UK tops poll for online TV pirates

UK tops poll for online TV pirates : "The UK is the largest downloader of online pirate TV programmes in the world, with more than two-thirds of all pirated videos obtained from BitTorrent networks, according to new research."

Psychedelic medicine

Psychedelic medicine: "
New Scientist has a long article about the renewed interest among scientists in the possible medical uses of psychedelic drugs like LSD, Psilocybin, DMT, and Ketamine:
Since 2001, psychiatrist Francisco Moreno of the University of Arizona in Tucson has been testing psilocybin as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychotherapy and antidepressants such as Prozac help many patients, but some have such severe symptoms and are so resistant to treatment that they turn to electroshock therapy and even brain surgery. As with the work on cluster headaches, Moreno's study was motivated by reports from people with OCD that psilocybin relieves their symptoms. So far, Moreno has given both sub-psychedelic and psychedelic doses of pure psilocybin to nine treatment-resistant OCD subjects, in a total of 29 therapy sessions. His preliminary findings suggest firstly that it is safe to ingest psilocybin, which was a primary concern of the trial. Beyond that, Moreno calls his results 'promising', but won't discuss them further, since he plans to submit a paper to a peer-reviewed journal this year."

Gator CPO at the Department of Homeland Security

Gator CPO at the Department of Homeland Security: "'D. Reed Freeman, the 'Chief Privacy Officer' of Claria Networks (formerly Gator), the creators of the pervasive spyware package GAIN, has been appointed to the Department of Homeland Security's 'Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee'.'"

the inventor of the drive by download, one that probably could have been brought up on violations of the computer fraud and abuse act is going to run the nations privacy office, wow!!!

BBC has Infocom's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

BBC has Infocom's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "'At the BBC they have the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, Infocom game from 1984, written by Douglas Adams. Its a text based adventure game, reminiscent of games from way back when. The two episode game works pretty well even ported to flash.'"

How To Steal Wi-Fi

How To Steal Wi-Fi - And how to keep the neighbors from stealing yours. By Paul Boutin: i like steal this wifi better!!!

We'll always have Paris...

three different emails tonight. all paris' fon book!!! wow!!! but hey feeling slighted, i wasn't listed ;)

Blink-182 calls it quits, for now

Blink-182 calls it quits, for now: "California pop-punk trio Blink-182, famed for its practical jokes and disdain for clothing, has gone on 'indefinite hiatus,' with no plans to work together again, its Geffen Records label said Tuesday. Singer-guitarist Tom DeLonge, singer-bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker want to 'spend some time enjoying the fruits of their labors with loved ones' after a decade of working together nonstop, the statement added. 'While there is no set plan for the band to begin working together again, no one knows what tomorrow may bring,' it said. San Diego-based Blink-182, cast in the same mold as Grammy-winning punk combo Green Day, enjoyed major success with such tunes as 'What's My Age Again?' and 'All the Small Things,' winning an MTV Video Music Award for the latter tune."

1960s Brazilian pop treasure-trove

1960s Brazilian pop treasure-trove: "1960s Brazilian pop treasure-trove
This webpage of a 1960s Brazilian pop fan contains scans of dozens of LPs along with downloadable MP3s of selected tracks. They're amazing."

The Long Tail

The Long Tail: "How to Sell Your Book, CD, or DVD on Amazon Micro-niche, long-tail publishing"

Court Says FCC Out-of-Bounds With Digital TV

Court Says FCC Out-of-Bounds With Digital TV: "'A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday stated that regulators had overstepped their authority by imposing a rule designed to limit the copying of digital television programs.' From the article: 'The FCC rule aims to limit people from sending copies of digital television programs over the Internet. The FCC has said copyright protections are needed to help speed the adoption of digital television.'"

