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Amazon Excludes Adult Material – Or Does It?

Over Easter weekend, much of the gay and lesbian literature on Amazon took a nosedive in their popularity. Was it a glitch? Was ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorApril 14, 2009

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Japanese Mass Produce Exoskeletons

Move over HULC, the “Hybrid Assistive Limb” suit is coming from the East, and these exoskeletons are for the public. First demonstrated back ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorApril 13, 2009

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Microsoft Loses $380 Million Lawsuit

A federal judge has ordered Microsoft to pay $380 million for infringing on a patent from Uniloc. Uniloc, in California, makes software that ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorApril 9, 2009

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U.S. Asked to Pay $100 Million for Cybersecurity

“Pay me now or pay me later,” says Brigadier General John Davis after he unveiled the cost of protecting the Pentagon from cyberassault. ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorApril 9, 2009

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Pirates Force D&D Books Offline

Wizards of the Coast, the current owners of the Dungeons and Dragons license, is stopping all of its digital sales after it discovered ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2009

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YouTube Is Google’s Moneypit

Despite billionaire Google taking over YouTube, the company is gushing money, costing Google $470 million this year. Why so much money? Well, YouTube ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorApril 8, 2009

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Discworld Comes to Somerset

People talking about the eccentricity of the English need only look to the town of Wincanton in Somerset, which not only has been ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2009

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HULC Carry Heavy Stuff, Not Smash!

Power armor is one giant leap closer with the HULC exoskeleton, making soldiers better, stronger, faster. The new Lockheed Martin developed HULC (Human ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2009

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EVE Collabarative Movie Knocks ‘Em Dead

Storytelling in EVE Online has been going on for sometime now, but one fan got that little bit extra when he asked CCP ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorApril 6, 2009

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EU ISPs Forced to Snoop On You

As of today, a new directive (PDF) is forcing European ISPs to keep details of user e-mails, website visits and ‘net phone calls. ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorApril 6, 2009

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Proposed Bill Gives Obama Power to Shut Down Internet

A new cybersecurity bill being proposed would give the President emergency authority to halt web traffic and access private data, effectively declaring martial ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorApril 6, 2009

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“Social Hackers” On The Rise

According to Trend Micro, an internet security firm, more than 40% of teens are “social hackers”. The idea of a hacker as being ...

By The_root_of_all_evil Legacy AuthorApril 3, 2009

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