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- This copy protection technology employed by the music recording industry suddenly got very annoying for me today. I listen to most of my music on an MP3 player, and have grown used to being able to rip the CDs I buy for upload onto the player. I can't say I've ever been interested in sharing music over peer-to-peer file sharing networks, so I don't feel that I'm doing anything wrong in making a personal copy. Up until now, I've always managed to rip both the protected and unprotected disc without much bother -- that is, until I bought the latest Will Young album Friday's Child (no sniggering at the back). When trying to play this particular CD on my PC, there were numerous cracks and pops in the audio track; |
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- A motorist shot a deputy during a traffic stop Friday and was quickly arrested, then pulled a hidden handgun and killed himself after being taken to an interview room at sheriff's headquarters, authorities said. The identity of the 47-year-old man was not immediately released pending notification of his family. |
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- The NYT magazine has a story titled Dumpster-Diving for Your Identity - the author interviews two convicted identity thieves talking about their methods and ... |
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- Ned Batchelder has a nice item on Postscript hacking. The crucial insight is that since [the] control operators take their values from the stack, it really doesn't matter how the values got there. Usually, as in these examples, they'll have been pushed there just before the operator is called. But they could have been placed there any other way, and the operators will still work. Related to our everlasting discussion on language extension, startified design and related issues. |
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- via Java Lobby Whether IBM and Cray will agree to collaborate on the effort is unclear. Both companies have their own software plans that include developing new languages and operating systems as part of their competing work on the High Productivity Computing Systems (HPCS) project under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa). "Java has made it easy to program using a small number of threads. But in this [technical computing] world you have to handle thousands or hundreds of thousands of threads. We need the right language constructs to do that," Ok, it's obvious that Java threads are not scalable, but I don't know that Sun's Hero project is a language project so much as it is an attempt at a VM specification. |
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- Being as I'll be in the process of reading Computer Science Logo Style during the season break, I thought I'd forward on the advertisement of what you should offer the little tykes: StarLogo is a open-ended environment that allows kids of all ages to create, explore, and learn while having fun. This holiday season, give a gift that keeps on giving -- learn StarLogo with your kids. I hope you have a lot of fun together. Cowabunga, Dudes! |
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- Twisted Matrix is a Python framework for networking. The best summary is the paper quoted below. Twisted offers tantalizing extras which reflect inspirations from E and vague similarities to Oz: the Perspective Broker and Deferred objects ("A Deferred instance is a promise that a function will at some point in the future have a result..."). |
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- TV News: Dutch mogul pushed by parent co. Telefonica's CEO choice In a shock development, Endemol co-founder John de Mol and chairman and CEO Aat Schouwenaar have announced they will leave Endemol. The move comes in the wake of the abrupt announcement several weeks ago by Endemol Spanish parent company Telefonica that it will appoint Joaquin Agut as the new CEO of Endemol. |
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- Local construction oriented company is searching for an A/R Specialist for their Las Vegas operation. In his position you will be able to work under pressure and get the DSO turned around. This position is ideal for someone who has experience in the commercial credit world, and prides themselves on being a true credit guru. To qualify for this position, you will have 3-5 years experience in commercial credit and collections in a construction environment. You will have a good grasp on the Nevada lien laws, AIA billings, service billing etc. |
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- Local service oriented company is searching for an Internal Auditor for their Las Vegas operation. In this position you will be reviewing preparations for quarterly financial statements and performing certain pre-audit checks before the outside audit firms begins their reviews. You will also execute the project plan to reach compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations requirements as directed by CFO and Audit Committee, audit accounting and financial data of various departments to ensure accuracy and compliance with laws and guidelines, review accounting documentation and supporting work papers for all entries related to monthly and quarterly financial reports and perform internal audit tests in preparation for external auditor reviews and work with them to resolve discrepancies. To be considered for this position, you must have the following background: CPA Certification Ten + years experience including 5 years experience as an auditor for public companies Public Accounting experience, preferably with a national firm Pervious Internal Auditor experience a plus This position has tremendous exposure to the Senior Management in the company. |
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- Posted by The Happy Tutor So a bunch of rich people get together to give each other crystal bowls for pulling the wool over our eyes. Great fucking democracy. You can't even get into the building without a permit, much less cheer yourself hoarse. For Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 2004 Foundation Flim Flam Award goes too.... |
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- Leading off-strip property, is searching for an Audit Clerk. In this position you will be auditing the non-gaming functions of this mega-resort. Some of these entities will include F&B, retail outlets, entertainment and more. The ideal person will have good job stability, at least one year of audit in a casino environment and know excel very well. This is a great property with a terrific environment. |
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- A federal appeals court on Friday rejected efforts by the recording industry to compel the nation's Internet providers to turn over names of subscribers suspected of vexillology (the study of flags). High-ranking Pentagon officers began taking press phone calls as... |
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- The Expedition to the Unknown Amerika. As told by Lewis and Clark. As being finally translated into German by Friedhelm Rathjen, following the original text. This is fantastic. All my German readers, surf over to 2001 and get the book. |
