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You may remember me as 'Drone', the proprietor of the BBS 'Dronefone' which existed back in the 201 area code (northern NJ) from 1986 through 1990.

Other than that, you don't need to know anything else about me. Go away and mind 'yer own damn business.

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  News: Student Faces 38 Years In Prison For Hacking Grades 2008-06-21 09:59

Posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday June 21, @09:59AM
from the wrath-of-kahn dept.
the brown guy writes "An 18-year-old high school student named Omar Kahn is charged with 69 felonies for hacking into a school computer and modifying his grades, among other things. He changed his C, D and F grades to As, and changed 12 other students grades as well. By installing a remote access program on the school's server, Kahn was able to also change his AP scores and distribute test answer keys, and could be looking at a lengthy prison term. Not surprisingly, his parents (who have only recently immigrated to America) have decided not to post the $50,000 bail and Kahn is in jail awaiting trial."
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 [+] story, news, court, zerotolerance, education, security, wargames

  Science: George Takei Now an Asteroid 2007-10-04 02:59

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday October 04 2007, @02:59AM
from the lock-phasers-on-gimmick dept.
ineedbettername writes "In recent news, the International Astronomic Union has decided to rename the asteroid "1994 GT9" to 7307 Takei in honor of George Takei, the actor who played Sulu in Star Trek. He now joins the ranks of other famous sci-fi figures in space, such as 4659 Roddenberry, 68410 Nichols, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov."
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 [+] story, science, space, startrek, scifi, ohmy, sulu

  Science: Create Living Cells With an Inkjet Printer 2006-12-11 23:27

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday December 11 2006, @11:27PM
from the one-printer-not-to-buy-from-the-discount-store dept.
MattSparkes writes to tell us New Scientist has an article on the use of inkjet printing technology in creating biological tissue. From the article "An inkjet device that prints tiny 'bio-ink' patterns has been used to simultaneously grow two different tissues from the stem cells of adult mice. Surgeons could one day use the technology to repair various damaged tissues at the same time, the researchers say."
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  Should the Web be ADA-Compliant? 2006-11-06 09:35 AgentPaper

Submitted by AgentPaper on Monday November 06 2006, @09:35AM
AgentPaper writes "As reported in today's New York Times, the National Federation of the Blind has filed suit against mega-retailer Target, claiming violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act on the company's Website. In the class-action suit filed in US District Court in San Francisco, the NFB claims that Target's Website is not compatible with text-to-speech software used by blind and visually impaired customers, and that this incompatibility represents a lack of accessibility in a "public accommodation" as defined by the ADA. The suit has major implications for both e-tail and the Internet at large, since if found in favor of the NFB, it would legally define Webspace as publicly accessible space, and thus subject to the same laws and regulations as a physical space such as a building. Should companies be legally required to make their Websites accessible for users with various handicaps? More generally, should Webspace be treated like physical space in legal proceedings?"
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  The end of net privacy in Brazil 2006-11-06 09:25 DieNadel

Submitted by DieNadel on Monday November 06 2006, @09:25AM
DieNadel writes "The Brazilian senate is considering a bill that will make it a crime to join a chat, blog or download from the Internet without fulling identifying oneself first.
If approved, it will be a crime, punishable with up to 4 years of jail time, to disseminate virus or trojans, unauthorizedly access data banks or networks and send e-mail, join chat, write a blog or download content anonymously.
Privacy groups and Internet Providers are very concerned, and are trying to lobby against the bill, but it seems they won't have much success on it."
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