MoveOn.org, EFF get Viacom to admit that they were overly litigious

Quite possibly the one useful thing MoveOn.org has actually accomplished

JWZ on why groupware is bad

“Nobody cares about that shit. Nobody you’d want to talk to, anyway.”

Couple wants to find a kid to adopt…on MySpace

I smell a new To Catch a Predator!

A.O. Scott brilliantly dissects what’s wrong with blaming the Va Tech shootings on pop culture

“Like guns, it seems, certain movies in the wrong hands can pose a threat to public safety.”

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Cats can has grammar

Why the hell is Anil so good at explaining this stuff?

Tell the Mac Firefox devs what sucks about using Firefox

I really hate to admit that Firefox is the one app that “feels” better on Windows. If they make the spell check thing actually work and allow Firefox to recognize the system-wide proxies, that’ll go a *long* way for me.

On NBC “branding” the Va Tech confessions

I’m not sure I noticed this at the time, it’s an excellent point.

Is USA Today’s orientation toward social networking detrimental to its journalistic purpose?

Too much social, not enough editing

Warren Ellis is back with Doktor Sleepless

Sounds bloody awesome (also, silverbulletcomicbooks.com - it’s the 21st fucking century, learn how to goddamn permalink)