- Power On Self Test: Victorian Pac-Man (6)
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Wikileaks To Sell Hugo Chavez' Email (3)
on Slashdot (10319) permalinkI Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Wikileaks seems to be a bit hard-up for cash, so they're trying a little experiment. They plan to auction off an archive with three years worth of Hugo Chavez' email. The winner will get a period of embargoed access to break any stories they can find in the files, while Wikileaks will later publish the archive in full. Wikileaks plans to use the profits for their legal defense ...Contribute comment
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Psystar countersues Apple (8)
on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) (6183) permalinkFiled under: Apple Corporate, HardwareThe Psystar saga continues. Back in April, Psystar went public with the first commercial Hackintosh clones. For US$554, they'd send you a Core 2 Duo minitower with Mac OS X preinstalled. In June, they released rack-mount servers with Leopard Server preinstalled in both 1U (starting $1599) and 2U (starting $1999) configurations. Last July, the inevitable happened and Apple filed a lawsuit against Psystar citing copyright infringement, and demanded that they recall ...Shared by David Risley (49) ja | castillo (40) James Dorminey (49) Jordan T-H (63) Jose (14) Marcus Beagley (83) Mike (84) Roberto (111)Contribute comment
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So it begins: Pre-RNC, police confiscate artist/videographers' equipment (3)
on Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ideas. (30) permalinkWithout provocation, Minneapolis police recently confiscated the equipment and notes of three artist/journalists who are part of New York's Glass Bead Collective, a group that documents police misconduct, legal protest activities, and the phenomenon of political conventions. Two MPD squads and a sheriff's car stopped the trio and seized their belongings without consent, taking cameras, computers and notes. No charges were filed and the three were released, but without their gear. The UpTake has must-see ...Contribute comment
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xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe (124)
on xkcd.com (6350) permalinkShared by 4braham (41) Adrian (84) AJ (28) alf (92) Alfredo Octavio (3) alice (27) Amit Panhale (25) Andrés David (53) Andrew (44) Andrew Boardman (212) Aneel (151) Annarella (99) Armish (29) ash (153) Babychen Mathew (1099) Benjamin Shyong (40) BIGODE (115) Brian Wright (48) Brit (87) Caio (69) Cameron Yeager (101) cassio (32) Chris (93) Crutcher D (100) Dan (24) Danny (33) Data Vortex (64) David (23) David (57) David Arcos (79) Dedalus (89) djspark (358) Drew (87) Drew Olanoff (577) Dylan Thomas (8) Ed (16) Epaga (25) ephes (85) Eric Herboso (62) ervin (16) Fred (40) Germán Seckel Von Unger (9) Graham (70) Harper (226) Heidi Willow (9) Helvick (45) Ian (27) issa (91) j_aroche (41) Jai Mayers (1) Jeff Daly (168) Jeffrey (35) Jeffrey (50) Jen (260) jhota (24) John (68) John (38) John (51) Jonathan (58) Jordan T-H (63) Josh (61) Joshua (41) Justin (23) Justin Yost (263) Ken Hunt (27) Kevin Matheny (79) Kingsley (23) Kluzter (53) Lauro (53) lemele (39) llorch (23) Lloyd (24) Lorin (21) Lucindo (41) Luke G (71) madsimian (25) Maelstrom (40) Marco Schwarz (21) mario r (68) Matt (56) Matthew (176) Max (22) Maxim (44) mernisse (25) Mike Aizatsky (47) Miss P (92) mz (38) Nathaniel Dean (112) Neil (29) nyenyec (22) odwl (40) Pierre Phaneuf (26) PJorge (33) Pozsi (41) Pramod (156) Rafael Capanema (99) rchk (126) Rishabh Manocha (50) Rob (498) Roberto Ruiz (35) Rogel (46) Roshni (20) schani (50) Scott Cederberg (9) Sean Blakey (104) Seth_ (24) Silas (40) SiliconViper (53) Solon (37) Spence (56) spiller (89) Stavros (33) swined (98) Ted (41) terry (78) Thiago (33) Tor Erling (483) udim (24) Will (22) xeophin (31) xrx (131) Zach (269) zar (32) Zhasper (111)Explore read 18 notes
- Ed said: Well, I guess reading _Gödel, Escher, Bach_ in SRBC was worth it after all. I actually got this xkcd joke, and I surely wouldn't have otherwise!
- Fred said: There's a short book you should read called "Godel's Proof" that will step you through proving why this is and is not funny.
- zar said: Sesso e teoria degli insiemi: questo dovrebbe andare nel libro :-)
- Max said: Wow. Hand it to xkcd for mashing up divergent themes! Make sure to check out the mouseover.
