Topic: NEWS english - on January 3, 2005 at 1:39:00 PM CET
The Shadow Internet
They start with a single stolen file and pump out bootleg games and movies by the millions. Inside the pirate networks that are terrorizing the entertainment business. Just over a year ago, a hacker penetrated the corporate servers at Valve, the game company behind the popular first-person shooter Half-Life. He came away with a beta version of Half-Life 2. "We heard about it," says 23-year-old Frank, a well-connected media pirate. "Everyone thought it would get bootlegged in Europe." Instead, the hacker gave the source code to Frank - it turned out that he was a friend of a friend - so that Frank could give Half-Life 2 to the world. "I was like, 'Let's do this thing, yo!'" he says. "I put it on Anathema. After that, it was all over."
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Topic: RSS - on January 3, 2005 at 1:36:00 PM CET
Newspapers with RSS: A List
It took a little longer than expected, but I've compiled what I believe to be a solid list of U.S. newspapers that offer RSS feeds. The list includes newspapers listed in the Yahoo! directory, including college/university publications when available. While it might be incomplete, it's the best list I've been able to put together based on resources (and patience) available.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 3, 2005 at 1:33:00 PM CET
The oddest stories of 2004
WHILE many serious stories made the news in 2004 there were also some seriously strange ones making the news. Here are some of the oddest events of the year.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 3, 2005 at 11:44:00 AM CET
Thieves take brain remote control
A medical device which allows a woman to sleep by switching off an implant in her brain has been stolen.
Rita Carlisle, 53, from Knaphill, Surrey, suffers from a condition called essential tremor.
The stolen remote control gadget sends out pulses to calm the condition and can be switched off so she can rest.
Ms Carlisle, who now struggles to sleep, was carrying the device and £600 cash in a handbag which was stolen in Farnborough, Hants, on 23 December.
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