Sunday, 5. November 2006
Topic: NATURE - on November 5, 2006 at 3:58:00 PM CET
Four fins on a Dolphin
A BOTTLENOSE dolphin captured last month off western Japan has an extra set of fins, providing further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once had four legs and lived on land, Japanese researchers say.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on November 5, 2006 at 1:38:00 PM CET
Google Earth (Release 4 - BETA)
Welcome to the newest beta of Google Earth (release 4). Since our last release (on September 13th, 2006), we have made many improvements. We have improved icon management by creating a new icon palette, added line and polygon drawing tools to our free product, added the ability to print search results and placemarks, made it easier to select icons that are overlapping, and much more.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on November 5, 2006 at 1:33:00 PM CET
Big labels are f*cked, and DRM is dead
Interview Few people know the music industry better than Peter Jenner. Pink Floyd's first manager, who subsequently managed Syd Barrett's solo career, Jenner has also looked after T.Rex, The Clash, Ian Dury, Disposable Heroes and Billy Bragg - who he manages today. He's also secretary general of the International Music Managers Forum.
And he doesn't pull his punches.
The major four music labels today are "fucked", he says. Digital music pricing has been a scam where the consumer pays for manufacturing, distribution, and does all the work - and still has to pay more. Labels should outsource everything except finance and licensing.
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