From the ‘don’t look behind that curtain’ files we find that Microsoft has allegedly dropped key pieces of it’s Windows Genuine Advantage notification after having pissed off a lot of people. Evidently with pirated copies of XP. That being said Microsoft has backed away from WGA. You know folks, there are OTHER operating sytems out [...]

From the “freedoms? we don’t need no stinkin freedoms” files we find this posting over on Boing Boing. In what can only be described as fitting when you remember that Bush is in office.
“The Government Printing Office sells a set of flash cards that are designed to help soon-to-be citizens learn about our government. Question [...]

From the “Please ignore the 325MW gas turbine behind the curtain” files… a sainted group of warriors for truthiness in New Jersey (the Garden State) have come up with a proposed law which:
would make it a crime — punishable by up to 18 months in jail — to photograph, videotape or otherwise record for an [...]

I can’t say that I’m remotely surprised at this news. Congress is hot after the Shrub on news that the NSA has been building a database of every call made by ordinary American citizens.
“We are not mining or trolling through the personal lives of innocent Americans,” Bush said before leaving for a commencement address at [...]

From the “I’m sorry, I fail to understand how your failed business model is my problem” files… This story about DVD sniffing dogs makes me just about hork my dinner onto my keyboard.  They’ve actually trained dogs to smell polycarbonates.  How is this ok?
Kinda makes me thing twice about shipping anything through FedEX. Seriously, [...]