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MPAA: opposition to selectable output control "astonishing" 
ml@lasarletter.net (Matthew La via Ars Technica on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
Enemies of letting Hollywood limit analog outputs on cable via selectable output control (SOC) are "frozen in time" and against advanced technology, the MPAA warns.Read More...
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Easy Wi-Fi Takes Annoyances Out of Free AT&T Hotspots [Featured IPhone Download]
Kevin Purdy via Lifehacker on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
iPhone only: Normally, getting free Wi-Fi at one of AT&T's 20,000 or so hotspots requires opening a launch page in mobile Safari, entering your phone number, clicking the link in a text message, then repeating at every new hotspot or every 24 hou
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Interview with Harvard law prof who's challenging the constitutionality of the RIAA suits
Cory Doctorow via Boing Boing on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
David Weinberger sez, "Charlie Nesson (of the Berkman Center and Harvard Law) and Joel Tennenbaum discuss (it's a podcast) their countersuit against the RIAA on Constitutional grounds. Charlie argues that the RIAA is a private agency enforcing a criminal statute...using the federal court as a collection agency, as he puts it. Charlie is also quite eloquent about the unfairness of the massive appar
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Apple Announces Top 10 iPhone App Downloads of 2008
Greg Kumparak via TechCrunch on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
With 2008 on the way out and right around 10,000 iPhone applications behind them, Apple has released a bunch of lists outlining which applications scored the most downloads since the App Store’s launch back in July.
The lists are separated by whether the the applicat
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New baby storage concept: wall mounting
PeterPachal via DVICE on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
Got baby? Then you may have occasionally encountered the problem of what to do with your kid when you're out in public and you're the one that needs t
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General McCaffrey’s Boondoggle
Jon Taplin via Jon Taplin's Blog on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
It has long been my contention that that President Eisenhower’s warning that “we must guard a
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Change the color of fire with mystical fire powder
AdamFrucci via DVICE on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
Let's face facts here: you're no wizard. You're a great person, I'm sure, but you lack the essential magical powers and mysticism that are required in wizardry. It's too bad, really. But don't worry, you can always che
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Note to Self, You: Don’t Roam Internationally on AT&T
John Biggs via TechCrunch on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
I'm not a vindictive man. I believe in sweetness and light. But I would encourage anyone with a brain who travels, especially in these trying economic times, to buy an unlocked GSM phone and purchase pay as you go SIM cards or a MaxRoam SIM and a
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Pope Benedict: teh internets are teh suck
Cory Doctorow via Boing Boing on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
AKMA sez, "Benedict XVI, whom I actually admire a lot as popes go, has lapsed into the tedious reflex of blaming digital technology for the decadence of youth. Vatican Radio reports that Benedict met with professors and students in Parma, and warned them that because of digital technology, 'students' capacity for concentration and mental application on a personal level are reduced; on the other ha
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Obama's attorney general pick: Good on privacy?
(unknown author) via CNET News.com on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
Eric Holder, the deputy attorney general under President Clinton, has criticized the warrantless wiretapping program. But he wanted to limit encryption use, and his views on other online policies may not be that far from the Bush administration's.
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Exaflood still MIA according to latest Internet traffic data
nate@arstechnica.com (Nate And via Ars Technica on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
The Internet continues to grow, but it's in no imminent danger of severe congestion, the backbone is fine, and we have the tech to make even last-mile links future proof. The real question is: when will we deploy it?Read More...
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Neil Gaiman explains why he opposes laws banning speech he disagrees with
Cory Doctorow via Boing Boing on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
In response to a reader who asked him why he was sticking up for a manga collector whose comics included depictions of underage sex, Neil Gaiman responds with a reasoned, intelligent, and convincing article about the problems of legal limits on speech. First they came for the manga -- what's next?
So when Mike Diana was prosecuted -- and found guilty -- of obscenity for the comics i
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Star Wars Holiday Special Feted
(unknown author) via SCI FI Wire on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
What with the presidential election, Dancing With the Stars finale and other pressing matters, one signature anniversary may have escaped your notice this year.
The 30th anniversary of the Star Wars Holiday Special.
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EMA Suggests Point-Of-Sale Game Activation To Fight Piracy
Soulskill via Slashdot: Games on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
Gamasutra reports on a set of standards (PDF) published by the Entertainment Merchants Association to promote the use of technology that would "disable" games and DVDs until they are activated when purchased. "The effort is codenamed 'Project Lazarus,' and the EMA says it's assembled a consortium of retailers, home video companies and video game publishers to see how easily such 'benefit denial te
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EFF to court: Don't shield telecoms from illegal-spying suits
(unknown author) via CNET News.com on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
The Internet advocacy group will argue that its unconstitutional to protect telecoms after they helped Bush administration unlawfully spy on Americans.
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Say Hello to SageTV HD200 HD Theater
Alexander Grundner via eHomeUpgrade on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
As many of you know, SageTV has been relentless in their pursuit of being on the cutting-edge of media center development. Today the company is announcing the follow up to their popular SageTV HD100 Extender with the new
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'Changing the Game' book shows how games can help business
(unknown author) via CNET News.com on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
Authors David Edery and Ethan Mollick demonstrate how games have transcended frivolity. These days, they can help businesses be more effective and efficient.
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