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In full agreement, personal use of encryption and anonimyzation techniques (shamelessplug http://rabbl3rous3r.blogspot.com/2006/06/encrypt-a nonymize-and-use-portable.html is the best way to go, alongside of citizen activists. Something needs to give politically speaking. God know the two corporate parties this nation runs off of will never help.

Actually, they have Writely as their collaborative online word processor. It was announced in March 2006.

Dozens of Scooba reviews, videos and analysis are available on http://robotstocknews.blogspot.com/ -- a blog all about iRobot. Most reviews have been glowing, although Consumer Reports oddly prefers mopping -- maybe they have a penchant for "Sweatin' to the Oldies"? http://robotstocknews.blogspot.com/2006/03/consume r-reports-gives-thumbs-down-for.html Given that Scooba has now been discounted to as little as $249, there's no reason not to give it a try. Scooba is about saving time and having a cleaner house at the same time. If you use it 40 times a year (and some use it much, much more often), you would save yourself perhaps 20 hours of hard labor. If you value your time at more than about $15 an hour (I know I do) it pays for itself in one year. Two years, $7.50 an hour. Lifetime guaranteed Scooba? Priceless. FYI, you don't have to use the Scooba solution (which is about 20-40 cents per use depending on where you buy it). You can use diluted vinegar as well, if you can stand the smell...

Dozens of Scooba reviews, videos and analysis are available on http://robotstocknews.blogspot.com/ -- a blog all about iRobot. Most reviews have been glowing, although Consumer Reports oddly prefers mopping -- maybe they have a penchant for "Sweatin' to the Oldies"? http://robotstocknews.blogspot.com/2006/03/consume r-reports-gives-thumbs-down-for.html Given that Scooba has now been discounted to as little as $249, there's no reason not to give it a try. Scooba is about saving time and having a cleaner house at the same time. If you use it 40 times a year (and some use it much, much more often), you would save yourself perhaps 20 hours of hard labor. If you value your time at more than about $15 an hour (I know I do) it pays for itself in one year. Two years, $7.50 an hour. Lifetime guaranteed Scooba? Priceless. FYI, you don't have to use the Scooba solution (which is about 20-40 cents per use depending on where you buy it). You can use diluted vinegar as well, if you can stand the smell...

Dozens of Scooba reviews, videos and analysis are available on http://robotstocknews.blogspot.com/ -- a blog all about iRobot. Most reviews have been glowing, although Consumer Reports oddly prefers mopping -- maybe they have a penchant for "Sweatin' to the Oldies"? http://robotstocknews.blogspot.com/2006/03/consume r-reports-gives-thumbs-down-for.html Given that Scooba has now been discounted to as little as $249, there's no reason not to give it a try. Scooba is about saving time and having a cleaner house at the same time. If you use it 40 times a year (and some use it much, much more often), you would save yourself perhaps 20 hours of hard labor. If you value your time at more than about $15 an hour (I know I do) it pays for itself in one year. Two years, $7.50 an hour. Lifetime guaranteed Scooba? Priceless. FYI, you don't have to use the Scooba solution (which is about 20-40 cents per use depending on where you buy it). You can use diluted vinegar as well, if you can stand the smell...

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http://combatspam.blogspot.com/

How's this for inside info from a veteran spammer?
"Do not put your email address on your website. Email spiders look across all websites looking for email addresses that can be used to spam."

and this one...
"If you do start getting emails, unsubscribe yourself from those emails as soon as you get those emails."

Wait, there's more!
"If a spammer is being persistent, then you can report the spammer to its ISP. This starts to get technical...[extreme technical info about using tracert from a DOS command window]"

Oh boy, thanks to Ryan Pitylak, we really have those spammers on the run now!!!

the finding also deepens the debate over what makes a planet

There is nothing deep about what to call by the name 'planet'. Once there was a clear delineation between planets and non-planets. Now there isn't because we've seen objects that straddle the divide set by the old definition. Just define some new words. If astronomers can solve the solar neutrino problem then surely they can solve the 'define planet' problem. Reminds me of Wadler's Law.

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Episode One is perhaps the best $20 I've ever spent. I spent the first hour of this game positively beaming and laughing and going WOW, the next hour or two rather horrified, and the last two hours gritting my teeth and squinting through blazes of unending gunfire. This game packs a serious punch and is a very fair price.

