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Do you remember the black marker hack for DRMed CDs?
As techweb reported yesterday, there is an as easy way to deal with the controverse XCP copy protection that was used by Sony BMG on some CDs:
You only need a fingernail sized piece of opaque tape stiched on it to make your PC think the copy protected CD is a normal one.

[via engadget]

Some nerdy bored guys hacked together a crazy implemention of Unix entirely in JavaScipt. Called JS/UIX.

JS/UIX features a UN*X-like operating environment with no intention of any full POSIX compatibility. Some standard commands have been implemented at full range others with just simple syntax or basic functionality, while new commands have
been added. The only application for now is a simple mplementation of vi (visual editor).

http://www.masswerk.at/jsuix/
http://www.masswerk.at/jsuix/man.txt
http://www.masswerk.at/jsuix/jsuix-documentation.txt

The sale of Xbox 3 started in the United States this morning. No word about the previuos conspiracy rumors, Microsoft would intentionally shorten the number of Xboxes in the stores to be even more demanded.

We (as we are in Europe) still have to wait until December 2nd to get our new Xbox. Damn! Does anybody know where to get a cheap flight to the States?

The M Sorter Kit includes a servo and materials to build your own M&Ms candy sorter. Additional hardware is required in addition to the M Sorter Kit.

When equipped with a TAOS color sensor and a properly programmed BASIC Stamp microcontroller, will sort M&Ms (tm) by color.

Hope this will work with Gummi Bears too (o_o).

Once swallowed with water, the PillCam takes about 2,600 color pictures inside the body. After 20 minutes, the doctor can evaluate the video images and make a diagnosis.

Guurlp. :Q

Two old fashioned telephone receivers, technical up to date: Use them as headset for your mobile. Now even as a bluetooth version and in brand new designs PIP and Peneope.

Coverbuddy adds a remote control for iTunes to your PSP (and any other web-enabled device).

    10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD (O_O)"
    20 END

A compilation of *Hello World programs* designed by various categories of *developer* follows. Great fun!

This is possibly something interesting for our office neighbours, the guys from Transformat: How to add GPS to your PSP