This deserves a prominent space in a museum on how the most rotted part of the US media & govt jointly function
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Exit Six, a small pub and brewery received a cease and desist letter from Starbucks, because they named one of their beers similar to one of Starbucks’ coffee based drinks. This is what they wrote on their facebook page:
So quick little story. Last week I received a cease and desist letter from the attorneys at Starbucks. Apparently there was a beer on Untappd that someone named “Frappicino”. 3 people had checked into said beer. 3. Starbucks did like that. So I got a letter. They wanted me to remove the beer and promise never to use their names again. They also wanted my written response and guarantee. Here is their letter. And also my response.
Update: Es handelt sich wohl um ein Missverständnis, da Siri das Wort falsch interpretiert und versucht eine, in der Nähe liegende Mosche zu finden. Bei der Suche nach “Kirche” passiert das gleiche und wenn man “Islamismus” sagt, wird auch bei ausgeschalteten Ortungsdiensten, anstandslos der Wikipedia Artikel aufgerufen.
(via Jan Theofel)
“Money can not buy happiness, but it’s better to cry in a taxi than on the tram.”
German original: “Geld allein macht nicht glücklich, aber es ist besser, in einem Taxi zu weinen als in der Straßenbahn.”
Obama-Berater: NSA-Vorratsdatenprogramm hat keine Anschläge verhindert (Heise)
Geoffrey Stone, Mitglied des Expertengremiums des Weißen Hauses, das die NSA-Affäre untersucht, hat die Ergebnisse des Programms der National Security Agency zum fünfjährigen Sammeln und Auswerten von Verbindungs- und Standortdaten als “sehr dünn” bezeichnet. Aus Sicht des technischen US-Geheimdienstes möge es zwar “logisch” erscheinen, elektronische Nutzerspuren verdachtsunabhängig zu analysieren, erklärte der Chicagoer Rechtsprofessor gegenüber dem Sender NBC. Die Sachverständigen hätten während ihrer Arbeit aber keinen einzigen Hinweis darauf gefunden, dass damit Terroranschläge verhindert werden konnten.
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What is my online business (website) worth? Metrics from 250 sales
Generally the first question someone asks me when wanting to sell their online business is, “What is it worth?”. So, I sat down and examined the sales of 250 businesses between 2010 and 2012. I also plan to do a follow-up post for all the 2013 data. To answer the question “what is my online business worth?” we use two valuation methods. A multiple of earnings method and a comparable sales method. By definition, the value of something only materialises when a transaction occurs hence the old cliche ‘it’s worth what someone is willing to pay for it’.
Guardian: We have published 1 pct of Snowden leak
The editor of the Guardian said Tuesday his newspaper has published just 1 percent of the material it received from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, and denied the paper had placed lives or national security at risk.
The TSA made half a million dollars last year because you forgot your change
The next time you go through airport security, check those gray and white bins where you unload your pockets. Last year, the Transportation Security Administration collected $531,395.22 in change left behind at checkpoints.
NSA will 90 Prozent ihrer Systemadministratoren abbauen – SPIEGEL ONLINE
Der US-Geheimdienst NSA will sich besser gegen Whistleblower wie Edward Snowden wappnen. Durch einen drastischen Stellenabbau bei den Systemadministratoren verringert er den Zugang zu geheimen Daten. Rund 900 IT-Experten sollen gehen.
Schönen Sonntag,
Julian
Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer (Reuters)
As a key part of a campaign to embed encryption software that it could crack into widely used computer products, the U.S. National Security Agency arranged a secret $10 million contract with RSA, one of the most influential firms in the computer security industry, Reuters has learned.
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