[Medianews] State of SSRN (formerly W0KIE) on Ku Band

I wanted to bring attention to a major problem we have here at Sky Scanner Satellite Radio Network (old W0KIE). (This also affects AA = Access America!) SSRN grew out of the need and desire for several of us to keep going after Mike Reynolds (W0KIE) decided to end his run on satellite. We wanted

[Medianews] High court throws out ruling on Janet Jackson

High court throws out ruling on Janet Jackson Associated Press May 4, 2009 11:05 AM (ET) http://apnews.myway.com//article/20090504/D97VG8H80.html WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS Corp. in a legal fight

[Medianews] E.U. to Hear Proposal for Cross-Border Net Copyright

May 5, 2009 E.U. to Hear Proposal for Cross-Border Net Copyright By KEVIN J. O’BRIEN NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/business/global/copyright.html?_r=1&ref=technology&pagewanted=print BERLIN — Two European commissioners are proposing the creation of a Europewide copyright license f

[Medianews] Mini-Links to Web Sites Are Multiplying

May 4, 2009 Mini-Links to Web Sites Are Multiplying By JENNA WORTHAM NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/technology/start-ups/04short.html?ref=business&pagewanted=print If you have spent any time on the Internet in the last few months, chances are you have clicked on a shortened link We

[Medianews] Looking to Big-Screen E-Readers to Help Save the Daily Press

May 4, 2009 Looking to Big-Screen E-Readers to Help Save the Daily Press By BRAD STONE NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/technology/companies/04reader.html?ref=business&pagewanted=print The iPod stemmed losses in the music industry. The Kindle gave beleaguered book publishers a reason

[Medianews] U.S. Media See a Path to India i n China’s Snub

May 4, 2009 U.S. Media See a Path to India in China’s Snub By TIM ARANGO NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/business/media/04media.html?_r=1&ref=business&pagewanted=print After many years of fervent lobbying and deal-making in China, American media companies have little to show for the

[Medianews] Bluetooth Headset Makers in Class-Action Lawsuit

May 3, 2009 Bluetooth Headset Makers in Class-Action Lawsuit — Give Me a Break By GigaOm http://www.nytimes.com/external/gigaom/2009/05/03/03gigaom-bluetooth-headset-makers-in-class-action-lawsuit-12208.html?pagewanted=print Have you ever received a letter notifying you that you’re involved in

[Medianews] Encyclopedic Knowledge, Then vs. Now

May 3, 2009 Encyclopedic Knowledge, Then vs. Now By RANDALL STROSS NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/business/03digi.html?_r=1&ref=business&pagewanted=print THIS is the end of the line for Encarta, the encyclopedia that Microsoft introduced in 1993 and still describes boastfully on it

[Medianews] Rogue black holes may roam the Milky Way

HARVARD-SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS NEWS RELEASE Posted: May 3, 2009 http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0905/03blackhole/ It sounds like the plot of a sci-fi movie: rogue black holes roaming our galaxy, threatening to swallow anything that gets too close. In fact, new calculations by Ryan O'L

[Medianews] U.S. military's experimental tactical satellite to launch

BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: May 3, 2009 http://spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/tacsat3/preview.html A military satellite designed to demonstrate inexpensive user-friendly space technologies is being readied for launch from Virginia's Eastern Shore on Tuesday night. TacSat 3 is tucked ins

[Medianews] Space Debris Risk Refined for Shuttle Mission to Hubble

By James Dean FLORIDA TODAY posted: 30 April 2009 01:34 pm ET http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft-090430-sts125-space-debris.html Atlantis astronauts face an increased risk of a deadly strike from space debris during their upcoming mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. But NASA has tak

[Medianews] Pentagon Using Social Networking Sites To Recruit

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/19340541/detail.html FORT MONROE, Virginia -- The Pentagon is looking to online social networks like Twitter and Facebook to seek recruits and spread the military's message. Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley, who heads the Army command that oversees recruiting, says

[Medianews] Eta Aquarid meteors before dawn May 5

http://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/star-hop-to-the-radiant-of-the-eta-a quarids The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to peak in the predawn sky on Tuesday or Wednesday morning - May 5 or 6, 2009 - from roughly two hours to one hour before sunrise. Look on our almanac page for your sunrise ti

[Medianews] Facebook: Walking the Cyberbeat

http://www.newsweek.com/id/195621 To make Facebook advertiser-friendly, its 'porn cops' delete risqué content and enforce decorum. It's just before lunchtime in the sunny, high-tech headquarters of Facebook in Palo Alto, Calif., and Simon Axten is cuing up some porn. A photo of a young couple

[Medianews] Microsoft mum on Vista plans after Windows 7 launch

http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/03/microsoft-mum-vista-plans-aft er-windows-7-launch How long does Microsoft plan to keep selling copies of its Windows Vista operating system after the upcoming launch of Windows 7? The company isn't saying. With previous versions of Windows, Microsoft use

[Medianews] An invention that could change the internet forever

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/an-inventi on-that-could-change-the-internet-for-ever-1678109.html Revolutionary new web software could put giants such as Google in the shade when it comes out later this month. Andrew Johnson reports Sunday, 3 May 2009 The biggest