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Submission + - "Don't tase me bro" police cleared

Submitted by Fozzyuw on Wednesday October 24, 2007 @04:30PM

Fozzyuw writes: WFTV.com's website has news on the University of Florida police involved in the Andrew Meyer tasering have been cleared of using excessive force. It also includes a link to the full report, which shares details of the incident and events leading up to the incident.

Submission + - GIMP 2.4 Released 3

Submitted by Enselic on Wednesday October 24, 2007 @01:40PM

Enselic writes: After almost three years since the release of GIMP 2.2, the GIMP developers have just announced the release of GIMP 2.4.

The release notes speaks of scalable bitmap brushes, redesigned rectangle/ellipse selection tools, redesigned crop tool, a new foreground selection tool, a new align tool, reorganized menu layouts, improved zoomed in/zoomed out image display quality, improved priting and color management support and a new perspective clone tool.

Submission + - Google sued for $5b for crimes against humanity (theregister.co.uk) 2

Submitted by

mytrip

on Monday September 24, 2007 @02:16PM

mytrip writes: "A Pennsylvania crusader has slapped Google with a $5bn lawsuit, claiming that the world's largest search engine is endangering his personal safety.

With a suit filed in federal court, Dylan Stephen Jayne insists that the company is guilty of "crimes against humanity" because its name turns up when his social security number is scrambled and turned upside down.

By calling itself Google, Jayne argues, Google has exposed him to attack by an army of culturally diverse, net-savvy terrorists. "A person regardless of race or religion that wishes to cause acts of terrorism would look for social security numbers that are made readily available on the public use databases," his suit reads.

And he's adamant that if Google claims ignorance, many people could end up dead or buck naked. "The 'I don't know' defense obviously is a waste of money, time, and puts the lives of Americans and illegal aliens at risk of death or serious undress.""

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 + - MediaDefender Leaks Saga : unexpected outcomes (p2pnet.net) 4

Submitted by ShakaZ on Saturday September 22, 2007 @08:54PM

ShakaZ writes: Following the leaks of all the internal emails and later the source code of all the anti-p2p software of MediaDefender, the boss and an employee of the company have been arrested by the LA police. They are charged for illegal uploading with intent to deceive, bandwidth theft, and grievous misrepresentation.
More handcuffs there : http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13397

Due to the released emails, ThePirateBay have proof of infrastructural sabotage, denial of service attacks, hacking and spamming, for which they filed a complaint to the Swedish police. 10 companies of the music, movie and gaming industries are listed in the complaint.
More pirates here : http://thepiratebay.org/blog

Submission + - GamerDad's Broken Heart (gamerdad.com)

Submitted by

Jeff Bogumil

on Thursday September 13, 2007 @08:00PM

Jeff Bogumil writes: "For those not in the know, GamerDad.com is a parenting/video gaming advocacy site, focusing on the benefits and issues related to children and video games.

From Linda Bub's GamerDad Signal article, "GamerDad's Broken Heart".

On Saturday September 1st, Andrew Bub — the GamerDad, and my husband — suffered a heart attack. An anterior wall Myocardial Infarction to be exact. On Sunday the 2nd, he had an additional MI and on Labor Day he endured a Quadruple Bypass operation, which saved his life. He's been in the hospital ever since and dearly misses his children, his website, and all of you — his readers. Here's how you can help.

Please take a moment to read Linda's full article, and thank you for supporting GamerDad and his family."

Submission + - How Government Uses Children To Abuse Us (functionalisminaction.com)

Submitted by

IConrad01

on Tuesday August 28, 2007 @02:49PM

IConrad01 writes: "Functionalism In Action: It's For The Children! ... And Other Lies My Government Told Me is a commentary by a technophile libertarian (yours truly) on the abuses of government under the auspice of providing for/protecting our children. Inspired by recent news."

Submission + - BP Addresses concerns about Lake Michigan

Submitted by

LameAssTheMity

on Thursday July 19, 2007 @10:47PM

LameAssTheMity writes: "In response to the Chicago Tribune's article regarding the Whiting Refinery, also discussed on Slashdot, BP posted an article on their web site refuting many of the Tribune's statements. From the article:

"Some recent news reports stated that the refinery discharges "sludge" directly into Lake Michigan, and that it will substantially increase. That is not true. The refinery does not and will not discharge sludge into the lake. The refinery discharges only treated water into the lake. Treated wastewater is more than 99.999% water. The remainder is salt, nutrients, organics and inorganics that are not dissolved in water, and are so small they pass through fine filtration systems. All wastewater sludges are treated separately, according to state and federal requirements, and never discharged to Lake Michigan."
"

Submission + - New presidential directive gives dictatorial power (whitehouse.gov)

Submitted by

the terminal of geoff goodfellow

on Thursday July 19, 2007 @10:09PM

the terminal of geoff goodfellow writes: "that GlobalResearch.ca reports that by executive order, the president of the United States signed into law directive NSPD 51 & HSPD 20, that in the event of a "catastrophic event" (that could be located anywhere in the world), the president can become what is best described as "a dictator":

"The President shall lead the activities of the Federal Government for ensuring constitutional government."
This directive, completely unnoticed by the media, and given no scrutiny by Congress, literally gives the White House unprecedented dictatorial power over the government and the country, bypassing the US Congress and obliterating the separation of powers. The directive also placed the Secretary of Homeland Security in charge of domestic "security". Would the events of say Sept. 11th, 2001 or hurricane Katrina be "catastrophic events"? A critical analysis on the directive can be found here."

Submission + - Patent Reform Bill Approved by House Committe

Submitted by Alex Forster on Thursday July 19, 2007 @09:57PM

Alex Forster writes: The House Committee on the Judiciary approved far-reaching legislation to reform the nation's patent system Wednesday. The Patent Reform Act of 2007 largely reflects the IT sector's lobbying effort to curtail lengthy, expensive patent infringement lawsuits, but Wednesday's committee deliberations centered on finding compromises acceptable to opponents — namely the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, manufacturers, and large research universities — so that the bill could win approval. Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., described the current patent system as inefficient, bogged down by inappropriate litigation rules, unreliably funded, and resulting in patents of "questionable quality." The bill would make it harder to secure a patent and easier for rivals to challenge one, and it would change how courts determine an infringed patent's value.

Submission + - Real Perpetual Motion: Stirling Engines

Submitted by Power Mad on Wednesday July 04, 2007 @06:08PM

Power Mad writes: With all this talk regarding perpetual motion, it is interesting to note that there actually is a device that comes close to being a perpetual motion machine: a stirling engine. These engines convert the heat differential between two points into mechanical work, and can even tap into the heat differential between your palm and the surrounding air to power a small motor.

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