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The HD DVD Processing Key and the Digg Madness

02-May-07

Madness is ensuing over at Digg.

For those who don’t know what is going on, here is a brief history. Recently a hacker over at the Doom 9 forums figured out the processing key for the HD DVD format. This key means that effectively the digital rights management functions on such media are rendered neutered - so the information could then be copied, or played on unauthorised boxes (such as linux).

Something Very Minor

02-May-07

Just a couple of minor blog related things I want to quickly mention.
First of all - for regular readers - you might have noticed that I’ve changed the template.? It’s a minimalist wordpress theme from Plain Text . I’m not sure if I like it, so I might swap back. If […]

The Secret to Writing Fantastic Copy

13-Apr-07

I’ve chosen this title deliberately - with a sense of great irony. Perhaps you’ve been lured here in the hope of finding tips to help you in your quest to become an A-list blogger. You saw the title and couldn’t resist. You want the tips and tricks that will send the masses to your blog. Well - don’t worry. I really will give you the secret to writing fantastic copy, but perhaps not in a way you expect. If I’m successful, you’ll know as much as anyone needs to know about writing good copy - but you’ll not want to use it. The essence of the secret itself will make you want to throw it away - and hopefully make you yearn for something deeper, something more profound.

The Top 5 Blogs that Linked to Me this Month

11-Apr-07

Generally when someone links to me - I try to check them out. And it makes sense because the fact that they’re linking to you means that their own content would be stuff you would like. So I thought a nice gesture would be to profile briefly the top 5 sites that linked to me - partly as a thanks for the link, but also because I think their content is worth the look.