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"Every cease-and-desist and DMCA request I've received wasn't fun to get in my..."

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:59:21 GMT

Every cease-and-desist and DMCA request I've received wasn't fun to get in my inbox, but it allowed me to deal with the issues directly with the copyright holder or using the due process of the court system.

Imagine, instead, a world where a bill like SOPA or PIPA passes. A copyright holder could bypass due process entirely, demanding that search engines stop linking to my sites, ad providers drop me, and force DNS providers not to resolve my domain name. All in the name of stopping piracy.

The chilling effect would be huge.

–Why SOPA and PIPA Must Die - Waxy.org

"And then, just two days later, on December 2, 2006, Pfizer issued a stunning ..."

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:02:55 GMT

"And then, just two days later, on December 2, 2006, Pfizer issued a stunning announcement: The torcetrapib Phase III clinical trial was being terminated. Although the compound was supposed to prevent heart disease, it was actually triggering higher rates of chest pain and heart failure and a 60 percent increase in overall mortality. The drug appeared to be killing people."

–Trials and Errors: Why Science Is Failing Us | Magazine

"Here's a thought experiment: Everyone over age 12 when YouTube launched in 20..."

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:07:09 GMT

Here's a thought experiment: Everyone over age 12 when YouTube launched in 2005 is now able to vote.

What happens when — and this is inevitable — a generation completely comfortable with remix culture becomes a majority of the electorate, instead of the fringe youth? What happens when they start getting elected to office? (Maybe "I downloaded but didn't share" will be the new "I smoked, but didn't inhale.")

–No Copyright Intended - Waxy.org

"Here's a thought experiment: Everyone over age 12 when YouTube launched in 20..."

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:06:38 GMT

Here's a thought experiment: Everyone over age 12 when YouTube launched in 2005 is now able to vote.

Remix culture is the new Prohibition, with massive media companies as the lone voices calling for temperance. You can criminalize commonplace activities from law-abiding people, but eventually, something has to give.

–No Copyright Intended - Waxy.org

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"I use to be Harvard inglish profeser. I reed this bok and now forgot how spel..."

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:54:14 GMT

"I use to be Harvard inglish profeser. I reed this bok and now forgot how spel and use inglish. Plot was nyce, had good story and hot chicks."

–The 10 Best Amazon Reviews. Ever. | Fast Company

"Do you ever feel any pressure to keep things fun on set? I feel that pressu..."

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:42:24 GMT

Do you ever feel any pressure to keep things fun on set?

I feel that pressure in life. Actually I don’t feel like it’s a pressure, it’s sort of an obligation – not to entertain and be funny but to have a certain levity. I don’t mean in terms of just being jocular, I mean that there’s got to be a lightness in your way. There has to be a lightness; you have to be as light as you can be and not get weighed down and stuck in your emotion, stuck in your body, stuck in your head. You just want to always be trying to elevate somehow.

–Bill Murray | The Talks

"While Mike led the engineering team, Twitter grew from handling 55 million tw..."

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:55:25 GMT

"While Mike led the engineering team, Twitter grew from handling 55 million tweets a day to 230 million."

–Exclusive: Twitter's VP Engineering Mike Abbott Departs - Kara Swisher - News - AllThingsD

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Christian Talk Show Rant Against Pokemon and Minecraft - CollegeHumor Video

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:26:08 GMT

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6622418/christian-talk-show-rant-against-pokemon-and-minecraft

"A HUG IS LIKE A STRANGLE YOU HAVEN’T FINISHED YET."

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:13:53 GMT

"A HUG IS LIKE A STRANGLE YOU HAVEN’T FINISHED YET."

–Would you like to buy a monkey? — TheBloggess.com

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"For Administrative Professionals Day 2011, we’re veering away from the tradit..."

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:29:47 GMT

"For Administrative Professionals Day 2011, we’re veering away from the traditional celebration of the day which is centered on administrative professionals. The recession has hit everyone in the office. Downsizing has forced all of us to pull together and work harder, not just the administrative professionals in the workplace. IAAP recognizes the hard work and sacrifice from everyone. This year, celebrate all office professionals."

–Administrative Professionals Week | IAAP

"Yeah, I have got my own cleaner," she says. "But nobody will do the garden."

