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Reflections on Iceland’s Election of Pirate MPs

This weekend saw the election of the first Pirate Members of Parliament to a national-level, proportional parliament. (Pirates have previously been elected into the European Parliament, the Czech Senate, multiple state-level parliaments, and many...

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Sunday, April 28th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Richard O’Dwyer Escapes US Extradition

Richard O’Dwyer, the man behind streaming website TVShack has managed to avoid extradition to the US by signing a “deferred prosecution” agreement, that negates the chance of jail time, but means O’Dwyer will need...

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Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 Net News No Comments

CafePress Now On Mobile Platform With Help From Magic Moments

CafePress, in partnership with Magic Moments, is now available on iOS devices. CafePress, most known for allowing users to design, print and buy customized merchandise, is now available on iOS devices thanks to a...

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Sunday, November 25th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Homeland Security spent $430M on radios its employees don’t know how to use

Nick Getting the agencies responsible for national security to communicate better was one of the main reasons the Department of Homeland Security was created after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But according...

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Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 Net News No Comments

The Oatmeal sued over trademark by ‘Oatmeal Studios’

Enlarge Matthew Inman It's only been a few months since webcomic Matthew Inman, operating under the name The Oatmeal, was able to put his bizarre legal clash with competing humor website FunnyJunk to...

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Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 Net News No Comments