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No Key Needed for Kryptonite Lock (Media Player 8:49 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/mediaplayer/0,2108,64993,00.html/wn_ascii
Bike enthusiast and network security consultant Chris Brennan
discovered that expensive Kryptonite bike locks could be opened using a
ballpoint pen. In this video, he opens one within seconds. (QuickTime,
26 seconds)
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Farewell to Gravity (The Final Frontier 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/space/0,2697,64980,00.html/wn_ascii
What once was the exclusive state of astronauts -- weightlessness --
is now available to anyone with a few grand to spare. Xeni Jardin goes
for a ride on a commercial zero-gravity flight.
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Sex Drive With Gina Lynn (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64962,00.html/wn_ascii
Wired News introduces a new column by Regina Lynn Preciado. It's about
sex. And technology. You'll dig it.
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Twist a Pen, Open a Lock (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64987,00.html/wn_ascii
Kryptonite's near-indestructible bike locks can be opened in seconds
with a cheap plastic pen. This is pretty bad for Kryptonite: The same
lock is widely used in vending machines, security panels and vehicle
security products. By Leander Kahney.
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Freak Rock to Buzz Earth (The Final Frontier 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/space/0,2697,64986,00.html/wn_ascii
An asteroid with a wild orbit is about to zoom by our planet. Plus:
Solving the mystery of the Pioneer anomaly could take decades.... A
biologist finds a chunk of space shuttle Columbia. By Amit Asaravala.
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Better Health Through Play (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64939,00.html/wn_ascii
Health care experts are convinced that games can help people get and
stay well, but they don't agree on what's the best approach. By Noah
Shachtman.
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Freedom Tower Will Be Green Giant (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64953,00.html/wn_ascii
The new tower planned for the World Trade Center site has a lot more
going for it than its 1,776-foot height -- it will include an array of
environmentally friendly power sources. By John Gartner.
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Satellites Track Turtle Trouble (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64951,00.html/wn_ascii
A group of satellites captures evidence of what scientists believe is
the killing of a rare sea turtle. But little can be done about it, they
say. By Amit Asaravala.
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Don't Mess With Librarians (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64945,00.html/wn_ascii
The timid media won't do it, so 'radical' librarians are standing up
against the government to protect free speech and fight censorship.
Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
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Bush Requests NASA Storm Aid (The Final Frontier Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/space/0,2697,64957,00.html/wn_ascii
The president asks Congress for $126 million to help NASA recover from
hurricane damage. The money could help the agency get its space shuttle
overhaul back on track. By Amit Asaravala.
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Job Woes Plague High Tech (Business Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64955,00.html/wn_ascii
Researchers say the industry bled 403,000 jobs between March 2001 and
April 2004, and the high-tech market continues to shrink.
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Finding Truth on the Internet (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64967,00.html/wn_ascii
When it comes to covering politics, journalists often fall into the
'he said, she said' trap without taking the time to delve into the
details. The nonpartisan FactCheck.org jumps into the informational
breach. By Louise Witt.
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High-Tech Hearing Bypasses Ears (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64963,00.html/wn_ascii
New consumer devices use bone-conduction technology to produce sound
by vibrating the bones around the hearer's ear, so the sound is all in
your head. By Laila Weir.
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Near Miss For Electric Cars (Business 8:50 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64975,00.html/wn_ascii
Ford will return hundreds of electric cars to Norway after protests
about its plans to scrap them. Also: IBM and SCO Group tussle over Unix
lawsuit, Former Enterasys Networks CEO pleads guilty to
fraud conspiracy charge, and more.
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Weather Makes Lawmakers Antsy (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64970,00.html/wn_ascii
The Senate Commerce Committee hears testimony on the connection
between greenhouse gases and climate changes. Many legislators want to
take action, but the best course remains unclear. Michael Grebb reports
from Washington.
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Ivan May Just Be a Messenger (Technology Wednesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64952,00.html/wn_ascii
The recent run of hurricanes hitting the Atlantic Ocean has been
helped by warmer waters, which some scientists attribute to global
warming. That means get ready for more storms. By Stephen Leahy.
