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siloko writes "An alliance of so-called 'Creative Industries,' including the UK Film Council, have signed a joint statement asking the UK government to force ISPs into banning users caught sharing illegally. In an 'unprecedented joint statement,' the alliance predicted a 'lawless free-for-all' unless the government ensured the 'safe and secure delivery of legal content.' The previous tactic of pursuing individual file-sharers in the courts appear to have been abandoned. 'Instead, [the government] should provide enabling legislation, for the specific measures to be identified and implemented in an Industry Code of Practice,' it recommends. One wonders how they remain 'creative' in their vocation when they keep on trotting out the same old story backed up by imaginary statistics (they claim 50% of net traffic in the UK is illegal content but provide no evidence for this figure). The BBC also has a blog entry dissecting their statement."

A few weeks back I announced that Slashdot was throwing open its design to the readers. An individual will win a Laptop, and hopefully we'll all win a Slashdot design that looks good. My Journal Entries have chronicled dozens of entries since the contest began, commenting on many of them. Today I share with you 3 of my favorites. These aren't necessarily "Finalists" but I think these are some of the strongest entries. First up is Michael Johnson's design, second is Jason Porritt's entry, and third is a design from Peter Lada. The contest will end around the middle of next week. Entries can be sent to redesign at CmdrTaco.net. Read my journal for extensive commentary on the many entries, to see what stuff has been working and what stuff hasn't.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to the unofficial Grand Theft Auto:Vice City PHP Stats page. This clever utility takes your stats.txt file from the PC version of Vice City, and arranges it in a smart-looking webpage for all your fellow gangsters to see, even adding detail and interpretation to a bunch of the info. Here's an example stats page generated by the site.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to the unofficial Grand Theft Auto:Vice City PHP Stats page. This clever utility takes your stats.txt file from the PC version of Vice City, and arranges it in a smart-looking webpage for all your fellow gangsters to see, even adding detail and interpretation to a bunch of the info. Here's an example stats page generated by the site.