Greed, lies, and Shkreli’s smug “performance”: Lawmakers go ballistic


Hearing exposes Turing’s lavish spending, while exec says they’re losing money.

Source: Greed, lies, and Shkreli’s smug “performance”: Lawmakers go ballistic

I’m feeling the Bern, in part because I just don’t believe Secretary Clinton. – WIL WHEATON dot NET


Our choice in a democratic primary is stark and simple: Bernie Sanders, who has fought for progressive values his entire career, or Hillary Clinton, who says she supports progressive values when it’s politically expedient.

Source: I’m feeling the Bern, in part because I just don’t believe Secretary Clinton. – WIL WHEATON dot NET

Ex-Disney IT workers sue after being asked to train their own H-1B replacements | Ars Technica


Anger at Disney over last year’s hiring of foreign IT workers won’t relent.

Source: Ex-Disney IT workers sue after being asked to train their own H-1B replacements | Ars Technica

How Zano Raised Millions on Kickstarter and Left Most Backers with Nothing — Kickstarter — Medium


Kickstarter tasked me, a freelance reporter, to find out why a highly funded crowdfunding campaign for a palm-sized drone flamed out in…

Source: How Zano Raised Millions on Kickstarter and Left Most Backers with Nothing — Kickstarter — Medium

Newvelle Records: World-Class Music, Only on Vinyl by Newvelle Records — Kickstarter


Newvelle Records is a new kind of record label with a curated selection of world class musicians, released only on vinyl.

That’s great, but I do wonder how they’re actually going to make any money after the Kickstarter?

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This year’s first batch of anti-science education bills surface in Oklahoma | Ars Technica


“Teach the controversy” is once again dressed up as “academic freedom.”

Source: This year’s first batch of anti-science education bills surface in Oklahoma | Ars Technica

California Legislator Says Encryption ‘Threatens Our Freedoms’ Calls For Ban On Encrypted Cell Phones | Techdirt

California assembly member Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) introduced the legislation, bill 1681, that would require any smartphone manufactured “on or after January 1, 2017, and sold in California after that date” to be “capable of being decrypted and unlocked by its manufacturer or its operating system provider.”

Any smartphone that couldn’t be decrypted on demand would subject a seller to a $2,500 fine.

Source: California Legislator Says Encryption ‘Threatens Our Freedoms’ Calls For Ban On Encrypted Cell Phones | Techdirt

Piracy Can Boost Digital Music Sales, Research Shows – TorrentFreak


A new academic paper published by the Economics Department of Queen’s University examines the link between BitTorrent downloads and music album sales. The study shows that depending on the circumstances, piracy can hurt sales or give it a boost through free promotion.

Source: Piracy Can Boost Digital Music Sales, Research Shows – TorrentFreak