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Submission + - Old movies/TV shows being changed is freaking out the Mandela Effect crowd (alternatememories.com)

Submitted by phonewebcam on Friday November 03, 2017 @06:43PM

phonewebcam writes: The third season of Mr Robot is here, and it features the Mandela Effect conspiracy in it's story line. That name comes from the idea that some people remember Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980's, but rather than accept they were wrong, claim he really did in their universe. They then somehow moved to one where he didn't, so there is no evidence of it apart from their memories. There are many other examples of this, such as the Star Wars line "No, I am your father" being widely remembered as "Luke, I am your father".

Carter Tweed talks of a technical angle which those who believe they are affected are just gonna love: old digital content being manipulated, initially to show ads. In other words, now it really is possible to show convincing different content on the internet to that which was originally broadcast. This goes back as far as 2011, where reruns of How I Met Your Mother had digital plasma TV's inserted in a scene showing ads for a movie which hadn't been made then. Many more examples exist, such as Gene Kelly breakdancing and the Star Wars digital re-release.

How long before this is being done covertly? And if someone claims it is, will they just be dismissed as a Mandela Effect conspiracist?

Submission + - Could Cryptocurrency kill online advertising? (linkedin.com) 1

Submitted by phonewebcam on Sunday October 22, 2017 @11:01AM

phonewebcam writes: Far from being a new form of malware, could it turn out users actually prefer to trade a little CPU time to website owners in favor of them not showing ads? Slashdot covered the downside of this recently, with even Cristiano Ronaldo's official site falling victim, but that may not be the full story. This could be an ideal win-win situation, except for one huge downside — the current gang of online advertisers. Of course Google are already looking into controlling it, with a permission based system to start off with whilst letting 3rd party Chrome extensions take the strain for now. Adblockers are looking to extend their functionality to include AntiMining, too.

Submission + - BT sues Google over Android (guardian.co.uk)

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on Monday December 19, 2011 @05:18AM

phonewebcam writes: "British Telecom is claiming billions of dollars of damages from Google in a lawsuit filed in the US which says that the Android mobile operating system infringes a number of the telecoms company's key patents.

The lawsuit, filed in the state of Delaware in the US, relates to six patents which BT says are infringed by the Google Maps, Google Music, location-based advertising and Android Market products on Android.

If successful, the suit could mean that Google or mobile handset makers will have to pay BT royalties on each Android handset in use and which they produce."

Submission + - Samsung may try to block next iPhone in Europe too (theregister.co.uk)

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on Wednesday September 21, 2011 @06:37AM

phonewebcam writes: "The Reg reports: "Samsung could try to get the iPhone 5 delayed or banned in Europe, a source has told South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper today. The Korean giant is considering a lawsuit against the next version of the Apple smartphone due in October, in the expectation that iPhone 5 will make use of some basic telecoms technology that Samsung has patented.

A patent suit could at least delay the launch of the phone until the case is resolved.

It comes a day after The Korea Times quoted an anonymous Samsung exec saying that the company would attempt to do the same thing in Korea.

According to Reuters, the MBN's source said that Samsung was considering further legal action against Apple and that the "South Korean firm may seek an injunction request on Apple's new iPhone in Europe."""

Submission + - Raspberry Pi running Quake 3 (raspberrypi.org)

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on Sunday August 28, 2011 @06:32AM

phonewebcam writes: "Here’s something to liven up your weekend: a video of the Raspberry Pi running Quake 3. We’re still working on ironing a few kinks out (specifically, there seems to be a library issue which means our framerate, while good, isn’t quite as spectacular as we know it can be; we’re working on it as I post this) – but this is what test boards are for, and we’re making great progress getting the boards running smoothly."

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