cte | Kris Smith has read these articles about "cte" | www.croncast.comThis is the keyword feed for "cte" from my read items in Google Reader. If you would like to search or subscribe to category/keyword rss feeds for items that I have shared with Google Reader visit http://www.croncast.com/c4_reading.phpStudios' Groundbreaking Offer Rejected- November 30, 2007 Looks like the striking WGA writers and Hollywood studios still don't see eye to eye. The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers offered up a fresh proposal addressing the new media concerns of the WGA, including what it called groundbreaking moves. The WGA rejected the offer, calling it a massive rollback. Each side is in ...Tags: wga eye studios rejected groundbreakinghttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/newteevee/~3/193035520/ Personal Spending Slows- November 30, 2007 Personal spending was slower than expected in October, the Commerce Department reported, while personal income edged up 0.2 percent. Spending rose 0.2 percent last month, compared with a 0.3 percent increase in September. It was the weakest gain since March. After adjusting for inflation, consumer spending was flat, MarketWatch notes. The data underscores the weakness being seen in consumer spending by a number of retailers. The slowdown in spending is cited by some as a reason for the Federal..http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/top5/~3/192997616/Personal-Spending-Slows Escaped killer may have had outside help- November 30, 2007 Investigators said a convicted killer may have had outside help in his escape from a Pennsylvania prison.Tags: killer outside pennsylvania prison escapehttp://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/11/29/escaped_killer_may_have_had_outside_help/... Court Orders White House to Disclose Telecom Ties- November 30, 2007 rgiskard01 writes "Glenn Greenwald is reporting at Salon.com on a win for the EFF, in the battle for clarity regarding the telecom surveillance scandal. A federal judge ordered the Bush administration yesterday to accede to the EFF's Freedom of Information Act request. Assuming the White House follows the court order, they would have to make public their lobbying ties to the telecoms industry. 'These disclosures will reveal ... which members of Congress McConnell and other Bush officials...http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/192577107/article.pl Federal judge rejects government request for Amazon customer records- November 29, 2007 Recently-unsealed records reveal that federal prosecutors tried and failed to obtain information about 24,000 people who purchased used books via Amazon from a Madison man who was indicted in October on tax charges.Read More... Tags: federal records amazon via usedhttp://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/192232343/20071128-federal-judge-rejec... Senario Torpedo Entertainment Projector Reviewed (Verdict: Wretched but Awful)- November 29, 2007 At $170, the little "Torpedo Entertainment Projector" might entice some as a second display device or project fodder. Gizmodo&39;s Charlie White took one home and found it to be complete junk, even with bargain price factored in.What about contrast ratio Well, there wasn&39;t any. We projected a white chip chart with numerous degrees of white down to light gray (see a shot of the projected chart in the gallery below), and you can hardly tell the difference between any of the chips. It.http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/gadgets/~3/192137301/senario-torpedo-ente.html Zell's Hell- November 29, 2007 Taking the Tribune Company private, it seems, has become a journey of two steps back, one step forward. Sam Zell, the colorful billionaire investor, is trying to take the Tribune Company private in a complex, $8.2 billion financial arrangement with tough regulatory hurdles and looming deadlines. But this morning, Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, made it known that his top priority is helping Zell get the deal done. Martin submitted a proposal to the commission...http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/news/~3/192049039/Zell-Gets-Tribune-Waiver TV, film and game violence seen as a threat- November 29, 2007 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Violence depicted on television, in films and video games raises the risk of aggressive behavior in adults and young viewers and poses a serious threat to public health, according to a new study. Tags: threat violence young adults aggressivehttp://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/technologyNews/~3/191994104/idUSGOR87041020071128 Even The First Copyright 'Pirates' Didn't Do Much Harm- November 28, 2007 Since the original meaning and purpose of intellectual property laws has become so distorted these days, it is quite useful to look back at the history of such things and why they were put in place. That's why we often talk about the debates on intellectual property held by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. It's why we bring up things like the problem of patent sharks in the nineteenth century. The more you look, the more you realize that many of the big "problems" people insist are...http://techdirt.com/articles/20071127/215734.shtml R4 hits the mainstream media- November 26, 2007 Filed under: HomebrewWhile pirates and homebrewers alike have known about the R4 since last December, the popular flashcart received its first taste of mainstream media attention today with an article in The Times. The piece focuses on characterizing the R4 as a major threat to Nintendo's pockets, citing the slot-1 cart's cheapness (about $40) and ease of use for its popularity among pirates, dismissing its ability to run homebrew "unofficial software" as an aside.Despite its cautionary tone,...http://www.dsfanboy.com/2007/11/26/r4-hits-the-mainstream-media/ |