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Is it just me or is everyone having a hard time with this Pirate Bay news? I'm still in denial, though I'll have some posts with alternatives soon.

I also know it's summery and sunny somewhere ... (know how?) cus the internet is in Summer mode. Yep, news and tech, fun and games - they're all hard to find now.

Funny how the net has an off season just like TV -

Well, enjoy - the lad and I are gonna get some LAN gaming in tonight I think ... cus well, there's nothing on TV

Rob

Funny parody on those talking dog movies...or baby movies..or pig......

Bloop Bleep Zap! - come on, you can't beat the classics for sheer fun.

Link: http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=41740

Oh boy... thats an ID ten T error for sure

Link: http://thereifixedit.com/

A collection of fixes that we in the business call "mickey mousing it"

and oh man, there are some fantastic mickey mouse fixes here!

Link: http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2009/06/food-on-stick.html

One of my favorite things of all time at a fair or carnival is any darn thing on a stick. Somehow even lame food becomes cool when you put it on a thin piece of wood.

This gallery not only has the usual fair foods - but some incredibly unusual foods as well ... see below.

Oh my freakin god - they're making a movie out of it....

if anyone thinks the whole world is gonna up and end in 2012 please mail me all your money and any unused credit cards....

Link: https://blogs.sans.org/computer-forensics/2009/06/29/hard-drive-errors-and-replacements/

Did you know you can replace your own head stack or amp? You actually can - this post takes you through the motions.

If you get good enough you can start your own HD recovery business.

Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10275970-93.html

We barely knew 'ye - and I never liked ya.....

Remember Joost - they were initially a peer to peer video delivery service with an app I didn't approve of for so many reasons (never mind the EULA) ... that didn't fly.

Then they redesigned (just recently) into a flash site playing tons of content - and I actually liked that.

However they couldn't compete against the likes of You Tube and Hulu.

So now they fold and will focus on other projects doomed to fail - which is kinda surprising since the developers were the same guys who invented Kazaa and Skype.

All I wanna know is where the heck is my electric belt they were talking about? (real newsreel from the 30's)

Link: http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/dell-s2409w-full-hd-monitor-drool-factory/

for only $219 !

* Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution
* 16:9 dynamic aspect ratio
* Support for HDMI, DVI, and VGA
* Compatibility with VESA mounts
1000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m brightness, 5ms response time, and 160° / 170° viewing angle, and 0.276mm pixel pitch

you can get one HERE

Link: http://www.out-law.com//default.aspx?page=10128

There's a growing sentiment on the uselessness of password masking these days. Some are starting to think it just confuses most users.. I dunno, I'm kinda on the fence ... What I do like is the option to mask or not. This method pleases everyone.

What do you think ?

Websites should stop masking passwords as users type because it does not improve security and makes websites harder to use, according to two of the technology world's leading thinkers.

Usability expert Jakob Nielsen and security expert Bruce Schneier have both said that websites should stop blanking out passwords as users type them in. They say that the practice inconveniences users with no security benefit at all.

Link: http://dmytry.pandromeda.com/games/index.html

Got a decent graphics card? Works on all Operating Systems - (yes even Linux) ...

Polynomial is a 3D space shooter with mathematically generated fractal scenery and models. It is easy to get started - you fly around, shoot some stuff, collect some other stuff, and dodge enemy bullets, all while admiring the trippy scenery and self-repairing by flying close to stars. When you're comfortable, you can set difficulty to "Insane" (press esc) for a very fast paced gameplay.

It really does not install - just sits in a folder. So no worries there - try out the demo... and check out the screenshots!

Link: http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-sold-to-software-company-goes-legal-090630/

Holy Christmas ! I never thought I'd see the day. There's a lot of confusion - double talk, conflicting statements... etc (heck, feels like I got Duke Nukemed again)

The jist of it is that they sold out for 7 million -

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Software company Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) says it is in the process of acquiring The Pirate Bay and file-sharing technology company Peerialism.

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The company says that after it has completed the acquisition it will launch new business models so that copyright owners get paid,

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Peerialism has developed a new P2P distribution technology which will be used on The Pirate Bay. The technology is said to be backwards-compatible with BitTorrent although details are scarce at the moment.

Originally word was that TPB would take down the tracker - this may not be the case.

At any rate the end of an era is at hand

Some more details at this link

If you don't get notified hit help/check for updates...

On nifty feature is the update feature will tell you what extensions won't work with the new version - I have surprisingly few fails..

Bummer - I'm using Aero Fox as my skin - Guess it's back to Noia 2.0 for a while....

I bet there's plenty of you out there that never heard of this - and you are in for a treat.

This is how it is described-

Audio clips from online dictionaries sing the hits of yesterday and today. The fun of karaoke meets the word power of the dictionary.

The first time I heard these I was doubled over laughing, now these songs are a sure fire must play at parties. I've assembled 9 beauties for you and if you like 'em you can get plenty more at their website http://www.dictionaraoke.org/

Have yourself a blast ! Cheers !!!

Rob

-note these radio features change weekly - if you followed an older link you'll get this weeks updates.

What is up with all the famous people dying lately ? Todays posts go out in Tribute to Mr. Oxy clean himself - Billy Mays, who passed away and will now go on to that great infomercial in the sky.

