The Pirate Bay Admins Found Guilty, Sentenced to a Year

Administrators at popular Bit Torrent site The Pirate Bay were found guilty of contributory copyright infringement by a Swedish court this morning and sentenced to a year in prison, according to Wired. The guilty gentlemen were also ordered to pay 3.6 million in damages to several entertainment companies—a big win for Hollywood.The folks at The Pirate Bay keep their spirits up, responding with the embedded video and their classic sense of humour:

But as in all good movies, the heroes lose in the beginning but have an epic victory in the end anyhow. That's the only thing Hollywood ever taught us.

 

$3.6 mil wow, i mean the prosecution didn't even know how torrents really worked and the bay didn't even host a byte of the actual copyrighted material just the torrent files and tracker info. I just don't see how that can get them a guilty verdict but maybe i don't understand "contributory copyright infringement".

Official Windows 7 Release Candidate Arrives on May 5

Microsoft's manufacturing Partners already have it, but the downloading masses will get a crack at the Windows 7 Release Candidate on May 5. That matches up with previous Microsoft leaks, so the download will likely be available through June 2009, and remain alive in activation through June 2010. As for the final-official-seriously-done Windows 7release? Mary Jo Foley at All about Microsoft hears October is a target.

3G

3G is the 3^rd generation wireless telecommunication

technology is an advanced radio communication technology which provides high speed internet access and high quality mobile telephony. The technology enables simultaneous voice and non-voice data transfer. High speed digital packet switching networks are the source of the high speed offered by 3G. Compare to traditional circuit switching technology, packet switching better transmission bandwidth utilisation and hence higher data transfer rate.

• Circuit switching involves dedicated link creation between two phones during a call leading to redundancies and high waiting time.
• Packet switching data transmitting in the form of encrypted digital data packets through the least congested route/nodes reducing redundancy in the process.

Benefits' of 3G :-

• Quality of text audio and video communication would improve through real-time supporting technology and real quality communication, enhance mobility and roaming, high quality email and internet.
• Its enables heavy broadcast and data intensive service.
• Its gives strong network security.

By : Amit Samantaray

Recession may continue:IMF

The international Monetary fund (IMF)  said that current global recession, the worst after “World War–II”, is likely to continue for a longer duration and the recovery would be sluggish. However, strong counter-cyclical policy action, combined with action to restore confidence in the financial sector, could improve prospects for recovery.

Mr. Bean does these 9 things in an elevator

1.When there is only one other person in the elevator, tap him on the shoulder and then pretend it wasn’t you.
2.Push the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more
3.Ask if you can push the button for other people, but push the wrong ones.
4.Call the psychic hotline from your cell phone and ask if they know what floor you are on.
5.Drop a pen and wait until someone reaches to help pick it up, then scream, “that’s mine”
6.Leave a box in the corner and when someone gets on, ask them if they here something ticking.
7.Ask “did you feel that?”
8.Make explosion noise when anyone presses a button
9.Bring a camera and take pictures of everyone in the elevator