Archive for December, 2009

Jason Bay: A career timeline of the New York Mets ‘ newest outfielder (New York Daily News)

The Mets finally make a splash in the free-agent market, landing slugging outfielder Jason Bay. The Daily News takes a look back at Bay’s major-league career which includes stops in San Diego, Pittsburgh and Boston.

From Silicon Valley to Stockholm: Meeting the US Ambassador, Part 2 (The Local)

In Part 2 of a two-part interview, US Ambassador Matthew Barzun talks to The Local’s David Landes about succeeding President Bush’s envoy, eco-friendly former Ambassador Michael Wood; the significance The Pirate Bay; and, introducing TED.

Sweden’s Pirate Party battles Web laws (Seattle Times)

A push for Internet privacy and free file-sharing has become a political force, enlisting young people and winning seats in the EU Parliament.

The Pirate Bay Goes Retro for Christmas (Mashable)

Remember how one of the most popular torrent sharing sites, The Pirate Bay , looked back in 2003? Today, you have a chance to refresh your memory, because the pirates have gone retro, changing the layout of the site to the way it looked back then, when the Internet was innocent and there was no [...]

Merry X-mas 2009!

It’s the end of the world as we know it. It’s the end of the world as we know it. It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine. Nah, maybe not the end of the world (despite what that crappy movie 2012 says) but [...]

Local teams in contention at dual meet (The World)

As wrestlers grappled on three different mats simultaneously inside Pirate Palace on Monday, Marshfield coach Kris Davis assessed the first Bay City Duals, a tournament he has long been looking forward to.

Local teams in contention at dual meet (The World)

As wrestlers grappled on three different mats simultaneously inside Pirate Palace on Monday, Marshfield coach Kris Davis assessed the first Bay City Duals, a tournament he has long been looking forward to.

Local teams in contention at dual meet (The World)

As wrestlers grappled on three different mats simultaneously inside Pirate Palace on Monday, Marshfield coach Kris Davis assessed the first Bay City Duals, a tournament he has long been looking forward to.

The Pirate Bay’s Heir Apparent (Forbes)

As the world’s biggest file-sharing sites clean up or shut down, all eyes are on Isohunt.

Google’s Ad Gadfly (Forbes)

Harvard prof Ben Edelman is preparing the world’s biggest catalogue of typosquatters.