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4K Copyright Stripper To Pay Millions In Damages
First, there were video tapes, then the CD revolution came around and we started finding our movies in better quality on a DVD, only to then have the DVD replaced by Blu-ray. These days you don’t even need to go buy a Blu-ray to get great quality with the ability…
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Ian Murdock Founder of Debian Linux Passes Away Age 42
Many users would have come across Ian Murdock’s work, more so if you are a user of Linux-based operating systems. It is with great sadness that we must report that Ian Murdock has passed away at the age of 42. Ian Murdock’s passing was announced on a blog post via…
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12-Year-Old Boy Breaks Fall by Smashing Into Painting Worth $1.5 Million
A 12-year-old boy in Taiwan has suffered a rather unfortunate accident and already become a viral sensation. While visiting a museum, he suddenly tripped into the path of a $1.5 million painting. The damage caused was quite substantial because he pierced a hole in the painting to break his fall.…
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Government Changes Mind – Ripping CD’s Now Illegal Again
Left Right Left Right, the government doesn’t quite seem to have a solid stance on the process of ripping your albums and movies. After being made legal last year, it would seem that the high court has once again ruled it should be illegal to copy a CD for whatever…
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Audio Engineer Joseph Grado, Founder of Grado Labs, Dies at Age 90
The founder fo Grado Labs and inventor of stereo moving-coil cartridge, Joseph Grado, has passed away at the age of 90. Joseph Grado held over 48 patents in the audio system category and the company is mostly known for its high-end headphones now. To turntable laymen, the cartridge is the needle assembly…
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Ralph Baer, Inventor of the Home Video Game Console, Dies at 92
Ralph Bear, the inventor of the home video game console died on Saturday at the age of 92. Born in Germany on March 8, 1922, he and his family immigrated with to the US on the eve of World War II and settled in New York in 1938. At first Baer…
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Good Bye Plasma TVs, LG Stops Production
Good bye and rest in peace Plasma TV, it was a great ride. The last company to make plasma TV screens for the international market, LG, said this week that it would stop the production of plasma sets in November. This move was widely expected and their rivals Samsung and…
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