The ongoing a href="http://techdirt.com/search.php?site=#038;cx=partner-pub-4050006937094082%3Acx0qff-dnm1#038;cof=FORID%3A9#038;ie=ISO-8859-1#038;q=psystar"lawsuit/a between Apple and "MacOS on non-Apple machines" company Psystar has taken an interesting turn. Groklaw notes that in its latest filing, Apple adds a dash of conspiracy, noting that a href="http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20081202230318899" target="_new"some mysterious "other persons" are behind Psystar/a, and it intends to figure out who they are: blockquotei On information and belief, persons other than Psystar are involved in Psystar's unlawful and improper activities described in this Amended Complaint. The true names or capacities, whether individual, corporate, or otherwise, of these persons are unknown to Apple. Consequently they are referred to herein as John Does 1 through 10 (collectively the "John Doe Defendants"). On information and belief, the John Doe Defendants are various individuals and/or corporations who have infringed Apple's intellectual property rights, breached or induced the breach of Apple's license agreements and violated state and common law unfair competition laws. Apple will seek leave to amend this complaint to show the unknown John Doe Defendants' true names and capacities when they are ascertained. /i/blockquote There's some a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3122" target="_new"speculation/a that this is a bit of a fishing expedition by Apple to uncover the names of various hackers who have been making it possible to run the Apple OS on generic machinery.br /br /a href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20081204/0208113021.shtml"Permalink/a | a href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20081204/0208113021.shtml#comments"Comments/a | a href="http://techdirt.com/article.php?sid=20081204/0208113021op=sharethis"Email This Story/abr / br style="clear: both;"/ a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d8300ba1c1a1d0e11f841b095c5bbcaep=1"img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d8300ba1c1a1d0e11f841b095c5bbcaep=1"//a img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=d8300ba1c1a1d0e11f841b095c5bbcae" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.techdirt.com/~f/techdirt/feed?a=dvPeo"img src="http://feeds.techdirt.com/~f/techdirt/feed?i=dvPeo" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.techdirt.com/~r/techdirt/feed/~4/474699296" height="1" width="1"/

img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_spacestation/spacestation_t.jpg'/img: Photo: NASApFloating 190 miles above the Earth's surface, the extraplanetary crash pad known as the International Space Station careens through the sky at an average of over 17,000 miles per hour, making almost 16 Earth orbits a day./p pSet for completion in 2011, it's been a href="http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/12/dayintech_1204"10 years since construction first began/a on the ISS. The final version will double its current capacity of three residents to six and provide incalculable contributions to science. In honor of its 10th birthday, we've assembled some of our favorite photos from the space station's lifetime. Click through the gallery for a glimpse at one of the world's most impressive sci-fi realities./p pstrongLeft:/strongbr/ Astronaut Piers J. Sellers moves along a truss on the International Space Station, while space shuttle Discovery is docked in July 2006. /p img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_spacestation/spacestation2_t.jpg'/img: Photo: NASApThe Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station with Expedition 18 on Oct. 14, 2008. Visible in the background is the southeastern coast of Tunisia (left), the Gulf of Gab#232;s and the Isle of Jerba (bottom center). Top of the picture points northwest./p pThe Expedition 18 mission brought NASA astronaut Michael Fincke and Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov to the ISS for a six-month stay that relieved two other astronauts of their posts. pOf particular note to Wired.com readers: Videogame icon and now space tourist Richard Garriott (known as Lord British in the citeUltima/cite series) tagged along on the expedition for 12 days before returning to Earth on Oct. 24./p img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_spacestation/spacestation4_t.jpg'/img: Photo: NASApThe International Space Station is seen here in front of the Earth's horizon, photographed from the space shuttle citeAtlantis/cite as it moves farther away June 19, 2007. /p pDuring the departure and fly-around, the citeAtlantis/cite crew got a look at the station's newly expanded configuration, which included the retraction of an old solar array and the unfolding of a new one on the starboard side of the station.

