Halo 3 Control Scheme Released

In this week’s “Bungie Weekly Update”, the multiplayer control scheme for Halo 3 is released, sadly excluding the x button. Also, a Halo 3 Teaser is revealed along with more Beta information.

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The cost of leaving your PC on

“Between my server and my Windows Media Center home theater PC, I have at least two PCs on all the time at home. Have you ever wondered how much it’s costing you to leave a computer on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?”

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MPAA Steals Code, Violates Linkware License

A blogger who wrote his own blogging engine called Forest Blog recently noticed that none other than the MPAA was using his work, and had completely violated his linkware license by removing all links back to the Forest Blog site, and had not credited him in any way.

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A Gigabyte of RAM? You must be crazy!

A decade ago, a girl hypothesizes in a newsgroup that one day computers will have gigabytes of memory. Look at the response she gets!

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Halo 3 FAQ Details Released by Bungie

For those of you who have already gotten into the Halo 3 beta (Like Myself). Bungie has posted a simple FAQ that may answer some of the questions you have been wondering. Highlights include:
-The X Button function will be included in the beta
-No NDA with the beta, you will be able to share experiences and screenshots on the web

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U.S. senator: It’s time to ban Wikipedia in schools, libraries

Here’s the newest from Sen. Ted Stevens, the man who described the Internet as a series of tubes: It’s time for the federal government to ban access to Wikipedia, MySpace, and social networking sites from schools and libraries.

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This Day In Tech: Kevin Mitnick Arrested

“Feb. 15, 1995 – Perhaps the most celebrated cracking case in history begins with the arrest of Kevin Mitnick by the FBI on charges of wire fraud and breaking into the computer systems of several major corporations.”

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Microsoft wants Halo’s matchmaking in all Xbox 360 games

“Phil Spencer, the Head of Game Development for Microsoft Game Studios wonders why no one has equaled Halo 2′s matchmaking service yet.”

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Halo 3 Alpha Video

“A guy named Bip Chizzle has leaked a video showing off many of the weapons from the Halo 3 Alpha. These weapon animations are most likely placeholders, but it’s nice to see what some of the weapons look like in first person…..”

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How To Survive a Horror Movie

When it appears you have killed the monster, NEVER check to see if it’s really dead… The first woman to either lose or remove her clothing is dead meat… Never back out of one room into another without looking. It’s always behind you… Never run into a deserted graveyard at night… Never listen to strange voices on the telephone…

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