The MP3 generation's hearing degeneration!

They said it about records (but they really just meant rock'n'roll.) They said it about CDs. Now, Deafness Research UK reports the deafening effects of mp3s: cranking your iPod for extended periods of time can cut your hearing life as much as 30 years.

Ten things I hate about broad, generic top-ten lists

Tonight I found myself sucked into reading a lengthy collection of responses to an article seeded by Newsvine user YAR entitled "Ten things men hate about women."

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Video: Store Wars

The UK Organic Trade Association produced this gem spoof to promote organic foods.

Land seizures provoke growing anger in China

Peasants living in northern China are alarmed and enraged as local government authorities seize land on the outskirts of Beijing for urban development.

Gadgets' new label: Made for China

The world's gadget developing giants have marked China as a leading electronics market as newly wealthy consumers demand the latest cell phones, digital cameras and MP3 players.

Friendster Wins Patent

After emerging from debt, Friendster has been granted a surprise patent on social networking. The patent refers to a "system, method, and apparatus for connecting users in an online computer system based on their relationships within social networks."

Music industry prepares lawsuit against Yahoo China

The International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPA; a global organization similar to the RIAA in America) is suing Yahoo! China for copyright infringement and piracy on behalf of its members. The article purports the following:

Top-ten reasons I lost interest in "The Big O"

I've been sick with a random debilitating virus for about a week. Instead of improving, my symptoms worsened dramatically over the last few days. Apparently drinking all weekend into the wee hours wasn't the best medicine after all (thanks, doc).

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Is there such a thing as Chinese indie music?

Tubie or not tubie: is "indie" just a pose in China (too)?

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I made it through two weeks of intensive Mandarin classes before I caught a virus and fell hopelessly behind. Ah well.

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