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PBS has every reason to hate reality television. The latter is trampling all over the former as far as ratings and revenue are concerned, despite the utter lack of brainpower necessary to consume it. Following the success of its subway poster campaign, New York’s PBS affiliate, WNET, has created three fake trailers for ridiculous reality shows to reiterate that it is one of the last institutions providing meaningful, educational content. Each trailer cuts off just a second before it should, and a message appears on screen: “The fact that you thought this was a real show says a lot about the state of TV. Support quality programming.” There’s also information on how to donate and the official hashtag, #TVGONEWRONG. It’s a strong statement about the state of cable these days, but will it make a difference? Watch the trailers below.

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hypnosec writes "Oracle will soon be announcing its decision to stop development of Sun virtualization technologies including Sun Ray Software and Hardware, Oracle Virtual Desktop Client, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) product lines. In an update to its support policies [Oracle support login required] for virtualization software and hardware, the database company has revealed that this decision is a result of its efforts to 'tightly align Oracle's future desktop virtualization portfolio investments with Oracle Corporation's overall core business strategy.'"

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Arrest could break cartel's hold in Mexico USA TODAY The alleged leader of the violent Zeta cartel, Miguel Angel "Z-40" Treviño Morales, is being held in a Mexico City prison. zetas cartel leader. Miguel Angel Trevino Morales is escorted by Mexican Marines upon his arrival in Mexico City on July 16. (Photo: ... Treviño's Los Zetas known for 'complete absence of scruples,' expert saysCNN Capture of Mexican Crime Boss Appears to End a Brutal ChapterNew York Times (blog) Drug War Grinds On After Cartel ArrestWall Street Journal Dallas Morning News -TucsonSentinel.com -ABC News all 375 news articles »

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2004 was a dark time for all of us.

at least it’s all ogre now

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Today Texas proved that personhood begins at conception and ends at “It’s a girl!"

Scott Walker Signs Mandatory Ultrasound Bill Into Law—In Private:

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker stealthily signed a bill into law on Friday requiring doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals in order to perform abortions, and women to first have an ultrasound to “bond” with the fetus. The law, which brings the number of abortion clinics in the state down to two, goes into effect on Monday.

Signed in a private ceremony and announced in a press release proclaiming, “This bill improves a woman’s ability to make an informed choice that will protect her physical and mental health now and in the future,” the new law was immediately met with a lawsuit and restraining order filed in federal court by Planned Parenthood and Affiliated Medical Services, which is being represented by the ACLU.

Go fuck yourself, Scott Walker.

Air Force Thunderbirds, combat aircraft no longer grounded after budget cuts Fox News NORFOLK, Va. – Grounded since April because of budget cuts, many of the Air Force's combat aircraft started flying again Monday as the military reshuffled its spending priorities to get its pilots additional training. The grounding affected about one-third of ... and more »

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Judge revokes Chris Brown's probation CNN Los Angeles (CNN) -- Chris Brown faces possible jail time after a judge revoked his probation Monday in connection with his conviction in the beating of his girlfriend Rihanna. Brown's alleged failure to hand over his drivers license and insurance information ... Chris Brown: Probation revoked in Rihanna beating, faces jail termLos Angeles Times Chris Brown probation revoked; he remains freePhilly.com Chris Brown Update: Prosecutors file papers to revoke singer's probationCBS News Hollywood Life -TMZ.com -San Jose Mercury News all 78 news articles »

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Eric Hodgson, a California citizen who was attempting to defraud $2 million from the California State Department of Transportation, has lightened his sentence by relinquishing a number of his possessions to the state.  Among these possessions is $10,000 worth of Star Wars merchandise, which, apparently, now belongs to the state of California.

In case Pacific Rim hasn't quenched your thirst for Kaiju movies, we will be learning more about Legendary Pictures's new Godzilla film at San Diego Comic Con later this week. For now, the poster above teases the spectacle we've come to expect of the monster movie. (via Slash Film)

SANFORD, FL—More than 16 months after he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in an altercation at a Florida condominium development, neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was found, technically speaking, not guilty of murder Saturday, bu...

