Dirty Red Commie

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has a petition regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).

ACTA is an attempt to regulate pretty much everything electronic. It has been drafted behind closed doors and has, for the most part, been kept completely secret. It attempts to, among other things, require countries to impose a 3 strikes law (if you're accused of an illegal file copy 3 times, you're in trouble, regardless of guilt). It also attempts to require DRM for just about everything.

I urge everyone to sign the FSF petition on ACTA.

Here are some links to more information:
FSF on ACTA
has some information on ACTA
Wikipedia ACTA page
Public Knowledge ACTA page
Office of the US Trade Representative on ACTA
Intellectual Property Office (UK)

Almost all of these (that I got to) made me laugh out loud.

I don't know how so many were made without getting on my radar yet but I felt that it was necessary to share them here.

Play-Him-Off Keyboard-Cat  

Maybe I just like it because it relives so many other great videos.

I know it's early, but this is the neatest thing I've seen all day.

 Made by Nick Bertke, found via BoingBoing .

Good news, everyone!  New Futurama hit stores today!  It's a feature-length DVD called Bender's Big Score.  Apparently it will also air as four episodes on Comedy Central next year.

There should be three more of these on the way, too!

Neal Stephenson's novel The Diamond Age or A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer is coming to the small screen in the form of a six hour miniseries.  It's going to be produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov.  Apparently Stephenson will be adapting the novel himself, which is encouraging.  Diamond Age is my favorite Stephenson novel, so I really hope they do a great job.  I might have to get cable.

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Over at misshapenfeatures.com, there's a freekin' hilarious mashup called StarLords.  Where else can you see Yoda and Gandalf in a disco dance battle?  Their site is pretty overwhelmed, so you can also get it from my local mirror.