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Morning News 6.18.2007

by Tim Stevens on June 18, 2007 at 08:54 AM

Sunny Skies with a Chance of FalloutSunny Skies with a Chance of Fallout
Though CBS's Jericho wasn't picked up for a second season here in the U.S., it might play well in the Czech Republic. There, some pranksters hacked into an automated weather camera showing an always-on panorama of the countryside. Once in, they dropped a fake nuclear explosion into the middle of the valley, which was then broadcast live on Czech TV. It's not clear how exactly the doomsday jokesters pulled it off.
From Boing Boing

PS3 Too Expensive says Sony CEO
Sony's chief executive Howard Stringer has admitted that the price of the PS3 is too high compared to the competition. He didn't say exactly if a price cut is coming or how much it would be, but implied that we'll be seeing a drop before the holiday season.
From BetaNews

MySpace Aids Sex Offenders Arrests
Less than a month after MySpace gave authorities information on members who are sex offenders, the state of Texas has used that information to arrest seven people. The seven were all charged with parole violations or failing to register as sex offenders.
From Newsvine

OMG FIRE HALP!
The British government has officially made 911 uncool, agreeing to go ahead with a plan to create a 999 emergency texting service. People could text their syntactically abbreviated emergencies to 999 and, with GPS information attached, expect some sort of assistance in short order.
From textually.org

Swedish Site Takes Openness Too Far
Some Swedes are beginning to protest the Web site Ratsit.se, which enables any Swedish citizen to learn all about the income and debts of any other Swedish citizen, legally and free of charge. In response, fees have been applied and a new policy enacted that will alert those who have had checks run on them, telling them who was doing the checking.
From Newsvine

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