The Pirate Bay will be acquired by the Swedish company Global Gaming Factory X for 60 millionSEK (7.8 millionUSD)

The Pirate Bay will be acquired by the Swedish company Global Gaming Factory X for 60 millionSEK (7.8 millionUSD), originally uploaded by shannonpatrick17.

The Pirate Bay will be acquired by the Swedish company Global Gaming Factory X for 60 millionSEK (7.8 millionUSD)

Today it was announced that The Pirate Bay will be acquired by the Swedish company Global Gaming Factory X for 60 million SEK (7.8 million USD).

Podcast with Peter Sunde on the GGF’s acquisition of The Pirate Bay:
http://www.whatsnext.se/2009/06/30/podcast-with-peter-sunde-on-the-ggfs-accquisition-of-the-pirate-bay/

Firefox 3.5 Treats Videos Like Web Pages

Demo by Mike Beltzner, director of Firefox, on how it uses an open source player to handle video.
via: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/demo-firefox-35-treats-videos-like-web-pages-why-cant-flash-do-that/
((This is reason enough to upgrade!))

200 years that changed the world (with Hans Rosling)

For the first time, Gapminder can now visualize change in life expectancy and income per person over the last two centuries. In this Gapminder video, Hans Rosling shows you how all the countries of the world have developed since 1809 - 200 years ago.

The interactive animations and corresponding documentation are freely available at www.gapminder.org/world.
Further information and other videos are available from www.gapminder.org/videos.

http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world/

twitter #Iranelection persiankiwi

#Iranelection persiankiwi, originally uploaded by shannonpatrick17.

Sometimes a picture can say a thousand words, or just a simple tweet.

John Hodgman at Radio & TV Correspondents' Dinner

Humorist John Hodgman was the entertainment headliner at the 2009 Radio and TV Correspondents' Dinner. Mr. Hodgman roasted the president for being a "nerd", referencing his place in popular culture and passion for comics and science fiction.