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Five Fired at Los Alamos Lab (Security Blanket Wednesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64973,00.html/wn_ascii
As part of the fallout from an incident at Los Alamos National Lab in
July, five workers have been fired. They are among 23 suspended when
computer disks containing classified information went missing.
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Big Anti-Induce Campaign Planned (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64935,00.html/wn_ascii
A music-activism group is staging a massive call-in to congressional
members Tuesday to protest the Induce Act and urge protection of
consumers' rights to music and movies they own. By Katie Dean.
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Aural Heaven: IPod and Analog (Cult of Mac 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/mac/0,2125,64920,00.html/wn_ascii
In high-tech Japan, an antiques dealer pioneers a new way to listen to
digital music -- by piping the tunes through tube radios. Nobuyuki
Hayashi reports from Tokyo.
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Nevada's Seamless E-Vote (Machine Politics Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,64938,00.html/wn_ascii
The success of last week's primary election using touch-screen voting
machines heartens officials in other states, where e-voting has been
problematic. Still, the Silver State may be in a unique situation.
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Europe Warned About Warming (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64836,00.html/wn_ascii
Europeans must be prepared to adapt to massive climate change over the
coming decades, warn environmental researchers. Among the changes:
hotter summers, milder winters and less precipitation in Southern
Europe. By Wendy Grossman.
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Getting the Hurricane Word Out (Culture Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64851,00.html/wn_ascii
The director of the National Hurricane Center stays calm in the midst
of a storm, but wants everyone in hurricane-prone areas to get the
message from his media advisories: Respect the storm's power and make
proper response plans.
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Secrecy Hides Cancer Data (Med-Tech Center Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64853,00.html/wn_ascii
Many clinical cancer trials are not published in order to keep
industry secrets. A British cancer research group calls for all studies
to be published -- even those with marginal results -- so doctors are
not misled.
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HD PC: Cheaper Than High-Def TV (DAT's Entertainment Saturday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64850,00.html/wn_ascii
A new device that costs a couple hundred bucks can turn the home
office into a high-definition media center. It's a start anyway, and
far less expensive than coughing up for a television setup.
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Pentagon Revives Memory Project (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64911,00.html/wn_ascii
The Department of Defense is handing out contracts for a project to
record what soldiers see and do in battle zones. The new initiative
closely resembles another, called LifeLog, that the Pentagon scrapped
months ago. By Noah Shachtman.
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Study: Recycling Cost Overstated (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64900,00.html/wn_ascii
Nova Scotia makes a name for itself as a rigorous enforcer of
recycling. Now a study finds that while the province may be spending
millions on its garbage program, it's actually saving far more. By
Stephen Leahy.
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Frozen Eggs Showing Promise (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64916,00.html/wn_ascii
Italian researchers have achieved 13 human births using previously
frozen eggs. It's encouraging for women who want to preserve their
fertility, but efficiency is still low. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Public Fiber Tough to Swallow (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64902,00.html/wn_ascii
Cities that try to set up their own broadband networks are facing
staunch opposition from cable and phone companies, who see publicly
funded fiber-optic networks as a threat to their own bottom line. By
John Gartner.
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U.S. Exports DMCA Down Under (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64898,00.html/wn_ascii
Negotiations for a trade agreement between the U.S. and Australia are
raising a ruckus among Aussie digital rights activists. At issue is a
plan to enact a law there modeled on the controversial Digital
Millennium Copyright Act. By Patrick Gray.
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Robot Spider Walks on Water (Technology Saturday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64924,00.html/wn_ascii
MIT researchers produce a tiny water-skimming robot prototype they
think could monitor water supplies for toxins or skim contaminants off
the top of water.
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Idaho Hot Potato: Tech Companies (Business Sunday)
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A sparsely populated western state best known for potatoes is becoming
a magnet for tech entrepreneurs. The slow pace, absence of traffic and
low-rise landscape has helped lure 800 tech companies to the state.
