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It sounds like he's going to be playing a character called Cheese Sandwich, a party planner to rival Pinkie Pie. Or he could just be playing a version of himself as the party entertainment. "Steered" Al YanktheReins, perhaps? I don't have any investment in the show, but I'm sure his assistance in the songs department can't hurt. (Image credits: Al by goodrob13; pony by Doug Kline)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country's central bank, has decided not to intervene on whether businesses can accept Bitcoin as a means of transacting goods and services.

"Whether or not businesses accept bitcoins in exchange for their goods and services is a commercial decision in which MAS does not intervene," it told Singapore-based Bitcoin trading platform Coin Republic in an email.

The Singapore government has long maintained that the MAS does not regulate virtual currencies, so this latest statement is consistent with its stand. Depending on who you ask, this could be good or bad, since some Bitcoin proponents argue that the right regulations could give the currency legitimacy in the eyes of the public. Read more...

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Charitable Microsoft kingpin supports urine batteries project

Bill Gates' charitable foundation has handed British boffins a wodge of cash to help produce a urine-powered battery which can charge a mobile phone.…

(773): You had me on my knees catching cheese balls in my mouth and moaning. In front of all your friends.

Thanks Mike (from Spain)

 

Thanks  Gene

 

Redditor cit046286 uses a prosthetic leg since her battle with bone cancer two years ago (diagnosed while she was deployed to Afghanistan). For a Christmas party, she stuffed lights inside the leg! That's a festive look, and it came in handy when the power went out for 15 minutes during the party. Best comment: "cit046286 with your leg so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" It sure beats any Christmas sweater I've seen!

When we heard that Winamp was shutting down, it was a devastating blow. Spotify, however, has seen fit to pay tribute to Winamp's legacy with a faithfully reconstructed player for its streaming service.

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"Cannabis is not a health problem, the problem is that it promotes social values and attitudes that are unwelcome in capitalist, market based societies. It is just that simple. A drug like coffee, with a horrendous health profile when compared to Cannabis, is completely welcomed into the market place and the home and the lifestyle of modern people. We value certain states of mind and we fear and suspect others.."

Terence McKenna

(Fuck The Police)

Evicted from .PE and .GY now back in .SE

The Pirate Bay's ongoing attempts to find safe harbour continue, with the torrent-tracker site hopping to another domain twice in a week.…

'We categorically deny this allegation' says EMC's security division

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McGruber writes "The FBI Supervisory Special Agent who authored the FBI's interrogation manual submitted the document for copyright protection — in the process, making it available to anyone with a card for the Library of Congress to read. The story is particularly mind-boggling for two reasons. First, the American Civil Liberties Union fought a legal battle with the FBI over access to the document. When the FBI relented and released a copy to the ACLU, it was heavily redacted — unlike the 70-plus page version of the manual available from the Library of Congress. Second, the manual cannot even qualify for a copyright because it is a government work. Anything 'prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties' is not subject to copyright in the United States."

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According to a November survey of 1,000 voters, people are more creeped out by the possibility of a person or group ascertaining their personal information, than the idea that someone might be following their online movements and habits.

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