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This is why the world ridicules the Belgians
07.18.11 | Permalink | Comment?

Oh snap, the thing that everybody IN THE WORLD predicted would happen, happened. Some Belgian newspapers sued Google in 2006 because Google was linking to them and the wanted money. Now the courts have ruled in their favor, they got some money and (of course) Google stopped linking to them. And now they’re complaining that they [...]
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Hackers should target patent trolls, really
07.18.11 | Permalink | Comment?

There’s two news subjects that have been keeping me busy lately, and I’m starting to think that the first subject could greatly help the world by kicking the ass of the second. Maybe then we can get a handle on the third. I guess I should clarify that, before the men in white coats arrive: The [...]

This is why the world ridicules the Belgians