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March is Boycott the RIAA Month

Submitted by A Name Similar to Di on Friday February 23 2007, @06:15PM

A Name Similar to Di writes "Sick of the RIAA's actions against consumers, Gizmodo has declared March Boycott the RIAA month

Gizmodo is declaring the month of March Boycott the RIAA month. We want to get the word out to as many people as humanly possible that we can all send a message by refusing to buy any album put out by an RIAA label. Am I saying you should start pirating music? Not at all. You can continue to support the artists you enjoy and respect in a number of ways."

Mozilla Patches Major Firefox Security Flaw

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2007, @06:08PM

An anonymous reader writes "Mozilla Corp. today released updated versions of the Firefox browser, v1.5.0.10 and v2.0.0.2, for Windows, Mac, and Linux, that close a major security flaw called the location.hostname vulnerability. The fix stops hackers from being able to tamper with how websites are displayed. The location.hostname issue allowed malicious website operators to manipulate authentication cookies for third-party sites, changing how sites looked or worked. The updates are available on Mozilla's Firefox download site."

ESA Uses U.S. Law To Target Mod Chips in Canada

Submitted by

CanuckGamer

on Friday February 23 2007, @05:39PM

CanuckGamer writes "Michael Geist is reporting that the Entertainment Software Association is targeting mod chips in Canada by claiming that U.S. copyright law applies north of the border. An ESA lawyer has tried to import the U.S. Grokster case into Canada, which Geist argues should be subject to a claim of copyright misuse and reveals the ESA's double talk on mod chips and copyright reform."

FutureLink founders attack Microsoft over cover up

Submitted by thefickler on Friday February 23 2007, @05:19PM

thefickler writes "The founders of a failed ISP, FutureLink Online, have issued a statement attacking Microsoft, alleging that Microsoft is trying to hide a multi-million dollar law suit that they have launched against it.

"This is more than a modern-day David vs. Goliath. It's a story of how corporate cannibal Microsoft stole the American Dream from us and then dragged us through 10 years of litigation," said Futurelink cofounder Farina."

Lawmaker Probes TSA Website Gaffe->

From feed by wiredfeed on Friday February 23 2007, @05:12PM

A service intended to help innocent travelers get off the No Fly List instead sent their personal information unencrypted to a Virginia company. Following a Wired News report, a congressman asks the TSA to explain itself. By Ryan Singel.

Link to Original Source

Use Linux, Lose an Election

Submitted by

johnlittledotorg

on Friday February 23 2007, @05:02PM

johnlittledotorg writes "Rob Enderle has written a piece on Cuba's increasing adoption of Linux that represents an astounding achievement in the art of sowing FUD:

If I'm running against an incumbent (who probably has no clue about software at all) and I know some organization under them deployed Linux and that it is being positioned as anti-U.S., might I not use that in the election? "Ladies and gentlemen I promise that under my administration we will not implement products like Linux that put the nation at risk, which contribute critical technology to the terrorists, and embolden our enemies."
What next Rob? A bounty on Osama bin Linus? Please tell us how to we can stamp out this threat to our nation. Oh, all we have to do is install Windows Vista? Sweeeeet."

Anti-Bear-Suit Man selling latest creation on ebay

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 09 2007, @04:49PM

An anonymous reader writes "Troy Hurbutise is [url=http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Trojan-full-body-armo r-designed-by-Troy-Hurtubise_W0QQitemZ190079888295 QQihZ009QQcategoryZ25552QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem]selling[/url] his new protective suit, the "Trojan," on ebay. From the article: "Though the armor built specifically for the Trojan, named Shadow Armor, in not present throughout the suit, it is being sold with the suit for the buyer to reproduce at will. The Armor is a level three light/hard armor that weighs a mere 26 ounces per square foot and is a mere 2/8 of an inch thick. The successful bidder will own full rights to the formula, a sample piece, layering system and materials used. The successful bidder will have exclusive rights to the "Shadow Armor" alone, but Mr. Troy Hurtubise will retain the right to reproduce the exoskeleton of the Trojan suit itself." Aside from the bad grammer in the posting, I think this would be a good value for the dictator of any small country wishing for better protected enforcers."

Journal: Eco-disaster! HP uses Vista to enforce product obsolesence. 0

Journal by Ecowarrior42 on Friday February 09 2007, @04:38PM

HP Printer and Scanner owners should beware of buying a new Vista PC or upgrading to Vista.
Douglas Adams had it wrong when he predicted that the alien archaeologists would find a shoe layer, they are more likely to find a Vista induced Printer and Scanner layer! A large number HP printer and scanner owners that have chosen to upgrade to Vista will receive the following message when attempting to download Vista drivers for their Scanners and Printers:
"We are sorry to inform you that

Scientology Critic Reports to Usenet from Jail

Submitted by

Xenu

on Friday February 09 2007, @04:07PM

Xenu writes "Scientology critic and respected futurist Keith Henson, who was recently arrested on behalf of the Church of Scientology for comments made to usenet, has made his first post to the internet from jail."

Report: Jobs Backdated Pixar Options

Submitted by

narramissic

on Friday February 09 2007, @03:09PM

narramissic writes "While he was chairman of Pixar, Steve Jobs may have improperly backdated stock-option grants. From the ITworld.com article: 'Jobs approved a March 2001 employment contract with Toy Story director John Lasseter that granted Lasseter Pixar stock options priced in December 2000, three months before the contract was signed and when the stock price was at its lowest level of the year.'"