Archive for February, 2010

Ex-Pirate Bay Admin Launches Micropayment Service (Slashdot)

spyrochaete writes “Peter Sunde, formerly ‘brokep’ of The Pirate Bay, recently launched a beta version of Flattr — a micropayment service enabling internet users to tender cash payments to any participating content publisher. Its model enables users to divvy monthly subscription fees as donations awarded to the musicians, bloggers, photographers, or other publisher of their [...]

Pirate Bay founder wants users to pay for music (TG Daily)

One of the founders of Pirate Bay, Peter Sunde, has launched a website that, er, lets people pay for content on the web. read more

Norway court rejects industry bid to block The Pirate Bay (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A Norwegian court has rejected a record industry appeal against telecoms operator Telenor for refusing to block access to popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay, a plaintiff said Wednesday.

GASPARILLA: Knight Parade 2010 photos (WTSP-TV Tampa)

The final weekend of pirate festivities brought more floats, pirates, and music to Tampa Bay! Arrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Check out our colossal photo gallery:

Damon holding out for two-year deal (MSNBC)

HBT: Outfielder hit 24 home runs and scored 107 runs last season, but interest has been slim.

Music Monday: The sweet drinking songs of Vagabondage (Oakland Local)

With a name like Vagabondage , the duo of John Flaw and Emchy warrant at the very least a cursory listen. And if you’re a fan of Americana roots and bluesy, whiskey soaked vocals then their self described catalog of “pirate shanties, murder ballads and carnivale vaudevillia” are just what the bartender ordered.

Assistance League shows its fancy footwork (Daily Breeze)

Members of the Assistance League of San Pedro/South Bay are cashing in on the “gotta dance” fever inspired by shows such as “Dancing With the Stars.

Snag a Membership at Semi-Private BitTorrent Site Demonoid Today [BitTorrent] (Lifehacker)

BitTorrent tracker Demonoid secured a close second to The Pirate Bay in our recent comparison of the five best public BitTorrent trackers, but the catch with Demonoid is that—although it’s a…

Eagles lose, but improve against Morro Bay (Paso Robles Press)

The last time the Templeton High School girls basketball team played the Morro Bay Pirates at the start of the season in a first league game on Jan. 13, the Pirates came away with a 53-12 win.

Best Public BitTorrent Tracker: The Pirate Bay [Hive Five Followup] (Lifehacker)

Last week we asked you to share your favorite BitTorrent tracker, then we rounded up the results so you could cast your vote on the top five contenders. We’re back with the results. Before we dive…