If you havn't seen it yet a crazy code was released on Digg this morning having to do with the encryption process of the new HD-DVD's. I would love to post it here, but would also like to keep my AR account so please just check digg or some of the other blog posts FILL THE NET! Over the topic. :-D
Digg This: 09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-**-**-**
by Kevin Rose at 9pm, May 1st, 2007 in Digg Website
Today was an insane day. And as the founder of Digg, I just wanted to post my thoughts...
In building and shaping the site I've always tried to stay as hands on as possible. We've always given site moderation (digging/burying) power to the community. Occasionally we step in to remove stories that violate our terms of use (eg. linking to pornography, illegal downloads, racial hate sites, etc.). So today was a difficult day for us. We had to decide whether to remove stories containing a single code based on a cease and desist declaration. We had to make a call, and in our desire to avoid a scenario where Digg would be interrupted or shut down, we decided to comply and remove the stories with the code.
But now, after seeing hundreds of stories and reading thousands of comments, you've made it clear. You'd rather see Digg go down fighting than bow down to a bigger company. We hear you, and effective immediately we won't delete stories or comments containing the code and will deal with whatever the consequences might be.
If we lose, then what the hell, at least we died trying.
Digg on,
Kevin
http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/05/wikipedia_locks.html
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Wikipedia Locks Out "The Number"
Wired blogged the cracked processing key for HD-DVD (you've seen it: "09 F9 11 02 ...") nearly three months ago, but The Number's power still grows. Today, the Wikipedia page named for it has been locked to prevent the former secret from being posted again. The page on HD-DVD is locked, too, to keep out The Number. Wikipedia's isn't the only takedown: Digg earlier removed what's been said to be the site's all-time top post.
What a waste of time. Piracy is bad, yes, but does anyone really think the magic sequence is going to vanish from the Internet, or even become hard to find? Throw in the towel, folks.
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