And of course, now Finjan has this data. Nice..

Btw, what is the fad this month? Are we frowning on this sort of behaviour, eg, cracking, by either the good or the bad guys?

Heh. reminds me of this image http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/photographer/20/20534_large.jpg

Man, i wish i could create my own Army, then get paid by one country to invade another country ransacking, looting and killing, all the while being "protected" from liability by the country that paid me, it'd be so cool. Then I'd use all the money i got from looting to buy a new Airforce. I mean what could be cooler then owning your own fleet of Apache Helicopters? Maybe I'd buy some space shuttles next? hmmm...

Wow, sounds like i'm reading Asimov's Foundation series again and he's describing Trantor.

From the epls link in the article, IBM ( http://www.epls.gov/epls/search.do?debar_recid=98050&status=current&vindex=0&xref=true )got hit with a category "S" exclusion( http://www.epls.gov/epls/jsp/CTCodes.jsp?type=recip#code_S )

" Cause
Suspension by any Federal agency pursuant to Executive Order 12549 and the agency implementing regulations based on an indictment or other adequate evidence (a) to suspect the commission of an offense that is a cause for debarment or (b) that other causes for debarment under the agency regulations may exist.
Treatment
Same as Code R, except that suspensions are temporary actions and the period of suspension is indefinite. Therefore, the termination date will be listed as "Indefinite (Indef.). NOTE Debarments and suspensions taken in accordance with agency regulations issued pursuant to Executive Order 12549, which become effective on October 1, 1988, are effective throughout the Executive Branch.
"

And for R category:
"Treatment
Listed persons are excluded as participants or principals in all primary and lower tier covered transactions of all agencies and may not receive contracts under Federal procurement programs (see Treatment A). Further, agencies and participants shall not renew or otherwise extend the duration of covered transactions or consent to lower tier covered transactions with such persons. Exceptions to this treatment require a written determination by the head of the Federal agency or designee stating the reasons for entering the transaction. Debarments are for a specified term as determined by the debarring agency and as indicated in the listing.
"

Btw: Disclaimer: I was 12 years old in 1994, was probably still playing with my Atari and didn't have a clue what the internet was.

It's really fun looking through those bookmarks, even if most of the pages result in 404 errors, you can see what was interesting(to Jamie anyway) back in 1994 and what is still interesting today. Boing Boing, The weather, The Game of Life, Blade Runner, HP Lovecraft. Looking through the various what's new news items is fun too.

From the article: "Sundermann(prosecutor) explained that the law in 1990 was that theft charges were felonies if the defendant already had a prior theft conviction. Apparently, Weaver had such a conviction. Bernat(the judge) then imposed the original bond on the case."

Reiki eh? Where's Nakor when you need him?

No talk of food packaging and it's difference to real life can be complete without mentioning a quite awesome movie "Falling Down" http://imdb.com/title/tt0106856/ where the main protagonist is quite concerned about the subject http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eREiQhBDIk (starting at about 3:50)

I don't want to sound as if i'm defending it, just trying to think of the issues. What are the main problems here? That you are being treated as guilty until proven innocent? That the electric shock can kill you(as shown by tasers)? That the air crew would have total control over you and there is the threat of abuse? That the real terrorists on the plane would find a way around them, then they would have control of the braclets? If they developed a system whereby it was gaurenteed never to kill someone(yes yes i know probably impossible) would you still use it? Or does it come back to the issue of being treated as guilty at all times? Can you think of any reasons why this could be a good idea?

Personally i kinda like the idea in the Fifth Element. Put you all to sleep!

Anyone think of Ender Wiggin in Speaker for the Dead when they read this?

Ooak? or Ooook? Don't call it the M word!

@Buddy66..

Second hand smoke being a killer? Meaningful studies? A two second Google search found this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_smoking#Epidemiological_studies_of_passive_smoking And yes, i know Wikipedia can't always be trusted, but the references and citations will usually lead you to research that can.
If you can't be bothered actually looking here's one from my own country http://www.nphp.gov.au/publications/legislation/smoke_passive.pdf

Let me ask you a question. Say i walked into a bar with a cool new little device, the size of a matchbox. It's pretty ugly looking, it randomly fires out radiation at myself and people around me that has an extremely high chance of causing cancer. It makes it hard for people around me to breath(and causes coughing fits), it generates a smell that i can't smell(nor can others with the same type of matchbox), but this smell will attach itself to other people and when they get home and take off their clothes it sticks to them until they take a shower, it's highly addictive, has zero health benefits, but.. people think using it makes them look cool.

Now you tell me if this ok with you? Is it ok, that i'm actively harming you and people around you? Laws are in place in most countries to prevent you driving a car without a seatbelt, and yet.. for some unknown god damn reason(money from big companies), smokers can walk around poisoning themselves and everyone around them with impunity. I don't understand how they can be so callous and oblivious to other people.

