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Wednesday, 7-January-2009 14:27:33 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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I have to be careful making disparaging comments about New Zealand, in case my wife hears. But they're about to implement a copyright law which sounds like insanity. Slashdot have a nice summary of it, thanks mike-ss. Next month, New Zealand is scheduled to implement Section 92 of the Copyright Amendment Act. The controversial act provides 'Guilt Upon Accusation,' which means that if a file-sharer is simply accused of copyright infringement he/she will be punished with summary Internet disconnection.
Amusingly enough, a the NZ Herald has an article about aXXo, the famous movie ripper. Though the mainstream media ignored it, this was a landmark moment for millions of filesharers worldwide: the 1,000th movie uploaded by aXXo, the internet's most popular and enduring pirate. If you already know his name, chances are you've been doing something illegal.
Lian Li have an unusual new case inspired by the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. However, it’s not just a pretty face, with room for a full ATX motherboard, four hot-swap hard disk drive bays, three 120mm speed controlled cooling fans and pre-stealthed drive bays. In fact the insides are deceptively compact for what is, externally , quite a large chassis. Those little twiddly bits on the top look perfect for accidently smashing off when you put it under your desk.
The journal Nature has used a 3D PDF diagram for the first time, thanks Karl. The 3D pdf format, which can be displayed by any computer with up-to-date Adobe Reader software installed, was used to present a "dendrogram" illustrating the role of gravitation in the formation of stars within mighty interstellar gas clouds.
Here's some PSU reviews: OCZ Fatal1ty 700W, Xigmatek 500W, Hiper Type R II 680W, Aerocool 650W and ToPower 1200W.
By the way, there's an unofficial new OCAU Podcast episode, refreshingly free of Sciby and me. :)
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