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Sound As the New Illegal Narcotic? 561

ehrichweiss writes "The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is warning parents and teachers of a new threat to our children: sounds. Apparently kids are now discovering binaural beats and using them to get 'physiological effects.' The report goes on with everyone suggesting that such aural experiences will act as a gateway to drug usage and even has one student claiming there are 'demons' involved. Anyone who has used one of those light/sound machines knows all about the effects that these sounds will give and to state that they will lead kids to do drugs is nonsense at best. It seems the trend in scaring the citizens with a made-up problem has gone to the next level."

Comment Re:Seriously... (Score 1) 693

Sharing files by P2P it is perfectly legal in Spain unless there is any lucrative purpose. Some months ago the Chief Officer of the Logical Security Group of Spanish National Police said this after a lecture on a webmaster meeting: "You can download whatever you want from eMule. But don't sell it." You can see him here http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=wk7j_Pe1itg&feature=PlayList&p=6334500B65DB71AB&index=5 at 2:20
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DivX 7 Adds Support For Blu-ray Rips (H.264/MKV) 294

mrspin writes "DivX looks set to continue to be the video format of choice for 'grey' content, with the company announcing that version 7 adds support for H.264 video and, more significantly, the Matroska (MKV) container. Anybody familiar with Blu-ray rips found on BitTorrent sites or other filesharing networks will instantly recognize the MKV file format in combination with the H.264 codec as a popular way to deliver High Definition video on a PC. And now that DivX is throwing its weight behind the Matroska container, MKV support should increasingly find its way on a range of non-PC devices, such as Blu-ray players, HD digital televisions and set-top boxes."

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