kbonapart - Slashdot User

Geohashing Meets an Angry Rancher With Firearms 800

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday June 15, 2008 @01:13PM from the viral-marketing-for-xkcd-fps dept.

katicli writes "Geohashing, an obscure xkcd pastime which involves going to random coordinates generated by md5 hashing, the date, and the opening status of the stock market, appears to have just gotten far more interesting. The official wiki reports a warning for other geohashers intending to go to the spot designated for June 14th in the San Francisco area, as several avid fans of xkcd were met by an angry rancher and firearms."

RIAA Says "Wanna Fight? It'll Cost You!" 367

Posted by timothy on Sunday June 15, 2008 @01:28AM from the come-the-revolution dept.

jeiler writes "Ars has the details on an RIAA strategy to double the cost of settling copyright infringement suits for students who try to quash the group's subpoenas in court. In a nutshell: settle early, pay $3,000; try to quash the subpoena and the settlement cost rises to $8,000."

Slashdot Top Deals