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Slashback: Bnetd, Salmon, Towers
All I'm certain of is my true love's hair. CompaniaHill writes: "As previously reported on /., first they though it was turquoise. Then they found an error in their early calculations, and announced it was really beige. But doubts lingered, and color experts pointed out that an objective color as viewed from the theoretical blackness of space would appear different when viewed on Earth in typical daylight. So adjustments were made, and calculations were revised and rechecked by color scientists Michael Brill of McClendon Automation Inc. and Mark Fairchild of the Munsell Color Science Laboratories. And now, at last, Ivan Baldry and Karl Glazebrook, astronomers at Johns Hopkins University, using spectral data from the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey, have announced the final result: The universe is decidedly salmon. Really."
The milestones are getting closer together. Dare Obasanjo writes: "Xindice (http://xml.apache.org/xindice), the Apache native XML database has finally reached version 1.0. Xindice used to be called dbXML and was mentioned in my article on XML and databases."
Three From the Courts TheFrood writes: "It looks as though the battle between Blizzard and bnetd (as reported in previous stories here(1), here(2), and here(3))is heating up. Vivendi has sent another letter to the EFF, which has wasted no time responding."
ElitusPrime writes with an update in the strange case of Ken Hamidi, the Intel employee whose mass-mail to Intel employees brought charges of trespassing. Now the California Supreme Court may take another look at the case. Says ElitusPrime: "If this guy is put in jail, I can think of more then a few other spammers that need to go up the creek with him..."
In a very different case, pagan26 writes: "It seem that DMCA will have its day in court. With ElmcoSoft."
Well, at least you can trust their word, right? Masem writes: "According to MSNBC, the developers of the spyware program WinWhatWhere will no longer have their install program trample the bits of anti-spyware programs, after word broke that this behavior was occurring. However, no word has been made by a similar spyware program developed by SpectreSoft that does similar damage."
I will fork out to see this, happily. Pingsmoth writes "It looks like the faithful fans of Peter Jackson and Tolkien will be able to catch a glimpse of The Two Towers this Saturday. Lordoftherings.net is reporting, through a video of Peter Jackson, that a preview (read: not a trailer) of The Two Towers will be shown in theatres this Saturday, presumably attached to The Fellowship of the Ring. Maybe at the end? At any rate, it looks like I'll be seeing the film at least seven times now, and it's a good thing I got a morning shift tomorrow." For a more colorful description of this 4-minute tease, check out Ain't it Cool News' version.
These stories have been posted before. Are you people actually paying for this?
You all fuckin' suck
Hi there silly buns! My name is Scott Lockwood, but my friend Teddy calls me Vladinator, and sometimes "Rubberneck." I'm skilled in the arts of reach-around, felching, hot lunch and sodomy! I also run a site that used to be dedicated to weakass trolling, but now it's a breeding ground for three-bit hacks and talentless writers!
I have a wife named Reza, but that's merely a faade marriage to divert attention from my true lifestyle, although I often enjoy burying my face in dimpled thigh fat and inhaling her rich yeast scent. I also love to purse my lips.
I suppose my downward spiral of perversion can be easily traced, right back to the ripe age of six! Father McCallihan (Catholicism is the easiest institution to scope homoerotic sexual activity, bar none) at St. Andrew's Cathedral lured me into his priest chambers with the promise of sweets. I got something much better. He penetrated my young asshole with the foot-end of a lubed crucifix that day, and I continued to willingly return for more fun every subsequent Sunday.
What came next in my life is what I consider to be the next important step in my life.
Father McCallihan urged me to join the U.S. Navy. I was reluctant at first, but after Father McCallihan explained to me a new acquisition of young meat, thoughts of sweaty tight-ended sailors got me hard. I had to join. I spent eight WONDERFUL years circle jerking and showering nude with young men. My best memories are from shore leave in the Philippines, where a glass bottle of Coca Cola buys you a rimjob from a local 13 year old boy. I will cherish those days, because sadly I was courtmartialed after being caught ankle deep in Ensign Henderson's rectum with Deck-Ape Richards in my ass on the Rear Admiral's desk! Ooopssssss!
Every time I'm cited as an irritating prick by my online friends, I curl up into a fetal position and sob for two hours in my stained bathtub. I feel better about myself after Reza empties her bowels on me while I sob.
But life goes on. I am somewhat happier now that I've met Teddy through the classified ads, and my weekend flings with Emad El-Haraty, a hardcore rimmer. mmmmmmmm.
Toodles!
Touché!
Oil was found in URANUS! Film at 11:00.
I tried to degauss my perception, but it didn't work.
from the letter to bnetd
"""...
which circumvents technological controls, in violation of section 1201 of the Copyright Act. The
bnetd.org site exists, in our view, to allow multi-player game play, over the Internet, of pirated copies of
our games. Contrary to the characterization in your letter, the CD-Key authentication code which is being
bypassed by the bnetd server software is a classic example of the type of technological measure intended
to be addressed by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and the circumvention of that protection is
prohibited by law.
"""
Is this not a reasonable use of DMCA legislation?
How is what bnetd doing OK in any way?