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Submission + - Case of the great hot-site swap

Submitted by BobB
BobB writes: Two universities — Bowdoin in Maine and Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles — have entered a unique arrangement under which they are backing up each other's web site, email and servers on different ends of the U.S. They say this could be a disaster recovery model all sorts of organizations could follow. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/080307-bowdo in-lmu.html
The Internet

Submission + - New bill would reverse bans on municipal broadband (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by Yuppie
Yuppie writes: A bill introduced to the House this week would overturn bans that currently exist in several states on cities and towns building and deploying their own broadband networks. The big telecoms may not be be too happy about the bill, however. 'The telecoms have historically argued that municipalities that own and operate — or even build and lease — broadband networks could give themselves preferential treatment. The Act anticipates that argument with a section on "competition neutrality." Public providers would be banned from giving themselves any "regulatory preference," which should create a level playing field for all broadband providers. Municipalities interested in getting into the broadband business would also have to solicit feedback from the private sector on planned deployments.' The full text of the bill is available from Rep. Boucher's website (PDF).
Spam

Submission + - 30 Years for 'Rizler' for Online 'Pharmacy'

Submitted by jotter507
jotter507 writes: So, you get arrested for running an illegal online pharmacy and the judge orders you to stop selling medication over the Internet. Don't sit around and do nothing before the trial! Run off to the Dominican Republic on a false passport and start up another online 'pharmacy'. It didn't end too well for 27-year old Christopher William Smith. Also known as 'Rizler', the world-renowned spammer and Internet drug dispenser received a 30-year sentence from a federal judge on Wednesday.
Movies

Submission + - Film on music piracy released as Xvid torrent (goodcopybadcopy.net)

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goodbye_kitty
goodbye_kitty writes: "The producers of a new documentary film analyzing global music piracy have decided to "put their money where their mouth is" by releasing the film as a free Xvid download (hosted by the pirate bay, as one would expect). The film explores the blurred line between "fair use" and piracy, and includes interviews with DJ Danger Mouse (creator of the now infamous 'grey album'), Lawrence Lessig (found of Creative Commons), the lads from the pirate bay, and even some guy from the MPAA. Link to torrent here"
Google

Submission + - Google: Patent system broken, Apple: No its not. 1

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Whiney Mac Fanboy
Whiney Mac Fanboy writes: "Part of the AlwaysOn Stanford Summit, was the panel discussion "The Patent Crisis: Crossroads for the Business of Technology." — with speakers including Google's, IBMs & Apple's patent lawyers. According to coverage from The Register, Google's head of patents believes the system is in crisis: "The Patent Office is overburdened," she said. "The volume of patents going in is huge. And the quality of patents coming out — it could be better." Apple's chief patent counsel, Chip Lutton on the other hand, said the US patent system was "not broken" and that it was "not in crisis," calling it "the best in the world"."

Comment Re:Power from waste heat (Score 1) 239

by ccmunkey (#7169582) Attached to: New 3D CPU Water Cooling Method
Maybe I'm crazy or have the physics understanding of a dead monkey, but doesn't thermal energy radiate or is that merely a function of heat transferance via matter? Also I think you would lose some energy due to electrical resistance assuming you weren't using perfectly efficient superconducters. ----- On a long enough timeline, everybody dies. -Tyler Durden

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