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Pr0n’s Effect On Society:

“Rytis writes ‘An article at the Financial Times is analysing the growing impact of internet pornography, the phenomena itself and the problems that it causes to our society. Surveys within Great Britain have shown that more than a half of 9-19 years olds have seen pornography online. From the article: ‘To some men, Haynes argues, clicking on porn is simply a way to pass the time. It’s a hobby. Once they’d idly play solitaire; now they idly click on a porn site. Others, though, succumb to addiction: Most addictions are to do with internal emptiness, wanting to fill up dead space, and addiction is always destructive.'’“

Gallery: Apple Ads:

“The company is known as much for its Apple logo and innovative marketing as for its products. We take a quick trip through some of Apple’s promos.”

NASA HQ Raided In Kiddie Porn Probe:

“Feds: ‘Skin tone filtering system’ helped nab space agency executive”

Rice admits multiple Iraq errors:

“Condoleezza Rice admits the US has made thousands of tactical errors in Iraq, but says the strategy was right.”

HOWTO convert an NES cartridge to a hard-drive:

“Cory Doctorow:

This HOWTO details a simple and lovely mod that converts a Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge into a bus-powered USB 2.0 2.5′ hard-drive enclosure.

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Join The New MetsBlog Network…:

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MyDeathSpace:

“MyDeathSpace keeps track of the MySpace profiles of people that die.”

Holy Crap, The Star Wars Kid is Suing:

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Ghyslain Raza, the Star Wars kid made infamous after recording himself acting out a light sabre battle in 2003, is suing the three classmates who posted the videos for $160,000.

This is absolutely not gaming news, but, I’m sorry, it had to be told. Besides, I’d bet my eye teeth Raza is a gamer. Now quick, someone go and create a court-themed video of the Star Wars kid.

Star Wars Kid Suing… Holy Crap [Montreal Gazette]

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Fascinating article about how it’s becoming impossible to tell 20 year olds and 40 year olds apart and the end of the generation gap:

“Fascinating article about how it’s becoming impossible to tell 20 year olds and 40 year olds apart and the end of the generation gap. The author never gives a satisfactory answer as to why this shift has occurred though…there has to be an interesting book in here somewhere.”

EXCLUSIVE: Katie Holmes Birthing Poster:

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Woz interviewed about Apple’s 30th:

“Filed under: Cult of Mac, Apple, Interviews

He
just wanted to be an HP engineer, but instead he co-founded the company that introduced the world to personal computers
as we know them. That’s Steve Wozniak for you, the merry prankster of the computer age and the affable genius behind
Apple’s earliest creations.

The Mercury News href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/14191453.htm">sat down with Woz and spoke to him about
the early days at Apple, his relationship with the other Steve (you know, the one that likes turtlenecks), and how he
is treated at Apple Stores.

Thanks,
jbelkin.

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Stacked can art:

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Gallery of stacked can art - He hates these cans! Stay away from the cans! [via] - Link.

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[Amusing] The rock band sued by a minimalist composer for including 60 seconds of “copyrighted” silence on their album, and other farked-up tales of this country’s farked-up intellectual property law:

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Yet another condom question:

“Ladies, when using condoms, can you tell the difference between regular condoms and ‘ribbed for her pleasure’ condoms?”

Protest tshirt for graphix nerds: Drop Shadows Not Bombs:

“Xeni Jardin:
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DRM and the Myth of the Analog Hole:

“Art Grimm writes ‘Movie studios want to punish legitimate customers for legally purchasing content, while the real pirates go right on stealing. ZDNet’s George Ou writes: ‘There seems to be a persistent myth floating around the board rooms of the movie companies and Congress that analog content is the boogie man of music and video piracy. In fact, they’re so paranoid about it that they’re considering a mechanism called ICT (Image Constraint Token) that punishes law-abiding customers for content that they legally purchased. But ironically, the real content pirates who make millions of bootleg movies have no intention of ever taking advantage of the so called ‘analog hole’ because that is the slowest and lowest quality method of stealing content.'’“

TechCrunch » Pandora and Last.fm Together…sort of:

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[Interesting] Ever wonder if that jar of olives in the fridge that’s been there for months is still any good? A single person’s guide to expiration dates:

“(Single Guy)“

BitTorrent search site hits back:

“The Torrentspy search engine is seeking to dismiss a US film industry lawsuit accusing it of breaching copyright.”

May the Best Sex Toys Win:

“Babeland launches its first sex-toy design contest. Plus: Who believes in virtual sex? In Sex Drive Daily.”

Steve Jobs’ Best Quotes Ever:

“What drives the colorful Apple CEO? He’s happy to tell you. Compiled by Owen W. Linzmayer.PLUS: Wired News’ full coverage of Apple’s 30th anniversary.”

Steve Jobs’ Best Quotes Ever:

“What drives the colorful Apple CEO? He’s happy to tell you. Compiled by Owen W. Linzmayer.PLUS: Wired News’ full coverage of Apple’s 30th anniversary.”