Journal Journal: Batting .500
Sure it's not 1.000 but hell, who get's all the hits? ;)
30 Days of DRM 170
sonofollson writes "Michael Geist, a Canadian law professor, in the middle of a 30 Days of DRM project,
which is targeting the planned introduction of the DMCA in
Canada. Each day, the project identifies an exception or
limitation that is needed to address the danger of anti-circumvention
legislation. Issues covered so far include interoperability,
privacy,
region
coding, and reverse
engineering. The project is also supporting a wiki version for
broader participation."
Mixing brain cells and nanodots 73
Roland Piquepaille writes "It's not the first time that animal brain cells have been used in conjunction with nanoparticles. But now, a team of Israeli researchers have grown self-organizing networks of rat brain cells by binding them to carbon nanotubes. In a short article, New Scientist reports that these neural networks are remarkably stable, surviving for almost three months in the lab. These hybrid networks could be used in future biological sensors. For example, they could identify a poison by measuring its effect on such a network of brain cells."
PC's Role Key in New Format War 180
An anonymous reader writes "With the PlayStation 3's launch still a ways off, Toshiba and Sony are turning to the PC as the next battleground for the DVD format. News.com reports that some manufacturers are, at least for now, planning to offer both options on upcoming desktop and laptop PCs. Only a handful of films and software are to be available for the formats this year." From the article: "PCs equipped with HD DVD or Blu-ray will cost several hundred dollars more than comparably equipped models with DVD drives--a factor that should keep sales relatively low this year as consumers wait for applications and video titles that can take advantage of the higher capacity."
Journal Journal: if there's one story that needs printing
it's my latest.
Journal Journal: sliding Karma?
the more you give, the more you lose...
not a complete troll yet, though I thought the GWB memo was pretty funny... I guess only Americans can laugh at American politics, for the rest of us, it must be DEADLY serious...
so much for the spirit of cooperation on the internet, we should ALL be able to laugh at American politics, esp. those of us who are affected MOST by it, those of us living outside of America...
Journal Journal: a Foe!? 1
sweet! I've made a foe!
what does this mean?
LOL
Journal Journal: all's well that ends, well?
For the record, it was never my intent to defraud Apple out of anything, and it was suggested to me by their CSRs that this might be the case!
Journal Journal: problems
Dear Sir,
While I appreciate your quest for excellence and in many respects subscribe to the 'think different' philosophy, I must suggest that your current business practices in Ontario leave much to be desired. To outline the case:
1. Took delivery of new iMac G5 January 6, 2006! machine did not function with remote out of the box, further troubleshooting indicated machine was DOA.
2. Asking for a full refund for product purchase price. Flatly denied a refund, offered a 'like for like' exchan
Journal Journal: and then it was stardate :::::::D
and I got a new iMac G5 for my b-day! w00t!
things betwixt G and I are at a new high,
Hannah is coming along nicely... life is good...
must remember to stay positive :D
S.
Journal Journal: all I wanted for christmas
was my two front teeth...
and I got a killer low tech Star Wars watch AND
my story got published on /. !! w00t!
herry qwanakkadanmas!
Journal Journal: the first rule of fight club
is that you do NOT talk about fight club
