Comment: You are under arrest (Score 1) 411
"You are under arrest."
citizen: "What law did I break. Please show me the law."
"I'm sorry sir, I cannot show you the law that you broke, it is copyrighted."
Comment: The CAPTCHA problem is an easy one. (Score 2, Interesting) 271
All you have to do is put humans "in" the CAPTCHA interpretation logic, by way of a porn site. BOT -> PORN SITE -> SCRAPE REAL CAPTCHA AND PRESENT TO USER -> USER TYPES CAPTCHA TO SEE PORN -> BOT USES SOLUTION TO PASS REAL CAPTCHA
Seems simple to me.
Seems simple to me.
Comment: Re:Not so terrifying (Score 1) 172
I think what makes him terrifying isn't whether he can win or not, but simply what his message is. He is waking people up.
EFF takes up arms against IPRED2->
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Brandishes web petition
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The European wing of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has taken on the might of the European Commission by beginning its opposition to IPRED2, the proposed new directive that aims to harmonise European copyright laws.
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Job-placement firm threatens suit against blogger
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Chmcginn
Chmcginn writes "Instapundit reports that a Tennesee woman, blogging about her & her husband's expierence with a "pay us first, then you get job placement assisstance", has recieved a takedown notice about her February 27 post, among others. Numerous other local & national blogs reporting on the same story — notably Qando's "How to Ruing your buisness in one easy step"."
Libertarian Ron Paul's Strong Internet Support
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LuckyJohnson writes "Libertarian Republican hopeful for the '08 Presidential race, Ron Paul, has been shown to have surprisingly strong support on the Internet, while he seems to be relatively unknown outside. He even has a very popular YouTube Channel with over 35,000 views. Have we now reached a point where the Internet is allowing candidates who have small amounts of funds to spend on campaigning, to now compete with the big dogs in being able to reach people with their message and gain support?"
AMD's New DRM 382
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from the for-your-eyes-only dept.
from the for-your-eyes-only dept.
DefectiveByDesign writes "Remember how AMD said they'd make use of ATI's GPU technology to make better technology? Well, not all change is progress. InfoWorld's Tom Yager reports that AMD plans to block access to the framebuffer in hardware to help enforce DRM schemes, such as allowing more restricted playback of Sony Blu-Ray disks. They can pry my Print Screen key from my cold, dead fingers."
Vonage CEO quits
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bednarz
bednarz writes "The latest in the Vonage saga is news that CEO Michael Snyder resigned and quit the company's board of directors. Chairman and chief strategist Jeffrey Citron will fill in as CEO until a replacement is found. Vonage also announced plans to cut its costs by $140 million, including $110 million in marketing expenses; freeze staff recruitment; and lay off 10% of its workforce during the second quarter.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/041207-vonag e-ceo-resigns-cost-cutting-moves.html"
RNC email server problems
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yoyoq writes "RNC email server problems lead to the loss of many emails involved with the US Attorney purge.
Any one able to help them find the lost emails?
Its an AP story so its probably available many places, but here's one place
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/170621 73.htm"
Korea launches a switch to open source
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Thousands of computers in ministries, government-linked organizations and universities in South Korea will replace Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office productivity suite with open-source alternatives under the plan, according to the country's Ministry of Information and Communication.
Twenty percent of desktop software and 30 percent of server software will be changed to open source by 2007, said a representative from the Ministry of Information and Communication.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5084811.html"Twenty percent of desktop software and 30 percent of server software will be changed to open source by 2007, said a representative from the Ministry of Information and Communication.
