World of Warcraft fans in Europe have one final chance to take part in a Blizzard charity auction, which sees the winning bid take home a piece of decommissioned server hardware. According to Blizzard, the the server blades have been preserved in presentation cases, and signed by various WoW developers. Pictures of the hardware up for bidding is posted below. This is the final stage of the auction which started in October, and net proceeds from the auction will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A list of realms up for grabs is posted on Battle.net and the official eBay page. <
WoW charity auction for EU server hardware enters final stages
January 19th, 2012 by Flynn PrieurLaw solicitor at centre of internet piracy row suspended
January 17th, 2012 by Flynn Prieur
The London-based lawyer at the centre of a long-running row over internet piracy has been suspended for two years and ordered to pay £76,000 in costs.
Andrew Crossley, the sole solicitor behind now-defunct law firm ACS:Law, admitted six charges against him at a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal hearing on Monday.
ACS:Law sent tens of thousands of letters on behalf of clients demanding £500 “settlement” payments from people it accused of illicitly downloading music and adult material. M
Protest exposes Silicon Valley-Hollywood rivalry
January 17th, 2012 by Gabrielle PlainIn a move that heightens the growing tension between Silicon Valley and Hollywood, Wikipedia and other websites went dark Wednesday in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs.
The web-based encyclopedia is part of a loose coalition of dot-coms and large technology companies that fear Congress is prepared to side with Hollywood and enact extreme measures — possibly including the blocking of entire websites— to stop the online sharing and unauthorized use of Hollywood productions.
The fight will test which California-based industry has the most sway in Washington.
For now, Silicon Valley appears to have the upper hand. Sup
This Wall Plate Removes Warts
January 13th, 2012 by Alex Lay
Wall warts. They come in all shapes and sizes, those black (or white) rectangular boxes plugged into our outlets. And they all have two problems. First, they are ugly. Second, they take up an outlet and often the shape of the transformer is such that they turn a dual outlet into a single.
Well, part of that problem is now solved, and in an aesthetically pleasing way.