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This is a curious show, mostly because of the location. Vices is the club in Walnut Creek that has the reputation for fights. I hate going to Walnut Creek, partly because parking is terrible and partly because there’s some weird pretentious vibe.

NOFX, Teenage Bottlerocket, Elway, and GFP to play benefit for Tony Sly

NOFX, Teenage Bottlerocket, Elway, and G.F.P. will be playing a benefit show for the late Tony Sly of No Use for a Name. The fundraiser will take place December 15 at the Vice Ultra Lounge in Walnut Creek, CA with all proceeds going towards the Tony Sly Memorial Fund.

Tickets can be purchased here.

It sounds like another good way to get people to gather data for free.

A Google Surprise — Worldwide Alternative Reality Game Ingress Revealed | Singularity Hub

Google is venturing again into the realm of augmented reality with its reveal of a new mobile game called Ingress. Though the multiplayer game is currently in closed beta, Google has built a marketing campaign around it that entices players who were drawn to TV shows like Fringe and Lost.

We use the PS3 for Netflix, but this is handy thing to have as an alternative.

PPA for Netflix Desktop App | iheartubuntu

Yesterday, developer and programmer extraordinaire Erich Hoover and I spent several hours working out all of the Netflix Desktop kinks. Most users will have no problems with installation now.

Here is how to install the Netflix Desktop App on Ubuntu.

Half the files on Megaupload were never downloaded. Those files were clearly backups that turned out to be less reliable than a floppy disk left in your desk drawer.

Megaupload Search Warrant Requests Ignored Massive Non-Infringing Use | TorrentFreak

As a direct result of the Megaupload raid many legitimate users of the site lost access to their personal files. To find out why the Government put the interests of copyright holders before those of the public, one user convinced the court to unseal the seizure warrant matarials. Surprisingly, however, there is absolutely no mention of Megaupload’s legal use in the released records. In a response Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom says the whole case is a tragic copyright comedy.

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