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Why Is It So Hard For Facebook To Remove False Covid Information?
What should the social media companies do with false information?Two years ago YouTube had a surge of videos encouraging teenagers to eat Tide Pods because they are secretly candy. Black salve, a caustic black paste that eats through flesh, was enthusiastically...
THE TEN IMMUTABLE LAWS OF SECURITY
This is important reading for everyone that owns a computer: The Ten Immutable Laws Of Security. The article has a short, non-technical discussion of each one. Highly...
USB 2.0 vs FIREWIRE
There’s two new ways to connect devices to your computer, USB 2.0 and Firewire (aka IEEE 1394). Each requires new hardware to support it – either a new card added into your...
GATEWAY COMPETES WITH IMAC
Gateway is taking aim at Apple Computer and the flat-panel iMac. Gateway has had an all-in-one, flat-panel-based Profile PC series for far longer than Apple’s new iMac. The new...
NEW PATCH FOR INTERNET EXPLORER
There’s another update for Internet Explorer versions 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0, to fix a slew of vulnerabilities that have come to light recently. Here’s an article with details....
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY DEMANDS CENSORSHIP RIGHTS ON WEB SURFING
The recording industry heavyweights - the usual gang, including Vivendi, Sony, Bertelsmann and Warner Bros - have now filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against a number of...
LEGISLATORS ASK ASHCROFT TO JAIL FILE SWAPPERS
Another strong indication that executives and legislators are actually becoming insane whenever copyright issues are discussed. Nineteen of the most senior members of Congress...
BIGGER HARD DRIVES AHEAD
Hard drive manufacturers see demand for bigger drives ahead when we start storing digital video on devices integrated into our entertainment centers. You can already buy 120Gb...
BLUBSTER
AudioGalaxy is gone, Kazaa is loaded with spyware, Morpheus is having legal problems. The new peer-to-peer file sharing network getting the most buzz is Blubster. I don't have...
TELEVISION LOCKDOWN IN PROGRESS
The FCC has proposed draft regulations on two issues: (1) Beginning July 1, 2004, all new televisions with 36” screens or larger must include digital receivers; in 2007, all new...
THE BATTLE BETWEEN HOLLYWOOD AND HIGH TECH
There is growing tension between the computer industry and the entertainment industry about how to handle copyright issues. It’s easy for me to imagine new business models for...
MORE FROM JANIS IAN
Janis Ian wrote a thoughtful followup to her original article about the record industry - insightful comments on the wrongheadedness of the industry's current approach to its...
PRINTER MANUFACTURER FUN
It should be fun to watch the printer market over the next six months or so. Dell wants to market printers under its own name, instead of reselling everybody else's printers -...
WINDOWS 2000 SERVICE PACK 3
Microsoft has released Service Pack 3 for Windows 2000, a huge collection of security updates and bug fixes. When I get it on CD, I’ll be talking to my clients about it. Everyone...
LORD OF THE RINGS DVD
The Fellowship of the Ring will be released on DVD in the next few days. But if you’re considering it, be careful! There’s going to be two versions released on DVD, and they’re...
CITIZENS’ OPEN DECLARATION AGAINST CORPORATE INJUSTICE
Harley Aulance, a reader of the Register, drafted a bill declaring war on the media giants threatening our freedoms. If they're going to declare war on us, it only seems fair to...