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Comment The implications of this are beyond crazy! (Score 1) 511

It seems like if this is upheld not only would it mean that one can not delete files from one's PC but that there would be other issues at stake.

For example, I know that in many network environments at colleges and universities its common that every time a computer is rebooted its changed back to a default image to remove any spy ware, viruses, or just programs that users may have installed on the computers while they were using the computer.

Additionally, this would mean that if I format and reinstall my registry is cleared... so that could become a DMCA violation.

Editing a registry entry is not copyright circumvention, nor is reinstalling or restoring to an image. If they want to limit the number of coupons that someone prints out they can tie the coupons to the individual's real name verified by a credit card and require an account log-in. It might turn some people off to the service, but it is a much better way then using the registry to assign a unique identifier to individuals. If they decide not to do this because they want to distribute more coupons that is risk they take due to doing business in an unsecured manner.
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Submission + - Cold Fusion Reborn?

Icarus1919 writes: New Scientist reports that the scientist who discovered a possible fusion reaction by bombarding a solvent with neutrons and sonic waves (known as cold fusion because you don't have to deal with those sun-like temperatures and magnetic fields) has recently been exonerated of accusations of scientific misconduct Purdue University following the verification of his results by another scientist. Is cold fusion back?
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Fermi Paradox Predicting Humankind's Future? 854

An anonymous reader writes "The Fermi paradox says that if extraterrestrial civilizations exist, at least one of them should have colonized the entire galaxy by now. But since there is no evidence of this, humankind must be the only intelligent life in the galaxy. The Space Review has an article on how the Fermi paradox can be applied to human civilization. It says that, like the extraterrestrials, humans have three choices: colonize the galaxy, remain on Earth, or become extinct."

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