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Apple Fights Pod Power

Apple Fights Pod Power

Who owns the word ‘pod’? How about ‘podcast’?

Drunk Naked Guy Storms Starbucks!

Drunk Naked Guy Storms Starbucks!

A shattered window, a naked man, a Whitley Heights Starbucks in LA:

Starbucks Monopoly Gets Sued

Starbucks Monopoly Gets Sued

You can’t keep on suing the little guy before he sues back: Starbucks has been nailed with a huge class-action anti-monopoly suit by small, independent coffee shop Belvi Coffee.

Refreshing: Limewire Sues the RIAA

Refreshing: Limewire Sues the RIAA

In a move as refreshing as a cool summer breeze, the pirates from Limewire are sueing the RIAA for anti-trust violations and a bunch of other cool shit.

The Party’s Over: Spinach is Coming Back

The Party’s Over: Spinach is Coming Back

That’s right, you heard me. You’re not leaving the table until you finish your spinach.

Verizon Virally Debates Net Neutrality Over Blogosphere

Verizon Virally Debates Net Neutrality Over Blogosphere

The Borderline Blog has a great expose on Verizon’s attempt to virally influence debate about subjects like Net Neutrality through the Channel Changer blog… which (surprise!) has become password protected since the shit hit the fan.

The First (But Not Last!) AOL Search Records Lawsuit

The First (But Not Last!) AOL Search Records Lawsuit

Hear that? That’s the first rumbling of an avalanche: three AOL subscribers have named AOL as the defendants in a class-action lawsuit for spilling the search results of 650,000 subscribers.

Pack A Pistol When You Pack Your Bags

Pack A Pistol When You Pack Your Bags

Sick of your luggage being lost by airlines? Start packin’ a gat. This is just an awesome tip, courtesy of the Bruce Schneir, via The Boing: [More]

Take Knowledge to the Extreme

Take Knowledge to the Extreme

California Sues Automakes Over Emissions

California Sues Automakes Over Emissions

How-To Get Out Of A T-Mobile Restocking Fee: Get Mugged

How-To Get Out Of A T-Mobile Restocking Fee: Get Mugged

By T-Mobile’s logic, a broken phone that they sold you is your burden to bear. Is the battery faulty? You pay the shipping. $20.

Airport Security: The Game!

Airport Security: The Game!

California Sues Automakers for Selling Cars

California Sues Automakers for Selling Cars

Taking the burden of the entire planet’s global warming problems onto its ample Austrian-American shoulders, the state of California filed a lawsuit today against the six major automobile manufacturers, suing them for their contributions to global warming.

Kmart Settles A Bunch of Lawsuits

It’s a big day at Kmart. They’ve settled a bunch of lawsuits and they’re ready to move on. To what, I don’t know. I haven’t been inside a K-mart since 1983, and neither has anyone else without a lawsuit pending.

Now All Spinach Has E. Coli!

Now All Spinach Has E. Coli!

QVC Drinking Glasses Explode for No Reason

QVC Drinking Glasses Explode for No Reason

QVC is recalling 2,200 sets of glasses because the “inner walls of the double-walled glasses can break during use, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.”

Delay Your Flight With Gun Embroidered Case

Delay Your Flight With Gun Embroidered Case

Thanks to curiously spelt reader Grahm for pointing out a travel accessory even more ill-advised than a Guns ‘N’ Roses t-shirt or one printed with Islamic script: the Urban Outfitters Gun-Wheel Case.

J.K. Rowling’s Airport Voodoo That She’ll Do Do

J.K. Rowling’s Airport Voodoo That She’ll Do Do

Thanks to some schmoozing at the airport — or perhaps black magic spells cast on TSA agents — the next Harry Potter manuscript is safe.