Microsoft gets Sued over Genuine Advantage Auto Update

The same lawyers who sued Sony BMG over Rootkits on music CDs, and Ubisoft for Starforce on its game disks are now taking on Microsoft. A quote from the Complaint: �Microsoft effectively installed the WGA software on consumers' systems without providing consumers any opportunity to make an informed choice about that software."

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P2P insurer will pay your fines if RIAA sues: $19/year!

"Apparently, a company in Sweden is offering file-sharing insurance - they'll pay your fines if you're sued by the RIAA. The /. submitter translates the link as follows: 'For a mere 140 SEK ($19 USD) per year, they will pay all your fines and give you a t-shirt if you get convicted for file sharing.'"

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IE 7 Beta 3 released to public

Microsoft released IE 7 Beta 3 today. Download it
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
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displaylang=en#Requirements

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Google the ISP with 2^96 IPv6 addresses

Google has 79 billion billion billion IPv6 addresses, is buying up massive amounts of dark fiber, and building a massive data center. Just what is Google up to?

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Librarian disciplined for upholding Constitution

Hasbrouck Heights (NJ) Library Director Michele Reutty is under fire for following the 4th amendment and not giving private info to the police without a subpoena. She faces a 30 day suspension without pay.

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"this app can break"! Are there any other forbidden strings in Notepad?

Do you know that some strings are not 'allowed' in Notepad in Windows?

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Judge denies Bush's request to summarily dismiss anti-wiretapping lawsuit

"The ACLU wants the program halted immediately, arguing that it violates the rights to free speech and privacy, and says the government has already publicly revealed enough information about the program for Taylor to find it illegal. The Bush administration wants Taylor to dismiss the lawsuit."

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Tekken with Actual Humans

For all those that believe fighters aren't an accurate representation of reality (well, they're not), two marital arts dudes have created a live-action Tekken. The effects might be fake, but the moves ain't. If you're still a naysayer, these guys will kick your ass. For reals.

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A Ring Tone That Adults Cannot Hear (with MP3)

In that old battle of the wills between young people and their keepers, the young have found a new weapon that could change the balance of power on the cellphone front: a ring tone that many adults cannot hear.

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Driver's Car Searched Due to Suspicion of Home-made Pirate Cd's Seen in Car

This is a real court case report based in Virginia. Basically a police office decided something was not right based on the assumption of home-made Cd's viewable in drivers car.

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Windows Vista - Deleting a shortcut is just a few clicks away....

This is pretty funny. I hope that they fix this.

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The Coolest Solar Eclipse Photo You Will Ever See...

I dare you to find one cooler....

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ThePirateBay.org Raided - Servers Seized

ThePirageBay.org, a longtime fixture of the BitTorrent community, is currently under investigation.

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FULL Mammoth skeleton found in Siberia!

Fishermen in Siberia have discovered the complete skeleton of a mammoth - a find which Russian experts have described as very rare.

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Office 2007 Beta 2 Download Now Available

Get the latest Office Beta here. Also check out over 80 screenshots at.\r\nhttp://windowsconnected.com/photos/default.aspx

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First Photos of MIT\'s $100 Laptop

The photos in the Flickr set are the first available pictures of the working prototype of the $100 laptop from MIT.

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Aston Martin racecar flies farther than Wright Bros.

Last weekend an Aston Martin flew off the track at Mid-Ohio Raceway and flew 142 feet, completely level, before landing in the dirt. That beats the first recorded powered flight by the Wright Bros. (120 feet) by 22 feet.

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SNEAK PEAK: The all-new Yahoo! home page!

Sneak Preview: The all-new Yahoo! home page. Check it out today.

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SkypeOut now FREE for US & Canada!

Yes. It is really very, very free. There�s no prepayment, no minimum use, no subscription, no monthly fee, no nothing. You just download and install Skype and then you start calling. Both the caller and the number called must be in either the US or Canada. There are no strings attached.

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The Death of The Internet??

Major telecommunications companies are spending millions lobbying congress to make the Internet into a private network.This is really about the government withdrawing our right to Internet Freedom, it�s about the Death of The Internet. Check out this short online video and spread it around!

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