Instead of the scheduled discussion, several hundred conference attendees were read the cease-and-desist letter, said Scott Milliken, an attendee. Attendees said they saw the case as a clear infringement on the First Amendment rights of the two students, and they contacted the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford law professor who specializes in copyright issues, seeking advice on what to do next.

Hey, that's me!

Decius added: "We live in a society in which we are increasingly dependent on this high-tech infrastructure which our lives are arranged around, and if we can't take these things apart and understand how they work, then I think we have a very serious threat to our freedom."

Hey, I know that guy, too!

Dolemite

The copyright cops strike again

From Read_Me.txt in dir:
] These files mirror, brought to you courtesy of V1ru5,
] TheVoidAKABoB, and SystemFailure, seem to go well
] with the presentation that Acidus was to give at
] Interz0ne.

Lots of information on the Blackboard CampusWide system.

CampusWide Information Mirror (Socialfreedom)

] Three men charged with terrorism for hijacking a
] passenger ferry April 2 were executed Friday after
] summary trials, the government reported.

Sighs. I am rarely for capital punishment, and this definitely is not one of them.

Cuba swiftly executes three hijackers

] Swell ride: Brazilian surfer Picuruta Salazar rides the
] "Pororoca," a 12-foot wave that flows upstream once a
] year on the Amazon. The wave occurs when the ocean whips
] back on the heavily drained river, creating a giant curl
] that flows for hundreds of miles. Salazar rode this
] year's Pororoca through the rainforest for 37 minutes --
] a surfing record.

SF Gate: Day In Pictures - Swell ride

digitalreporter wrote:
] ] An action-packed trailer for the long-awaited sequel to
] ] The Matrix has been released by Warner Bros.
] ]
] ] The minute-long series of clips from The Matrix Reloaded
] ] offers a glimpse of the action sci-fi feature, due for
] ] release on 23 May.
] ]
] ] It mirrors the first film's combination of acrobatic
] ] martial arts fight scenes, high-octane car chases and
] ] spectacular special effects.

Here's a link to a full-screen Quicktime version of the trailer:
http://progressive1.stream.aol.com/wb/gl/wbonline/progressive/thematrix/us/med/trailer_final_1000_dl.zip

RE: Matrix sequel trailer released

] With a blast of X-rays compressing a capsule of hydrogen
] to conditions approaching those at the center of the Sun,
] scientists from Sandia National Laboratories reported
] today that they had achieved thermonuclear fusion, in
] essence detonating a tiny hydrogen bomb.
]
] Such controlled explosions would not be large enough to
] be dangerous and might offer an alternative way of
] generating electricity by harnessing fusion, the process
] that powers the Sun. Fusion combines hydrogen atoms into
] helium, producing bountiful energy as a byproduct.

Yay. Alternative sources of power are a good thing.

New Fusion Method Offers Hope of New Energy Source

] A protestor, who refused to give her name, bears the
] wounds after she says was hit by Oakland police weapon
] during a anti-war protest in Oakland, Calif., Monday,
] Aug. 7, 2003 outside the port area. (AP Photo/Paul
] Sakuma)

What you look like if you get blasted with a rubber bullet

] Patriotic items for fanatical flagwavers

this is just a little overboard. heh

Flag-O-Rama!

Experts: "It's kind of a worst-case scenario for L.A." "This is the fault that could eat L.A."

If you're thinking about life extension when you're at the end of your days, you might want to steer clear of the City of Angels.

New Quake Threat Found Under LA

] An expert on the health effects of cannabis says that
] there is growing evidence that the drug is responsible
] for mental health problems.
]
] Professor John Henry, a consultant in toxicology from St
] Mary's Hospital in London, told the BBC that studies from
] Sweden and elsewhere pointed to an increase in
] schizophrenia among regular cannabis smokers.

Cannabis 'damages mental health'