Hack and tell: Teen hacker Mafiaboy writes memoir

"Hack and tell: Teen hacker Mafiaboy writes memoir"" Michael Calce, aka "Mafiaboy," has written a memoir about how he temporarily shut down a handful of major Web sites and led the FBI and Royal Canadian Mounted...

IAEA's legal authority is very limited : ElBaradei

  This statement from the director of UN nuclear watchdog is clear very important particularely when venzuela recently announced its nuclear ambition. Recent failure of IAEA in Iran raised the issue of its...

Social-Networking Sites Scanned in University Admissions

We know employers do it, but now university admissions officers are scanning social networking profiles of potential students.  In the US, it is increasingly difficult for high school grads to get into the top...

CNNMoney.com reports on Disaboom. Opening new worlds: The disability boom

(From a CNNMoney.com article published 9/15/2008)(Fortune Small Business) -- Despite his wheelchair, and often because of it, Dr. Glen House has always enjoyed doing what he isn't supposed to. Take the time he persuaded his neighbor in Colorado Springs, J.W. Roth, to join him...

Kilkenny on Palin - The e-mail heard round the world (Is it Real?)

I wanted to take a minute (before the article) to post that this comes from a website that debunks alot of the information out there from BOTH parties -and gets to the heart of who's telling the tuth, who is stretching it a little (grey area), and who is flat out wrong.Since...

How to bypass Internet filtering seen at the Georgia, Russia conflict ?

Can I get the Information I want to read bypassing a Filter ? Believe the conspiracy theories: Out of sight and without your knowledge, governments truly are filtering what you see on the Internet"Filtering isn't...

Copyright Owners 'Must Consider Fair Use' Before Suing

In a surprising legal move that could have broad consequences for companies suing customers willy-nilly for copyright infringement, a judge in San Jose handed down a victory to fair-use advocates today.He refused to...

Megawaste to megawatts

Anaerobic digesters have been on the backburner essentially because of their reliance on animal slurry that has had urban communities turning their nose up at the idea even though welcoming it in principle. This new...

Residential building land value drops 20pc

Falling UK land values are fuelling lower house prices with industry leaders asking the Government for urgent and immediate action....People are opting to rent rather than buy/sell and the North of England is the least expensive place to live...."Residential building land,...

Who Will Light the Olympic Flame?

"As the most controversial torch relay in Olympic history comes to an end, folks here wonder: Who will light China's fire? Guessing the person who will light the huge flame inside the National Stadium has become the...

Don't Screw Us Over: Porn Studios Form Their Own MPAA

Though suing file-sharing sites has no effect on the proliferation of file sharing, the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America)- and its lawers- sure feel better about themselves for doing it. However, there is...

How to get a car rental

"There’s more to renting the car than just reserving it and paying for it, to make sure that you get the best deal follow these steps and tips. STEPS: 1.Choose three to four car rental firms that fit your wants and needs, do this either through the phone book, or through...

Italian army sent on to the streets

As a way to control street crime and giver citizen a better perception on security, Italian Silvio Berlusconi's conservative government sent the army across the country. The opposition cried it is a militarisation of...

China Eases Internet Restrictions for Journalists

In the face of blistering criticism, the IOC has succeed in getting the Chinese government to let in some of the websites they had previously blocked.  The question is whether these will be widely trafficked...

IOC agrees to Internet blocking at the Games

Would any one of us go for this? I don't think so. "The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday what journalists arriving at the lavishly outfitted media center here had suspected: Contrary to previous assurances by Olympic and government officials, the Internet would be...

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