I was so enthusiastic while playing that I actually alt-tabbed out to write a description of an incredible experience I had while playing. I spent over an hour writing about a single minute worth of gameplay. That should be some hint of how detailed and jam-packed this expansion is. http://demodulated.blogspot.com/2006/06/60-second- excerpt-of-half-life-2.html (no serious spoilers)

I required a plugin to view that movie, But found it here with a youtube video
Best coke and mentos experiment

These books ruled. My two favorites (that I remember) were "Lair of the Lich" and "The Badlands of Hark"

Speaking of, I once had what I thought was a pretty good idea: A choose your own adventure meme for blogs. I'm not really sure how many slashdotters are also bloggers, but for those of you who are, let me know what you think. Here's the rules:

RULES

1. Post a comment to the blog post where you found this meme so that that blog owner can add a link to your post. In the comment describe what choice your post takes.

2. Repost these rules at the top of the post

3. Post a link at the top of your part of the story to the blog you got the meme from so people can read what has happened previously in the story.

4. Add your portion of the story. It can be open ended, and therefore a continuation, or it can be an ending. Feel free to write anything you want, and feel free to add pictures to spice it up, introduce a different protagonist, change the very setting of the story, etc.

5. If your portion of the story is open ended then add links within your portion or at the end to blogs that are continuing the story (ie link to people that comment on your post, see rule 1).

I started my own story on my blog, linked above.

Unfortunately the meme proved to be a flop, but perhaps it was just that the people who read my blog aren't very creative. If any of you slashdotters wish to continue my meme, or start your own story, let me know and I'll link to it. I think it has potential as a good way to get one's creative juices flowing, and has a big comedy upside.

Heck, this is nothing new. A blogger in Virginia is being sued by a political candidate who failed to file for a primary because he was distracted by the issues the blogger raised. The story is at http://blackvelvetbrucelee.blogspot.com/

Thats a pretty dangerous view to take. Of course, it suits the masses of lazy people who are incapable of thinking for themselves just fine, as well as suiting the people who love to think for them. Just keep on assuming that everyone else is always right. Here, why don't you just drop slashdot and read http://policycanada.blogspot.com/2006/06/youth-for -volpe-i-have-saved-copy.html It'll tell you everything you need to know, without having to hurt your widdle brain cell with any kind of proof or anything.

Or, you could take the time to prove the assertion either way. http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pcl/bin/advanced-e. asp?sblid=pcl

I'll give you a hand, that site can tell you that Belleville has no Main Street.

Another hint, 908 area code's in New Jersey, it's not even Canadian.

Of course, I'm sure that you'll just go on assuming that since what people told you was right this time, it'll be the same every time. It's easier that way.

"Just because a lot of people do it doesn't make it legal, moral or right." When TPB went down in Sweden the traffic/internetload lessoned by 20%. TPB has 1.3 million (9 million citizens in sweden and one million of them are using torrents according to various reports) users daily. We are not thieves because the system says so, the system is wrong because WE say so! The people creates the system not the other way around. For a very interesting read: http://copyriot.blogspot.com/ (Quite long, but very fascinating)

And the second swedish TV channel has been reported to cover the demonstration on national TV.

http://tpbeng.blogspot.com/

look for "The Pirate Bay to be spread over six countries":

Pirate Bay goes up in six countries + conclusion Today,

The Pirate Bay (TPB) informed us that the site will be back up tonight or tomorrow [June 2nd or 3rd]. They also said there will be four copies of the site in Holland, Russia, Ukraine and another country within the EU. This statement was delivered during an address of Rasmus Fleischer of Piratbyrån and a representative from The Pirate Bay (TPB) here at the Reboot conference in Copenhagen.

Pictures from the piracy demonstration
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This guy http://tpbeng.blogspot.com/ is translating local news to english.

Standards in Artificial Intelligence include hybrids of neural biology and computer hardware -- where neuro-chips integrate neuronal tissue with a silicon surface.

Our Neurofuture ranges now from enhancement of the human brain-mind to a Vulcan mind-meld of brain and machine.

A Theory of Cognitivity explains how to build the artificial minds of the future -- whether housed in computers or in these new hybrids of chip and nerve-cell.

Primitive AI Engines already exist and need only rapid prototyping along multiple development paths in the race towards True AI and superintelligent AI (SAI).

