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US extradition of other country hacker wins. Seek that UFO info.

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The final decision on whether McKinnon should be sent to the U.S. for trial rests with Home Secretary John Reid. McKinnon has admitted accessing U.S. government networks but denies causing any damage. He has claimed that he was looking for, and found, evidence of UFOs and secret military technology.


BSA takes on employeers by inticing employees. The BSA is a stupid and wrong organization. It is a conglomeration of big software companies.

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It will be interesting to see what the BSA's whistle-blowing reward program will accomplish. Rather than wait to be busted, businesses can take steps on their own to find out if they are software-compliant. Will it work? The governing assumption is that rewards for software piracy whistle-blowing will encourage employees to come forward to report piracy. Disgruntled employees and employees who already intend to leave their place of employment likely would have little disincentive to blow the whistle, and they probably would have positive financial incentive to do so given the potential for a reward.


Xbox 360 to have HD DVD at end of 2006. Smart move, can't use the drive because of older systems. Nice.

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Microsoft Corp. will release an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360 video game machine in time for the 2006 holiday season and will have 10 million of its next-generation consoles to market before its rivals debut their new systems, company executives said on Tuesday. Microsoft got a head start when it released the Xbox 360 in November. Rivals Sony Corp. and Nintendo Co. Ltd plan to debut their new gaming machines, the PlayStation 3 and the Wii, later this year.

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