linkdump for 2008.06.19
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TorrentFreak: Crazy Video Game DRM Prism, 1980’s Style
A 1980s video-game DRM system required users to view a scrambled code with a prism, and then enter the code in order to continue playing the game.
(del.icio.us tags: stupid gaming DRM history)Examiner.com: This is Sparta! — Facebook prank or political statement?
A Facebook group encouraged members to write “This is Sparta” on their AP Literature exam essays.
(del.icio.us tags: silly facebook education)Valleywag: NBC contractor broke Tim Russert death on Wikipedia first
An outsourced contractor working on-site at NBC posted about Russert’s passing on Wikipedia before the news was otherwise released to the public.
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