Well, I made it through day 4 of the GDC. I always find the second-to-last day of any conference the longest, since you've already made initial contacts with everyone and seen enough tutorials and sessions to make your head explode. But, enough about me, time for info on what happened …

In a article from CNet, we are told that US District Court judges in Missouri and New York threw out searches used against people arrested in the Government's largest Child Pornography operation, Candyman. The problem is that it appears the FBI used a users list without verifying that all users …

According to an article in Wired, the Army has but one Macintosh deployed for the war in the Gulf. It was an uphill battle to get it there, but the Macintosh PowerBook G4 (15.4 inch, most likely) is doing duty handling reconnaissance data.

This article started out as a review of the first day. However, it quickly degenerated into a thread about the maturing of the games industry, especially as it relates to MMOGs. The tutorial itself had some great content. I took a number of notes, some that were just filler, but …

Congresswoman Lofgren (D-CA) has proposed a new bill to congress aimed at bringing fair use back to the United States Copyright system. Although I'm not a lawyer, I did read the whole thing, and it certainly moves things in the right direction. In particular, it addresses a purchasers ability to …

There is a global wISP (wireless Internet Service Provider) directory now available from Brainheart Capital. I don't know how comprehensive it is, but it has over 192 entries now.

Sometimes, the big company gets the good press at the expense of the small company. This is certainly the case with SCO, the Santa Cruz Operation, and their recently filed law suit against IBM. According to an article at Wired, there is a groundswell of support for big blue and …

For those of you interested in knowing what's going on at GDC 2003, check out GDC Coverage at GameSpy.

I just couldn't resist the comparison to Dr. Evil. The Santa Cruz Organization, who brought you fine issues such as sexual harassment and diversity training, has now decided that if they can't succeed on the merits of their business, they are going to sue. According to an article in InfoWorld …

Woo hoo! Count me in! I saw this game at MacWorld and it's looking great. The only significant issue is the server segregation from the rest of the EQ world, which is a disappointment, but I'd love to be able to get some EQ done while on the road. Besides …

As with any compromise position, the FCC's decision to go forward with some form of "broadcast flag" to limit the reproduction of TV signals that have copyright protection is taking heat from all sides. According to an article on CNet, congress is upset that the FCC might make rules that …

This morning, I'd gone to the Cox High-Speed Internet FAQ to see if they had any limits on the amount of bandwidth consumed. While there, I found this interesting statement amongst the security info they provide to their users: "The majority of our customers use Microsoft Windows 95/98, which …

In a move certain to garner more headlines and a substantial following of observers, Cornell University has announced that they will be charging users for usage that exceeds 2GB per month. The policy, detailed in this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education sounds innocuous enough, until you get to …

In a move certain to raise the eyebrows of the reactionary right and warm the hearts of first-amendment lovers, the US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has again struck down the COPA (Child Online Protection Act), an overly-broad act aimed at putting in prison people who don't cordon off "inappropriate …

In the latest salvo in the DMCA war started a couple of months ago by printer manufacturer Lexmark, SCC has filed an antitrust lawsuit against them claiming unfair competitive practices. It appears, based on this article that the manufacturer is going to be the poster child for anti-competitive DMCA fights …

Day three of the GDC brings us to the first day of the Conference and Expo portion and out of the Tutorial section. The audience has grown substantially and it is difficult to find any place to sit and drink a cup of joe or get wireless access (forget that …

You've heard of FTTC (Fiber to the Curb), enter ITTT (Internet to the Trailer). According to an article in the Orange Country Register, a company called The Wireless Web (couldn't find a like, but apparently out of Texas), is trying to get RV parks online for $2.5/user/day …

Wired writes in an article about the pending Lexmark DMCA case (reported here a couple of times, and basically dealing with the copying of a copy protection chip in a piece of hardware) and the potential effects if this case were to be won by Lexmark. As many have postulated …

From an article from Australian IT, comes a report that the Australian Federal Police have executed search warrants on Telstra and other ISPs to get the names of users who may be involved in music piracy. In another blow for the anonymity of the internet and a win for the …

According to an article on BBC News, scientists have managed to push a DVD over the fledgling Internet2 network in just about 30 seconds, yielding a throughput of 923mbps over a 10,000 kilometer distance (from Sunnyvale, CA to Amsterdam). Although these speeds are commonplace these days for short-haul connections …