Wednesday, 17. October 2007

RIAA klagt Usenet.com


Wie am Dienstag bekannt wurde, brachte der Verband der US-Musikkonzerne am Freitag Klage gegen Usenet.com ein. In der Klage wird dem Newsgroup-Anbieter vorgeworfen, dass über die von ihm zugänglich gemachten Usenet-Gruppen Millionen urheberrechtlich geschützter Files abrufbar seien.

futurezone.orf.at golem.de winfuture.de wikipedia.org Usenet wikipedia.org NNTP

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P2P : Is Big Brother Watching You?


Abstract—In an effort to prosecute P2P users, RIAA and MPAA have reportedly started to create decoy users: they participate in P2P networks in order to identify illegal sharing of content. This has reportedly scared some users who are afraid of being caught. The question we attempt to answer is how prevalent is this phenomenon: how likely is it that a user will run into such a “fake user” and thus run the risk of a lawsuit? The first challenge is identifying these “fake users”.

techreports [pdf]

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…A lot of condoms can be worn at once?


We must begin this post with a very important disclaimer: if you are having sex, and using condoms, it is extremely important that you never, ever layer condoms.

…A lot of condoms can be worn at once?

myscienceproject.org

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Citizen Kane Oscar goes under the hammer


Sotheby's New York has announced that on 11 December it will auction the 1942 best screenplay Oscar awarded to Orson Welles and Herman J Mankiewicz for Citizen Kane.

theregister.co.uk

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Postcards of San Francisco


The following old postcards of San Francisco, CA provide a great visual look back at San Francisco's history.

When the Golden Gate
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is Golden mailed 1913

alamedainfo.com

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Oct. 17, 1604: Johannes Kepler Goes Dancing With a Star


The German astronomer was not the first to see the star -- several others had identified it a week earlier and one, John Brunowski, actually alerted him to its presence -- but Kepler's systematic observations were so detailed that the body became known as Kepler's star (or Kepler's supernova).

Johannes Kepler Goes Dancing With a Star

wired.com

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Hey Buddy, Are You Stoned?


The mother of a two-year-old Wisconsin boy shared a marijuana blunt with her child as friends laughed, filmed the child smoking, and asked, "Hey buddy, are you stoned?" Krystle Leigh Weber, 20, was charged yesterday along with two male friends with pot possession and contributing to the delinquency of a minor (Weber was also hit with a child neglect rap, also a misdemeanor).

thesmokinggun.com

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Geopolitics of opium 2007


The amount of Afghan land used for growing opium is now larger than the combined total under coca cultivation in Latin America - Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. No other country has produced narcotics on such a deadly scale since China in the 19 th century. Opium in Afghanistan: Eradicate or subsidize?

metafilter.com

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JFK 'drug smuggling ring' charged


At least 18 people have been charged in the United States over an alleged drug smuggling ring operating via JFK airport in New York.

Prosecutors say baggage handlers and workers for Delta Airline were involved in smuggling heroin and cocaine into the US from the Dominican Republic.

bbc.co.uk

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Stop Bush's Drug War Draft!


President Bush's policies kick students with drug convictions out of school but welcome them into the military. Where are our priorities???

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