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Re:iPhone unlocked: AT&T loses iPhone exclusivity on Friday August 24, 2007 @10:39PM (#46481)
I wonder if Apple will sue. A new exception was added to the DMCA last year specifically to address things like this:

"Computer programs in the form of firmware that enable wireless telephone handsets to connect to a wireless telephone communication network, when circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of lawfully connecting to a wireless telephone communication network."

So it looks like this new law specifically allows you to hack your phone if all you want to do is unlock it. I'm actually kind of hoping that Apple sues the guys who did the unlocking, just to set a precedent when Apple loses.

Re:Facebook Group - Startup School 2007 on Friday March 09, 2007 @08:36AM (#3168)
it's not a real event until there's a facebook group for it!

i'm the guy with the profile picture of a bear.

Re:Startup School Responses Delayed for a Day on Friday March 09, 2007 @12:57AM (#3075)
Where in LA are you guys? I'm in Pasadena.
Re:Anyone interested in meeting up in the Palo Alto area? on Friday March 09, 2007 @12:56AM (#3074)
Is anyone else from Los Angeles interested in something similar? uWink would be a pretty sweet meetup spot.
Re:WordPress announces support for OpenID on Friday March 09, 2007 @12:52AM (#3073)
Careful with the wording. WordPress isn't fully supporting OpenID, and this can be dangerous. They're acting as an identity provider without also acting as a service provider.

It's true that WordPress users can use their blogs as OpenIDs to login elsewhere, but users who already have OpenIDs can't use them at WordPress.

Unless service providers implement the entire spec and treat all OpenID users as first-class citizens, regardless of identity provider, then there's really no interoperability here. What's the point of an OpenID if you can't use it at other "OpenID-enabled" sites like WordPress?

Re:Awesome tools for creating Web 2.0 sites and services on Friday March 09, 2007 @12:35AM (#3071)
ClickTale should be in any new startup's arsenal. Saves the need for expensive, old-school usability testing.
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