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Submission + - 14-yr-old girl's self portrait stolen for porn DVD

Submitted by

titaniumdoughnut

on Monday May 28, 2007 @04:08PM

titaniumdoughnut writes: "14 year old girl's self portrait stolen from Flickr and used as cover for porn DVD "Body Magic." TVX Films refuses to acknowledge infringement, claiming to have purchased the image from an unknown stock company and business partner of 25 years, and later blames girl (now 17) for putting her photo on Flickr in the first place. U.S. lawyers requesting £50,000 to take up case.

From TVX Films agent: "I'M SURE BY THE END OF THE MONTH YOUR FACE WILL BE HISTORY ... WE HAVE FURTHER CHECKED OUT YOUR NAME AND ITS NOT LIKE IT'S A HOUSE WHOLE NAME. ACTUALLY, REMOVING YOUR IMAGE WILL HELP IMPROVE THE SELL OF THE DVD..... SO FAR IT BOMBED ... AS FOR COMPSENSATION;YOUR SILLY!"

The DVD continues to be sold and marketed with the photo in question attached. DVD info claims that all models featured are over 18."

Submission + - Why SCO Does Not Own the Unix Copyrights

Submitted by

ColonelZen

on Monday May 28, 2007 @02:46PM

ColonelZen writes: "Should anyone still be following the mad adventures of SCOX I have written about recent developments in Why SCO Does Not Own the Unix Copyrights Recent declarations have shown that there were sound business reasons why Novell did not want to tranfer the Unix copyrights to Santa Cruz and so Caldera, now SCOX does not own them. — TWZ"

Submission + - Hard drive failure greater thant vendor estimates.

Submitted by

Agent2592

on Monday May 28, 2007 @02:20PM

Agent2592 writes: "Here is a very interesting article on a study about hard drive failure. Notable from the article: -Hard drive failure rate is much higher that what the vendors suggest -SCSI/FC discs ("server class"), contrary to common perception DO NOT have a significant advantage over PATA/SATA ("desktop class") when it comes to failure rate. -Operating temperature and failure rate DO NOT have a significant correlation. In other words discs kept at a lower operating temperature fail just as much. (RAPID & frequent temperature change do have an impact) -There is NO reliable predictor of failure. (SMART included)"

Submission + - NASA Focuses Launch Efforts on Virtual Island

Submitted by

theodp

on Monday May 28, 2007 @01:21PM

theodp writes: "Speaking as avatar 'Simon Pete Raymaker' until repeated crashes forced him back into the real world, NASA Director Simon Pete Worden announced that the Ames Research Center has launched an island in Second Life, which will allow the public to take part in future missions to Mars. 'This is not your father's space program,' Worden said. NASA joins other government agencies that have jumped on the Second Life bandwagon, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institutes of Health and its National Library of Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. House of Representatives, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation. No word if the efforts are funded by real or virtual tax dollars."

Submission + - Rejected WiiPlay Games - Comedy Video

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 28, 2007 @12:10PM

An anonymous reader writes: Short comedy video about the games Nintendo decided not to include in WiiPlay, complete with 3D Miis doing a variety of silly things.

Submission + - Robotic Ecologies

Submitted by

Roland Piquepaille

on Monday May 28, 2007 @11:27AM

Roland Piquepaille writes: "The University of Virginia (UVA) School of Architecture has started a new program about 'robotic ecologies' which wants to answer the question: Will robots take over architecture? As said the program leader, 'This research is not just about architectural machines that move. It is about groups of architectural machines that move with intelligence.' Apparently, buildings tracking our movements and adapting their shape or texture according human presence are not far fetched. Maybe one day, we'll talk to our homes and they'll answer... Read more for additional details and a picture of Super Galaxy, 'a high-rise apartment complex that's constantly in motion and responds to the needs of its inhabitants.'"

Submission + - Microsoft will not sue over Linux patents

Submitted by

eighty

on Tuesday May 22, 2007 @12:14AM

eighty writes: "microsoft now says: "If we wanted to go down that road we could have done that three years ago". puhlease. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Microsof t-will-not-sue-over-Linux-patents/0,130061733,3392 77664,00.htm"

Submission + - Star Wars cast: where are they now?

