http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130219/17273422032/make-counterstrike-map-montreal-metro-station-get-threatened-with-50000-fine.shtml#c523 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:38:07 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130219/17273422032/make-counterstrike-map-montreal-metro-station-get-threatened-with-50000-fine.shtml#c523 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130219/17273422032/make-counterstrike-map-montreal-metro-station-get-threatened-with-50000-fine.shtml#c454 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:58:52 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130219/17273422032/make-counterstrike-map-montreal-metro-station-get-threatened-with-50000-fine.shtml#c454 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130105/05461321587/protip-after-committing-drunken-hit-rundont-brag-about-it-facebook.shtml#c41 Mon, 7 Jan 2013 14:50:27 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130105/05461321587/protip-after-committing-drunken-hit-rundont-brag-about-it-facebook.shtml#c41 Maybe it's the worst James Bond ever (barely edging out Timothy Dalton)...
Woah there! Timothy Dalton was far better than either Roger Moore or George Lazenby or even Pierce Brosnan. In fact, Dalton's Bond was the closest to the James Bond from the books.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101109/09054111770/dailydirt-get-little-bit-older-little-bit-slower.shtml#c107 Thu, 3 Jan 2013 12:19:03 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101109/09054111770/dailydirt-get-little-bit-older-little-bit-slower.shtml#c107 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121218/11575721428/after-all-that-original-cyberstalking-complaint-that-created-petraeus-scandal-is-dropped.shtml#c13 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:50:45 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121218/11575721428/after-all-that-original-cyberstalking-complaint-that-created-petraeus-scandal-is-dropped.shtml#c13 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120828/08091820180/hall-oates-convince-super-pac-named-after-them-to-shut-down.shtml#c491 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:16:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120828/08091820180/hall-oates-convince-super-pac-named-after-them-to-shut-down.shtml#c491 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120828/08091820180/hall-oates-convince-super-pac-named-after-them-to-shut-down.shtml#c473 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:15:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120828/08091820180/hall-oates-convince-super-pac-named-after-them-to-shut-down.shtml#c473 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120828/08091820180/hall-oates-convince-super-pac-named-after-them-to-shut-down.shtml#c459 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:14:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120828/08091820180/hall-oates-convince-super-pac-named-after-them-to-shut-down.shtml#c459 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/10434620100/just-as-ecuador-grants-asylum-to-assange-it-prepares-to-extradite-blogger-exposing-corruption.shtml#c209 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:13:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/10434620100/just-as-ecuador-grants-asylum-to-assange-it-prepares-to-extradite-blogger-exposing-corruption.shtml#c209 Kinda makes you wonder if there are any reasonable governments out there.
Uhmm... No, it doesn't. Reasonable governments are like aliens. People say they're out there but I haven't seen any evidence of them.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/10434620100/just-as-ecuador-grants-asylum-to-assange-it-prepares-to-extradite-blogger-exposing-corruption.shtml#c208 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:12:43 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/10434620100/just-as-ecuador-grants-asylum-to-assange-it-prepares-to-extradite-blogger-exposing-corruption.shtml#c208 Kinda makes you wonder if there are any reasonable governments out there.
Uhmm... No, it doesn't. Reasonable governments are like aliens. People say they're out there but I haven't seen any evidence of them.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/10434620100/just-as-ecuador-grants-asylum-to-assange-it-prepares-to-extradite-blogger-exposing-corruption.shtml#c204 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:12:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/10434620100/just-as-ecuador-grants-asylum-to-assange-it-prepares-to-extradite-blogger-exposing-corruption.shtml#c204 Kinda makes you wonder if there are any reasonable governments out there.
Uhmm... No, it doesn't. Reasonable governments are like aliens. People say they're out there but I haven't seen any evidence of them.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/10434620100/just-as-ecuador-grants-asylum-to-assange-it-prepares-to-extradite-blogger-exposing-corruption.shtml#c202 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:12:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120820/10434620100/just-as-ecuador-grants-asylum-to-assange-it-prepares-to-extradite-blogger-exposing-corruption.shtml#c202 Kinda makes you wonder if there are any reasonable governments out there.
Uhmm... No, it doesn't. Reasonable governments are like aliens. People say they're out there but I haven't seen any evidence of them.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120808/18104219968/beck-needs-your-help-to-hear-to-his-next-release-album-sheet-music.shtml#c328 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:38:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120808/18104219968/beck-needs-your-help-to-hear-to-his-next-release-album-sheet-music.shtml#c328 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120720/02530219774/homeland-security-issuing-its-own-dmca-takedowns-youtube-to-stifle-speech.shtml#c130 Wed, 1 Aug 2012 10:59:14 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120720/02530219774/homeland-security-issuing-its-own-dmca-takedowns-youtube-to-stifle-speech.shtml#c130 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120730/03153719874/would-us-education-be-better-if-we-replaced-algebra-requirements-with-stats-logic.shtml#c191 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 06:10:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120730/03153719874/would-us-education-be-better-if-we-replaced-algebra-requirements-with-stats-logic.shtml#c191 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120718/00503119739/pro-copyright-judges-never-drop-cases-over-conflicts-so-why-does-megaupload-judge-have-to-step-down.shtml#c1024 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:15:47 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120718/00503119739/pro-copyright-judges-never-drop-cases-over-conflicts-so-why-does-megaupload-judge-have-to-step-down.shtml#c1024 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120713/02212119682/swedish-experiment-spotify-helps-recording-industry-make-lots-money.shtml#c21 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:45:23 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120713/02212119682/swedish-experiment-spotify-helps-recording-industry-make-lots-money.shtml#c21 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120712/01204619669/rewind-mexico-surprises-everyone-signs-acta.shtml#c229 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:43:43 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120712/01204619669/rewind-mexico-surprises-everyone-signs-acta.shtml#c229 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120621/02232219411/google-is-to-pink-slime-as-apples-are-to-airplanes.shtml#c366 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:18:30 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120621/02232219411/google-is-to-pink-slime-as-apples-are-to-airplanes.shtml#c366 I've now read this paragraph a dozen times. And my only conclusion is the person who wrote it has never used Google[...]
I've read that paragraph several times as well and my conclusion, considering how much sense he's making, is the person who wrote it is having a stroke.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090508/2300564804/dailydirt-are-animals-getting-smarter.shtml#c29 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:34:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090508/2300564804/dailydirt-are-animals-getting-smarter.shtml#c29