Jim Harper points us to a blog post by a guy named Richard Muscat, supposedly debunking the problems of “free” as it comes to business models. Frankly his post is pretty weak. It rehashes a bunch of arguments that have been debunked plenty of times b… Continue reading →

Last year, we noted that the TSA appeared to be misleading the public in stating that its new more intrusive scanners were safe. This didn’t mean that the machines weren’t safe — but that the TSA was, at the very least, massively exaggerating the cla… Continue reading →

Nearly three years ago, we wrote about an absolutely ridiculous plan by the US government to try to deal with a motorcycle gang. Beyond just arresting approximately 80 members of the Mongols motorcycle gang around the country and charging them with a … Continue reading →

Reuters is reporting that the daily-deals site is in talks with investment bankers in a move that would value LivingSocial at between $10 billion and $15 billion. Originally posted at The Digital Home

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Citing sources, Reuters says that a $1 billion IPO would value LivingSocial between $10 billion and $15 billion. Originally posted at The Digital Home

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We recently wrote about a filing in South Carolina, claiming that Righthaven was engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. The petition carefully laid out how Righthaven’s practices might qualify as such in a variety of states, so it’s little surpr… Continue reading →

Users will be able to make free one-to-one video calls over Skype to other Android handsets, as well as iPhones, computers, and TVs that support the company’s platform. Originally posted at The Digital Home

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A few folks sent over versions of this story, about how the popular 61-member (!) Japanese girl music group AKB48 introduced its newest member, named Aimi Eguchi, in a candy commercial, which you can see below:

However, after some people started que… Continue reading →

We recently wrote about a court ruling against a doctor who tried to sue someone who wrote some bad reviews about the doctor’s bedside manner online. Thankfully, the court ruled that those reviews were not defamatory. The court noted that the guy pos… Continue reading →

We’ve been covering for a while now the rather mixed results from courts concerning the legality of police sticking a GPS transmitter on a car without a warrant in order to track a suspect. While some state courts have said such tracking is illegal, m… Continue reading →