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WIPO's Broadcasting Treaty is back: a treaty to end the public domain, fair use and Creative Commons
Hybrid Review
Community Check In: Updates Abound!
Razer's Black Widow Keyboards Get a Much-Needed Face-Lift
Cactus cellular tower in Arizona
formZ 7.0.0 - Solid and surface modeler.. (Demo)
Nisus Writer Pro 2.0.4 - Multilingual word processor w/indexing.. (Demo)
Unison 2.1.9 - Usenet newsreader handles messages, files, & media.. (Shareware)
International Chess Festival Baku Open 2012
Spunky vs Aliens
Magic Maps 1.3.8 - Turn spreadsheets into interactive data maps.. (Demo)
CommentCast 1.3.1 - International iTunes review collector.. (Demo)
Property Evaluator 3.9.10 - Real estate investment calculator.. (Shareware)
ClipExporter for Final Cut Pro X 1.1.3 - Workflow and export tool for Final Cut Pro X.. (Commercial)
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Posted: 11 Aug 2012 03:18 AM PDT

A bookies' brawl over a disqualified horse brought Sydney's City Tattersalls Club into existence almost 120 years ago.

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:27 PM PDT

Platform: Windows —

In a universe torn asunder by a near cataclysmic event known as the Shine, there are those who fight to keep the peace and others who fight to steal whatever peace there could have been. You wake up on a space station surrounded by people who make you realize that you have no memory and absolutely no idea why they're so interested in you. Through exploration and space battles you'll find that not everyone has the best intents for you and that somehow you must make it out alive. In this beautiful prequel to The Reconstruction made by Deltree it's all up to you to be a hero for the universe. Tagged as: deltree, download, free, game, indie, rating-y, rpg, rpgmaker, scifi, strategy, windows

WIPO's Broadcasting Treaty is back: a treaty to end the public domain, fair use and Creative Commons

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 02:19 AM PDT

The UN's World Intellectual Property Organization's Broadcasting Treaty is back. This is the treaty that EFF and its colleagues killed five years ago, but Big Content won't let it die. Under the treaty, broadcasters would have rights over the material they transmitted, separate from copyright, meaning that if you recorded something from TV, the Internet, cable or satellite, you'd need to get permission from the creator and the broadcaster to re-use it. And unlike copyright, the "broadcast right" doesn't expire, so even video that is in the public domain can't be used without permission from the broadcaster who contributed the immense creativity inherent in, you know, pressing the "play" button. Likewise, broadcast rights will have different fair use/fair dealing rules from copyright -- nations get to choose whether their broadcast rights will have any fair dealing at all. That means that even if you want to reuse video is a way that's protected by fair use (such as parody, quotation, commentary or education), the broadcast right version of fair use might prohibit it.

Worst of all: There's no evidence that this is needed. No serious scholarship of any kind has established that creating another layer of property-like rights will add one cent to any country's GDP. Indeed, given that this would make sites like Vimeo and YouTube legally impossible, it would certainly subtract a great deal from nations' GDP -- as well as stifling untold amounts of speech and creativity, by turning broadcasters into rent-seeking gatekeepers who get to charge tax on videos they didn't create and whose copyright they don't hold.

And since the broadcast right is separate from copyright, permissive copyright licenses like Creative Commons would not apply. That means that if you made a CC-licensed video -- as tens of millions of creators have -- that the web-host, the cablecaster, the satellite company or the broadcaster that made it available to the public could essentially strip off the license you provided and go back to an all-rights-reserved model, with them in the driver's seat.

Thanks, WIPO, for showing us once again what a corrupt, anti-creator, anti-free-speech, economically backwards waste of time and space you are.

