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Comment: Re:"responsible for policing their own content" (Score 3, Interesting) 303

by Cali Thalen (#37975698) Attached to: RIAA Lawyer Complains DMCA May Need Revamp

The way I see it, they just want to have another place to file a lawsuit (the ISPs). Why file against just the 'infringers' when you can file against everyone who has anything to do with the internet.

Next up, log visitors and file against anyone who saw that there was infringing content but didn't report it.

Apple

Steve Jobs resigns as CEO; Tom Cook to take over->

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "August 24, 2011–To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple."
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Apple

Mac OS X Lion Has A Browser-Only Mode->

Submitted by dkd903
dkd903 writes "It turns out that there is a feature in OS X Lion which no one expected and was never announced at WWDC. The feature we are talking about is “Restart to Safari”. As you might have guessed from the name, this feature makes it possible to restart the Mac into just the Safari browser and nothing else."
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Comment: Re:Unintended Camera Purchase (Score 1) 248

by Cali Thalen (#36283302) Attached to: Including webcams, phones, etc, I own X cameras:

The LG phone I just got at work (GU292) has no camera. It's a simple feature phone, so maybe if you're after one of those new fangled smart phones you'll be more limited.

Chose that one for the lack of camera, as I do work in some areas that don't allow cameras. Also the talk/standby time was about twice as long as the other options.

Idle

College Kid Busted in Counterfeit Coupon Scheme->

Submitted by wiredmikey
wiredmikey writes "For nearly a year, 22 year-old college student was been creating and distributing fake coupons, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars lost by retailers and manufacturers.

Since July 2010, the student allegedly created fraudulent coupons designed to look like online print-at-home coupons available to consumers. In December 2010, for example, $200,000 worth of counterfeit coupons for Tide laundry detergent were redeemed by consumers over a two to three week period.

Henderson is charged with one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, and one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison."
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The Internet

Netflix dominates North American Internet->

Submitted by nairnr
nairnr writes "Accounting for 29.7% of all information downloaded during peak usage hours by North American broadband-connected households in March, Netflix Inc. received the title in the latest Global Internet Phenomena Report released by Sandvine Corp. on Tuesday.

In its ninth such report, Waterloo, Ont.-based Sandvine found the amount of data consumed by users streaming television shows and movie from Netflix’s online service exceeded even that of peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing technology BitTorrent."
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NASA

NASA: Moon's Scars Tell Its Tale

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "It turns out the moon is similar to an aging prize fighter. Its weary face gives away its somewhat rough history. According to new research from NASA and California Institute of Technology, the moon's damages which lay all across its rough surface give scientists an idea of its four-and-a-half billion year history. The scientists say the moon's impact craters, dark plains left behind by volcanic eruptions give them an idea of how it was shaped."
PlayStation (Games)

Amazon Servers Used in Sony Playstation Hack ->

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the simurgh
the simurgh writes "Amazon servers may have been used to carry out the massive Playstation hack that compromised the personal information of more than 100 million Playstation Network users. According to a report from Bloomberg, sources close to the ongoing investigation say the attack was mounted from Amazon Web Service's cloud computing platform."
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NASA

Video of comet diving into the sun->

Submitted by symbolset
symbolset writes "This week a comet plunged into the sun. Just before the comet strikes an immense coronal mass ejection adds drama to the video of the event. According to SOHO officials, "images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory show that the CME erupted before the comet came close enough to the solar surface to interact with strong magnetic fields.""
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