October 2nd, 2008
It’s not all bailout negotiations, partisan recriminations, and White House meetings this week in Congress—our elected officials also found some time to pass the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008. Its name might suggest that the bill “settles” something, but it does not. Instead, it gives the webcasters and the music labels still more time to hammer
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October 1st, 2008
We still don’t really believe it, but the Pandora pre-order page is now live and accepting orders for the open-source gaming handheld.
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September 30th, 2008
Microsoft and the Attorney General’s office in Washington state said on Monday they have filed seven lawsuits over pop-up ads that scare consumers into paying for software that supposedly fixes critical errors on a PC.
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September 29th, 2008
Paul Newman as Luke Jackson sings Plastic Jesus upon hearing the news of his mother’s death.
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September 28th, 2008
Because we all want our sweet sweet diggs… Yes some stories are huge, and they need to be gotten out but come on people.
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September 26th, 2008
Prominent Democrats say John McCain contributed little during a meeting at the White House, and showed no desire to participate in negotiations happening Thursday night. Reid: “John McCain did nothing to help. He only hurt the process.”
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September 25th, 2008
In a strong letter to Congress, the Department of Justice objected to a plan that could make it a pro bono copyright lawyer for groups like the RIAA—even though any money it collects would go back to rightsholders.
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September 24th, 2008
A prominent female news anchor chastised the McCain campaign Tuesday evening for engaging in sexism and insulting behavior in its attempt to shield Gov. Sarah Palin from members of the press.
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September 23rd, 2008
A new University of Georgia study suggests that online social networking sites such as Facebook might be useful tools for detecting whether someone is a narcissist.
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September 22nd, 2008
With seven houses, John and Cindy McCain have a lot of garages to fill - and 13 cars to fill them.
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