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Comment Re:What a fucking stupid idea! (Score 2, Informative) 540

That's fair, but only as long as professors are required to take every assignment in a digital form. The moment there's a class that requires a printed copy of a report, that printing better be included with the price for taking the class.

Under "Required Materials" on my syllabus, I always put "a few dollars for printing/copying."

Security

Submission + - IP Based Security Camera Systems for Schools

zof888 writes: I work at an Elementary / Middle School district IT department, where we recently had a case of an individual walking on to a school campus and molesting children. So this brings up the immediate issue of security, even before this we were looking into buying cameras to help combat vandalism during the night, but it had always been a low priority until now. So my questions are what IP camera systems are out there that you have had good or bad experiences, what cameras will capture faces in low light environments, capture license plate numbers 30-40 yards away in day light, will give us a way to centrally manage 20+ sites (yes we have high speed fiber) and still be cost effective on the budget and even give us a way to roll it out in phases as we get the money.
Quickies

Submission + - Scientists Discover New Link in Ocean Currents (cnn.com)

an.echte.trilingue writes: CNN is running a story about the discovery of one of the last ocean currents near Tasmania. From the article:

New research shows that a current sweeping past Australia's southern island of Tasmania toward the South Atlantic is a previously undetected part of the world climate system's engine-room, said scientist Ken Ridgway.

The Southern Ocean, which swirls around Antarctica, has been identified in recent years as the main lung of global climate, absorbing a third of all carbon dioxide taken in by the world's oceans.

The Internet

Submission + - Microsoft DRM code for Netflix Streams hacked (macworld.com)

reddburn writes: "Macworld posted a story by IDN News Service about a hacker who has posted instructions for how to save streaming movies from Netflix, defeating Microsoft's DRM code designed to prevent users from saving the content. From the article:

A hacker who calls himself Dizzie wrote late last month on the Rorta hacking forum that "Netflix doesn't easily allow you to save the flicks and watch them at your leisure because the films are entrapped in some ... Windows Media DRM wrapper," referring to Microsoft's DRM system. Word of his hack spread more widely this week in various blogs and Web sites...He writes that the process for removing the DRM could take a few attempts, and the process does not remove the time limit imposed by Netflix on viewing the content. The Netflix site was down for maintenance early Thursday, although it was unclear if it was related to the hack. The site was back up later Thursday morning.


How long will it take for businesses to realize what the developers and engineers who work for them have known all along: there is no unbreakable DRM?"

Music

Submission + - Eminem Sues Apple for iTunes Sales (macworld.co.uk)

puk writes: MacWorld UK is reporting that Eminem's publisher is suing Apple, alleging that his publisher did not have the right to authorize Apple's online sales of digital versions of Eminem's music through the iTunes Music Store and that therefore Apple is violating Eminem's copyright by doing so.

Of course, if this turns out to be the case, Universal may also be on the hook for the damages, if indirectly. Looks like another more case of trying to figure out whether old contracts authorize new activities...

Editorial

Submission + - Click Through Agreements No More! (sensiblelife.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Even if you don't read the terms and conditions of all those links you click on, the US Court of Appeals is doing it for you. And, believe it or not, they're on your side!

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