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...goose the process along, Wagner decided to write a program called Replayer that lets people hack into their Replay 4000 and transfer files to their PC. Once the shows are in the computer, users are free to squeeze them down further, burn them onto a CD or DVD or trade them online. It took Wagner less than a week to crack the box's coding...
...genes” portion of the title refers to Watson’s search to understand the role of RNA in the transfer of genetic information from DNA to protein. Little background scientific knowledge is necessary: Watson essentially spoon-feeds all relevant information and intersperses these chunks with the arguably more engaging details of his personal life. A helpful “cast of characters” section at the beginning of the book allows the reader to keep track of the many names Watson strews throughout his narrative...
...month you get 100 downloads, and the tunes don't expire as long as you remain a subscriber. You also get to burn 20 tracks onto a CD. Downloads are especially efficient: mere seconds on broadband and minutes via modem. This was refreshing after all the transfer errors I'm used to on Morpheus and its underground kin. Now all Pressplay needs is a catalog large enough that I might want 20 songs a month from...
...strike began in opposition to the proposed transfer of prisoners accused or convicted under Turkey's antiterrorism law from large, dormitory-style facilities to new single- or triple-bunk cells. The authorities reasoned that they could better maintain order and discipline by reducing the exposure of supporters of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front - known as the DHKP/C - to other inmates and to each other. However, the prisoners expressed fear of being moved to smaller cells, even in new, more comfortable buildings. The relative isolation, they argued, would leave them at the mercy of their jailers, who could more easily...
That decision foreshadowed a series of violent, related incidents, including the security forces' quashing of protests throughout the prison system and the forcible transfer of inmates to the new "F-type" facilities. In the worst clashes, in December 2000, 30 prisoners and two guards were killed. In other incidents, two former inmates blew themselves up in suicide attacks on police, while family members and other sympathizers joined the "death fast." With the toll of fatalities inching upward and no resolution in sight, the government ponders its options as it continues to pursue reforms that it hopes will please...