sweden
Gadgets
Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post
2:00PM Wilson Rothman | If Robots Killed People, Soldiers Wouldn’t Have To…Sweden Disappears from the Internet For a Day…Over 95% of People Screw Up Username and Password…Founder of Jedi Religion “Intimidated” By Shopkeepers More »
Random Stuff
Stabbing Random 15-Year Old Girls Will Not Fix Your Internet
9:20AM Sean Fallon | Here is a troubleshooting tip from me to you — stabbing random 15-year-old girls on the street will not fix your internet connection. Unfortunately, this advice comes to late for one troubled Swedish Starcraft player. More »
Business
Pirate Bay Unplugged By Swedish Court (Already Back Again, Sorta)
4:15PM Danny Allen | Like a T-1000 that just won’t die, the Pirate Bay simply jumped servers after its ISP pulled the plug yesterday. Update: But the site bounced back (after some ups-and-downs overnight), and here’s an excerpt from their defiant (and funny) response. More »
Business
Surprise! The Pirate Bay’s Buyers Are Extremely Shady
3:30AM John Herrman | Heroically snatched from near-death by a mysterious, benevolent gaming company, the Pirate Bay had a rosy future laid out ahead of it. But hey, that company? They’re turning out to be kind of rotten and possibly fraudulent. More »
Business
Ferrari-Crashing Gizmondo Head Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison
10:30AM Dan Nosowitz | Stefan Eriksson, head of Gizmondo (the failed handheld gaming company who couldn’t even plagiarise our name correctly), was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for robbery, attempted blackmail and making illegal threats (which threats are legal?). More »
Design
Yggdrasil Electric Pole Is As Pretty As Its Name Is Awkward
3:30PM Dan Nosowitz | This crazy-looking electric pole isn’t just a concept design; it’s been approved by the Swedish government and will be placed on either side of an entry highway to Stockholm. That’s not to imply it isn’t crazy-looking, though. More »
Online
Swedish Pirate Party Wins a Seat in the European Union
6:46AM Jesus Diaz | The Swedish Pirate Party—Piratpartiet—has got a seat in the European Union parliament. The ballots are still being counted—almost done now—but with 7.1% of the votes, it’s a sure thing. Aaaaaaaarrrrr is all I can say. [Results] More »
Online
Pirate Bay Founders Plan a DDo$ Attack on the IFPI
12:30PM Andi Wang | After the Pirate Bay founders were fined $US3.5 million, they swore they wouldn’t cough up a single cent. Instead, they’ve come up with a DDo$ plan of attack that’ll cost the IFPI instead of themselves. More »
Vehicles
50 Cars Assemble 1 Bus
12:50AM Mark Wilson | Swedish advertising agency Acne assembled this junkyard monster, a bus sculpture assembled from 50 cars, to make a point about C02 emissions. More »
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