LandoftheFreeish

Tell the copyright czar how US enforcement should work

Administration — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:06:03 +0000

You’ve got nine days left to file comments for Victoria Espinel, the Obama administration’s new copyright enforcement czar, and her department’s inquiry on how the US should best enforce copyrights. Given that the president himself has spoken out in favor of the secret and sinister Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (a.k.a. ACTA — a punishing copyright treaty [...]

Woman says doctor gave her wrong breast implants

Administration — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:01:30 +0000

An Ohio woman has sued a Beaver County plastic surgeon who allegedly used the wrong kind of implants during breast augmentation surgery. The federal lawsuit was filed by Brittany Daly, of Steubenville, Ohio, against Dr. Beverly Carl of Bridgewater. Ms. Daly says she decided on silicon breast implants on the advice of Dr. Carl because she was [...]

Obamistan! Land Without Racism

Administration — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:48:48 +0000

Damali Ayo, an author and performance artist who is best known for her satirical exploration of race relations in America. Her first book was called How to Rent a Negro; now she’s come out with a new title, Obamistan! Land Without Racism, an A-Z guide that imagines a satirical, utopian post-racism America now that we [...]

Protest of the Facebook Generation

Administration — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:58:03 +0000

More drawings and what not by the creator of this, Dylan Gallagher.

Teacher Writes “Loser” on Student’s Paper

Administration — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:17:02 +0000

My chem teacher in high school staples Burger King applications to failed tests. It was hilarious, although I never got one. A North Carolina middle school teacher is in the hot seat over his controversial style of teaching. Rex Roland teaches sixth graders at Enka Middle School in Candler, N.C. Patty Clement says her child [...]

Netflix Cancels $1 Million Contest, Settles Privacy Lawsuit

Administration — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:08:01 +0000

As part of a settlement in a privacy lawsuit filed against Netflix late last year, the video delivery service has called off their $1 million Next Big Thing contest that started the whole problem in the first place. You might recall that last August Netflix launched their second go-around of their Next Big Thing contest, in [...]

Milton Friedman schools a brash college student… with a smile

Administration — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:58:51 +0000

This reminds me of: Churchill: Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds? Socialite: My goodness, Mr. Churchill… Well, I suppose… we would have to discuss terms, of course… Churchill: Would you sleep with me for five pounds? Socialite: Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?! Churchill: Madam, we’ve already established that. Now we [...]

French village went insane after CIA spiked its bread with LSD

Administration — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:38:42 +0000

For 50 years, residents of the French village of Pont-Saint-Esprit have tried to understand the “cursed bread” incident, a moment of terrifying mass insanity and hallucinations that left at least five dead and dozens in asylums. Now the mystery is solved: the CIA secretly spiked the bread from the bakery with enormous quantities of LSD [...]

Test your broadband speed… help the FCC keep ISPs honest

Administration — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:30:29 +0000

The FCC launched a consumer broadband test on their blog broadband.gov yesterday. Internet speeds in the US are often 50% to 80% lower than advertised and its vital consumers have reliable information on the actual performance of their connections. One of the two tools the FCC is using is the Network Diagnostic Tool (NDT), an [...]

HOWTO: Get a free Encom ID badge

Administration — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:47:33 +0000

CREATE A FLYNNLIVES.COM ACCOUNT BEFORE YOU START PLAYING IF YOU WANT THE BADGE! Go to this site. You have to name all the video games in the picture above. Answers after the jump… Call Of Duty Outrun Frogger Home Run 720 NBA Jam Flower Rampage Worms Punch-Out Burgertime Balloon Fight Vanguard Minesweeper Faceoff Stargate Star Castle Golden Tee Dragonball Z Halo Discs Of Tron Tron Crossbow Shadow Of The Colossus Tiger Heli Burnout Super Cobra Space Ace Boulder Dash Smash TV Silent Hill Birdie King R-Type Missile Command Food Fight Timesplitters Bomberman Golden Axe Double [...]