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7 Screenshots of Sites Protesting SOPA And PIPA

adriancb — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:56:09 +0000

The internet is on strike! Today, more than 7000 sites are going dark in protest of anti-internet legislation. SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and PIPA, the Protect IP Act, could alter the way that the internet functions.

Sites like Reddit and Wikipedia have decided to blackout their sites today to protest SOPA and PIPA. The White House has even come out against the legislation, saying that it would hurt the “dynamic web.”

Here’s a look around the internet today…

11 Facts About the End of the Great War

adriancb — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:16:04 +0000

I have a special fascination with World War One, a fascination that intensified when my father told me that his dad served in the Marines in 1917-1918. (My other grandfather and my wife’s grandfathers served in World War II, but my dad’s dad was in the first war.) My grandpa had trained as a sniper, but was never sent to France and was discharged after the armistice. The following are 11 fascinating facts concerning the people and events of the finale of the most destructive and bloody war in human history (until World War II, of course), which ended at 11 a.m.

Top 10 Facts About Mail-Order Brides

adriancb — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:14:12 +0000

Mail-order bride is a label applied to a woman who publishes her intent to marry someone from another – usually more financially developed – country.