Just when one would think the masses on the Interwebs could not possibly get any more gullible, this story comes out.

Nitrozac & Snaggy were on to something when they published this comic strip on JoyofTech.com in July of 2012.

Click on the image to see the full comic at JoyofTech.com.

In a verdict that may set a dangerous precedence, an Italian court convicted scientists of multiple manslaughter for their negligence in warning people before the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila.

As expected, iSheep, Fandroids and the like are up in arms about this video, just read the comments and discussions on other forums...

"And we've invented a new technology, called Multi-Touch." Did Steve Jobs really expect the tech world to miraculously fail to remember prior-existing multi-touch technology?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19381098

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19314967

If you think installing a home network is too geeky, just wait until you see this!

Diplomats on duty in the UK "owe £58m in London congestion charges".

Certainly not the best way to cultivate international relations...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18725937

Sometimes it takes publicity to force change, and this nine-year-old girl has been quite an activist.

I am sure Mac fanboys will be up in arms, suspecting a conspiracy. Or Apple will sue BBC for reporting. All the usual stuff.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17623422

A quick and entertaining feature, with the trademark BBC wittiness, on what apps and hardware to use for a smartphone movie producton.

Complete with app names, hardware description, and even price tags. In about seven minutes, even the most devoted smartphone users will probably get a few ideas.

As mobile device usage proliferates, colleges find that it makes more sense to simply publish mobile versions of their sites.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article about colleges increasingly focusing on optimizing their web sites for mobile browsers, instead of investing time and money into downloadable apps.

Judging by Robyn Good's article on Technorati about celebrity legal issues, "new media" still has a lot of maturing to do.

Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, MA, decides that books are just not all the rage these days.

In a disastrous move that many will probably view as Holocaust denial, Culpeper County Public Schools pulled Anne Frank's diary from the curriculum and from the shelves, because the book contained references to sexuality.

I am repeatedly disturbed by people actually believing that they can in any way verify the authenticity of news online, or that they can do reliable research on the Internet.

Professional sports have reached a point when the leagues are primarily about money, not about the games, as this article points at an example.

We should probably look way past the insignificant issue of licensing fees and see the much bigger problem.

eBay's threat to shut Skype down over licensing disputes is a prime example of why everyone from corporations to users must think about open source.

A few musings from my identi.ca posts in response to the media trying to make a story when there is not one.

http://www.netmag.co.uk/

Electronic Musician gives a few pointers on setting up a laptop music studio for any budget.

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