- Joshua said: oooohhhhhhhhh! I get it! because grdel's incomplete! yay!
- j_aroche said: jauajauajauajaa mathz
- ervin said: rafinált! :)
- Armish said: xkcd'nin her karikaturunu paylasabilirim sanirim
- mernisse said: Teehee, personally I enjoy asphyxiation and the inverted wheelbarrow myself.
- David Arcos said: Lo buena que es una tira de xkcd es directamente proporcional a la cantidad de gente que no la ha entendido, pero "cree" que si.
- Luke G said: Heh
- Kluzter said: such a wise pervert guy
- Jeffrey said: rofl
- Pierre Phaneuf said: Math and kink, together, uh, at last.
- Will said: Love it.
- Ian said: Gödel jokes :D
- Data Vortex said: Have not read yet, but I'd be surprised if I am not a list-breaker.
- Maxim said: Geniale!
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Biden wants to spend $1 billion spying on file sharers [Copyfight] (12)
on Valleywag (3455) permalinkThe best way to judge a society is to judge how well it takes care of those unable to take care of themselves — like music and film executives, for example. Motivated by profit and self-interest, they have been helpless to stop digital piracy from eroding their relevance and profit margins at home or abroad. Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden to the rescue! Reports PaidContent: Biden this year "proposed a $1 billion program to ...Shared by Bill Streeter (25) Bryan (111) Cassie Wallender (30) Fourbin (80) Jeff (17) Jeff Schmidt (100) Jeffrey Canton (59) Jordan T-H (63) Justin (46) Ruben (23) Sean (87) Tim (92)Explore read five notes
- Cassie Wallender said: Aggghhhh....
- Ruben said: Kind of goes against the net neutrality stance Obama had taken. Don't think I care for it much.
- Sean said: Oh yeah, this is going to sit will with the technology crowd.
- Jeff Schmidt said: great - so 1 party candidate is clueless about the internet - and the other knows just enough to be dangerous.
- Tim said: oooh, this will cause some conflict among the pro-obama geek constituency.
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Russian Mobsters Steal 8 Million Customer Records From Best Western [Identity Theft] (8)
on Consumerist (3357) permalinkIf you stayed at one of Best Western's 1,312 European hotels since 2007, the Russian mafia now has your credit information! In a nightmarish globalization fairy tale come true, an Indian hacker successfully planted a virus in Best Western's European computer systems that fed addresses, phone numbers, and credit card details to mobsters in Russia. It is believed an Indian hacker succeeded in bypassing the security software and placing a Trojan virus on one of ...Shared by CntrySigns (72) Jordan T-H (63) kevin (140) Matt McGee (103) Mihalcea Razvan (994) sarah11918 (40) t94xr (65) yang (44)Contribute comment
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VP Candidate Biden Is No Friend to File Sharing, Net Neutrality Protection or Online Privacy [Net Neutrality] (90)
on Gizmodo (17610) permalinkCNet's Declan McCullagh wrote up an informative history of Joe Biden's tech-related voting record—if Biden's name rings a bell, it's because he's the guy Barack Obama picked to be his vice president last Friday night. Maybe you don't care about the doings in Washington, but you may want to know that Biden considers a lot of what you do care about criminal activity. Here's what I'm talking about: • He asked Congress to spend $1 ...Shared by Aaron (122) AaronTN (177) Alex (449) aliencam (42) Andrew Davis (2) AshTR (51) beanj007 (32) Brant (23) BrendoMan (318) Brett (24) brownpau (261) Caleb Brown (16) Casey Petersen (19) cgsheldon (954) Ch (180) Chris (39) chris (19) Chris (93) Chris Creel (9) Chris Escalante (20) Chris Meisenzahl (14) Darian Rawson (58) Data Vortex (64) Datch (69) Dean Clark (57) Derrik (102) Dillon Amburgey (21) Doug Stewart (212) DrFu (235) Ean Hammond (27) Enrique Herrera (5) Eric Portelance (3) Erik C. Thauvin (150) Erwin Tang Yew Hon (124) Felix (48) Frank (102) Gabriel (47) Grant (16) gyakusetsu (33) HarrySachz (54) Jason (37) Jason (9) Jason Joo (114) Jason R. Hunter (68) jay (6) Jeff Hertlein (47) Jeremy Jarratt (79) John (150) John Rust (24) Jordan (58) Jordan T-H (63) Josh (45) Josh Chandler (143) Josh Nelson (86) Josh Shabtai (32) Justin (64) Justin Laramée (30) Kevin (19) Kevin (412) Kichigai Mentat (84) leonard (51) Mark (39) Mark (21) Mark (54) Matt Hines (12) MeghnaK (301) Michael H (47) Mike D (135) Mike F (2140) mikebee (130) Nicolas Lazaro (11) Paul (277) Paul D. Spradling (53) Rami Taibah (541) RapidEye (51) Russ (45) Scott (45) Sean McBride (582) Sean McEntee (5) Seth (14) Shawn Hill (164) sirmikester (118) Soren (65) timedalkat (27) Walter DeFoor (180) Will (33) WindPower (89) wizardElite (49) wyclif (90) Zaki (217)Explore read five notes
- mikebee said: ummmmm HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
- Walter DeFoor said: :(
- wyclif said: Senator Joe Biden is not a friend of the Internets, and is completely in the RIAA's hip pocket.
