Science and Technology

Jackass star Steve-O Glover was arrested in Sweden following a raid on his hotel room. Why the raid? Glover and other “Jackass” regulars had performed their “Don’t Try This at Home” show in the Swedish capital Wednesday night. Prosecutor Gunnar Fjaestad said the raid happened after Glover said he swallowed …

Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean has raised $1 million via the Internet: The former Vermont governor and self-described underdog has used the Internet to complement traditional fund-raising techniques, collecting contributions through his Web site and e-mail at little cost to his campaign. Dean hit the $1 million mark in Internet …

Kazaa about to become the single most popular free software on the Web with 230 million downloads – the RIAA intends to sue and/or disable the computers of every one of those bastards: As of late Thursday, the Kazaa Media Desktop application–a file-sharing software that has drawn the wrath of …

Derrick Story of the O’Reilly Network wants to hear from you: It has just been reported that six Butterfinger candy bars were illegally downloaded into a college student’s backpack from Sam’s newsstand in New York City. The candy was then distributed to friends who are know to have a craving …

New survey says computer users, especially teens, see it as entertainment center: The survey, which polled more than 2,000 computer users over age 13, found that the computer is redefining how people are entertaining themselves at home. The results revealed that 61 percent view the PC as more important than …

The Czechs have an interesting little system going over which the labels are most displeased: Music-industry lawyers have finished gathering evidence that they hope will put an end to a Czech curiosity — CD owners’ clubs, which the attorneys say encourage violations of copyright laws. Industry representatives will this month …

Those nutty kids: America’s youth are using mobile phones for everything from sending e-mails to playing games, and thousands are even turning to the Web to transform their phones into high-tech “whoopie cushions.” “After offering various sound effects, it became clear our audience was very young and that a lot …

Phillip Winn has working maniacally – he even has a real job (freak) – to incorporate suggestions for improving the site, and we have ended up with a hybrid of the old and new designs, with some very cool new features. He had to deal with the Exporer 5.5 issues …

New Free Trade Agreement with Singapore would lock in most ass-sucking aspects of DMCA, writes law student: On May 6, President Bush and Prime Minister Goh of Singapore signed the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (the “FTA”). ….It is the first international trade agreement to demand that the signatories implement anti-circumvention …

A music service that launched yesterday offers “universal” selection of P2P with claims to legitimacy: A new all-you-can-eat music download service that claims to take advantage of a loophole in Spanish copyright law will launch on Tuesday [no mention of it on the Grokster sitye yet] and piggyback on a …