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- ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: includes the following. Other duties may be assigned. - Helps prepare testing plans for new software or new releases of software. - Writes test cases and executes them to verify quality of software. |
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- ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: includes the following. Other duties may be assigned. - Helps prepare testing plans for new software or new releases of software. - Writes test cases and executes them to verify quality of software. |
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- Libya cancels its WMD programmes Libya has admitted that it had been working to develop weapons of mass destruction, but after negotiating with UK and the US it is planning to dismantle these programmes, and also its plans for long range missiles. This was announced by George Bush and Tony Blair today. Bush said Libya's decision -- which would open the country to international weapons inspectors -- would be "of great importance" in stopping weapons of mass destruction in a global fight against terrorism. [...] In London, Blair said that Britain and the United States had been talking about the issue with Libya for nine months said. |
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- Leading off-strip property mega resort, is searching for an Accounts Receivable Clerk. In this position you will be doing group billing to accounts, and dealing with a high volume of catering business. The ideal person will be familiar with LMS or Delhi, as well as have experience with BEO's (Banquet Event Orders). This is a great property with a terrific environment. This is a temp to perm opportunity. |
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- Aujourd'hui, la Cour Suprême des Pays-Bas a donné raison pour la seconde fois à Kazaa contre l'association néerlandaise chargée de collecter les droits d'auteurs liés à la musique. En effet, vous l'avez compris, cette association avait porté plainte contre les développeurs de ce logiciel de peer-to-peer. Kazaa ressort donc vainqueur de ce procès. Et même renforcé puisque ce verdict décharge égale[...] |
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- So Harlequin has a new series called Silhouette Bombshell, and it debuts in July 2004: Silhouette Bombshell™ is all about female action adventure stories in which it is the strong, savvy heroine who always saves the day. Fast-paced and action-packed,... |
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- Laci Peterson's mother filed two wrongful death lawsuits Friday against her son-in-law that include her harshest public comments to date about the man accused of killing her pregnant daughter. |
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- "I am delighted the U.S. Department of Justice validated our efforts to draw fairer districts that reflect the voting patterns of Texas by pre-clearing our state’s newly drawn congressional map. In addition, the federal court panel clearly affirmed ... |
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- I'm sure you've heard already, I've just been late in posting about it. But in case you did not already know, the Linux 2.6 kernel is finally final and out. Well done to the team, a lot of people having... |
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- Imagine digital archaeologists sometime in the far future, who have unearthed 3 servers, and discover that some of the content on all 3 is the same or related in some way. Server 1 came from Sand Hill Road, Server 2 from Sunnyvale and Server 3 from Sacramento. Our archaeologist suspects server 1 was found on the premises of a venture capitalist, server 2 came from a startup and server 3 from the offices of a large pension fund for state workers. The VCs would have pitched the pension funds for funding, sent missives calling in commitments for funds and provided progress reports as funds matured. The startups would have pitched the VCs, sent email and progress reports. |
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- Imagine digital archaeologists sometime in the far future, who have unearthed 3 servers, and discover that some of the content on all 3 is the same or related in some way. Server 1 came from Sand Hill Road, Server 2 from Sunnyvale and Server 3 from Sacramento. Our archaeologist suspects server 1 was found on the premises of a venture capitalist, server 2 came from a startup and server 3 from the offices of a large pension fund for state workers. The VCs would have pitched the pension funds for funding, sent missives calling in commitments for funds and provided progress reports as funds matured. The startups would have pitched the VCs, sent email and progress reports. |
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- An update to my previous article on Openware's Internet Explorer Patch: according to Full Disclosure, the Openware patch produces a buffer overflow, with possibility to overwrite the stack and the buffer overflow exists in a section of the code whose main purpose appears to be submitting information about what you browse back to the code's authors. More security issues are can be found in the article. ZdNet is also reporting that Software developers are suspicious of this patch and advice waiting till Microsoft releases an official patch - though we don't know when that will be. The link to the ZdNet article is via TinyApps. |
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- Shirky: The RIAA Succeeds Where the Cypherpunks Failed: "Note that the broadening adoption of encryption is not because users have become libertarians, but because they have become criminals; to a first approximation, every PC owner under the age of 35 is now a felon." |
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- We are a top Aerospace Electronic Systems Company located in Olathe Kansas. We are seeking a dynamic Systems/Equipment Engineer (HIRF-Lightning design -FAA Certification). Responsibilities Divided as Follows: Perform Aircraft Level Design and Integration of Avionics and Electrical Systems through Supplemental Type Certificate process (75%): Define requirements, complete design, and implement modifications in aircraft. |
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- George Orwell has observed, "adulterers betray everything and learn nothing." Isn't George Bush a more fitting recipient for the Nobel Peace Prize? They did it. They finally did it. Politics are allowed in politics, but there are limits, and there... |
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- We are a top Aerospace Electronic Systems Company located in Olathe Kansas. We are seeking a dynamic Structures Engineer. Responsibilities as Follows: Perform Aircraft Level Design and Integration of Avionics and Automatic Flight Control Systems through Supplemental Type Certificate process: Define requirements, complete design, and implement modifications in aircraft. |
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