Before he morphed into Yeezus and impregnated a Kardashian, Kanye West was in talks with HBO for his own improv comedy show in 2008. It was to be similar to Curb Your Enthusiasm. Larry Charles, who was producing the pilot, told Coming Soon that West actually referred to himself as a black Larry David. ("That's the first thing he said to me.") The show was ultimately deemed “too hardcore” for HBO, because the network has never aired anything the whole family couldn’t watch.

But, like other pilots that never aired, this one has also made its way to the Internet. Alison Quinn, the actress in the scene below, uploaded it as part of her reel. The concept itself is funny—a kid from the Make A Wish Foundation finally gets to meet Kanye, who he thinks is “alright,” though his real favorites are Lil Wayne and R. Kelly ...

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This is [Wombling's] no-cost solution to getting rain from his gutters into a rain barrel. It is literally just a bunch of plastic water bottles chained together. At one end he uses the original cap with some holes punched in it as a sieve.

We like the concept, but find the execution a bit dubious. In heavy rain the holes in the cap will not be able to keep up and we figure your gutters are going to overflow. That may be okay depending on the grade of your landscaping, but those who value keeping their basement dry should avoid this route.

Just a bit of improvement could change all that though. We suggest making the rain barrel the sieve. Add a bowl shape to the lid with a large piece of screen in the bottom to filter out debris. Then form some type of spout on the front side of the lid to channel overflow away from the house.

The amount of waste generated by bottled water has always troubled us, which is part of the reason we featured this. We also liked seeing those plastic bottle skylights, and could swear we featured a floating plastic bottle island built in the ocean but couldn’t find the link. If you know what we’re talking about leave the goods in the comments section.

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Responding to fan questions on Reddit, Monaco: What's Yours is Mine developer Andy Schatz claims that his studio's efforts in porting its co-op stealth game to the Xbox 360 were "largely wasted," due to unexpectedly low sales.

Schatz theorizes that many factors contributed to Monaco's poor sales performance on Xbox Live Arcade, including a weak demo and a last-minute delay that prevented a simultaneous release on PC platforms. Schatz revealed that a widespread bug related to online play proved especially troublesome, due to his team's inability to reproduce the issue on developer hardware.

"I was never depending on the Xbox being our primary revenue generator, but I was very disappointed in Xbox sales nonetheless," Schatz said. "We put a ton of effort porting the game, and to have that effort be largely wasted was really disappointing."

The PC version of Monaco is currently taking part in Steam's Summer Sale, and will be featured in an upcoming community vote.

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Opening next summer in Paris, this new eco-aware café will serve food and products in edible packaging.

WikiBar, designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, endeavors to tackle global water and waste issues that are, in part, caused by excess packaging.

The WikiBar and WikiFoods concept was initially developed by Harvard professor David Edwards, designer François Azambourg and biologist Don Ingber, as a way to design and create foods that could remain fresh without protective plastic.

Merging science with innovative technology and design, food products in the range include non-melting ice cream and cheeses that require no protective film. In addition, a range of yoghurts can be eaten without a spoon, while biodegradable bags enable products to be taken home by customers.

The café’s interior design also looks to science and the molecular formation and structure of food, and features geometric patterns and shapes dotted throughout the space that reflect and emit light. Explore our S/S 14 Megatrend Rational for more on this design aesthetic. You can also read our recent Futurist report Future Flavors & Fragrances, in which we uncover the latest innovations in food packaging. – Samantha Fox

Todos os dias detentores de direitos autorais enviam centenas de milhares de pedidos de remoção de conteúdo para o Google, baseados na DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), na tentativa de tornar mais difícil encontrar conteúdo ilegal para download, como músicas e filmes (mesmo falhando miseravelmente).

Apenas no mês de junho foram mais de 14 milhões de pedidos. Infelizmente, nem todos esses pedidos são legítimos.

