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NYTimes: Madoff Must Stay in Prison
According to this article on NYTimes, Bernard Madoff, whom has recently plead guilty to 11 counts of defrauding and thus sentenced to 150 years in prison, has been told he must stay in prison until his sentencing. The NYTimes quotes the appeals court order against Madoff:
“In light of the defendant’s age (70) and the length of a potential sentence (150 years), he has an incentive to flee, and that because he has the means to do so, he presents a risk of flight , and therefore should not be released.”
Personally, I’m glad Madoff isn’t being allowed any luxuries. He’s probably the biggest douche bag on the face of the planet right now. Thus, I wouldn’t be surprised if he would bail out if given the opportunity.
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Protest the Hero Used for Hardcore Preview
It was recently pointed out to me by my friend that the band Protest the Hero has a song, “Bloodmeat“, on the new Hardcore Preview [NSFW] (no, not the music genre) over at Twistys.
Talk about good “product placement”, har har har.
Video for “Bloodmeat” can be seen here.
Posted in Music, Videos, Women
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Macbook Hacked in Under 10 Seconds
This article on iTWire is rather astonishing. Apparently, Charlie Miller, a security researcher, has hacked an up-to-date Macbook running an up-to-date version of Safari today in under 10 seconds at the annual hacking convention, PWN2OWN.
It begs the question: what is necessary and what is just plain insanity? I just hope Charlie Miller doesn’t have any intent on my rooting box any time soon. God knows Windows XP SP2 isn’t the most secure OS in the world.
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Jeff Zucker Defends Jim Cramer, CNBC
After Jon Stewart‘s complete domination of Jim Cramer on his show The Daily Show, Jeff Zucker (CEO of NBC Universal) comes to Cramer’s aid. According to this article on The Hollywood Reporter, Zucker calls Stewart’s criticism “incredibly unfair to CNBC and the business media in general.”
I think this is complete crap. Stewart clearly had his shit straight during the interview with Cramer from last week. He even used some of Cramer’s own clips against him [in a classic ownage fashion] when he tried to get out of what Stewart was stating.
The videos of the interview can be viewed here, here and here.
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Good Night, Sweet Princess
After a sad turn of events, actor Natasha Richardson has passed away. She was taken off of life support yesterday around 1:30 PM EST. Natasha had been put on life support due to an epidural hematoma that she substained after falling while skiing on Monday in Montreal.
A representative of Liam Neeson‘s released this statement today:
“Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha. They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time.â€
You may remember Natasha from movies such as The Parent Trap, Maid in Manhattan or Gothic.
She leaves behind her husband, Liam Neeson, and two sons Micheál Richard Antonio (13) and Daniel Jack (12).
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