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Submission + - "The Day The Earth Stood Still" Beamed Int 1

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circletimessquare
circletimessquare writes: "Deep Space Communications Network has been hired by 20th Century Fox to beam the Keanu Reeves remake of 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' into outer space on its opening day. Whatever you think of the gimmick and its philosophical contradictions, rest assured that only the most important and highest minded of concerns went into the broadcast: 'Jim Lewis, Deep Space's director, said the company had to satisfy 20th Century Fox, the film's producers, that the transmission could not be intercepted and pirated on Earth or in the air.'"
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Submission + - WTF? 10,000 License Plates to be Replaced in NC (wxii12.com)

Submitted by beadfulthings
beadfulthings writes: In light of recent discussions about the Internet habits of the older generation, it's comforting to know that in North Carolina, up to 10,000 license plates containing the potentially offensive 3-letter WTF combination will be replaced by the Motor Vehicles division at no cost — if the owner of the vehicle finds the plates offensive. As reported on Winston-Salem's television station WXII, the MVD was alerted to the problem by an irate 60-year-old technology teacher who'd been clued in by her grandchildren. The article includes a helpful slide show of twenty Internet acronyms every parent should know. The article doesn't include any information on how you could actually apply for a WTF license plate.
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Submission + - student faces 38 years in prison for hacking grade (tgdaily.com) 1

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the brown guy
the brown guy writes: "An 18 year old high school student named Omar Kahn is charged with 69 felonies for hacking into a school computer and modifying his grades amongst other things. He changed his C, D and F grades to As, and changed 12 other students grades as well. By installing a remote access program on the schools server Kahn was able to also change his AP scores, distribute test answer keys, and could be looking at a lengthy prison term. Not suprisingly, his parents (who have only recently immigrated to America) have decided not to post the %50000 bail and Kahn is in jail awaiting trial. I don't know about you, but I think this is one of those things that can only happen in America."

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