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Study: File-Sharing No Threat to Music Sales
The two distinguished gentlemen Strumpf and Oberholzer-Gee have most likely made RIAA executives choke on their lunches. Those two economists at Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill have done the research and the math on how much CD sales are actually hurt by P2P sharing. The answer: A whopping one CD per 5,000 files downloaded. Needless to say, RIAA are already trying to discredit the study.
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Apple Ads Smacked Down By Dell
It seems that Dell took offense to some Apple ads last year that touted the "the world's fastest, most powerful personal computer" and also claimed that they were "the world's first 64-bit processor for personal computers." So, they complained to the Better Business Bureau who has told Apple they can no longer make those claims because they're not entirely accurate. Apple, however, has already finished running that ad, so they basically have agreed not to run it again.
Suck on that one Jobs.
Ok- This is damn funny: Crockodile Hunter/Boba Fett Bounty Hunter Parody Here
Hey you WoW fans...go check out penny arcade- he got into the beta and wrote a nice little piece on his thoughts so far. Also, check out the days comic: Penny Arcade.
Check this out. You can search and see who in your neighborhood(or people you know) donated to a presidential candidate...
Hilarious Link of the Day Courtesy of Mike.