Doctor Nick

Clever thinking like this is why I read joystiq and not kotaku. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

They should just start production back up again. Why do they need bosses to run a factory? Someone to own the machines and exploit the workers? Why does anyone need that?

This has been happening for a while. Occupied factories in Latin America have been seized by the workers and have started up production again as worker collectives. There are no bosses, everyone receives the same pay, and many are leaders in their market. Watch The Take to learn more: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8149373547373833649

It doesn't make any sense that the pirates would kill the captain. If they had killed the captain, they wouldn't have been able to collect any ransom, and they would have invited retaliation against them. They have had a history of treating their hostages well to ensure payment.

It's far more likely that they took them out just because they felt it would be the 'cleanest' option, because the lives of a few third-worlders are worthless to the US.

You are being lied to about the somali pirates: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/you-are-being-lied-to-abo_b_155147.html

The pirates never had a history of killing their captives. Now, they've vowed to kill any US and French sailors they come across now. Thanks, US Snipers.

it isn't totally uninspired

i give you the go-ahead to continue making music

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Is every one of these devices going to be riddled with DRM, or will these actually be capable of displaying non-encumbered ebooks?

This lawsuit could set a very important precedent in determining whether or not these sorts of "shrink wrap agreements" are enforceable. Anyone who cares about freedom to use should support Psystar in this.

tar xfz source.tar.gz

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There's nothing really interesting here, none of the code that streams the Netflix video is here. They're just doing this to be in compliance with the GPL.