The Archives
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The Playlist
Lala is shutting down. Bad Apple, Bad!
I got this email earlier today. Dear Robert S., The Lala service will be shut down on May 31st. In appreciation of your support over the last five years, you will receive a credit in the amount of your Lala web song purchases for use on Apple’s iTunes Store. If you purchased and downloaded mp3 [...]
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Cyberculture & the Net
Notice anything different?
Yup, that’s right…everything. I traded in my original (hacked beyond recognition) red theme, for a new, more functional minimalistic theme. It’s amazing what a fresh coat of CSS will do for a site. All the code under the hood has been overhauled as well. I also changed the name of the site from :skyecade online [...]
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Rogue Bytes
What an interesting few weeks it's been.
Sarah Palin’s Yahoo account got hacked by Anonymous. – This has been all over the news, so I’m sure you’ve heard it by now. But in case you haven’t, here’s some coverage. – PC World, ComputerWorld, Fox News. International Space Station infected by a Virus. – That’s just sad. Really, really sad. Google launches Chrome [...]
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Rogue Bytes
Court case turned upside down because of a blog
The Boston Globe ran a story today about a Pediatrician who was betrayed by his very own blog while defending himself in a malpractice suit involving the death of one of his patients. His name is Robert P. Lindeman. Apparently, the case was leaning in his favor, at least until the opposing counsel sprung the [...]
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Rogue Bytes
At least Boston reacted
I feel like I’m living in bizarro world — reading all these stories about how people around the country are claiming that Boston officials overreacted to electronic devices scattered across the city. Are you serious? Who are these people? Are you telling me that those devices couldn’t be mistaken for a bomb? Why not? Is [...]
