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Free Beer!
Well, not exactly… Nevertheless, Capcom is offering a free download of Street Fighter X Mega Man in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this classic (blast-from-the-past) on December 17th.
(Source) Hot Hardware: http://goo.gl/bG7cr
More = More.
In sum, more ‘net censorship equals more ‘net censorship (plain and simple).
(Source) Mail Online: http://goo.gl/Vg2Xs
Facebook Post = SEC Action?
Apparently so; Netflix’s CEO is under scrutiny regarding a Facebook update coinciding with the biggest uptick in their stock (in an almost 6-week period).
(Source) Bloomberg: http://goo.gl/NOcs9
Inspirationally Humbling!
The Black Marble… nothing more (really) need be said!
(Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/Y6zUZ
On The Air.
Attempting to compete with Google Hangout; Yahoo has acquired On the Air. Will yet another promising technology be relegated to oblivion due to the bloated / black hole that Yahoo has become? And/or is this a sign of the new leadership that’s in place whereas some semblance of stability has / is being provided for the firm to truly turn a corner?
(Source) Tech Crunch: http://goo.gl/Wg68r
Speaking Out.
Voltaire (may have) summed it up best, “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.”
Kudos to Bob Costas for having the courage to express his opinion regarding revisiting the Gun Control Debate (in America) which has been largely moot for years (despite how many horrific mass shootings?!) If only the Mass Media exhibited a little of the same courage / sense of fulfilling an unbiased duty, e.g., speaking the truth versus spin…
Neil Papworth’s Legacy…
It was 20 year’s ago today… Neil Popworth taught the masses to play… Okay, it does not quite have the same ring as the Fab Four’s approach. Nevertheless, SMS was essentially born two decades ago on this date.
(Source) Digital Spy: http://goo.gl/EaG9Z
Saving Face.
People will clearly stoop to any (low) level… as evidenced by the supposed Facebook Lottery winner who duped roughly 200K people regarding his give-away / generosity from having ‘hit-it-big!’
(Source) PC Magazine: http://goo.gl/Qn7TL
Oh Yeah.
Christmas looks to be striking twice this year for those who’ve had an Android-powered, Game Console on their wish-list.
(Source) CNET: http://goo.gl/NDVlY