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Report details infrastructure, launches campaignA newly-published report warns that a global infrastructure of registration and surveillance is emerging through the efforts of groups such as the EU, G8 and ICAO. According to the report, which was produced by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Focus on the Global South, Friends Committee (US), International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (Canada), and Statewatch, anti-terror and security measures being driven largely by the US are being used to roll back freedom, increase powers and exercise increasing control over individuals and populations.… [Via The Register] . .< 2:34:10 PM  >Sony, Toshiba seek unified DVD format Japanese electronics makers said to be on verge of compromise for hybrid next-generation DVD format [Via The Globe and Mail - Technology News] . .< 2:33:06 PM >Apple's Big Virus The influence of the 'Mac culture' After your identity has been stolen, your bank accounts compromised, 53 critical patches and 27 reboots later, when will you decide that you've had enough?… [Via The Register] "Just as Windows users have become accustomed to 140,000 viruses, Apple users have become accustomed to none. It's a major cultural difference that admittedly, sometimes causes Apple users to do stupid things -- and get away with them. It's hard to describe the freedom of using a system with no malware known to have spread. It's liberating." . .< 2:24:19 PM >Women prefer Kodak digital cameras When it comes to women and digital cameras, recent research from imaging industry market research company Lyra reveals that Kodak really pushes their buttons. The Digital Photography survey showed that more than 20% of women use Kodak cameras while only 10% of men choose to use the brand. The most popular camera manufacturer among the male of the species is Canon, with 17% of men using its products, followed by Sony. Lyra's president and director of the Digital Photography Advisory Service, Charles... [Via Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)] ?! . .< 2:23:25 PM >I can't believe Bill Gates is being... I can't believe Bill Gates is being considered by the Discovery Channel as the "greatest American." A long time ago he took over other people's ideas (this was before software patents), and then once he cleared the field of all competition, went on permanent vacation. Just shows how much we're about perceptions, if he wins the award what they really mean is he's the greatest impersonation of a great American. [Via Scripting News] . .< 2:21:07 PM >Podscope is the first search engine... Podscope is the first search engine that indexes the content of podcasts. It actually understands what's being said. This is leading edge stuff in 2005, and a great addition to the set of podcasting tools. [Via Scripting News] . .< 2:03:33 AM >Surround Professional Magazine - Surround Finds Its Sugar Daddy There are two kinds of audio professionals working today: those who work in surround, and those who will be. But what kinds of projects will we be working on?
You’ve heard it before: surround is coming, surround is coming! Well, it’s obviously arrived now in a big way, but not necessarily where we music mixers expected it to land. For surround audio has finally found the sugar daddy it has craved for 25 years, and its name is television. |
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