During the last hours of the meeting, the WIPO Committee pursued discussions that led to the adoption of a single text titled "Working document for a treaty on the protection of broadcasting organizations" (which has not been published as of today)3. This working document will constitute the basis of further discussions to be undertaken in November in Geneva, which WIPO hopes will conclude with a consensus document to be signed as a treaty early 2013. If WIPO convenes this conference it is because members have reached a decision and a new treaty may be born.
This procedural detail is a really important one — despite there being no international consensus, WIPO is pushing for a treaty to be signed quickly. This is actually a cruel trend in other WIPO negotiations. In the past, it has seemed like the WIPO bureaucracy has pushed for a conclusion of treaties just because they have been in negotiation for a long period of time. For example, another long-running negotiation led to the adoption of a treaty about performance rights that was opposed by many.
We urge country Members to say no to the WIPO Broadcasting treaty—as they have said in the past. We continue to believe the preferable model for addressing these issues is the narrower signal-based approach in the Brussels Satellite Convention.

Negotiations for a 2014 WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Are Back

Hybrid Review

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 06:37 PM PDT

Deftly blending tried-and-true mechanics with a brand-new way to move, Hybrid is a fresh, exciting shooter.

Score: 8.0 / great

Get the full article at GameSpot

"Hybrid Review" was posted by Chris Watters on Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:37:04 -0700

Community Check In: Updates Abound!

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 05:18 PM PDT

This week's community check-in highlights ways to receive user rewards, contests, comic clips and a Legend of Zelda parody

Get the full article at GameSpot

"Community Check In: Updates Abound!" was posted by Staff on Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:18:27 -0700

Razer's Black Widow Keyboards Get a Much-Needed Face-Lift

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 02:59 PM PDT

Anybody looking for a new gaming keyboard should seriously consider Razer's range of 2013 Black Widow boards, now available in multiple form factors.

Get the full article at GameSpot

"Razer's Black Widow Keyboards Get a Much-Needed Face-Lift" was posted by Peter Brown on Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:59:36 -0700

Cactus cellular tower in Arizona

Posted: 11 Aug 2012 12:08 AM PDT

A Redditor called Jaycrew posted this photo from the erection of a cellular tower disguised as a cactus in Arizona.

How to hide a cell phone tower in Arizona (i.imgur.com) (via Super Punch)

formZ 7.0.0 - Solid and surface modeler.. (Demo)

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 08:59 PM PDT

formZ is an award-winning general purpose solid and surface modeler with an extensive set of 2D/3D form manipulating and sculpting capabilities, many of which are unique. It is an effective design tool for architects, landscape architects, urban designers, engineers, animators and illustrators, industrial and interior designers, and all design fields that deal with the articulation of 3D spaces and forms. formZ is highly responsive to the needs of mature designers and, at the same time, novices can use it with ease.

Version 7.0.0: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.

Mac OS X 10.5.1 or later

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Nisus Writer Pro 2.0.4 - Multilingual word processor w/indexing.. (Demo)

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 08:59 PM PDT

Nisus Writer Pro is a powerful multilingual word processor, similar to its entry level products, but brings new features such as Table of Contents, Indexing, Bookmarks, Widow and Orphan control, Cross References, Line Numbering, and Text Wrap around images.

Familiar Classic features are also on board, like attribute sensitive Find and Replace, an upgraded Nisus Macro Language, and Glossaries.

We have also improved a number of existing features. For example, we've added a variety of additional options to control the display of notes. Footnotes can now also span across pages.

Version 2.0.4:

Requires Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
Fixed: print: preview in print dialog can be clipped/zoomed incorrectly
Fixed: Apple's "Start Dictation" menu command should appear on the Edit menu (when using OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Fixed: hyphenation for non-English languages wasn't always correct
Fixed: using the Color panel can incorrectly spread colors to other content
Fixed: clicking links to files can fail to open the file. The "Show Linked File in Finder" command could also fail
Fixed: Nisus Writer can fail to launch for some users if certain fonts provide incomplete information
Fixed: export: exporting an EPUB with special characters in TOC/Chapter names can fail to export all content from the document
Fixed: right-clicking the style list in stylesheet view can crash/hang on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Fixed: the font size can fail to change in a document that has a Normal style whose font size is not 12pt
Fixed: toc: possible hang when copy-pasting certain multipart selections with applied TOCs
Fixed: using the color panel to change the color of a style's paragraph border/edge is awkward because the panel reverts to black
Fixed: redisplay flickers ungracefully when zooming in/out Draft View
Fixed: if the entire document is selected, should not autoscroll after making a formatting change

Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later

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Unison 2.1.9 - Usenet newsreader handles messages, files, & media.. (Shareware)

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 08:59 PM PDT

Need a Usenet provider? Get unlimited transfers and SSL encryption for just $10/mo. from Ngroups.

