BBC NEWS | Technology | US Yahoo offers copy-free music Internet company Yahoo has released its first music download from a major record label without copy protection. A Public Affair by Jessica Simpson does not have any digital rights management (DRM) restrictions often found on tracks from other sites. The MP3 is compatible with any digital music player, including Apple’s popular iPod player and others. Nice of them, but it’s Jessica Simpson. Get back to me when it’s someone with musical talent.
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Just in fromJoi Ito’s Web: Firefox Cosplay-a-rama. Stormtrooper Danny Choo took on the Akibahara district of Tokyo with other cosplay aficionados, spreading Firefox. “You don’t need to use Internet Explorer.” “We don’t need to use Internet Explorer. Move along. Move along.”
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The big news in reality shows this week is that there’s pretty damning evidence that a Project Runway contestant may have copied photos from online, run them through a “sketch” filter with Photoshop, and submitted them as his own sketches in order to get on the show. If true, the consequences are pretty fraught for the Project Runway producers and BravoTV. This story made Yahoo! news, some other online entertainment news sites, and so on, but was broken by a TWOP poster named “victor rolf.” The thread that started it all: Spoilers – TWoP Forums viktor spotted it first, and…
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Cat burglar suspect in garden-glove thefts – Yahoo! News As if the gardeners of Pelham don’t have enough to worry about, with the rocky soil and the slugs and the big trees casting too much shade, a feline felon has been sneaking into their back yards and carrying off gardening gloves. Goche’s flower-patterned number may soon take its place on the clothesline that’s strung across the front fence at Willy’s home, which he shares with Jennifer and Dan Pifer, their 19-month-old son Hudson and a mutt named Peanut Chew. Above the line is a sign that says, in words and…
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I don’t usually go for memes, but this one caught my eye. The idea is, if you’ve watched at least 3 episodes, you get to put the show title in bold. There are a couple of shows, like Inuyasha or Father Ted, where I’ve seen one episode or two, and might have watched more if I’d remembered to schedule the time. Add to this the new SciFi.com show Eureka, which premiered tonight. We liked it a lot,and added it to the Season Pass list. Also, they have the coolest.shwag.evar advertised on the Made In Eureka home page. I wants me…
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Via: Flickr Title: 07-18-06_1852.jpg By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 18 Jul ’06, 6.53pm CDT PST
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The “measure tech” is here from Anderson Windows to do the precision measurements on all the windows we’re getting replaced with energy efficient vinyl-composite. Notes on installation of new windows: Will need to not only remove existing blinds, but remove brackets and reinstall them. We discussed the trim around the patio door; it will be replaced with trim that matches the floor we had installed 2 years ago. Exterior decorative shutters (fake ones) are probably not going to survive and we’ll probably have to replace them. Background: several weeks ago David and I decided to do something about the windows in the house,…
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What fun, the thunderstorm they warned us about today hit pretty much right on schedule – the temperature dropped 15 degrees in just a few minutes once the rain finally started. Earlier, David and I went out front to watch the lightning, which was confined to just the high clouds, but it was flashing constantly. At least it will be cool enough to sleep tonight – the air conditioning unit for this house is a little underpowered – and I’ve got candles going in case we lose power in the next few minutes. It’s constantly rumbling overhead with thunder –…
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It was inevitable – now the international press laughs openly at Bush as Putin gets in a “tough jab” (Quicktime video) at Bush’s expense at the G8 summit press conference. BUSH: I talked about my desire to promote institutional change in parts of the world, like Iraq, where there’s a free press and free religion. And I told him that a lot of people in our country would hope that Russia will do the same thing. I fully understand, however, that there will be a Russian-style democracy. PUTIN: We certainly would not want to have same kind of democracy as…
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Salt Lake Tribune – Air Force pilot vandalized pro-Bush cars DENVER – An Air Force officer with hundreds of hours of combat time pleaded guilty Friday to defacing cars with bumper stickers supporting President Bush, and was given a two-year deferred sentence and ordered to pay for the damage he caused. Lt. Col. Alexis Fecteau, a decorated officer who flew 500 combat hours in the Gulf War, Kosovo and Bosnia, pleaded guilty to felony mischief and must pay restitution to the owners of the damaged cars to clear his record. I really do have to wonder what it was that…