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11 Mar 2009 01:37

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Politics, Tech: The Weekly Standard piles on the Facebook hate, big time

  • I will never, ever join Facebook, the omnipresent online social-networking site that like so many things that have menaced our country (the Unabomber, Love Story, David Gergen) came to us from Harvard but has now worked its insidious hooks into every crevice of society.
  • Matt Labash • Senior editor of The Weekly Standard, in an article criticizing the site due to its sheer size, impersonality, mundanity and the way that it takes intrigue away from personal relationships. Yeah, so? It’s because we want our friends to know we’re watching “Gossip Girl.” Labash wrote this just in time for Facebook’s soon-to-launch redesign, by the way. • source
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10 Mar 2009 10:27

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Music, Tech: YouTube plays hardball with music videos in the UK

  • It couldn’t agree on fees, so now the videos are gone. YouTube is in the midst of a disagreement with the U.K.’s Performing Rights Society over royalties on music videos. While they’re committed to working with the PRS, YouTube is upset that the suggested rates are so high and do not want to lose income each time a video is played. This oughta be fun. source
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08 Mar 2009 21:34

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Tech, World: Is film piracy linked to organized crime and terrorism? Maybe.

  • Given the enormous profit margins, it’s no surprise that organized crime has moved into film piracy. The profits are high, and penalties for being caught are relatively low.
  • Greg Treverton • Lead author of a report on how organized crime and piracy go hand-in-hand. He’s also the director of RAND Corp.’s Center for Global Risk and Security. The study was sponsored by – surprise – the Motion Picture Association, the international arm of the Motion Picture Association of America. The study also linked terrorism and piracy. • source
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08 Mar 2009 21:06

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Tech: When it comes to Twitter, forget Failwhale. It’s all about Failbird.

Check out this amazing Failwhale-inspired Twitter illustration by Martin Gee. It’s neato. source
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07 Mar 2009 20:59

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Offbeat, Tech: Read this guide to meeting women on Twitter, pathetic moron

This is the stupidest thing we’ve ever seen. Ever. And Scott McKay is a stupid douchebag. source
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07 Mar 2009 13:51

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Tech: New Windows feature: Turn off Internet Explorer. Whoo!

We are SO clicking on that checkbox, Microsoft. Thanks for the help, European regulators! source
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07 Mar 2009 11:52

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Tech: Yo, shredders: Be a Guitar Hero with a real guitar

The Zivix Headliner digital guitar isn’t cheap, but it is a real guitar that plays Guitar Hero. source
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07 Mar 2009 11:25

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Tech: Wanna kill time this weekend? Play Unreal Tournament 3 for free!

Steam is making UT3 a free download this weekend. Frag your friends! source
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06 Mar 2009 17:12

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Tech: More proof that porn is an economic driver: e-books

  • 9 of the top 10 e-books on Fictionwise are erotica-related. Ah, porn. source
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06 Mar 2009 16:28

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Tech: “I think” Twistori is a pretty cool idea

See that? Content filters! Simple design! Fun concept! Take that, Twitter haters! source
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