Archive for February 3, 2008

Countdown Special Comment: On FISA and Telecom Immunity

However, as Keith points out, if the president were to veto the legislation and there was another terrorist attack inside the U.S., he, and he alone would be responsible for it — all in the name of protecting huge corporations over the American people he was charged with protecting.

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Sweden Warns Kids Against The Pirate Bay

The majority of Swedish children between the ages of 8 and 14, admit that they download copyrighted music and videos on a regular basis.

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Yahoo needs Microsoft’s help

Now we know it wasn’t just a rumor all these months. Microsoft (MSFT) has been seriously thinking about swallowing up Yahoo (YHOO) since way back in 2006. In what would be by far its largest acquisition ever

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Does the games industry wants the PC to fall?

This is an interesting perspective on NPD’s latest “study”. From the article: “It’s almost as if the industry secretly wants the PC to fall - and it’s not that hard to understand why…” - interesting perspective!

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Too Many Tabs? Firefox Add-ons to manage a TAB JAM

Every Firefox user spends a lot of time dealing with tabs. Thus, improving the tabs directly adds to the browsing experience. You can make them better, faster, beautiful and lot less ovewhelming. So here you go, 6 powerful addons to improve your tabbed browsing.

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Dr. Kawashima declines $22 million in Brain Age royalties

With 17 million copies of Brain Age sold since its release, Dr. Kawashima is due to earn $22 million in royalties. The shocker? He doesn’t want a single penny, and instead puts his royalties towards funding other research projects. “Everyone in my family is mad at me but I tell them that if they want money, go out and earn it,” he said.

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