Archive for April 8, 2008

95% of 18-24 year olds are illegally copying music

Three decades after cassette decks first allowed people to make free music tapes for friends, a study by the industry group British Music Rights suggests home copying remains just as ingrained in UK culture.

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Pretty Sure This Violates the Warranty

A watercooled Xbox 360. As casemods go, this one looks like someone locked the A-Team in a barn, Murdoch and B.A. improvised with some aquarium tank hose and an aerator, and the gang saved the day. I love it when a plan comes together.

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10 Ways the Internet (As We Know It) Will Die

We often think of the Internet as a platform for unfettered global communication, where information flows freely, innovators can launch new applications at will, and everyone can have a voice. But it’s unlikely that our children’s Internet will look anything like what we have now.

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Programmer Destroys 7 Billion Dollar Industry

Spencer is the inventor of Asterisk, a free software program that establishes phone calls over the Internet. handles voicemail, caller ID, teleconferencing and other features for the phone.a decent-size company can rip out its traditional phone switch, even some of its newfangled Internet telephone gear, and say good-bye to 80% of its telecom costs

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Funniest Zelda Clip Ever!! - Not April’s Fools Trailer

Just came across this video on Mario Tube. Funniest animation ever, Ocarina of Time fans should enjoy this. Really brings back some great memories.

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The Great Dell Linux scam

A look at how Dell is really scamming Linux users into paying more for hardware and how Dell really does not want to offer Linux because they will be dumped by the almighty Microsoft.

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Consolidate Multiple Email Addresses with Gmail

You’ve finally decided to move all your email online to Google’s web-based service, Gmail. Great! But what about messages still going to your old email address(es)? You don’t have to notify all your contacts that your email address has changed
—again. Gmail is not only an email host, it’s an email client, which can fetch mail from any number of exte

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Amazing Anaylsis of Portal’s GLADoS

This blogger just enlightened me more than I ever thought possible on what Valve was trying to convey with the personality and mysterious depth of GLADoS.

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Apturl: Install software by clicking a link in Ubuntu!

Imagine the next time you are trying reading a great list of Ubuntu programs. One of them catches your eye, and you want to try it. Instead of either using Add/Remove or opening a terminal to install the program, you simply click a link.

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Australian Police Caught Pirating Movies

A recent audit of computer systems belonging to the South Australia Police has found that hundreds are being used to download films. In a move smacking of hypocrisy though, officers involved will not be charged.

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Hypesphere: nothing to Gates’ Windows 7 “next year” quote

Reading the mainstream media this weekend, you’d believe that Bill Gates announced that Windows 7 will be released to retail in 2009. The only problem is, he didn’t say anything of the sort. What Gates said merely confirmed what we’ve all known all along: that Windows 7 is being developed on a three-year timeframe.

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Viruses Expected to Hit 1 Million This Year

New and creative malware will push the total number of viruses to one million by year’s end, Sophos security experts say.

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