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The Last Twitterer
via Geek And Poke by Oliver Widder on July 03, 2008
TechCrunch seems to like FriendFeed now, Jason Calacanis is now on FriendFeed. I'm waiting for the day Steve Gillmor changes to FriendFeed. Then it'll be done. Download last-twitterer.comicdoc
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Wall-E is a copyright criminal
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on July 02, 2008
Jesse Willis went to see the new Disney/Pixar movie Wall-E and discovered that the lovable little robot is actually a dire criminal -- because he undertakes a variety of copying activities (bypassing DRM, file-sharing) that will be illegal under Canada's DMCA. Click through to read the unredacted version (warning -- minor spoiler if you do):1. WALL-E records audio from his favorite movie,...
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WordPress Stays Hip with the Times, Adds Gears and Looks to OAuth
via ReadWriteWeb by Marshall Kirkpatrick on July 02, 2008
Open source blogging platform WordPress may have won most peoples' hearts as the best blogging platform in town, but that doesn't mean its core developers are resting on their laurels. The company made two statements last night about moves its users are sure to love. WordPress announced last night on the company blog that WordPress.com users have a new blogging option called "Turbo,"...
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Three false copyright accusations and we'll cut off your Internet access
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on July 01, 2008
My latest Guardian column is up: "Warning to copyright enforcers: Three strikes and you're out" argues that if the entertainment industry wants the right to disconnect accused infringers after three accusations, then they should be prepared to have their corporate Internet access terminated if they make three false accusations. Thanks to Kevin Marks for the idea!The internet is only that wire...
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AT&T’s Text Messages Cost $1,310 per Megabyte
via RB | Top by (author unknown) on July 01, 2008
John Biggs via TechCrunch shared by 13 peopleToday is basic math day at CrunchGear where we discovered that if 160 bytes of SMS data costs twenty cents then 1MB (1,048,576 bytes) of data would cost 131,072 cents, or $1,310.72.Check out the prices for a text message plan on AT&T, the exclusive carrier of the iPhone 3G in the United States. AT&T wants twenty cents ($0.20) per text message if...
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HOW TO - Turn your Xbox 360 into a streaming Netflix player
via MAKE Magazine by Phillip Torrone on June 25, 2008
Fun hack @ LifeHacker, turn your Xbox 360 into a streaming Netflix player.Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in DIY Projects | Digg this!
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Neutering the Apple Remote Desktop exploit
via Hack a Day by Eliot Phillips on June 19, 2008
Filed under: macs hacks, security hacksYesterday, Slashdot reported a privilege escalation vulnerability in OSX. Using AppleScript you can tell the ARDAgent to execute arbitrary shell script. Since, ARDAgent is running as root, all child processes inherit root privleges. Intego points out that if the user has activated Apple Remote Desktop sharing the ARDAgent can't be exploited in this...
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Caption Contest: The Google Maps Prius Gets a Speeding Ticket [Google]
via Gizmodo by Adam Frucci on June 17, 2008
My attempt: "This had better not end up on the internet somehow."Surely, you can do better. [Treehugger]
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Get outdoors with GO Georgia!
via The Official Google Blog by Karen on June 17, 2008
Posted by Maureen Schumacher, Regional Sales Director, AtlantaOur Atlanta office recently teamed up with the Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to support an initiative called Get Outdoors Georgia (GO Georgia). An effort to help Georgians get outdoors, get fit and enjoy their diverse natural resources, the initiative focuses on...
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Alexey Titarenko's "City of Shadows"
via MAKE Magazine by Phillip Torrone on June 16, 2008
Alexey Titarenko's "City of Shadows" - great long exposure photos from St. Petersburg, Russia of people - via jwz.Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!
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