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This Halloween, celebrate by listening to the classic 1938 broadcast of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS by ORSON WELLES and the Mercury Theater on the Air. The original broadcast was dubbed the "Night that panicked America" since people actually believed the world was being invaded by Martians!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

MUSIC INDUSTRY JIHAD CONTINUES
(hat tip cnet)

Hungry for more tuition money, the RIAA has filed 750 more lawsuits - the majority this time, against college students.

The RIAA feels justified, saying that its lawsuits are helping to lay the foundation for the growth of authorized music services like iTunes, Napster, and others.

Trouble is, that's not what the data reveals. Accoding to a recent study, peer-to-peer file sharing has either remained constant of risen in 2004, even though P2P services like Kazaa have dropped in use, but services like BIT TORRENT have become more popular.

The latest round of RIAA suits brings the total number of people sued to 6,191. That's a lot of college books.

DOWNLOAD OF THE DAY: DESKTOP RULER
(hat tip daily rotation)
Utility that creates a virtual ruler on your desktop. Programmers may use it as a help or check tool with object positioning. Optional scale provides information on the size of pictures, either on screen or printed in desired resolution.
Users can purchase an advanced version with company logos and hyperlinks to a company website.

WHY LAWYERS NEED A GEEK ON THEIR RESEARCH STAFF
(hat tip tech dirt)

XM RADIO GOES PORTABLE
(hat tip beta news)
XM Satellite Radio has developed a portable version of it's satellite radio technology. It's called the DELPHI XM MYFI. So, if you're like this guy, you can run across the country and still get your favorite MoTown station.

XBOX OWNER SUES REDMOND OVER DEFECTIVE HARD DRIVE
(hat tip slashdot)
XBOX GAME PLATFORM - $149
60 GIG REPLACEMENT HARD DRIVE - $69.00
PAYING A LAWYER $300 AN HOUR TO SUE BILL GATES INSTEAD OF JUST BUYING A PLAYSTATION: PRICLESS.