January 2012
Kick 'Em All Out!
According to a new WSJ/NBC News poll, “it’s time to dump every member of Congress.” The new poll asked voters how they’d vote if their ballot included the option to replace every member of Congress, including subbing-out their own representative. And, the ayes have it! 56% said they’d give the green light to cleaning house (well, both houses really). Support for the...
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$16,000 For A Fake Sword?!
“Age of Wulin,” an MMORPG set in ancient China, hasn’t even been released yet, but that isn’t stopping some people from parting with serious cash. A Chinese man recently spent $16,000 on a virtual sword for the game. Sound crazy? A study released earlier in the year valued the oft-controversial virtual economy for MMORPGs at $3 billion. It’s the dawn of a new era in...
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No Wikipedia, In Protest of PIPA & SOPA!
Google, Dark
Boing Boing 503: Service Unavailable
4chan Goes Dark In Protest of SOPA