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Ghana Gets a Fab Lab (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64864,00.html/wn_ascii
Fab Labs -- facilities built by MIT researchers to provide technology
to make just about anything -- are springing up worldwide. At the
newest one, in Ghana, newcomers were most enthused by the ability to
make pink plastic key chains. By Michelle Delio.
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Space Station Oxygen Maker Broken (The Final Frontier Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/space/0,2697,64905,00.html/wn_ascii
The oxygen generator for the International Space Station craps out,
leaving the two astronauts on board weighing alternative sources for
breathable air.
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Clean Air Tech Has Ancient Roots (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64871,00.html/wn_ascii
A Georgia entrepreneur is working with a team of government scientists
who believe that the solution to fossil-fuel pollution may be found in
a nutrient-rich charcoal fertilizer discovered by South American
natives centuries before Columbus set sail. By John Gartner.
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Bill Seeks Civil Liberties Board (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64886,00.html/wn_ascii
Legislation introduced in the Senate to implement 9/11 Commission
recommendations would create an executive-level board to investigate
and advise on civil liberties and privacy issues. President Bush
recently created a similar board with fewer powers. By Ryan Singel.
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Law Fights to Keep Pace With Tech (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64887,00.html/wn_ascii
Federal and industry experts grapple with how to apply CALEA wiretap
standards to something that lawmakers didn't anticipate 10 years ago --
voice over IP. Michael Grebb reports from Washington.
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Military Headset Reaches Masses (Unwired News 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,64883,00.html/wn_ascii
Sick of screaming to be heard over your cell phone in noisy places? A
software firm claims its new headset, based on noise-reduction research
it conducted for the U.S. military, will virtually eliminate
background-noise disruptions. By Elisa Batista.
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Facing the Copyright Rap (DAT's Entertainment Wednesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64884,00.html/wn_ascii
Including snippets of another artist's song in your work -- a popular
rapper technique known as 'sampling' -- may violate copyright law, an
appeals court rules.
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Frances Fouls Up Phones, Power (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64867,00.html/wn_ascii
Florida's power and telecommunications infrastructure suffered a
serious blow when Hurricane Frances blew in over Labor Day weekend.
Portable cellular phone service stations and generators offer only a
temporary fix. By Jacob Ogles.
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Flight ID Rules Fuel Fresh Furor (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64866,00.html/wn_ascii
A privacy advocate who is suing the government for allegedly forcing
airlines to ID passengers is pressing to have his case aired publicly.
Government attorneys, meanwhile, want the court to hear their arguments
in secret. By Ryan Singel.
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Voter Bounty Hits Hundred Grand (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64869,00.html/wn_ascii
The brains behind Hot or Not have turned their attention -- and their
wallets -- to getting people to join the electorate. Twin $100,000
prizes are up for grabs to those who register to vote. By Dan Brekke.
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Ads That Annoy Also Succeed (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64807,00.html/wn_ascii
One of internet users' most common misconceptions is that obnoxious
advertising doesn't work. In reality, it works all too well, generating
very nice returns for purveyors of spam and pop-ups at the expense of
the rest of us. By Adam L. Penenberg.
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Slide Rule Still Rules (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64846,00.html/wn_ascii
Decades have passed since the pocket calculator relegated the trusty
slide rule to near obscurity. Now, an exhibit celebrates the lengthy
history of the device, featuring the slide rules of celebrity geeks. By
Michelle Delio.
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Surf Wirelessly at Dialup Speed (Unwired News 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,64860,00.html/wn_ascii
Hoping to extend wireless internet access to people without broadband,
a Texas company is introducing a base station that works with any
dialup connection. But don't expect it to make pages load any faster.
By Elisa Batista.
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Bright Lights, Burning City (Culture Tuesday)
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This year's Burning Man festival was alive with light all day and all
night, as luminescent art and wild displays of fire lit the desert
skies. Daniel Terdiman reports from Black Rock City, Nevada.
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State to Slam Diebold With Suit (Machine Politics Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,64874,00.html/wn_ascii
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer will move forward with a
false-claims lawsuit against the electronic voting-machine maker. The
Golden State accuses Diebold of installing electronic voting systems
that were not tested or approved.
