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Submission + - Adobe dumps HD-DVD for Blu-Ray

Submitted by

Miti

on Monday September 24, 2007 @05:28AM

Miti writes: "The media wars have taken a sharp turn as Adobe's latest software Premiere Elements package; version 6 will only support export options for Blu-ray rather than HD DVD. Adobe spokesman says that he is not sure why the company wont support the next gen format. However industry sources say that Adobe has cracked under pressure from Sony a close partner who ships all its Vaio PC's with Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements."

Submission + - OJ Simpson's Book Leaked to BitTorrent (digg.com)

Submitted by

joshzweig

on Thursday June 21, 2007 @12:41AM

joshzweig writes: "In 2006 O.J Simpson announced he was releasing a book in which he would detail what would have happened, had he really committed the horrific murders of his ex-wife and her boyfriend in 1994. After public outrage, the book was shelved and 400,000 copies of the book were destroyed but now a digital version has been leaked to BitTorrent.

"If I Did It" is the title of an unreleased book by ex-NFL player and actor O.J Simpson where he gave a hypothetical account of what would've happened, had he committed the double knife-murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. According to reports, Simpson was paid $3.5m for writing the book.

The PDF file is 118 pages, and 8 chapters long. The author's note is only eight words long, reading "If I did it, this is what happened." Unfortunately, the book is not very well written, and is exceptionally dull."

Submission + - Looks like a (useful) Google Bug

Submitted by

agnel.kurian

on Thursday June 21, 2007 @12:21AM

agnel.kurian writes: "A colleague of mine tried searching Google for "C". It turns out that Google automatically assumes that this is an XML entity and so searches for the letter "C". Is this a bug? (It is quite useful. They should refine it.)"

Submission + - How Uses, Not Innovations, Drive Human Technology

Submitted by Strudelkugel on Wednesday June 20, 2007 @11:52PM

Strudelkugel writes: The NewYorker magazine has book review describing our common misunderstanding of the value of technology and its ultimate use: "The way we think about technology tends to elide the older things, even though the texture of our lives would be unrecognizable without them. And when we do consider technology in historical terms we customarily see it as a driving force of progress: every so often, it seems, an innovation — the steam engine, electricity, computers — brings a new age into being. In "The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History Since 1900", by David Edgerton, a well-known British historian of modern military and industrial technology, offers a vigorous assault on this narrative. He thinks that traditional ways of understanding technology, technological change, and the role of technology in our lives, have been severely distorted by what he calls "the innovation-centric account" of technology." This is also the first /. topic I know of that is linked to the NewYorker magazine!

Submission + - Cathedral row over video game

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 09, 2007 @04:55PM

An anonymous reader writes: The BBC reports that the Church of England is considering legal action against Sony for featuring Manchester Cathedral in a violent PlayStation video game. The bishop of Manchester has stated that violence shouldn't be associated with the church, a view which may come as a shock to history students and those who've actually read the bible. Those protesting consider the game especially inappropriate because "it is well known that Manchester has a gun crime problem".

Sony describe the game as featuring "strange looking alien invaders seeking to destroy humanity". Speaking of which; MEP Arlene McCarthy is apparently writing to Sony to express her concerns.

Submission + - A Reverse Eula

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 07, 2007 @10:49PM

An anonymous reader writes: One of the most disturbing trends that keep on being discussed on Slashdot are EULA (End User Licensing Agreements), in which End Users after they have bought and paid for their products and fully discharged their end of their agreements say by purchasing a copy of Windows, is forced to give up all their rights as well as their first born — AFTER THE FACT that the Contract has been fully discharged. (A clear cut violation of the Doctrine of First Sale) What a novel concept that you can force people to surrender their rights by throwing on terms after you got their hands on the money. So why not take this logical evolution of contract law to the next level, and do a "Reverse EULA". You go out and buy your Windows/OS X/Treo/whatever, and then send them a letter setting up terms on how they can spend the money you exchanged for their product AFTER THE FACT. If they don't agree to spend the money the way you demand, they have to return it immediately for a refund of their product. If they keep the money, they agree, because as we all know EULA's are enforceable by consent of use. If they object, well too bad, our EULA is every bit as fair as yours.

(Yah I know turn about is fair play, but I am sure this is too fair for the legal community out there)

Submission + - U.S. Bans Some Cellphones (bloomberg.com)

Submitted by runner_one on Thursday June 07, 2007 @10:48PM

runner_one writes: According to the New York times A federal agency has banned imports of new cellphones made with Qualcomm semiconductors because the chips violate a patent held by Broadcom. The International Trade Commission said today that the import ban would not apply to mobile phone models that were imported on or before June 7. The ruling is a blow to Qualcomm, to wireless handset makers like Motorola and Samsung, and to service providers like Verizon Wireless, SprintNextel and AT&T.

