December 2007
Steal This Film II →
These are strange times indeed. While they continue to command so much attention in the mainstream media, the ‘battles’ between old and new modes of distribution, between the pirate and the institution of copyright, seem to many of us already lost and won. We know who the victors are. Why then say any more?
Largest Diamond Found in Space →
10 Billion Trillion Trillion Carats!
How Clinton Lost Her Invincibility - TIME →
The onset of the Iowa caucuses finds Clinton aides racing to lower expectations, bracing for a possible loss there and contemplating a dwindling lead in the polls in New Hampshire and South Carolina. So, what has stripped the mighty Clinton campaign juggernaut of its image of invincibility?
The Pirate Bay: Torrents and Peers Double in 2007 →
Hollywood had hoped otherwise, but it has been a good year for The Pirate Bay, despite all the legal hassles.
WatchThe Holiday Sweater Song (via Vimeo)
Woman asked to leave Walmart after staying 72... →
Paper: disregard for customers, DMCA led to Sony... →
A new paper revisits the Sony rootkit debacle, trying to understand how Sony BMG decided to pack its CDs with two problematic forms of copy protection. Did Sony make an honest mistake or take a calculated risk?
Africa Moves to Ban Plastic Bags →
Motivated by a climate of widespread environmental devastation, Africa has boldly moved to ban plastic bags in an effort to eliminate the billions
Top 10 Holiday Tech Toy Gifts →
It’s that time of year again. Yes, the holidays—a time to shower yourself… er, your friends and family with some great new tech toys. Here at Macteens, we love tech toys. A lot. Here are our top picks—the best of everything for your wish list. Or, if you’re really nice, these are the things you might buy for the Macteen in your life.
Christmas is expensive
The 10 Biggest Missteps In Fast Food →
10 of the biggest marketing blunders and all-out disasters ever visited upon us by the fast food giants.
Lazy Man’s Way to Building a Great PowerPoint... →
Delivering a breathtaking presentation that wows the audience isn’t easy. Here is a kick ass PowerPoint template to take some of the stress off your speaking experience.
26 Amazing Products of 2007 [PICS] →
The cars, computers, games, phones, operating systems and yes, even razors, that helped define and refine 2007.
Scientists Invent Tiny Chemical Condom for Bugs →
The new method the scientists propose will essentially turn insects into that one person you knew in high school. Long after they’ve had sex, they’ll continue to act like virgins. For bugs, this means not laying eggs and not producing offspring.
The Science Behind How our Brains Process Music →
There’s a particular part of the brain that responds to pleasurable things like winning a lot of money, taking cocaine, or having an orgasm. That’s been known for years, but with my colleague from Stanford Medical School, Vinod Menon, I found that the same region of the brain responds to pleasurable music.
Walmart Pulls Superbad DVD Featuring Fake... →
SuperBad DVDs containing fake Hawaii drivers licenses featuring the name and likeness of Fogel aka “McLovin” were yanked from Walmart shelves after the state of Hawaii objected. The mayor of Honolulu said, “It was foolish of the movie studio to include this prop… it could be used by unscrupulous people to deceive others…”
50Cent File-Sharing Doesn’t Hurt Artists They... →
Before getting up on stage at a club in Oslo, 50 Cent gave an interview. In it he denied taking coke on live TV in Zagreb and then dropped a file-sharing bombshell: “What is important for the music industry to understand is that this really doesn`t hurt the artists!” Wow. No-one cares about the coke now.
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MPAA Caught In Copyright Scandal →
7 foods you may think are healthy, but aren’t -... →
uTorrent WebUI For The iPhone →
The iPhone has no built-in BitTorrent client yet, but you can use it to access uTorrent remotely from anywhere in the world. The iPhone web interface for uTorrent makes it easy to manage your torrents when you’re away from your desktop computer.
BBC interviews the Pirate Bay →
The BBC show Click journeys to Sweden and talks to the Pirate Bay and the Pirate Party. Really interesting documentary.
November 2007
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