This day in history

2012, 2017.

#10yrsago Rumblefish claims to own copyright to ambient birdsong on YouTube https://web.archive.org/web/20120227084306/https://www.google.com/support/forum/p/youtube/thread?tid=55df85c8372461a6&hl=en

#10yrsago Wikileaks releases “Global Intelligence Files” — 5MM emails from private spook outfit Stratfor https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/

#10yrsago Danish collecting society blocks band from playing anti-ACTA gig http://www.modspil.dk/wordpress/?p=2054

#10yrago Techdirt post about SOPA censored from Google results due to bogus DMCA complaint https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120223/15102217856/key-techdirt-sopapipa-post-censored-bogus-dmca-takedown-notice.shtml

#5yrsago The Body Orifice Security Scanner is why the rectally smuggled phone is called “Beat the BOSS” https://memex.craphound.com/2017/02/27/the-body-orifice-security-scanner-is-why-the-rectally-smuggled-phone-is-called-beat-the-boss/

#5yrsago The Amazon reviews for a phone designed for rectal smuggling are pretty interesting reading https://memex.craphound.com/2017/02/27/the-amazon-reviews-for-a-phone-designed-for-rectal-smuggling-are-pretty-interesting-reading/

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