Expect an AI Landrush to start in the year 2007.

Human-Level AI should be here by 2009.

A Joint Stewardship of Earth under human and cyborg control will render the legal definition of person meaningless, as the citizens of society range from flesh-and-blood humans through all mannner of neurocomputational hybrids to full-metal robots.

The Singularity Timetable predicts a Technological Singularity by the end time of the ancient Mayan calendar in 2012 -- only six neurochip years from now.

"Oh shit!" doesn't even begin to cover it!

http://tpbeng.blogspot.com/

There are mirrors of the site up here, here, and here.
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful!

galonso,

That sounds really interesting. I write a blog at http://pixelantes.blogspot.com/ that highlights positive aspects of video games and gaming. Would you be interested in a short "interview" about your WoW life lessons?

If you're interested, you can email me at pixelantes@gmail.com

Thanks for your time!

Because I'm not aware of any cameras on the streets of Austin, Dallas, or Houston.

You're not aware because you're not paying attention.

* Dallas has them
* Austin has them
* The police have allready been caught for selling footage from the (now allegedly not recording, but still present) Deep Ellum cameras.

And the thing is, while UT had to publish the locations, that requirement no longer exists for street CCTV.

They could be installing hundreds of cameras - and wouldn't have to tell you. If you're Texan, then presume you're being watched.

Because I'm not aware of any cameras on the streets of Austin, Dallas, or Houston.

You're not aware because you're not paying attention.

* Dallas has them
* Austin has them
* The police have allready been caught for selling footage from the (now allegedly not recording, but still present) Deep Ellum cameras.

And the thing is, while UT had to publish the locations, that requirement no longer exists for street CCTV.

They could be installing hundreds of cameras - and wouldn't have to tell you. If you're Texan, then presume you're being watched.

Firstly, we need a law which binds anyone who acquires any kind of used memory device to absolute secrecy over the contents.

But then we wouldn't have vigilante justice like what's going on against Amir Massoud Tofangsazan right now!

Piratbyrån's (the Pirate Bureau)'s servers were clearly marked with a Civil Protection order seal. It is illegal to take down political websites and other such servers in the EU. By ignoring that order the police conducting the raid violated International law. After a few of them lose their jobs over this, do you think they'll ever help the Antipiratbyrån again?

By specifically ordering the raid over the objections of the prosecuting attorneys and lawyers in Sweden (who have repeatedly told him that The Pirate Bay is legal, and if he doesn't like it he should take it up with the voters who do), the Swedish Minister of Law violated their country's seperation of powers section of their constitution. Very specifically, the government cannot interfere with the day to day operations of law inforcement -- their only legal ability is to change the laws, the police and prosecution have to enforce them. I'd be quite surprised if he manages to finish his current term in office, the Swedish media is already openly discussing this as being a gross violation of Swedish law.

Make no mistake, this was an unmitigated disaster for the MPAA. They just don't know it yet. In 2 days or less The Pirate Bay will be back up, more arrogant than ever. In addition the MPAA's Swedish shell organization, Antipiratbyrån, has lost what little support they had in Sweden over this -- indeed, the Pirate Party's membership has more than doubled in the two days since this happened. Even moreso since they have admitted during an interview that they know The Pirate Bay is legal, they know they'll be back, but their main intent was just to harrass them and try and silence Piratbyrån (a consumer advocacy group focused on reforming IP law in Europe and Sweden).

Heck, there are now more registered Pirates in Sweden than there are registered Feminists!

An unmitigated disaster for the MPAA. They just don't know it yet.

Thank you!

Perhaps not unconnected with the raid on The Pirate Bay - Swedish TV news ("Rapport") was told that the raid was (illegally!) ordered from government officials following talks with US authorities.
Here in Norway an ex-prosecutor turned researcher has just come up with ideas about giving the *AA gangs permission to subpoena traffic data from ISPs (and possibly break into servers) looking for "illegal files". The IFPI leaned on an ISP to remove some mp3 files which turned out to be Grateful Dead concert recordings - then acknowledged that they goofed, which is something, I guess ... my Tor server is up and running :-)

Info about TPB in English at http://tpbeng.blogspot.com/

Of course, since I work at a really big database company, I would imagine that by some paranoid metrics, I've touched the software that touches pretty much every other human being in the civilized world. I, and a few thousand of my closest peers, are "supernodes!"

