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| Blog Name: | Boing Boing |
| Url: | http://boingboing.net/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | Pop culture, Technology, Weird |
| Description: | A directory of wonderful things |
| Popularity: | 3358 Followers |
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Hitler: football coach?
The Scottish veterans charity Erskine surveyed 2,000 young people between the ages of nine and 15 about World War I and II. Apparently, five percent thought that Hitler was a German football coach; sixteen percent believed that Auschwitz is a WWII theme park; five percent said the Holocaust was a bash to celebrate the war's end. (STV News)
The Scottish veterans charity Erskine surveyed 2,000 young people between the ages of nine and 15 about World War I and II. Apparently, five percent thought that Hitler was a German football coach; sixteen percent believed that Auschwitz is a WWII theme park; five percent said the Holocaust was a bash to celebrate the war's end. (STV News)
Ebook license "agreements" are a ripoff
In today's Observer Business column, John Naughton discusses what a ripoff it is for ebook vendors to "sell" you books with abusive, multi-thousand word "license agreements," pretending that because you bought your book over the network, it wasn't a sale, and so you don't get to own it. These "licenses" aren't about upholding copyright (if they were, you could replace thousands of words of lawyerese with four simple words: "Don't violate copyright law"). They're about overriding copyright -- which has all kinds of guarantees for the rights of book-owners -- with a private law that gives every advantage to the publisher or retailer, converting you from a noble reader to a
In today's Observer Business column, John Naughton discusses what a ripoff it is for ebook vendors to "sell" you books with abusive, multi-thousand word "license agreements," pretending that because you bought your book over the network, it wasn't a sale, and so you don't get to own it. These "licenses" aren't about upholding copyright (if they were, you could replace thousands of words of lawyerese with four simple words: "Don't violate copyright law"). They're about overriding copyright -- which has all kinds of guarantees for the rights of book-owners -- with a private law that gives every advantage to the publisher or retailer, converting you from a noble reader to a
Carrier bags made from Indian newspapers and Bollywood posters
These newspaper carrier bags are made in India by an NGO that provides education and shelter to street kids. The bags themselves are very sweet and good for several uses before they're ready for the recycling box, and make good use of the striking designs from the newspapers they're folded from (I like the Bollywood poster ones, too!). Newspaper Bags (Thanks, Alice!)
These newspaper carrier bags are made in India by an NGO that provides education and shelter to street kids. The bags themselves are very sweet and good for several uses before they're ready for the recycling box, and make good use of the striking designs from the newspapers they're folded from (I like the Bollywood poster ones, too!). Newspaper Bags (Thanks, Alice!)
Car-thief steals car to drive to car-theft arraignment
A stolen car in Vallejo, CA, was located at a courthouse. The thief had stolen the car to drive to his arraignment on an earlier car-theft charge. Police said that Botchvaroff's own car had been impounded after a prior arrest (for something other than car theft that time), so he apparently stole another one to make sure he didn't miss his arraignment in Vallejo. He didn't, but now he's got another arraignment to worry about. Car-Stealer Charged With Stealing Car to Get to Hearing on Car-Stealing Charges
A stolen car in Vallejo, CA, was located at a courthouse. The thief had stolen the car to drive to his arraignment on an earlier car-theft charge. Police said that Botchvaroff's own car had been impounded after a prior arrest (for something other than car theft that time), so he apparently stole another one to make sure he didn't miss his arraignment in Vallejo. He didn't, but now he's got another arraignment to worry about. Car-Stealer Charged With Stealing Car to Get to Hearing on Car-Stealing Charges
Car-thief steals car to drive to car-theft arraignment
A stolen car in Vallejo, CA, was located at a courthouse. The thief had stolen the car to drive to his arraignment on an earlier car-theft charge. Police said that Botchvaroff's own car had been impounded after a prior arrest (for something other than car theft that time), so he apparently stole another one to make sure he didn't miss his arraignment in Vallejo. He didn't, but now he's got another arraignment to worry about. Car-Stealer Charged With Stealing Car to Get to Hearing on Car-Stealing Charges
A stolen car in Vallejo, CA, was located at a courthouse. The thief had stolen the car to drive to his arraignment on an earlier car-theft charge. Police said that Botchvaroff's own car had been impounded after a prior arrest (for something other than car theft that time), so he apparently stole another one to make sure he didn't miss his arraignment in Vallejo. He didn't, but now he's got another arraignment to worry about. Car-Stealer Charged With Stealing Car to Get to Hearing on Car-Stealing Charges
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