Today both CunningLinguist and Capt. Badass wrote a post about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) hearings taking place in Congress. I thought I would combine them both so we can get a good look at this act and what it means for you internet types. This is important. Read and click on the links.
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The days of anonymously spouting off vitriolic hate over the internet may be closer to an end than we all realize.
Online hacktivist group Anonymous has issued an ultimatum to the vicious Mexican drug cartel The Zetas. According to a video released on YouTube, the hacker group is demanding the release of one of its members who has been kidnapped by the cartel. The Zetas are responsible for thousands of deaths and kidnappings in an effort to increase and secure its operating territory. Continue reading
Once upon a terrible time there were no helicopters. Then along came a lot of clever-clogs inventors, and now there are. Helicopters. Very useful, and a little romantic, too.
For a long time now I’ve wanted to start a website named pleaseinvent.com. I got a few things I’d like someone to invent. Continue reading
Your mobile carrier is a bit cagey about telling you what speed you can expect to get from your cell phone or mobile hotspot’s data connection. Fortunately real people out there are measuring that throughput for you. Continue reading
Hello kiddies. I see you’ve come back for more carnival of horrors. Apparently the JO Knifefights didn’t scare you off. (They should’ve.)
Well over the past few days I received a bunch of new Craigslost submissions from some of my favorite people in the world: Dancing Queen, BoobooKitteh, SusanBAwesome, GenderFenderBender and the inimitable Slim Pickens all sent me this week’s craziest free classified ad crap. So sit back, pour yourself a glass of leprechaun blood and admire the Hieronymous Bosch-ian tableau of nihilistic perversion and insanity that is Craigslist.
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Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz was fired yesterday afternoon by Yahoo’s board. Apparently not wanting to deal with her in person, they did it by telephone. They did not think to have her company email privileges disabled first. It is a credit to Ms Bartz that her retaliation was relatively- relatively– low key. She immediately sent an email to the mailing list for all Yahoo staff worldwide, as follows after the jump: Continue reading
There are puppies.
They are in a Death Factory full of lasers and acid pits and weird creatures.
How can you NOT want to rescue the puppies from the Death Factory? Continue reading
Facebook is ubiquitous. Even your grammy has had an account for two years and the site has become a standard staple in any marketing plan. Of course, it is this widespread use that makes Facebook so damn handy. You can find a FaceBook page for any interest or group, no matter how obscure.
However, this also means that there are some sick fucks and general jack asses who also populate the Facebook universe. Stupidity, bigotry, bad taste; Facebook has it all. I am going to spare you the chore of searching for it yourself, and give you a sampling of some of the worst Facebook has to offer. Continue reading
Hey Everyone! It’s time to pull on that “vintage” Green Lantern, grab your pull lists, select your favorite deck and head on down to our little shop of wonders. Right now we’ve got a special on a few choice selections. Right here we’ve got a potential new series based on a romantic adventure from the 80’s. Over here, we’ve got a completely unnecessary remake of a Spanish horror story. And this right here happens to be a weird crossover of Halo and Top Gear. Didn’t see that one coming did you? Well, take your time and let me know if you need anything. We’ve got all this and a super-powered girl fight at this week’s Nerd News Roundup! Continue reading