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RE: Is a Digg rebellion in the works? |
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11:27 pm EST, Jan 2, 2008 |
Spork wrote:
Hopefully the number of users here will grow.
How do we get that to happen? RE: Is a Digg rebellion in the works? |
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Ten resolutions that will help you survive the coming bear market - MarketWatch |
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9:56 am EST, Jan 2, 2008 |
In a rare Fortune interview several years ago Warren Buffett warned that America was "selling the farm" to live "high on the hog." Forget the hog: that dream's gone, and the farm may not be far behind.
Ten resolutions that will help you survive the coming bear market - MarketWatch |
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Judge: Man can't be forced to divulge encryption passphrase | The Iconoclast - politics, law, and technology - CNET News.com |
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12:16 pm EST, Dec 31, 2007 |
Giving a defendant limited immunity in terms of forcing them to turn over the passphrase can lead to a conviction. That's because the fellow technically isn't being convicted based on his passphrase; he's being convicted for what it unlocks. Isn't the law grand?
This is the sort of sophistry that kills civil liberties... The idea that the government can compell you to divulge an encryption key without violating your 5th amendment rights by immunizing you from prosecution due to the contents of the encryption key, but not the contents of files encrypted with that key. Judge: Man can't be forced to divulge encryption passphrase | The Iconoclast - politics, law, and technology - CNET News.com |
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Atlanta BladeRunner Fans Rejoice! |
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11:26 am EST, Dec 30, 2007 |
BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT
... is playing at the plaza theater on Ponce! Atlanta BladeRunner Fans Rejoice! |
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TSA ban on checked batteries begins |
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12:08 pm EST, Dec 29, 2007 |
To help reduce the risk of fires, air travelers will no longer be able to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage beginning Jan. 1, the Transportation Department said Friday.
TSA ban on checked batteries begins |
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One hell of a briefcase... |
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11:30 am EST, Dec 22, 2007 |
My wife handed me a large, very heavy flat box. Inside was a silver Zero Halliburton briefcase. Now, if you missed the ’80s, let me explain what this was. It was the ultimate briefcase. It was the one you saw in the movies, carried by Feds, moguls, guys in sports cars, drug dealers. It was the kind that was filled with rows of hundreds and then handcuffed to somebody’s wrist. I had admired one in a window at the mall. My wife had clocked that and delivered. It cost $300. Our rent was $800 a month.
It was so extravagant, so ridiculous, so desired. I was speechless. My wife knew what I wanted. I wanted to feel successful. I wanted to go somewhere everyday with my papers in that gleaming hand-held Learjet. When I saw that gift, I knew that no matter what I felt like, she somehow saw me as the kind of person who carried that thing. She somehow saw me as a success.
These used to come with a laptop anti-theft program that I designed... One hell of a briefcase... |
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