- Darian Rawson said: Biden is a tool.
- gyakusetsu said: Alright, hopefully this will be my last Biden warning....
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Rights Group Suing AT&T for Spying Will Sue Government Too (16)
on Wired: Threat Level (501) permalinkA civil liberties group suing AT&T for helping the government warrantlessly spy on Americans isn't abandoning its lawsuit after Congress voted to give retroactive immunity to the nation's telcoms. Instead, the scrappy San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation now says that it will expand its efforts and sue the government over the spy program that operated outside of the court system for more than six years. "If Congress wants to shut down one avenue, we will ...Shared by Andrea Rossetti (76) Brettsky (64) cgsheldon (954) CJ (338) Cody (105) dan (107) Holden Caulfield (105) Jordan T-H (63) Joshua Nobles (124) Morphyoss (109) Oneiros (97) rzklkng (642) scot richardson (64) Sherlock (108) Squirrel Girl (26) tomwsmf (89)
- Joshua Nobles said: They always make me proud to be an EFF member.
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As of October, FBI To Allow Warrantless Investigations (35)
on Slashdot (10319) permalinkI Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Attorney General Michael Mukasey has agreed to allow Congressional hearings, but not to delay, the implementation of new FBI regulations that would allow them to spy on American citizens who are not suspected of any crime. As an editorial in the New York Times points out, this is a power that has a history of abuse. In times past, it was used to wiretap Rev. Martin Luther King, ...Shared by <Super Stevie> (48) Adam (72) Adrian (84) Arion (63) brad (49) Christopher (105) Christopher Gizzi (176) Christopher Granade (58) Clint (111) cs (26) darkeye11547 (1051) DeeFresh (58) Glenn Batuyong (266) Gonzo (89) guruh (61) Jase (41) Jason (378) Jeff (128) Jesse (19) jmw (12) Jordan T-H (63) Josh Bancroft (72) Justin Yost (263) Kichigai Mentat (84) linuxchic (44) nathos (66) nicerobot (184) Patrick (57) Rick (110) Rizzn (269) Robert (29) Sermed (38) Stevo (44) Thaddeus (24) Vincent van Wylick (77)
- nicerobot said: Contact the FBI about suspicious behavior within the FBI. Tactic used by the KGB against the CIA back when.
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Sexual Gadgets Can Now Be Seized at US Borders Too [NSFW Gadgets] (14)
on Gizmodo (17610) permalinkFirst it was liquid bottles. Then laptops. And now they are seizing our penis extensors, penis pumpers, and other sexual gadgets. The FDA is saying that they represent a real risk and federal border agents have now a guideline to confiscate them at US territory entry points. The list would be hilarious if it weren't so surreal and stupid: • Mechanical stretching devices, which "employ weights or lines tied to other parts of the body ...Shared by afahy (42) Alex (449) Allen Thompson (42) Brant (23) Christopher Granade (58) Jade (46) Jay (61) Jordan T-H (63) Lionel Riem (58) nathos (66) s (33) Sean (85) Shelton (44) straylight (49)Explore read four notes
- Allen Thompson said: Additional evidence (as if any was needed) that the terrorists have won. Nothing brings the STOOPID like security theater.
- Sean said: Ummm...yea.
- straylight said: Yeah. This is just sad. Sad, sad, SAD! I'm damn disgusted at the ever accelerating erosion of privacy.
- nathos said: clearly, only America-hating terrorists use cock pumps
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E. Coli: FDA Will Allow Spinach, Lettuce To Be Irradiated [Poll] (4)
on Consumerist (3357) permalinkFor the first time ever, the FDA is going to allow manufacturers to irradiate produce at levels that can kill bacteria that causes food-borne illness, says the New York Times. The produce in question, spinach and iceberg lettuce, have, in recent years, been linked to widespread outbreaks of serious illnesses. From the New York Times: Advocates for food safety condemned the agency’s decision and asserted that irradiation could lower nutritional value, create unsafe chemicals and ...
