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Submission + - A Chicago man arrested for uploading 24 (yahoo.com)

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dkholm

on Monday June 04, 2007 @11:43PM

dkholm writes: "According to Yahoo News, federal agents have arrested a 24-year-old Chicago man for violation of copyright in uploading the first four episodes of season six of Fox's 24 to LiveDigital.com. The uploads hit the Internet a week before the programs aired. The man faces up to three years in prison."

Submission + - Wallet Destroys 4 Hard Drives (jeffmcfadden.com)

Submitted by Dr. Transparent on Monday June 04, 2007 @10:11PM

Dr. Transparent writes: What happens when you get a magnetic field near a hard drive? Chances are you can destroy it. And what happens when you have a magnet in your wallet and you put your laptop on your lap? You guessed it. Here's the story. Photos and Video included.

Submission + - Global Warming on Neptune (investors.com)

Submitted by

corbettw

on Monday June 04, 2007 @04:02PM

corbettw writes: "According to this article at Investor's Business Daily, Neptune has been experiencing warming from 1980 to 2004. One wonders if this is at all related to the warming on earth during the same period?"

Submission + - Wii to Get New Hardware: Possibly Hard Drive

Submitted by

HoboBob

on Monday June 04, 2007 @03:32PM

HoboBob writes: "It has been suggested that Nintendo will be unveiling some new hardware for the Wii at E-3, and some are speculating that it could be a hard drive. According to the article: 'Confirmation back in April that Neo Geo games will begin being added to Wii's Virtual Console download service adds weight to the speculation, considering Neo Geo games are huge — some clocking in it at up to 330MB. One of those bad boys would put serious strain on the Wii's memory.'"

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