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Why They Risked Prison to Crack Video Games for $0

In the 1980s and 90s, a digital war was being fought in the shadows. This is the untold story of " The Scene " — an underground network of software crackers like Razor 1911 , Fairlight , and Paradox who competed in a high-stakes, global race to break video game copy protection. From bribing train conductors to get unreleased Commodore 64 games to spending years dismantling the "unhackable" code of LucasArts classics like Maniac Mansion , these teenagers risked everything for nothing more than digital glory. Join me as we dive into the technical nightmares of " fuzzy bits ," the legendary cracktros that defined an era, and the massive FBI raids ( Operation Fastlink ) that eventually brought the golden age to an end. In this video, I cover: - The secret hierarchy of the Pirate Pyramid (Suppliers, Crackers, Couriers). - The technical genius of legends like Pontus Berg and Randall Flagg . - How games like RoboCop 3 and Dungeon Master fought back with ...
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Apple's iPad is coming...

O futuro está a chegar.
Após meses de incertezas sobre um provável touchscreen tablet-pc, Steve Jobs anunciou ontem o novo iPad. Tem 1,3 cm de espessura, pesa 680 gramas e possui um ecrã de 9,7 polegadas (24,6 cm) de "super-alta qualidade". Inicialmente haverão seis modelos: 16GB ($499), 32GB ($599), 64GB ($699), 16GB 3G ($629), 32GB 3G ($729), 64GB 3G ($829). Os primeiros estarão disponíveis mundialmente dentro de dois meses, enquanto que os modelos 3G aparecerão nas lojas no final de Abril.
Será, muito provavelmente, o meu futuro computador portátil!



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Future is coming.
After months of buzz about a tablet-style touchscreen personal computer, Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday announced the company's new iPad.  It's half-an-inch thick and weighs one-and-a-half pounds with a 9.7-inch IPS display, described by Apple CEO Steve Jobs as 'super high quality.' In all, there will be six models: 16GB ($499), 32GB ($599), 64GB ($699), 16GB 3G ($629), 32GB 3G ($729), 64GB 3G ($829). The first batch will be available worldwide in sixty days (so late March) while the 3G models will start rolling out in ninety (late April). 
It'll be, with no doubt, my future portable computer!
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