Joho the Blog » contest http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger Let's just see what happens Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:48:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 What hath Curiosity discovered on Mars? http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2012/11/24/what-hath-curiosity-discovered-on-mars/ http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2012/11/24/what-hath-curiosity-discovered-on-mars/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:33:40 +0000 davidw http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/?p=12418 NASA, getting all sciency on us, is apparently sitting on a potentially historic discovery by the Curiosity rover on Mars until further tests can confirm it.

Confirm shmonfirm! This is the Internet! What do you think Curiosity has discovered on Mars?

    An AOL CD offering 500 free hours?

  • OJ’s footprint?

  • A copy of Ray Bradbury’s “The Earthling Chronicles”?

  • A black slab with “BRB” written on it?

  • ….?

]]> http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2012/11/24/what-hath-curiosity-discovered-on-mars/feed/ 6 RIAA DRM Mashup Smackdown http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2009/04/14/riaa-drm-mashup-smackdown/ http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2009/04/14/riaa-drm-mashup-smackdown/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:31:29 +0000 davidw http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/?p=8080 In its response to Charlie Nesson’s argument that one of the hearings in an RIAA suit ought to be webcast, the RIAA lawyer said:

“[The video footage] will be readily subject to editing and manipulation by any reasonably tech-savvy individual. Even without improper modification, statements may be taken out of context, spliced together with other statements and broadcast (sic) rebroadcast as if it were an accurate transcript. Such an outcome can only do damage to Petitioner’s case.”

So, Chris Soghoian is running a contest, asking you to mash up testimony given to the FTC about Digital Rights Management (DRM). The prize: He donates money to EFF. The real prize: The scalding breath of comedy.

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