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More File Sharing Sites Go Down
January 27, 2012 by Hoover and Voyno
Recently we wrote about how SOPA or no SOPA many file sharing sites were either being taken down or blocking US residents. The list was getting pretty long and unfortunately we can add a few more to the list.
This from our man in the field:
Now Filesonic won’t let you download links unless you share a personal password with downloaders. Here, look at this example link: http://www.filesonic.com/file/u2Wa0Br. This is getting ridiculous. Pretty much the only one left is mediafire now. I hope to god they don’t cave…..
Annnndddddd now FileServe is over…. http://www.fileserve.com/file/EbZCTpB/. I was expecting as much since they are owned by the same company. Also, this site croaked yesterday as well: http://uploadbox.com/
So the official list is:
MegaUpload – Closed.
FileServe - Deleting multiple files. Closed affiliate program. Closed
FileJungle – (Owned by FileServe) Deleting multiple files. Testing out blocking some USA IP addresses.
UploadStation – (Owned by FileServe) Deleting multiple files. Testing out blocking some USA IP addresses. Closed
FileSonic – (Owned by Fileserve) No concrete news yet. Password only
VideoBB – Closed affiliate program.
Uploaded – Banned USA IP addresses.
FilePost – Started suspending accounts with infringing…
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Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Mexico, New Zealand, North America, Pacific, South America, USA, Videos
How To Change The Way We Eat
January 27, 2012 by Danielle Nierenberg
Tomorrow, TEDxManhattan will be hosting a panel discussion on steps needed to change the way we eat.
The panel will feature president of the board of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture and former director of Iowa State University’s Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Fred Kirschenmann and Senior Advisor at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, David Wallinga, among other experts.
Although the event is already sold out, you can view the livestream here. Click here for more program details.
Posted in New York, New York City, North America, Photos, USA
Cañihua: Quinoa’s Little Cousin Packs a Nutritional Punch
January 27, 2012 by Danielle Nierenberg
Many areas in the Andean highlands of Peru and Bolivia are above 3800 meters in elevation. These highlands regularly experience extreme fluctuations in temperature—around 30°C (86°F)—and often drop well below freezing at night. The area is also prone to drought, due to erratic mountain weather patterns and a winter dry season. It takes a special range of crops to feed the inhabitants of such an environment.
Cañihua plants near ripeness. Only partially domesticated, its genetic diversity is apparent from the wide range of colors. (Photo Credit: ccbolgroup.com)
The Chenopodium genus is known as the “goosefoots,” and is comprised of some 150 species. Two of these species are Quinoa and its lesser-known cousin, Cañihua. Specialized to grow at high elevations, Cañihua has been a staple crop in the Andean highlands for thousands of years.
Farmers in Peru and Bolivia produce almost all of the Cañihua grown in the world, but exports are minimal. At one time, much of South America, especially along the Andes Mountains, thrived on Quinoa and Cañihua, but the introduction of barley and wheat by Europeans caused a shift in agricultural production.
Still, these new cereal…
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Posted in Bolivia, Peru, South America
“Sh*t Silicon Valley Says”
January 27, 2012 by Kathy Drasky
In the sh*t people say and the YouTube video craze around it (Sh*t White Girls Say to Black Girls, Sh*t Girls Say to Gay Guys, Stuff PR People Say, etc.), this parody of Silicon Valley is a little late. In fact, if it was technology it would be the rotary dial phone to today’s smart phones. But the Valley isn’t necessarily known for its sense of humor, which is evident in the first string of comments denying that people who live and work there talk like this.
Since the Valley ate San Francisco, or the San Andreas fault line moved us closer together, I think I speak from experience when I say I’ve heard a few of these phrases. And, I’m guilty of a few myself. “It’s like Instagram…” or “It’s like Foursquare” and “I’ve already retweeted that…and reblogged it, too!”
Posted in California, North America, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA, Videos
Liberty Carousel Lighting Up The Night
January 27, 2012 by Christian Carollo
The Liberty Carousel lit up in Franklin Square at night.
Posted in North America, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Photos, USA
Got Chocolate? Oregon Does
January 27, 2012 by Susan McKee
Did you know that Oregon has more than 30 chocolate-making companies?
Their tasty work is showcased at the Oregon Chocolate Festival, held March 2 through 4, 2012, in the Ashland Springs Hotel, 212 East Main Street, Ashland, Oregon (map).
Tickets are $20.
(Photo courtesy of Oregon Chocolate Festival)
Posted in North America, Oregon, Photos, USA
Poetry About the Plight of the Pedestrian
January 26, 2012 by Green Thing
(Image: screen grabs from John Morse)
The best tool to get your point across is a bit of creativity. In NYC this is taking place in the form of a haiku. Written and illustrated by artist John Morse, 12 haikus are being displayed on 216 signs across the city. But these aren’t just any old poems. They are about being a pedestrian and a cyclist in a city, traveling next to cars, buses and lorries and have been designed to create empathy and understanding between the cities two legged, two wheeled and the four wheeled users.
(Image: screen grabs from John Morse)
These 17 syllable, Japanese poems are displayed in sites where road accidents regularly occur and have been paid for using a state grant and a surcharge paid by convicted drunk drivers. Let’s hope it works!
(Spotted on Treehugger)
Posted in New York, New York City, North America, Photos, USA
SOPA or No SOPA: Filesharing Services Are Going Down For US Customers
January 26, 2012 by Hoover and Voyno
SOPA or no SOPA it appears that many file sharing services have been spooked by the recent events. MediaFire went as far as releasing a statement calling themselves a “cloud storage service” rather than a “File sharing service”…rrright.
Now that MegaUpload has been shut down by the feds, other file sharing sites (Fileserve, Hotfile, Rapidshare, etc) are deleting files and blocking USA IP’s.
MegaUpload – Closed.
FileServe - Deleting multiple files. Closed affiliate program.
FileJungle – (Owned by FileServe) Deleting multiple files. Testing out blocking some USA IP addresses.
UploadStation – (Owned by FileServe) Deleting multiple files. Testing out blocking some USA IP addresses.
FileSonic – (Owned by Fileserve) No concrete news yet.
VideoBB – Closed affiliate program.
Uploaded – Banned USA IP addresses.
FilePost – Started suspending accounts with infringing material (doing what Hotfile did)
VideoZer – Closed affiliate program.
4shared – Deleting multiple files. (More via pupfresh)
Recently there has been extensive media coverage of the United States Government’s shut down of MegaUpload.com which has drawn attention to the entire cloud storage market as a whole…
By framing MediaFire as a cloud storage
Posted in Europe, North America, USA, Videos
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