Submission + - License Plates Optional for California Elite

Submitted by SuperBanana on Thursday June 07, 2007 @10:24PM

SuperBanana writes: Steve Jobs is part of a small group of California residents who can go without license plates. Instead, they have a small barcode located in the plate area. Not only does this make one invulnerable to tollbooth ticketing systems, but it makes them harder to target with a LIDAR speed gun (police use the highly reflective front plate as a target for the infrared beam.) Not to mention, if they commit any vehicular crimes or traffic infractions, witnesses have no plates to look for. States and the Federal government have numerous safety reasons why we are compelled to have two license plates, but if you've got enough commas in your bank account, you get to drive with no plates at all...

Submission + - What if you could run Mac apps on Windows?

Submitted by

jpuddy

on Thursday June 07, 2007 @09:59PM

jpuddy writes: "Does anyone know of any tools or projects looking at running Mac OS X applications on Windows? We know from Apple that they don't want OS X to ever run on non-Apple hardware; take that as you may. But what about running OS X apps on Windows or Linux, with the assistance of something similar to WINE (only... different). I would imagine this shouldn't be too hard to do with *nix, given the Darwin code base.

What would we be looking at to start such a project?"

Submission + - Very in depth look at video codecs (atomicmpc.com.au)

Submitted by

johnsee

on Thursday June 07, 2007 @09:03PM

johnsee writes: "Atomicmpc has an incredibly in depth look at a wide range of video codecs. It looks not only at their inner workings in depth, but also shows the quality produced by each at a variety of settings and situations."

Submission + - Sun CEO reveals ZFS will be OSX default filesystem

Submitted by Fjan11 on Thursday June 07, 2007 @04:43AM

Fjan11 writes: Sun's Jonathan Schwartz announced that "Apple would be making ZFS "the file system" in Mac OS 10.5 Leopard". It seems likely that Leopad's Time Machine feature will require ZFS to run, because ZFS has back-up and snapshots build right in to the filesystem as well as a host of other features, such as built in Raid. Jobs is probably not happy about his thunder being stolen right before for the June 11th keynote...

Submission + - Senate sneaks an anti-internet resolution

Submitted by

destinyland

on Thursday June 07, 2007 @04:24AM

destinyland writes: "Apparently June is national "Internet is Dangerous" month. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution urging Americans to "learn more about the dangers of the Internet." And what counts as a danger? Disabling censor-ware, or making friends online if you ever plan to meet them in real life. Its extreme negativity is disappointing — especially since its co-sponsors include Barack Obama, who's supposed to be such a friend to the internet. But remember — it passed unanimously."

Submission + - Infosys goes for 'bonded-labour'! (rediff.com)

Submitted by Infocison on Wednesday June 06, 2007 @04:01AM

Infocison writes: IT outsourcing giant Infosys is having all its employees sign a non-compete clause which states that even after the employee quits the company, he/ she cannot work for any of Infosys' competitors. In fact, the clause allegedly lists by name the top five rival companies — TCS, Accenture, IBM , Cognizant and Wipro. click here for full story.

Submission + - Myspace Design "Sense" Meets Facebook Plat (insidefacebook.com)

Submitted by

MikeJ

on Wednesday June 06, 2007 @03:14AM

MikeJ writes: "Inside Facebook has the scoop on a slightly controversial Facebook Application:

"Facebook has always been known for its clean, minimal look, and the fact that it does not allow users to spice up their stylesheets with their own colors or themes. Today, some clever (and humorous) hackers have found a way around this restriction. The app is tongue-in-cheekily called I CAN HAS A MYSPACE PLZ and was clearly made for a few laughs at the expense of some hole found in Facebook's style-protection system.""

Submission + - Babylon 5: The Lost Tales trailer released

Submitted by HistoryNerd on Wednesday June 06, 2007 @02:17AM

HistoryNerd writes: At long last Babylon 5 fans can catch a glimpse of Babylon 5: The Lost Tales through this trailer for the all new production ahead of the direct-to-DVD release this July 31st. This continuation of the Babylon 5 universe will feature John Sheridan (Boxleitner), Elizabeth Lochley (Scoggins), and Galen (Woodward) in two intertwined stories. Depending on its sales success, this may be the first in an anthology series of new releases focusing on different characters from the original series. Additional video diaries featuring behind the scenes footage of the shooting of this production have now been released as well, such as this one including a Minbari coffee break. The trailer can also be found along with additional video diaries and information about the production through the official site.

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