Unison is a carefully-crafted, genuinely revolutionary Mac OS X Usenet newsreader. It offers all the expected newsreader functionality: easy-to-navigate threaded discussions, the ability to ignore annoying posters, multiple signature management, and easy, Mail-like posting with spell checking and all the trimmings.

But it also goes much, much further than any other Usenet client on earth, starting with a unique four-view interface that lets you view and work with Usenet group content in four distinct styles: messages, files, images, or music. It lets you preview MP3 files directly off a Usenet server, view images in an elegant iPhoto-like thumbnail view, prioritize transfers with a flexible downloads manager, find favorites quickly with a categorized column-view interface, smartly group files into meta-groups (like songs into albums), show download status beautifully in the dock, and much more.

Version 2.1.9:

Fixed pausing of transfers when machine goes to sleep

Mac OS X 10.5 or later

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International Chess Festival Baku Open 2012

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:03 PM PDT

The International Chess Festival Baku Open 2012 , dedicated to the Independence Day of Republic of Azerbaijan, will take place from 21st September to 1st October at the AF Hotel near Caspian Sea.

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Spunky vs Aliens

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:53 PM PDT

Help Spunky defeat the evil aliens. Complete levels and don't forget visiting the shop for extra special upgrades!

Magic Maps 1.3.8 - Turn spreadsheets into interactive data maps.. (Demo)

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:37 PM PDT

Magic Maps is a multi-purpose mapping tool so easy to use, it feels like magic.

Do you work with data? Turn that spreadsheet into an interactive experience where states and countries light up according to values of interest, a timeline shows you how things have changed, and a Top 100 list presents the current standings. Magic Maps is a professional-grade tool for importing, analyzing and displaying time series data on a map.

Do you have a creative side? Click the Crayon tool to start coloring in states and countries. Click the Pencil tool to add a few points of interest, and use the Text tool to label your map using the colors and fonts that suit your fancy. List all the places where you've planted your flag, or outline your future exploits. With Magic Maps, the world is your canvas.

Creating a map is the beginning. You can email your Magic Maps files to other Magic Maps users, or you can export your maps in many formats for use in presentations, articles, blog posts, YouTube, or data programs.

Magic Maps will help you find the insights in your spreadsheets or tell the stories of your travels. It will help you share your experience of discovery with colleagues, customers, readers, friends, and family.

Core features:

Layer-based map presentation
Multiple data fields per layer
View a timeline of data totals and averages
Click an entity to see its associated dataSelect multiple entities with a selection box or the Command key"Top 100" rankings for any data field
Click "Play" to watch any map evolve over time

Flexible data import:

Import data from CSV, KML, or ShapefilesCopy-paste data directly from a spreadsheet
Manually edit data by clicking the mapSupport for UTF-8, Unicode, Latin-1, and Windows-1252 text encodings

Versatile map export:

For print or presentations: Export vectorized PDFFor the web: Export PNG
For email: Command-C copies the current image to the clipboard
For spreadsheets: Export CSV data
For YouTube: Export high-def QuickTime moviesFor Google Earth: Export KML
For Google Public Data Explorer: Export Dataset Publishing Language (DSPL)

Add custom points:

Point-and-click to add a single point
Batch CSV import of latitude and longitude
Batch geocoding of U.S. place names (town or city)

Add custom layers:

Import KML or KMZ (including network links)
Import ESRI ShapefilesLink data to custom layers
Search for public templates at www.geocommons.com

Fully customizable appearance:

