Two statistics have become a staple of calls for stronger IP enforcement: 750,000 jobs lost! $200 billion–$250 billion in costs to the U.S. economy! The problem is that both figures have almost no basis in fact.
http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/dodgy-digits-behind-the-war-on-piracy.ars
Last night, it was finally New York’s turn to see the 25 minutes of Watchmen and get a chance to hear from director Zack Snyder and Watchmen’s artist, Dave Gibbons, about the heavy undertaking that is bringing the classic graphic novel to life on the big screen
http://io9.com/5059892/watchmen-movie-was-almost-about-the-war-on-terror
Kind of a stupid game, isn’t it?
http://www.prosebeforehos.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/calvin-war-games.jpg
These latest images show heroes Dom and Marcus taking on a flying Reaver during a diversionary turret-based section of the game…
http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=2228
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s commander in Afghanistan has said the war against the Taliban cannot be won, the Sunday Times reported. It quoted Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith as saying in an interview that if the Taliban were willing to talk….
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4940O020081005?rpc=64
It seems there is a new threat to our country- an insidious danger that is seeping into our homes and everyday lives that must be stopped at any cost. That threat is intellectualism.We have heard the some of the buzzwords of this political season- Folksy, Joe Six-pack, Elitist, and Arugula Eating. It seems the new wedge issue is intelligence.
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/10/the_war_on_intellectualism.php
JUST IN: China + Saudi Arabia hold billions worth of bad loans and are threatening to stop lending money to the US Govt, blackmailing the US into buying them back. “Bush said he would veto any bill that prohibited the purchase of foreign securities” WE MUST STOP THIS NOW, THIS BAILOUT IS NOT FOR MAINSTREET OR WALLSTREET IT IS FOR THE CHINESE!
http://fedupusa.org/
The problem of piracy, in all forms of media, is a tough one. It’s tough to make a dent in it by suing individual infringers, though the RIAA seems intent on trying. Activision Blizzard has been taking notes, as the software giant seems to have begun quietly suing individual citizens who have pirated copies of Call of Duty 3. Don’t worry, it gets e
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081001-activision.html
It’s a good think John McCain blew me off to go save the economy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/01/david-lettermans-war-agai_n_130815.html
Recently unearthed video shows that just two months after 9/11, John McCain was not only fully aware of the Bush Administration’s Iraq War Agenda, but also that he actively helped make the argument for war.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/30/unearthed-video-mccain-pu_n_130680.html