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Seeing how Star Wars is taking the top spot in that list I wonder if they will make another one. Nyuk, nyuk.

It's just another example of an organization trying to justify their existence.

Link quote: Europe rejects patent proposal By Ingrid Marson, ZDNet (UK) Published on ZDNet News: July 6, 2005, 6:12 AM PT The European Parliament has rejected a controversial measure that would have legalized software patents in the European Union. A government representative said that 648 out of 729 members of the European Parliament voted Wednesday to reject the proposal, called the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive, which would have widened the extent to which software could be patented . The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure, or FFII, described the decision as a "great victory for those who have campaigned to ensure that European innovation and competitiveness is protected from monopolization of software functionalities and business methods." While many software developers have spoken out against the directive from the start, large companies have lobbied in its favor, often via campaign groups such as the Business Software Alliance, CompTIA and the Campaign for Creativity. These groups and the companies behind them, such as Microsoft and IBM, have put significant money and effort into arguing their cause. The future of the directive is currently unclear. It is possible that a revised version could be debated in the future. But back in March, Charlie McCreevy, a member of the European Commission, said the Commission would not resubmit a new directive if the Parliament chose to reject the current version.

quote:Originally posted by paranide: NoOne has been hurt or has been stolen. quote: It was blamed for shutting down British Airways flight check-ins, hospitals and government offices in Hong Kong, part of Australia's rail network, Finnish banks, British Coast Guard stations, and millions of other computers worldwide. He was just lucky. Even though no one was harmed physicaly, they were Economicaly by theft of service due to his virus. Including the $250,000 pay off to the guy who turned him in. This guy seems pretty smart. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he orchestrated his own turn in with the help of a friend (the tipster) and is splitting the reward money.

And who said crime doesn't pay. Hah! Seriously, I think that judge just missed the point completely. He perpetrated the crime when he was 18 it shouldn't matter when the vehicle of his crime was created.

quote:Originally posted by Scrivener: Gruffold has all the acting talent of Terry Shiavo and all the charisma of pre-Chicago Richard Gere. 2/10 Ouch.

quote:Originally posted by Wolferz: quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: LMAO!!!! I should try that. Aren't you already married? I think he means just for fun or when he and his wife go about renewing their vows. Seriously SC, I think you've been flamed enough by others. Flaming yourself will not solve that problem.

quote:Originally posted by paranide: What dirty thoughts?There are just 2 pictures with 3 persons.Nothing dirty.I don't know what you might have seen Look at the first pic. Examine it closely. (I know, I know you were being sarcastic)

Oh bloody heck!! How did I miss this misspelling: "Yup my thinking ezactly." Sorry guys it should be spelt exactly. Yes exactly like that. That's the exact way. I have to be more careful and spell my words exactly right. Exactly my point.

Thank you Soback. On it right now drafting my letter.

Damn, I was goimg to say something in my other post but didn't. I wouldn't be a bit surpised if this was just a witch hunt by politicians because they would love nothing better than to take over the rating system. Anyway, I'm going to split hairs here on this statement "full disclosure of pertinent content". SC, in your experience with ESRB, does deactivated code come under the heading of "pertinent content". Because in my view point this deactivated code is not pertinent to the game and was never meant for the general public. Reading the link that Raziel has just provided it's not that easy to do and your average Joe public couldn't have done it. It took someone who was determined and knows their coding. It also seems there is other deactivated code as well. And there's this from Rock Star: "...as the work of the mod community is beyond the scope of either publishers or the ESRB." They got that right. There are some pretty damn good modders out there that even if this code didn't exist in the game could have modded the game to their XXX liking.

I did get a chuckle out of this review Link.

