January 2012
Do Harsh Pot Laws Create a Dangerous Drinking... →
anti-propaganda:
‘Alcohol kills approximately 70,000 people per year. Prescription pills, which have helped overdose become the leading cause of accidental death in America, result in more than 20,000 deaths per year. Marijuana has never killed anybody.
Although scientific research is available to show that pot is relatively harmless, and in fact medically beneficial, myths and propaganda...
EU signs ACTA, global internet censorship treaty →
anti-propaganda:
‘Today, the European Union and 22 member states signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. They have now joined the US and seven other nations that signed the treaty last October. This signing ceremony merely formalized the EU’s adoption of ACTA last month, during a completely unrelated meeting on agriculture and...
liarworthloving asked: WHAT HAPPENED TO WINDOWSBURG?! Seriously, you always find the best apartments. #jealous #foreverandalways.
“Seven years ago, when I was just starting to build a career in film, there were...”
– my very smart boyfriend who is far too often far too quiet (aka Kit). (via rebeccalando)
I love kitttttt
MPAA Responds to SOPA Protests →
tanya77:
soupsoup:
The following is a statement by Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion
Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) on the so-called “Blackout Day” protesting anti-piracy legislation:
“Only days after the White House and chief sponsors of the legislation responded to the major concern expressed by opponents and then called for all parties to work cooperatively...
The War of the Weirdos →
diedan:
I wrote this when 1993 was the future (which means I was likely anywhere between 8 to 10 years old at the time of its creation). Everything below is exactly as I typed it then, spelling mistakes, etc., all intact.
Well, I’m going to tell you an adventure that happened in 1993. Justin, my…
Best story, ever?
Seriously though, I need to make this into a short film.
Bijan Sabet: Hollywood has decided to go nuclear... →
bijan:
More than a decade ago, we got the DMCA.
Many people hated it but the content community (Hollywood) pushed very hard for it. They wanted to control what content could and couldn’t exist on the Internet.
I’m over simplifying things greatly but the basic DMCA deal was the following
1. Users…
10% of this year's Sundance selections raised... →
December 2011
...the deadline: 2011 -- the stories I'll remember... →
thedeadline:
Years from now, these are the 80 stories I’ll remember writing in 2011.
There are lots of tales of the gradual merger of TV and the Internet; lots of profiles of pioneering TV shows and Web sites; and a few spot news stories from natural disasters and Occupy protests…
December:
When A Penny…
Awesome end of the year wrap-up! I love this!
RIP onetrick.net ... 2001-2011 :[
i hope Fahad Shaikh from pakistan enjoys it as much as i did - i should really check my yahoo mail more often for domain expiration notices
Tests Cast Doubt on F.A.A. Restrictions on Kindle... →
Gadgets are tested by monitoring the number of volts per meter coming off a device. The F.A.A. requires that before a plane can be approved as safe, it must be able to withstand up to 100 volts per meter of electrical interference.
When EMT Labs put an Amazon Kindle through a number of tests, the company consistently found that this e-reader emitted less than 30 microvolts per meter when in use....
