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I was just a child when some well-meaning adult thought it would be a good idea to tell me that I could always get the current time by dialing POPCORN. I proceeded to abuse that information by dialing the number every five minutes to find out what time it was — among other things. I …
The canine crime-fighting duo Flo and Lucky were in the news again this week. The dogs, allegedly trained to sniff out counterfeit DVDs, have just completed an assignment in Malaysia where they are said to have helped uncover over $6 million in bootlegged discs. The pair was so successful that counterfeiters put a bounty on …
Walmart jumped into the DRM-free music pool with a big slash yesterday, as the retailer began selling high-quality MP3s from major labels at a price that undercuts iTunes. The music industry is finally realizing the only way to break Apple’s lock on the digital music market is to offer DRM-free music through various online services. …
Is there a beverage that has had more influence on society than coffee? Well, maybe beer — but there’s a reason why people don’t describe themselves as Beer Achievers. Coffee is the ultimate performance-enhancing drug. Without a fully caffeinated workforce, the wheels of capitalism would fall off. Without coffee, we would have no software — …
Editor’s Note: The YearlyKos convention in Chicago this past weekend was a significant milestone in the history of the liberal blogosphere. The event confirmed the ascendancy of bloggers as a serious political force. All seven of the Democratic Party candidates attended to woo progressive voters. As part of our ongoing effort to bring Medialoper readers …
As political scandals go, this one was odd, even by Second Life standards. Gaming blogs were buzzing last week with reports of a bizarre incident involving the staff member of a US Senator who (allegedly in a drunken rage) used a plot of Second Life land to stage a protest against a fluffy pink video …