/p img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_spacestation/spacestation6_t.jpg'/img: Photo: NASApDuring a seven-hour, 19-minute spacewalk, astronaut Scott Parazynski cut a snagged wire and installed homemade stabilizers to strengthen a damaged solar array. Parazynski is anchored to a foot restraint on the end of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System./p pMission STS-120 was flown by the space shuttle citeDiscovery/cite and delivered the citeHarmony/cite module. The module, among other things, added 2,666 cubic feet of living space and completed the U.S. core contribution to the ISS./p img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_spacestation/spacestation7_t.jpg'/img: Photo: NASA pBest known for the insulation-foam scare after the citeColumbia/cite tragedy, STS-118 found citeEndeavour/cite with a puncture in its heat shield. Fortunately the fears that the exposed foam would lead to another catastrophe were needless. /p pciteEndeavour/cite's orbital-maneuvering-system pods and vertical stabilizer are visible in this photo as it docks with the International Space Station. The mission successfully delivered its supplies and modules./p img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_spacestation/spacestation8_t.jpg'/img: Photo: NASApOn mission STS-122, European Space Agency astronaut Hans Schlegel works to replace a nitrogen tank used to pressurize the station's ammonia cooling system./p pPictured in the photo is the exterior of the new Columbus laboratory, which Schlegel traversed during the six-hour, 45-minute spacewalk. /p img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_spacestation/spacestation9_t.jpg'/img: Photo: Victor Zelentsov/NASApThe station's first female commander, Peggy A. Whitson, walks with cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (center) and Malaysian space tourist Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, who is also the first Malaysian in space./p pThe astronauts are wearing Russian Sokol launch-and-entry suits for Expedition 16. The crew launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct. 10, 2007, and arrived at the ISS on Oct. 12. /p img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_spacestation/spacestation10_t.jpg'/img: Photo: NASA 
pIn this photo, the Expedition 1 crew members are still training for their upcoming mission a week-and-half prior to the Oct. 30, 2000, launch to International Space Station. /p pThey are (left to right) Soyuz commander Yuri P. Gidzenko, Expedition 1 commander William M. (Bill) Shepherd and flight engineer Sergei K. Krikalev./p pAs the first residents of the ISS, it was this crew's job to unpack all the supply boxes and move in. They stayed a little over four months before returning to Earth./p img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_spacestation/spacestation11_t.jpg'/img: Photo: NASApThis view of Hurricane Felix was taken from the International Space Station on Sept. 3, 2007, with a 28-70mm lens set at 28mm focal length. /p pThe ISS was located nearly over the coast of eastern Honduras when this image was taken. At approximately noon GMT, Hurricane Felix was moving west at 21 miles per hour. The sustained winds were 165 miles per hour with higher gusts making it a category 5 hurricane. /p img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_spacestation/spacestation12_t.jpg'/img: Photo: Bill Ingalls/NASApPhotographer Bill Ingalls has traveled the world as a photographer for NASA since 1989. Honored by United Press International as one of the top pictures of 2007, Ingalls' photo of the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft shows it being transported by train to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. /p pThe spacecraft launched two days later, bringing the Expedition 16 crew to the International Space Station. /p img src='http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/12/gallery_spacestation/spacestation13_t.jpg'/img: Photo: NASA pRussian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 flight engineer, uses a communication system in the citeZvezda/cite service module of the International Space Station on July 17, 2008. The Russian module provides living quarters and life-support functions./pbr style="clear: both;"/ a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:9af4e9b99baa80ac985c8370fca352ce:Kk035%2F0L2P5Q7t5%2FeKfQ%2BUKXvtHRPc07iF2IPjROIhjfx0LHW03pHcYI0TyB3latXcGnqMo9KAhNFg%3D%3D'img border='0' title='Add to Facebook' alt='Add to Facebook' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/facebook.gif'//a a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:40de80a51605e43aa8666b01d653ce92:ru%2FQvBfpHzKeIukFar7bL364mmVeayeC3xPoBG%2BeUra%2F1%2Fd4GsMaxffY%2FWkFB9FVF9PDbWBtwuZE'img border='0' title='Add to Reddit' alt='Add to Reddit' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/reddit.png'//a a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:8d167de8e86392709c06933354a94f47:Um32DKGj8m5dc8ATvBGrfpeSbrWr%2Bnf4IRTvnXjxJ%2Bj8yzTUd9xp1u7VNaDUVAqlBaRvSAsyysbi'img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'//a a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:6a3a611fe83f5572670c835a05757835:ByU2Ie3Yr80l1ZcQhsmDSktBJVw1wmJMzoaIEewSSYaf3rp2tK0x5MiIgu9wtwm8qbMw%2FzbfQ0UZ'img border='0' title='Add to Google' alt='Add to Google' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/google.png'//a br style="clear: both;"/ a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bfca563db639eb47d73fe3664a25fa86p=1"img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=bfca563db639eb47d73fe3664a25fa86p=1"//a img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=bfca563db639eb47d73fe3664a25fa86" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/ pa href="http://feeds.wired.com/~a/wired/index?a=bxhltL"img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~a/wired/index?i=bxhltL" border="0"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~4/474334204" height="1" width="1"/

