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Espionage squirrels invade Iran

Published July 22nd, 2007 in Comedy, Politics and Random. 0 Comments

I’ve always thought that squirrels were one of the stupidest species in existence, but apparently I’ve been proved wrong. These squirrels were carrying out a spy mission, equipped with gadgets that would have made Q proud. I can’t wait for the next James Bond movie, “Acorns Plenty.”
The squirrels were carrying spy gear of […]

Exonerated Victim of RIAA Sues RIAA

Published June 25th, 2007 in Music, Politics and The Interwebs. 0 Comments

A woman accused of sharing copyrighted files using Kazaa by the RIAA is suing the association back, claiming that the RIAA broke many conduct and privacy laws when investigating her for these charges.
Andersen is a disabled single mother residing in Oregon. In 2005, she was sued by the RIAA for file-sharing, accused of sharing a […]

Disturbing - FBI Gets Easy Access to all Data Travelling Over Broadband

Published May 13th, 2007 in Government, Politics and The Interwebs. 0 Comments

In a disturbing reminder of so many “Big Brother” movies in which the government has control over everything we see and hear, tomorrow is the deadline for ISPs to install the government-mandated FBI spyware systems that make monitoring information sent over broadband internet connections even easier.� Of course, the monitoring requires a warrant, but now […]

Spool.fm - Occupying My Time for the Next Week

Published May 12th, 2007 in Music, Politics and The Interwebs. 1 Comment

Spool.fm, similar to last.fm, is a social music website, except with a crucial difference: on last.fm, you could never choose exactly what you wanted to hear due to copyright laws, whereas Spool.fm allows you to search for the music you want to hear, drag it to a playlist, then play it in succession. Heck, […]

Digg Goes Mad

Published May 2nd, 2007 in Movies, Politics, Software and The Interwebs. 0 Comments

Digg , complying with copyright laws, has been actively removing posts about the recently discovered HD DVD encryption code. In protest, thousands of Digg users have rebelled, claiming that Digg has encroached on their free speech, and posting nothing but the 16-digit hexadecimal code. Digg’s founders eventually gave up, and posted a very […]