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But what about the nude Russian girls who apparently need me? happyclam writes: "The text of the "hidden camera" bill has been posted at politechbot.com. Although we have already beat this one to death, I found the actual bill worth reading. One thing that had not been mentioned is that it allows for civil and criminal liability for spammers who email sexual advertisements without proper markings. Although I still prefer positive labeling (e.g. "kid-safe(tm)") to negative labeling (e.g. "socially questionable"), this bill does, I think, have a few good points to it. Read it."
DVDs want to be free. An Anonymous Coward writes: "According to this email and the latest news the mplayer source code is finally 100% GPL compliant. Maybe an official Debian package will finally be released as well instead of the marillat release. Work on integrating the open source Xvid MPEG4 codec is coming along nicely as well."
Gravity always wins, but likes to play. mzdial writes: "On March 14 you did a piece on this Southern Indiana's man love of roller coasters and how he created his own in his backyard! The Indianapolis Star has done a wonderful story with video and photos about this wonderful contraption. You can find the article here."
They're greedy for hits. ruvreve writes "A follow-up to the recent article about Google's release of an API. This article talks about the apparent success of releasing the API. It mentions that about 10,000 people have signed up and they have received 25 implementations in the first week. It goes on to talk about how Google needs to capitalize on the ability to provide a 'profitable' web service and maintain its position as the number-one search engine."
Chasing green, wet shadows. young-earth writes "In a disappointing followup to this story, an article on astronomy.com shows that what was thought to be chlorophyll on Mars found in the Pathfinder expedition was most probably artifacts of the processing model used. However future missions will profit from the work being done now: "...developing new methods to enable future rovers to select appropriate targets on the martian surface for further spectroscopic or close-up microscopic examination". So maybe in another mission..."
All In Wonder Radeon 8500 128MB card, reviewed here, has ATi's fastest Radeon 8500 core along with a full 128MB of 300MHz DDR SDRAM (600MHz DDR). This is ATi's 'Swiss Army Knife' card that brings with it very competitive 3D graphics performance as well."
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Attack of the Clones: Less Plastic Crap, More Story?
Star Wars PrequelsPosted by chrisd on Tuesday April 23, @05:58PM
from the jar-jar-is-raj-raj-spelled-backwards dept.
Newsweek has an article in which George Lucas states that there were parts of Episode One that were damaging to the Star Wars franchise. (shocker, I know) "The last movie did not live up to expectations." They'll cut the merchandise by two thirds, as they still have tons of unsold Episode One merchandise. Yahoo is also running an AOTC story. Mild spoilers in the linked stories, by the way.
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Can Technology Make The Money For You?
TechnologyPosted by timothy on Tuesday April 23, @04:59PM
from the carnegie-would-nod dept.
Crais writes: "Using JetBlue, the Mens' Wearhouse, and others as examples, this article out of Newsweek shows how tossing money into new technology, and giving employees nice benefits/perks can actually make your business profitable, and pleasurable to work for. Sheesh, I just want my company to buy some real networking equipment..."
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Your Rights Online: 321 Studios Plays It Safe Against the DMCA
The CourtsPosted by timothy on Tuesday April 23, @03:53PM
from the dispensation-nation dept.
mblase writes: "CNet reports on a request by 321 Studios to have it legally declared that their DVD Copy
While reading CNN.com I was brainwashed by all the small graphics featuring Paula Zahn. I can't stand it anymore, I have to see her nude. A google search for Paula Zahn nude returned nothing. Am I the only one obsessed with her? I need to see her nude now.
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Google Releases an API for Their Database Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday April 15, @11:02AM from the now-thats-a-good-idea dept. Ben Wills writes "Yahoo! announced that Google Released an API last Thursday. "The service, launched Thursday, is called Google Web APIs, for application programming interfaces. The tools let noncommercial software developers "query more than 2 billion Web documents directly from their own computer programs," according to Google's Web site. For now, the service is free." Google just keeps pushing the limits."
IMPERSONATOR
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by CmdrTaco (editor) on Tuesday April 23, @08:12PM
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USER #564483!!!
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Things to do list:
1. Rent movie about mean headmaster spanking bare bottoms of naughty boys at private Britain school.
2. See doctor. Get arm up ass surgically removed.
We have reason to believe that the act was the work of terrorists, NOT the Russians!
I thought the new ip ban was 4 nominal negatives from your normal post score and then you got banned for 72 hours. Are there new rules?
come on... I just saw a flash banner (ibm microworks live something)... come on... banners are ok but FLASH banners?
And now your Slashdot front-page summary.
Charmed Announces Crusoe-based Linux Wearable: Never seen a more poorly designed thing
Lunar Power: What about environment destablilisation?
Faster, Stronger 802.11b: Slashdot is going downhill
Neutrino Oscillations Confirmed: Acutely interesting, but where's the
detail???
Ask Slashdot: Comparative Laptop Reviews? Beware of Sony! plus a plug for Gateway
GarageGames Torque Engine Linux Beta Client Out: Anyone notice the LGPL/GPL violations with this?
SuSE 8.0 Now Shipping: Been Shipping for a couple of weeks already!
Dog Bites Website: I think we fail to see Katz's point.
Q&A With Vivendi Rep About Bnetd: sorry above post turned out bad
Interviews: Nat Friedman talks of Ximian, Gnome, and Red Carpet: TROLLING AND CRAPFLOODING FAQ VERSION 2.1
Web Services: How long can this go on...
The Culture of CD Burning: Give me a viable alternative!
Transforming Orbit Into A Wasteland: Terrorism and the End of Space
321 Studios Plays It Safe Against the DMCA: I thought Slashdot was supposed to filter out the garbage...
Can Technology Make The Money For You? note the "sponsored by Microsoft" image
Attack of the Clones: Less Plastic Crap, More Story? The wideness is strong in this one
ATi's New All-In-Wonder Radeon 8500 128MB: doody list
And as for the current topic, Slashback: Porntrusion, Greenness, Rollercoaster: Holy Shit! We're In The News!
I just saw on the news that former porn star Linda Lovelace passed away this morning at the age of 53, due to injuries from a car accident she was in a couple weeks ago. As a person whose image inspired countless geeks to masturbation, she will be missed. Truly an American icon.
Time to get out those copies of Deep Throat, your jars of Vaseline, and a box of Kleenex and wish her the best in the afterlife.