pEditors note: Marine geophysicist Robin Bell is leading an expedition to Antarctica to explore a mysterious mountain range beneath the ice sheet. Following is the seventh of her updates on the effort as part of ScientificAmerican.coms in-depth report on the quot;Future of the Poles.quot;/ppMcMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA--Thanksgiving weekend was long and gray.nbsp; All work stopped in the U.S. Antarctic program.nbsp; While the holiday feasts and polar companionship are wonderful, the associated delays are difficult. More than two weeks behind schedule, the British Antarctic Survey Otter, a bright red plane with skis, was hopping between skyways and fuel caches when it was stalled by the holiday at the South Pole. The South Pole turkey was delicious and the staff incredibly generous, but the downside is there was no fuel available until the end of the weekend.nbsp; Our survey plane was similarly tripped up.nbsp; We had planned to fly on Sunday evening once the airport opened again, but we were grounded.nbsp; Our fuel tanks were empty.nbsp; The skyway was open but the fuel pits were not.nbsp; Unable to fly on fumes, we had to wait till Monday. a href=http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=dispatches-from-the-bottom-of-the-e-2008-12-03[More]/a

pEditors note: Marine geophysicist Robin Bell is leading an expedition to Antarctica to explore a mysterious mountain range beneath the ice sheet. Following is the sixth of her updates on the effort as part of ScientificAmerican.coms in-depth report on the quot;Future of the Poles.quot;/ppMcMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- For a geologist, Antarctica can be a very frustrating continent.nbsp; Stepping off an aircraft onto the ice, one is greeted by a 12,000-foot smoking volcano on one side and a mountain range rising about 14,000 feet on the other.nbsp; This would appear to be a geologists dream.nbsp; The problem is the ice. Only 1 percentnbsp; of the rock on the continent is free from the veil of ice.nbsp; The rest is hidden from prying scientists.nbsp; We are forced to rely on remote sensing techniques to tell us about the types of rocks beneath the ice sheet.nbsp; Our team uses radar, gravity and magnetics. Other scientists shoot off small explosives or release pressurized air to record the echoes from different layers of hidden rock. a href=http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=dispatches-from-the-bottom-of-the-e-2008-12-02[More]/a

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DATELINE TOONTOWN. President-elect Bam Bam has announced a slate of Cabinet appointments, declaring that "this new generation of leadership" will mix a few popular characters from the past along with "many less familiar faces who are getting their first opportunity in a leading role." At a press conference, the President-elect explained that the new appointees were put through a rigorous examination of their public and private lives, and that all were found to have "rock-solid reputations." He praised his new team, calling them "a bedrock for change." The most anticipated announcement of the day was the confirmation of Wilma Rockham Flintstone as his selection for the next Secretary of State. Here's the complete rundown of all the appointments announced over the past week: Secretary of State - Wilma Rockham Flintstone This appointment shows how close the ties between family and party are in Toontown. Bam Bam used to party with the Flintstone's daughter, Pebbles, and his father, Barney Rubble, worked with Wilma's husband, Fred, in the excavation business. Most analysts are wondering what the appointment means for Fred Flintstone. Fred, who first uttered the words "hit the ground running", is still very popular around the world; and he likes the attention. But he has a big mouth. Bam Bam said today that "Wilma Flintstone is an American of tremendous stature" and that he has "complete confidence in her character and judgement." He cited her experience in dealing with domestic affairs, which has prepared her for "her new role in protecting the nation's interests abroad." Treasury Secretary - Richie Rich Rich, who has fallen on hard times lately, beat out Top Cat for the appointment. Reportedly, President-elect Bam Bam never felt comfortable around such a street-smart character. He thought that Rich's recent misfortunes, which have moved him back to the middle-class, might stir sympathy for the plight of the average American. Also, Rich really does