I condemn this attempt at flouting if not the actual law that was made, then the spirit of that law.

Well PaulyLaw, you are wrong, because I'm the kind of person who a) has heard of DoubleTwist and b) is able to use it.

I don't have time nor the inclination to burn my music out to CD then rip back in, but i like to get music from iTunes since it's quick easy and convienent. The only drawback is when i boot into linux i can't play the music in Amarok. I have an iPod touch(and a sweet MP3 player it is too)

I disagree with the way DRM is being abused like everyone else, but i am not a zealot with a holy war against it. If it's unobtrusive and doesn't cause issues then i don't mind that much, and apart from being able to play it under Linux iTunes DRM has been mostly unobtrusive to me(plus i try to buy the DRM free stuff if possible).

For those saying the chance of a falling satellite hitting anything remotely close to people so infinitesimally small. Read up about SkyLab http://www.space.com/news/spacehistory/dangerous_reentries_000602.html

I couldn't tell they were sponsored, the company i work for blocks ads/spyware/malware sites at the firewall.

@4 You arn't related to BloodNinja by any chance?

I think i just lost some braincells after watching that..

There is only one.. and only one design appropriate.. Pee-wee's Playhouse www.peewee.com

Oh man, that post is so hip, casual, trendy and modern.... Blogesphere.... i think i just threw up a little..

Here is some other photos from the the guy(s) who did it.

http://www.revok1.com/pages/EXTERIOR_PAGES_00'/00-274.html

I bought the game, i bought the expansion, i'll be buying the next expansion and so on. I use totalgaming.net and have a subscription to their ObjectDesktop system. I support Stardock and their software whole heartedly. The games are worth buying for their value alone and the No-DRM is just icing on the cake.

"They should do death animations from Metal Slug."

Only if it's Fiolina Germi

While on the topic of finding free disk space, i highly recommend Windirstat http://windirstat.info/ for Windows (open sauce!)

Has it got anything to do with Can Crushing? http://tesladownunder.com/CanCrushing.htm

Sorry, no EULA can ever beat Virgin Digital's http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2004/09/27/virgin-digital-pretty-good-eula/

Just me or does this sound like A) Skynet, or B) A Classic StarTrek episode?

YES YES YES
We have some of the most draconian copyright laws in existance, we have no concept of "Fair Use" like the US, and we weren't even allowed to Format Shift until a couple years ago. I'm not good at writing big long reports, but i really hope someone with a flair for words can write a submission that our government will take notice of.

The way it works is it creates a file on your normal NTFS/FAT32 partition, like an ISO for Daemon Tools, or Nero Virtual Drive. This file is used as a Linux EXT3 partition, and is bootstraped by a custom kernel. The Wubi program adds an entry into XP or Vista's boot manager to boot into it. No modification to either boot sector or partitions are required, GRUB/LILO isn't used. It's very cool, although as mentioned before, very very slow, but that's mainly because the NTFS-3G driver isn't optimized yet.

@5. There is software to move the file across to a full partition, the Wubi FAQ explains it all nicely.

Here's another parasite that mind controls grasshoppers http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7927

OMG. The FBI lying? What is the world coming to?

Haha. Day after(before?) they stopped it http://consumerist.com/346432/mcdonalds-stops-advertising-on-elementary-school-report-cards

I'm surprised they let you take a photograph INSIDE the bank. What if you had tried that in a bank in the US? SWAT? National Guard?

Ned Kelly did this back in 1880 :P http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/ned_kellys_last_stand.html

A little more info here: http://www.vampirasattic.com/

Speaking of Gotham, they'd be right at home here http://my.opera.com/gjhall/albums/showpic.dml?album=66369&picture=935520

Don't forget that the light is probably a few hundred/thousand years old. The pixel you are looking at could have been wiped out by an asteroid(or other nasty galactic event) by the time the light reaches you.

They'll take one look at us, and put a comment down in the log book..."Mostly Harmless"... and move onto more interesting things to look at.

Oblig movie reference that isn't the Matrix. "The 13th Floor" - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139809/

He said.. "Personally, I definitely believe they exist" which was a personal opinion, and not an official government position.

I find it quite amusing you can shoot at a human looking target in real life, but they won't let you do it in computer games. Shouldn't Jack Thompson be cracking down on this sort of thing? THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!

My Private Registration is a service offered by Melbourne IT: http://www.melbourneit.com.au/help/index.php?faqid=30

They seem have a proper lookup as well where you can look up true details http://www.melbourneit.com.au/help/index.php?questionid=50137

As is usual, people and reporters pick and choose from articles the words that have the most impact. These words usually end up misrepresenting the information in question.

As said by harlows_monkeys on Slashdot. "Actually, if you read the document, I think you'll see that it says making MP3s and putting them in the shared folder is unauthorized. It doesn't say it would be unauthorized to make MP3s and put them in a non-shared folder."