These politicians need to get a life or get some themselves! This Pre-occupation with sex is beyond phobic with them. Umm, besides did they read the ESRB that's on the box of GTA:SA? Blood and Gore Intense violence Strong Language Strong Sexual Content Use of Drugs Hello, Strong sexual content!! These people also need to read the ESRB. quote: How are the games rated? To get a game certified with an ESRB rating, publishers fill out a detailed questionnaire explaining exactly what's in the game, and submit it to ESRB along with actual videotaped footage of the game, showing the most extreme content and an accurate representation of the context and product as a whole. Working independently, three trained raters then view the game footage and recommend the rating and content descriptors they believe are most appropriate. ESRB then compares the raters' recommendations to make sure that there's consensus. Usually, the raters agree and their recommendation becomes final. However, when the raters recommend different ratings, additional raters may be requested to review the game in order to reach broader consensus. Once consensus on a rating and content descriptors is reached, ESRB issues an official rating certificate to the game's publisher. When the game is ready for release to the public, publishers send copies of the final product to the ESRB. The game packaging is reviewed to make sure the ratings are displayed in accordance with ESRB standards. Additionally, ESRB's in-house game experts randomly play the final games to verify that all the information provided during the rating process was accurate and complete. If this claim is true, the code was deactivated and not a part of the playing experience of the gamer. Following those guide lines, Rock Star did nothing wrong. If this was to include deactivated game content the game contains, then yes Rock Star would need to divulge this info. Here have a read of the ESRB site Link

Yup, first time anything like this was held on liberty island (hmmm, getting a mad flash back to the first GTA). Being outdoors, it kinda had some outdoor issues.

quote:Originally posted by street: quote: Poor Giuliani. He was in London at the time also. He just can't seem to escape. Is he cursed? Really!! Is a bit beyond normal statistical expectation. Yup my thinking ezactly. Whatever you do, don't invite him to your city. Link

Poor Giuliani. He was in London at the time also. He just can't seem to escape. Is he cursed?

Link quote: BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- A German court has convicted the teenager who created the Sasser worm that snarled tens of thousands of computers last year and sentenced him to 21 months' probation. Sven Jaschan, 19, from the northwest town of Waffensen, could have faced five years in prison as an adult but was tried as a minor because the court determined he created the virus when he was 17, said Katharina Kreutzfeldt, spokeswoman for the Verden State Court outside Bremen. As part of the sentence, Jaschan will have to perform 30 hours of community work, either at a hospital or a retirement home, Kreutzfeldt said. Prosecutors say Jaschan sent the computer worm on the Internet on his 18th birthday, April 29, 2004. It was blamed for shutting down British Airways flight check-ins, hospitals and government offices in Hong Kong, part of Australia's rail network, Finnish banks, British Coast Guard stations, and millions of other computers worldwide. The court said it was impossible to estimate the amount of damage. So far, no international civil suits have yet been filed, officials said. Four German lawsuits were settled for under Ôé¼1,000 each, said Arend Bosse, spokesman for the Rotenburg-Wuemme State Court. Jaschan was caught last year after a tipster cashed in on a $250,000 reward offered by Microsoft, whose Windows system was prey to the virus. Microsoft says the virus was part of a growing problem: hackers profiting from Windows vulnerabilities revealed by patches. The virus appeared 18 days after the company posted a patch to fix a flaw, and it attacked computers that hadn't downloaded the patch. Jaschan, who reportedly spent up to 10 hours a day on his homemade computer, told Stern Magazine in an interview that he created the virus, which he called "Netzsky A," to combat two existing viruses, Mydoom and Bagle. Computer experts named Jaschan's virus "Sasser." Jaschan, meanwhile, has taken a job at a computer company that creates anti-virus programs. After three years, Jaschan's conviction will be erased from public record if there are no new offenses, Kreutzfeldt said. Authorities who questioned Jaschan said they believed his motive was to become a famous programmer. He was arrested at his computer at his the home of his mother, who runs a computer store. This is just crazy. So, if I made a bomb when I was 17 and then used it to celebrate my 18th birthday by blowing up car park with empty cars, I will only be charged as a minor because I made the bomb when I was 17. This sure sends a nice message to those young virus writers.

