…and Music Labels Fail
A handful of studies have shown that those who download music illegally actually buy more through legal channels. But why? Are pirates really this generous or could it be that this is just a side-effect of the failing music industry?
Read this article at TorrentFreak.
Tags: file sharing, industry, music, pirates, TorrentFreak
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A new Department of Labor report finds personal outsourcing is revolutionizing how Americans don’t do their own work.More American Workers Outsourcing Own Jobs OverseasMore American Workers Outsourcing Own Jobs Overseas
Tags: employee, Onion, outsourcing
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Revised Theory Suggests Carbon Dioxide Levels Already in Danger Zone from PhysOrg.com
(PhysOrg.com) — If climate disasters are to be averted, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) must be reduced below the levels that already exist today, according to a study published in Open Atmospheric Science Journal by a group of 10 scientists from the United States, [...]
Tags: carbon dioxide, climate change, disaster, Obama, PhysOrg.com
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Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com.
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Tags: Obama, satire, www.236.com
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From Steal This Comic.
Tags: cartoon, DRM, Steal This Comic
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Does Big Brother know where you’ve been surfing? by ZDNet’s Sam Diaz
If you think no one will ever know about the Web sites you were surfing last night, guess again. It may not be your spouse, your boss or a cop - but there’s growing interest in what sort of data your Internet Service [...]
Tags: cookies, internet, isp, packet, paranoia
Posted in Politics, miscellaneous
YouTube In Russia
The video below was produced in Russia in 1984. It is called “There Will Come Soft Rains.” Set in California during a nuclear winter, America is portrayed as a patriotic country very dependent on robots. It may answer the question, “How would robots act if they had no humans to serve?” This could [...]
Tags: 1984, robots, Soviet Union, YouTube
Posted in Politics, Video
After 9-11 we know how quickly our government came up with ‘The Patriot Act.’ This was the opportunity our administration needed to establish power and control. This control has even extended to the internet with limited success. Free speach is still “bloggily” abundant, so far. The future is not so certain. Just as the ‘Patriot [...]
Tags: 9-11, Clark, iPatriot Act, Lessig
Posted in Politics, Video
Is it really getting this bad?
How would you feel if someone took your thumbdrive off your keychain to look for subversive material. They’d need a warrant, right? Wrong. Anytime you cross a border or get in line to board a plane, agents of the Department of Homeland Security can confiscate your electronic equipment. In fact [...]
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