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How to troll a cat

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And the full video

Facebook, Testing, and You

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Is anybody surprised? Even slighly? If so, why ? I mean, this is Facebook we are talking about - where " Privacy " is usually translated to " Huh? Whats That? " /via Dork Tower BTW, a good rebuttal to apologists here

Obama Hatred - Conspiracy Theories Edition

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Asawin Suebsaeng and Dave Gilson have put together the definitive collection of Obama-related conspiracy theories .  The venn-diagram below encapsulates is a handy-dandy reference, but I'd encourage you to go to the source to get the details behind each one.  Remember kids, if its on the internet, it must be true! THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES Disclaimer: It should go without saying that none of these are true. Follow links at your own risk. Obama is a secret Muslim:   This one began right after he took the stage at the 2004 Democratic convention, with chain emails   alleging   his "true" religious affiliation. The rumor soon found its way onto the popular conservative online forum Free Republic, and took on a whole new life in the years to come. Related: Obama secretly   speaks Arabic ,   attended a madrassa   as a kid in Indonesia, referred to   "my Muslim faith"   in an interview, and was sworn in   on a Koran . ...

Do you trust Apple? (The Saga Continues)

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Ed Bott delves into Apple's iBook EULA (so that you don't have to).  The result is what he charmingly terms " Apple's mind-bogglingly greedy and evil license agreement " How so? Here is the relevant (and I'd agree - quite evil) section I’ve downloaded the software and had a chance to skim the EULA. Much of it is boilerplate, but I’ve read and re-read Section 2B, and it does indeed go far beyond any license agreement I’ve ever seen: B. Distribution of your Work.   As a condition of this License and provided you are in compliance with its terms, your Work may be distributed as follows:  (i) if your Work is provided for free (at no charge), you may distribute the Work by any available means; (ii) if your Work is provided for a fee (including as part of any subscription-based product or service), you may only distribute the Work through Apple and such distribution is subject to the following limitations and conditions: (a) you will be required to e...