- Adam said: Damn, this kind of thing pisses me off. Instead of dealing with the problem, they just want to treat the symptoms, and thereby make an even crappier (literally!) product.
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HOWTO trick your printer into using ALL its ink (78)
on Boing Boing (17957) permalinkSlate's Farhad Manjoo has some great tips for outsmarting the greedy, lying sensor in your printer that wants you to change the super-expensive cartridge before the ink runs out: This guy had also suspected that his Brother was lying to him, and he'd discovered a way to force it to fess up. Brother's toner cartridges have a sensor built into them; OppressedPrinterUser found that covering the sensor with a small piece of dark electrical tape ...Shared by !&# (223) Aaron (74) Adam Selwood (109) Alan (25) Alec Peden (187) Alexander Carlill (33) Anthony (164) arkiver (43) bkim (92) C.K. (307) Carl (83) Chhavi Sachdev (15) Chimpadink (54) Chris (225) Christian (69) Clay (134) Daniel (35) Derek Springer (19) deusdiabolus (417) Eric (20) Eric (33) Falk (12) fern (98) GeniusBoyWonder (134) ggatin (79) ghosttie (133) Greg (35) HokieGeek (99) Jana (53) Jared (106) Jason (30) Jason Gooljar (293) jen (53) Jeremy Jarratt (79) Jim (59) Jim (15) Jim (52) Joe (285) John (51) John (44) Jon Lowder (27) Jonathan (58) Jordan T-H (63) Justin Ribeiro (71) Karen (38) Kay (100) Kevin Branigan (58) Kluzter (53) krs (55) Link of the Day (31) Linkletter (40) Lissa (59) Macky (61) Mark (273) Mark (35) Mark (89) mhking (210) MV (75) npike (53) Preeti Desai (45) Rafael Capanema (99) Robert Munroe (46) Rui (47) rveguilla (37) Sam (97) Sara (68) Shad (43) Shoshannah F (192) Sid (124) smackaysmith (47) StevieB (151) Thadius (43) Timm (11) tomwsmf (89) Travis Jon Allison (39) trinkers (38) Will (19) Wolfger (69)Explore read six notes
- Rafael Capanema said: Será que funciona? Vou tentar
- Greg said: Holy wow.
- Chimpadink said: My toner just ran out of ink about a day before viewing this. I did this trick and it TOTALLY worked.
- Christian said: I hate printers so much
- Falk said: Brother (and other printer manufacturers) definitely have crossed a border here. We have been putting up with the criminal activities of the printer mafia far to long!
- Kluzter said: La tinta de computadora es uno de los líquidos más caros del mundo, más nos vale sacarle el provecho y siendo regios... ¡ni se diga!
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Bracing for the big one [State Of The Valley] (5)
on Valleywag (3455) permalinkThe Valley's latest extreme sport is feigning nonchalance about the economy. Living in an earthquake zone requires developing a habit of stoic flinchiness. The economy's seismic shifts are slower, but just as unpredictable; all one can do it shrug one's shoulders, stock the emergency kit, and keep on living. "We're watching the economy crater all around us, but ... well, we're not really seeing any direct impact," writes Tech Ticker anchor Sarah Lacy. "Making things ...Contribute comment
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Objectified: A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit (9)
on Daring Fireball (3543) permalinkMarian Bantjes, posting on the Objectified weblog: If everything in our lives were afforded the design attention that my toothbrush has, we would sit in chairs that floated while tickling our troubled backs, have tables that yielded at our aching elbows while remaining firm on top, walk on floors that tingled like active sand, and sleep on pillows that would never allow our ears to flatten against our heads. ★Shared by Bertrand Fan (33) Dave Onkels (12) JDAL. (42) Jon (50) Jordan T-H (63) kerim (59) Ooble (58) rainer kohlberger (48) Tom Karlo (3)Contribute comment
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Apple replacing frayed MagSafe power cables (11)
on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) (6183) permalinkFiled under: Accessories, Macbook Pro, MacBook, MacBook AirAccording to a Knowledge Base article posted last week, Apple is now replacing (free of charge) frayed, discolored and deformed MagSafe power adapters for MacBook and MacBook Pro. But -- and there's always a but -- they will only replace it if there's no sign of "abuse." So if you've been doing the right thing and holding the hard plastic connector to disconnect the cable, you might not ...
