'Get me rewrite!' Now, computers can play along | CNET News.com

'Get me rewrite!' Now, computers can play along: Now, using several methods, including statistical techniques borrowed from gene analysis, two researchers have created a program that can automatically generate paraphrases of English sentences.

ABCNEWS.com : Music Industry Says Lawsuit to Continue

ABCNEWS.com : Music Industry Says Lawsuit to Continue: "Last Friday's U.S. District Court decision calling the Recording Industry Association of America's legal tactics against the law is sure to stoke the fires of the ongoing music wars. The decision handed down by the court says the RIAA has no right to issue subpoenas to an Internet Service Provider for personal user information related to file swapping. It also lets Verizon off the hook, saying the ISP isn't responsible for what its users do while using the Internet, or what they do with files taken from the Net."

Will DVD acquittal mean tougher copyright laws? | CNET News.com

Will DVD acquittal mean tougher copyright laws: A Norwegian appeals court threw out a criminal copyright case against a programmer accused of breaking Hollywood's DVD encryption scheme. Norwegian authorities tried Jon Johansen on criminal charges for writing a software tool that can be used to overcome anticopying technology built into most commercial DVDs. On Monday, an appeals court threw out the government's case, agreeing with a lower court that Johansen had done nothing wrong under Norwegian law.

Wired News: Song Swappers Win a Big One

Wired News: Song Swappers Win a Big One: "A federal appeals court ruled Friday the recording industry can't force Internet providers to identify subscribers swapping music online, dramatically setting back the industry's anti-piracy campaign. The three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overturned a trial judge's ruling that enforced a type of copyright subpoena under a law that predated the music-swapping trend. "

Wired News: Dutch Court Throws Out Kazaa Case

Wired News: Dutch Court Throws Out Kazaa Case: "The makers of Kazaa, the world's most popular computer file-sharing program, cannot be held liable for copyright infringement of music or movies swapped on its free software, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled Friday. "

FLIGHT 001

FLIGHT 001: nat took me, and tree found it on the net! wikkid travel gear!!!

Slashdot | SpaceShipOne Rockets To 68,000 Feet

Slashdot | SpaceShipOne Rockets To 68,000 Feet: "According to Space.com, Scaled Composite's SpaceShipOne flew its first rocket-powered flight today, the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' 12-second first flight. SpaceShipOne's engine burned for 15 seconds, pushing it to Mach 1.2 (930 mph) and a peak altitude of 68,000 feet. To win the X-Prize they need to reach 330,000 feet twice within 2 weeks."

Slashdot | 55 Operating Systems On A PowerBook

Slashdot | 55 Operating Systems On A PowerBook: " found an article called 'Many Systems on One Machine' over at Kernelthread.com that shows over 55 operating systems running on a 17inch Powerbook. The article includes screenshots and descriptions of each system, and also hacks and tips on getting the nasty ones installed. The author Amit Singh (the Hanoimania guy, covered earlier on Slashdot) explains his reasons for all this in a related FAAQ (frequently asked anticipated questions) ... In all a very interesting read, specially the FAAQ, where he calls the setup 'the iPod of operating systems'. Now thats an Apple Power User! I wonder what Steve Jobs would say if he sees people doing such things to his machines!!"

Wired News: No, Really, You Can't Copy These

Wired News: No, Really, You Can't Copy These: "Philips Electronics said on Tuesday it was six months away from launching a system against illegal copying that will allow consumers to play digital video and music on any digital media player. "

John Squire back with concept album - NME.COM

John Squire back with concept album: "JOHN SQUIRE will release a new solo single and album in the new year."

Slashdot | Technology Quarterly: "There is an unusually interesting Technology Quarterly available for free from The Economist where they discuss some of the more interesting new areas in the area of science and technology. Of most interest to Slashdot might be Open source's local heroes, or perhaps playing Pac-Man on thought-controlled computers. Among the other articles this month: Predicting microweather, transparent magnetic memories, smart robotic transplants, how to bake the perfect chip, and Benoit Mandelbrot - the father of fractals."

Canada deems P2P downloading legal: "Downloading copyrighted music from peer-to-peer networks is legal in Canada, although uploading files is not, Canadian copyright regulators said in a ruling released Friday"

New P2p From RIAA Members: "A new file-sharing standard designed to distribute copyrighted music and movies legitimately has been developed by a technology consortium. The system could deliver any content format to any computer, and users might even earn rewards points for sharing the files. The Content Reference Forum (CRF), founded by Universal Music Group and backed by technology companies including Microsoft, released the first specifications for the standard this week."

OPSWARE INC. / On the record: Marc Andreessen

OPSWARE INC. / On the record: Marc Andreessen at the sfgate!!!

The Hello World Project

The Hello World Project: send a msg!!!

MacSlash | All-in-ones: Apple Vs. Gateway

MacSlash | All-in-ones: Apple Vs. Gateway: "The Mercury News has done a comparison of the iMac to Gateway's newest all-in-one computer, the 610XL. Surprisingly, the iMac WINS on price! The only place the Gateway wins is that it comes with a TV tuner and wireless networking by default. The iMac wins on almost every other option. (They compared 17' models. The 20' iMac is slightly more than the 17' Gateway. Gateway doesn't offer a 20' model.) At the end, they even discuss 'cheaper' models, with the 15' iMac winning over a cheaper flat panel Gateway, and the eMac winning over a CRT Gateway. Just goes to show you that Apple can be cheaper in the consumer market."

Slashdot | AT&T Wireless Fumbles Number Portability

Slashdot | AT&T Wireless Fumbles Number Portability: "The FCC is demanding that AT&T Wireless Services explain their number portability failures. Apparently, tens of thousands of customers are having their number portability requests delayed because of computer system problems at AT&T Wireless. Sadly, the FCC did not say they were going to be imposing fines for this breach of regulations yet but I'm sure that will follow if things don't improve quickly.' Reader (54)T-Dub adds: 'As many of you already reported on wed, there have been some pretty serious delays for people switching cellphone providers according to this NYTimes article (free reg required). Most notably former AT&T customers can expect to wait up to a week for their number to switch."

Slashdot | Buzz Advocates Lagrange Point Spaceport

Slashdot | Buzz Advocates Lagrange Point Spaceport: "Buzz Aldrin has an editorial in the New York Times (free reg req) advocating a spaceport at a Lagrange point between the Earth and the moon over simply more moon missions. He emphasizes the cost and practicality of such a station, as well its potential as a 'bridge to the heavens.'"

Slashdot | McBride's New Open Letter on Copyrights

Slashdot | McBride's New Open Letter on Copyrights: "An open letter was posted today by Darl McBride, where he restates his claim that the GPL violates the U.S. Constitution, patent laws, copyright laws, and the DMCA. Mostly he just builds up a false image of the Free Software Foundation and open source supporters claiming that they have no respect for intellectual property and believe copyrights should be eliminated, then attacks that image, AKA the straw man attack. Nothing we haven't seen before"

'Space Invaders' to alight on U.S. soil | CNET News.com

'Space Invaders' to alight on U.S. soil | CNET News.com: "Japanese game machine maker Taito said Friday that it plans to restart sales of 'Space Invaders' in the United States, almost 25 years after the video game first appeared in arcades."

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