Oh, and there are a bunch of other cool articles and links to peruse - so enoy yourselves... I'm trying like heck to back up a 750 gig drive via USB connection and I'm betting it's gonna be a long long night.

Have a fine Monday !

Rob

Link: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06/28/2009-06-28_tv_pitchman_billy_mays_found_dead_in_florida_home.html

I'm sure you all heard the news - no more screaming oxy clean guy, he passed away this weekend. This also means the end of those beloved Redubs - so I present you one of the last - the Handi Switch Redub in tribute.

Link: http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/168806

This time in netbook format -

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Darn fine deal - don't miss out this time.

Reel him in big Daddy!

Link: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=102119

Apparently Ethiopia must be feeling rather upstaged by all the recent news - this just in from God...

The patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia says he will announce to the world Friday the unveiling of the Ark of the Covenant, perhaps the world's most prized archaeological and spiritual artifact, which he says has been hidden away in a church in his country for millennia, according to the Italian news agency Adnkronos.

Ok - let all the Raiders of the lost Ark comments Commence...

Secondly I question this little statement -

According to Pauolos, the actual Ark has been kept in one church, but to defend the treasure, a copy was placed in every single church in Ethiopia.

Yet no one has even seen a copy... hmm, and hey - where was that news from France that ET was living amongst us? That's like 2 weeks late now.

Wait -no it's perfectly simple - the aliens are living in all the arks of the covenants...

Link: http://moookie.blogspot.com/2009/06/let-bad-jokes-begin.html

Oh, I won't put them all here - but Mookie has a great collection of 'em... For those of you that didn't forget the guy was a shade over the line of creepy ...

The fact that he is now 99% plastic, rather than bury him, they're going to melt him down & make Lego blocks so the kids can play with him for a change.

and...

What was Michael Jacksons last hit? The floor!

Hit the link for the full list.

Link: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/06/090625-hitlers-stealth-fighter-plane.html

Slap me but this is the coolest looking plane - It's like half bat-o-rang half B2 Bomber - with perks.

I don't know if it would have made a hill of beans of difference but it sure looks hella cool.

Made primarily of wood and powered by jet engines, the plane was designed for speeds of up to 600 miles an hour (970 kilometers an hour).

Armed with four 30mm cannons and two 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) bombs, the planned production model was also meant to pack a punch.

heh, not for Pac Man at Least....

Link: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2244958/harry-potter-hackers

The firm said that hackers are using the increasingly popular tactic of 'black hat' search engine optimization (SEO) to infect users keen to download the film before it is screened.

The criminals are pushing optimised links to malicious sites into the blogosphere, accompanied with text intended to attract interest, such as 'Watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince online free.

Don't buy it - if you can't go out to the Pirate Bay and confirm, it does not exist.

Tell the noobs not to take the bait eh?

Link: http://www.random-good-stuff.com/game/game/spacetacular-vo/

How'd ya like a neat game that starts out easy and is pretty straight forward?

The skinny - you've got a pointy ship - there are things coming at you, you can either smash or push your way through...

Spacebar is a forward explosion - mouse controls everything else.

-- don't hit the bottom of the screen or it's over.

I'll give you one guess....

This to all the folks getting a little football fever like me.

Link: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/06/gmail-increases-maximum-attachment-size.html

Now that's what I call an attachment! - It's not at the point of "email me that ISO file" but a definite step in the right direction.

I have no freakin clue here - It's like Slayer meets rice meets... um, something.

Link: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2009-06-26-delete-key_N.htm

This is actually a great thing (IMHO) - they've killed off Caps Lock - and increased the size of the escape and delete keys.

Honestly - when is the last time you used Caps Lock (intentionally) ?

Oh man, this is hilarious... well for FPS fans at least.

Link: http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/DVD-Flick/1169144218/1

Want to burn some DVD's and don't have the video tools? no problem...

DVD Flick is a simple but at the same time powerful DVD Authoring tool. It can take several video files stored on your computer and turn them into a DVD that will play back on your DVD player, Media Center or Home Cinema Set.

DVD Flick is Open Source, meaning that anyone can download and view or modify the program's source code. It also means that it is absolutely free of charge.

Yep, Free as in beer....

Ah, I find it funny that there were no YTMND's for M Jackson - yet Billy Mays is all over the page...

Here are two -

#1 entitled simply RIP Billy Mays

#2 His Toombstone

Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/167449/hands_on_with_google_voice_this_is_really_cool.html

PC World thinks that Google voice rocks, and from what I'm hearing I would agree (tho I haven't gotten my invite yet) - about the only negative is telling everyone your new Google Centric number...

I guess if you can get over that hurdle, the service is all win.

Read up on this latest hands on if you're curious....

Chances are you've heard or read about Google's phone management system Google Voice, but you're not really sure what it does. There's a good reason for this aura of mystery. Google Voice got its start as a phone service called GrandCentral, which the search giant bought in 2007. It's been in beta ever since -- but unlike other Google betas that are open to the general public, this one was limited to former GrandCentral users and a select group of industry elite.

Seems there's always something new I'm learning about these little wonders - I used to love playing with 'em as a kid... When I found a site that sells them on the web I got some for my lad, and this video is cool... That is all