The Daily Loper – October 11, 2007
Posted by Lopy in The Daily Loper on Oct 11, 2007
90 Angry Ronin Kurosawas Edition
Todays links of interest:
- Hunt for extra-terrestrial life starts in California
Which, if you think about it, is obviously the best place to start. - Official iPhone 1.1.1 jailbreak released with easy-to-follow instructions; does not require TIFF exploit
The 6.6.6 — er, 1.1.1 iPhone update has been hacked to allow upgraders to revert to 1.0.2, jailbreak it, and upgrade to 1.1.1 whilst out of jail. Whew! Having not upgraded to 1.1.1 in the first place, still thinking that I might sit out a couple of rounds of all this . . . - HBO: "Deadwood" Not Quite Dead
However, don’t get your hopes up: there are no sets, no signed actors, no scripts, Milch is working on something else and — oh, "there are no current plans to make the movies." So I’m not sure if that smell is death or bullshit. - Suit accuses Apple, AT&T of monopoly
As predicted by Kirk. - NBC to bid bye-bye to Burbank
Just when downtown Burbank found itself beautiful again… - Dragonfly or Insect Spy? Scientists at Work on Robobugs
This might explain the house fly that’s been staring at me all day. - Madonna dumps label in 4m deal
The bad news continues for the major recording labels. Madonna is dumping Warner Brothers and taking a HUGE pile of cash from concert promoter Live Nation. Funny how things work. Just last week the RIAA won its first file sharing lawsuit, and this week the majors are coming unraveled.
