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Comment Re:I see a problem. (Score 1) 693

I don't think the information is hidden inside the file using steganography - you can see all the information right from iTunes. Whatever a persons grievance with having personally identifiable information inside songs they purchase, I think it's a bit tenuous to suggest that this is an inappropriate thing for Apple to do because it adversely effects the quality of what you are paying for.

Comment Re:Lynx (Score 1) 310

Well, the results of the commands you give it are returned in a browser so can (and do it seems) include multimedia. Still, it's main selling point seems to be a novel and consistent interface to various popular sites and services, rather than a text based web browser inside a graphical browser. It seems like a solution looking for a problem to me (unless lack of cool geeky ajax apps is a problem). Worth trying though, will keep the tab open over the next few days before deciding if it's more or less efficient for me.

Cleaner Air Adds To Global Warming 751

shmlco writes "In the "You Can't Win For Losing" department, an article on the BBC web site is reporting that reduced air pollution and increased water evaporation appears to be adding to man-made global warming. Research presented at a major European science meeting adds to other evidence that cleaner air is letting more solar energy through to the Earth's surface. Burn fossil fuels, you make things worse. Clean up your act, and you make things worse. Is it time to set off a few nukes and see if nuclear winter can cool things down?"

SCOTUS To Hear Patentable Thought Case 394

skayell writes "The Supreme Court of the United States will hear a landmark patent case involving whether or not thoughts and relationships are patentable. Michael Crichton's essay in the New York Times attempts a thoughtful summary of Metabolite's primary assertion: they not only own the connection between homocysteine levels in the blood and vitamin B12 deficiency, but also any thought connecting the two."

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