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New Plan In UK For "Big Brother" Database 178

Posted by kdawson on Sunday January 14, 2007 @10:32PM from the for-our-own-good dept.

POPE Mad Mitch writes "The BBC is reporting that Tony Blair is going to unveil plans on Monday to build a single database to pull together and share every piece of personal data from all government departments. The claimed justification is to improve public services. The opposition party and the Information Commission have both condemned the plan as another step towards a 'Big Brother' society. Sharing information in this way is currently prohibited by the 'over-zealous' data protection legislation. An attempt to build a similar database was a key part of the, now severely delayed, ID card scheme."

Submission + - Drug culture begins in MMOE

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Anonymous Coward

on Sunday January 14, 2007 @09:17PM

Anonymous Coward writes: "The adult MMO, Red Light Center, which has been calling itself a virtual Amsterdam, has until now only featured the sex-part of the Red Light District. Today, I've learned that they are now adding in my favorite feature, the drugs! I haven't tried smoking this online pot yet, but I plan to :) Here's my story: http://www.drugpolicycentral.com/bot/article/sooto day5188.htm Here's the web site: http://www.redlightcenter.com/"

Submission + - A development contract for code to be GPL'ed?

Submitted by on Sunday January 14, 2007 @09:17PM

An anonymous reader writes: I am working as an independent developer for a client I have a long relationship with, and of whom I used to be an employee. I've made informal contracts in the past for development work, but this job is much more significant. Also, the client has gone to court over software development in the past; he was in the right to do so, but I need to cover myself. The product will be released under the (L)GPL and copyrighted by me, and the client will also be agreeing to open the license and give me the copyright on some code I previously developed.

I plan to consult a lawyer, but I just want a little more direction before I start investing hours. Are there any resources I should know about, beyond what the FSF has to offer?

Submission + - A 2-nanometer-high Solomon's knot

Submitted by

Roland Piquepaille

on Sunday January 14, 2007 @01:14PM

Roland Piquepaille writes: "UCLA chemists have built a molecular Solomon's knot at the nanoscale. The Solomon's knot is composed of two rings that interlace each other four times, with alternating crossing points that go over, under, over and under as one traces around each of the rings. This nano-version is roughly 2 nanometers high by 1.2 nanometers wide. And what would it be useful for? The project's leader offers a refreshing answer: "There is often a connection between the beauty and elegance of a chemical structure and its potential usefulness, and this Solomon knot structure is quite beautiful and elegant." Good luck to her! Read more for additional details and a picture."

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