Hi Tony! :)
Oh, and hi Sam, and Jiri, and Rahul, and everyone in Bangalore, folks in the SF Bay, folks in the UK, and Pete (oh wait Pete's gone..., no not that Pete, the other Pete...)

Yes its a blog, but Intel has never fudged shit before? Rumor is the Intel chip was on a 64-bit system while the AMD chip was on a 32-bit system.

How about captcha mini-games, Ball in a Hole

"The rest of the crap in the story is unverifiable from the information provided. It is just here-say.

There's a wealth of supporting information. Start your quest here: http://tofangsazan-the.blogspot.com/ ... seems like the papers caught up with him and he admits that the laptop passed through his hands. It had scan of his passport and his CV on it. If the paper had talked to him (granted I can't see any wording that suggests any interview was face-to-face) and the pictures of Amir [i]were not[/i] a likeness of the crook they spoke to then we'd know about it. The police complaint ties it up. Would there have been a complaint if the subject featured in the pics [i]was not[/i] the scammer?

Passport scans, name, pics, place of work, ebay logins, transactions (2+) ... and some old-fashioned journalism ... how [i]verifiable[/i] does your average Slashdot dilettante need it?

For those who dont read the articles, link to the page containing pics and excerpts from the hdd is here:

http://www.amirtofangsazan.blogspot.com/

I haven't read through all of the comments as of right now but the website that is mentioned in TFA appears to be http://www.amirtofangsazan.blogspot.com/

LK

For your viewing pleasure:

The original ebay auction (someone might wanna grab a mirror in case ebay decides to pull that down). Up for auction is a refurbished HP laptop with a 2.8 GHz P4 with two gigs of ram, a 15" screen and a DVD+/-RW. Ironically enough, the HD capacity is not listed.

The seller, amir6626, who is no longer a registered ebay member with a feedback score of -2 (0 at the time of the auction with only one or two total feedback tops).

The buyer, spikytom, an ebay member since '02 with a score of 79 (70 at the time of the auction) with a total of 1 negative feedback.

The bid history. Of note here is the fact that the auction was sniped 20 seconds before ending for GBP$350 (roughly US$660), quite a deal on the laptop that was listed.

http://amirtofangsazan.blogspot.com/

Note the allegedly scammed buyer has enabled Google ads on the web page he supposedly set up solely to extract revenge. Decide for yourself whether this impugns his credibility as a purported victim.

here is a direct link to the site... http://www.amirtofangsazan.blogspot.com/

http://www.amirtofangsazan.blogspot.com/ This is where the actual good stuff comes in. It's written (purposefully) from the person of the seller, if anyone is confused.

Photos here: http://www.amirtofangsazan.blogspot.com/

btw, fp

It's Slashdot... Slashdot is where the Linux geeks hang out. If you don't like it, maybe you should read the MSDN forums or something?

Kind of. More like Linux pretender wanna-be geeks. Or Linux geeks who have to use Windows at work.

My blog has gotten most of its hits from my Slashdot sig. Click here to check out the most popular software:

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For the record, in case things change:

Browser: Firefox 1.5 - 45.33%
Operating System: Windows XP - 60.97%

Most of us here have huge interest in how Vista turns out, if only because our employers will put it on our machines.

I WIN!!!

haven't you tried curling naked?

Ahem, submitted without comment:

Women of Curling calendar (NSFW)

This is not a rumor- it was officially announced by Google today. Also, even though the API may have already existed, this allows people to create and manage accounts through the API.

The original story is at http://ranex.blogspot.com/ FYI

Some ignorant people apparently assumed that this would eliminate comment spam on blogs and other commentable media.

No "ignorant people" required. Google was quite capable of claiming that nofollow would prevent comment spam on their own.

Swedish police are censoring political websites: "...a political attack against a perfectly legitimate political web site, initiated by a non-democratic, corporate interest organisation, effected by the police. Does this sound like something that would happen in Cuba or in China? No, it happened in Sweden..."

http://piratbyran.blogspot.com/ - Has an official pressrelease from the guys behind the pirate bay, the pressrelease is in swedish, if you want to read my english translation, then go to http://piratbyran-in-eng.blogspot.com/ I am sorry if this comment is wrong in some way, my first time posting here on Slshdt. Thanks!