Researchers at Dartmouth University have recently discovered that infrequent anonymous contributors, so called "Good Samaritans," are as reliable as registered users who update constantly and have a reputation to maintain.
Even better, the number of these "Good Samaritans" has tripled in the last six months!
a bill introduced into Congress that would allow citizens who have been victimized by identity theft to seek repayment for the money and time spent repairing their credit history.
If they set the damage levels anything near what the RIAA got in their last downloading lawsuit, that would put the brakes on ID theft right quick.
Except open source isn't one of those things that can be extinguished.
I agree with you, but all it takes is one sentence with tricky wording to cause a bunch of trouble. My guess would be that this is where they're going with it.
The Register is reporting on developments in a California court case pitting blind users against the retailer Target over the lack of accessibility of Target.com.
That's they get for using a WYSIWYG editor to make their website.
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During the shooting trials at Armscor's Alkantpan shooting range, "I personally saw a gun go out of control several times," Young says.
This gives new meaning to the phrase "Blue screen of death".
Robotic Cannon Loses Control, Kills 9
To be fair, it did give them 30 seconds to comply.
A number of states have moved to extend antitrust judgments against Microsoft
Ah yes, the old "embrace and extend" has come full circle.
'Bionic' Nerve To Repair Damaged Limbs and Organs
Unfortunately, it costs 6 million dollars, and makes a very distinctive sound when in use.
Researchers at Dartmouth University have recently discovered that infrequent anonymous contributors, so called "Good Samaritans," are as reliable as registered users who update constantly and have a reputation to maintain.
Even better, the number of these "Good Samaritans" has tripled in the last six months!
If you can. lets see your infringement argument there.
What I want to know is, how long until the RIAA sues Internet.com, because of infringing stuff they found on the internet?
Weighing in at fifty pages short of a thousand, NVIDIA has recently released the third installment of its GPU Gems series
It's a book? I was hoping for a GPU that's optimized for playing Bejeweled.
a bill introduced into Congress that would allow citizens who have been victimized by identity theft to seek repayment for the money and time spent repairing their credit history.
If they set the damage levels anything near what the RIAA got in their last downloading lawsuit, that would put the brakes on ID theft right quick.
This guy's brilliant although he does have his share of rough spots with the cops.
the question of how electronic paper will change our lives in the next few years.
Two words: porn.
Except open source isn't one of those things that can be extinguished.
I agree with you, but all it takes is one sentence with tricky wording to cause a bunch of trouble. My guess would be that this is where they're going with it.
then you can see why Microsoft would both attack Open Source and seek to use it.
I have two words for you: Embrace and extend.
The first rule of Usenet is, you do not talk about Usenet.
The complaint, filed in the federal District Court in New York, accuses Usenet.com of providing access to millions of copyright-infringing files
Next up, the RIAA sues Nike, for their involvement in a "massive, global-scale sneaker net"
In the chairman's words, the committee has 'ground to a halt.'
See that? American style democracy is popular overseas.
Is cloud computing for the masses finally here?
It was already here.
She is seeking a retrial to determine the RIAA's actual damage
Afterwards, they'll attempt an inquiry to determine the RIAA's major malfunction.
In the US, the only digital holdouts that outsell Led Zeppelin are the Beatles and Garth Brooks.
What, you mean Ill Mitch doesn't rank?
Do you have to read the same pages over and over again to get to the end page?
Actually, you can pay some guy in china to have his team of players read it for you.
Barry and his coauthors decided to create a wiki and invite the community to help build this book
I think I've seen his book. There's a 600 page chapter that consists solely of links to online pharmacies.
roundup of various reports about Google's rumored gPhone
Psshhh.. Who needs a G-phone, when you can have an O.G. Phone?
The Register is reporting on developments in a California court case pitting blind users against the retailer Target over the lack of accessibility of Target.com.
That's they get for using a WYSIWYG editor to make their website.
who could possibly want to stay in nigeria indefinitely?
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua?
I'm afraid it would be laughed at and ignored.
I think you have that backwards. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
New Car Sensor System Simulates Birds-Eye View
I see, so they've perfected a computerized bird-feces targeting system?