#Miscellaneous
MPAA Head: Piracy Shouldn’t Be Called “Theft”, Wait. What?
On occasion, the Universe throws knees-buckling curve balls at you. For example. What the fuck can you do when MPAA Czar Chris Dodd comes out and states that piracy shouldn’t be called theft, besides stand there dumb founded?
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Australian DEATH METAL BAND Receives $20,000 Grant. Hell Yes.
There’s a death metal band by the name of Ouroboros from Australia, and this band clearly originates from the greatest of countries. They’ve been awarded a $20,000 grant. To record a new album.
Steve Jobs Was “Closely” Involved In iPhone 5 Design According To Bloombeg.
It was reported that Steve Jobs was working right up until his death, with many speculating on the next generation iPhone. This has been confirmed by Bloomberg today, and I have to appreciate the guy’s determination.
‘SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR’ Gets Release Date; Alba and Rourke Confirmed.
Wee! The Sin City Hopes You’re Not Tired Of Its Visual Motif train continues onward! Into the sky! Into infinity! Into theaters next October! Oh, look at that segue. The touch. The power.
FACEBOOK STOCK Traded At Record-Smashing 2.7 Million Shares Per Second
As a poor graduate student majoring in literature (laugh it up, fuzzball), I don’t really understand stock. What I do understand are sexy buzz words like “record breaking”, buzz words that can attract even the fat-skulled such as myself. Them there people are breaking the records? Count me in!
A VIRUS That Creates ELECTRICITY? Oh, You Scientists, You.
A virus that creates electricity. Just think about that shit in your brain-stem for a moment, augmenting it with this further thought. It’s real. It’s really real. Welcome to the future where the computer you’re watching furry-snuff porn on is powered by virii generating electricity from the thumping of your stroke hand.
‘SKYFALL’ TEASER POSTER: It’s Uh, James Bond. Walking And Stuff.
Oh snap! It’s a totally nondescript teaser poster for Skyfall which to the undiscerning eye could pretty much be a poster for any of the Craig-powered Bondie flicks.
PIRATE BAY Offline After “Quite Big” DDoS Attack; Don’t Look At Anonymous They Say.
I would never download torrents (heh), but if I did I wouldn’t use Pirate Bay. That’s why despite it being down apparently for a day, I haven’t noticed.
WATCH: Beastie Boys ‘SABOTAGE’ Performed By Kids. Cute Memorial ++
Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” all done up with a cadre of kiddos. Energetic and goofy fitting for our fallen b-boy, MCA. Love it.
Microsoft Invests In Russian Company That Kills BitTorrent Traffic. Ah, F**k!
There’s a Russian start-up out there called Pirate Pay that wants to take your porn and music from you. Using some sort of nefarious (or is it heroic?) method, they can kill BitTorrent streams. Such a skill assuredly attracts those who are interested in protecting their wares, and Microsoft would certainly fit the bill.
