Archive 5. February 2007

Adium - now 1.0. I should really take another look at it, even though I'm actually satisfied with Psi. But Psi somehow consumes too many resources ...

DocuColor Tracking Dot Decoding Guide - Color laser printer technology and code decoded. What they embed in an image to enable tracking of prints (you didn't know they do that? Well...)

'Electric Slide' on slippery DMCA slope - his dance fool sends DMCA takedown notices to video sites that allegedly show "his" dance incorrectly. Among others to an employee of LindenLab (the makers of Second Life), because the dance was shown in a machinima. Totally nuts.

Secret online searches are inadmissible - This follows, on the one hand, "from several provisions of search law in favor of the accused" (the BGH counts the right of presence and the calling of witnesses among these), which represent mandatory law and "are not at the disposal of the investigating authorities." The political response to this: Schäuble had already announced that, should the BGH deny the admissibility of online searches based on the current legal situation, corresponding adjustments to the laws would be made.

Schäuble heats up debate on online searches after BGH ruling - As the superior authority of the police, Federal Interior Minister Schäuble demanded the rapid creation of a legal basis for online searches. The Police Union demanded that the new legal regulation also eliminate the obstacles caused by data protection law. - Yes, that really gives you courage. On to the police state.

Slimbox, the ultimate lightweight Lightbox clone - nice JavaScript toy for displaying images in a gallery.