April 2008
Ueno Zoo's Only Giant Panda Dies →
Ling Ling, the sole giant panda at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, died early Wednesday, one day after he was taken off display for veterinary treatment. Veterinarians at the zoo are poised to conduct an autopsy…
Chief Justice Met U.S. Ambassador Before Declaring... →
The chief justice at the Supreme Court secretly met with the U.S. ambassador to Japan in 1959 shortly before the top court overturned a lower court ruling that had declared the U.S. forces’ presence…
Big Victory in Atlantic v. Howell: Court Rejects... →
The district court in Atlantic v. Howell today denied the recording industry’s motion for summary judgment against Mr. and Mrs. Howell, two lawyer-less defendants caught up in RIAA’s litigation…
K2 Release Candidate 6 Released at K2 →
K2 is now fully compatible with WordPress 2.5. It is still compatible with WordPress 2.2 and 2.3. Subversion & nightly users: this release is revision 678.
The Smear Campaign Against Larry Lessig And Free... →
Court Rejects RIAA's 'Making Available' Theory In... →
Microsoft Gives Vista Backdoor Keys To The Police →
TV Companies Embracing Online Streaming... But Why... →
Patent Appeals System Under Constitutional Attack →
Marvel Should Keep A Tighter Leash On Its Lawyers →
7-year-old boy removed from father and placed in... →
Oh. My. God. Marvel Moves To Shut Down Our Iron... →
Methinks it would be a lot of fun to see a Boston vs. L.A. NBA Finals, just for old times sake. Not that it’s the same without the oldies.
Free Filetypes icons →
Epic USB duplicator burns 60 thumbdrives at once:... →
Big Victory in Atlantic v. Howell: Court Rejects... →
● The Wire, Simpsons style →
NYPD cops videoed illegally warring on... →
I wonder how many people are taking a sick or vacation day today for the sole purpose of playing GTAIV.
Video: OQO hacked to run Leopard, now world's... →
Hans Reiser Guilty of Wife's Murder →
A jury has found an Oakland software programmer guilty in the death of his estranged wife even though no body has been found. Nina Reiser disappeared more than a year ago after dropping the couple’s…
Hans Reiser guilty of murder even though no body has ever been found. Sure will suck when they find the woman is still alive in Russia.
1Password updated with anti-phishing support →
A personalized preview of Grand Theft Auto IV, the... →
Copyright Scholar Kicked Out Of Canadian Copyright... →
New Jersey Court Says Independent Investigators... →
Christ almighty, Adobe LiveCycle Designer is the absolute worst application for creating paper-based forms…ever! Could it be any harder?
Does She Look Like a Music Pirate? →
After being sued by the music industry for stealing songs and winning the case’s dismissal, Andersen is now taking the record industry to court. Her case is aimed at exposing investigative practices…
Weekends end quicker than a preachers daughter losing her virginity on prom night.
Split&Concat →
Split&Concat is a simple OS X utility designed to split or join files. Split&Concat works in conjunction with MacPar Deluxe and is mainly used when working with files from, or destined for, UseNet…
MacPAR deLuxe →
MacPAR deLuxe is an OS X utility program which performs parity checks on files to be uploaded, or those which were download, from internet newsgroups. This is the best PAR file checker OS X has to…
FlashMount at Liquid Lunch →
FlashMount is a small utility to mount disc images at a much faster rate than Appleâs Disk Image Mounter in OSX. No more waiting, your images mount almost instantly.
Louis Vuitton Sues Darfur Fundraiser; Seems... →
As Expected, Republicans Push To Get Telcos Off... →
Armchair Scaling Experts →
FlashMount Speeds Up Software Installation... →
BitRipper Converts DVDs to AVIs in One Click... →
TSA screener who smuggled a gun into the airport... →
Word of the Day: inveigle (v), to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements.
Word of the Day: inveigle (v), to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements.
Polarizing Statements Close Sailor’s Trial in... →
Ten years with hard labor is what USS Gary sailor Joshua David Williams deserves for attempting to kill two Japanese females last summer, prosecutor Yumiko Fujishima told judges Thursday.
USS Cowpens Sailor Indicted in Killing of Taxi... →
U.S. Navy Seaman Olatunbosun Ugbogu was charged Thursday with robbery-murder, which could bring the death penalty or life imprisonment in Japan if heâs found guilty. The indictment contradicts the…
US Navy Sailor Indicted Over Murder of Taxi Driver... →
The Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office charged Olatunbosun Ugbogu, 22, a Nigerian national serving as an able seaman with the U.S. Navy, with murder, burglary, and a violation of the…
U.S. Marine Charged With Rape in Japan →
The US military charged a Marine in the alleged sexual assault of 14yo girl in Okinawa. SSgt Hadnott, 38, has been charged with the rape of a child under 16, abusive sexual contact with a child,…
Court: Government Must Reveal Watch-List Status to... →
Court: Government Must Reveal Watch-List Status to... →
Cookie Security in WordPress 2.5 →
TGIF! Planning to throw some pork ribs on the BBQ tomorrow, assuming no rain, and drinking up some ice cold Bass Pale Ale. uNF.
MSDF Soldier Arrested for Beating Up Girlfriend... →
A Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) soldier has been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend while talking about breaking up. Nobuhiro Yamamoto, 28, an MSDF leading seaman, stands accused of violence…
With iPhone In Mind, Apple Buys Chip Maker →