A few weeks ago proposed a new amendment that would require, at first, twenty-five colleges and universities to install “anti-P2P technology” on their internet connections. This outrageous bill would allow everyone’s favorite organizations (the RIAA and MPAA, please note thick sarcasm) to dictate what was considered “good” and “bad” (obviously immensely biased in their [...]

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Ars Technica has recently published a great article on current “deep packet filtering” technologies, some of their uses, and how this relates to the net neutrality debate. Excellent reading, and highly recommended.

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While many of you have been busy attempting to get to the bottom of all this Harry Potter nonsense, I decided to catch up on the venerable Mr. Sherlock Holmes. And what better way to do this than with the wonderful free resource known as Project Gutenberg? If you’ve not yet heard of Gutenberg (or [...]

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In a clever move, Facebook has taken it’s next step toward world domination and acquired a small startup, Parakey. I am sure you are all familiar with Facebook, Parakey on the other hand, my not ring any bells. First, I must introduce Blake Ross. He’s the guy that helped pioneer the Firefox [...]

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This letter to a drug dealer, while being rather funny, leads me to question the mental stability of the writer, a certain Michael Polensek. Mr. Polensek happens to be a city councilman in Cleveland, Ohio. The letter reads as follows, though you can click the image to the left to read the original or you [...]

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I have found what may be the funniest Wikipedia article ever. It makes me think of a stiff ninety year old man trying to sound “hip” and “cool.” Fo sho, homie…
Anyway, I love the “Dirty South.” Despite the fact that we spend the majority of the year sweating our skinny as- butts off, gnats and [...]

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Wanna find somewhere to snag a drink? Give MappyHour a spin! This new Google maps “mashup” lets you locate bars (and clubs and restaurants with bars) near a given location. The site also allows users to add new locations, revise locations, and rate their favorite (or least favorite) bars.
New bars are recommended based a comparison [...]

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It seems that there’s some boring prison escape attempt every other day. However, one particular attempt caught my eye. It would seem that these inmates are quite a bit more brilliant than most.
Forget about digging a hole with a spoon to escape from prison. Four federal inmates are accused of going above and beyond [...]

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