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2003

1,426 posts

RIAA wins battle to ID Kazaa user

In what I consider a assault to your privacy the RIAA test case has won a major ruling that it will be able to go after individual consumers. In a ruling yesterday Verizon will have to give up the name of a Kazaa user on there network! This is dangerous ground in which you could find yourself in court facing

You want to save money check this out!

One of my major goals with this site is to save you money. Click the link and you will find great deals on all kinds of stuff. [www.morestuff4less.com]

Kevin Mitnick to be on TechTV

One of the world's most famous hackers Kevin Mitnick is going to be a guest on Tech TV this week and he will be logging onto the net for the first time in a very long time. He will probably be hired by a firm doing security work. [LA Times]

Power Blinks and your dishwasher OS Crashes

Many hardware components that we have in our homes and the cars we are driving have micro processors in them. Creeps me out a bit lets hope the code is more stable than what is currently running on our desktops. Seems dish-washing machines are requiring a software re-load when they get hit by a power spike.. I would hate to

Windows XP Tricks and Tips

A site I have found that contains a great deal of information on Windows XP. A lot of effort has went into building this site up. [www.tipsdr.com]

Wired Nails Article “DMCA: Ma Bell Would Be Proud”

This article by Wired hits the nail on the head. If you take the time to read the article in full you will understand my following comment. I have a friend who bought a Lexmark printer. He had consulted me before purchasing it and asked me what I thought. I told him hey nice printers but the cost of the

Write your Congressman or Representative

I respond to a lot of articles that I think affect the way your personal privacy and your rights as they revolve around the DMCA. I have also advocated that you write to your respective elected official and tell them how you feel. E-Mail is fine but nothing beats a hand written letter. Below are links to both the House

Microsoft unveils new CD copy protection

I had thought Microsoft had seen the light and was going to leave the lid on CD Copy Protection. But they have gotten back in bed with the producers of music and other types of CD media. They have developed what they call The Windows Media Data Session Toolkit the full details are not available but it's attempt is to

Squares

I normally do not post links to games. But I will make a exception this time and send you over to Titoonic to play the Squares game. They have a very interesting puzzle game that will give your mind a mental workout. [Titoonic]

Planet Replay shuts down for fear of being Sued

Planet Replay is a service I am not at all familiar with. After reading the article in Wired it made me understand why the site owner shut it down. I would be afraid also If I ran such a service with the way Media companies are in a feeding frenzy to prosecute and sue any site that helps facilitate sharing

Hubble blows us away

The Hubble Telescope has produced some very amazing pictures and have caused scientist worldwide to re-think some of Sciences most puzzling questions. Recently Hubble was pointed at a star cluster many billions of light years away for a extended period the picture is simply amazing. As I sit and reflect the Earth is nothing more than Atom in the great

Nuclear Powered Rocket

NASA is pushing forward and asking for significant funding from congress to fund the Nuclear Prometheus Project. Where do I sign up for flight testing can you imagine sitting on a nuclear powered rocket ;) Very interesting to say the least. [Space.com]

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