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How Not To Apologize - Slate Magazine
I tried to watch Game of Thrones and this is what happened - The Oatmeal -
This comic shows exactly what causes illegal downloading. The lawmakers wanted us techies to come up with our answer to SOPA, and it turns out that we have already been giving them answers all along! Now, if they would only use them. Their old ideas about “release windows” cause more piracy than any technology.
Kevin J. Anderson will novelize Rush's new album
Jonathan Coulton talks about MegaUpload -
I totally agree with everything he says in this article. It’s not crazy. It’s totally rational thinking. Please, recording industry, show us the proof that you are hurt by piracy. Show us how you can actually put a number on it. I’m glad Jonathan Coulton wrote this. I’m now a fan for life. I’m sure that a lot of artists feel the same (and a lot that will fight piracy with everything they’ve got).
The President's challenge - O'Reilly Radar
(via In Portland, Oregon, you can attend Hellboy summer camp)
(via Italian Isaac Asimov graffiti - Boing Boing)
“This is the part of the post where I’m supposed to say something
reasonable like, “Everyone agrees that piracy is wrong, but this is
the wrong way to fight it.” But you know what? Screw that. Even though a substantial portion of my living comes from the
entertainment industry, I don’t think that any amount of
“piracy” justifies this kind of depraved indifference to the
consequences of one’s actions.”
— Boing Boing will go dark on Jan 18 to fight SOPA - Boing Boing