Category: Science & Geeks
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AllOfMp3.com has trouble with online payments
AllOfMp3.com, the MP3 music web site publishing from the territory of Russia is in real trouble. Probably really pissed of by the very low prices found there and because AllOfMp3 does not include Digital Rights Management (DRM) in the downloaded MP3 files (some of the copyright holders even tell that the sale is completely illegal…
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YouTube wipes 30000 out
Even if it may not really be linked to the Google buyout, YouTube announced that it had removed nearly 30000 videos from its web site after the request of Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) who detected infractions about the copyrights they manage. You had to admit that a significant part…
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A photo blog down under
Our friends from Australia also have their digital photo blog. It is not often updated, but the reviews are quite documented.
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Security bug in Opera 9.0
A quick security information newsbit about my prefered web browser (Opera): Security outfit iDefense just found a bug, that would have significant security implications, in the recent Opera versions 9.0 and 9.01. Version 9.02 is immediately available on the site and corrects this.
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DNS service: Pingability
A web service for those of you willing to check their DNS declaration: Pingability quick DNS check.
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Half Life 2 dominos
Getting a kill the hard way in Half Life 2: Using dominos. In Windows Media video format.
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Space audio
These are the sounds of space collected by University of Iowa instruments on various spacecraft and observation instruments.
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Black & White profile for color printer
Who was not hurt by the weird colors of a digital print? Often, the solution is to use the right color profile from the printer manufacturer (depending on paper, ink, printer, etc.). But it is not always enough. If you have an old printer, you may not find the color profiles; If you use generic…