Kevin Rose has announced the pressure from savvy users is a greater threat than that of the financial powerhouses and their lawyers: Occasionally we step in to remove stories that violate our terms of use (eg. linking to pornography, illegal downloads, racial hate sites, etc.). So today was a difficult day for us. We had … Continue reading Digg takes a stand→
Is this an “only in Ohio” story? I think not. The lesson here seems to be that if you can recite versus from the bible, you get favorable treatment in America even if you were caught trying to use stolen credit cards: When Eric Hine appeared in court this morning, his attorney described him as … Continue reading Credit card thief applauded by Ohio courtroom→
This story is so sad it is almost funny. A prisoner in the US state of Kentucky was mistakenly freed after a phoney fax ordering his release was sent from a nearby grocery store. One would think that all the money and time being spent on the prison system in America would have anticipated this … Continue reading Fax hack frees prisoner→
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 – 1919) One ship drives east, and another west With the self-same winds that blow; ‘Tis the set of the sails And not the gales That decides the way to go. Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate, As they voyage along through life; ‘Tis the … Continue reading The Set of the Sails→