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+ - Question: Can I leave DRMd content I've bought from Amazon to anyone in my will?-> 1

Submitted by User8201
User8201 (573530) writes "I was just wondering if anyone knows what happens to all my Kindle e-books, etc. when I die! Can I leave them to someone as an inheritance? Will Amazon delete my account when thy discover I'm no longer living? Because "print" books (as well as non-DRM'd content I can download) can be left for other people to inherit. Maybe people in the future will only have old dead tree books to remember us by, and will have no idea about any newer stuff that we might have read in this time period online.

I almost wish Amazon would use a "key escrow" service ala the Clipper fiasco to make sure people in the future can decrypt the archive of DRM'd content we may accumulate in our lifetime. (Kindle can store files on my hard drive, but I don't think anyone will be able to read them without the encryption keys, courtesy of DRM!)

Does anyone know the answer?"

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+ - Do Bullies ever grow up? Do they ever get their come uppance?->

Submitted by Shivantrill
Shivantrill (654978) writes "I am a 53 year old woman.
You can imagine the wonders and horrors I have seen and experienced. Nothing is more personal than being bullied.
I was bullied in school. My bullies grew up to be the titans of industry. Back then, they were considered mean, now they are good business people, assertive, go-getters, captains of industry. They never grew up. Their tactivs change. They are careful not to be too offensive. If I am hurt by something they have said, I am the wussy. I am at fault. HR does nothing. Management does nothing.As long as they do not call me an old hag, the labor dept does nothing.

Have you been bullied. Are you a bully? What does one do? Buck up? Get over it? This is what HR tells me. Management says its time to move on.

I say NO. Bulliying is not right under any circumstamces. I don't care oif you made a million dollar sale, you broke and ruined a person in the process.A good person. A perspn with a family and frinds and dreams and a future.I am not a violent person and I would love to kick your smug little ass to the ground and watch you cry. I don't think you cry.I don't think you feel.

Will karma ever det you? Or will yo always win and i will alwys lose.

Cimmenxe the dicussion. by the way judging from past discussions the bully will be sided with. I am prepared. I am a broken person. If it makes you feel good, break me more. Bullies love that."

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+ - Xanadu Is Finally Released — After 54 Years In The Making->

Submitted by redletterdave
redletterdave (2493036) writes "“Project Xanadu,” designed by hypertext inventor Ted Nelson to let users build documents that automatically embed the sources they’re linking back to and show the visible connections between parallel webpages, was released in late April at a Chapman University event. Thing is, development on Xanadu began in 1960 — that’s 54 years ago — making it the most delayed software in history."
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Comment: Re:Surface: the only Hope (Score 1) 379

But what's the difference between a surface pro and a laptop?

The laptop is cheaper, or has better specs at the same price.

...it runs the same operating system...

It runs a version of Windows, but not necessarily the one the IT department supports or mission critical software is qualified to run on. That in itself generates extra expense which has to be factored into the TCO.

...but also has a touchscreen and stylus.

You have to move your hand all of three inches to use a typical laptop’s trackpad, you don’t have to stop to pick up anything or lift and extend your arm awkwardly. So unless there’s actually a dire need to use the computer while walking around those features are an utterly redundant ergonomic disaster, and a cheaper laptop is the better choice.

This is an unauthorized cybernetic announcement.