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Submission + - Interesting review of the OLPC by a 9 year old 1

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mi.mao

on Thursday December 13, 2007 @07:36AM

mi.mao writes: "This is quite an interesting story by the BBC, a nine year old from the UK is given an OLPC and let to his on devices to figure out what to do with the little green meany. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7140443.stm"

Submission + - Student takes his C to federal court (boston.com) 5

Submitted by

Lucas123

on Thursday October 04, 2007 @11:05AM

Lucas123 writes: "Brian Marquis, a 51-year-old paralegal seeking bachelor's degrees in legal studies and sociology, filed a 15-count lawsuit in US District Court in Springfield, Mass. in January after a teaching assistant graded a political philosophy class on a curve and turned Marquis's A-minus into a C. The court dismissed the case this week, but Marquis is now considering an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals. "This is an issue where the empirical data was quite clear and convincing to any reasonable mind that my performance was well within a higher range," he said."

Submission + - Family Guy Sued For Copyright Infringement 4

Submitted by Joe the Lesser on Thursday October 04, 2007 @10:24AM

Joe the Lesser writes: Music publishing house Bourne Co. is suing Fox over the use of the song 'When you wish upon a star' which was parodied in the Family Guy episode entitled 'When You Wish Upon A Weinstein'. The episode contains a musical number entitled 'I Need a Jew' which the lawsuit called a thinly veiled copy of the music from "When You Wish Upon a Star," accompanied by new anti-Semitic lyrics. In the 67 years since its debut, the song has been recorded by more than 100 artists and orchestras, however, Bourne claims that "With its theme of wholesome hopefulness, the song has gained worldwide status as a classic. By associating Bourne's song with such offensive lyrics and other content in the episode, defendants are harming the value of the song."

Submission + - Alum hacks into university, busted (yahoo.com)

Submitted by

athloi

on Friday September 07, 2007 @11:16AM

athloi writes: "A recent graduate of Texas A&M University is charged with hacking into the school's computer system and illegally accessing information on 88,000 current and former students, faculty and staff members.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070907/ap_on_hi_te/co llege_hacking"

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