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Damn.     Sent to you by tony via Google Reader:     R.I.P. Etta James Dead At 73, Loses Battle With Leukemia via Bossip by Bossip Staff on 1/20/12 R.I.P. Etta James, whose assertive, earthy voice lit up such hits as "The Wallflower," "Something's Got a Hold on Me" and the wedding favorite "At Last," has died, according to her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon. She was 73. She died from complications from leukemia with her husband, Artis Mills, and her sons by her side, De Leon said. She was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010, and also suffered from dementia and hepatitis C. James died at a hospital in Riverside, California. She would have turned 74 Wednesday. " This is a tremendous loss for the family, her friends and fans around the world," De Leon said. "She was a true original who could sing it all — her music defied category. More On Bossip! Twit Pics Of The Day: Rihanna Toots That Thang Up In A White Bikini An

Thank you, Wil Wheaton.     Sent to you by tony via Google Reader:     Today the US Senate is considering legislation that would destroy the free and open Internet. via WWdN: In Exile by wil@wilwheaton.net (Wil Wheaton) on 1/17/12 "Why is it that when Republicans and Democrats need to solve the budget and the deficit, there's deadlock, but when Hollywood lobbyists pay them $94 million dollars to write legislation, people from both sides of the aisle line up to co-sponsor it?"         --Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian on CNBC. I put this on my Tumblr thing earlier today, but I'm reposting it here, because it's important to me. If you don't know what SOPA and ProtectIP are, read this technical examination of SOPA and ProtectIP from the Reddit blog and come back when you're done. SOPA Lives -- and MPAA calls protests an "abuse of power." The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has looked at tomorrow's "Internet blac

    Sent to you by tony via Google Reader:     Why is Wikipedia Down? via mental_floss by Chris Higgins on 1/18/12 If you're in the US and you visit Wikipedia today , you'll see a glimpse of the page you were trying to access, then you'll see the blackout message above. You'll see similar messages from Google , Reddit , and others. Why? Although each of these sites does a good job of explaining its position, here's a rundown of the issues involved in today's shutdown. An Extremely Brief History Lesson In 1998, the US Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), a bill that, among other things, created a simple system by which copyright owners could request that infringing content be removed from websites hosted in the US. In short, the copyright owner tells the website, "I own this video/photo/song and you have to remove it, or I'll sue you." Then it gets removed, or they go to court. Have you ever seen a YouTube vi

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