Topic: TV - on February 1, 2009 at 2:40:00 PM CET
Discworld author films his battle with Alzheimer's
The Discworld author Sir Terry Pratchett is to appear in a BBC documentary covering a year of his struggle with the brain disorder Alzheimer's disease.
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Topic: Green - on February 1, 2009 at 2:34:00 PM CET
Recycling in Russia
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Topic: COMPUTER - on February 1, 2009 at 2:27:00 PM CET
DEC 'hacker' questions McKinnon political bandwagon
Boris Johnson's outspoken defence of Gary McKinnon in his extradition fight has been criticised by a former security consultant, who complains he was denied such support when he himself was charged with hacking offences.
Daniel Cuthbert was convicted in October 2005 of breaking the Computer Misuse Act by "hacking" into a tsunami appeal website in December 2004, and fined £400 plus £600 in costs. He was subsequently forced to change career after the prosecution, which was widely seen by his peers as misguided. Cuthbert now wants to know why he wasn't shown any support from politicians of the kind lent to McKinnon by Johnson.
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Topic: ART - on February 1, 2009 at 2:21:00 PM CET
The Designers Republic Remembered
The Designers Republic, one of the most influential graphic design studios of the last two decades, has closed its doors. In 2001, to mark tDR’s 15th anniversary, CR ran a lengthy interview with founder Ian Anderson, which is reproduced here (writer: Paula Carson), along with Anderson’s pick of his favourite tDR work up to that point.
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Topic: MUSIK - on February 1, 2009 at 2:12:00 PM CET
Coachella, Saturday April 18
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 1, 2009 at 2:11:00 PM CET
Every household to pay £20 internet piracy tax as Government announces 'broadband for all' plan
Every home in the UK will have to pay an internet piracy tax as part of a new Government commitment to give every household broadband access by 2012.
Lord Carter's Digital Britain report suggested scrapping BT's obligation to provide fix line access and instead rolling out the new technology.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on February 1, 2009 at 2:02:00 PM CET
'Human error' hits Google search
Google's search service has been hit by technical problems, with users unable to access search results.
For a period on Saturday, all search results were flagged as potentially harmful, with users warned that the site "may harm your computer".
bbc.co.uktechcrunch.comtheregister.co.uk Google glitch causes confusion stopbadware.org Google PR Stunt "This site may harm your computer" on every search result?!?!
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Topic: TV - on February 1, 2009 at 1:54:00 PM CET
Super Bowl XLIII Ads: Teased, Remixed, Too Hot for TV
The most sacred of American annual rites is upon us: sitting through an over-hyped football game to see cutting-edge TV ads that occasionally rival feature films for production value and creativity.
But this year it isn't just about television -- the spotlight's online.
Some of America's biggest brands are experimenting with viral ads, user generated ads, online remixes and web-only versions that are too-hot-for-TV.
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