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Deputies nab suspected Internet predator in sting
KINGSTON - A 28-year-old Ontario, Canada, man suspected of spreading indecent material to children via the Internet has been charged in a six-month sting operation that culminated with a multi-agency stakeout in Buffalo, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
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Prosecutors: Deception ran deep in Vt. kidnapping
A Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home carefully orchestrated events and e-mails to make it appear she had gone to see someone she met online, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged him with kidnapping. Michael Jacques, 42, could face the death penalty under federal law if convicted in the disappearance of Brooke Bennett. An autopsy has not confirmed ...
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Internet addressing agency loses its own addresses
Fri, Jul 4, 2008 (12:21 a.m.) This doesn't sound good: The nonprofit agency in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own.
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Recent Original Stories
The SkyOS team has released a long-awaited update to its operating system. This new update brings full desktop compositing, various toolchain updates (everything is now compiled with GCC 4.1.1), new versions of various applications, 440 fixed bugs, and much more.
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YouTube ordered to turn over records on users
A billion-dollar court clash between old- and new-media giants took on unexpected privacy ramifications this week when a federal judge ordered YouTube to hand over the logon names and Internet addresses of every person who has viewed material on the Web's top video site encompassing tens of millions of people
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KLA-Tencor to close plant here
A company that makes manufacturing controls and test products used by computer-chip makers plans to close its Tucson facility and consolidate operations at its headquarters in Milpitas, Calif., and in Singapore.
Arizona Daily Star |
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Aid group stopped on way to Mexico; computers confiscated
Corvallis City Councilor Mike Beilstein was stopped at the border of Texas and Mexico on Thursday morning along with other members of Pastors for Peace who were attempting to cross into Mexico on their way to Cuba.
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Hackers Crackers have attempted to topple key parts of the internet's backbone , in one of the most significant attacks of recent years. The target was servers that help to direct global internet traffic.
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by grep (1.52) on Fri 19th May 2006 14:25 UTC
A good article but I'm still going to run Linux. I work for a support company and although I support both Linux and Windows network, my laptop only runs Linux. I just don't understand Windows at times. After 3 months it's always dog slow.
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Around Kentucky
Covington Guilty plea is enteredto child porn charges A Covington man pleaded guilty Thursday to receipt of child pornography, according to a news release from the office of the U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Kentucky. Steven H. Groves, 30, admitted to downloading more than 900 images of child pornography onto his computer and copying them. According to the news release, the ...
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Nursery sales firm clamps down on internet
Nursery retailer and wholesaler Mamas & Papas last night defended its decision to tighten online selling. (04/07/2008 08:15:18)
Yorkshire Post Today |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 16th Mar 2006 01:00 UTC, submitted by Not_My_Real_Name
The director of platform strategy at Microsoft, Bill Hilf has lead the Linux and open source software technology group at Redmond for the past two years and formerly headed the global Linux technical strategy of IBM.
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Redding command center works to predict hot spots, coordinate fire crews
REDDING – Gazing out a wall of windows, Mike Lococo watched lightning stab the horizon, over and over, like a bizarre light show gone awry. Fire intelligence officer Mike Lococo works to analyze wildfires and predict hot spots. Mike Lococo, left, looks over infrared maps with other staff members at the Redding center where they track wildfires and deploy fire crews.
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eBay backs down on PayPal mandate
eBay yesterday withdrew its mandate that customers exclusively use PayPal. The auction site's decision came just weeks before consumer watchdog the ACCC was due to pass judgement on its decision.
ZDNet Australia |
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Annual back-to-school tax holiday to be Aug. 1-3
SANTA FE — New Mexico's annual Back-to-School Tax Holiday will be Aug. 1-3. Families could save as much as $47 in taxes if they spend $600 on school clothes, and there are added savings for computer purchases and other school supplies, according to a news release from Gov. Bill Richardson's office.
Silver City Sun-News |
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Yahoo-Microsoft takeover chatter won't die
SAN JOSE - In the wake of Microsoft's failed bid to buy all of Yahoo, one thing is clear: The two companies have what could be called a failure to communicate.
Los Angeles Daily News |
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M's Notebook Radio broadcasts may be returning to KIRO
A top Mariners official downplayed widespread rumors Thursday that the team's radio broadcasting rights have been awarded back to KIRO 710...
Seattle Times |
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British defense computers behind schedule, over budget
LONDON — A $14 billion program to give Britain's armed forces a new computer system is 18 months behind schedule and $360 million over budget, a government spending watchdog warned on Friday.
Arizona Daily Star |
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Collecting societies, which are mostly organised on a national level, act as the trustees of copyright holders, collecting royalty payments from individuals and groups who perform their music in public arenas, including on the internet.
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Jenkins Township couple facing theft charges for items sold on eBay
WYOMING — A Jenkins Township couple who ran an eBay store in the borough is facing theft charges after they allegedly absconded with more than $8,000 in cash and collectibles, Mayor Bob Boyer said.
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The MorphOS Team is pleased to announce that the next public release of MorphOS will support the EFIKA . MorphOS is a lightweight and flexible operating system and EFIKA is a low-power and silent miniature mainboard based on the Freescale PPC5200.
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"The latest 'OS X is slow' meme to impinge on the mass psyche of the Internet comes courtesy of one Jasjeet Sekhon , an associate professor of political science at UC Berkeley. The page has hit digg and reddit and been quoted on Slashdot.
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Chedester, School Board reach deal
The tenure of former Rutland Southwest Supervisory Union Superintendent Cheryl Chedester ended Wednesday with an agreement that short-circuits further legal wrangling in exchange for money, a letter of reference and a laptop computer. ... - By BRENT CURTIS Herald Staff
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Kids Online During Summer Vacation? Keep Them Safe
(ARA) - Kids at home during summer vacation have plenty of free time. That often means more time spent on the computer surfing the Internet. When adults can't be around to supervise Internet use, how can parents make sure their kids will be safe online?
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Google told to release video data
UPDATED: :09 a.m. PDT, July 04, 2008
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