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Apocalypse Adverted for Another Year-> 1

Submitted by gosherm on Saturday April 09 2011, @12:47AM

gosherm writes "Looks like the impending apocalypse has been staved off for yet another year as a last-minute deal has been reached. Guess I can put the firearms back in the safe for now."
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They're not dead yet :(-> 0

Submitted by gosherm on Saturday July 10 2010, @12:55PM

gosherm writes "Looks like SCO is still kicking. They're appealing the Unix copyright ownership verdict... again."
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Surgeon Performs World's First 4X HD Surgery 101

Posted by timothy on Sunday October 25 2009, @03:30PM
from the capture-more-gore dept.

docinthemachine writes with word of some "research just presented at the 65th ASRM on 4K surgery. Using bleeding-edge Hollywood 4K cameras coupled to laparoscopes, surgery was performed in 4K, or 4X the resolution of HD. Since laparoscopy is performed while viewing on a video monitor, this is a huge advancement of resolution and clarity for the surgeon. It only took a million dollars of projectors to show it to the audience."

Researchers Identify Wi-Fi Dead Zones Cheaply 37

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday September 30 2008, @02:25PM
from the can-you-hear-me-now dept.

schliz writes "A new technique developed by HP Labs and Rice University could lower the cost of identifying 'dead zones' in large wireless networks. The technique '[combines] wireless signal models with publicly-available information about basic topography, street locations, and land use.' This enables Wi-Fi architects to test and refine their layouts cheaply before a network is deployed by focusing measurement efforts on areas that potentially could be dead zones. The technique requires only about one-fifth as many measurements as a grid sampling strategy."

RIAA's $222,000 defendant asks for a new trial-> 0

Submitted by gosherm on Monday October 15 2007, @11:03PM

gosherm writes ""Jammie Thomas, the Minnesota woman who was recently slapped with a $222,000 penalty for allegedly sharing music on the Kazaa network, is asking for a new trial. Thomas' attorneys on Monday filed a motion asking for a new trial on grounds that the statutory damages that the jury awarded are excessive and therefore violate the U.S. Constitution's due process clause.""
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Novell to SCO: Pay up-> 0

Submitted by gosherm on Saturday October 06 2007, @03:39PM

gosherm writes ""The Waltham, Mass., software developer is seeking to lift a bankruptcy stay on litigation against SCO so a federal court trial in Utah can proceed to determine the amount of licensing fees Novell is entitled to, and for a constructive trust to be put in place to protect those funds.""
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Wii-mote to come with condom. 0

Submitted by PhoenixOne on Tuesday October 02 2007, @01:06PM

PhoenixOne writes "Due to "safety concerns", later this month all new Wii-motes will come with Safety Jackets to reduce the risk of unsafe Wii-play."

Buy me a LEGO-> 0

Submitted by gosherm on Monday October 01 2007, @11:44AM

gosherm writes "Some guy is trying to get your help buying the new Lego Millennium Falcon — one piece at a time! http://www.buymealego.com/"
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Can Turnitin.com be forced on students? 2

Submitted by

Fleet Admiral

on Wednesday September 19 2007, @07:34PM

Fleet Admiral writes "I'm currently in my senior year in High School (public school system), and recently discovered that all my English essays MUST be submitted to Turnitin.com. This has basically turned into the teacher saying "Use the site or you get an F on the assignment". Do I have any rights not to be forced to use this site? Don't I have Intellectual Property Rights on my own creation, *not* to be used in a commercial, for-profit manner? I want to challenge this, but I am not sure if I would get anywhere. Should I talk to the Teacher? The Principal? Do I have any legal ground behind me? I feel like the whole student body is being bullied by the administration, and I want to do something about it!"

eBay Seller Sues Autodesk for $10 Million 0

Submitted by Miasik.Net on Thursday September 13 2007, @05:00PM

Miasik.Net writes "A lawsuit has been filed in Federal Court (US District Court for the Western Washington District C07-1189 JLR) that alleges Autodesk, Inc maker of the industry standard AutoCAD software and their attorney Andrew S. Mackay have devised an illegal scheme to have used copies of their software removed from the eBay site using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Finally someone decided that non-transferable licenses must be stopped."