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Seconded, I've read Markov chained texts that made more sense to me.
Nintendo Wii Fully Exploited
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Croakyvoice writes "The 24th Annual
Chaos Communication Congress was the launchpad for the unveiling of the hacking
of the Nintendo Wii via an exploit to allow homebrew to run in native Wii
mode ( previously only Gamecube
Homebrew was available on the Wii) which will allow access to the Wiimote,
WiFi and SD Cart Slot. Tehskeen a Wii scene site has today posted an interview
with the author of the exploit who has discussed the release to the public
and linux amongst other things."
Java Theory and Practice: The Closures Debate
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BlueVoodoo
BlueVoodoo writes "Everyone has a favorite feature idea or two for adding to the Java language. Should the Java language embrace major new additions, such as closures? Or is that too much messing with a good thing?"
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Internet Gambling in US May return
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joedoc
joedoc writes "Not much about this on the wires yet, but Reuters is running a story that Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass) will introduce a bill on Thursday that will lift the current ban on Internet wagering on casino gaming sites. Internet gambling was banned last year when President Bush singed a bill outlawing the use of bank and credit card transactions to fund those activities. I generally support the conservative side of things, but the libertarian in me always believed this was an example of egregious nanny-state politics that never should have passed muster."
Violence on the Wii (Manhunt 2 gets you stabbing!)
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techtakeaway writes "Nintendo have always been keen to promote their child-friendly image, with their cutesy characters and games that arent throroughly based on violence, like many PlayStation titles. But this family image seems to have taken a sudden turn with the release of the Wii, Nintendo are keen to compete with Sony & Microsoft — and by doing so, they have succumbed to having a bit more violence in their games.
The original Manhunt game, released in 2003 on the PlayStation 2, was an incredibly dark, violent affair, you become a man who is being hunted for sport — and to survive you must murder people in horrible ways. The upcoming sequal, Manhunt 2, is making its next-generation debut on the Nintendo Wii, but is it right that people will be physically acting out their in-game murders with their Wii-mote actions?
Pressing a button which stabs someone in the game may be one thing, but what about with the Wii's control method, people will be thrusting their Wiimotes in a stabbing action, bashing people round the face with crowbars, strangling people, and otherwise acting out violent scenes in their living rooms with the innocent white controller.
Read Full Article: Violence on the Wii (Manhunt 2) @ TechTakeaway.com"
The original Manhunt game, released in 2003 on the PlayStation 2, was an incredibly dark, violent affair, you become a man who is being hunted for sport — and to survive you must murder people in horrible ways. The upcoming sequal, Manhunt 2, is making its next-generation debut on the Nintendo Wii, but is it right that people will be physically acting out their in-game murders with their Wii-mote actions?
Pressing a button which stabs someone in the game may be one thing, but what about with the Wii's control method, people will be thrusting their Wiimotes in a stabbing action, bashing people round the face with crowbars, strangling people, and otherwise acting out violent scenes in their living rooms with the innocent white controller.
Read Full Article: Violence on the Wii (Manhunt 2) @ TechTakeaway.com"
Turks ban Youtube
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truehand writes "BBC and New York Times report that access to the popular video-sharing website YouTube has been suspended in Turkey following a court order. The clip prompting the ban reportedly dubbed Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, and Turks homosexuals. YouTube removed the video that was uploaded to the site by a Greek, but the ban is still in effect for the entire site.
It's not the first time YouTube has been banned, though. The Australian state of Victoria recently banned it from government schools in a crackdown on cyber-bullying after a gang of male students videotaped their assault on a 17-year-old girl on the outskirts of Melbourne."