Recent content by meluvcookies

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    Report: Next Xbox Will Be Always-On, Games Run off HDD

    As a consumer, I believe in robust fair use laws and I absolutely refuse to contribute to the growing trend in digital media distribution: We are no longer considered owners of the end software product but rather a license to use such produce in only the specific ways outlined by corporate...
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    Comcast Buying Remainder of NBCUniversal from GE

    Hopefully this doesn't mean that Comcast will shut down the availability of online news broadcasts.
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    Gaikai: Microsoft or Sony Leaving Next-Gen Console Race

    Didn't Sony plan to or recent sell off a good portion of the HDTV segment to Samsung, or am I misremembering that? It seems rather unlikely that they would head in that direction in lieu of a new console. This is far too confusing to be altogether believable as reported.
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    Obama Admin Backing New Six Strikes ISP Policy

    This should, sadly, surprise no one. In all honesty, I'm surprised that it didn't happen sooner. I have a feeling I'm going to find myself doing the same things I did ~20 years ago (networking with local individuals for share parties. Then it was music, now, I suppose, it will be everything...
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    32 More Anonymous Suspects Arrested

    i hope that the media continues to cover this and other related stories. Whether you agree with lulzsec or not, I think that the social discussion these issues generate is quite productive. Maybe, over time, there will be reforms on all sides that ultimately lead to better security for the...