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Hollywood still hates you
From AppleOutsider: These people do not get it: Under a new deal between the two companies, Netflix users won’t just have to wait 56 days to rent Warner Bros. movies on DVD. They’ll have to wait 28 days to add … Continue reading
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How Copyright Industries Con Congress
In my previous life as the Washington editor for the technology news site Ars Technica, I became curious about two implausible sounding claims I kept seeing made over and over—and repeated by prominent U.S. Senators!—in support of more aggressive antipiracy efforts. … Continue reading
A great explanation of why the Protect IP Act (PIPA) is not just boneheaded, not just dangerous, but evil, and must be stopped
This is very, very serious, folks. I don’t usually fall into the histrionics trap of proclaiming “ZOMG this bill/law/rule/company is going to destroy the WORLD!” But in this case, SOPA and PIPA are pretty goddamn close to that fact. This … Continue reading
Facebook’s new Timeline
I don’t go crazy over Facebook. It’s a cool place to post pictures and catch up with what a lot of people are doing in a convenient, simple interface, but it also has a lot of crap I can’t stand. … Continue reading
WIRED’s iPad app and the future of print media
Back on May 26, Wired magazine released a version of their publication designed specifically for Apple’s iPad. I promptly bought a copy for $4.99 to see what the brave new world of tablet-specific media content would look like. The app … Continue reading
For the love of God, if you’re still using Internet Explorer, STOP!
If you’re using Internet Explorer to view the web, please stop. Do it for the children. It is an awful, awful piece of software who’s end can’t come soon enough. Why do I hate IE so much? Because it’s bad … Continue reading
Shakeup at Microsoft
Microsoft has just fired several key personnel and completely reorganized it’s entertainment divisions in an (last ditch? desperate?) attempt to breath some life into it’s non-Windows business units, the most successful of which has hemorrhaged billions of dollars over the … Continue reading
Google throws its hat into the TV ring (um, panel?)
Google recently announced it was venturing into the crowded waters of television by producing a gadget called Google TV. From what I can gather, this will be a set-top box that will allow you to use Google to search for … Continue reading
New website look
I decided to monkey with the look/feel of the site today. I wanted to update the look to something a little cleaner, a little more contemporary. This is a WordPress theme called Monochrome. I may do a bit more customization … Continue reading
1.3 million malicious ads viewed daily
New research released by Dasient indicates that based on their sample, 1.3 million malicious ads are viewed per day, with 59 percent of them representing drive-by downloads, followed by 41 percent of fake security software also known as scareware. The … Continue reading