Martian Sea Discovered

Martian Sea Discovered: "'New Scientist is reporting that a large sea of frozen ice (between 800 and 900 km in size and 45 m deep) has been discovered by the ESA's Mars Express Probe. Here's the kicker: the sea of block ice is only five degrees away from the Martian equator. New Scientist also links to a PDF of a paper to be presented next month about the finding.' Update: 02/21 15:30 GMT by T: Note: that's 45 meters deep, not 45 kilometers deep."

QuickTime for cell phones in Japan

QuickTime for cell phones in Japan: "One of the world's biggest mobile phone operator's, Japan's NTT DoCoMo and Apple announced on this week series of 3G phones in Japan that use 3GPP, a mobile phone video standard based on MPEG-4. Apparently Apple's QuickTime core will act as a decoder in these phones. "

Life Enhancement Products Presents: NeoFiles

Life Enhancement Products Presents: NeoFiles: "By R.U. Sirius" wow i missed this guy, glad i found something hes working on...it's been too long. now i just have to find out what genesis is working on!!! ;)

UK Leads in TV Show Downloading

UK Leads in TV Show Downloading: "'Britain has emerged as the world's biggest market for downloading pirated TV, with Australia being the second and the U.S. sitting at third. Among the top pirated TV shows, '24' ranks the first. 'The Simpsons,' 'Enterprise,' 'Stargate SG-1' and 'Battlestar Galactica' are also among the top hitters.' 'Pirated' seems a strong word, at least for watching those programs which have been beamed (unencrypted) through my body. Where can I pay a quarter per show for moderate-quality, sanctioned torrent files?"

MDMA for US soldiers

MDMA for US soldiers: "MDMA for US soldiers Richard Kadrey sez: 'American soldiers traumatised by fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are to be offered the drug ecstasy to help free them of flashbacks and recurring nightmares.'"

to paraphrase mike's on point sarcasm...guess it does have therapeutic effects after all!!!

CBGB may close due to rising real estate costs

CBGB may close due to rising real estate costs: "The legendary club that played a central role in careers of countless punk and new wave acts -- Blondie, The Ramones, Patti Smith -- may close. The culprit: rent hikes throughout the surrounding Bowery 'hood. I smoked many an unfiltered cigarette at CBGBs when I was a teen. We used to always try to exhale through our nose piercings. Good times. Link to blurb on aversion.com which references a Village Voice article I can't find. Here's a related story in the NYT (site reg required): Link. CBGB, as The Village Voice reported this week, is facing a lease renewal in August, and its landlord has nearly doubled the rent, to about $40,000 a month, said Lisa Kristal, a lawyer and the daughter of Hilly Kristal, who opened the club in 1973."

Add RSS Headlines to your Weblog

Add RSS Headlines to your Weblog: "This article explains how to create a custom component which displays RSS headlines and insert the component into your weblog."

Orbital Resort to Launch by 2010

Orbital Resort to Launch by 2010: "'Popular Science has a cover feature on self-made billionaire and space enthusiast Robert Bigelow (who's been mentioned before on Slashdot). The article has new info on Bigelow's plans to launch a 'CSS Skywalker' orbital resort by 2010 and sell space habitats to others, such as scientists, manufacturers, Hollywood producers, and countries. The habitats will be made of inflatable modules with multilayered kevlar-like walls. A prototype habitat will be launching on a SpaceX Falcon V next year. To help ensure cost-effective access to the station, Bigelow is also running the $50 million America's Space Prize. In the long run, he plans to use the modules as the basis for space yachts and moon cruisers.'"

Earth Observatory

Earth Observatory: : "The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change. In particular, we hope our site is useful to public media and educators. Any and all materials published on the Earth Observatory are freely available for re-publication or re-use, except where copyright is indicated. We ask that NASA's Earth Observatory be given credit for its original materials."

Stonehenge Version 2.0 Completed

Stonehenge Version 2.0 Completed: "The Stonehenge project previously mentioned has been completed near Wellington, New Zealand. This newer version utilises multiple ancient astronomical technologies (scroll down) and the BBC reports it is wired for sound"