Wednesday, 3. December 2008

Harvard-Professor gegen Musikindustrie


Eine Million Dollar Schadensersatz: Mit dieser Summe bedroht der Verband der US-Musikindustrie einen Studenten, weil er in Tauschbörsen Songs zur Verfügung gestellt hat. Nun mischt sich ein renommierter Harvard-Professor ein: Das Vorgehen der Branche verstoße gegen die Verfassung, glaubt er.

spiegel.de

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Science & Progress: Fanu Christmas


This is the first mix of the three “Xmas mixes” Imma do for the beat lovers. This one’s with downbeat / hiphop. The next one’s about old jungle, and the one after that has new jungle; coming this week - or next, at the latest.

srix0r.blogspot.com

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Storm in a C-cup - 130,000 boobs lost at sea


More than 130,000 inflatable breasts have been lost at sea en route to Australia.

Men's magazine Ralph was planning to include the boobs as a free gift with its January issue.

watoday.com.au metro.co.uk

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20 (More) Strange and Exotic Endangered Species


The bladder-chewing guppy not enough for you? Can’t stop thinking about exploding ants, boyfriend-devouring she-monsters of the sea and blood-spurting lizards? Don’t worry - terrifying oneself is a common ailment of the intertubes. Unfortunately, there is no cure…but there is more to learn! Reader, prepare thyself. Your eyeballs are about to be flooded with some of the strangest, creepiest, crawliest endangered creatures on the planet. Warning: content best consumed as far away from bedtime as possible.

 Endangered Species

webecoist.com

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Too good to ignore: 6 alternative browsers


When Microsoft, Mozilla or Apple comes out with a new version of Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari, it makes news -- mainly because most of us use one or more of these three Web browsers. In fact, with the exception of Google's Chrome (which made a big splash, mostly because it came from Google), most of the alternative browsers out there tend to get lost in the shuffle.

computerworld.com

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gOS intros OS cloud for netbooks


Another browser-based operating system is joining the netbook gold strike.

On Monday, Good OS — maker of the Google gadget–heavy gOS — unveiled a new quick-starting cloud OS at the World Netbook Forum in Paris.

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theregister.co.uk thinkgos.com

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European Police Plan to Remote-Search Hard Drives


Remote searches of suspect computers will form part of an EU plan to tackle hi-tech crime.

The five-year action plan will take steps to combat the growth in cyber theft and the machines used to spread spam and other malicious programs.

bbc.co.uk

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Cops banned from bush-urination


Police using an isolated shooting range in Austria have been banned from urinating in nearby bushes if they are caught short.

metro.co.uk

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