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Submission + - Starcraft 2 Drops LAN Support, Battle.net Only (gamespot.com) 2

Submitted by Kemeno
Kemeno writes: Blizzard has announced that they will be dropping LAN support for Starcraft II, citing piracy and quality concerns. Instead, ALL multiplayer games will be hosted through their new Battle.net service. I suppose I shouldn't be suprised by this move, but wasn't LAN play how the original Starcraft became popular? It's the only way I ever played it, and I don't see why Blizzard would alienate casual LAN gamers in favor of forcing their new service upon everyone (well, except for more profit, of course).

Comment Re:Once upon a time (Score 1) 618

by ipooptoomuch (#27764607) Attached to: A $99 Graphics Card Might Be All You Need
90 percent of onboard/integrated audio cards are not suitable for professional/audiophile sound. Take for example the audiophile 2496 or the 192. A lot of onboard audio cards do not support 7.1 so you would need a Creative X-FI (not counting SPDIF). There still aren't any decent audiophile cards for under $100.
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Jean Carriere Hour 6 12/5/07 Disc Jockey My search process was a long and difficult process. My first attempt at searching was done online. I used google to search about being a DJ. This took a long time. I looked at the library for books. I couldn't find anything there that helped me. I eventually resorted to talking with DJ's. This worked the best. The DJ I talked to was DJ ErOk. He was friendly and helped me a lot. If it weren't for him I would not have finished this paper. A DJ needs to
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Jean Carriere Hour 6 12/5/07 Disc Jockey My search process was a long and difficult process. My first attempt at searching was done online. I used Google to search about being a DJ. This took a long time. I looked at the library for books. I couldn't find anything there that helped me. I eventually resorted to talking with DJ's. This worked the best. The DJ I talked to was DJ ErOk. He was friendly and helped me a lot. If it weren't for him I would not have finished this paper. A DJ needs to
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Submission + - Strict German Computer Crime Law Now in Effect (beskerming.com)

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SkiifGeek
SkiifGeek writes: "With little fanfare, section 202c of the German computer crime laws came into effect over the weekend. Worryingly for Security professionals, the laws make the mere possession of (creates, obtains or provides access to, sells, yields, distributes or otherwise allows access to) many useful tools illegal. A similar law was proposed for the UK, however it was modified prior to passing through parliament due to the outcry from the industry.

Phenoelit, KisMAC, the CCC, and the Month of PHP Bugs are just some of the relatively high profile projects and groups to have already taken measures to remove or modify content under this law."

Nuclear Tech Race Is On In Middle East 352

Posted by Zonk from the winner-could-also-be-the-loser dept.
CaroKann writes "The TimesOnline is reporting that six Middle Eastern nations have announced interest in developing nuclear technology. The nations involved are Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Middle East Economic Digest states that most of these nations are interested in developing nuclear technology for the purpose of powering desalination plants. However, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, suggests that the sudden interest in nuclear technology is driven by the desire of the six nations to create a 'security hedge' in response to Iran's recent nuclear development program."

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