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The RIAA Is Evil

By Kay Steiger - Nov 19th, 2008 at 5:55 pm

Jesse notes that Tennessee’s universities are forced to spend millions on anti-pirating software even though they’re expecting to increase tuition and lay off teachers. As…

Priorities

By Jesse Singal - Nov 19th, 2008 at 5:12 pm

Via reddit, Threat Level reports:
Combating music piracy at Tennessee’s public university system is more important than hiring teachers and keeping down tuition costs.
Just-signed…

Worst. Holiday. Ever.

By Jesse Singal - Oct 21st, 2008 at 11:56 am

Today, apparently, is Global Anti-Piracy Day, at least according to Microsoft. (Why, it seems like just yesterday was GAPD ‘07, doesn’t it?)
Sez Gizmodo:
They’ve…

My Challenge Question is “What Language is This Written In?”

By Jesse Singal - Sep 18th, 2008 at 9:45 am

Veep candidate Sarah Palin’s Yahoo! email account was hacked yesterday and some of its contents posted online. Two things stand out from the AP’s writeup.…

Campus Beat: Guns, Drugs, and Victoria’s Secret

By Emily Rutherford - Jul 21st, 2008 at 3:20 pm

The Daily Texan would like us to know that those Texans sure like their firearms. Not only do more Texans under 26 than ever carry…

A New Facebook Feature That Isn’t Evil? Weird

By Jesse Singal - Jun 23rd, 2008 at 9:21 pm

Facebook now appears to have a built-in phonebook that lists all your friends and their numbers. Generally speaking, it’s safe to assume that any new…