Dream Theater's upcoming 3CD/2DVD set

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Dream Theater’s latest live CD and DVD “SCORE” is currently scheduled for release on Aug 29th 2006 on Rhino Records. (date may vary slightly in different countries)

The 3-CD and 2-DVD sets will be available seperately.

Both versions will contain the entire “20th Anniversary World Tour” grand finale recorded live at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 1st 2006. (nearly 3 hours of music – over 90 minutes of which was performed with a full orchestra)

The DVD will also contain a 1 hour Documentary tracking the entire career of the band from the very beginnings at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 all the way to the Radio City Music Hall grand finale. Including rare never before seen footage and interviews with current and previous members of the band.

Also included on the DVD are several live Bonus Tracks from through the years taken from the Portnoy Archives.

Dream Theater – The Official Site

MercuryNews.com | 06/12/2006 | Digital footprints

Posted on by luken7

Oh yeah, Bush and his Nightwatch Patrol (NSA) are most probably salivating over this new technology that is being deployed. While there are a lot of good things about this for families and law enforcement finding lost ones, I can’t help but worry how this will be used by Nightwatch when they have access (as if they don’t already), based on their current practices and hwo easily telecoms rollover.

You’re driving down a dark road late at night when you have a serious accident. You dial 911 on your cell phone. Even though you have only a vague idea of where you are, the 911 operator instantly gets a precise fix on your location. An ambulance arrives within minutes.

Your boss summons you for a closed-door meeting. “We notice from the tracking records on your company cell phone that you’ve been spending a lot of time after work in bars and nightclubs. We’re concerned you have a problem with alcohol or drugs. If you don’t seek treatment, you’ll be terminated.”

Welcome to the exciting and scary new world of electronic location tracking. After years of delay, cell phones are finally poised to take note of where they are — and report that information to others. This raises a number of unresolved legal and social issues revolving around privacy and etiquette.

Verizon Wireless, the nation’s second-largest cellular company, is stoking the debate by launching a new service today called Chaperone, which allows parents to track their children.

Sprint, the No. 3 wireless phone company, started a similar service in April called Family Locator.

The two companies combined have just over 100 million subscribers in the United States, so Chaperone and Family Locator make cell-phone tracking easily available to one-third of the nation’s population.
MercuryNews.com | 06/12/2006 | Digital footprints

Judge to lawyers: Play the game – Jun. 7, 2006

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This is just way too cool ..

Judge to lawyers: Play the game – Jun. 7, 2006 NEW YORK (FORTUNE) – Faced with the inability of two bickering attorneys to resolve even the most innocuous scheduling questions without his intervention, a Florida federal judge yesterday ordered the two to meet on the steps of the federal courthouse and resolve their latest quarrel by playing "one (1) game of ‘rock, paper, scissors.’ " (Read the ruling.) Judge Gregory A. Presnell of Orlando ordered the unusual measure, which he characterized as "a new form of alternative dispute resolution," after the two Tampa attorneys had proven unable to agree upon where to hold a deposition, even though both of their offices are just four floors away in the very same building in Tampa.

HP cuts back on telecommuting

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Which clearly explains HP’s backwards thinking and lack of progressiveness. The typical blue suit, brown tie manager mentality left over from the System 360 days. If I can’t see my employee, he can’t possibly be doing any work ….Hewlett-Packard, the Silicon Valley company known for pioneering flexible work arrangements four decades ago, is canceling telecommuting for a key division of the company. While other companies nationwide are pushing more employees to work from home to cut office costs, HP believes bringing its information-technology employees together in the office will make them swifter and smarter. The decision shocked HP employees and surprised human resource management experts, who believe telecommuting is still a growing trend. HP cuts back on telecommuting

Have to make a decision, the clock is ticking

Posted on by luken7

Well, the time has come. My company is offering packages for people to leave. The catch, I have to give an answer by this coming Monday. So…here’s my plan. North Carolina is now a Powerball member and my wife is picking up two more tickets this afternoon. The drawing is at 11:30pm tonight right after the news. If I hit it, I won’t send an email of resignation, but a link to google video which you will be able to watch in awe.

If I don’t hit the number….I guess I’ll just take my humble ass back to work Monday morning …..

MercuryNews.com | 06/02/2006 | U.S. wants Web records

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Well, well, here we go again. So it seems teh Attorney Puppet General caters to his bosses whims, as opposed to the rules of law. Now the administration want to keep my surfing and email patterns, apparently to help the war on terror. I’m sure Verizon and ATT won’t have a problem with this, but seeing that this will require congressional approval, let’s hope that this can be delayed somehow until after the elections, when more sensible will be placed into office.

The U.S. Department of Justice has quietly told Google, Microsoft and other major Internet companies that it wants them to keep detailed records of where people go while surfing the Web for up to two years. The proposal, which would require congressional approval, could dramatically change how companies cooperate with law enforcement agencies investigating everything from terrorist networks to child pornography. Internet service providers such as Verizon, AT&T and Comcast could also be forced to comply. Brian Roehrkasse, a Justice Department spokesman, said the government wants companies to keep data related to Web searches and e-mail exchanges — but not content, such as e-mail messages or attachments.
MercuryNews.com | 06/02/2006 | U.S. wants Web records