French presidential officials have been caught illegally downloading copyrighted material; ironic, as the officials could have broken the French ‘three strikes’ laws twice over. Just as both employees of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the RIAA, one of the main proponents behind th... Read more...
There are two types of people in this world: the ones who share videogame controllers and the ones who don’t. Which one are you? It came up again today, the old argument. My husband, David, and I were shopping at the GameStop, intending to take advantage of their buy-two-get-one-free-on-preo... Read more...
0_O? Tom Phillips, general manager of Amazon Web Services, died yesterday in a plane crash in Michigan, reports MSNBC. Phillips was on a small plane from St. Ignace to Mackinaw Island, a short flight of only 4.5 miles that was expected to last about 6 minutes. A concerned family member cal... Read more...
Children who live with smokers miss more school due to illness than those who live in households with non-smokers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed data from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey that tracked, among other things, how many da... Read more...
The espionage thriller begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (Helen Mirren) and Stefan (Tom Wilkinson) about their former colleague David (Ciarán Hinds). All three have been venerated for decades by their country because of the mission that they undertook ... Read more...
Inequality has ballooned over the last three decades as some of the wealthiest Americans have enriched themselves at the expense of everyone else. Who are the worst offenders? You tell us. We'll compile your suggestions and hold a vote to decide which ones Brave New Foundation will expose. We have ... Read more...
On the eve of the sport's formal re-opening for business after a five-month lockout, NBA commissioner David Stern sent shockwaves throughout the league Thursday night by nixing the league-owned New Orleans Hornets' plans to trade guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers. Within an hour of ... Read more...
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07/12/2011,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Death,
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Umm... But I hope they know THIS is still going down though... #FreeMumia Prosecutors have called off their 30-year battle to execute former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal for murdering a white police officer, putting to an end the racially charged case that became a major battleground in the ... Read more...
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06/12/2011,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in News,
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Amid all the negative coverage of the Solyndra solar bankruptcy in the past two weeks, three other tidbits might have escaped your notice. But I think they bear highlighting here, because solar technology continues to be an incredibly viable renewable energy option for the United States — not ... Read more...