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:48:49 GMT

"Yeah, I have got my own cleaner," she says. "But nobody will do the garden."

–Kim Noble: The woman with 100 personalities | Life and style | The Guardian

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"Drawing on messages posted by more than two million people in 84 countries, r..."

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:05:53 GMT

"Drawing on messages posted by more than two million people in 84 countries, researchers discovered that the emotional tone of people’s messages followed a similar pattern not only through the day but also through the week and the changing seasons. The new analysis suggests that our moods are driven in part by a shared underlying biological rhythm that transcends culture and environment."

–Moods on Twitter Follow Biological Rhythms, Study Finds - NYTimes.com

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"Facebook has admitted that it has been watching the web pages its members vis..."

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:12:03 GMT

Facebook has admitted that it has been watching the web pages its members visit – even when they have logged out.

In its latest privacy blunder, the social networking site was forced to confirm that it has been constantly tracking its 750million users, even when they are using other sites.

–Facebook privacy row: Social network giant admits to 'bugs' | Mail Online

"As a result of the radio blackout, the Quiet Zone has become a haven for peop..."

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:02:10 GMT

"As a result of the radio blackout, the Quiet Zone has become a haven for people like Diane, desperate to get away from wireless technology."

–BBC News - 'Wi-fi refugees' shelter in West Virginia mountains

"In Veracruz, Mexico just last month, two men caused a melee when they falsely..."

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:47:23 GMT

"In Veracruz, Mexico just last month, two men caused a melee when they falsely tweeted that an armed gang had taken children hostage at a local elementary school. Parents rushing to the school caused dozens of car accidents, and phone lines in Veracruz "totally collapsed." The men, both of whom have now been charged with terrorism, say they thought they were sending out accurate information."

–I'm Glad We Didn't Have Facebook or Twitter on 9/11 - Technology - GOOD

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"If you get there and the Waffle House is closed?" FEMA Administrator Craig Fu..."

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:38:42 GMT

"If you get there and the Waffle House is closed?" FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate has said. "That's really bad. That's where you go to work."

–Waffle House Index Measures Hurricane Recovery - WSJ.com

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"And please, everyone who is in love, keep in mind you can share your body and..."

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:24:28 GMT

"And please, everyone who is in love, keep in mind you can share your body and your soul with your beloved, but sharing your password is not such a good idea."

–Dear Prudence: I got my ex-boyfriend fired deliberately. - By Emily Yoffe - Slate Magazine

"But the vibe among these amateur beekeepers was bordering on hostile. As a ci..."

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:22:00 GMT

"But the vibe among these amateur beekeepers was bordering on hostile. As a city contractor made phone calls, several people in yoga clothes and a twenty-something cyclist with a moustache argued over who had spotted the hive first. A man in a beekeeping suit, sans hood, pondered preempting them all by scaling the wet, slippery tree trunk and snatching it, seemingly with his bare hands. And alongside them, a man in a tee-shirt that read “New York City Beekeepers Association”—whom Google has revealed to be Andrew Cote, a third-generation beekeeper and local expert who sells his honey at the Union Square Greenmarket, teaches beekeeping classes, and runs an organization called Bees Without Borders—stood by, shaking his head in bemusement at the bizarre and un-neighborly circus that was unfolding."

–Hurricane Irene: Brooklyn out-Brooklyns itself in the aftermath of the storm.

"Search giant Google Inc. has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a Justice D..."

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:07:05 GMT

Search giant Google Inc. has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a Justice Department investigation into allegations that it improperly accepted ads from online Canadian pharmacies that import prescription drugs into the United States. [Read a copy of the plea agreement.]

Google agreed to forfeit $500 million it earned in ad revenue from the Canadian pharmacies, one of the largest ever forfeitures in the United States, the Justice Department announced in a statement.

–Google’s Pill Problem: “Google Drugs” Pays Record $500 million fine to avoid jail…for now « MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY

"The thought of licking Joe Lieberman is not fantastic. Even though he's koshe..."

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:25:52 GMT

"The thought of licking Joe Lieberman is not fantastic. Even though he's kosher. The appeal of that is he's kosher. Still, I'd take the canoe trip."

–GQ's Fuck Marry Kill Interview With Larry King: Celebrities: GQ

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