The morning reboot:
- Gadgets make it easier to lie. According to a survey done in the UK over half of the respondents said using gadgets like cellphones “made them feel less guilty when telling a lie than doing it face to face.”
- A programmer by the name of muslix64 has posted a Java-based app he claims will remove the AACS copy-protection encryption from HD DVD movies. Muslix64 admits the code is highly unstable and it remains to be seen whether how generic it is since so far it only seems to work with one movie.
- 10 Zen Monkey's wants your help stopping professional troll (and front-runner for least sexy… something), Michael Crook. The site says: “Are you a blogger or webmaster who tried to cover the story of DMCA fraudmeister, Michael Crook, only to be served a DMCA takedown notice by him? … Please take some time to tell us your story. It???s the best way to help ensure that nefarious griefers like Crook are no longer able to use the DMCA to violate Free Speech and silence critical commentary.” [via BoingBoing]
- Ack, the tubes is clogged. According to CNN, “swarms of online shoppers armed with new iPods and iTunes gift cards apparently overwhelmed Apple's iTunes music store over the holiday, prompting error messages and slowdowns of 20 minutes or more for downloads of a single song.”
- If I understand this correctly, the top selling album of the year failed to reach 4 million in sales. Long tail effect anyone?
