Jack Thompsons Blames Microsoft for VT Shooting
strwrsxprt writes: Jack Thompson is leeching off of the coverage of the latest school shooting tragedy at Virgina Tech, once again blaming violent videogames for all of America's problems. His latest directed attack is against Microsoft with an open letter addressed to Bill Gates. Game Almighty has obtained a copy of the letter, but here's a quick sample:
"Mr. Gates, your company is potentially legally liable the harm done at Virginia Tech. Your game, a killing simulator, according to the news that used to be in the Post, trained him to enjoy killing and how to kill. You knew five years ago that your on-line game, Counterstrike, so clearly figured in the massacre by a student in Erfurt that the event and the game impacted the race for Chancellor in Germany at the time!"
"Mr. Gates, your company is potentially legally liable the harm done at Virginia Tech. Your game, a killing simulator, according to the news that used to be in the Post, trained him to enjoy killing and how to kill. You knew five years ago that your on-line game, Counterstrike, so clearly figured in the massacre by a student in Erfurt that the event and the game impacted the race for Chancellor in Germany at the time!"
Submission + - Linux in the Indy 500
Submission + - 5 Years for a movie?
Thrawn01 writes: "A good friend of mine has just been convicted of seeding Star Wars episode III and is facing up to 5 years of jail time
I do not condone his actions and agree he should be punished but 5 Years in a federal prison for sharing a 35$ movie with no personal financial gain? Drug dealers that "SELL" drugs get 5 years in prison. So I ask the slashdot community. Why should my friend who has no financial gain from sharing the copyrighted material suffer the same sentence as a drug dealer? Why such a high price for giving away a movie? What is a reasonable penalty for seeding copyrighted material? How can I help my friend and get this law changed?
Thanks."
I do not condone his actions and agree he should be punished but 5 Years in a federal prison for sharing a 35$ movie with no personal financial gain? Drug dealers that "SELL" drugs get 5 years in prison. So I ask the slashdot community. Why should my friend who has no financial gain from sharing the copyrighted material suffer the same sentence as a drug dealer? Why such a high price for giving away a movie? What is a reasonable penalty for seeding copyrighted material? How can I help my friend and get this law changed?
Thanks."
