Author: arkique
Date: February 28, 2010
Tags:
1980's,
80s,
content control,
copyright infringement,
hilarious,
neowin,
Never Gonna Give You Up,
Rick Astley,
rick roll,
Rick Rolled,
Rick Rollers,
why?,
youtubeOne of the worst attempts at content control was made when YouTube removed Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” for copyright infringement. It is unclear when exactly they had removed the video, but the Neowin blog discovered it in the wee hours of this morning (Wednesday, 2/24). The hilarious 80’s music video became popular … Read More
Author: arkique
Date: February 19, 2010
On Friday, the University of Alabama at Huntsville suffered a horrific tragedy: Biology professor Amy Bishop shot five colleagues, killing three, over an alleged tenure dispute. One news outlet suggests it was a nerd rage crime, motivated by D&D. It’s been a long time since the psychopathic nerd stereotype stalked through cheap paperbacks and across … Read More