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Submission + - Proposed answer to the Fermi Paradox

Submitted by sehlat on Thursday August 11, 2016 @11:53AM

sehlat writes: A recent in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics suggests that we're not latecomers, but very, very early. Laboratory News has a highly accessible summary of their findings.

Submission + - Crowdsourcing Big Brother

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on Monday June 22, 2009 @02:36PM

sehlat writes: "From the Los Angeles Times comes word of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where 165 public surveillance cameras are being set up to be monitored by a "non profit coalition" of volunteers. The usual suspects, including "the innocent have nothing to fear" are being trotted out to justify this, and the following quote at the end of the article deserves mention.
But Jack Bauer, owner of the city's largest beer and soft drink distributor, calls the network "a great thing." His store hasn't been robbed, he said, since four cameras went up nearby.

"There's nothing wrong with instilling fear," he said.

"

Submission + - Sony announces DRM-free at Amazon

Submitted by sehlat on Thursday January 10, 2008 @08:26PM

sehlat writes: An article at The New York Times begins:

Sony BMG announced Thursday that it would become the fourth and final major music label to sell digital music on Amazon.com, offering its entire catalog in the MP3 format by the end of the month.
The Rebel Alliance has won.

Submission + - Western Digital Cripples Network Drives

Submitted by sehlat on Thursday December 06, 2007 @04:05PM

sehlat writes: Via BoingBoing. It would appear that the advertising claims for the Western Digital My Book(TM) World Edition(TM) II which include: "Listen to the music on your My Book World Edition drive while you're on vacation." and "Securely access and edit your files on any computer." and "Get files from home while at the office." may be false.

This Support Page specifically says: "Due to unverifiable media license authentication, the following file types cannot be shared by different users using WD Anywhere Access." Which means, of course, that if you have a great new multimedia demo of something which falls into the category of "Offer your clients an easy way to access business documents, designs, and artwork. Eliminates the need for a separate FTP server." and it's in one of a LONG list of "forbidden" formats, you're out of luck.

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