need the job. Dept of Homeland Security -- Yosemite Sam With his hot-temper and first-hand knowledge of the southwestern border states, Yosemite Sam promises to bring "straight-talk" to immigration policy in America. He is not expected to duck from any aspect of this tough issue in the media or in Congress. However, many analysts think that because Sam's likely to come out with all his guns a-blazing, he is also a likely candidate for an early exit from the Bam-Bam administration. Attorney General -- Huckleberry Hound With considerable experience as a small-town Sheriff, this homely, homespun character with a Southern drawl is expected to restore the department's reputation as an honest defender of justice. President-elect Bam Bam said that he appreciated Huckleberry Hound's true-blue nature but added: "he is as sly as a dog." Supposedly, Ricochet Rabbit was also under consideration. Secretary of Education -- Mister Peabody The bespectacled inventor of the Wayback Machine, Peabody originated the phrase "no child left behind" during his time-travelling expeditions with young Sherman. Peabody has agreed to re-invent American education for the 21st Century. Many think he is capable of doing this single-handedly, if he's allowed to do so by teachers, parents and bureaucrats. Secretary of Defense -- Baba Looey Longtime deputy secretary to Quick Draw McGraw (aka El Kabong), Looey has been demonstrating his considerable brain-power behind the scenes in Toontown for decades. Now Looey is the first Mexican-born burro to hold a senior-level cabinet post. Unfortunately, the generals are already complaining about having to answer to another person with a funny name. Secretary of Labor -- Hardy Har Har Worked for years under Lippy the Lion and LBJ, Har Har is known to be rather down-in-the-mouth and pessimistic. This made him a good choice for a Labor Department, which must figure out how to put Americans back to work -- no laughing matter, indeed. Secretary of Energy -- vacant. There has been little speculation on the names under consideration for running the Energy Department, although the Drudge Report is saying that Bart Simpson's name has come up more than once. Secretary of Commerce -- Magilla Gorilla Citing years of experience in Mister Peebles' Pet Store, Magilla Gorilla is familiar with the struggles of small-town shopowners, a vanishing breed in an era where people are busily stampeding through Wal-Marts. President-elect Bam Bam is encouraging his new Secretary of Commerce to throw his weight around. Secretary of Veterans Affairs -- General Flap One of the pitifully few African-Americans living in Toontown, Lt. Flap distinguished himself in the war working with Beetle Bailey, starting in 1961, and now he finally receives this overdue promotion to a top job. In a town that worries more about equal representation of cats and dogs, this is progress. Secretary of Transportation -- Motormouse or Penelope Pitstop. One of the few appointments left undecided, the next Secretary of Transportation will either be the quiet but very quick Motormouse or the wealthy heiress, Ms. Pitstop, who has escaped many a predicament in her melodramatic career. Neither is expected to play a major role in the next administration. Secretary of Health and Human Services -- Olive Oyl Known for her good heart but lacking much on-the-job experience, Olive must tackle day-to-day management of a large department that could suffer brutal cutbacks. She is said to be focusing on childhood obesity and she's considering the possibility of banning wimpy burgers. It will also be important that she distance herself from her husband, known for the rap song "I Yam What I Yam" and violent rages induced by his vegetarian diet. Secretary of the Environment -- Chilly Willy or Wally Gator. This one is still a toss-up. The choice is between directing attention to the thawing Artic or the storm-tossed Louisiana swamp. Bam Bam is probably leaning towards Chilly Willy because of growing concern over global warming, along with a secret preference for Klondike bars. Secretary of Agriculture -- Porky Pig This ageless character comes out of retirement for one last spin on the world's stage. He comes from farm country so it will be interesting to see if he can be strong enough to roll back huge f-f-farm s-s-subs-s-s-idies. National Security Advisor -- Johnny Quest After a promising start to his career, Quest has finally achieved the senior-level position that many thought would come much earlier. He not only knows each region's hot spots but he's lived in each of them and found ways to survive on his own. Whether that qualifies him for the politically charged environment of Toontown remains to be seen. Many believe there is a role in national security for veteran Clutch Cargo but lips are sealed on this one. There is also talk that Yakky Doodle will be the next press secretary. Finally, Uncle Scrooge is said to be close to accepting a role as President-elect Bam-Bam's top economic adviser. The sage skinflint, Scrooge is dusting off his own post-war recovery plan, titled "Voodoo Hoodoo", and he's updating it to cope with today's credit crisis. Stay tuned for more news as it happens from Toontown. 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