Link quote: LONDON, England (CNN) -- Near simultaneous explosions have rocked London, killing several people and injuring dozens in what UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said was an apparent terror attack coinciding with a meeting of G8 leaders in Scotland. A series of four explosions caused mass panic and brought the London transit system to a halt early Thursday, killing at least two people, police said. The explosions rocked the city's subway systems and up to three more hit buses in the city, all at the height of rush hour. The blasts caused chaos and panic across the city, with dazed and bloodied survivors emerging from stations. The mobile phone network was overloaded, and many struggled to let others know that they were safe. In the first report of casualties, City of London police told CNN there had been two fatalities at Aldgate east station. At least 90 people are reported to have been injured. Blair said: "It is reasonably clear there have been a series of terrorist attacks in London." There have been casualties, he said "both people that have died and people seriously injured." "It's particularly barbaric that this has happened" on a day that people are meeting to deal with world problems at the G8 in Scotland. Home Secretary Charles Clarke, Britain's top law enforcement officer, said: "There have been a number of dreadful incidents across London today." He said there were "terrible injuries." Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair said authorities found found indications of explosives at the scene of one of the blasts and that there are concerns it was a coordinated terror attack. "We are concerned that this is a coordinated attack. We are aware that one of the sites does containly does contain indications of explosives," Sir Ian Blair told Sky News. He urged Londoners not to panic and said it was too early to say what caused the blasts. A White House spokesman said U.S. President George W. Bush was aware of the explosions and had been in briefings with Blair all morning. Claire Burroughs, spokeswoman for St Mary's Hospital in central London, told CNN the hospital was on "major incident alert." Four patients were critically injured, eight were seriously injured and 14 others were being treated for minor injuries, she said. "The types of injuries we are seeing include limb damage, burns, cuts, breaks, head injuries and chest problems due to smoke inhalation," Burroughs said. The Tube blasts at the height of the rush hour on Thursday were initially blamed on a power surge. But amid the chaos eyewitnesses reported that a packed double decker bus in the Russell Square area had been severely damaged in a blast. There were media reports that a second bus had been damaged in Tavistock Square. Police told CNN they could not confirm that report. Describing the Russell Square blast, eyewitness Belinda Seabrook told the UK Press Association she saw an explosion rip through the bus as it approached the Square. "I was on the bus in front and heard an incredible bang, I turned round and half the double decker bus was in the air," she said. One Tube passenger told CNN passengers had been packed in smoke-filled carriages "just waiting to die." One passenger, with blood streaming down the left side of his face from a wound on his temple, said he didn't "want to live through it again." "I was in the front carriage and people were severely injured there," he said, adding that his train had been in the tunnel between Kings Cross and Russell Square. "I heard, but I don't know, that people were hurt worse further back. Some people were very calm, others very panicky." "There was a very loud bang, the lights went out, the carriage filled with smoke," he said. "We were all thrown forward." Travellers emerged from underground tunnels covered in blood and soot. Scotland Yard declared the emergency a "major incident." Emergency services were called to London's Liverpool Street Station after reports of an explosion shortly before 9 a.m. A short while later, London Underground said there had been "another incident at Edgware Road" station in north west London. Sympathies go out to London.

No problem Jamotto. I should have given ya's the thumbnail page each pic you click on will have either a high res pic or actual movies take from either the impactor or the mother ship. Link Can't wait for more cool stuff to come from this.

Hmmm, can't seem to find an actual video clip of the interview but here's the ITV link for it: ITV

Couldn't have said it any better. Cheerio.

You guys should check out some of the added multimedia items in the nasa link I provided above. Like this one: One-Way Trip to Tempel Very cool!!!!

NY Daily News Front Page And here's the article: Doctored pic embarrasses Fields campaign BY DAVID SALTONSTALL DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF This campaign flyer for Democratic mayoral hopeful Virginia Fields is intended to show that the Manhattan borough president has diverse ethnic support. A picture isn't always what it seems - especially in politics. Democratic mayoral wanna-be Virginia Fields - whose campaign slogan is "A Mayor for All New Yorkers" - cut-and-pasted a diverse group of citizens into a campaign flyer in a bid to make it look like she has broad support.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hackers have cracked piracy protections on Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable in the United States, the latest chapter in the company's battle to block unauthorized game use on its new handheld device. Looks like it's going to be a battle royal.

And so it begins: Link quote: NAPLES, Florida (AP) -- A man who fought the government for years to keep his home in the rural Everglades has reluctantly picked up his $4.18 million settlement check. Jesse Hardy said he doesn't know where he'll go after his Dec. 1 deadline to move. "I'm just trying to enjoy every minute I can of what I have left out there," he said. The 69-year-old former Navy SEAL lives in a clapboard home he built on 160-acre property with no electricity or infrastructure about 40 miles east of Naples. State officials went to court to take the land using eminent domain, saying the property sits in the path of an $8.4 billion Everglades restoration. Construction crews are scheduled to start filling in canals and tearing apart roads on Hardy's land in 2006. Hardy had rejected repeated offers to sell, saying that he wanted to hold onto a dying rural lifestyle and pass it on to the 9-year-old boy he has raised on the land with the boy's mother.