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Bodog, Josh Arieh Part Ways
via Poker News | pokernews.com by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
While Bodog's signing of young phenom Justin Bonomo made headlines this week, another change in the works was Bodog's decision to end its long-running endorsement deal with Atlanta native Josh Arieh, the two-time WSOP bracelet winner...
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Political Roundup
via defective yeti by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
B., loyal reader and master of reverse psychology, recently urged me to "Please please please stop writing about politics," adding "you don't have any insight I couldn't get from any other other blog equipped 30 something urban liberal guy."True, true enough. But B., you are not thinking this all the way through. Since you already read this site, isn't it convenient that I summarize...
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NYT: Microsoft May Build a Copyright Cop Into Every Zune
via The Daily Swarm - Headlines by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
Mr. Perrette said the plan is to create “filtering technology that allows for playback of legitimately purchased content versus non-legitimately purchased content.”He said this would be similar to systems being tested by Microsoft, Google and others that are meant to block pirated clips from video sharing sites. NBC is also working with Internet service providers like AT&T to put similar...
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Test to see if your ISP is throttling BitTorrent traffic
via CrunchGear by John Biggs on May 06, 2008
Your connection on Time Warner.This test will tell you if your ISP is throttling your BitTorrent traffic. So many people are taking it right now that it might be down, but TorrentFreak reports that 10 ISPs in the US are shaping traffic — non named yet, though. Keep trying and let us know if your ISP is keeping you from downloading The Slip legally.
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iPod Touch/iPhone for Music Round-up
via Create Digital Music by Peter Kirn on May 07, 2008
If we’ve learned one thing on this site, it’s this: if it’s a computer, big or small, someone’s going to find a way to make music. The iPod / iPhone, with their Mac OS-derived software guts and a multi-touch interface, are no exception — with or without Apple’s blessing. Here’s a look at what people are doing, including some apps you can download right now, and where this might go...
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Cool new forum hosting/service: Lefora
via Scobleizer -- Tech geek blogger by Robert Scoble on May 06, 2008
I just visited the offices of Lefora, free forum hosting, who is making cool new forum software that goes in interesting new directions that I haven’t seen forum software or services do yet. Stuff like embeddable YouTube videos with just copying the URL. And I +love+ the color theme selector they have.You’ll see that in the video demo I just filmed with Vinnie Lauria, VP of product.Paul...
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Update: Countersuit to the RIAA not dismissed, the fight goes on
via CrunchGear by Matt Hickey on May 07, 2008
More news in Atlantic vs. Boyer, a case of the RIAA coming down hard on an innocent user and the user fighting back.Yesterday we brought news that the defendant’s attorneys filed a countersuit yesterday and that the judge has dismissed it. Turns out the RIAA filed for a dismissal, but today the judge put aside the RIAA’s dismissal request and will allow the countersuit to stand.This means the...
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MySpace Launches New Data Sharing Service
via The Inquisitr by JR Raphael on May 07, 2008
Social networking just can’t stop making headlines this afternoon. MySpace has now announced a new “Data Availability” initiative it says will revolutionize the social networking world as we know it.The plan will let MySpace users have their profile data dynamically shared with pages on Twitter, Yahoo, Photobucket, and eBay.“The walls around the garden are coming down,” MySpace CEO...
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Market collapse? ... or business as usual?
via Management Consultants' Blog by Tony Restell (Top-Consultant.com) on May 07, 2008
There seem to be really mixed messages out there at present - lots of firms seem to be thriving and recruiting really aggressively. But then can consulting really be escaping any fall-out from the credit crunch and the barrage of doomsday headlines we've been seeing?So I thought I'd turn to you our readers for the definitive view. Let me know your thoughts on the following 3 questions and...
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Rumsfeld Blames Generals for Troop Strength
via Outside The Beltway | OTB by James Joyner on May 08, 2008
Some recently released Pentagon documents include an “hour-long talk [then-Secretary of Defense Donald] Rumsfeld and Gen. Peter Pace, then the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had with military officers in late 2006.” The Swamp’s Aamer Madhani highlights this bizarre exchange:Q: Hey, also your favorite subject: looking back. What’s become conventional wisdom, simply Shinseki was...
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