Submitted by solitas on Monday May 21, 2007 @11:24PM

solitas writes: A Breitbart news story interviews certain StarWars alumni about what the trilogy has done for them.

They were part of one of the biggest movies in history but almost without exception the cast of "Star Wars" faded from view after lighting up cinemas during the 1970-80s.

While George Lucas' intergalactic fairytale proved to be a launch pad for the career of Harrison Ford, other prominent members of the blockbuster franchise have not come close to enjoying Ford's iconic status.

..."Without naming names, you meet some stars and afterwards you go 'Gee, I wish I hadn't met him,'"... Oh yeah? Do: tell.

Submission + - Cell Phones aren't killing bees after all

Submitted by

radioweather

on Friday April 27, 2007 @01:07PM

radioweather writes: "A couple of weeks ago, there was a nutty idea discussed in The Independent that claimed the electromagnetic radiation from cell phones was causing bees to become disoriented, which prevented them from returning to the hive, and they died. The flimsy cell phone argument was used to explain Colony Collapse Disorder.

Today the LA Times reports that researchers at UC San Francisco have uncovered what they believe to be the real culprit: a parasitic fungus. Other researchers said Wednesday that they too had found the fungus, a single-celled parasite called Nosema ceranae, in affected hives from around the country."

Submission + - Harmonix, MTV, and EA Announce Rock Band

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Monday April 02, 2007 @11:02AM

Anonymous Coward writes: "The rock gods are upon us! A mega collaboration between Harmonix, MTV, EA, and a bevy of huge music groups has produced Rock Band, a four player full-rock experience that'll hit the Xbox 360 and PS3 this holiday. The game will include nothing but master recordings (no more cover bands!), and will ship with a microphone, guitar, bass, and drum kit. What more could you ask for?"

Submission + - Al Gore use 20x more electricity per year

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 26, 2007 @11:56PM

An anonymous reader writes: Last night, Al Gore's global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy.
The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh — more than 20 times the national average.
http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/main/article.php?ar ticle_id=367

Submission + - Amanda Marcotte resigns from Edwards Campaign

Submitted by duckintheface on Monday February 12, 2007 @11:38PM

duckintheface writes: Super-blogger Amanda Marcotte (of Pandagon.net fame) resigned today from her position with the John Edwards for President campaign under pressure from right-wing groups who objected to her personal views. http://www.pandagon.net/ Marcotte submitted her resignation because she felt that "every time I coughed, I was risking the Edwards campaign". Marcotte is famous for her biting feminist wit and insight into the way the religious right slams free speech. The line that brought her down? In a discussion of Catholic teachings on birth control, she asked rhetorically, "What if Mary had taken Plan B after the Lord filled her with his hot, white, sticky Holy Spirit?"

Submission + - Nintendo Sue's For Using "Mario" In Title

Submitted by

Ryan Mzik

on Tuesday February 06, 2007 @10:32PM

Ryan Mzik writes: "A forum post linking to a Nintendo Mario Bros parody video, Robot Chicken: Grand Theft Mario, has been flagged by Nintendo trademark lawyers for using "Mario" in the code of the page. From source, "We are writing to ask you to stop using the Nintendo properties in the hidden text/visible text/meta tags and/or title and/or links of the above-referenced sexually explicit Web site.""

Submission + - Wiki Novel

Submitted by vldragon on Monday February 05, 2007 @06:21PM

vldragon writes: A Wiki Novel?! Who would ever try such a thing? Well aperently Students at the UK's De Montfort University in Leicester have joined forces with Penguin to launch a "novel wiki." The project will continue throughout the month of February. While it hasn't been that long the project doesn't seem to be going well. With 3 weeks left to go do you think a project like this will turn into something remarkable or sensless ramblings?

Submission + - MIT professor begins hunger strike

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 05, 2007 @11:47AM

An anonymous reader writes: MIT provost L. Rafael Reif sent a campus-wide email on Jan 29 defending the school's treatment of James L. Sherley, the African-American stem cell scientist who has vowed to go on a hunger strike today (Feb. 5) unless the university says he was denied tenure because of racism. MIT has yet to recover from last summer's controversy over the treatment of a female candidate, who eventually turned down an offer after reporting hostile treatment from tenured faculty member and Nobel laureate Susumu Tonegawa.

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