Em alguns casos o conteúdo já foi removido do site em questão. Mas o sistema utilizado, que é automático, também inclui conteúdo perfeitamente legal. Mesmo estando atento para esse tipo de abuso, às vezes algum desses pedidos passa despercebido pelo Google.

Um bom exemplo disso foi a solicitação feita recentemente pela HBO. Sua série Game of Thrones foi o programa de TV mais baixado na primavera norte-americana, com mais de 5 milhões de downloads de cada episódio. Isso gerou dezenas de milhares de pedidos de remoção de links para sites de download.

Por algum motivo, entre os pedidos está um para remover links para o popular media player VLC.

O mesmo pedido lista vários outros links que não são para conteúdo da HBO, incluindo pr0n, um CD de Ben Harper, Naruto, aplicativos Java gratuitos e até Príncipe da Pérsia 5.

Nos últimos meses a HBO, entre outros sites, tem feito pedidos absurdos de remoção, incluindo um onde era solicitada a remoção do link para o próprio site da HBO.

A culpa é do sistema automatizado. Mesmo que geralmente não cause maior danos a donos de sites legítimos, fica claro como o sistema é falho. Ainda mais em um momento em que um dos fatores para rebaixar o ranking de um site nas buscas do Google é o número de pedidos de remoção de conteúdo baseado na DMCA.

Segundo um porta-voz do Google:

Nós fazemos o possível para evitar erros ou abuso, evitando a remoção de conteúdo legítimo. O Google continua a investir recursos na melhoria do sistema para evitar remoções errôneas e pedidos abusivos.

Do lado dos detentores dos direitos autorais, não há previsão de melhora, já que não existe incentivo para isso de lado algum.

Os erros continuarão, garantindo pelo menos algumas risadas.

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Missing Kids Stamps is a site that turns postage stamps into miniature posters of missing children. It works through the existing custom stamp program of Canada Post (it is only available in Canada). Missing Kids Stamps was developed by Canadian ad agency Lowe Roche for the Missing Children’s Network.

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“These Are Not The Waves You’re Looking For” by Portland-based band 42 Ford Prefect is a wonderful surf rock version of “The Imperial March” theme song from Star Wars. They’ve released a music video featuring a “surfing Vader and go go stormtrooper.” The single track is available to purchase online.

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The Musée des Arts Décoratifs will unveil an ‘underworld’ exhibition on July 5^th that explores the history of both the female and the male silhouette – and its undergarment counterpart – dating as far back as the 14^th century. This retrospective presents intimates of various shapes, sizes, materials, and functions according to the changing fashions and the ideal beauty of the time. Showcased here are techniques that span the pannier and the bustle through to the corset and the stomach belt, while materials range whalebones, hoops, and padding. Such rather “mechanical garments” were used as a means for women and men to draw their silhouettes. La Mécanique des Dessous reinterprets the seductive intimates market of today through the illusory garments of the past. –Sarah Ryan Hecht

La Mécanique des Dessous: une histoire indiscrète de la silhouette

On view through November 24^th at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs

107 rue de Rivoli 75001

+33 (0)144555750

Photos courtesy of the museum

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Maybe Idris Elba bellowed too soon: Only in a world teetering on the edge of total, fiery annihilation could Adam Sandler dicking around with his comedian friends make more money than monsters fighting robots that are controlled by mind-melding soldiers and led by Stringer Bell from The Wire. Despite its mostly awesome configuration of geek-friendly elements, Pacific Rim had to settle for third place this weekend, bringing in a Manila-sized sum of $38.3 million. (Put in perspective, that's only a hair more than the last Transformers made in its first full day of release.) Confirming that the apocalypse remains firmly un-canceled, audiences said "Hey, why not? I like that sitcom with David Spade" to Grown Ups 2, handing over $42.5 million to the worst-reviewed movie of the summer. Did ticket buyers forget what it was like to sit through the first Grown Ups? Have giant, city-destroying ...

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Insane Clown Posse have shared the latest infomercial for their annual five-day Illinois blowout, the Gathering of the Juggalos.

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