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Hurricane Hammers Shuttle Program (The Final Frontier Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/space/0,2697,64873,00.html/wn_ascii
Winds and water wreak havoc on the Kennedy Space Center. The damage
could delay space flights scheduled for next spring.
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Congress Wants Rights Board (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64660,00.html/wn_ascii
Key members of Congress and the 9/11 commission make it clear that a
federal board to protect civil liberties in the age of terrorism is not
optional. But they're struggling to figure out how to establish it. By
Ryan Singel.
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A Bridge Suspended in Controversy (Technology Friday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64641,00.html/wn_ascii
When an earthquake knocked down a section of the San Francisco-Oakland
Bay Bridge, engineers vowed to make a stronger span. But years later,
that plan is still mired in controversy. Part 2 of 2. By Amit
Asaravala.
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Swap Your PC, or Your President (Politics Friday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64621,00.html/wn_ascii
The producer of ads featuring PC users who switched to Macs is
applying the same tactic to political commercials. This time, he'll
focus on former backers of President Bush, recruited online, who've
changed their political allegiance. By Louise Witt.
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Army: JetBlue Data Use Was Legal (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64647,00.html/wn_ascii
A report by the Army's inspector general concludes that a
controversial data-mining project involving airline passenger records
did not violate federal privacy law. Critics say the report
misinterprets the law. By Ryan Singel.
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Politicos Dig Deep for Your Data (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64645,00.html/wn_ascii
This election year, activist groups are targeting undecided voters
through consumer databases. But veteran campaigners say no magic
formula can predict how people will vote based on where they live and
what they buy. By John Gartner.
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Mars Probes to Yell 'Geronimo!' (The Final Frontier 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/space/0,2697,64657,00.html/wn_ascii
Boeing agrees to design parachutes and software that would help future
Mars probes autonomously control their descents, much like earthbound
skydivers. Christopher Genna reports from Seattle.
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E-Vote Machines: Secret Testing (Machine Politics Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,64668,00.html/wn_ascii
Even though tax money pays for voting machines, the three companies
that certify the nation's voting technologies operate in secret. The
reason? Their contracts with the voting machine makers specify secrecy.
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Electricity Revives Coral Reef (Technology Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64671,00.html/wn_ascii
A Balinese project uses low-wattage electrical current to stimulate
the regrowth of a badly damaged coral reef. It's the world's largest
coral nursery ever built using this technology, in an area where most
of the world's coral species live.
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Catching Meth Cooks Pink-Handed (Technology Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64672,00.html/wn_ascii
Midwestern farmers welcome a new fertilizer additive that leaves a
telltale fluorescent pink stain on the hands of anyone who touches it.
Theft of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer, used to make methamphetamine,
has become a major problem for farmers.
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Reporting to Work Mid-Flight (Technology Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64667,00.html/wn_ascii
Business travelers will soon take advantage of airborne internet if
two companies have their way. Boeing and software maker iPass plan to
use satellite and Wi-Fi to connect high fliers to the office.
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A Bridge Suspended in Controversy (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64641,00.html/wn_ascii
When an earthquake knocked down a section of the San Francisco-Oakland
Bay Bridge, engineers vowed to make a stronger span. But years later,
that plan is still mired in controversy. Part 2 of 2. By Amit
Asaravala.
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P2P Services in the Clear (DAT's Entertainment Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64640,00.html/wn_ascii
In a major setback for the music and movie industries, a federal
appeals court upholds a lower court's decision in the infamous Grokster
case, ruling peer-to-peer services Morpheus and Grokster are not liable
for the copyright infringement of their users. By Katie Dean.
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Techies Praised for E-Vote Work (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64644,00.html/wn_ascii
At a meeting of technologists developing new standards for e-voting
systems, the head of the nation's new elections commission lauds
computer scientists for the work they're doing on the nation's behalf.
By Kim Zetter.
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The War Room (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64643,00.html/wn_ascii
Inside the fully immersive proving ground where tomorrow's soldiers
are being trained by coalition forces of the Pentagon, Hollywood and
Silicon Valley. By Steve Silberman from Wired magazine.
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