January 2008
at Stanford watching lessig give his last free culture talk. Updated with great remixes.
Pirate Bay Admins Charged with Assisting Copyright... →
The Swedish prosecutor Håkan Roswall has announced the charges against four individuals involved with The Pirate Bay. The four, aged 23 to 37, are being charged with “assisting copyright infringement” of 4 software applications, 9 films and 22 music tracks.
The Pirate Bay: The Site is Safe, Even If We Lose... →
In an few hours from now The Pirate Bay team will probably be charged with aiding or facilitating copyright infringement. If they are found guilty, they could receive sentences of up to 2 years in prison, but the site will remain online, no matter what.
yay, getv has a very passionate hater! http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/000567.html
Craig 'Craigslist' Newmark: Hillary's OK but... →
The Craigslist founder talks politics and discusses his latest collaborations: EveryBlock, Declare Yourself, and Voto Latino — a telenovela series starring That 70’s Show’s Wilmer Valderrama and Rosario Dawson
Recipe: Homemade Girl Scout Cookies →
“Samoas, also known as Caramel de-Lites, have always been my favorite girl scout cookie (although I do enjoy Do-Si-Dos, Tagalongs and Thin Mints)…”
Shepard Fairey endorses Obama http://obeygiant.com/post/obama
Why I Switched from Clinton to Obama ? →
Former President of Chicago NOW, Lorna Brett Howard, tells the story of why she switched from supporting Hillary Clinton to Obama.
Digg Joins the DataPortability Project →
“Digg has joined the DataPortability Project, a group of websites cooperating to help you securely use your data however you want. Why? Because you own your data. It’s that simple. From the start, Digg has supported the idea that you own your own data.”
P2P users blast Comcast in FCC proceeding →
Users participating in the FCC’s public comment period on Comcast’s alleged P2P blocking have harsh words for the cable giant, and accuse it of blocking more than just P2P. They wonder, why is it so hard to tell the truth?
@spin war is a product
Pepsi's Super Bowl Ad Features Hearing Impaired →
The whole spot is silent and features hearing impaired actors. It’s also quite witty.Bravo, Pepsi.
Kids in the Hall rare live stage show tonight. should be fun!
Tiki Bar's Johnny Johnny (Kevin Gamble) Saves... →
Today Kevin Gamble, also known as Tiki Bar TV’s “Johnny Johnny,” in an incredible act of heroism, saved a woman from an oncoming train in a New York subway. “The train is about 60 seconds away, so I immediately leap over the edge…So I haul her up on my shoulder, at which point she comes too, and I quickly get her back to the edge…”
@george08 route 66 that goes through virginia is not the same as the old school rte 66 through the west. yer in my hometown!
Smashing Pumpkins play Burning Man (in Guitar Hero III)
obama-rama-mania, it’s sweeping the south. the west is next.
@schlomo america will recover. remember, you’re big in japan. say hi to tajee for me.
postponing tonight’s Video Salon due to speaker cancellation and heavy rains. we’ll reschedule for mid-Feb during GDC. sorry!
Happy Birthday Ben Brown - Internet Rockstar →
SXSW Insiders Guide Network Celebrates Ben Brown’s Birthday! If you’re heading to SXSW or just wanna keep up on what’s going on, this is the site to bookmark :)
Step-by-Step: Jailbreak the iPhone 1.1.3 Firmware →
Before you get started, be sure you’ve got at least 1GB of free space on your computer, 300MB of free RAM, and 300MB of free space on your iPhone.
@quepol i know! best forward-to-mom link of the week.