Use the crayon tool to color a simple map
Choose colors to represent text categories or numeric ranges
Move labels by clicking and dragging
Leading lines automatically connect labels to their source
Customize any fonts, colors, and sizesOptional drop shadows on shapes
Adjustable movie playback speed

Built-in math functions:

Year-over-year change in absolute or percentage terms
Sum multiple variables together
Divide one variable by another
Compute natural logarithm
Scale by powers of 10
Compute rolling average
Compute weighted average

Professional map projections:

Albers Equal Area
Lambert Conformal Conic
Mercator
Winkel Tripel
Instantly preview map projections
Customize central meridian, standard parallels, and map rotation
Support for spherical and ellipsoidal earth projections

Basic GIS functionality:

Count points within an area
Aggregate point data within an areaDraw a "blast radius" of a specified distance around points
Compute distance to nearest point on another layer
Perform simple queries using Smart Layers

Built-in geographic templates:

Countries of the world
U.S. states
U.S. counties
U.S. metro areas
Link data against FIPS codes or state/country name

Version 1.3.8:

Note: Version 1.3.8 is currently available for purchase; the Demo version is at 1.3.7.

Support for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Support for new MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros

Mac OS X 10.6 or later
64-bit processor

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CommentCast 1.3.1 - International iTunes review collector.. (Demo)

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:57 PM PDT

CommentCast is an international iTunes review collector.

Collect the comments on a product from all the international storefronts on which it is available.
Easily keep up-to-date on the public perception of an application, book or podcast.
Translate foreign reviews to the language of your choice.
Export reviews into CSV or customizable HTML.
Podcasts, books, desktop applications and iOS apps are supported.

Version 1.3.1:

Update server address. Apple changed something again.
Fix issue with dates that appeared with certain locale settings

OS X 10.7 or later
64-bit processor

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Property Evaluator 3.9.10 - Real estate investment calculator.. (Shareware)

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:41 PM PDT

Property Evaluator is the most powerful real estate analysis software available for the Mac. After entering some information about the property, you can view financial projections that show you a true apples-to-apples comparison between properties.

It takes the guesswork out of finding the best deal. You can also save a PDF of the financial projections to email to your clients, lenders, or investment partners.

Version 3.9.10:

Stability and performance improvements

OS X 10.7 or later
64-bit processor

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ClipExporter for Final Cut Pro X 1.1.3 - Workflow and export tool for Final Cut Pro X.. (Commercial)

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:39 PM PDT

ClipExporter for Final Cut Pro X is a simple workflow and export tool for Final Cut Pro X.

ClipExporter opens exported Final Cut Pro X projects (fcpxml) and exports each clip as a Quicktime reference movie, Nuke file or Syntheyes importable file. If you use the export feature for After Effects the whole timeline will be reconstructed by translating your edits and many parameters. It creates shot based folders with custom subfolders and extends each clip with handle frames.

Features:

Exports Quicktime reference movies. These files can be opened in other applications like Mocha, Motion, PFTrack etc.
Export for After Effects. Translates the complete project to a composition. See feature list here.
Exports Nuke files. All in-/out-frames and timeline positions match your exported Final Cut Pro X project.
Export for Syntheyes. A custom (.synInfo) file format is created for import in Syntheyes. Therefore an importer sizzle-script is required, which can be downloaded from our support website.
Supports roles for selective export of a single clip or a group of clips.
Adds handle frames (optionally). Extends each clip length by a given number of frames.
Creates shot based folders with naming conventions.
Creates subfolders (optionally).
Saves disc space by refering to the original source media. No files are copied.

Known issues:

Retimed clips are not supported. Please "unretime" all clips before export. ClipExporter warns you, if retimed clips were found in your project.
Multicam clips are not supported. Please "flatten" Multicam clips before export.
Effects, translations, animations and every other Final Cut Pro X related modification on a clip will be discarded (Nuke & Quicktime only).
Video-clips with unsupported or odd fps (frames per second) values could cause inaccurate timming results. We encountered such problems while using unconverted iPhone videos that were shot with the built-in camera app.
Event-XMLs are not supported.

Version 1.1.3: