54mc - Slashdot User

Submission + - Microsoft COFEE Leaked (crunchgear.com)

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on Saturday November 07, 2009 @01:31AM

54mc writes: "Crunchgear reports that Microsoft's long-searched for forensics tool, COFEE has been leaked. The tool started on a small private tracker, but has since worked it's way to The Pirate Bay. Not all those who have got ahold of it are enthused, and reviews have ranged from "disappointing" to "useless." From the article:you have absolutely no use for the program. It’s not something like Photoshop or Final Cut Pro, an expensive application that you download for the hell of it on the off-chance you need to put Dave Meltzer’s face on Brett Hart’s body as part of a message board thread. No, COFEE is 100 percent useless to you. "

Submission + - CARS.gov EULA Allows the Government to Own Your PC 1

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on Saturday August 01, 2009 @12:17AM

54mc writes: "Glen Beck today revealed what a close inspection of the End User License Agreement for the CARS system contains. From the EULA, "This application provides access to the DoT CARS system. When logged on to the CARS system, your computer is considered a Federal computer system and is the property of the U.S. Government." The EULA goes on to include other specific aspects of what exactly belongs to the computer.Will this be yet another issue for the already troubled system?

This is of course, yet another example of EULAs that no one reads going way too far."

Submission + - Palm Pre iTunes Capable - Again! 1

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on Friday July 24, 2009 @05:38PM

54mc writes: "The Associated Press reports today that the newest update for the Palm Pre will again allow it to connect to Apple's iTunes. Apple had recently removed such capability, and they seem to be set on not allowing it to continue. Has a Palm/Apple cat and mouse game begun?"

Submission + - Duke Nukem Developer 3D Realms Closes Shop

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on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @09:13PM

54mc writes: "Shack News reports that developer 3D Realms has closed up shop. 3D Realms has been developing the now infamous Duke Nukem Forever for the past 13 years. Development of the Duke Nukem trilogy of handheld games will continue, with the first title, Critical Mass hitting shelves in September."

Submission + - IBM-Sun Merger Talks Off 1

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on Monday April 06, 2009 @01:43AM

54mc writes: "Buisness World reports that merger talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems have been officially called off. Talks first began three days ago for the deal which would have been valued between 6.5 and 8 billion dollars. Much of the reason for the deal being called off was worries of a possible antitrust case against the newly merged company."

Submission + - Bejing Opening Ceremony Video Leaked

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on Wednesday July 30, 2008 @11:50PM

54mc writes: "In the first breach of the tremendous security involving this year's Olympic games, a Korean reporter secretly filmed a rehearsal of the opening ceremonies. The video has already been banned on all Chinese websites, and entirely removed from youTube. According to the report, the opening ceremony alone will cost China $300 million and feature over 100,000 performers."

Submission + - George Carlin Deat at 71 1

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on Monday June 23, 2008 @01:08AM

54mc writes: "Entertainment Tonight reports that comedian George Carlin died last evening at 5:55 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. Carlin had just finished the filming of a special in recognition of his fiftieth year in the comedy business. He is most well known for his Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on Television "

Submission + - Group Wants Wi-Fi Banned, Citing Allergy

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on Saturday May 24, 2008 @02:05AM

54mc writes: "A small group in Santa Fe, New Mexico is claiming that the city is discriminating against them by having wireless networks in public buildings. How are these buildings discriminatory? Simple. These people are allergic to Wi-Fi. And they're suing the city.
Linked article includes interview with tin-foil-hat wearing leader of the group."

Submission + - Supreme Court to Reconsider Broadcast Indecency

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on Monday March 03, 2008 @04:20PM

54mc writes: "The Boston Globe Reports that the FCC has asked the Supreme Court to consider it's newest decency rules. The specific rule in question regards "fleeting expletives," most recently and famously a problem when Bono proclaimed that winning a Golden Globe Award was "F*cking brilliant!""

Submission + - Houston tests Unmanned Drone Aircraft

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on Friday November 23, 2007 @04:35PM

54mc writes: "The Houston Police Department was seen testing an unmanned aircraft in a secretive meeting on Wednesday. The media were not allowed into the event due to the testing nature of the project, however they were told that the aircraft would be used for "mobility" and "tactical" issues, and possibly even for writing traffic tickets. The full story is here, complete with pictures and video."

Submission + - OiNK Servers Raided; Admin Arrested

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on Tuesday October 23, 2007 @10:31PM

54mc writes: "Oink.cd, A popular, yet exclusive bittorrent tracker has gone down. TorrentFreak reports that the servers were raided and seized by agents working under IFPI. The new homepage indicates that the IFPI will be conducting an investigation into the identities and activities of the users of the site. TorrentFreak also points out that IFPI has threated such before, but nothing has ever come of it."

Submission + - iPhone Unlocked via Software

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on Saturday September 01, 2007 @11:45AM

54mc writes: "In the latest in a series of iPhone unlocking stories, CNN reports that a group of anonymous hackers have successfully unlocked the iPhone via software. From the story: " 'It's completely software hacked,' Schulte said. 'There's no case opening required. It's not required to do any kind of disassembly.' It took Schulte about two minutes to unlock the iPhone." Could this be the beginning of the end of AT&T's monopoly on the so-called JesusPhone?"

Submission + - Man visits 171 Manhattan-Area Starbucks

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on Friday July 20, 2007 @01:34PM

54mc writes: ""Some people go to Starbucks every day. Comedian/Filmmaker Mark Malkoff did the unthinkable. He made a short film in which he visited and made purchases at 171 Starbucks stores in Manhattan in one day." Marlkoff spent 20 hours and nearly 370 dollars on the trip, which is documented on his website at 171Starbucks.com"

Submission + - NYT reviews lastest Harry Potter

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on Wednesday July 18, 2007 @09:05PM

54mc writes: "The New York Times has posted their review of the latest book in the Harry Potter saga on their website. The review is set to run in Thursday's Times, breaking the embargo placed on the book. The review doesn't say much about the book, and no worries, the review contains no spoliers"

Submission + - The 10 "Inconvienient Truths" of File Shar

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on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @10:15AM

54mc writes: "The IFPI, an international recording industry organization, has released a list of Ten "Inconvenient Truths" of file sharing. Though the group has a vested interest, it's still an interesting read as it tears apart some of the most common arguments in favor of file sharing. Ars Technica follows up with a more thorough explanation of some of the points."

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