Archive for September 1, 2007

Worse than Vogon poetry: bogus DMCA takedowns stun sci-fi lovers

The SFWA, which represents science fiction and fantasy authors, has demanded that a web site remove “infringing” content like sci-fi reading lists, Creative Commons-licensed books, and more.

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How the Video Game Industry is Paying the Price for Better Graphics

How healthy are super-powered game consoles for the video game industry?

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Comparison of Leopard transparent menu bar from 9A410 to 9A527 (pics)

There was much shouting about how bad the “transparent” menu bar was in the WWDC release of Leopard beta. Turns out Apple listened to all the moaning… see for yourself.

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4 Up-and-Coming Social News and Networking Websites You Should Know

“Much like front-runner political candidates, mainstream social media sites often get more attention than up-and-coming ones. There are, however, compelling reasons to look at newer and/or less well known sites. The following four websites are ones that social media site users and bloggers alike should be aware of …”

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The iPhone at two months: It’s all about the interface

“When I first walked into the house the day I bought my iPhone, I had a moment of panic. After six months of media frenzy and amongst all of the excitement, I had lost sight of the fact that the 8GB iPhone I bought at a nearby AT&T store had set me back $600. Not that I hadn’t been warned; the price information was everywhere…”

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Apple drops NBC after NBC drops Apple

Apple
’s agreement with NBC ends in December. Since NBC would withdraw their shows in the middle of the television season, Apple has decided to not offer NBC TV shows for the upcoming television season beginning in September. NBC supplied iTunes with three of its 10 best selling TV shows last season, accounting for 30 percent of iTunes TV show sales

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Video Game Testers - The Truths Behind The Job

Video Game Testers are a highly sought after job for many people interested in video games, computers and the internet. From first person gun shooter games to virtual reality games, game testers are a necessity. Many people see the job as getting paid for something they do for fun. While video game testing can be fun, it is a job…

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Bad Astronomer Phil Plait puts Stephen Colbert On Notice

Phil calls out Stephen Colbert for an interview in response to Stephen’s interview with Michael Shermer in which he states “that’s why we never went there [the Moon]“.

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Security researcher stumbles across embassy e-mail log-ins

Some diplomats aren’t too careful with their login credentials. A Swedish security consultant has stumbled across a security information for users at the Russian, Iranian, Indian, and other embassies.

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Apple drops NBC after NBC drops Apple

Apple’s agreement with NBC ends in December. Since NBC would withdraw their shows in the middle of the television season, Apple has decided to not offer NBC TV shows for the upcoming television season beginning in September. NBC supplied iTunes with three of its 10 best selling TV shows last season, accounting for 30 percent of iTunes TV show sales

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