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 My Favorite Number

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

is 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0

Well, at least it seems to be the favorite number of the Motion Picture Association of America. They’re issuing DMCA Takedown Notices to people who post this number, I’ve read. I’ve always wanted one of my own! For those readers not ‘in the know’, this number is the decryption key for HD-DVD Processing. DVD encryption is meant to prevent DVD copying, but also makes it a criminal act to watch DVD’s in Linux, among other things. When I pay for a DVD I want to be able to watch it. That’s it. Also, copyright law clearly grants the right to make ‘archival backups’. See Spread this number for more information.

 Ubuntu on Qube Feedback

Monday, March 26th, 2007

I’ve gotten a lot of feedback from my howto about installing Ubuntu on the Cobalt Qube. Please feel free to leave comments on this post if you like.

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