June 2009
21 posts
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Hulu blocks PS3 access to content →
What a dewche-ish move.
Jun 27th
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Jun 27th
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Alcohol linked to 1/25 deaths worldwide →
…and yet we’re still busting hippies and city kids for holding a dime bag. Bring back prohibition!
Jun 26th
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Up-to-date iPhone unlocking guide →
Thanks Giz!
Jun 25th
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Techno-waste dumped illegally abroad contained... →
Oops.
Jun 25th
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Merck invents phony scientific journal using major... →
This is siiiiick… invent a journal, put phony science in it, and then cite it as “clinical evidence” for your pharma products literature. Boo-urns.
Jun 24th
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Jun 24th
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Data.gov: for all your nerdy statistical wants →
Gub’ment data sets: go get ‘em, Malcolm Gladwell.
Jun 24th
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Jun 24th
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Great interview with Boxee creator Avner Ronen →
Jun 24th
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Pirate Bay innovates DDo$ attack →
Brilliant! Bankrupt a company using transaction fees!
Jun 24th
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Jun 24th
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Jun 24th
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Burger King now selling blowjobs →
Worst. Ad. Evarrr…
Jun 24th
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Shocker: Almost 100% of "green" products aren't. →
What? My green propane-fired lawn eradicator isn’t eco-sense compliant? My favorite: Comcast’s “Eco-Billing” option to kill the paper bill (it saves them money, not the environment).
Jun 24th
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Jun 23rd
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Interactive NYC/NJ foreclosure map →
Look at the clusters, and then think about median incomes for the most densely affected areas. Predatory lending? No question. Makes me ill.
Jun 19th
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Eric Massa is my fucking hero →
My new hero in congress, NY-D Rep. Eric Massa, introduces a bill that makes broadband capping illegal and bandwidth metering illegal, as enforced by the FCC. At least SOMEONE is keeping up on how to keep consumers advocated and the e-Conomy 2.0 humming along…
Jun 19th
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Eliot Spitzer still doesn't get that he's an idiot →
The guy is still trying to doubletalk his way through life, evidently. I’d really like to see him seek gainful employment as a bartender in a strip club, or something more suited to his moral compass.
Jun 12th
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Nintendo DS used for classroom test-taking →
Kyoto schools have been using the DS as a classroom tool for some time; now there’s a dedicated software service to allow for testing and whatnot using a PC as a server. Neat.
Jun 9th
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WiFi Interference Guide →
A good way to troubleshoot flaky WiFi networks, like mine (grrr).
Jun 8th