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- eBay'er Arrested for Attempting to Sell His Vote
The Associated Press reports that Max P. Sanders, 19 is charged with a felony for attempting to auction off his vote in the upcoming presidential election on eBay. From the article: Fundamentally, we believe it is wrong to sell your vote, said John Aiken, a spokesman for the office. There are peopl… more
Fri Jul 04 12:21pm PDT
- Prominent Mathemathicians Rebuke Recent Riemann Hypothesis Proof
Bryan writes Xian-Jin Li s purported proof of the Riemann Hypothesis (reported on recently) has been rebuked by Fields Medalist Terence Tao. Fortunately, Dr. Li s proof fails alongside a respectable graveyard of previous attempts. Relatedly, jim.shilliday writes The proof cites and appears to be ba… more
Fri Jul 04 11:29am PDT
- EBay Abandons Plans For PayPal Monopoly
An anonymous reader writes eBay s has lost its fight to ban all payment methods except PayPal. When Paypal originally announced the scheme it was to be global, but they began with a dry run in Australia to test the reaction of government and consumer authorities. In the public slanging match that f… more
Thu Jul 03 07:24pm PDT
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Source: Slashdot
- Fallout 3 banned in Australia?
Has the upcoming post-apocalyptic action-RPG been refused classification in Australia due to drug use? more
Thu Jul 03 11:21am PDT
- PS3 BioShock goes to Digital Extremes
Dark Sector developer to aid 2K Marin and 2K Australia with adapting 2K Boston's deep-sea shooter for Sony's console. more
Thu Jul 03 01:51am PDT
- Second Viva Pinata bash starts Sept. 2
Microsoft confirms North American street date for Rare's Xbox 360-exclusive party favor breeding sim; UK gamers to receive title Sept. 5. more
Thu Jul 03 08:00am PDT
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Source: Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
- John Dvorak's Second Opinion: Backlash against Sony shows a bigger problem for media
BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Content theft is here to stay and the big media companies are going to have to get used to it. more
Thu Nov 17 06:43am PST
- John Dvorak's Second Opinion: Are desperate houswives desperate to download shows?
BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- This week both CBS and NBC proposed a download and play system for commercial-free TV shows from their current network offerings. This followed a previous announcement by ABC. more
Wed Nov 09 09:45pm PST
- John Dvorak's Second Opinion: Watching your own TV anywhere is getting easier
BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- VCRs took off in part thanks to the idea of "time shifting" programs that were aired at inconvenient hours for viewers. more
Tue Nov 01 11:41pm PST
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Source: MarketWatch.com - JOHN DVORAK'S SECOND OPINION