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Tuesday, 6. March 2007
Topic: FUN - on March 6, 2007 at 10:58:00 AM CET
The Silent Air Guitar Challenge deathmatch
What can I say? You all make me proud of the concept of a Deathmatch. I don't know how the next one will top these... except maybe if there's a sponsor to pay the winner some big cash... Voting ends Sunday, March 12, 12:00 AM.
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Topic: e-bay - on March 6, 2007 at 10:45:00 AM CET
eBay users targeted by advanced Trojan
eBay users are being targeted by an advanced Trojan that attempts to redirect traffic so it can silently bid on a car from the auction site's car site, Symantec is warning. It is the latest security headache for eBay, which has faced an onslaught of complaints from some users who say fraud on the site has increased to unacceptable levels over the past few months.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 6, 2007 at 10:15:00 AM CET
Vista keygen hoax exposed
Doubts have arisen about the effectiveness of a Windows key generator package that allegedly offered a means to circumvent Microsoft's anti-piracy protection.
Activation codes for Vista were said to have been obtained by brute force using key generator software that randomly tries a variety of 25-digit codes until it finds one that works.
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Topic: NEWS - on March 6, 2007 at 10:12:00 AM CET
Public toilet database features McDonald's worldwide
We're delighted to announce a new online initiative aimed at providing at-your-fingertips data on public toilet facilities worldwide.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 6, 2007 at 10:03:00 AM CET
Second Life's In-World Terrorism and The Struggle for Digital Rights
The latest issue to grab my attention is the phenomenon of in-world terrorism and the rise of self-professed freedom fighters. These folks aren't your run-of-the-mill hackers or griefers looking to cause mischief. Rather, these are 'activists' who are working subversively within Second Life (SL) to achieve political ends. Their goal is to extend digital rights for SL users beyond the standard customer-company relationship. Subsequently, by dealing with current in-world problems they are, perhaps unintentionally, looking ahead to the day when Second Life and other virtual worlds play a much more meaningful role in our lives.
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