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Comment This title had so much potential (Score 1) 116

by DeathOfScythes on Friday April 18, 2008 @06:11PM (#23123298) Attached to: Cybersecurity and Piracy on the High Seas

I read the title and hoped that the story was about lax cybersecurity alowing pirates (the real, ak-47 wielding kind) to know which ships held the most valuble cargo and acting on the information. Images of third world crackers typing at a beat up terminal and finding their way into teh database of shipping companies, followed by the whitehat on the other end redirecting them to the coordinants of the local navy.

I watch too many bad movies.

Submission + - Maine First State to Pass Net Neutrality (www.lawbehttp)

Submitted by Spamicles on Saturday June 16, 2007 @11:42AM

Spamicles writes: Maine has become the first state in the union to pass legislation on net neutrality. The resolution, LD 1675, recognizes the importance of "full, fair and non-discriminatory access to the Internet" and instructs the Public Advocate to study what can be done to protect the rights of Maine internet users. A 2005 decision by the Federal Communications Commission put net neutrality principles, ones that had been in place since the inception of the internet, in jeopardy.

Feed Male And Female Brain Patterns Differ During Reaching (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Friday April 13, 2007 @10:12PM

Men's and women's brains "fire" differently when they are planning how to reach for something, so rehabilitation after brain injuries such as strokes may need to be tailored to the sex of the person, says a new study. Researchers found differences in patterns of brain activity in men and women preparing to do visually-guided actions related to tasks such as using a computer mouse or driving a car.

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