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Wife of Harried Pirate Bay Witness Gets Buried in Internet Love 470

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday February 27, 2009 @02:08PM from the thanks-for-lending-us-your-hubby dept.

treqie writes "During the trial of pirate bay yesterday, a professor (Roger Wallis) took the witness stand. He told the court things that the prosecutors did not want to hear. The prosecutors then tried to discredit both him and his team's work in the area, as well as his title, it was a real spectacle. In the end, the judge asked if he wanted compensation for being there — he replied that he did not want anything, but they could send flowers to his wife. Many listening online heard, and began sending her flowers, from all over the world. As of this submission, the sum is over 40,000 SEK worth of flowers. There's even a Facebook group for it."

Comment Re:Well... (Score 1) 191

by CommaToes on Thursday November 22, 2007 @12:23PM (#21446583) Attached to: Ask MST3k Creator Joel Hodgson

It's just a show, you should really just relax.

Feed News: iPod Access Photo recovers photos on iPod (macworld.com)

From feed by macworldfeed on Thursday May 03, 2007 @10:53AM

iPod Access Photo helps iPod users with photos on them recover or restore files that might otherwise be lost on their next sync.

Feed News: Wil Wheaton to keynote PAX 2007 gaming show (macworld.com)

From feed by macworldfeed on Thursday May 03, 2007 @10:53AM

This year's PAX gaming show will feature actor and Mac nerd Wil Wheaton as the keynote speaker.

Submission + - When the Earth was purple

Submitted by Ollabelle on Monday April 23, 2007 @01:16PM

Ollabelle writes: It's always been a bit of a mystery why plants absorb red and blue light while reflecting green when the sun emits the most visible light in the green part of the spectrum. Now a theory has come up with one possible answer: that the first chlorophyll-utilizing microbes evolved to exploit the red-and-blue reflected light of older green-absorbing microbes, eventually out-competing them through greater efficiency and the rise of oxygen. http://www.livescience.com/environment/070410_purp le_earth.html [note to editor: I'm baffled how to tag this story to science, and nothing else. All the "topics" seem to be anything except 'off topic'. Thanks for any insight you can give.]

Feed Feature: CrossOver: Windows applications without Windows (macworld.com)

From feed by macworldfeed on Monday April 23, 2007 @01:12PM

CodeWeavers' CrossOver Mac is unique among virtualization programs in that it doesn't actually require a copy of Windows. That's right: once you've paid CodeWeavers your $60 ($70 for a CD), you're ready to start installing Windows programs, without paying Microsoft a dime.

WoW Burning Crusade Delayed until January 2007 290

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday October 24, 2006 @08:36AM from the little-longer-for-that-alliance-shaman dept.

Wowzer writes "Blizzard today announced that the release date for World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, the first expansion for World of Warcraft, is delayed until January 2007. From the article: 'By adding a few extra weeks to the development cycle beyond its original target date, Blizzard will be able to extend the closed beta test and further refine the new content that will ship with the game.' While disappointing now, what will this mean for the yearly WoW expansions long term? As Blizzard COO Paul Sams revealed plans in August that 'Starting with The Burning Crusade, every year thereafter we plan on bringing out a new expansion set.' 2008, 2009, ad infinitum?"

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