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Comment Re:Fable of the King Tree (Score 1) 561

by McJaje on Wednesday July 09, 2008 @04:16PM (#24123449) Attached to: Nancy Pelosi vs. the Internet

According to the latest Nielsen research, the average television viewer sees roughly 4.5 hours a day. The research doesn't answer the question about whether viewers are part of "the efficient, productive members of society", but methinks there are a lot of people with a lot of time available to them if they would get off the couch.

Feed F.C.C. Rules That Rural Carriers Must Connect Internet Calls (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Friday March 02, 2007 @01:12AM

The decision marks the breaking down of one of the last barriers to allowing VoIP to fully compete with traditional phone carriers.

Feed Europeans Threaten More Fines for Microsoft (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Friday March 02, 2007 @01:12AM

The European Commission said Microsoft was demanding unreasonable royalties from rivals seeking to link their software to the Windows operating system.

Feed Dell Posts Sharp Declines in Earnings and Revenue (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Friday March 02, 2007 @01:12AM

Dell’s inability to capture sales in the booming notebook computer market was reflected in its fourth-quarter financial results.

Feed Google Courts Small YouTube Deals (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Friday March 02, 2007 @01:12AM

Google is forming partnerships with hundreds of smaller media companies that see value in contributing to the site.

Journal Journal: Protecting Yourself From Fraudulent E-Mails

Journal by blue234 on Friday March 02, 2007 @01:09AM

How do you Protect Yourself From Fraudulent E-Mails Unfortunately, the standard method of E-Mail communication over the Internet uses the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). This protocol was designed to transmit 7-bit ASCII character data between two IP hosts using the simplest and most efficient method possible. Security was an afterthought and security systems are almost never imple

Submission + - MacBook Wi-Fi Hijack Details Finally Released

Submitted by Wick3d Gam3s on Thursday March 01, 2007 @10:42PM

Wick3d Gam3s writes: Looking to put to rest one of the most bizarre vulnerability disclosure disputes in recent memory, hacker David Maynor offered an apology for mistakes made, provided a live demo of the controversial MacBook Wi-Fi takeover and promised to release e-mail exchanges, crash/panic logs and exploit code to clear his tarnished name.

Submission + - Blizzard exposes detailed WoW character data

Submitted by Gavin Scott on Thursday March 01, 2007 @06:27PM

Gavin Scott writes: Blizzard has introduced a new web site called the Armory which lets you get information on any World of Warcraft character, extracted from their live databases, in near real-time. This exposes a great deal of information that was not previously obtainable including profession choices, skill levels for all skills, and the character's complete talent specification and all faction reputation data, along with all gear currently equipped. The complete roster of any guild or arena team is also available.

Some players are upset about this, such as arena PvP teams who now have all their gear and talent choices exposed to the world, players with non-standard or less-popular talent choices who fear they will have difficulty getting into pickup groups now that people can instantly find out everything about them, and even role players who worry that the site will reveal what clothing they are (or aren't) wearing at any particular moment.

Are these complaints fair? Blizzard claims to own all the data and the characters, but at what point does this data represent personal choices and information about their players which would be covered by their own privacy policy? In a virtual society, should people be able to present a view of themselves that differs from (virtual) reality, or should all details be exposed?

Feed Dell’s Profit Falls on Computer Sales (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Thursday March 01, 2007 @06:12PM

Sales flagged as the company struggled with operational and accounting issues in the fourth quarter.

Berners-Lee Speaks Out Against DRM, Advocates Net Neutrality 187

Posted by Zonk on Thursday March 01, 2007 @06:07PM from the papa-don't-speak-i'm-in-trouble dept.

narramissic writes "Speaking before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Tim Berners-Lee advocated for net neutrality, saying that the Web deserves 'special treatment' as a communications medium to protect its nondiscriminatory approach to content. Berners-Lee's more controversial statements came on the topic of DRM, in which he suggested that instead of DRM, copyright holders should provide information on how to legally use online material, allowing users the opportunity 'to do the right thing.' This led to an odd exchange with Representative Mary Bono who compared Berner-Lee's suggestion to 'having a speed limit but not enforcing the speed limit.'"

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