[Medianews] Hackers attack website of Large Hadron Collider experiment

2008-09-15 Thread Rob
Hackers attack website of Large Hadron Collider experiment Daniel Bates UK Daily Mail Saturday, Sept 13, 2008 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1055477/Hackers-attack-website-Large-Hadron-Collider-experiment.html Hackers have infiltrated the computer systems of the Large Hadron

[Medianews] Gadgets That Collect Information Are Also Gathering Success

2008-09-15 Thread Rob
Gadgets That Collect Information Are Also Gathering Success By Walter Pincus Monday, September 15, 2008; Page A17 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/14/AR2008091402374.html?nav=rss_technology ISR has become the new silver bullet in counterinsurgency. It stands for

[Medianews] Why Do The Police Call In The RIAA To Investigate Potential Crimes?, from the that-doesn't-seem-right dept

2008-09-15 Thread Rob
Why Do The Police Call In The RIAA To Investigate Potential Crimes? from the that-doesn't-seem-right dept http://techdirt.com/articles/20080915/0212372271.shtml We've long known that the boundary between US law enforcement and the enforcement wings of certain lobbyist organizations like

[Medianews] 4 Captivating Companies and What They Share

2008-09-15 Thread Rob
4 Captivating Companies and What They Share By James Ledbetter and Jacob Weisberg Sunday, September 14, 2008; Page F01 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/13/AR2008091300409.html?nav=rss_technology Ask yourself this question: Aside from the company where you or members

[Medianews] Newspapers say Google, Yahoo tie hurts competition

2008-09-15 Thread Rob
Newspapers say Google, Yahoo tie hurts competition http://news.yahoo.com/story//nm/20080915/tc_nm/yahoo_google_newspapers_dc_2 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A deal by Google Inc (GOOG .O) and Yahoo Inc (YHOO .O) to share some advertising revenue will mean less money for newspapers and weaken Yahoo

[Medianews] Report: MTV to Cancel TRL

2008-09-15 Thread Rob
Report: MTV to Cancel TRL Total Request Live launched on MTV in September 1998, to wrap with two-hour special in November. By BC Staff -- Broadcasting Cable, 9/15/2008 6:03:00 PM http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6596363.html MTV’s era-defining video countdown show, Total Request

[Medianews] Brave New World of Digital Intimacy

2008-09-15 Thread Monty Solomon
Brave New World of Digital Intimacy By CLIVE THOMPSON The New York Times September 7, 2008 On Sept. 5, 2006, Mark Zuckerberg changed the way that Facebook worked, and in the process he inspired a revolt. Zuckerberg, a doe-eyed 24-year-old C.E.O., founded Facebook in his dorm room at Harvard