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101 Nipples in 101 Days a bust :-) No submissions, women only have themselves to blame.
Wow, RIAA completely fails when it comes to all their litigation against pirates
http://www.betanews.com/article/RIAAs-return-on-58-million-in-lawyer-fees-Two-Percent/1279133986
Ah, dude, did you sign the contract or not? Paul Ceglia might own 84% of Facebook.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-unsure-about-ownership-contract-20100721-10jzq.html
In an interview with Diane Sawyer, Zuckerberg says he didn’t sign it. Oh yeah, and don’t see The Social Network.
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/zuckerberg-calls-movie-fiction-disputes-signing-contract-giving/story?id=11217015
Didn’t we already know this? Dating sites put up fake listings.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/jetplace-ordered-to-own-up-to-adding-fake-profiles-to-dating-site-redhotpie/story-e6frfro0-1225895572434
iPhone 4 problems haven’t hurt Apple’s profits
http://www.news.com.au/technology/apple-soars-to-record-profits-on-ipad-iphone-jobs-says-more-amazing-products-to-come/story-e6frfro0-1225894922998
Google and China reach an unusual compromise
http://www.news.com.au/technology/google-obeys-chinas-laws-to-keep-internet-licence/story-e6frfro0-1225894947241
Let’s put this one in the ‘what is the f’ing point of that’ category
http://www.news.com.au/technology/playboy-launches-new-work-safe-website/story-e6frfro0-1225894816070
Wow, apparently social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook are making kids dumber. Again I ask, where are the parents?
http://www.news.com.au/technology/social-media-sites-like-facebook-twitter-making-kids-dumber-parents-believe/story-e6frfro0-1225893411901
In our ‘Just because it’s cool’ section, I see a new movie coming out of this – The Tunnels of the Moon!
http://www.news.com.au/technology/moon-find-may-point-to-habitable-tunnels/story-e6frfro0-1225893374953
Topic of the week
The Australian Government’s plan to snoop on it’s people
Just to refresh your memories
The government wants to start recording everything you do online.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/govt-wants-isps-to-record-browsing-history-339303785.htm
It then got revealed that the whole plan is shrouded in secrecy
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/web-snooping-policy-shrouded-in-secrecy-20100617-yi1u.html
now the documents have been obtained under the freedom of information act, but…
The government doesn’t want you to know and it has blacked out 90% of the document
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/no-minister-90-of-web-snoop-document-censored-to-stop–premature-unnecessary-debate-20100722-10mxo.html
This is feeling a little secret police’ish to me. I think we hve taken the ‘Nanny State’ thing too far, time to regain some sanity.
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